SATURDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 34, 16 February 1940, Page 39

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NZ AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 7. 0 Daventry news 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Daventry news 10. O Devotional service, conducted by Rey. Geo. Heighway 10.15 Selected recordings 11. 0 "Music and Flowers" (4) Grover Cleveland, an outstanding American authority on Interior Decorating: " Flowers in the Office" 91.10 Selected recordings 12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1.0 District week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.15 Sports results 4.0 Daventry news | 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session, conducted by " Cinderella " 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Sousa Marches’; "The Alp Maid's Dream’ (Labitzky); "Pearls of Ibera" (Helmesberger); "Valse Caprice’ (Schimmelpfennig); "Autumn Leaves’’ (Brusso); "Under the Birch Tree’ (trad.); "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life’ (Herbert); "Mine Alone" (De Murcia); ‘Verdi Memories’ (arr. Woreh); "Momento Musicale’ (Mucci); "Caprice Viennois"’ (Kreisler); "St. Bernhard Waltz" (Swallow); "‘Berceuse’"’ (Gouod); "Ay-Ay-Ay’’ (Freire); "Dance of the lowers’ (Delibes), 6.55 Weather report 7. © NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPT. LES ge OFFICIAL WIRELESS 7.10 NEWS AND REPORTS 8.0 Recordings: Harry Horlick and hig Orchestra, "The Old Gipsy" (Hungarian Gipsy Air) 8.15 The Celeste Quartet "The Little Sunbonnet " "A Song Cycle" hy Hermann Lohr 8.20 Tessa Birnie (piano), "Bank Holiday" ... Moeran "Towing Path" ..... Ireland "Water Wagtail"; "Danse Negre" . Cyril Scott 8.32 Walter Brough (baritone), " A King’s Man" .... Hilliam "Sing Me a Song of a Lad That is Gone "; "A Banjo Song" .... Homer

8.43 Grace Adams East, American trumpet virtuoso, in a short recital 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 Weather report and station notices 9.25 Lynda Hastings (humorous sketches): "Poor, But Honest " " Chain-Store Daisy " 9.37 Philip Green and his Orchestra, "Savoy Community Medley" "Savoy Sea Song Medley " Debroy Somers 9.43 Ellalaine Terriss and Seymour Hicks in reminiscent mood It is not generally known that Seymour Hicks was once shipwrecked. It occurred while he was returning to London from an American tour. The confusion on deck was, of course, tremendous, for the water was rushing into the vessel. In the midst of the pandemonium a figure clad in pyjamas was seen emerging from the cabin Stairs, shouting angrily, "Steward, steward, there’s some water coming into my cabin!" It was Seymour Hicks. 9.51 The Shaftesbury Theatre Orchestra, "Crazy Days" Selection Mayer! 10. 0 Sports summary 10.10 Dance music 11.15 Close of normal programme. (During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. Daventry news: 11.30 p.m.) IY AUCKLAND 880k.c. 341m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Light music 7.0 After dinner music 8. 0 Variety Show, featuring at 8.30, "The Woman in White’; and at 9.0, "Soldier of Fortune" 10. O Finale 10.30 Close down j

| AY | WELLINGTON 570 k.c. 526 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7. O Daventry news 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9. 0 Daventry news 10. O Weather report for aviators 10.10 Devotional Service 10.25 Recordings 10.28t010.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory 10.45 "Music and Flowers": Talk by Mrs. Bert McDonald, Chicago Flower Stylist of international reputation: "Flowers in the Home" 12. 0 Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 4. 0 Weather report for aviators and week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Light musical programme 8.0 Sports results Recordings 3.28to3.30 Time signals 4. 0 Daventry news Sporls results 5. O Children’s session from the Exhibition Studio 5.45 DINNER SESSION: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Gavotte" (Thomas); "Estrellita" (Ponce); "Indian Bridal March’ (Siede); "Monika" (Kotscher); "China Doll Parade" (Zamecnik); "Tango Marina’ (Schmidseder); "From Near and Far’ (arr. Golz Hohne); "Song Without Words’ (Lohr); "Songs Without Words’ (Mendelssohn); "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes" (arr. Pothon); "Japanese Lantern Dance’’ (Yoshitomo); "Hungarian Quick Czardas Dances’; ‘Gallantry, Gavotte, Intermezzo" (Borchert); "Love Was Born Like a Wonder’ (Doelle); "Let's Make a Wish’ (Silvers); "Acclamation"’ (Waldteufel); "‘Vien- | nese Music Everywhere’ (various); "Gavotte" (Gossec).

