MONDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 26, 22 December 1939, Page 17

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NY AUCKLAND) 650k ¢. 462 m. 7. Oa.m. BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Selected recordings 10. 0 Combined service, relayed from Pitt Street Methodist Church, conducted by the Rev. E. T. Olds Preacher: Dr. Alexander Hodge. Organist: Albert Bryant 11. O Anglican service, relayed from St. Mary’s Cathedral Preacher: His Grace Archbishop Averill. Organist: Edgar Randall 12.15 p.m. Selected recordings 1.0 DINNER MUSIC: "Chal Romano’ (Kelelbey); ‘Bolero in D Major’ (Moszkowski); "Allegro" (Fiocco); "Children of Spring’ Waldteufel); "Slavonic Dances" (Dvorak); "Hora Stacato" (Dinicu); "Intermezzo ( Coleridge-Taylor ); " Passion Rose" (Lehar); "The Faithful Hussar’ (Frantzen); "Cavatina"’ (Raff); "An Eastern Wedding’ (Josef Prychistal); "In a Country Lane" (Coates); ‘‘Lilac Time’ (SchubertClutsam); "Rose Marie" (Frimnt). 2. 0 Selected recordings 5.30 Children’s song service 7.0 Selected recordings 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME: Recordings: The London Palladium Orchestra, "The Rose" (Potpourri of English Melodies) 8.10 Descriptive presentation: "An English Christmas " Christmas Eve, Christmas Morning 8.18 Paul Robeson (bass), "Mary Had a Baby," "Bear De Burden" *" All God’s Chillun "

arr. Jackson James Douglas once wrote in the London Daily Express: "Il went into Drury Lane Theatre to hear Paul Robeson singing negro spirituals. For nearly two hours he transfigured the packed house of worldlings with mystical emotion, We sat there in a trance of noiseless ecstasy as he touched our heart strings with his marvellous voice. We laughed and wept, He broke our hearts with beauty. We applauded until we were weary, and we made him sing till he was weary, 1 have ‘ever seen a more unsated audience." 8.24 Marek Weber and his Orchestra, "Potpourri of Christmas Carols" .......... arr. White 8.30 "The Radio that Hitler Fears": This amazing presentation is the story of the secret "Liberty Station" in Germany, which Hitler cannot locate 8.45 "Ravenshoe": Dramatisation of the famous novel by Henry Kingsley, presented by George Edwards and Company 9.0 Reserved

9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 "I Remember": A programme of musical entertainment of forty or fifty years ago An ideal Christmas _ programme of old songs and tunes arranged and introduced by the BBC Midland Regional Director, Percy Edgar (A BBC Production) Percy Edgar writes: ‘ The old and the middle-aged people like to be reminded of the happier periods of their youth, and the prevalence of music-making in the home was for a great many, as it was for me, one of such periods. Secondly, the younger generation derives an unholy glee — perhaps a sense of super- | iority (unfounded, I believe) — in hearing some of the tunes its parents enjoyved. Will the younger generation be as staunch in its loyalty to the tunes of nen youth as its parents have been to t e rs?"

9.55 Recordings: Charles Renard and his Orchestra, with vocal quartet, "Nursery Rhymes Fantasy " arr. Renard 10. O Favourites old and new 11.0 CLOSE DOWN 4 AUCKLAND | 880 k.c.- 341m. ! 6. Op.m. Selected recordings 8.30 "Christmas Cheer," introducing at 8.38, Bransby Williams and Company in, "A Dickens Christmas "; at 9.8, " Christmas in the Rockies," the Rocky Mountaineers; and at 9.36, Robinson Cleaver (organist), playing, "A Christmas Medley " 10. 0 Close down

1y/ WELLINGTON || 2 i\ 570 k.c. 526 m. 12. 0-1. Oa.m. Midnight Mass _ relayed from St. Gerard’s Redemptorist Church 1.30 CLOSE DOWN 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7. 0 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Selected recordings 10. 0 Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional service 10.25 Recordings 10.28 t010.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 12. 0 Selected recordings 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators DINNER SESSION

