WEDNESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 4, 21 July 1939, Page 25

WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL

JULY 26

Tiny Alcea AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. Oam. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. O Close down 10. O Devotional service, conducted by Rev. Bernard M. Chrystall 10.15 Selected recordings a. 411. 0 Talk to women by "Margaret" 41.10 Talk, under the auspices of the National Council of Women: " Women in Amateur Theatres " 12. 0 Community singing, relayed from the Mayfair Theatre 1.30 p.m. Lunch music 2.0 Selected recordings 2.30 Classical hour 3.15 Sports results 3.30 Light musical programme 4. 0 Weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results 6. 0 Children’s session, conducted by " Cinderella " and " Peter " 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "Round a Gipsy Camp Fire" (Tradtttonal); ‘’ Vivat Hungaria’ (Kalman); "Guitarre’’ (Moszkowski-Sarasate); ‘Swabian Peasant Waltz" (Krome); " Vibraphone Waltz’ (Lohr); "Memories of Mendelssohn" (arr. Sear); ** Traumideale,’ Op. 69 (Fucik); ** Sweethearts ’’ (Waltz) (Herbert); ‘‘Tartar Dance" (Woodin); ‘Stephane Gavotte" (Czibulka); ‘Spring, Beautiful’ Spring" (Lincke); ‘Mardi Gras" (Grofe); " Die Kosenden’’ Waltz (Lanner); "The Knave of Diamonds" (Steele); *‘ Escapada" (Phillips). 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.40 TRADE TALK (under the auspices of the Government Youth Centre) 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recordings: The Lener String Quartet, with bass, clarinet, bassoon and horn, "Scherzo, Air and Variations, Menuetto and Finale," from "Octet in F Major". .Schubert 8.26 Jean MacFarlane, New Zealand contralto, "The Erl King" .. Schubert "To Music" ...... Schubert " Serenade" ........ Brahms "Lullaby " :......... Brahms "TI Love Thee" ...... Grieg 8.38 Recordings: Karl von Schonberg (piano), "Caprice in G Minor" Brahms "Caprice in E Major" Paganini-Schumann 8.44 Beniamino Gigli (tenor), ue | Grieg 8.47 Haydn Murray (violin), Lalla Hemus (cello), and Dora Judson (piano), "TRIO IN G MAJOR" Haydn When Haydn wrote his thirty-odd Trios he employed the pianoforte, violin and ’cello. He established the form of the Trio and considerably advanced the technique of the several instruments, and the Trio in

its present form undoubtedly originates with him. It is to the model which he evo ‘ed that all the Trios have since been written, from those of Mozart, through Brahms, to those of our own day. 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 9. 5 Recorded feature: "Coronets of England: ‘The Life of Charles II, the Merry Monarch’" . 9.33 Recordings: Sidney Torch at the Organ (Phil. Park, Narrator), "Napoleon" (A _ Soldier’s Vision) 9.41 Turner Layton (tenor), "Night Nursery" (Arundale), ° "Peace of Mind" (Paul) 9.47 Harry Karr (saxophone), "Valse Vanite" (Wiedoeft), " Estrellita " (Ponce) 9.53: Comedy Harmonists, "Heinie’s Sing-song" (Richartz), " Woodcutter’s Song" (Knorr) 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN | Y 880k.c. 341m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light musical programme 7. O After dinner music 8. 0 Military bands on parade, with vocal interludes, and at 8.30, " Here’s a Queer Thing" 9. 0 Melody and Merriment, by the Boswell Sisters, Stanley Holloway, and Jay Wilbur "Personal Column" A Lang-Worth feature programme: Orchestral selections — " Sleeping Beauty’ (Tschaikovski), ‘* Cavalleria Rusticana " (Mascagni), " Egyptian March " (Johann Strauss), "‘ Bartered Bride" (Dance of the Comedians) (Smetana) 10. O Light recitals, including items by Primo Scala’s Accordion Band 10.30 Close down &&

