FRIDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 10, 1 September 1939, Page 35

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IMs AUCKLAND | 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. Oa.m. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9.0 Close down 10. O Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. George Heighway 10.15 Selected recordings 1% 0 Talk to women by "Margaret" 41.10 Selected recordings 12. O Lunch music 2. Op.m. Selected recordings 2.30 Classical hour 8.15 Sports results 3.30 Light musical programme 4. 0 Special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports resulis 5. O Children’s session, conducted by "Cinderella" and " Aunt Jean," with, at 5.40, the special feature, "David and Dawn in Fairyland " 6.0 DINNER MUSIC: "Slavonic Dance, No. 1{, in C Major (Dvorak); "Cloches De Corneville’ (Planquette); "‘Minueto"’ (Bolzoni); ""O, Maiden, My Maiden" (Lehar); "Waltz War Medley" (Melichar); "Japanese Cherry Blossom Festival’"’ (Yoshitomo); "The Teddy Bears’ Picnic" (Bralton); "Blue Pavilion’ (Armandola); "Hedgeroses’’ (Lehar); ‘Fioreltlini Fantasia" (Strauss); "The Student Prince’ Serenade (Romberg); "Wedding of the Winds" (Hall); "Moonlight on the Danube" Waltz (Gay); ‘Westminster’ (Coates); "Rustle of Spring’ (Sinding); ‘Slavonic Dance, No, 2. in E Minor" (Dvorak). 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx. ) 7.30 SPORTS TALK by Gordon Hutter | 7.45 "Is New Zealand Rugby De- teriorating?" George Aitken discusses the dive pass and first five-eighths 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Judith Terry will read prose and poetry translated from the Chinese 8.30 Recording: Vienna Philharmonic Society, "Academic Festival" OverBONS cd ign 4a: tn Brahms 8.38 Rena Edwards (soprano), "Hoffnung" ........ Grieg "Ein Schwan" ...... Grieg " Weyla’s Song" ...... Woif. ~ oe eS Am chee Wolf 8.48 Evelyn Prime (piano), rt RN ROUNIE x is'cc is Longo me "Melodie" .. Rachmaninoff ‘ "When it Rains " Leff Pouishnoff 9. Q@ Weather report and station notices 8. 5 Recordings: Julius Patzak (tenor), with chorus and members of the Berlin State Opera Orchestra, "TI Would Beside My Lord" (from ‘St. Matthew’s Passion’) Bach

9.13 9.21 9.37 9.43 Prof. Alfred Sittar (soloist), with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, "Organ Concerto No. 10" Handel Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone) "The Watch Dog" . Beethoven " Remembrance" . Beethoven London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Intermezzo and Alla Marcia" from "Karelia" Suite Sibelius Nancy Evans (contralto), " All Night Under the Moon" Ivor Gurney The Berlin’ Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by the composer, with Paul Bose, solo flute, "The Flute of Sans-Souci " Paul Graener MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY CLOSE DOWN UN 2K eoke stm 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7.0 8. 0 8.15 8.42 8.54 9. 0 9.30 10, 0 10.30 After dinner music Romance and melody Comedians’ corner Radio play: " Arrangement in Grey and Black" Louis Levy and his orchestra, "Alexander’s Ragtime Band" selection (Berlin) "Crazy Couplets" — Musical comedy gems Light recitals, featuring the Andrews Sisters : Close down

