OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 March 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 0.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. 8.0: New Mayfail’ Orchestra. Gilbert and Sullivan Selection (Sullivan). 8.10: “Coronets of England—The Life of Queen Elizabeth” (chapter 9). 8.37: Maurice Clare (famous English violinist), with Noel Newson at the piano, Hungarian Dance in D Minor; Waltz in A (Brahms); “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” (arr Lawrence Brown); “Ave Maria” (Schubert. Wilhelmi); “Zapateado” (Sarasate); “Midnight Bells” (Henberger. Kreisler). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Dance programme. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10: Continuation of dance programme, 10.28: Time signals. 11.15: Close down.

2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Light musical programme. 0.0: Close down. 7.0: After dinner music. 8.0: Glasgow Orpheus Choir and Inverness Ladies’ Choir present a programme of choral items with instrumental interludes. 9.0: “On With the Show,” an hour of popular recordings. 10.0: In merry mood. 10.30: Close down.

2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: 2YD Listeners’ Own Session. 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: Dance music. 9.5: Nigger Minstrels. 9.20: “Mittens’—an epic of the turf. 9.35; Soft Light and Sweet Music. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: The Melody Five (concerted vocal) with piano: “You Try Somebody Else” (Henderson); “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” (arr Parks); "Say It With Music” (Berlin); "Alexander” (Brewer). 8.17: Aileen Warren (piano), “‘A La Bien Aimee (Schutt); “Warum?”; “The Prophet Bird” (Schumann); “The Loreley” (Seeling). 8.29: Nancye O’Connor (soprano), “ ’Twas Pretty To Be In Ballinderry” (Stanford); “Emer’s Farewell to Cuculain”; “The Falling Star” (arr Stanford); “I Heard a Piper Piping” (Arnold Bax). 8.42: Lois Walls (viola), “Old French Dances” (Marin Marais); “Aria” (Porpora); “Gavotte” (Mehul). 8.33: Raymond Newell (baritone), “Top o’ the House” (Bowen); “The Demon King” (W. Charles). 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: The Richard Crean Orchestra, “Valse Septembre” (Godin). 9.8: Marion and Mac (The Pawky Pair) present the Scottish character sketch, “Domestic Mutual Improvement” (Andrew Stewart, adapted A. L. Macpherson). 9.16: Roy Smeck and his Serenaders, “I Used to be Colour Blind” (Berlin); “Tu-Li-Tulip Time” (Lawrence). 9.22: Elsie Carlisle (light vocal), “Elsie Carlisle Memories.” 9.28: Bob McGimsey (whistling solos), “Listen to the Mocking Bird” (Hawthorne); “Old Folks at Home” (Foster). 9.-34: Tino Rossi ((prior), “Good-bye Hawai (Leon, Towers); “Colombella” (Fernay). 9.40: Richard Crean Orchestra, “Songe o’Automne” (Joyce). 9.43: Marion and Mac (The Pawky Pair) in an original humorous sketch, “Broadcastin’ Scotch and A” That” (written by A. L. Macpherson). 9.50: Rose Marie’ (light vocal), “You Better Change Your Tune” (Whiting); “It’s Raining Sunshine” (Bryan). 9.56: Dick Robertson and his Band, “Let’s Waltz for Old Time’s Sake” (Stent). 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10; Dance music. 11.15: Close down.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c.

5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0; A pleasant quarter-hour in the “Homestead on the Rise.” 8.15: “The Fourth Form at St Percy’s.” 8.28: Symphony Orchestra, “Songs of the Fair” (Martin). 8.35: “Coronets of England” (episode 22). 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.5: Dance programme. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.15: Resumption of dance programme. 11.30: Close down.

♦YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c.

5.0: Children’s hour. G.O: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: The London Palladium Orchestra, “Marche Symphonique” (Savino); "Old Vienna” waltz (arr Cardew); “Japanese Carnival” (de Basque). 8.11: James Simpson (tenor), “The Auld Scotch Songs” (Leason); “Ye Banks and Braes” (arr Lees). 8.17: The Hastings Municipal Orchestra, “Romance” (Harrison); “Berenice Minute” (Handel). 8.25: Gaynor Paape (soprano), “Robin, Robin, Sing me a Song” (Spross); “Rain” (Russell); “Song of the Smuggler’s Lass” (Phillips). 8.34: The Lang Worth Concert Orchestra, “Entre Acte” (Helmsberger); “Ballet Des Sylphes” (Gluck); “Reverie Du Soir” (Saint-Saens); “Jewels of the Madonna Overture” (Wolf Ferrari). 8.48: James Simpson (tenor); "The Secret” (Scott); "Silent Noon” (Vaughan Williams). 8.54: Ilja Licschakoff Orchestra, "Manchurian Suite” (Gian). 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Dance music. 10.0; Sports summary. 10.10: Dance music. 11.15: Close down.

Empire Programme. GSD, 25.53 m.; GSE, 25.29 m.; GSF, 19.82 m.; GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.66 m.

6.30 p.m.: Exchange of views on the news of the day. 6.50: “Johann Strauss, 1825-1899.” Potpourri by Julius Buerger. English lyrics by Henrik Ege. 7.50: Scottish dance music. 8.10: “London Log.” 8.20: News and announcements. 8.45: Close down.

