Revised Itinerary Of "Fred And Maggie's" Tour

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 28, 5 January 1940, Page 47

Revised Itinerary Of "Fred And Maggie's" Tour

HEN this issue of The Listener is in readers’ hands, the visit of "Fred and Maggie Everybody "’ to New Zealand will be half accomplished. (Due to holiday arrangements, this is being written not long after their arrival in Auckland.) Provided the itinerary remains unchanged, they will have visited Auckland, Rotorua, Waitomo Caves, Chateau Tongariro, Wanganui, Palmerston North and Wellington — including, of course, the Centennial Exhibition. Station 1ZB launched the first network broadcast of "Fred and Maggie" on Christmas night, and it was certainly a happy inauguration of their Radio Tour. It was handled with delightful informality by John Gordon, and opened with "Fred’s" familiar " Hullo, hullo, hullo, what’s going on here?" "Maggie" confessed to seasickness, but "Daisy Sproggins,’ whose natural voice sounded particularly pleasant, was eagerly anticipating the rest of the tour. January 4 should find the trio in Christchurch where, after a broadcast from 3ZB, they will appear on the stage of St. James’ Theatre. Next day they will travel to Dunedin by train, arriving at 4.18 p.m. Timaru and Oamaru listeners are invited to greet them at the train as they pass through, In Dunedin they will broadcast from 4ZB and appear at St. James’ Theatre.

Leaving next morning (Saturday), they will make a personal appearance at the Majestic Theatre, Timaru, on their way through to Lyttelton. By Sunday, January 7, they are due back in Wellington for their public farewell, which will be held at the Majestic Theatre at 8.15 on the same evening, This function bids fair to be a memorfable one. Should there be any reserved seats left when this issue of The Listener appears, it is suggested that early application be made for them at the D.LC, Among those taking part in the farewell will be Uncle Scrim, " Jill," Connie Morgan, Reg. Morgan, Barend Harris, the band of the Royal N.Z. Air Force, and, of course, " Fred,’ " Maggie" and "Daisy Sproggins" themselves. At 645p.m. on the same evening (January 7), "Fred and Maggie" will broadcast over the ZB network their impressions of New Zealand. Commencing at 9.30 p.m., portion of the public farewell will be relayed to all ZB stations. 2ZB will also broadcast the function between 8.15 and 8.45 p.m. In view of the fact that it became necessary to make considerable alterations to the itinerary as published in "The Listener" ‘of December 22, listeners should keep tuned in to their local ZB station for details of " Fred and Maggie’s" tour.