LY / WELLINGTON 2 570 k.c. 526 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. O Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. 0 Weather report for aviators Summary of scores in the Cricket Test Match, England versus West Indies 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28t010.30 Time signals 10.45 Talk to women by "Margaret" 12. 0 Community singing (relayed from the Town Hall) 1. Op.m. Weather’ report for aviators Selected recordings 1.30 Educational session for infant classes 1.50 Selected recordings 2. O Classical music 2.30 BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5.30 Children’s session, featuring " Little Women" 6. 0 DINNER SESSION. a "The Royal Trophy" (Rimmer); " German Dances-Minuet, No. 1" (Schubert); " Contrasts-Potpourri of Famous Melodies" (Robrecht); "The Little Gingerbread House" (Ivory); " The Student Prince" (Romberg); " Minuet"’ (Valensin-Norhlin); " Throbbing Heart" (Eilenberg); ‘ Talkative’ (Rilenberg); *‘ American Tempo’ (Gebhardt); "In the Confectioner’s Kilchen"’ (Strauss); ‘"‘La Fille de Madame Angot"’ (Lecocq); " Cinderella’s Bridal Pracession" (Dicker); * Knightsbridge March" (Coates). | 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE. ISSUED BY THE PRIME: MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx, ) 7.28to 7.30 Time signals | BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10.30 Dance music by Bobbie Girvan (approx.}and his Sweet Swing Band (relayed from the Majestic) 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN 2Q2"G WELLINGTON 840 k.c. 357m. | 1. Op.m. Community singing (relayed from the Town Hall) 1.30 Close down (approx.) 2.30 Classical music 2.45 Running commentary on the representative Rugby Football Match, Ashburton vy. Wellington (relayed from Athletic Park) Weather report for farmers, (approx.) and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago 4.30 Selected recordings 5. O Children’s session

eo NMOS o Sscoo 8.10 8.16 8.22 8.28 8.31 Light musical programme Close down After dinner music Talk, our Gardening Expert: "For the Home Gardener " Light orchestral and ballad programme New Mayfair Orchestra, " Gilbert and Sullivan" SelecWK oi cagh on weeee Sullivan Zena Willis (contralto), "] Heard a Forest Praying" de Rose "There is no Death". .O’Hara Teddy Petersen Orchestra, "Sweet Memories" (PotWMAUETD 265 swine 6 Various Terence O’Brien (tenor), "Molly Brannigan" (arr. Stanford), "The Low Backed Car" (Lover) Decea Salon Orchestra, * Pate sk 5 cee Toselli Zena Willis (contralto), "Can Ye Sew Cushions?" (Kennedy Fraser), " Just for To-day " (Seaver)

8.37 George Scott-Wood and his Salon Orchestra, "Gossamer" ....,.. Bowsher George Scott- Wood is perhaps the busiest man in the light music business to-day. But this dapper, smiling, horn-rimmed little Scotsinan seems to be able to lit all kind of appointments in with his work as director of light musie to the vast concern that controls H.M.V., Columbia, Parlophoue, and Regal-Zonophone records. At the moment he is a music director, arranger, pianist, and Britain’s foremost authority on the piano-accordion. 8.40 Talk, Dr. Guy H. Scholefield, + World Affairs " 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 9.5 "Singapore Spy." A drama of the world’s greatest fortress, produced by James Raglan 932 " " a dramatic feature 9.45 "The Moonstone." The second episode of Wilkie Collins’s dramatic thriller, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company Dance music by Bobby Girvan and his Sweet Swing Band (relayed from the Majestic Cabaret) 10.30 Close down 10.

Gardening Talks 1YA: 2xYC: 3YA: 4YA: 2YH: 4YZ: Tuesday, July 25, at 7.30, on good varieties of fruit trees. Wednesday, July 26, at 7.30 p.m. Monday, July 24, at 7.35 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at 7.30 p.m. Thursday, July 27, at 6.40 p.m., by J. Mason, on Dahlia Culture in Hawke’s Bay. Wednesday, July 26, at 8 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