6.55 Weather report 7. 0 OFFICIAL NEWS SERVICE ISSUED BY THE PRIME MINISTER’S DEPARTMENT. BRITISH OFFICIAL WIRELESS NEWS | 7.40 NEWS AND REPORTS | (approx.) 7.28 to 7.30 Time signals 8. 0 CONCERT PROGRAMME From.the Exhibition Studio, "Shows from the Past": Presented . by the Chorus Party, with Frank Crowther’s Orchestra 8.20 Recordings: London Piano Accordion Band "All Aahore se Ss i Hill 8.24 Elsie and Doris Waters (comediennes), MRM Re ne 6 cdg ew aoe Waters *Bert’s Darts Club Dinner " Waters 8.30 Arthur Young and Reginald Foresythe (two pianos), "Anything Goes " 8.37 Barnabas von Geczy and his Orchestra, "Free and Easy" Porschmann 8.40 Leslie Henson, Fred Emney and Richard Hearne (sketch), "The Riddle Scene" . Bolton 8.45 Popular solos and choruses with Frank Crowther’s Orchestra and the Chorus Party 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 Weather report and station 10. 0 Sports summary notices 9.25 DANCE PROGRAMME 10.10 Continuation of dance programme 10.28t010.30 Time signals 11.15 Close of normal progratame (During the war the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. Daventry news: 11.30) OAV WELLINGTON 840 k.c. 357m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m, Light musi¢e 7.0 After dinner music 8.0 Music for the Masses: A programme of light and popular classics solo and concerted vocal items with instrumental interludes 9. 0 Melody and humour, a programme introducing light variety recordings 410. O Fun for ail 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.

SHOWS FROM THE PAST will be presented by the chorus party with Frank Crowther’s Orchestra — From 2YA’s Exhibition Studio At 8.0 p.m. on Saturday, February 24

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SV CHRISTCHURCH 720k.c. 416m. | 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 7. O Daventry news 7.10 BREAKFAST SESSION 9.0 Daventry news 10. O Selected recordings 10.30 Devotional service 10.45 Selected recordings 11. 0 "Frills and Fashions," by Lorraine 11.10 Selected recordings 12. O Lunch music 12.30 p.m.. Daventry news 1.0 Week-end weather forecast 2. 0 Selected recordings 3.30 Sports resulls 4.0 Daventry news, followed by special weather report for farmers 4.30 Sports results 5. O Children’s session 5.45 DINNER MUSIC: : (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Schubert Walizes’; "Dreaming Bells" (Krome); "Bubbling Over" (Gibbons); "By The Sleepy Lagoon" (Coates); "My Lucky Day’ (Carste); "Arie" (Lotti); "Down The Mall’ March (Belton); "Vienna Maidens" (Ziehrer); "Marche Symphonique’ (Savino); "Mississippi" (Rodgers); "Danube Waves" (Ivanovici); "In a Persian Market" (Ketetbey); "Dolores" (Waldteufel); ""Moonbeams Dance" (Gibbons); "Wine, Women and Song" (Strauss). 6.55 Weather report 7.0 NEWS SERVICE 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.), " Orpheus in the Underworld " Pv Orteare is 58 tS Offenbach 8..8 Recordings: Denis King (baritone), "Song of the Vagabonds"; PATRIY & One yo ook. Friml 8.15 "One Good Deed a Day" A comedy sketch by George Edwards and Company Prospective good deeds now come thick and fast to that happy-go-lucky couple, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Lamb. You will remember that they must perform one good deed a day in-order to fulfil the conditions of their eccentric uncle’s will, and take possession of his very desirable £75,000, which will otherwise go to found a home for starving street-sparrows. So the daily good deed must be done. 8.30 3YA Orchestra, "An Evening in Toledo" Schmeling Serenade Spanish Dance 8.38 Harold Prescott (tenor), 8.60 3YA Orchestra, "Cannon Off the Cush" : Engleman "Manhattan Rhapsody " Thayer

Daventry news 9.20 Weather forecast and station notices 9.25 3YA Orchestra, " Firefly " Selection Friml 9.37 Recording: John Tilley (humour), "The Company Promoter " Tilley

9.45 9.51 9.57 10.15 11. 0 Charlie Kunz (pianist), "Kunz Revivals, No. 10" Gladys Moncrieff (soprano), "My Hero" .......; Strauss "Gipsy Moon" ... Borganoff The BBC Variety Orchestra, "Manhattan Moonlight " Alter 10. 0 Sports summary Dance music Close of normal programme. (During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. Daventry hews: 11.30 p.m.) SIVA CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 5. 0-6.0 p.m. Selected recordings » tt) 8. 0 8.30 10. 0 10.30 After dinner music A Tribute to Mozart ~ rea | concert, featuring at 30 he Brandenburg Concerto" (Bach) Favourite entertainers Close down

aly, DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. sine 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news 6.50 Weather report for aviators 7. 0 Daventry news

7.10 9. 0 10. 0 10.50 12. 0 BREAKFAST SESSION Daventry news Weather report for aviators Selected recordings "Bringing Up the Small Child" (6) by Mrs. C.’ E. Beeby Lunch music 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 5.45 Throughout the day: Running commentaries on the racing at the Dunedin Jockey Club’s meeting (relays ‘from Wingatui) Weather report for aviators Weather forecast Selected recordings 3.30 Sports results Daventry news 4.45 Sports resulte Children’s session, conducted by Big Brother Bill DINNER MUSIC: (Subject to interruption for Daventry news at 6.15 p.m.) "Marriage of Figaro" (Mozart); ‘Skies of Blue" (Kutsch); "The Gipsy Princess" (Kalman); * Nach Dem Balle"