AN | WELLINGTON 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 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28to 10.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators Recordings 2.0 Classical music 2.30 BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5.30 Children’s session, conducted by Andy Man, featuring, at 5.40, "Coral Cave" (final episode): "Safe and Sound" 6. 0 DINNER SESSION: "Zampa"’ Overture (Herold);Shadow Waltz" (Waren); "The Dancing Clock’; "St. Mary's Chimes" (Strauss); "Spanish Dance, No. {"’ (Moszthowskhi); "Wake Up and = Dream™ (Porter); "La Source Ballet Suite’ (Delibes); "The Hobgoblins Story" (Brecht); "Waltz Medley’; ‘‘Saltarelia’ (Vieuxtemps); "Cocktail"; "Suite Algerienne’ (SaintSaens); ‘"‘Echoes of the Volga’ (Ritter); "A Summer Evening" Waltz (Waldteufel). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S. DEPT, BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx. ) 7.28to7.30 Time signals 7.40 "Is New Zealand Rugby Deteriorating?" G. ‘T. Alley, Ail Black. lock in Africa, 1928, discusses the effect of modern social conditions on the Rugby game 7.51 News 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME A BBC recorded programme, "The Village Concert," A _ programme devised by Frederick Grisewood. Presented by William Maclurg ° 8.31 ENTERTAINMENT BY MAVIS EDMONDS AND HER RHYTHM 8.46 Recorded TALK, an interview with Dr. Colclough on "IRON AND STEEL" (No. 2) Weather report and station notices 9. 5 Eb and Zeb 9.15 Miscellaneous band programme Recordings: Massed bands of the Aldershot and Eastern Commands at the 1938 Aldershot Tattoo " Royal Revi ew " Quick March : Silver

Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards, "Russian Easter Festival" Overture .. Rimsky-Korsakov 9.26 Hinerangi Hikuroa in a group of Maori songs, "Hine Hine" .. Te Rangi Pai "Song of the Locust" "Minamioa" i. ss. : eg 9.32 Recordings: Foden’s Motor Works Band, "Three Bears " Suite , Coatés James Chalmers (trombone solo), "The Firefly" ...... Moss Massed bands of the champions (Foden’s Motor Works, 1936, Munn and Felton’s Works, 1935), "Wedding of the Rose" Intermezzo .......... Jessel 9.44 Further Maori songs by Hinerangi Hikuroa, "Matangi" .... arr. Piripata oe are Be ess . Rowe " Hoki Hoki"™ 9.50 Recordings: Band of H.M Grenadier Guards, "Nell Gwyn Dances" German 940. 0 Rhythm on record: A programme of new dance recordings, compered by "Turntable" 10.28t010.30 Time signals 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN 2, Y 840 k.c. 357m, 10.30 a.m, Selected recordings bas ¥y 10.45 Talk to women by "Margaret" 12. 0 Lunch music ‘ 1. Op.m,. Close down 2.30 Classical. music 8. 0 Talk, prepared by the A.C.E., Home ‘Science Tutorial Section of Otago University: "The Art of Feeding % t Children "’ 8.15 Sports results Selected recordings 3.30 Weather forecast for farmers and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago Sports results 5. 0 Children’s Session, conducted by , Andy -Man 6.30 . Light musical programme 6. 0° Close down 7. 0 After. dinner music 8.0 "For the Children." A continuity programme featuring composition for the children written by eminent composers 8.37 ‘At the Court of frederick the Great" ; 8. 0 ‘ Hiawatha" Cantata, by Coleridge Taylor First section of the trilogy, presented by the Royal Choral Society, conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent. Soloists: Elste Suddaby (soprano), Walter Glynne (tenor), George Baker (baritone), Howard Fry (baritone) : ; * Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast" 2.40 Presenting: Otto ~+Dunkelbure (organist at Passau Cathedral), Assisting artist: Heinrich Schlusnus (baritone) 10. 0 Merry and bright 10.30 Close down

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SV 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 Selected recordings 11.15 Talk by Miss M. A. Blackmore: "Help for the Home Cook " 11.30 Selected recordings 12. O Lunch music 2.0 p.m. 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 session: "Niccolo" and Puzzle Pie 6. 0 .DINNER MUSIC: "From the Welsh Hills’ (arr. \ uiter); "Paraphrase on Paderewski's Minuet carr. Kreisler); "Berceuse De Jocelyn’ (Godard); "Intermezza"’ (Brahms); "Memories of Sweden" (Heimecke); "No More Heartaches, No More Tears’ (Wallace); "April Smiles’ (Depret); "Serenade" (Schubert); "Chu Chin Chow" (Norton); "Wedding Dance Walls" (Lintke); "Midnight, the Stars and You" «¢Connelly); "Ballade. in G Minor’ (Brahms); "Lysistrata Waltz’ (Lincke); "Aloha Oe," Hawaiian Serenade (Liliuokelant); "Sweet Waltz Memories’ (Lumbye). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 7.35 Recorded TALK by an officer of the Department of Agriculture: "GRASS STAGGERS " 7.45 TALK under the auspices of the Christchurch Branch of the National Council of Women 8. O Recording: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, "L’Italiana In Algeri" OverCBLO™ os ews FOS a wes Rossini Rossini was only twenty-one when his opera-buffa, ‘" L’Italiana in Algeri," appeared in Venice. But his position as one of the most popular composers of the day was already established, by the charm of his oWn personality almost as much as by his genius for music; and in the previous year, 1812, he had produced no fewer than six operas. ‘ L’Italiana in Algeri’’ was a pronounced success, and it has been revived at Covent Garden in recent years. 8.9 Mrs. Rhys Morgan (mezzocontralto), "Ettrick" .... Graham Peel "Oh, Thank Me Not" Mallinson "The Wind’s an Old Woman" York Bowen "My Heart is a Haven" Steinel