2.35 "Unimportant People" A seasonal play by the New Zealand author, W. GraemeHolder Produced by the National Broadcasting Service Selected recordings Progress reports on play in the Plunket Shield Cricket Match, Wellington v. Auckland, will be broadcast at 2.45, 3.15, 3.45, 4.45 approx., and 6.0 p.m. 3.28t03.30 Time signals 6.15 Special children’s song service, conducted by Uncle William Reserved

6.30. Selected recordings (approx.) 6.45 Summary of the day’s play in the Plunket Shield Cricket Match, by J. Reid 6.55 Weather report 7.0 CHIMES: "H.M.S. Pinafore, " or "The Lass That Loved a Sailor " 8.15 Band programme with Ballad interludes Recordings: Band of H.M. _ Grenadier ‘Guards, " Christmas Time in Merry Piriwlana is -i6-s 060%: Bennett Band of H.M. Coldstream Guards, "Zampa" Overture .. Herold Berlioz had a very poor of his fellow-countryman, Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, the composer of **Zampa.-"’ He accused him of having no style of his own, combining in his music’ something. borrowed from France, Germany, and Italy to produce what Berlioz called "purely Parisian music"; and of this opera he’ said, "the banging of the big drum at the end is so continuous and furious: that one is tempted to take to one’s heels." The world does. not. share that verdict, at least of the Overture, 8.29 "Songs That Have Sold a Million " Sung by Webster Booth, Foster Richardson and Dorothy Clarke 8.37 Munn. and Felton’s Works Band, "Slavonic Rhapsody " Friedmann Amington Band, "Merrie England" Sélection German 8.49 Millicent Phillips (soprano), "Lo, Here the Gentle Lark" Bishop "La Capinera" ... Benedict 8.55 Grand Massed Brass Bands, "Song of the Marines" arr.. McKenzie 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 "Presenting Alec Templeton" 9.40 Nelson Eddy (baritone), "Four Indian Love Lyrics," by Amy Woodforde-Finden 9.52 Recital with the BBC Variety Orchestra, with Reginald Foort at ‘the BBC Theatre organ: "Curtain Up" (from "Ballerinn. Suite?) -siicvinsn Wood "Lulworth Cove" .. Shadwell " Seville" (from of Romance") .. Haydn Wood 40. 1. Selected recordings 11.30 Reserved 11.45 Selected recordings 12. 0 CLOSE DOWN 2, y 840k.c. 357m. 6. 0-8.30 p.m. Selected recordings 8. 0 Chamber music hour, featuring at 8.24 * Piano Quintet in A Major" Op. 81 (Dvorak) 9. O Popular classics 10. 0 Close down

... RULER OF THE QUEEN'S NAVEE... The first Sea Lord was nothing but a nautical nuisance when Gilbert and Sullivan wrote their merry "H.M.S. Pinafore." Tune in to 2YA Wellington at 7 p.m. on Christmas Day for this delightful light opera

