SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 19, 3 November 1939, Page 43

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IW AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. Oam. Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. H. Bond James 10.15 Selected recordings 11. O Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.10 Selected recordings 12. 0 Running commentary on Avondale Jockey Club’s Meet--ing, relayed from Avondale Racecourse | 41. Op.m. District week-end weather forecast 2.0 Selected recordings 3.15 4.30 Sports results 5. 0 Children’s session, conducted by " Cinderella " 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "La Tarantelle De Belphegor’ (Albert); "Blue Eyes’ (Mackeben); "‘From The Olu Country At Home’’ (Smetana); ‘‘Amorettentanze’" (Gungl); ‘"Variete’ Intermezzo (Charlie); ‘Four Indian Love Lyrics’ (Woodforde Finden); "‘Song Of Paradise’ (King); "Devotion" (Schumann); "Beautiful Spring" (Lincke); "Indian Mail" (Lamothe); ‘Stop Press; "Glow Worm Idyll" (Lincke); "Gipsy Sing For Me" (Meisel); "Tango Des Aveuzx’’ (Demaret); ‘Heartless’ (Meisel). 7. © NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 N.Z. Golf Championships (approx.) 7.158 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.40 TALK: "Oh, Law" -Legal sidelights from early N.Z., by Julius Hogben The second of a series of talks by Julius Hogben on curiosities of the law of New Zealand’s early days. Mr. Hog- ben is a well-known broadcaster who carries his weight of learning lightly and brightly. 8. O Concert programme, featuring THE ROYAL AUCKLAND CHOIR, conducted by Harry Woolley Recording: La Scala Theatre Orchestra, roe "La Boheme" Selection e Puccini 8. 8 The Choir, *" Down in Yon Summer Vale" Wood "The Great White Host" Grieg (Words translated by Percy Grainger) (Soloist: Les O’Leary) 8.14 Recording: Alexander Borow- _ ski (piano), "Concert Study in C Major" Borowski

8.17 Ailsa Nicholls (soprano), "Come Out, Come Out, My OES ~ .satcinecen Dessauer "A Memory".Goring Thomas "Go Down to Kew in Lilac SES dvs bom Graham Peel "June Music" ........ Trent 8.29 The Choir, "Deck Thyself, My Soul, with TN. eee er ee Bach "Hallelujak, Power and Glory" (from " Mount of Olives ") Beethoven Beethoven’s sense of hero-worship comes out in his oratorio ‘"‘ Mount of Olives," in which we see the Hero of Nazareth stand forth. The great "Hallelujah" chorus comes’ at the end and is deeply impressive. Under the magic pen of Beethoven, sacred music, in its highest form, came a pace hearer the heart of man. " Mount of Olives" is a marvellous, if daring conception of the man, Christ Jesus. 8.37 June Taylor (’cello), "Meditation" .... Massenet "Songs My Mother Taught Me? : nuda ccddeseascreorex "Elegie" .....+.. Massenet "Tarantella" ...e.:.. Squire 8.49 The Choir, "To Arms" ...... Maunder Plantation song: " Who’s Dat A-Calling?" .. arr. Robinson (Soloist: Les O’Leary) 9. O Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 Recordings: Light Opera Company, "Vocal Gems: ‘The Cat and the Piddle**..4.65%6..+ Rage 9.33 Grand Symphony Orchestra, " Intermezzo," " TritschTratsch" .. Johann Strauss 9.39 Leslie Henson, Heather Thatcher and Company, "A Warm Corner". Wimperis 9.45 Lucie Mannheim (light vocal) "JT Am Wax Within Your FAM ae ccvic ohn oe . Dalison "Mrs. Worthington ". Coward 9.51 Geraldo and his Orchestra, "Shall We Dance?" Selection Gershwin 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 Dance music by Johnny Madden and his Swing Kings, relayed from the "Peter Pan" Cabaret 10.45 Reserved 10.50 Continuation of dance music 11.15 CLOSE DOWN VW AUCKLAND I 880k.c. 341m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Music from the movies 8.30 "The Woman in White" 9.0 "Soldier of Fortune" 9.26 Variety show 10. O Further hilarity 10.30 Close down