8.21 8.34 8.40 oe Gustav Link (vioin), "Saltarella, Op. 105, No. 4" Silt ees b You" seer eeeeee Vecsey "Swedish Airs" ....... dJuion * Gavotte"... cesses Rameau Recording: De Svenske (Swedish Male Chorus), "Our Country" .. Runeberg "Morning" .. Ossiannilsson Haagen Holenbergh (pianoforte recital), SMC . i Tesnaea ene Leone " Erotikon" ...... Sjoegran "Bridal Procession" .. Grieg eo eee eee Pugno Weather forecast and station notices Recorded TALK by Professor Norman McKenzie: " Canada and the Commonwealth " This talk by a Canadian professor, who was a member of the Commercial Conference in Australia last year, gives a brief and clear account of Canada’s relations with the rest of 9.17 9.25 9.37 9.43 9.53 10. 0 11. 0 the Empire. Recordings: Rosario Bourdon Orchestra, "Invitation to the Waltz *® Weber "Voices of Spring". .Strauss Alan Pike (baritone), "When the King went Forth SO Wa. See Sa Koeneman "Ma Lindy Lou" . Strickland "Song of Thanksgiving " Allitsen "The Border Ballad ".Cowen Recordings: Rosario Bourdon Orchestra, "Peraihige" 200% 3; . Francis "The Cotton Pickers" . Hare Doris Vane (soprano), "The Kerry Dance". .Molloy "The Songs My Mother Sang" arr. Grimshaw Rosario Bourdon Orchestra, "Intermezzo from ‘Goyescas Granados " Variation from ‘ Carillhoe’" Chaminade MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY CLOSE DOWN SNV A CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 10. 0 After dinner music Khyber and Beyond: "Love Conquers All" Love songs with Sandler Gert and Daisy Piano duets by Billy Mayerl and Austin Croom-Johnson Gracie Fields presents two numbers ne her film, "The Show Goes ie * When Day is Done" Session of dance music, featuring the bands of Jay Wilbur, Lew Stone and Oscar Rabin The Crimson Trail "The Unforgotten Melody " Jack Feeney (Irish tenor) Melodia 10.30 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" 11. O Talk by Miss I. Findlay: "Cooking and Recipes" 12. O Lunch music 12.15 p.m. Community singing. (Relay from Strand Theatre) 1.0 Weather report for aviators 1.10 Community singing (approx.)

1.30 Weather forecast Lunch music 2. O Selected recordings 3.15 TALK by the A.C.E., Home Science Tutorial Section: "TRAINING FOR HOMEMAKING " 3.30 Sporls results Classical music 4. 0 Weather report and special frost forecast 4.30 Light musical programme 4.45 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by Big Brother Bill 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "Le Carnaval Romain" (Berlioz); ‘Air’ (Pergolesi); "Irish Rhapsody’ (Herbert); "Love Me Forever’ (Scherizinger); "‘Anything Goes" (Porter); "A La_ Gavotte’ (Finck); "Mr. Cinders’ (Ellis Myers); "1

