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Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 10, 15 September 1933, Page 18

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Mews, Uiews and Comments

‘HE programmes for the coming week are for the most part of a light and popular nature and cover 4 wide range of different types of entertain ment. One of the specially recorded B.B.C. programmes is included in the broadcasts for the week, "Postman’s Knock" from 1YA on Thursday. * bo] . [t is a matter of personal taste as to which of the Monday evening programmes will make the widest appeal to listeners. My own taste leans to 4YA where there will be a relay from the Town Hall of a concert by the Royal Dunedin Male Choir. This is a very fine combination of singers. and the programme to be presented contains many items of interest. The relay of wrestling from the Auckland Town Hall will, no doubt, cause many listeners’ sets to be tuned to 1YA at 9 p.m., if not earlier. From 2YA the Concert Orchestra will present an attractive programme of worth-while orchestral music, "Forty-five Minutes with Haydn." A miscellaneous studio, concert will be broudeast by 38YA, including items by the Concert Orchestra, Mrs. E. Cameron (soprano) and Mr, K. Murray Fountain (baritone). OST listeners on Tuesday evening will probably have their sets tuned to 2YA which will be relaying from the Town Hall the civie reception to be tendered by the Mayor and Councillors to the Rt. Hon. G W. Forbes and members of the New Zealand Delegation to the World Conference on their return to New Zealand. Listeners to 4YA will be entertained with a special studio presentation, "British Sea Dogs in Song and Story." This is excellent entertainment and it is safe to assert there is not likely to be any dial turning during the presentation of this feature. 1YA’s programme of recordings includes several numbers new to northern listeners, and on paper appears to be decidedly attractive radio fare. A light popular studio concert is scheduled by 3YA. _ @ a * HE programme from 3YA, relayed to 4YA, on Wednesday evening appears to offer the best entertainment of the evening. It will be provided by the Ohristechurch Harmonie Society Ohorus, the soloist for the occasion being Mrs. W. Seott (contralto), Mr. Harold Beck will be heard in a ’cello recital which will be presented at approximately 8.26 p.m. 2YA’s programme of recordings is of a well varied nature, the principal feature being a brief recital by Mr. Marcel Dupre, the eminent French organist. 1YA schedules an attractive studio concert including items by the studio orchestra, violin solos by Mr. Haydn Murray and soprano solos by Miss Gwladys Edwardes, ~ me s [J681T popular programmes are promised by all YA stations on Thursday evening. From 1YA listeners will

hear the B.B.C. recorded musical comedy "Postman’s Knock." 2YA will present an hour of popular recordings, followed at 9 p.m. by a special presentation of Mr. Will Yates (humourist) who will introduce the Higgins family in music hall memories. The recorded programme from 8YA contains some attractive numbers and will include "Twenty Minutes with the Hikers." Listeners who tune in to 4YA will be en-

tertained with a studio programme by the Concert Orchestra, Mr. IF. &. Woods (bass) and a varied selection of recordings. . ® OMB excellent features are included . in the programmes for Friday evening, 1YA will present the Marelle Sextet; Mr. Denis Sheard (tenor) and the Beerbohms in two humorous sketches-"The Mug’ and "Game to the Last." A fine programme is scheduled by 4YA including part songs by the Dunedin Glee Singers and A. A. Milne’s very delightful phantasy, "The Princess and: the Woodcutter" presented by the Garrick Players. The studio concert from 3YA is of a light popular nature and will include items by the Salon Instrumental Quintet; Mr. Hrnest Rodgers (tenor) ; and Miss Lillian Hanham (soprano). From 2YA listeners will be entertained with a selection of the latest recordings,

HE outstanding radio concert of tie week would appear to be 4YA’s relayed broadcast on Saturday evening of the concert by the Dunedin Orchestral Society. On this occasion the Society will be under the direction of its new conductor-Mr. Vernon Griffiths, Mus.Bae, M.A. It is stated that the society has shown a marked improvement under Mr. Griffiths, and its programme should be full of interest. The items to be presented include. Sir Hdward Wigar’s "Imperial March," Sir Alex McKenzie’s "Brittania’ Overture; Grieg’s "In the Hall of the Mountain King" and Holbrook’s "Three Blind Mice." © The outstanding feature of the programme will be the presentation of a Mendelssohn pianoforte concerto, the soloist being Mrs. H. C. Campbell. This programme will be relayed to 8YA Christchurch. Afine programme is also scheduled by 2YA, which will:be a relay from the Town Hall of the first half-hour of the Wellington Harmonie Society’s concert, followed by a miscellaneous programme by the concert orchestra with baritone solos by Mr, W. F. Bailey, 1YA will relay from the Town Hall the concert by the Auckland Municipal Band, the programme being of a light and popular nature, B e ¢ HE after-church concert on Sunday evening offer a wide variety of entertainment. From 1YA, R. W. Strong will present Mr. Karl Atkinson’s lec-ture-recital, "A Musical Holiday in Sunny Italy." A miscellaneous programme of recordings will be presented by 2¥A, and listeners to 3YA and 4YA will be entertained by a relay from the Civic Theatre of a concert by the Woolston Brass Band; a cinema organ recital by Mr. Paul Cullen: Miss Addie Campbell (soprano) and Mr. David McGill (tenor), . e * Py AS usual, the talks for the coming week cover a very wide range of topics, for the most part of an educational nature. The talks from 1Y¥A and 2YA will appeal more particularly to the farming community and to motorists. From 8YA Mr. L, F. de Berry, M.A., will speak on "Greece and Some Thinkers," and from 4YA Mr. A. M. Love will speak on "Green Island School Jubilee," " 2 s ‘THE first of a series of talks which should prove highly entertaining to listeners is scheduled by 1YA at 9.2 p.m., when Miss Elsie Morton, the weilknown journalist, will commence a series of talks entitled "A Thousand Miles Through New Zealand." Miss Morton will speak on yarious aspects of New Zealand mountain, ‘river, glacial and forest scenery, From 2YA the weekly talk "For the Man on the Land" will be broadcast at 7.40 pim., and at 8.40 p.m, Mr, F. M, Renner will give another of his "Wanderlust" broadcasts, "Books of the Month" will be reviewed from 8YA at 7.35 p.1m,,. and at the same hour from 4YA Miss