ON WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings | 10.28to10.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 10.45 "Ships and Shoes and Sealing Wax" (2): A talk by Nelle Scanlan 12. O Lunchnusic 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators, week-end weather forecast and frost forecast for Canterbury and Otago 2. 0 Light musical programme 3.0 Sporis results 3.28t03.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 4.0 Sports results | 5.0 Children’s session rig | 5.45 DINNER SESSION: | (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "The Bartered Bride" (Smetana); "Clog Dance" (Fetras); "Norwegian Bridal Procession" (Grieg); "Pan And The Wood Goblins" (Rothke); "Dance Of The Comedians’’ (Smetana); "Flor Gitana"’ (Ferraris); "carmen" (Bizet); "A Gipsy Lament’ (Rode); "The Roses’ (Metra); ‘Valse Triste" (Sibelius); "Memory" (Wright); "Serenade" (Moszkowski); "To A Wild Rose" (Macdowell); "Die Fledermaus" (Strauss); ‘Patience’ (Sullivan). 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS Results of the N.Z. Golf Championships (re-broadcast by the National stations) 7.28to7.30 Time signals 8. 0 CHIMES "Coronets of England": The Life of Mary, Queen of Scots (episode 4) 8.28 From the Exhibition Studio: Hoffmeister’s Hawaiian Quintet, "Hawaii Sing to Me" — Mills "Cuban Love Song" Stothart "Sophisticated Hula" Bright "Hawaiian Honeymoon" Stiffler "Pagan Love Song" . Brown 8.39 "The Circle of Shiva" A thrilling story of an Indian secret society (episode 4) Wherein Teddy Fitzgerald, commonly known as " Fitz," of the C.LD., attacks a powerful Indian secret society, the Shiva Somaj, or Circle of Shiva.

9.20 10.10 10.45 10.50 11.30 From the Exhibition Studio: Hoffmeister’s Hawaiian Quintet, "For You A Lei" .... Noble "Hula Blues" ...... Noble "Roses of Waikiki" "It’s Hard to Say Good-bye" Hoopii Reserved Weather report and station notices Old time dance programme, by the 2YA Old Time Dance Orchestra, conducted by Frank Crowther Compere: Fred Barker Vocalist: Les Stapp 10. 0 Sports summary Continuation of old time dance Reserved Continuation of old time dance CLOSE DOWN QVC Mione Sem 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 2 0 ‘8. 0 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music ‘In Quires and Places Where They Sing." A programme of solo and concerted vocal items, with instrumental interludes, This programme features, at 8.41p.m., " Missa Solemnis" (Boezi), sung by the a of Chappel Giulia, St. Peter’s, ome " Variety Calling," an hour of light variety recordings Melody and humour Close jown

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5 y 720 k.c. 416 m. 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. -0 Talk to women by "Margaret" 11.10 Selected recordings 12. 0 Relay from _ Riccarton of Canterbury Jockey Club’s Meeting Lunch music 1. Op.m. Week-end weather forecast ‘8. O Selected recordings 3.30 Sports resulis 4.30 Sports results 6. 0 Children’s session: " Bee Man, Just Ourselves, Eyes of the World" 6.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Suite Of Serenades’ (Herbert); "Dance Of The Merry Mascots’ (Ketelbey); "Kiss Me Again’ (Herbert); "Fairies In The Moon" (Ewing); "Kerry Dance’ (Molloy); "L’aAmour’ (Lubbe); "Echoes From The Puszta’" (Ferraris); "Serenade From ‘Frasquita’’’ (Lehar); ‘Nicolette’ (Van Phillips); "Autumn Song" (Tschaikovski); ‘"Nightflier" (Manat); "Hungarian Airs’ (LivschaKoff); "Moss Rose" (Bosc); "La Mascolie" (Audran); ‘"‘Jalousie’’ (Gade). 7.10 N.Z. Golf Championships 7. 0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS AND REPORTS 8. O Recordings: London Palladium Orchestra, "Chu Chin Chow" Selection Norton 8. 9 Robert Howe (baritone), "The Fortune Hunter" Willeby "The Little Dutch Garden" Oliver 8.15 "One Good Deed a Day." A comedy serial by George Edwards and Company Should Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lamb default in their performance of one good deed a day, that very desirable seventy-five thousand pounds will go to found a home for starving street sparrows. So stated their uncle’s will. Now, Roger and Elizabeth, what is to-day’s good deed to be? 8.28 Recording: Orchestra Mascotte, "Over Land and Sea" 8.34 "Coronets of England": The Life of Charles II., the Merry Monarch (episode 25) : : : 9. O Reserved 9.20 Weather forecast and station notices 9.26 Recordings: Jay Wilbur and his Band, " Alexander’s Ragtime Band" Selection ...... arr. Wilbur

