OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 January 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children's session. 6.0: Dinner session. 7.0: News service. 8.0: Alois Melichar conducting the Berlin State Opera House Orchestra. “The Beautiful Galatea” overture (Suppe). 8.10: Grace Moore (soprano). “Musetta’s Waltz Song” (Puccini): “Funiculi, Funicula” (Denza). 8.16: Marcel Palotti (organ), with orchestra and chimes, “The Rosary” (Nevin). 8.19: Paul Robeson (bass). "All Through the Night” larr. Somervell). 8.22: Harry Horlick and his orchestra. “Artist’s Life”: “Vienna Blood” (Strauss). 8.28: Frank Luther with Zora Layman and the Century Quartet. “The Gay Nineties” (various). 8.84: Jay Wilbur (piano) with rhythm accompaniment, “Melodies of the Month” (No. 16), (various). 8.40: Lionel Curtis, “The Commonwealth Idea.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: “Eb and Zeb.” 9.15: The American Legion Band of Hollywood, California,' “General Pershing” march (Vandersloot). Vancouver Kitsilano Boys’ Band, “Orpheus in the Underworld” (Offenbach). Arthur Pryor’s Band, “The Forge in the Forest” (Michaelis) . 9.27: Thomas West (tenor), “I Know a Song of Love” (Drdla); “Her Name is Mary”

(Ramsay). 9.33: Foden’s Motor Works Band, “Prometheus Unbound” (Granville Bantock). Massed Brass Bands, comprising Luton. Camberwell Silver and Wood Green Excelsior Bands, conducted by Denis Wright, “A Sailor’s Life” (descriptive

naval fantasia), (Cope). 9.45: Thomas West (tenor), “Only My Song” (Schar); “Kavini’s Serenade” (Ravini). 9.51: Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, “New Sullivan Selection” (arr. Dan Godfrey). 10.0: Dance recordings. 11.0: Close down.

2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Light musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: Afteridinner music. 8.0: “Shakespeare in Music and Verse.” 9.0; Florence Austral (soprano), Herbert Janssen (baritone). John Amadio (flautist), Egon Petri (pianist). 10.0: In lighter vein. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Rhapsodies in Rhythm. 7.35: Personal Column. 7.48: The Singing Hill-Billies. 8.3: Records at random. 8.25: “Aloha Land.” 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: Wandering With the West Wind. 9.15: Dance music. 9.45: The Easy Chair. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News service. 7.30: An interview with Mr C. S. Dempster, New Zealand, Test cricketer and captain of Leicestershire County Eleven. 8.0: Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Overture, “Le Carneval Romain” (Berlioz). 8.9: Raymond Beatty (Australian bass-bari-tone), “I Triumph” (Carissimi); “Through Faithless Men” (Helevy); “Droop Not, Young Lover” (Handel). Raymond Beatty in duet with Heather Kinnaird. “The Nun and the Knight” (Brahms). 8.23: Bernardino Currey. pianist, (1), a. Studies in G Flat and F Minor (Chopin); b, Waltz in D Flat (Chopin): and c, Scherzo in B Flat Minor (Chopin). (2), a. En Route (Palmgren);’ and b, Valse (Levitzki). 8.38: Heathers! Kinnaird (Australian contralto), “None But the Lonely Heart” (Tschaikowsky); “The Asra” (Rubenstein); “Like to the Damask Rose” (Elgar). Heather Kinnaird in duet with Raymond Beatty, “At the Door” (Brahms). 8.52: London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, “Legend for Orchestra—Lemminkaine Light Heimwarts” (Sibelius). 9.5: Recorded talk, “Leaves from a Backblocks Diary—The Worst of It,” by Mrs Mary Scott. 9.20: Charles Rousseliere (tenor), “Night Before the Sea” (Nerinin); “Lydia” (Faure). 9.26: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, conducted by Willem Mengelberg, Symphony No. 1 in C Major. Op. 21 (Beethoven). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: The State Opera Orchestra of Berlin, “Czar and Zimmermann” Overture (Lortzing). 8.8: Te Mauri Meihana (soprano), recital of Maori songs, (a) “The Little Poi Dancer” (Brook); (b) “The Flute Across the Lake” (Elliott); (c) “Powhiri" (“A Song of Welcome"), (tradl.); (d) “Uia Mai” (“Canoe Song”); (e) “Three Poi Songs” (tradl.). 8.20: Fritz Krcisler (violin recital): (a> “Poupee Valsante” (Poldini); (b) Rondino on a theme by Beethoven (Krcisler); (e) Londonderry Air arr. Kreisler); (d) Gavotte (Bach, Kreisler). 8.32: Steuart Wilson, tenor recital, (a) “O Lovely Star”: (b) “The Blacksmith’s Song” (Schumann); (c) “A Benedicite” (tradl.); (cl) "Mowing the Barley” (Cecil Sharpe); (e) “Spanish Ladies” (tradl., arr. Vaughan Williams). 8.44: Peter Cooper, Pianoforte recital, (a) “Les Tourbillous” (“Whirlwinds”), (Rameau); (b) “Jeux d’Eau” (“Water-Play”), (Ravel); (c) “Mazurka in C Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3” (Chopin); (d) “Prelude in B Flat Minor, Op. 28, No. 16” (Chopin). 8.56: Berlin State Opera Orchestra, “Hungarian March” (Liszt). 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5: Professor F. L. W. Wood, “Standards of Living in Germany.” 9.20: Marek Weber and his) Orchestra, “Forest Idyll” (Esslinger). 9.24: Vera Martin, contralto recital, (a) “In the Marshes” (Del Riego); (b) “The Little Hills” (Gleeson); (c) “Cradle Song” (MacFadyen); (d) “The Songs My Mother Sang” (Grimshaw). 9.36: Marek Weber and his Orchestra: (a) Waltz from “The Sleeping Beauty" (Tschaikowsky); (b) “Liebstrauin" No. 3 (Liszt). 9.45: “The Blue Danube,” episode 3. Songs and stories of the River of Romance. 11.0: Close down.

4YA, Dunedin 790 k.c.

5.0: Children's hour. 0.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: A talk by Mr R. McKenzie. “Tomorrow’s Trotting at Forbury Park.” 7.45: A talk by Mr O'Shea. “A Review of Tomorrow’s Cricket.” 8.0: “Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.” 8.15: “Win and Windle,” specialty entertainers. 8.30: Japanese houseboy. 8.42: Talk, Mr Roy Law, “The Chinese Mind.” 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: The Max Scherck Trio. “Trio in E Flat” (Beethovenl. 9.29: Emmy Bettendorf. soprano. “The Linden Tree” (Schubert); “Moonlight (Schumann). 9.41: The Adolf Busch Chamber Players, “Suite No. 3 in D Major" (Bach). 10.0: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. Empire Programme. GSD. 25.53 m.; GSE. 25.29 m.: GSF. 19.82 m.: GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.66 m. 8 p.m.: “Over the Fells." 8.45: Chamber Music of Brahms—7. 9.20: “Number 17." Fourth instalment of serial play in 10 episodes. by J. Jefferson Farjeon. 9.40: Next week’s programmes. 9.50: News and announcements. 10.15: Close down.