(Czibulka); "An Old World Garden’; "The Playful Pelican’ (Yorke); "Héjre Kati’ (Hubay); "Liebst Du Mich?" (Schroder); "Le Plus Joli Reve’ (Arezzo); "An Evening With You" (Dubin); "Hungarian Dance No. 8" (Brahms); "None Bult Tue Weary Heart" (Tchaikovski); "‘Victor Herbert Melodies" (Herbert); ‘‘The Frolicsome Hare’ (Hope); "Mexicali Rose’ (Tierney); "Souvenir" (Drdla); "Intermezzo" (Coler-idge-Taylor); "Spanish Dance’ (Moszkowe ski). 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 Centennial celebrations Grand Scottish Concert (re lay from the Town Hall) 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 Weather report and s‘atien notices 9.25 Old Time Dance Programme by Ted Andrews and the Revellers’ Dance Band, with recorded interludes 10. 2 Sports summary 11.17 DANCE MEDLEY 11.30 Close of normal programme. (During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. Daventry news: 11.30 p.m.) aly DUNEDIN 1140k.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: "A Verbal Message"’ 9.0 Leaves from the Diary of a Film Fan 9.30 Band programme 10. 0 Merry and Bright 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.

DANSE MACABRE

February 24

LY Maine tat 7. Oa.m. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast Session 9. 049,15 (approx.) Daventry news 11.0 Reeordings 12. 0-2.0p.m. Luncheon session 12.30 Daventry news 5.0 Light music 5.30 Children’s session 5.45 Saturday Special 6.15 Daventry news 6.45 "One Good Deed a Day" 7.0 He-broadeast of official news 7.10 (approx.) After dinner music 7.30 Station announcements 8.0 Local results 8. 5 Shall we dance? 9.90 Daventry news 9.15 For the music lover 10.0 Close down Salk "etm aere 7. Oa.m. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 9. 0 Daventry news 9.10 Morning programme 10. 0-10.10 Weather report 12. 0 Luneheon programme 12.30 p.m, Dayentry news 2.0 Light recordings 3.0 Afternoon programme 4. 0 Daventry news 5. O Light variety 5.30 The Crimson Trail 6.0 Dinner music 6.15 Daventry news 6.40 After dinner programme 6.57 Station notices and weather report 7. © News service issued by the Prime Minister’s Department 7.15 en Parade 7.45 Effie Atherton, Bertha Willmott, Bobbie Comber, Leonard Henry and Company, present Cinderella’ 7.53 hantasy on "Side By Side" 8.0 Marek Weber and his Orchestra, and Paul Robeson (hass) 8.30 Cavalcade of the Empire 8.43 Unchanging favourites 9. 0 Daventry news 9.20 The Rich Uncle from FiJi 9.32 Old-time dance programme 10. 0 Close down

LOW In rebee Sen 7. Oa.m. Daventry news 7.10 Breakfast session 9, 0-9.15 Daventry news 11. 0 Light music 12. 0-2.0 p.m. Lunch session 12.30 5. 0 5.45 6. 0 6.15 6.30 6.45 7. 0 7.15 8. 0 8. 8 8.18 8.36 8.41 8.50 9. 0 9.20 9.31 10. 0 Daventry news Light music For the Children, featuring ‘‘Westward Ho!" "Carson Robison and his Pioneers" Daventry hews "The Japanese Househoy" Weather report and forecast for Hawke’s Bay Re-broadcast of Government news (approx.) "The Circle of Shiva" Concert session: Milan Symphony Orchestra, "Cinderella" Overture (Rossini) Vocal duets by Bernice and Naomi Mooney London Symphony Orchestra, "Fantasia on Sea-Shanties" Alexander Borawsky (PLANO, : garian Rhapsody" No. 4 (Liszt) Richard Tauber (tenor), "The Linden Tree," "‘Good-night’’" (BenYe. bert), "Serenade" (Strauus) Albert Sandler and his seid: "With Sandler Through Opera" Daventry news "The Crimson Trail’ Light music Close down QVIN sme te, 7. Op.m. Sports results 8. 0 8.10 8.35 9.15 2.30 10. 0 Programme of popular music concert programme "Singapore Spy" (10) Light music Dance programme Swing session Close down QW) WELLINGTON 990k.c. 303 m, 7. Qp.m. "You Asked For it": From 10. 0 listeners to listeners Close down P24 AUCKLAND 1250k.c, 240m, 1,O0p.m. Band music, vocal gems, light 2.20 4.30 5. 0 7. 0 7,30 8.0 orchestral and popular selections Hawaiian melodies, piano, piano accordion and organ selections Selections from the shows Light orchestral and popular numbers Sports results and comments: "Bill" Hendry Orchestral programme Dance session 12. @ Close down