9.31 9.34 9.40 9.54 Donald , Thorne (organ solo), "Nola eee ee eee ee ee Arndt The Merry Macs (vocal), "Chopsticks" ...... Daniels "Ta Hu Wa-Hu-Wai". Noble "The Ogboddy’s Outing." A comedy sketch featuring Mabel Constandurous. (The scene is set in the Ogboddy’s kitchen.) A BBC production Chorus and Orchestra directed by Jay Wilbur, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" ....+ee.e. Churchill 10. 0 Sports summary

10.15 10.45 10.50 11.15 Modern dance programme to music by Tut Coltman’s Australian Swing Band Reserved Resumption of modern dance programme CLOSE DOWN SVU tite some 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 8. 0 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music Symphonic programme, featuring, at 8.4, "Symphonic Variations " (Cesar Franck), played by Walter Gieseking and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood; at 8.29, **Symphonie Espagnole, Op. 21" (Lalo), played by Yehudi Menuhin and Orchestre Symphonique de Paris; and at 9.10, "Symphonie Fantastique" (Berlioz), played by symhony. orchestra conducted by jerre Monteux Favourite entertainers Close down

| ANY DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 Physical exercises 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 40. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 10.50 Talk to women by " Margaret"

12. 0 Lunch music 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators Weather forecast 2. O Selected recordings 3.30 4.45 Sports results 5.0 Children’s session, conducted by Cousin Molly 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Crown Diamonds" (Auber); "Danse Orientale’ (Glazounoff); ‘Gaiety Echoes’ (Caryl Monckton); ‘"‘The Clock is Playing" (Blaaw); ‘Classica’ (arr. Ewing); ‘Kho- | wantchina" (Moussorgsky); "Le Rosita" (Dupont); "Don Giovanni’ (Mozart); ° ‘Dance | of the Waves’’ (Catalani); "On Wings of Song" (Mendelssohn); "Neath sunny Skies’ Medley. 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFAL WIRELESS NEWS

7.10 New Zealand Golf Champion(approx.) ships (from 2YA) 7.16 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.40 TALK: Don Miller, " To-day’s Cricket Results " 8.0 LIGHT ORCHESTRAL AND BALLAD CONCERT Records: The New Mayfair Orchestra, "Mr. Whittington" Selection Newman 8.10 A. J. H. Jeavons (baritone), -FO-MOLraW..-.: 34% 40s "O Golden Sun",, Freebey 8.16 Record: The Plaza Theatre Orchestra, "The Three Bears" . Coates "J should be the last person to agree that there is no room for improvement in either s¥ncopated music or the way it is played; yet it is because I believe that there are great possibilities in syncopated music that: I wrote ‘The Three Bears," said Eric Coates six years ago. He went on: "Up to that time I had been sceptical of jazz, but the work received such an enthusiastic welcome from listeners, and I liked it so much in its new form that I composed ‘The Three Bears’ expressly for the purpose of being played by a syncopated band." 8.24 Dora Drake (soprano), "Time, You Old Gipsy Man" Besly "Silver" . Armstrong Gibbs "The Maiden" ...... Parry "Sweet Chance That Lead My Steps Abroad" ...... Head 8.33 Records: Ketelbey’s Concert Orchestra, "Three Fanciful Etchings " Ketelbey 8.49 A. J. H. Jeavons (baritone), "Eldorado," " Eleanore " Mallinson 8.54 The Orchestre Raymonde, "Merrie England Dances " German 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 Dance music 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 Dance music 10.45 Reserved 10.50 Dance music 11.15 CLOSE DOWN aly ~* DUNEDIN 1140 k.c, 263m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. O After dinner music 8.0 "Lorna Doone" 8.16 ‘ Modern Mood" 8.30 "His Lordship’s Memoirs’: "An Extradition Order" 9. 0 "Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan" 9.30 ‘Musical Comedy by the Bands "™ 10. 0 "Merry and Bright" 10.30 Close down