Loved You. Then As I Love You Now" (Mendoza); * Lolita’ (Ferrete and Beissier); "Le Maschere’’’ (Mascagni); ‘Dance of the Flowers" (Delibes). 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 8. 0 Dad and Dave 8.15 Pinto Pete in Arizona Some songs, sume dancing, and a little philosophy from the Men of the Golden West. 8.30 "The Rich Uncle from Fiji" (episodes 57 and 58). A sparkling comedy serial Wherein Uncle Jim, otherwise Mr. James Fordyce, of Fiji, keeps himself, his niece and nephew, and two servants in comparative comfort, with the assistance of the pawnbroker, and his own account of the excellence of a gold mine which he owns in Fiji. 8.44 "Just a Job of Work." An interview with a_ hospital nurse Another of the talks arrenged by the NBS to show listeners how the daily work of the world is done. The speakers in the series include a postman, a tramwayman, @ deep-sea diver, a school inspector, an auctioneer, a pilot, and a whaler. 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 9.8 The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, "Der Freischutz " Overture Weber 9.20 READINGS by Prof. T. D. Adams, with musical interludes Author: Sir Walter Scott "The Monastery " Music: "Italian Symphony": Pilgrim's March ........ Mendélssohn "Nutcracker Suite": Dance of the Flutes .... Tschaikovski " Brandenburg Concerto in G Major" ...5..+isives., Bach 10. 0 Dance music by the Savoy * Dance Band. (Relay from the Savoy Restaurant) 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN ZIVO) DUNEDIN | 1140 k.c. 263m,» 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After dinner music as a 8. 0 Classical concert 9.0 "Nigger Minstrels " 9.13 Modern variety 10. 0 Melody and humour 10.30 Close down

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Oy" ieee 7. 0-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 11. 0 Recordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session , 5. 0 5.30 pt \ 6.39 6.45 7.0 7.30 8. 0 8.15. 9. 0 9.30 10. 0 Light music Children’s session Laugh and sing Greyburn of the Salween: " The Hidden City " The Rhythmic Troubadours "Carson Robison " After. ‘dinner music | Station announcements "Scotland and the Kilt," talk by John Ewan "La -Fintta Giardiniera Overture " (Mozart), Marjorie Lawrence (soprano) and "Symphony No. 5 in C Minor" (Beethoven) Musical comedy Supper dance Close down SCAR fata oe 7. Qa.m: Breakfast session 9. 0 9.30 Morning. programme Recipes, etc., by Josephine Clare 10. 0-10.10 Weather report 942. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon music 1.0 3. 0 4.30 5. 0 5.15 6. 0 6.30 7. 0 7.30 Weather report Afternoon programme Weather and shipping news iat the Lion-Heart" (episode "The Melody Man" and His Singing Circle Dinner music News and reports Marching along with the bands Solo half-hour

8.0 Dajos Bela and Caven_ O’Connor (tenor) 8.30 Swing carnival 9. 0 Keyboard ramblings 9.15 George Edwards and Company: " Environment " 9.40 Reginald Dixon at the organ 9.46 ‘Carson Robison" 10. 0 Close down AVA o, ety m. 7. 0-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session 41. O Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 5. O Light musical programme 5.80 Uncle Charlie and Aunt Nin 6. O Light music 6.45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay * Lorna Doone " 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Concert session 8. 2 Beethoven’s Violin Concerto’ (soloist," Joseph Szigeti) 8.30 Tiana Lemnitz (soprano) 9. 0. "Personal .Column " 9.35 "Night Nurse" 10. 0 Close down AYAN NELSON 920 k.c. 327m. 7..0 p.m. Light music, ~with © Carson Robison 8.0 Concert programme, light classical music 8.30 Light music and sketches 9. 0 ‘Grand opera excerpts 9.35 The Japanese houseboy 10.0 Close down 2W/ WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303 m.7. Op.m._ Showmer of syncopation 7.35 sea ves from the Diary of a Film an 8. 5 Records at random 8.25 Carson Robison and his Buckaroos 8.40 2YD trailer 8.45 Wandering with the West Wind, by the Wayfarer 9.16 Supper dance 9.45 Musical digest 10. 0 Close down |Z AUCKLAND 1250 k.c. 240m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular selections 6.45 News, announcements 7. 0 Orchestral 7.30 Popular medleys 8. 0 Maorilander: " Tit-Bits " 8.20 Concert programme 9. 0 Hints to women: Miss Kay oondese 9.20 Instrumental 9.35 Pamela’s weekly chat 10. 0 Close down All programmes in this issue. are copyright to" The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission,