SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 30, 19 January 1940, Page 39

SATURDAY

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JANUARY 27

NY AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 7. O0a.m.: BREAKFAST SESSION 9.0 Close down 10. 0 Devotional service, conducted by the Rev. George Jackson 10.15 Selected recordings 411.0 Kathleen chats with business girls 11.10 Selected recordings 12. 0 Running commentaries on the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting, relayed from Ellerslie 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) "In Indra’s Land" (Lincke); "Manhattan Moonlight" (Alter); "Eva’’ (Lehar); "Ye Merry Blacksmith’ (Belton); "Jugenliebe" (Alex); "Waltz from Vienna" (German); "Songs My Mother Taught’ Me" (Dvorak); "Roses of Picardy’ (Haydn Weod); "in Memory of Franz Schubert’; ""Waltz Memories’; "Juanita’ (Norton); "Manhattan Serenade’ (Aller); ‘Turkey in the Straw" (Hartley); "Willow Pattern" (Lowry); "Bells at Evening" (Williams); "Trepak" (Tchaikovski). 6.55 Weather report 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 8.0 CONCERT PROGRAMME Recordings: Eric Coates and Symphony Orchestra, "Cinderella:" A Fantasy Coates 8.14 Judith Glover (mezzo-con-tralto), "Lovely Things Are These" : Herbert and Brown "Shepherd’s Cradle Song" Arthur Somervell "The Mocking Fairy" . Keel "Bird of Blue" Edward German 8.26 Gwen Morris (juvenile violinist), "Mezurka" ..0..ceoses DGS "Old Refrain"; "Tiebesfreud" .... Kreisler

8.38 Eric McLellan (bass), "Spanish Gold"; "Tankerton Inn" ... Fisher "Consider and Hear Me" Wooler "Sunrise and Sunset" Spress 8.50 Recordings: Vincente Gomez (guitar), "Jangos de Cadiz" " Rosas" "Rapsodie Andaluza" | Reserved | Weather report and station notices 9.0 9.20 9.25 Recordings: Light Opera Company, Gems from "The Girl From BRE. ics icp tek eee "Fats" Waller (piano), "Star Dust" ... Carmichael "Keppin’ Out of Mischief Now" ...ceescccecee, Waller "The harmful little armful" of American radio has gained, solely through bis records, a wide public in this Dominion. Waller’s appeal is two-fold; he ranks among the greatest swing pianists, and he possesses an extraordinarily gay and vibrant personality. His high spirits stimulate, whilst his artistry delights; when he holds the balance evenly between these qualities the result is superb jazz. Incidentally, the wife of Thomas Waller never calls him ** Fats." 9.35 Jack Buchanan, with the Bruce Carfat Trio and Orchestra, "Flying Trapeze" Medley 9.43 Bar Trio, "T Hit a New High" McHugh "Tears in My Heart" Powsell 9.49 The Three Peters Sisters, "Everybody Step" ... Berlin "Let’s Break the Good News" Davis 9.55 Light Opera Company, Gems from "Very Good, . EL: spans ck eest eee 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 11.15 CLOSE DOWN 4 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Dance music AUCKLAND 880k.c. 341m. Light music 7.0 8. 0 8.16 8.30 8.45 9. 0 9.30 10. 0 410.30 After dinner music " Columbia on Parade" Music from the movies * Woman in White" Instrumental interlude "Soldier of Fortune" Musical comedy Variety corner Close down

AN WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526 m. 6.50a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28t0 10.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 10.45 "Music and Flowers": Talk by Grover Cleveland, an outstanding American authority on interior decorating: "Flowers in the Office " 12. O Lunch music 1. Op.m. Weather report for aviators and week-end weather forecast 3.0 Sports results 3.28t03.30 Time signals 4.0 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, relayed from our Exhibition studio 5.45 DINNER SESSION: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcasts) "The Merrymakers" (Eric Coates); ‘Serenade’" (Romberg); ‘‘Feierabend in Dorf" (Schimmelpfennig); "Songe d’Aulomne" (Joyce); "Under the Rainbow" (Waldteufel); "Molly on the Shore" (arr. Grainger); "The Song Is You’ (Hammerstein-Kern); ‘Ralph Benatzky Selection"; "‘There’s Something in the Air’ (McHugh); "Old Vienna Melodies" (Pollack); ‘‘Blauer Schmetterling" (Steinbacher); "Troika Drive’ (Winkler); "Vienna City of My Dreams’ (Sieczynski); "Spring" (Hildach); ‘"‘Soiree D’Ete’’ (Waldteufel); "Waltz of the Flowers’ (Tchaikovski). 6.55 Weather report

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 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME From the Exhibition studio: "Look and Listen." A merry mixture of songs, skits and sketches, presented from the National Broadcasting Service studio at the Wellington Centennial Exhibition, by a versatile company of New Zealand artists. A National Broadcasting Service production 9. 0 Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.26 DANCE PROGRAMME 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 Continuation of dance programme 11.15 CLOSE DOWN QVC WELLINGTON, 840k.c, 357m. 5. 0-6.0p.m. Light music 7. 0 After dinner music 8. 0 Classics for All: An hour of popular and light classical music, featuring solo and concerted vocal items, with instrumental interludes 8. 0 Stars of the Air 10. 0 More melody and humour 10.30 Close down All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission. These programmes are correct as we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air.

FANTASY IN MUSIC

Eric Coates will conduct a symphony orchestra in his own composition, "Cinderella: A Fantasy," which will be heard on Saturday, January 27, at 8 p.m. from 1YA Auckland.

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CHRISTCHURCH SY 720 k.c. 416m. 7. Oam. BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Selected recordings 10.30 Wevotional Service 10.45 Selected recordings 41. 0 [alk to women by " Margaret" 11.10 Selected recordings 12. O Lunch music 4. Op.m Week-end weather forecast 2.0 Selected recordings 3.30 4.30 Sports resulls 5. O Children’s session 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject ‘to interruption by re-broadcasts) "Maridana, Overture’ (Wallace); Appte Blossom intermezzu" (Siede); "The Dashing White Sergeant’; "What's A’ the Steer?" "Sherramuyrr farr. Wayle), "Follow Me Fleet © (tterlin); * Liebesgeschichten (Siede), "Waltzing Dott" (Poldini); "Thun der ana Lightning" (Strauss); Balle: Music’ from "‘Faust’ (Gounod), "Cross for Criss" (Foresylhe); "Angel's Serenade’ (Braga); "Frauentiebe Und Leben" (Franz von Blon); "Serenala Appassionata (Steiner); "March of the Yoys' (Herbert). "Valse Bluetle’ (Drigo and Auer); Love's Serenade" (Glan); "The Gnomes" /Rein hold); "Childhood Memories" (arr. Somers) 6.55 Weather report 7. 0 NEWSSERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 8.0 3YA Orchestra. Conductor: Will Hutchens (Mus. Bac), "Carnaval" Overture . Suppe 8. 8 Recording: Richard Tauber (tenor), "Roses of Picardy" .. Wood "Serenade". 2. : . Romberg 8.15 "One Good Deed a Day" A comedy serial by George Edwards and Company A light and airy seria! whereip the famous scouting slogan becomes the theme for a most entertaining story. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lamb tuust perforin one xood deed a day for twelve months in order to fulfil the conditions -of their late unecie’s will and take possession of a very desirable fortune of seventy-flve thousand pounds And, easy though it may sound in theory, there is some difficulty in finding this daily good deed. 8.29 38YA Orchestra, " Aquarium Suite" .. Mayer! Willow Moss Moorish Ido} Fantail Whirligig 8.41 Recording: Peggy Wood (soprano), "The Night Was Made For Love" "Try to Forget" .:.... Kern 848 3YA Orchestra, "The Fleet’s Lit Up" Selection a dis in hincaleie-goceniletias Ellis

