WEDNESDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 13, 22 September 1939, Page 25

WEDNESDAY

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SEPTEMBER 27

| | y 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. Oa.m. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Devotional! Service 10.15 Selected recordings 11. 0 Talk to women by " Margaret" 11.10 Selected recordings 12. 0 Community singing, relayed from the Mayfair Theatre 1.30 p.m. Lunch music 2. O Selected recordings ‘2.30 Classical hour 3.15 Sports results 3.30 Light musical programme 4. 0 Special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by "Cinderella" and "Peter" 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "Gee Whiz’ (Brooke); "La Siesta" (Norton); ‘Serenading Under the Balcony’ (Mohr); "Espanita’ (Rosey); "Entrance of the Queen of Roses" (Rhode); "The Gipsy Baron’ (Strauss); "Lovely Argentina (Winkler); "The Grasshopper’s Dance’ (Bucalossi); "Echoes of Vienna" (Sauer); "Serenade di Baci’. (de Micheli); "Queen Mary's Song" (Eigar); "Romance" (Rubinstein); "Like to the Damask Rose" (Elgar); "The Bull Fight’ (lsenmann); "La Canzone de Amore’ (Bixio); "Simple Aveu" (Thome), 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.30 BOOK REVIEW 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recordings: The Marie Wilson String Quartet, "String Quartet in G Major" Arnold Bax This is the first of Arnold Bax’s quartets. It was composed in 1918 and dedicated to Sir Edward Elgar. Both in construction and material, it is a simple and straightforward work, und ts possibly destined to be the most popular of Bay’s quartets. There is a theme in the last of the three movements Which might dlluest be an Irish folk-song, Actually, however. it is an original melody. 8.16 Recordings: Elisabeth Schumann (S0prano), "Cradle Song" .... Mozart ven SLY See Mozart "Up There on the Hill" Mahler 8.22 .Poltronieri String Quartet, "Minuet and Allegro Con Brio" from "String Quartet in ise ee Boccherini 8.28 Nancy Evans (contralto), Three songs by Ivor eo "* Blaweary " "You Are My Sky" "Katmian Shepherd " 8.30 "WHAT IS GOOD MUSIC?" Introducing J. Frederick Staton, Mus.Doe., F.R.C.O., conductor of the Sheffield Philharmonic Society’s Choir

8.36 9. 0 9.34 9.40 9.45 10. 0 11. 0 Dorothy Davies (piano), "Sonata in E Flat" . Haydn Weather report and station notices "Those We Love": A story of people like us-The Marshalls (episode 4) Donald Thorne (organ), | "March of the Toys" | Herbert "Teddy Bears’ Picnic" Kennedy The Merry Maes (vocal novelty), ** Chopsticks: 212: Daniels "Ta Hu-Wa-Hu-Wai " Noble The Milt Herth Trio, "Goblins in the Steeple" Roberts Sketch: "Money for Nothing" The scene is set in a living room of a workman’s cottage. (A BBC production) MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY CLOSE DOWN TVX wera eo 5. 7. 8. 290 bho 10, 0 10.39 0-6.0 p.m. Light music Thing" drews Sisters After dinner music Band music with vocal interludes, with at 8.30, "Here’s a Queer Comedy corner ‘Personal Column" A Lang-Worth feature programme. orchestral selections: " Cortege de Bacehus"’ (Delibes), "The Fairies" (Schumann), "Overture to ‘Ii Guarany’" (Gomez), ‘ Adagio" (Corelli) Light recitals, including the AnClose down

