OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 6 April 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 0.0: Dinner music. 7.C: News. 7.28: Time signals. 7.30: A ramble in the news, by “Coranto.” 7.40: Talk, “Books. Grave and Gay.” 8.0: New Mayfair Orchestra (vocalists: Elizabeth Welch and Robert Ashley), Gershwin Medley No. 1. 8.0: “The Rich Uncle from Fiji” (episodes 33 and 34). 8.18: The Swingtime Harmonists: Vocal trio, “Rocking Alone in an Old Rocking Chair” (Miller); saxophone solo, “A Little Bit of Heaven” (Ball); vocal trio, “I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams” (Monica); "Here Comes the Sandman” (Warreft). 8.30: “Eb and Zeb.” 8.40: Talk by a Native School Inspector. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Studio presentation: Lalla Keys (piano). Olga Burton (violin) and James Rodgers (flute), “Suite Breve” (Aubert). 9.14: Richard Tauber (tenor), “Indian Love Lyrics” (Woodforde Finden); "Bird Songs at Eventide” (Coates); “Because” (d’Hardelot). 9.2 G: Laila Keys (piano), Olga Burton (violin) and James Rodgers (flute). “Serenade” (Gounod); “Waltz” (Brahms); “Maying” (Smith). 9.35: Essie Ackland (contralto, “Break, Fairest Dawn” (Hendal); “My Creed” (Carne); “Coming Home” (Willeby); “Homing” (del Riego). 9.47: Mario Lorenzi (harpist), “Le Cygne” (“The Swan”) (Saint Saens); “Rendezvous” (Aletter); “Medley of National Airs”; “Glow Worm Idyll” (Lincke). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Light musical programme. G.O: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Chamber music hour, featuring at 8.0, Quartet in F Major, Op. 135 (Beethoven), played by the Lener String Quartet;* and at 8.28, Quartet in D Minor, Op. 5G (Sibelius), played by the Budapest String Quartet. 9.0: “On With the Show.” 10.0: In order of appearance: Walter Porschmann Instrumental Trio, “The Rondoliers” (male quartet), and Ferdy Kauffman and his Orchestra. 10.30: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Rhythm Pie. 7.35: “Here’s a Queer Thing.” 8.0: Dancing time—a session of dance music, played in correct tempo. 8.20: Harmony by the 2YD Singers., 8.40: Trailer. B.4s:’“Tales of the Silver Greyhound: Midnight Special.” 9.15: Highlights from the scores of the Internationals. 9.35: Musical melange. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. , 650 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. G.O: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: Winter course talk. 8.0: “Westward Ho!” 8.15: “Wandering With the West Wind.” 8.45 “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk, “The Meaning of Words,” Professor Arnold Wall. 9.20: Band of the First Battalion, Auckland Regiment, conducted by Lieutenant G. W. Bowes, “Divisional Command” March (Ord Hume); “Eventide” Air Varie (Rimmer). 9.30: ’“Dad and Dave from Snake Gully.” 9.43: The Band, “The Warrier” cornet solo (soloist: Sergeant F. Bowes) (Windsor); “Perpetuum Mobile” (Strauss). 9.52: Patricia Ellis (soprano), “In a Paradise for Two” (Spoliansky). 9.55: The Band, “A Day on the Farm” (Hawkins); “Knight of the Road” contest march (Rimmer). 10.5: Dance music. 11.0: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 5.0: Children’s hour. G.O: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.35: Review of the Journal of Agriculture. 7.50: Sheep survey. 8.0: “The Woman in White.” 8.13: Serge Krish Instrumental Septet, “Old England” (arr. Krish). 8.16: “Night Nurse”—drama in a great hospital. 8.29: Serge Krish Instrumental Septet, “The Canary” (Poliakin). 8.32: Dramatic feature, “Thrills.” 8.45: Serge Krish Instrumental Septet, “Seernata” (Sanderson). 8.48: Personal Column. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Talk by Professor F. R. Scott, Professor of Civic Law. McGill University, Montreal, “The British Commonwealth Relations Conference.” 9.20: Dance music. 11.0: Close down, 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s hour. G.O: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.30: Gardening talk. 8.0: The 8.8. C. Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Edward Elgar, “Cockaigne Concert” Overture—“ln London Town” (Elgar). 8.14: Arthur Catterall (violin), “Chanson de Matin,” “Chanson de Nuit” (Elgar). 8.22: The Berlin State Opera Orchestra, conducted by Clemens Schmalstich. “Hansel and Gretel,” “Gingerbread” Waltz, “Witches’ Ride” (Humperdinck). 8.28: Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone), “At Akron” (Trunk); “The Old Man” (Graener). 8.34: The New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugene Goossens, “Herodiade”; ballet, “Les Pheniciennes” (Massenet). 8.38: “Man Through the Ages.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: 4YA Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gil Dech, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14 (Liszt). 9.19: Elisabeth Schumann (soprano), “Bad Weather,” “Serenade,” “Three Holy Kings from an Eastern Land,” “All My Fond Thoughts,” “My Father Said” (R. Strauss). 9.31: Muriel Ironside and the 4YA Concert Orchestra, conducted by Gil Dech, Concerto in F Major for Piano and Orchestra (Gershwin). 10.0: Music, mirth and melody. 11.0: Close down. Empire Programme. GSD. 25.52 m.; GSB, 31.55 m.: GSF. 19.82 m.; GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI. 19.66 m. 6.30 p.m.: Big Ben. “George and the Dragon’—play by Dennis Parry. Production by Howard Rose. 7.10: 8.8. C. Empire Orchestra; leader, Leonard Hirsch; conductor, Eric Fogg. 8.0: News. 8.15: “World Affairs”— talk by H. Wickham Steed. 8.30: Dance tunes. 8.45 (to close down): Sports news and market notes.