Vv. M. Barron will speak on "French Short Stories." = % s ANOTHER series of new talks is scheduled at 1YA, commencing on Wednesday evening, when Lieut. H. A.. Haynes will speak at 9.2 p.m. on "Musings Under the White Ensign." Mr. Gilbert Archie, M.A., Director of tne Auckland Memorial Museum, will continue his talks. on "World Races and . the Maori" from i1YA at 7.30 p.m. The weekly gardening talk and Dr. Scholefield’s talk on "Affairs Overseas" will be broadcast by 2YA at 7.40 and 8.40 p.m. respectively. Ohristchurch will broadcast the Addington stock market reports at 7.30 and at 9.2 p.m, from the same station Mr. Farguhar Young will speak on "Blocution and speech," . c 4 € 2s "THE Thursday evening talks include a biographical sketch of the eminent novelist and playwright, the late Mr. John Galsworthy from 1YA at 7.30 p.m. From the same station at 9.2 p.m. Mr. J. O'Halloran will speak on ‘"Har- | lech Castle." "National Library Systems" will be discussed by Mr. A. D. McIntosh, M.A., from 2YA at 7.80: p.m. and at 8.40 p.m. from the same station Mr. W. W. Bird will speak on "Some beauties of the Maori Language." From 8YA at 92 pm, Mr A. G. Thompson will present an interesting talk "Songs That Will Never Die." & a @ ON FRIDAY evening from 1YA at 9.2 p.m., Mr. John Harris who recently gave a series of talks on yacht cruising in the Southern Pacific, will commence another series of talks, his subject for this series being "Rambles in Canada." A talk which should prove entertaining is scheduled by 2YA at 8.40 "p.m. when Captain Gillespie Hdwards will tell listeners something about "Sea Shanties," The 9,2 p.m. talk from 4YA will be given by Mr. W. HW, Carson who will describe the famous murder trial of Browne and Kennedy. Fs a TALK on vegetable gardening will be broadcast by 1YA on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. From 2YA at 7.30 Professor W. H. Gould will speak on "The growth and employment of imagination in Children," and from the same station at 8.42, Mr. ©. F. W. Allcott, ex-New Zealand cricketer, will tell listeners why he considers cricket the best game and why he plays it. For times, subjects and speakers of talks not mentioned in the above notes listeners are referred to another page in this issue, "Spotlights on the Programmes." @ e N A recent article referring to New Zealand performers who were being featured in the Australian programmes reference was made to Mr. Hamilton Dickson, the Christchurch ’cellist. In the article referred to, only brief men- ' tion was made of Mr. Dickson’s early training as a cellist. He commence his studies at an early age, with Mr, -George Bllwood, now of Wellington, who laid a solid foundation in mugicianship which has since stood Mr, Dickson in good stead, When Mr. Hlwood left for Europe some years ago he wished to take-Mr. Dickson with him, so impressed was he with his ability. ° The young player, however, remained in New Zealand and became a pupil of Mr. Harold Beck, now conductor of the 8YA orchestra, Another powerful influence’ in Mr. Dickson's

career was his association with Mr:~ Harry Ellwood, the brilliant violinist Mr. Dickson was, engaged in theatrical and other concerted instrumental work in Christchurch for several years, and during this period he played, day an

night, with Mr. Harry Pllwood. -Word has. recently been received that Mr. Dickson is achieving considerable success in the Commonwealth, where he has received recognition in quite unexpected directions,

-J- ISTPHNERS tothe. dance sessions . from 2YA last week had an opportunity of hearing the. latest recoraings by America’s leading dance bands. including Ben Bernie and his orchestra, Guy Lombardo and his Royrl Canadians, and Wayne King and his orchestra. These three bands were ¥ecently ‘chosen by popular vote in a questionnaire to American listeners as the three greatest dance bands throughout the whole continent of American. None of them is a "hot rhythm" band, but each is distinctly American and decidedly more "jazzy" than most of the English bands. Over two million votes were recorded in the contest referred to. This gives some indication of the interest taken in dance music and dance bands in America. 2 & + HE B.B.C, now has its first woman announcer. Certain Australian and New Zealand stations have had permanent women announcers for some years past, and some of the foreign stations depend entirely upon them, but this is the first woman to gain a position on the announcing staff at the headquarters of British broadcasting. One can foresee panic among the horsehair armchairs in the various clubsretired colonels muttering darkly over their whiskies, consternation in the bow windows.