9. 0 9.20 9.25 9.48 9.54 9.57 10.15 11.15 Reserved Weather report and station notices Recording: Mantovani and his Tipica Orchestra, : "Ragamuffin" Polka Rixner Lola Maries and Company in a Cockney sketch "Mrs. ‘Arris Says Good-bye ~ Recordings: Charlie Kunz (pianist), "Melody Masters" (No. 3) Frim| Turner Layton (tenor), "Cinderella Sweetheart " Dale New Mayfair Accordion Band, "Six Eight Selection" 10. 0 Sports summary Dance programme CLOSE DOWN HVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Selected recordings 7. 0 8. 0 9.30 10. 0 10.30 . After dinner music Symphony concert, featuring at 8.10 "Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15" (Brahmins), played by’ Artur Schnabel. ¢piano), and the London Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Georg Szell); and. at 9.6, "Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge" (Britten), played by the Boyd -Neel String Orchestra Classical recitals Favourite entertainers Close -down

AY /a\ DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6.50 a.m. Weather report for aviators 7. 0 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Close down 10. O Weather report for aviators Selected recordings 10.15 Devotional Service 10.50 "Bringing Up the Small Child" (2) by Mrs. C. E. Beeby 12. O Lunch music 12.30 p.m And at intervals: Running commentaries on the racing at the Forbury Park Trotting Club’s meeting (relay from Forbury Park) 1. O Weather report for aviators (re-broadeast from 2YA) Weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Sports results Classica] music 4. 0 Weather report and special frost forecast 4.30 Light musical programme 4.45 Sports resulls 5. O Children’s session, conducted by Cousin Molly 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption by re-broadcas*s) "Berliner Luft" (Lincke); ‘I Dream of the Puzzla"’ (Bruhne); "Skye Boat Song" (Law-son-Boulton); "Forget Me Not’ (Macbeth); "Bells of St. Mary's’ (Adams); "Mulquy Braes," ‘Cameron's Lilt’ Strathspeys, "‘Luggie Burn," "Merry Andrew’ Reels (arr Whyte); "Music from the Movies" (Louis Levy); "Aida. Grand March" (Verdi); "Fan tasy on the Rosary" (Nevin); "Church Vouse on a Spree" (Froeba); "A Fantasy in Blue’; "Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin); "Valse Triste’ (Vecsey); "Lord Macdonald's Reet, "Moray’s Rant" (arr. Whyte); "Do You See the Stars?’ (Bruhne); "Empire Builders Varch" (Bath); "Rumanian Sirba"’ (Trad.) 6.55 Weather report 7.0 NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS (approx.) 7.40 TALK by Don Miller: "Today’s Cricket Results " 8. 0 Light orchestral and ballad concert Recording: Symphonie Orchestra, "Lustspiel Overture " Kela Bela 8.10 Jean McLay (contralto), "Duncan Gray" .... Burns "He’s Aye Kissing Me" ,arr. Moffatt