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BY CHRISTCHURCH 720 k.c. 416m. 7. Oam. BREAKFAST SESSION (re-broadeast 2YA) 9. 0 Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional Service: Rev. J. D. C. Madill 11.0 Selected recordings 1. Op.m. DINNER MUSIC: "The Sicilian Vespers" (Verdi); "Dream Waltz" (Frais); "Zinetta’ (Geehl); "La Serenade" (Metra); "Serenade Espagnole’’ {Chaminade-Kreisler); "Faust Ballet Music" (Gounod); "Nightingale in the Lilac Bush" (Krome); "Melodies About Chopin" (Melichar); ‘‘Vineta Bells" (Lindsay); "A Dream After the Ball" (Translateur); "Chanson de Nuit’ (Elgar); ‘‘Viennese Birds of Passage" (Translateur). 2.0 Selected recordings 2.30 Progress reports of Plunket Shield cricket match throughout the afternoon-Otago vy. Canterbury 8.0 Rosario Bourdon and his Orchestra, assisted by Vivian Della Chiesa, lyric soprano from the Chicago Opera Company, and Thomas L. Thomas, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera 3.30 Selected recordings 5.30 Children’s Song Service conducted by Rey. L. Farquhar Gunn, assisted by Miss Nita Pilkington 6.15 Selected recordings 6.55 Weather report 7.0 Review of day’s play in Plunket Shield cricket match 7.15 Selected recordings 7.30. Carol Service relayed from the Christchurch Cathedral 8.30 Recordings: (approx.) The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin, "Christmas Fairies" OverLUPO Scdiscoecesvass Pfitzner 845 Derek Oldham (tenor), "Now Sleeps The Crimson Sggteeneenpa nt pe se Quilter 8A8 The London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Romeo’s Reverie and Fete of the Capulets" ... Berlioz Despite what may be said to the .contrary, Old Russia had certain advantages for some people. When Berlioz visited St. Petersburg he had what he called one of his red-letter days — the performance of his "Romeo and Juliet." He found no wretched bargaining, no limitation of rehearsals there. He asked General Guedeonoff, "How many rehearsals can Your Excellency allow me?" " How many ?. Why, as many as you want. They will rehearse until you are satisfied." And they did. 9.0 Reserved 5 These Programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air, All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission. a |

Weather report and station notices Music from the Metro-Gold-wyn-Mayer fantasy: "The Wizard of Oz" Favourites, old and new CLOSE DOWN SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c, 250m. 6. Op.m. Light music 8. 0 "Maybe it has Happened "*: A Melodrama in vocal tempo 8.29 8.39 8.47 8.50 57 4 -10 -17 21 -30 50 "Blossom Time" vocal gems Jascha Heifetz Comedy Harmonists Billy Mayerl, playing world’s largest grand piano John McCormack (tenor) "South of the Alps" Suite Miliza.Korjus (soprano) Handel in the Strand Ballads of Yesterday (No. 1) The Crimson Trail Glasgow Orpheus Choir Silent Night, Holy Night Close down

NV DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50 a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. O Selected recordings 10. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 11. O Ante-Communion Service relayed from St. Paul’s Cathedral. Organist: E. H. Heywood, F.R.C.O. 11.45 Selected recordings 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators 1.10 DINNER MUSIC: "The Leek’ Selection (Middleton); "Underneath the Lilac Tree’ (Schubert-Berte); "Born to Dance’ Film Selection (Porter); "El Relicario" (Padilla); ‘Love and Spring" Waliz (Waldteu/fel); "‘Charm of the Valse" (arr. Winter); "Love's Call" (Scharf); "Tritsch-Tralsch" (Strauss); ‘Songs Without Words’ (Mendelssohn); "Intermezzo" (Strauss); "Little Flatterer’’ (Eilenberg); "Offenbachiana" (arr. Finck).

2.0 Selected recordings 4.0 "A Christmas Carol." A dramatisation of the ever-popular work by Charles Dickens 5.0 Children’s session, conducted by Big Brother Bill 5.45 Selected recordings 8.0 The Charles Brill Orchestra, * Soirees Musicales " Rossini-Britten 8.12 The Madrigal Singers, "My Bonny Lass She MMIC i oe Vex Morley "Fair Phyllis I Saw" Farmer "Willy, Prithee go to Bed" Ravenscroft 8.18 Raie da Costa (piano), " Pierrette," "Witches’ Dance" Chaminade 8.24 The Boston Promenade Orchestra, "‘ Bacchanale" ("Samson and Delilah" ballet music) Saint-Saens 8.32 Lotte Lehman (soprano), in songs by Schubert, "Impatience " "To Be Sung on the Waters " "Take Thou My Greetings " "Sunset Glow " j 8.45 Fritz Kreisler (violin), "Tambourin Chinois" Kreisler " May Breeze" Mendelssohn 8.53 The Decca Light Symphony Orchestra, "A Children’s Suite" . Ansell Fairy Doll Punchinello The Box of Soldiers 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 "Allen Roth and the Symphony of Melody " Music in the manner of Roth, who 1s recognised as one of the greatest conductors of popular modern music. Hear his arranging in a style that is filled with distinction-orchestration that takes favourite melodies of to-day and yesterday and turns them into sparkling symphonic gems. 10.0 Hour of modern dance music by the bands of Jack Hylton and Brian Lawrence, with vocal interludes by Vera Lynn 11. 0 CLOSE DOWN GVO psateys 1140 k.c, 263m. 6. 0 Selected recordings 8.0 Hits of the day 8.15 Recorded play: " The Rajah’s Heirs loom " 8.42 Musical moments 9. 0 Grand opera 0. 0 Close down