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a\ y 680k.c. 441 m. 7. Oa.m. Breakfast session 9. 0-10.0 Morning programme 41. 0 Reeordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Luncheon session 5. O Light music 6.30 Children’s session 5.45 Saturday special 6.15 Reserved 6.45 "The Rich Uncle from Fiji" 7. 0 Re-broadcast of official news 7.10 (approx.) Re-broadcast of N.Z. Golf Championships 7.20 (approx.) After dinner music; 7.30, Station annonncements 8. 0 Local results 8.5 Shall- we dance? 9. O Reserved 9.15 For the music lover 10. 0 Close down IS Y/AR?) GREYMOUTH 940k.c. 319m. 7. Oa.m. Breakfast session 8. 0 Morning programme 9.45 Reserved 10. 0-10.10 Weather report 12. 0 Luncheon music 12.30 p.m. Reserved 41.0 Weather report 0 Recordings QO Merry tunes 4. 0 Reserved 5. 0 Merry melodies 6.30 The Crimson Trail 6. 0 Dinner music 6.15 Reserved 6.30 After dinner music 7.0 News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department 7.10 (approx.) New Zealand Golf Championships 7.20 Spotlight parade 7.30 The Life of Cleopatra 7.54 The Plehal Brothers (harmonica duet): ‘‘Beer Barrel Polka," *" Muziky, Muziky " 8. 0 Orchestre Raymonde and Patrick Colbert (bass) 8.30 Cavalcade of the Empire 8.46 Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra, playing ‘* Les Preludes "’ (Liszt) QO Reserved 9.20 "The Rich Uncle from Fiji" 32 May I have the pleasure? Correct dancing tempo by Joe Loss with his orchestra, and Maxwell Stewart and his Baliroom Melody, with interludes by the Street Singer 10. 0 Close down OW) tie en. 7. 0-9.0 a.m. Breakfust session 41. O Light music’ 42. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 6. O Light music 6.45 For the children, featuring ‘""Westward Ho!" 6. 0 ‘Carson Robison and His Pioneers" 6.15 ‘The Japanese Houseboy " 6.45 Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay 7. O Re-broadcast of Government News 7.10 (approx.) N.Z. Golf Championships results 7.15 (approx.) ‘* Mittens" s. O Concert session 8. 2 New York Philharmonic Orchestra, "Lohengrin — Prelude to Act III." (Wagner)

Vocal duets by Herbert Thorpe ead Foster Richardson 8.30 The New Symphony Orchestra 8.50 Guila Bustabo (violin) 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 "The Crimson Trail" Light recitals Close down AVN sane mm. 10. 0 7. Op.m. Light music 8. 0 8.10 8.35 9.15 10. 0 ‘ Concert programme "Grand Hotel" (episode 8) Popular music Dance music Close down AVIDMEELIN STON 8.30 10. 0 7. Op.m. ‘"‘ You Asked For It": From Listeners to Listeners Music for dancing Close down 2 AUCKLAND 1250 k.c. 240m. 2.20 3.20 4.40 7. 0 7.30 8. 0 12. 0 1. Op.m. Band music, vocal gems, piano medleys and light orchestral selections Piano accordion, light vocal and organ selections Light popular and orchestral numbers Organ medleys, light orchestral and popular selections Sports results: " Bill" Hendry Vocal and instrumental items Dance session Close down