Around The Nationals

New Zealand Listener, Volume 5, Issue 113, 22 August 1941, Page 24

Around The Nationals

peared in many places of recent years, since Miss Marsh firmly grasped her bootlaces and hitched herself up among the virtuosi of sudden death and mystery, It has been difficult to pick up a magazine and not find her mame on the literary page. Surfeit ot Lampreys, in fact, has almost brought about a surfeit of reviews of a Surfeit of Lampreys. But this month, to our knowledge, Miss Marsh had her first mention in Parliament, when the NBS annual report, tabled in the House, mentioned that her readings of the book before its publication had been, for New Zealattd, a broadcasting innovation. Station 1YA will broadcast another reading at 8.6 p.m. on Thursday, August 28. * a ae E have already had two days of Spring, and this pleasing fact seems to be commemorated in at least two of the five songs to be sung by Muriel Hitchings, soprano, in her studio recital with the NBS Orchestra from 2YA on Tuesday, August 26, at 8.29 p.m. They are "’Tis Time I\Think by Wenleck Town" by E. J. Moeran, and "Heffle Cuckoo Fair" by Martin Shaw. The latter takes its name from the Heathfield Fair, which begins on April 14, as this is regarded in southern England as the first day of spring. The signal for the opening of the fair is given by the Old Woman letting a cuckoo out of its basket. Miss Hitchings has been heard previously from 2YA, in programmes of ballads last May. £4 HE name of Ngaio Marsh has apaR a 3B THE week’s programme from 3YA ‘" from Sunday next is worth examination by listeners, Our list of performances by local artists from that station is an umusually long one. Too long, in fact, to put into this short Paragraph; but we have enough room to suggest that listeners look for themselves. It begins on the Sunday with Audrey Holdgate and L. E. Dalley, and this reminds us to remind Auckland listeners to watch for 1YA at’ 8.28 p.m. on Friday, August 29, when Mr. Dalley, who will be travelling next week, will sing from the Auckland studio. And, talking of tours, Ernest Empson’s has now reached the in stage, and he will play from 4YA at 8.21 pm. on Sunday next, August 24. ; * * * jt is curious that law-abiding people ‘" who, we are still optimistic enough to believe, comprise a good ninety per cent. of humanity-on our side of the ideological fence at least-should be so interested in crime and criminals. We don’t know quite why it is. It May simply be the normal curiosity of normal People about the abnormalities of the abnormal. There may be in it a touch of the "Lord I thank Thee that I am not as other men are." It may be the old Adam in us-or the Lord Peter Wimsey? Whatever is the motive, it is a safe wager that there will be many listeners tuning in to the talk, "Famous Trials," which Dunedin’s anonymous barrister will be giving from 4YA.on August 25, at 7.10 pm, .