AY fl 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. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28t010.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 10.45 Talk to women by " Margaret" 12. 0 Community singing (relayed from the Town Hall) 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators Lunch music 1.30 Educational session for infant classes (rebroadcast from 3YA Christchurch) 1.50 Selected recordings 2. 0 Classical music 2.30 BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 5.30 Children’s session, conducted by Aunt Molly 6. 0 DINNER SESSION: "IL Seraglio Overture’ (Mozart); "Hungarian Dance Na, ft (Brahms); "Madame sulterfly" (Puccini); "Overture to Arundel Suite’ (Sebastian Brown); "Where we Rainbow Ends" (Quilter); ‘‘Berceuse"’ (Jarnefeldt); "Ca C'est Madrid" (O'Henry); ‘Tales of Hoffman’ (Offenbach); "The Dance of the Dwarfs’ (Noack); "in the Moonlight "’ (Ketelbey); * Yablochko "’ (Gliere); "Selection of Wilfred Sanderson's Songs "’; * Thunder and Lightning " (Esther). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS | (approx.) 7.15 Review of this afternoon's All Black Trial Matehes by the Ex-All Blacks George Aitken and Teddy Reberts 7.28to 7.30 Time signals BROADCAST OF PROCEEDINGS FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10.30 DANCE PROGRAMME (approx.) : 11.0 CLOSE DOWN . AY 840 k.c, 357m. 1. Op.m. Community singing (relayed from the Town Hall) 1.30 Running commentary on the two All Black trial Rugby matches (relayed from Athletic Park) ,

3.30 Weather report for farmers and frost forecast for Cane terbury and Otago 4.45 Selected recordings 5. O Children’s session, conducted by Aunt Molly 5.30 Light musical programme 6. 0 Close down 7. O After dinner music 7.30 Talk by the Gardening Expert: "For the Home Gardener " 8. 0 Light orchestral and ballad programme The 2YA Concert Orchestra (conductor: Leon de Mauny), "Vanity Fair" Overture Fletcher 8. 8 Mrs. Wilfred Andrews (contralto), "Now Sleeps the Crimson POR 54a pecne: Quilter "Rosamond" ...... Forster 8.13 The Orchestra, "The Pagoda of Flowers" (Burmese Suite) Woodforde-Finden The originality of Amy Woodforde-Fin-den’s music and the knowledge it displays of the heart of the East stamps it at once as approaching genius. Prior to this composer’s advent, ludia was a new field for’ musical art and she took possession of it. In pre-Great War days, our drawingrooms knew no more popular songs than those from the " Four Indian Love Lyrics" and "*A Lover in Damascus" groups. 8.27 Mrs. Wilfred Andrews (contralto), "The Silver Ring" Chaminade "Linden Lea" Vaughan Williams 8.33 Recording: John McHugh (tenor), "*Macushla" .. Macmurrough 8.36 The Orchestra, "Dance of the Clowns" Finck 8.40 Reserved 9.0 Weather report and station notices 9. 5 "Singapore Spy." A drama of the world’s greatest fortress, produced by James Raglan 9.32 Dramatic feature: " Thrills " That breath-taking moment when disaster is averted, the spell of a lovely melody, a story of devotion, a verse, even a@ word-ail are thrills, 9.45 "The Moonstone." The 11th episode of Wilkie Collins’s dramatic thriller, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company ; 10. O Dance programme (approx.) 10.30 Close down (approx.) All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission,

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SV CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416m. 7. Gam. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9.0 Close down 10. O Selected recordings 16.30 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: Miss J. Hay (for Infants and Stds. 1 and 2): "Rhythmic Movement " 1.55 Jas A. Masterton, B.A., Edin. (for Stds. 3 and 4): "Stories on Vases." 2.20 Ernest Jenner, A.R.A.M. (for Forms 1 and 2): "Greek Music " 240 Selected recordings 3. O Classical music 4. 0 Frost and special weather forecast, and light musical programme 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s hour 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: "The Desert Song’ (Romberg); "‘Liebesfeier’ (Weingartner); ‘A Thousand Kisses" (Joyce); "Tango Habanera"’ (arr. Hartley); "Prelude in C Sharp Minor" (Rachmaninoff); "Love's Last Word is Spoke n Cherie" (Bixio); "Mon Amour-Tango"’ (Bertram); ‘Do You Love Me?" (Kuster); "Secrets of the Adige" (Carena) "Obstination" (arr. Crook); "L'Amour Toujours T’Amour" (Friml): Serenade" -R Flat Major" (Lis st); "Little Butterflies’’ (Steinke); "The. Musical Clock of Madame De Pompadour’ (Noack); "Raphaellito" (Foulkes); "Lilliputians W edding" (Transtateur). 7.0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE. PRIME MINISTER’S- DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10, NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.20 Addington Stock Market reports 8. 0 READINGS, by 0. L. Sim-_-Mance, with music "Pickwick Papers," by Charles Dickens "False Colours," by W. W. Jacobs Music: Prague String Quarte., * Allegro " from "Quartet in Sale tds Ow vn oie es ae Dvorak NBC Symphony Orchestra, "Symphony: No. 88 in G Major" (4th Movement) | , Haydn £.35 Rex Harrison (baritone); Song Cycle: "To the Distant Beloved" .......- Beethoven

8.49 Recording: London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati, " Cotillon-Ballet Music " Chabrier The French word " Cotillon’? (petticoat) means an elaborate ceremonial dance of many couples. When Balanchine devised his ballet *‘ Cotillon,’ the composer, Vittorio Rieti, adapted for the purpose most of Chabrier’s ‘* Suite Pastorale." The music represents a more intimate and restrained side of Chabrier’s art than that which is represented in his better-known pieces, ‘‘Espana" and " Marche Joyeuse," but it is a side which is no less typical of this genial composer, 9. 0 Weather forecast and station notices 9. 5 Recordings: . The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Arturo Toscanini, "La Scala Di Seta" Overture Rossini 9.14 Florence Austral (soprano), "The Betrothal," Op. 74, No. +. Le OEM TT «i... Chopin 9.18 Recording: Yehudi Menuhin (violin), and Orchestre Symphonique de Paris, conducted by Pierre Monteux, "Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6". .......... Paganini 10.0 MUSIC, MIRTH AND MELODY 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN OY rate 1200 k.c. 250m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After ditmer music 8. 0 ‘Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan" 8.32 reat bass. ballads 8.40 The Comedy Harmonists 8.46 ‘Rehearsing the Act" 62 Round the world in eight minutes 9.0 Dance programme, featuring the bands of Maurice Winnick and Victor Sylvester, with interludes by Elsie Randolph and the Mills Brothers 10. 0 Light music 10.30 Close down

ANY DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50 a.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 1.30 Weather forecast (approx. ) 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.15 TALK by the A.C.E., Home Science Tutorial Section: "THE WORKING MAN’S DIET " 3.30 Sports results Classical music 4. 0 Weather report and special frost forecast 4.30 Light musical programme 4.45 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session, conducted by Big Brother Bill and the Travel Man 6. 0 DINNER MUSIC: | " Accession Memories "’; " Frasquita"’ (Lehar); "Hooray for Love’ (Fields); ‘Loin Du Bal" (Gillet); "Moons ine" (Learnld); "Illusions" (Gade); ‘Serenade’ (SaintSaengs); "‘Ay Ay. Ay" (Freire); "Erotik"

(Grieg); "Smilin’ Through" (Penn); "The Army Chaplain" (Millocker); "I Love You" | (Grieg); "Mary" (Lanner); Aulumn | Leaves" (Tradt.); "On the Fountain" |(Davidoj]); "Accelleration Waltz" (Strauss). 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.30 BOOK TALK 8.0 "Mittens." A tale of the turf, presented by George Edwards and Company It seems that at last the owners of Mittens have victory in. sight over the racing crooks and callous murderers, Brent and Grimway. Will Mittens carry their colours to victory in the Melbourne Cup? Can our friends find happiness for themselves, and security for their faithful trainer, Roper? Hear another chapter of the story to-night. 815 "The Bold, Bad Buccaneers" in humour and harmony 8.28 "The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s" 8.40 TALK by a Dunedin Barrister: "DRATIATIC TRIALS" eee, ie 9. 0 Weather report and station notices 9. 5 "Westward Ho!" Charles Kingsley’s famous story of adventure on the high seas, presented for radio by George Edwards and Company 9.18 "Thrills," a dramatic feature 9.31 Exploits of the Black Moth: "TH® FIFTY-EIGHT CLUB MYSTERY." Produced — by James Raglan and Company The Black Moth — modern Robin Hood of the Night-is a sinister masked figure who leaves his distinctive visiting card in the shape of an artificial black moth. The Black Moth is a name to strike terror to the hearts of criminals and bring despair to Seotland Yard. Sergeant Smithers obviously suspects Denis Carcroft, carefree racing driver, but of what use are susnicions when the srsnect has a watertight alibi every time? 10. O Jan Savitt end kis Orchestra, with instrumental interludes by th> Milt Herth ‘rno 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN aly/ DUNEDIN N 1140 k.c. 263 m. . 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 5 7. O. After dinner music 8. 0 Orchestral concert of Havdn and Movrart Comrorcitions, featuring "The Surnrise Symphony." (Haydn). and " Corcertante Sinfonie for Violin. Viola and Orchestra"’ (Mozart) 9.20 Highlights from grand opera 10. 0 Music and merriment 10.30 Close down All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission.

