Record RAPID RADIO GUIDE

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 28, 23 December 1938, Page 25

Record RAPID RADIO GUIDE

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK The Cream Of the Programmes

Vocal And Instrumental Christmas Day: A fitting programme for Christmas morning is the popular session ‘‘Hymns of All

Churches,’’ which is broadcast from the four ZB siations at 8.30 a.m. , A fitting programme fo Christmas Day is the broadcasi by 1YA of Handel’s Oratorio, *‘The Messiah,’’ performed by the BBC Choir and Orchesira, with assisting artists, and conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Hear it at 2 p.m. Viola Morris and Victoria Anderson present a programme of vocal solos and duets from 1YA at $.30 p.m. Paul Schramm, eminent Viennese pianist, presents fifteen variations with a Fugue in E Flat Major, Op. 35 (Beethoven), from 2YA at 8.30 p.m. Visiting Australian baritone Clement Q. Williams will be heard in a recital of "Children’s Pictures," by Del Riego, from 2YA at 8.50 p.m. "Swan Lake Ballet," the first of a series of imaginary broadcasts, "Memories of the Ballet,’ reereating the atmosphere of the theatre during the season of the ballet, to be broadcast from 3YA at 8.35 p.m. Alexander Kipnis, internationally famous bass singer, will be heard in a recorded recital from 3YA at 9.24 p.m, An abridged Version: of the musical comedy "Yes, Madam!" will be presented from 2ZB at 4 p.m. The BBC Chorus, conducted by Leslie Woodgate, will be heard in a@ recorded presentation of seasonal songs, including "Nation Shall Speak Peace Unto Nation," from 4¥A at 8.41 p.m. The Choir of St. Thomas's, Leipzig, presents a recital of ‘Christmas carols, including that most beautiful of ail carols, "Silent Night, Holy Night," from 4YA at 9.31 p.m.

Kirsten Flagstad, Swedish soprano who was helped on the road to fame by Alexander Kipnis, will be heard in two recordings from 4YA at 9.49 p.m. Monday, December 26: "Do You Know Your Tenors?’- @- beautifully-sung session-is presented from all ZB stations at 8 p.m, Eddie Cantor, popular radio and screen star, will be heard in two recordings from 2YA at 8.34 p.m. A feature presentation introducing Rosario Bourdon and his Concert Orchestra, assisted by Vivian Della Chiesa, lyric soprano from the Chicago Opera Company, and Thomas L. Thomas, baritone of the Metropelitan Opera, will be broadcast from 2YA at 9.30. p.m. The Australian Commonwealth Band will present a recorded recital from 3YA at 8.19 p.m. John McCormack, famous Irish tenor who has announced his intention of retiring, will be heard in a recorded recital from 3YA at &.49 p.m. "Favourites of the BBC," a programme introducing such well-known broadcasters as

Gillie Potter, Reginald Foort and Olive Groves, will be broadcast from 3YA at 9.5 p.m. Tuesday, December 27: Viole, Morris and Victoria Anderson present a, programme of vocal selos and duets from 1YA at 9.5 p.m. "Celebrity Artists," a programme featuring Chaliapine (bass), Elsa Alsen (soprano), Franz von Vecsey (violin). and SBeniamino Gigli (tenor) will be presented from 1YA at 9.35 p.m. Clement Q. Williams, Australian baritone, and Julie Werry, N.Z. soprano, are featured in 2YA’s concert programme at 8.8 and 8.36 p.m. respectively. Jeanette MacDonald and Nelson Eddy, stars of the film "Rose Marie," will be heard in a recording of "Indian Love Call," from the above-mentioned film, from 2YA at 9.22 pm., and Jeanette MacDonald will be heard in a solo, "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life," from @ previous Jeanette MacDonaldNelson Eddy film success, at 9.25 p.m. Jack Feeney, Irish tenor, will be heard in a recital of "Songs of Ould TIreland" from 3YA at 8.34 p.m, A programme of classical recitals by the Ural Cossacks Choir, Karol Szreter (pianist), Helene Ludolph (soprano), the Lener String Quartet, and Beniamino Gigli (tenor) will be broadcast by 3YL Christchurch at 9 p.m.