TOMORROW’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 10.28: Time signals. 11.0: Presbyterian Church service, from St John’s Presbyterian Church. 12.15: Recordings. 1.0: Weather report. Dinner session. 2.0: Compositions of Mendelssohn. Symphony No 4 (the Italian) inA Major, played by Sir Hamilton Harty, conducting the Halle Orchestra. 2.22: Recordings. 3.0: “Musical Confessions of Famous Folk” (No 4). 3.20 (approx.): Recordings. 3.28: Time signals. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Children’s song service. 7.0: Congregational Church service, from The Terrace Congregational Church. 8.15 (approx): Recordings. 8.30: Boston Promenade Orchestra, conducted by Arthur Fieldler, “Rienzi Overture’ (Wagner). 8.40: Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) with the Philadelphia Orchestra. conducted by Eugene Ormandy. "Abscheulicher. Wo Eilst Du Hin?”; Komm, O Huffnung” (Leonora’s Recitative and Aria) (Beqt-

ho ven). 8.48: Alexander Kipnis (bass) with the Berlin State Opera House Orchestra. “In

Diesin Heiligcn Hallen” ("Within These Sacred Halls”) (Mozart). Alexander Kipnis (bass) and E. Ruziczka (mezzosoprano) with the Berlin State Opera House Orchestra, “Rache Arie” ("I’ll Have Vengeance”) (Mozart). 8.56: Sir Dan Godfrey and the Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, "Don Giovanni” (Act 1); “Minuet” (Mozart). 9.0: Weather report and station notices.

9.5: Beniamino Gigli (tenor). “Cielo E Mar! ("Heaven and Ocean") (PonchiellH. Beniamino Gigli (tenor) and the Metro- . politan Opera House Chorus and Orchestra. conducted by Giulio Setti, “Viva Il Vino Spumeggiante” (“Here’s to the

Sparkling Cup”) (Mascagni). 9.13: Mascagni, conducting the Berlin State Opera House Orchestra, “Isis-Dances";

"Die Rantzau” selection (Mascagni). 9.21: Muriel Brunskill (contralto), "Gipsy Song”: “Card Song” (Bizet). 9.27: Martina Wulf (soprano), Wilhelm Hiller (bass). Friedrich Eugen Engels (tenor) with Chorus and Orchestra of the German Opera Houses, Berlin, “The Merry Wives of Windsor” selection (Nicolai). 9.35: Mischa Elman (violin), “Thais” (“Meditation”) (Massenet). 9.39: Peter Dawson (bass-baritone). “Cruel Is He” (Credo) (Verdi). “Now Your Days of Philandering Are Over” (Mozart) . 9.47: Beniamino Gigli (tenor) and Maiia Caniglia (stoprano), “O Soave Fanciulla (“O Lovely Maiden”) (Puccini). 9.51; Orchestra of the German Opera Houses. Berlin, conducted by Dr Hans Schmidt Isserstedt, Fantasie on the Opera Tosca” (Puccini). 10.0: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 0.0: Recordings. 8.30: “Sunday Night by the Bandstand”— a programme of band music with vocal interludes. 10.0: Close down. 2YD, ■Wellington, 990 k.c. 7.0: Jack Harris and his Orchestra. 7.35: Coronets of England, Chapter 11 of the story of Charles 11—“ The Merry Monarch.” 8.0: Tit-bits of Today: Hits of Yesterday. 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: Dad and Dave from Snake Gully, 9.0: Radio play—“ The Twelve Labours of Hercules—‘The Cretan Bull.’ ” 9,45: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Anglican service from St Mark’s Church. 12.15: Recordings. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.o:Recordings. 3.30: Concerto in D Major, Op 77 (Brahms), played by Fritz Kreisler and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli. 4.8: Recordings. 4.30: Close clown. 6.0: Childrens song service. 7.0: Church of Christ service, from the Church .of Christ, Ponsonby Road. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: John Tait, and associated artists, in a short recital of his own compositions. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.5: Play, “His Father’s Sword” —a drama of Napoleon. 10.0: Close clown.

3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c.

9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Baptist service from Oxford Terrace Church. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Alexander Borowsky (pianist), Toccata in C Major for Organ (Bach, arrr Busoni). 3.16: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 5.30: Children’s song service. 6.15: Recordings. 7.0: Methodist service, from Durham Street Church. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Ormandy, "Die Fledermaus” Overture (Strauss). 8.39: Franz Volker (tenor), “All Souls’ Day,” Op 10, No 8; “Winter Consecration,” Op 48. No 4 (Strauss). 8.45: Rudolf Hindemith (violoncello) with Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Concerto in D Major (Tartini). 9.0; Weather forecast and. station notices. 9.5: “The Merchant of Venice.” 10.15 (approx): Close down.

4YA, Dunedih. 790 k.c.

9.0: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 11.0: Roman Catholic service, from St Joseph’s Cathedral. 12.15 (approx): Recordings. 1.0: Weather report. Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 2.30: Presentation . by his Excellencj’ the Governor-General, Lord Galway, of a Guidon to the Third Composite Mounted Rifles Regiment. 3.30 (approx): Recordings. 4.30; Close down. 5.30: Children’s song service. 6.15: Recordings. 6.30: Anglican service from St Paul’s Cathedral. 7.45: Recordings. 8.30: The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, “Spanish Rhapsody” (Chabrier). 8.36: Germaine Corney (soprano), "Le Temps des Lilas”; “Amour d’Antan” (Chausson). 8.42: Walter Gieseking (piano), “Children’s Corner Suite” (Debussy). 8.56: The London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr, "Danse Eohemienne” I Bizet). 9.5: The French Opera “Louise,” by Charpentier. 10120: Close down.

1 Empire Programme.

GSD, 25.53 m.; GSE. 25.29 m.; GSF. 19.82 m.; GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.66 m. (5.30 p.m.: “Coast to Coast.” A sound-pic-ture of a flight across the United States of America from New York to Los Angeles. 7.0: Violin recital by Bratza.. 7.20: Religious service from Haven Green Baptist Church. London. 8.10: Sunday news, weekly newsletter, sports summary, Saturday’s sport and announcements. 8.45: Close down.