September 27

SG Mee ete 7. 0-8.0a.m. Breakfast session 12. 0-2.0p.m. Luncheon session 5. 0 5.30 5.45 6.15 6.30 6.45 7.0 8. 0 8.15 8.42 9. 0 9.30 10. 0 Light music Children’s session: ‘" Robin Hood" Tunes of the day "Robinson Crusoe" Banjo interlude "The Rich Unole from Fiji" After dinner music (7.30, Station announcements) Gardening talk Soldier of Fortune Shipmates O’ Mine His Lordship’s Memoirs: .‘ Gun Runners " Swing session, compered by Frank Beadle Close down SAR al Aart a 7. Oa.m. Breakfast session 9. 0 10. 0 Morning programme Weather Teport 10.10-10.30 Devotional Service 12. OO» Luncheon music 1. Op.m. Weather report 1.30-2.0 Educational session from 3YA 3. 0 4.30 5. 0 6. 0 6.30 2.9 Afternoon programme Weather and shipping news Children’s session, at 5.46, "‘Westward Ho!" (episade 19) Dinner music News and reports Follow the Fleet

2.7 7.32 8. 0 8.30 8.57 §$.30 10. 0 "The Circle of Shiva" Hits and encores Buried treasures: Old recordings Search for a Playwright Musical all-sorts Meditation music Close down | QV in] Fh ty 11. 0 5. 0 5.30 6. 0 6.15 6.45 7. 0 8. 0 8.36 9. 0 10.0 8.12> 7. O-9.0 a.m. Breakfast session Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session Light musical programme Uncle Charlie and Aunt Nin "The Japanese Houseboy"’ "Khyber " (episode 17) Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay. Stortford Lodge Market Report After dinner music Light musical selections Recorded talk in the series, " Histeric New Zealand Estates": " Sir Donald McLean of Maraekakaho " Dance music Operatic and symphonic programme Close down LOVIN sme Stn 7. Op.m. "John Halifax, Gentleman" 7.15 8. 0 9. 0 9.30 9.40 10. 0 (episode 6) Light music Concert programme: ‘" What Listeners Like " Band music "Eb and Zeb" Light music Close. down AVA ait ee 7. Op.m. Cocktails 7.15 7.35 7.45 7.57 8.15 8.28 8.43 9. 0 10. 0 A review of form shown by players participating in the Rugby Trials at Athletic Park. The reviewers will be G. G. Aitken and E. J. Roberts Here’s a Queer Thing The Kingsmen: Radio’s Royal Quartet Musical digest "The Woman in White" Rhythm is our business Records at random Stars of the musical firmament Syd Walker wants to know. Syd Walker sets his final problem Night Club: A cabaret show with Russ Morgan and his music in the Morgan manner Close down 2 AUCKLAND 1250k.c. 240m. 5. Op.m. Light orchestral and popular items 6.45 7. 0 7.45 8. 0 9. 0 9.20 40. 0 Announcements Orchestral "Search for a Playwright" (eépisode 6) Peep into Filmland, with " Billie " Swing music Hawaiian and popular melodies Close down