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aly INVERCARGILL 680 k.c. 441 m. 41. Oa.m.-1.0 p.m. A Merry Christmas 2.0 2.30 3. 0 In festive mood Celebrities at the piano "Sing As We Go": A presentation of your own favourite vocalists, | singing your own favourite Songs | 3.30-4.0 Concert by H.M. Grenadier 6.30 7. 0 8. 6 8.30 8. © 9.30 10. 0 Guards Band This glad Christmas time After dinner music (7.80, Station announcements) Christmas Music from "The Messiah" "The Town Mouse and the Country" Mouse " Reserved "The Fol de Rofs": Entertainment by a famous English concert party Close down

S974 GREYMOUTH 940k.c. 319m. 12. 0-1.30p.m. Dinner music 12.30 Reserved 5.30 Children’s session: The Legends of Umbopo 6. 0 Christmas cheer programme 7. 0 Light music 7.30 Silas Marner 7.42 London symphony Orchestra in "Concerto Grosso in G Minor" (Christmas Concerto) (Corelli) 7.68 ‘Who's Hooper? ": Book by Fred Thompson; lyrics by Clifford Grey; | music by Howard Talbot and Ivor Novello 98. O Reserved 9.20 When you and I were young 9.46 Stars of the air 410. 0 Close down

OV in) ratte Ben. 41. Oa.m.-1.0 p.m. Selected recordings 2 0-4.0 Afternoon concert session 7. 0 After dinner music 6.30 Miscellaneous recordings 8. 0 Evening concert session; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, " Academic Festival Overture" (Brahms) 8.11 Marion Anderson (contralto) 8.19 "Cavalcade of Famous Artists" 8.36 London Philharmonic Orchestra, ‘" Festivo-Tempo di Bolero" (Sibelius) 8.46 Oscar Natzke (Dass) 9. 0 Reserved 8.20 Henry Croudson (organ) 9.26 Tino Rossi (tenor) 9.82 The Albert Sandler Trio 9.61 "Waitz of the Flowers," from ae Suite" (Téhalkovski) 10. 0 Close down

AYA Zs 35 oer. 7. Op.m. Light music 8. 0 9. 0 9.15 9.30 10. 0 Concert programme: "The Village Goncert." A BBC recorded programme "The Circle of Shiva" (17) Humorous interlude Light music Close down QV DE bts Sim 7. Op.m. Rhapsodies in rhythm 7.35 7.45 8.28 a) : 9.15 9.30 10. 0 Personal Column Sing as we go "The Woman in White" Aerotones "His Last Plunge" Black and white studies: A session of keyboard rhythm Let’s Make it a Party Close down

(O20) AvEKease 10. Oa.m. Special Christmas session 10.30 12. 0 Orchestral items, ballad memories, organ selections, Stephen Foster melodies Luncheon music 2. Op.m, Selections from the shows and 8. 0 musical comedies Piano, piano accordion, light vocal and miscellaneous selecti6ns 4.406.0 Rand music and selections for 7. 0 7.45 8. 0 8. 0 the young folks Orchestral and instrumental numbers "Lorna Doone" Concert hour Past and present favourites 10. 0 Close down