OVER THE WIRELESS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 April 1939, Page 2

OVER THE WIRELESS

TONIGHT’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 0.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 7.28: Time signals. 8.0: “Coronets of England: The Life of Queen Elizabeth.” 8.29: “Ports of Call: A Visit to the Philippines.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: A programme of old-time dance music by the 2YA Old-time Dance Orchestra. 10.0: Sports summary. 19.10: Dance programme. 10.28: Time signals. 11.0: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. 5.0: Light, musical programme. 6.0: Close down. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: “The Crucifiction.” 9.0: In lighter vein. 1C.0: Fun for all. 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: Recordings at random. 8.25: The Old-Time The-Ayter. 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: Dance music. 9.5: Nigger minstrels. 9.20: Mittens—an epic of the Turf. 9.35: Soft lights and sweet music. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. £5O k.c. 5.0: Children’s session. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: Nathaniel Shilkret’s Orchestra, “Let’s Begin” (Gerome Kern). 8.4: The Mastersingers, “Sweet Leilani” (Harry Owens): “Fare Thee Well, Annabelle” (Allie Wrubel); “My Little Buckaroo” (M. K. Jerome). 8.13: William Wirges (pianist), “Rosalie” (Cole Porter). .8,15: “Tit-Bits of Today: Hits of Yesterday.” 8.45: Hildegarde (light vocal), “Little Old Lady” (Hoagy, Carmichael). 8.48: Pinero (violin), “Valse Viennoise” (William Wirges). 8.52: The Mastersingers, 'Hungarian Dance No 5 (Brahms). 8.56: George Hall Orchestra, “Do Ye Ken John Peel.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Louis Levy and his Orchestra, “Alexander’s Ragtime Band.” 9.11: The Melody 'Maids, “With a Smile and a Song”; “Some Day My Prince Will Come.” 9.17: The Accordioneers (piano-accordion duo), “Wedding of the Winds” (Hall); “Whispering in the Moonlight” (Baker and Sutherland). 9.23: Frank Crumit (comedian), "Sunday in the Park” (Rome); “The Girl with the Paint on Her Face” (Graham). 9.29: The Coral Islanders (Hawaiian), "In Sunny Napoli” (Mamilla). 9.32: Elsie and Doris Waters, “Darts, with Gert and Daisy” (Waters). 9.36: The Coral Islanders (Hawaiian with vocal), “When You Dream About Hawaii” (Kalman). 9.39: The Accordioneers, "March Medley” (Zimmerman, Wagner, Sousa); “Ti-Pi-Tin” (Greever). 9.45: The Melody Maids, “When Granny Wore Her Crinoline” (King); “The Moon of Manakoora”; “A Tisket-a-Tasket.” 9.51: Lew Stone and his Band, “Broadcast Favourites.” 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: Debroy Somers Band. “Sea Songs Medley” One Step; English Medley” One Step. 8.35: “Coronets of England: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots.” 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Studio presentation by Taylor’s Novelty Harmonica Band. 9.14: 8.8. C. recorded programme. “London’s River.” 9.43: Columbia Light Opefa Company, “The New Moon” vocal gems (Romberg). 9.51: Taylor’s Novelty Harmonica Band, “I Love to Whistle” Novelty; “The Fleet’s in Port”; “Whispering” novelty foxtrot. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.15: Dance music. 11.15: Close down. 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 5.0: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News. 8.0: The Shaftesbury Theatre Orchestra, London, “Crazy Days” Selection (Mayerl). 8.10: John Charles Thomas (baritone), “Gwine to Hebb’n”; “Mali Lindy Lou.” 8.16: The Rosario Bourdin Symphony Orchestra, “Changing of the Guard”; “Gipsy Dance”; ‘Ouvre Ta Fenestre” (Georges Bizet); “The Hornet” (trad). 8.27: The Revellers Male Quartet, “Singing a Vagabond Song” (Messenheimer); “Evenin’ ” (Moret); “Lady Play Your Mandolin” (Levant). 8.36: Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra, "Rumba Fantasy”; “Chant of the Weed” (Redman). 8.44: Grace Moore (soprano), “Stars in My Eyes”; “Learn How to Lose” (Fields). 8.50: Ferde Grofe Orchestra, “Miss Mischief" (Ferde Grofe); “Chop Sticks” (trad); Let’s Face the Music and Dance” (Irving Berlin). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Dance music. 11.15: 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.: “Cards on the Table.” 6.45: Sonata recital, Eugene Nemish and Guy Jonson. 7.15: “At the Black Dog.” 7.45: “London Log.” 8.0: News. 8.15: “Music for Dancings.” 8.45: (to close down): Sports news. TOMORROW’S PROGRAMMES. 2YA, Wellington. 570 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 10.28: Time signals. 11.0: Anglican Church service from St Paul's Pro-Cathedral. 12.15 (approx): Recordings. 1.0: Weather report. Dinner session. 2.0: Symphonies of Mozart: Symphony in B Flat Major, played by Edwin Fischer and his Chamber Orchestra, 2.18: Recordings. 3.0: Musical and literary reflections on the theme of home. 3.40: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Children’s song service. 7.0: Church of Christ service from the Church of Christ, Vivian Street. 8.15 (approx): Recordings. 8.30: The Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden, Guest conductor, Dr Malcolm Sargent, “Turandot” Selection (Puccini >. 8.38: A recital by Alfred Lorence (bass-bari-tone). 8.53: The State Opera Orchestra. Berlin, “Madame Butterfly” (Puccini). 9.1: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Acts 1 and 2 of Puccini’s opera, “La Boheme.” 10.5: Close down. 2YC, Wellington. 840 k.c. T 6.0: Recordings. 8.30: Light recital concert, featuring Dorn Labbette (soprano), Jack Feeney (Irish tenor), Ambassadors Male Quartet. Vicente Gomez (guatarist), Lew White, Waldo Mayo, Tfneodore Celia (instrumental). 10.0: Close down.