NATIONAL

SY CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416m. 7. Oa.m. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O. Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 11. O Talk to’ Women by "Margaret" 11.10 Women’s session, conducted by Mrs. L. E. Rowlatt 11.30 Selected recordings 12. O Lunch’ music 1.30 p.m. EDUCATIONAL SESSION: G. M. Martin, "Musical Appreciation" (for infants and Std. 1 and 2) 1.55 Ernest Jenner, A:R:A:M., "Music and Mechanism" (for Standards 3 and 4) 2.20. J. A. Masterton, D.A.,. Edin,, etapa " (for Forms 1 and 2.40 Selected recordings 3. 0 Classical music 4. 0 Frost and special weather forecast and light. musical programme ' 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s hour, conducted by the Children’s Organiser, with at 5.45 p.m. talk by E. J. C. Dalziell, "Careers for Boys, Building " 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: " Sulamith’’ (Milde); ‘‘ The Teddy .Bears’ Picnic’’ (Bratton); " Madrigale’’ (Simonetti); "Mon Bijou" Valse Lente (Paige); "" Mignonette’’ (Nicholls); ** Moonlight. on the Alster’’ (Fetras); *‘ Song of, My Heart" Selection, "‘ Munich Beer" Waltz (Komzak); "Cherry Blossom" (Alhert); ** Allegro Appassionato"’ (Saint-Saens); "Evening Bells’ (Billi); " Murmuring . Breezes"’ (Jensen); "* Mattinata "’ (Leoncavallo); * Ballroom Whispers’ (Helmund); "‘ Poranek"’ Waltz Intermezzo (Lindsay); ‘‘Handel in the Strand’’ (Grainger). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY PRIME MINISTER’S| DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 7.20 Addington Stock Market Reports 7.32 WINTER COURSE TALK, Professor F. Sinclaire: "The Literature of Sanity-Sanity and Pathos" 8 0 READINGS BY oO. L. SIMMANCE, WITH MUSIC " Pickwick Papers " by Charles Dickens "Poems" by Longfellow

8.43 9.11 10. 0 11. 0 Music: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra "Allegro con brio" from "Symphony No. 4 in G Major" (Dvorak) Yehudi Menuhin and the Philharmonic Symphony of New York. "Concerto in D Minor" (" Largo") (Sehumann) Normal Walker (baritone with orchestra). "Sea King’s Song" (Holbrooke), "Noden’s Song" (Holbrooke) Sir Henry J. Wood, conducting the B.B.C. Orchestra, with sixteen outstanding vocalists. "Serenade to Music" (Vaughan. Williams). (Specially composed for, and dedicated to Sir Henry J. Wood on the occasion of his jubilee) Weather forecast and station notices Povla Frijsh (soprano). "La Pliue " (Georges), " L’Hiver " (Koechlin), "Pendant Le Bal" (Tschaikovski) Leopold Stokowsky and The Philadelphia Orchestra, "Symphony in D Minor" Cesar Franck MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY CLOSE DOWN SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250 m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7.0 8. 0 8.32 8.38 8.43 8.49 8.52 9. 0 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music Leaves from the diary. of a film fan Globe-trotting with the tiger Clapham and Dwyer’s fairy tales "Way back" home Music from the movies The house that Jack built Sixty minutes dance session Light music Close down

ANY DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. O Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9.0 Close down 10. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 10.15 Devotional Service 10.50 Talk to women by "Margaret" 12. 0 South Dunedin community sing. (Relay from Mayfair Theatre) 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators 1.10 Community singing (approx.) 1.30 Weather forecast Lunch music 2. 0 Selected recordings é 3.15 TALK by the A.C.E., Home Science Tutorial Section: "WHEN THERE’S MEAT ON THE MENU" 3.30 Sports results Classical music 4. 0 Weather report and special frost forecast 4.30 Light musical programme 4.45 Sports results 5. O Children’s hour, conducted by Big Brother Bill and the Travel Man 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "Rhapsodie Russe’ (Nussbaum); ‘‘Manoeuvres in Liliput’’ (Charlie); "I'm In Love All Over Again’ (Fields); ‘ Danube Legens’""’ (Fucik); "In the Rosery"’ (Bialethi); ‘ The Dancing Doll" (Poldini); "Morgen Blatter" (Strauss); ‘ Romantique’"’ (Lanner); ‘Die Dubarry" (Mackeben); "* Fascination Tango" (Medrano); * Danube Waves" (Ivanovici); " Juanita’ (Norton); "In the Shadows" (Finck); " Fairy Doll

