Across the Tasman

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 19, 22 November 1929, Page 2

Across the Tasman

Impending Broadcasts , " ITH the visit of the English cricket tearh while on its way to New Zealand, and with the selection of an eleven to tour Dngland, the current cricket season in Australia will be an outstanding one. Cricket enthusiasts. in New Zealand will be pleased to know that the A,B.O. has arranged for descriptions of all the international and inter-State matches to be. broadcast, The first match of the’ season to bé described in: Sydney this year at alternate periods through 2BL and 2FC will be the game played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on November 22 between the M.C,C. team and New South Wales. HE revue to be presented by the Humphrey Bishop Company from 8LO on November 20 will. be relayed from 2FC. For a light, clever revue there are few who can: surpass: this well-known musical comedy company, and its entertainment: should prove very acceptable to all classes of Listeners. BRUNTON GIBB, whose sketch ‘The Stepmother" will be broadcast from 2BL on November 20, is very popular umong’ listeners. for his skilful character studies. He was a member: of the "Anzac Coves" formed by General Birdwood, and he took part in a command performance at Buckingham Paluce, He has also played in the works of Shakespeare, Sheridan and Shaw, and his realistic "type" impersonations in his broadcast plays have made him a universal favourite. . AMONG the most popular items of the Australian broadcast . programmes are the cleyer skits on everyday life which are frequently given by "The Tatlers," a well-known light comedy company. Its next performance, which will be broadcast from 3LO-on November 22, is a very amusing sketch which will acquaint listeners with a few of the "Trials of a Theatrical Agent." AN enjoyable programme consisting of character studies from Dickens will be presented by Frederick Whit‘low from 8LO on November 28, Mr. Whitlow, who recently toured Australia and New Zealand, has had much theatrical experience both in Hngland and America. He spent several seasons with the H’ B. Irving Company in London, and was also cast for the role of Svengali.in the London production of "Trilby." N the radio play "The Tomb of Osiris’ to be broadcast from "The Little Theatre’ through station 2FC on the evening of Thursday, November 21, the Sydney University Players, in collaboration with Mr Laurence Halbert, will present what is likely to be their most successful production to date, ‘The play, which has been speciWy written for radio production by John Pickard, one of the cast, is divided into two acts, each act containing two scenes. -The scene of the first act ‘s laid in Ancient Egypt, in the times of the Great Pharaohs. The second uct, however, takes place in modern

times, the climax taking place inside th tomb gf Osiris.‘ This play, which i brilliantly written; is said to be a mas: | terpiece of atmospheric effects, and New Zealand listeners should make an effort to listen-in on the night of its presentation. (ecIL MORRISON’S dance band will play in a very unique setting on November 20, when-a brondeast of its mysic will be given through 2FC from the new Dutch liner Nieuw Holland, Between dance numbers this modern vessel will be described by the announcer, and. ‘a .very~ interesting broadeast should result. Miss NORA HILL, who will be heard from 2BL on November 20, has a pleasing ‘soprano voice, "which won the applause of Sydney’s critics when she gave her first recital at the Conservatorium on -her arrival fro Dublin. Before she léft her own country Miss Hilt gained the highest award in all Ireland for ‘interpretative singing, and also a gold medal in the section which hdd been won by John McCormack in previous years. Her beautiful phrasing and careful enunciation make Her singing especially charming to broadcast audiences.