2YD, Wellington, 990 k.c. 7.0: Serenades at Seven. 7.35: “Coronets of England: The Life of Charles ll—The Merry Monarch" (chapter 16). 8.0: Tit-bits of Today: Hits of Yesterday.” 8.40: Trailer. 8.45: “Dad ancLDave from Snake Gully.” 9.0: Recorded play, “Breakfast with the Bullfinches.” A 8.8. C. production. 9.30: Around the bandstand. 9.45: Carson Robison and his Buckaroos. 10.0: Close down. IYA, Auckland. 650 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Methodist service from Epsom Methodist Church. 1.0: Dinner mus>c. 2.0: Recordings. 3.30: A Symphony by William Walton (b. 1902), presented by Sir William Harty, with the London Symphony Orchestra. 4.10: Recordings 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Children’s song service. 7.0: Anglican service from St Mary’s Cathedral. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Sir Hamilton Harty, conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Overture to “A Picaresque Comedy” (Arnold Bax), 8.40: Vladimir Rosing (tenor), "Isobel” (Frank Bridge). 8.43: London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Edward Elgar, “Wand of Youth” Suite, No 2 (Elgar). 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Phyllis Gri'ibbin (contralto), “The Living God ; “Forward to Christ” (O’Hara); “Alleluia (O’Connor, Morris); “There Is a Green Hill” (Gounod). 9.17: Guila Bustabo (violin), “En Bateau” (Debussy). 9.20: Igor Gorin (baritone), “Molitva” (“The Prqyer”) (Gorin). 9.23: Sergei Rachmaninoff (soloist), and the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stokowski, Concerto No 2 in C Minor (Rachmaninoff). 10.0: Close down. 3YA, Christchurch. 720 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 11.0: Presbyterian service from St Andrew’s Church. 12.15 (approx): Recordings. 1.0: Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 3.0: Concerto for Violincello and Orchestra, Op 85 (Elgar), played by Beatrice Harrison and the New Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Edward Elgar. 3.27: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 5.30: Children’s song service. 6.15: Recordings. 7.0: Service, relayed from the Christchurch Anglican Cathedral. 8.15: Recordings. 8.30: Sir Thomas Beecham, conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, “Der Freischutz” Overture (Weber). 8.40: Thomas E. West (tenor), “ ’Tis the Day” (Leoncavallo); “Kashmiri Song” (Woodforde Finden): “Ave Maria” (Kahn); "Eleanore” (Coleridge Taylor). 8.52: Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr, Schubert Waltzes. 9.0: Weather. Station notices. 9.5: Josef Kaartinen (saxophonist), “Songs of Russia” (arr Kaartinen); “Wiedoeft’s Rubato” (Lake); “Indian Love Call” (Friml); “The Butterfly” (Bendix); Valse “Merilyn” (Wiedoeft). 9.20: Dora Labbette (soprano), “Rose Softly Blooming” (Spohr); “She Wandered Down the Mountain Side” (Clay); “When Daisies Pied and Violets Blue” (Arne). 9.31: Nancy Estall (’Cello) with harp accompaniment by H. G. Giaysher, “Songs My Mother Taught Me’ (Dvorak); “Evening Song” (Schumann); “Musette” (Offenbach); “Albumblatt” (Wagner); “Cradle Song” (Schubert). 9.47: Mark Raphael (baritone), with Roger Quilter at the piano, “Go, Lovely Rose”; “Music When Soft Voices Die”; “Love’s Philosophy”; “O. the Month of May” (Quilter). 9.57: Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, “Pizzicato” Polka (Strauss). 10.0: Close down. ‘ 4YA, Dunedin. 790 k.c. 9.0: Recordings. 10.0: Weather report. 11.0: Baptist service from Hanover Street Baptist Church. 12.15 (approx: Recordings. 1.0: Weather report. Dinner music. 2.0: Recordings. 2.30: “Fantastic Dances” by Turina. 2.47: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. .5.30: Childrens song service (Big Brother Bill'. 6.45: Recordings. 7.0: Roman Catholic service from St Joseph’s Cathedral. 8.15: An organ recital by Dr V. E. Galway. 9.20 (approx): Radio play, “Thy Light is Come.” by Edmund Barclay. 9.52: Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli. “Homage” March (Grieg). 10.0: 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.: “Last Words to All,” play by Leo Fitzmaurice. 6.55: Sports talk. 7.5: Archie Harradine, in Victorian music ball songs. 7.20: “Master,” play by John Masefield. Music by Martin Shaw. 8.0: Sunday ijews, weekly newsletter. 8.20: Religious service (Roman Catholic). 8.50: Close down.