Waltz’’ (Bayer); ‘‘ In the Middle of a Kiss" (Coslow); " Starlight Sky" (Waldteufel); " Fairy Tale’’ (Heykens). 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.30 Our Motor Expert: " HELPFUL HINTS TO MOTORISTS " 8.0 VARIETY PROGRAMME, featuring at 8.30 p.m. Gladys Moncrieff, Australia’s Queen of Song "Mittens," a story of the Turf, presented by George Edwards and Company Brent* and Grimway still play their crooked game against the owners of Mittens. A thrilling story of racecourse crooks, 8.15 "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s " 8.27 Mario Lorenzi (harp) and Sidney Torch (organ), "Le Cygne" .... Saint-Saens 8.30 Gladys Moncrieff (Australia’s Queen of Song), with Gil Dech at the piano, "T Heard a Sound of Singing" Mirrie Hill "TI Hear a Song" Gerald Carne "June Music"... Lionel Trent " Arise O Sun" ......... Day 8.40 TALK by Dorothy M. Neal: "Louisiana Holiday: Natchez on the Hill" 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 9. 5 "Westward Ho!" Charles Kingsley’s story of adventure on the high seas, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company 9.18 "Thrills." Dramatic feature 9.31 Exploits of the Black Moth: "Trouble in Limehouse " Produced by James Ragland and Company The Black Moth-a criminal who never profits from his crimes. Other criminals fear him more than they fear the police, yet Sergeant Smithers of the C.I.D. would give ten years of his life to prove the identity of the Black Moth. But. Denis Garcroft, racing driver, seems to bave a water-tight alibi every time. 10. 0 "Billy Cotton and his Band." All the latest in modern dance music, with interludes by Dick Todd 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN ay DUNEDIN 1140 k.c. 263m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music 8.0 Orchestral c t: Featuring, at 8.18 p.m., "‘Ein Heldenleben" (A Hero’s’ Life), tone poem (R Strauss), played by the Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, conducted by Willem Mengelberg 9.15 Highlights from grand opera 10. 0 Music and merriment 10.30 Close down

"PYGMALION" (By George Bernard Shaw) A Radio version of the famous play about the Cockney flowergirl who broke into London Society-and wasn’t found out. To be presented in three parts from DAVENTRY (Transmission 1), on July 27, July 28 and August 1, at 4.30 p.m. (New Zealand time).

July 26

a INVERCARGILL 680 k.c. 441 m. 7. 0-9.0a.m. Breakfast session 11. 0 Recordings 12. ts Op.m. Luncheon session 5. 0 5.30 5.45 6.15 6.30 6.45 7.0 7.30 8.0 8.15 8.42 9. 0 9.30 10. 0 Light music Children’s session: *" Paradise Plumes and Headhunters" Dance music "Robinson Crusoe" New releases "The Rich Uncie from Fiji" After dinner music Station announcements Gardening talk "Singapore Spy" Songs of the City His Lordship’s Memoirs: " King’s Messenger " Swing session Close down SAR Mats are 7. Oa.m. Breakfast session 9, 0 10. 0 Morning programme Weather report 10.10-10.30. Devotional Service 12. 0 Luncheon programme 1. Op.m. Weather report 1.30-2.0 Educational session from 3YA 4.30 Afternoon programme Weather and shipping news Recordings Dinner music News and reports session Anton and the Paramount Theatre Orchestra Mittens (episode 51) "Hits and Encores " The Crimson Trail (episode 19) American Legion Band of Hollywood "The Great Waltz" Personalities on parade * Scenes from the Sporting Past "’: The wrestling match between Blomfleld and Nagursky, March, 1938 Close down QV inl he Jy m. 7. 0-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 11. 0 Light music 12. O-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 5. 0 5.30 6. 0 Light musical programme Uncle Charlie and Aunt Nin The Japanese Houseboy

Khyber (8), "Secret Service" Stortford Lodge market report After dinner music An hour of light music including, from 8.15 to 8.45, a session of modern dance music Operatic and symphonic excerpts Close down 2 y IN] 920k.c. 327m. 7. Op.m. The Queen’s Necklace (23) 7.15 Light music 8. 0 Concert -programme, 9. 0 Band programme, with interludes by Raymond Newell 9.30 Eb and Zeb 9.40 Light music 10. 0 Close down AV sree STON 7. Op.m. Cocktails 7.32 Here’s a Queer Thing. A " Strange As It Seems" series 7.45 The Kingsmen 8. 0 Ajlbert de Clifton (referee South Africa v. Taranaki, 1937): "Has weak refereeing had a detrimental effect on our Rugby standard in recent years?" Records at random 2YD trailer Rhythm is our business Stars of the musical firmament Syd. Walker Wants to Know The Village Concert: A B.B.C. recorded programme, devised by Frederick Grisewood; presented by William MacLurg ; 10. 0 Close down [AM Bees 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular selections 6.45 News, announcements 7. 0 Orchestral and instrumental 7.45 Cavalcade of Empire 8. 0 Peep into Filmland, with "Billie" 9. 0 Swing music 9.20 Hawaiian melodies 9.40 Popular melodies 10. 0 Clos&é down PADD oooa Ed oo OOM MH S8oKsn