IN THE WAKE OF THE WEEK'S BROADCASTS

Radio Record, Volume X, Issue 9, 11 September 1936, Page 14

IN THE WAKE OF THE WEEK'S

WEEK'S BROADCASTS

Not Understood. ITH some amusement it was noted in the files of a. Dunedin daily last week. that a writer had become seriously confused by the terminology used in order that the N.B.S. may be reasonably concise about its programme announcements. The writer, indeed, read into the wording that Miss Hileen Joyce was to play "chamber music," expressed indignation that such a "musically sub-normal" person should be allowed to draw up the wording of the programmes. Presumably a few extra words would make the meaning clearer to those who can’t grasp it in oie hit. When a programme or section of a programme consists largely of, say, chamber music, or of light orchestral works; and a feature such as a group of piano solos is included, the officia!

‘progrdmmes read something like this: "A chamber music programme, featuring WHileen Joyce, famous young pianist," or whatever the case may be. Most readers, however, understand that this means that a _ pianoforte interlude is to be provided by the featured artist. Anyway, it is still a moot point whether a pianist or a’ violinist or a singer may not provide chamber music, which a large school of experienced musical thought takes to mean "intimate" music. There are plenty of mooters on the point, so the Dunedin writer may please to cross pens with them in his indignation. Heigh-ho! ‘Two-way. | OWING to a Parliamentary broadcast having been arranged for the time when the two-way conversation between 2YA and the luxurious new liner Awatea was to have taken place on Wednesday night last week, the ship-to-shore conversation was put ahead so that a national link-up would ‘be effected on the main stations. The whole show went off without a hitch both technically and in the dialogue, marking a unique occasion in a most interesting manner. The rehearsal meutioned in this page last week bore fruit in the smoothness with which the radio-telephone broadcast came over, the air. It was a dignified and striking welcome to a fine liner which may also be described with the same adjectives. The technical staff of 2YA and the Wellington Post Office who cooperated in this effort deserve hearty congratulations. The show was splendidly arranged for sensible and clear dialogue Original "Laad." FOR : a few weeks we’ve been a little as to whether Arthur Hemsley was a felative of Harry Hemsley. He is-a_ brother. And he seenis to have a good share of Harry’s ability at playing round with his voice for the entertainment of listeners, In his first New Zealand. broadcast, from 2YA° last Thursday evening the recent’ arrival from Australia gave listeners a taste of the form he produced with his wife (Elsa Brull) when the pair toured New~ Zealand

14 years ago. When the said visit was paid to this salubrious climate (excepting Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin on the current basis) Arthur Hemsley introduced Lancashire character work to his full Fuller houses. He-has the gift of his brother in ready fluency and change of tongue. So, here’s to a really entertaining tour by the Hemsley breakaway, who snaps his fingers at orthodoxy.

40-Hour Week? AFTER her triumphant. weléome by a packed Wellington ‘audience in the Town Hall on August 30,‘ Miss Rileen Joyce gave three recitals’ from 2YA’s studio'on. the following Tuesday, Thursday and ‘Sunday, in all of which she displayed remarkable talent -which, of course, listeners ‘had ‘been led to expect after her ‘successes. abroad. To keep herself ‘in: fighting trim this famous’ young pianist’ practises for seven hours a day-presum-ably with a day off'on Sundays. "As there is no Virtuosi’s Union’:in. New Zealand. yet, it is not expected:that: she will: apply .for ‘a forty-hour’ week, Her.

AU ee ee Ee Uh MU NUR TUTE BTR Funny Thing, Public Taste "The King Steps Out" UNNY thing, public taste. Take Grace Moore-in her first two films, one of which was ‘The New Moon," she didn’t mean a thing, and the studios dropped her. Then she was given another chance in "One Night of Love,"’ became the most sensational hit of the day, and now-her pictures are almost certain of box-office records wherever they are shown. Columbia is rubbing its hands over the reception being given her latest, "The King Steps’ Out" in Auckland,. while the "Wellington and Christchurch seasons begin this week. Incidentally. the first week's takings at the Auckland Plaza easily surpassed those for the first weeks of Grace’ Moore's two other films, "One Night’ of Love,"" and ‘‘Love Me- Forever." TUE eeeneneneuenes A011 UME MUG ET EY Ya

pianistic conscience, indeed, seems to ignore such a suggestion. However, she achieves flie most pleasing results, and the only complaints likely are from little lads and lasses whose mothers coax them to the piano stool with admonitions that unless they practise (?) hours a day, they’ll never hea ‘World figure like Bileen Joyce. Such unfortunates are the only ones likely to be impervious. to Miss Joyce's charming personality. Dial 394.

ALF an hour to broadcast, und several months to prepare. That is the proportion of energy, time and patience needed to produce such programmes as "The Story Behind Famous Hymns" from 2YA last Sunday afternoon. Putting a. programme like that together isn’t just a matter of dialling 894 and asking that mysterious person "Information" who wrote what, and why. "The Man-in-the Street" had to cull his information from several sources, some in England, and it takes some time for a number of details such as he was able to supPly in this programme to be collected and returned to New Zealand. With special programmes this is frequently the case. Now, don’t say that the N.B.8, go to no trouble to give listeners something different.

Up and Up. UR American cousins, the. public is told repeatedly that they are our cousins, have evolved or stumbled upon, a: most expressive term. Now, I’m not thinking what you’re thinking xbout coconut. products and whatnot. The term to which I refer is, "On the up and up." Pretty tame? Well. just ‘turn over the page while we become enthusiastic about Ray Trewern He played an operatic tug-o’-war with Mrs. A. C, Barton for the top honours in the Wellington Competitions and he proceeded to Dunedin promptly to gain first honours again in the national song and alsuv in the operatic air in character. Neither did Mrs, Barton lag in the other southern finals. In competition, both of these vocalists are on the up-and-up, if ever there wus an up-and-up! Ray Trewern, by the way, will be heard again from 2YA before he leaves for further triumphs in Australia.