TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 15, 28 October 1927, Page 6

TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW

$ e . a », They Say: . .. What the breasts of two youthful and vadventurous young New Zealanders .. swelled with pride after an unexpected "snotor dtive. Dodging around one of «the bays, prowling for pirates, the came upon a painter. Liking the.look of their discovery, they tentatively drew ;, near and examined the elusive and loveay tints caught upon the canvas. Gain*ing courage, they even chatted a little, ; and when a perfectly good motor-car -rhappened along, which seemed to re- , semble the coach in which Cinderella travelled to the ball and lost her silver -.shoe, they accepted with rapture an --inyitation to get in. Gaily they bowl- , e@ along, rejoicing in their luck; and . it was not until an observant parent noticed their descent from the Vice- : regal car that they were aware that the gracious lady who had won their hearts was Lady Alice herself! That the Corinthic brings back to * New Zealand one who has long sojourned in the world beyond Mrs. Elmore, ‘after much travel in England and Europe, returns to the Dominion to visit . her father, the Dean of Dunedin. She ."is a notable artist, whose pastel work . in particular is exceptional for beauty of colouring and truthfulness. of por- _ traiture. That Mr. Charles Wilson’s lecturette at the opening of the Etching Exhibition was genial and illuminative, as was to be expected from such a source. Mr. lott, in his few words concerning the . art of etching in general and his own valuable collection in particular (now on ‘ exhibition) was vastly appealing, he be- " ing obviously a lover of beanty for its own sake and unaffectedly desirous of i generously sharing his appreciation and + knowledgé with his. fellow creatures " Another exponent of the gentle art of ‘ etching is Dr. Carbery, that cultured * citizen of the world, whose lurid and * forceful comments on the method of ’ creating those marvellous lights and . shadows delighted several of his for- * tunate friends. | Y | a ee Eee ene

‘Miss Dorothea Vautier, a well-known personality in dramatie circles, having won championship medals at various centres throughout New Zealand, has been appointed organiser of children’s sessions for YJYA, Wellington. Edncated at Sonning Girls’ College, Haimilton, and St. Cuthbert’s College, Auckland, Miss Vautier in 1922 obtained houours in the Trinity College examination in elocution, and also won the Shakespearean test at Wellington Jast vear against 29 competitors. Charleston By Wireless. A very young lady writes to ‘‘Dear Mrs. Radio" at 2YA in enthusiastic praise of the dancing lessons which are broadcast. She says that the house was tull-of visitors at the time, and that they all set about learning the Charleston., An Australian listener, in New South Wales, has written concerning Miss Bates: "We greatly appreciated the young lady’s efforts at teaching the therleston. per wireless. Unfortunately we were too late tuning your station, until we were told to step forward with he right foot and place all our weight *n ‘it, and so missed the announcement of the young lady’s name I know you ‘will convey to her our appreciation of ler novel item We have not much ‘hance of learning the Charleston away "Sere in the counirv, and I personally think this voutg ladv’s idea is clever." * PITRICCCETETTTLARERRRATT ESTER TERE TELEREREERERECEREE

Shakespeare and BrOadcasting. The technique of the broadcast play is mot just a matter of writing dialogue and getting people with decent voices to speak it It must in the absence of ecenery convey a sense of both place ‘and action in words that must have beauty of sound. In this connection it is interesting to read in an English journal an appreciation of Shakespeare as the best broadcast dramatist, for the reason that he sets his scene in his words as he proceeds. Where could one get a finer picture of the setting than in, say, *"The Merchant of Venice,’’ with the love scene which begins: *‘How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank--.’’ One sees the dreaming garden, the brilliant sky above, "thick-inlaid "with patines of fine gold," the breath of the -warm night breeze is on our cheek, while the immortal lines sooth our ear. What a perfect thing to broadcast, if only we could get the actors who. would do justice to them! Shakespeare was a lover of nature, and could never keep out of his action a running commentary setting the stage as he progressed. This care was necessi- | ‘tated by’ practically the same set of circumstances ss make a new technique necessary for radio drama. That is, the Elizabethan stage possessed no scenery, and no means for describing to the audience the locale of a drama, save by the crude method of displaying a placard. The skilful dramatist was forced, then, to make his dialogue do the job