8.16 Recordings: Ferde Grofe Orchestra, "Rondo Capriccioso " Mendelssohn "Waters of Venice" waltz von Tilzer "ye Real ve as Stach Ferde Grofe was the first to introduce orchestrations and scores for dance bands and in this "he was encouraged by Patil Whiteman. One of his outstanding achievements was the scoring of George Gershwin’s ** Rhapsody in Blue." Grofe was the original pianist with the Whiteman Band and he scored thousands ‘of works for the "King: of Jazz" during their association from 1920 to 1934. He is now a band leader in his own right. 8.26 John Charles Thomas (baritone), "The Farmer’s Pride" Russell "Children of Men" . Russell "Gwine to Hebb’n" .. Wolfe 8.35 London Symphony Orchestra, "From Meadow to Mayfair" EST re Coates In the Country (rustic dance) A Song By the Way (romance) Evening in Town (valse) 8.47 Jean McLay (contralto), "Four Ducks on a Pond" Needham "My Heart Is a Silent VioTah ; «ine eeas WO esse « ROM 8.53 Recordings: Marek Weber and his orchestra, "Song of Paradise" .. King "Columbine’s Rendezvous " Heykens 9. O Reserved 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 An old-time dance programme by Ted Andrews and. the Revellers’ Dance Band 10. 1 Sports summary 11.20 DANCE MEDLEY 11.30 CLOSE DOWN Gl. y 1140 k.c, 263m, 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Recordings 7. 0 After, dinner music 8. 0 Marie Antoinette 8.14 in modern mood 8.30 His Lordship’s Memoirs: The Vi« comte 9. O Leaves from the diary of a film fan 9.30 Band selections 40. O Merry and bright 10.30 Close down All programmes in this issue are copyright to The Listener, and may not be reprinted These programmes are correct as’ we go to press. Any last-minute alterations will be announced over the air.

January 2/7

aly INVERCARGILL 680 k.c. 441 m. 7. 0-9.15 a.m. (approx.) Breakfast ses11. 0 ‘ a RAS ay oy ou oaougoocoo sion Recordings 12. 0-2.0 p.m. lJ.uncheon session Light music Children’s session Saturday special Reserved "One Good Deed a Day" Re-broadcast of official news (approx.) After dinner music Station announcements Local results Shall we dance? Reserved For the music lover Close down SPOS ABE SAR ea ant 7. Oa. 9. 0 10, 0-1 12. 0 m. Breakfast session Morning programme 0.10 Weather report Luncheon music 12.30 p.m. Reserved 1. 0 a= & ‘ enosoooe -M Be , BBBS LS COORDS M rm Qn Noo 10. 0 Weather report Recordings Afternoon programme Reserved Variety "The Crimson Trail" Dinner music Reserved After dinner music News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department Spotlight parade Torchlight music Sowande and his Music Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees: "All Points West" Orchestra Mascotte, and Turner Layton (tenor) , Cavalcade of the Empire For the old folks | Reserved The Rich Uncle from Fiji | May I Have the Pleasure? Correct. tempo by Maxwell Stewart and his Ballroom Melody, Mantovani and his Orchestra for Dancing, with interludes by Harry Starr. Close down OV inl woe? SR. 7. 0-9 11, 0 12. 0-2 5. 0 5.465 6. 0 6.30 6.45 .Oa.m. Breakfast session Light music .Op.m. Lunch session Light music For the children, featuring ‘‘Westward Ho!" "Carson Robison and his Pioneers" "The Japanese Houseboy"’ Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay Summary of cricket results Re-broadeast of Government News (approx.) ‘Mittens’ Concert session: The Light Opera Orchestra, "Pirates of Penzance" Overture (Sullivan) Sidney Burchall (baritone), with male chorus, "Homeland," ‘"There’ll Always Be an England" Eugen Wolf and his Orchestra, "Supper in Vienna" Fantasy of melodies, by Suppe Alfred Cortot (piano) Queen’s Hall Orchestra, "Spanish Dances" (Granados) Reserved "The Crimson Trail" Light music Close down QYN cn "s — 7. Op 8. 0 .m, Light popular -music Concert programme

8.10 8.35 9.15 9.30 10. 0 "Singapore Spy" (6) Light music Dance music Swing session Close down [DV [WELLINGTON] ! 990 k.c. 303 m. 7. Op.m. "You Asked For It": From listeners to listeners 8.36 Music for dancing 10. 0 Close down |Z AUCKLAND 1250 k.c, 240m, 1. Op.m. Band selections, vocal gems, 2.20 3.40 pen " & ©coS oo piano and. piano-accordion items Humorous numbers, light popular and orchestral items, organ medleys Light vocal recordings, popular medleys, Hawaiian and Western songs Light orchestral and popular selections Sports resuits and comments: "Bill" Hendry Orchestral programme Dance session Close down