TOMORROW’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 10.10: Devotional service. 10.40: Recordings. 1.0: Dinner session. Weather report. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: “Stations of Ihe Cross’ (from St. Gerard’s Redemptorist Church l. 4.30: Close down. G.O: Recordings. 8.0: “The Darkest Hour”—a sacred cantata by Harold Moore. 9.0: Weather report. Station notices. 9.5: A recital by Alfred Lorence (baritone). 9.20: A recital by Maurice Clare. English violinist, with Noel Newson at the piano. 9.40: Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, “Water Music” Suite (Handel, arr. Harty). 9.56: Dora Labette (soprano), “Rose Softly Blooming’ ’(Spohr); "When Daisies Pied and Violets Blue” (Arne). 10.4: Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden, “Ballet Russe” (Luigini). 10.20: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. G.O to 8.0: Recordings. 8.0: Light orchestral and ballad programme. 9.0: Band music, with vocal interludes. 10.0: Close down. 2YD, Wellington. 990 k.c. 7.0: Suggestion Box. 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: “Wandering With the West Wind.” 9.15: Radio play—“ The Old Dictionary." 9.45: Easy Chair. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 12.0: Service from St. Mary’s Cathedral. 3.0: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Recordings. 7.0: Service from Beresford Street Congregational Church. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Sir Hamilton Harty conducting the Halle Orchestra. “The Royal Hunt and Storm” (Berlioz), 8.33: Triana Lemnitz (soprano), “Im Treibhaus” (Wagner). 8.42: Alexander ' Borpwsky (piano), Rhapsody No. 9 (Liszt). 8.51: Sir Thomas Bedcham, conducting the' London Philharmonic Orchestra, “L’Arlesienne”

Suite No. 2 (Bizet). 9.0: Weather report. Station notices. 9.5: “Leaves from the Diary of a Music Lover." 9.49: Enrico Caruso (tenor). “Don Juan’s Serenade” (Tschaikowsky). 9.52: Orchestre Symphonique of Paris, Norwegian Rhapsody I Lalo). 10.0: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Service from Durham Street Methodist Church. 12.0: Recordings. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.45: Relay from the Christchurch Anglican Cathedral. “St. Matthew’s Passion,” by Bach. 5.30: Children's song service. 6.15: Recordings. 7.45: People's service. 9.15: Eileen Joyce (pianoforte), “Si Oiseau J’Etais. A Toi Je Volerai” (Henselt); “En Lover and the Nightingale” (Granados); Route” (concert study) (Pahngren); "The "Serenade” (Strauss) “Dance of the Gnomes” (Liszt). 9.28: Marie Bremner (soprano). “April Morn” (Batten); “My Lovely Celia” (Munro); “A Spring Morning” (Carey). 9.39: Fritz Kreisler (violinist), Gavotte in F Major (Beethoven); Polichinclle Serenade (Kreisler) ; “Dance of the Marionette” (Winternitz). 9.4 G: John Brownlee (baritone), “If I Were King” (Tipton); “On the Day I Get to Heaven” (Lehmann); “Passing By” (Purcell); “Mother o’ Mine” (Tours). 9.56: Berlin State Opera House Orchestra. “Rakoczy” March (Berlioz). 10.0: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 9.0: Chimes. Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 10.30: Relay of Matins and AnteCommunion from St. Paul's Cathedral. 12.15: Recordings. 1.0: Weather report. Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Recordings. 7.30: Good Friday service under the auspices of the Council of Christian Congregations. 8.30: Jean Pougnet (violin) and Symphony Orchestra, conducted by G. Walter. Rondo in C Major, K 373 (Mozart). 8.38: The Philharmonic Choir, Berlin, “The Shepherd’; “Now is Our Salvation and Strength” (Bach). 8.46: Artur Schnabel (piano). Moments Musicaux, Op. 94 (Schubert) ; No. 1 in C Major, No. 4 in C Shary Minor. 8.54: The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Eugene .Ormandy. Andante Cantabile (Tschaikowsky). 9.0: Weather report. Staiton notices. 9.5: The State Opera, Orchestra, Berlin, conducted by Siegfried Wagner, “Parsifal” Good Friday music (Wagner). 9.17: Readings by Professor T. D. Adams, with musical interludes. 10.0: Close down.

Empire Programme. GSD. 25.53 m.; GSB. 31.55 m.; GSF. 19.82 m.; GSO, 19.76 m.; GSI, 19.G6 m. G. 30 p.m.: Big Ben. “The Adventures of Alonzo McTavish—4: Carnival for Crooks.” G. 50: Band of His Majesty's Irish Guards. 7.20: “Cannock Chase." 8.0: News. 8.15: Talks on matters of topical interest. 8.30: Religious service from studio. 8.45 Ito close down): Sports news, market notes and next week's programmes.