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Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 43, 3 May 1935, Page 34

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SUNDAY, MAY 5. 8.30: From St. Andrew’s Cathedral: Divine Service. reel 10.0: From the studio: "We Await Your : Verdict." Written and presented by:. Ellis Price. "Palmieri vy. The Stage To-day Company, Limited." Aftermath of concert performance. Newspaper sued, Unfair ciriticism alleged. MONDAY, MAY 6. 9.30: Scott's "Ivanhoe." Dramatised by Hdmund Barclay. Production: Lawrence H. Cecil. Last episode: "The Last Encounter." Wilfred of Ivanhoe champions the distressed Rebecca, and meets Sir Brian de Bois Guilbert for the third and last time in the lists at Templestowe. Sir Brian falls-but not by Wilfred’s hand. 10.0: "Australia Looks on the World," . talk by Professor A. R. Charteris. 10.30: Programme by Mossman Municipal Band. Aussia Reka, soprano; Dan and Sheila Agar, comedy interlude. TUESDAY, MAY 7. 9.30: Queen’s Hall concert re-created. (r.) New Queen’s Hall Orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood, with assisting artists. Orchestra: "Merry Wives of Windsor" Overture (Nicolai). Louise Kirkby Lunn, contralto, "In Sweet September" (Hope-Temple) ; "O Lovely Night" (Landon Ronald). Orchestra: "T Pagliacci" Selection (Leoncavallo). Fraser Grange, baritone, "Two Grenadiergs" (Schumann); "On the Road to Mandalay" (Speaks). Orchestra : "Winlandia" Tone Poem (Sibelius). Ignace Paderewski, pianoforte, ‘The Flying Dutchman" "Spinning Chorus" (Wagner). Blizabeth Schumann, _ soprano, "Nightingale Song’ (Zeller) ; ‘"Wiengenlied" (Mozart); "Sei Night Bos" (Zeller). Jan Kubelik, violinist. "Dudziarz" Mazurka; Concerto No, 2 Finale (Wieniawski). WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. 9.0: Programme by Randwick Band, Suzanne Dunis (contralto), Strollers Trio (vocal and instrumental). 10.30: "Man Through the Ages." Epi- — sode 19: "The Great Plague Devastates Asia and Hastens the Roman Deceline." By James J. Donnelly. The great enemy. of man throughout the centuries has not been the blind fury of Nature in fire and flood. nor’ éven' the ravages of war, but the unseen hand of pestilence, There would seem

to be ample evidence of entire races being wiped out by pestilence in prehistoric days. In the second century, A.D., a great plague devastated Asia, and was directly responsible in China foy the fall of the Later Han Dynasty. This terrible scourge swept through the Roman Empire during the reign of | Marcus Aurelius, and Rome experienced in modified ‘form a confusion and disorder similar to that which obtained in China. Production: James J. Donnelly. THURSDAY, MAY 9. 9.0: Relayed from 2NC, Newcastle. From the Newcastle Town Hall: Community Singing Concert (arranged by the Australian Broadcasting Commission). Associate artists: Gladys Moncrieff (soprano), Vincent Ryan (entertainer), Charles Frizelle (baritone). FRIDAY, MAY 10. 9.30: "Memories of Schubert." The Singing Strings, instrumentalists, in conjunction with the Mastersingers Vocal Quartet," will present novel and un-. usual presentation of the exquisite melodies of Schubert, specially arranged for voices and strings. 10.30: Vocal recital by Aussia Reka (soprano). 10.45: British and International Musie Society hour. English historical: 17th and 18th centuries-Purcell’ contemporaries. String Quartet: "Quartet" (Boyce), Lloyd Davies, A. Cornford, violins; W. Burston, piano; R, Cornford, ‘cello. SATURDAY, MAY II, S.0: Our radio dance night. With A.B.O, Dance Band (conducted by Cee. Morrison), and Vagabonds Male Quartet.