Publicised by the "Record" and rapidly becoming popular in New Zealand is the dance "The Lambeth Walk." . Gracie Fields and male chorus will be heard in a recording of the song by the same name from 4YA at 8.53 p.m. Wednesday, December 28; The Massed Cavalry Bands of the Aldershot and EHastern Commands will be heard in recorded recital from 1YA at 8 pm. Michael Bartlett, Metropolitan Opera singer, who appeare ed with Grace Moore in the film "Love Me To-night," will be heard in two recordings from 1YA at 8.33 p.m.

Dan Foley, popular Irish tenor, presents "A Glimpse of Erin," from 2YA at 8.6 pm. Fritz Kreisler, world-famous violinist and composer, will be heard in a recorded recital from 3YA at 9.5 p.m. Richard Tauber, Austrian tenor who recently toured Australia, will be heard in a recorded recital, including Schubert's "Serenade," from 3YA at 9.42 pn. A programme of music by modern Spanish composers, featuring works by Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albeniz and Enrique y Granados, will be heard from 4YO Dunedin at 8 p.m, Thursday, December 29: "Rasy to Remember," introducing George Hall’s Orchestra, with Dolly Dawn.and her Dawn Patrol, will be heard from 1YA at 9.20 p.m. Te Mauri Meihana (soprano) presents three Maori poi songs from 2YA at 8.24 p.m, Clement Q. Williams, Australian baritone, and Julie ~Werry, New Zealand soprano, present a programme, with interludes by Billy Mayerl (pianist), from 2YA at 9.5 p.m. "Three Musical Cameos," a programme illustrating the work of the three leaders in the romantic school of the 19th century, Carl Maria Weber (1786-1826), Franz Schubert (1797-1828) and Robert Schumann (1810-1856), will be presented from 2YC Wellington at 9 p.m, "The Kingsmen," radio’s royal quartet, will be heard from 4YA at §.24 p.in,

Friday, December 30: The Studio Orchestra presents a concert programme, with interludes by Owen James (tenor) and Ann Dickson (soprano), from 1YA between 9 and 10 p.m. Paul Robeson and Company present a selection of negro spirituais from 1Y¥YX Auckland at 9.45 p.m. 2YA presents a programme of classical music, including numbers by Browning Mummery, Lawrence Tibbett, Essie Ackland, Albert Sandler and the La Scala Chorus, from §& till 8.45 p.m. Julie Werry, New Zealand soprano, will be heard in a recital, with violin obbligato by Gilaude Tanner, from 2YA at 8.45 p.m. "Melody Time," presenting Nathaniel Shilkret and his Orchestra, Carol Deis (soprano), Felix Knight (tenor), and Betty Barthall with her Boy Friends-‘‘The Melodeers"’-will be heard from 38YA at 8.45 p.m. "In Quires and Places Where They Sing’-a session of recorded choral items-will be presented by sYL Christchurch at 8.23 p.m,

The 3YA Orchestra, conducted by Will Hutchens, Mus.Bac., presents a studio concert, with recorded interludes by Peter Dawson and Richard Crooks, from 3YA between 9.20 and 10 p.m. Saturday, December 31: "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" -a, recorded pantomime presented by an outstanding cast of overseas artists, re-introducing all the old pantomime favourites: of yester-year-will be broadcast from 1YA at 8 p.m. "Columbia on Parade"’-in which 19 of Columbia’s greatest artists and bands provide a Unique entertainment-will be broadcast from 1YA at 10.13 p.m, Dan Foley, popular irish tenor, presents "Songs of the Day" from 2VA at 9.10 p.m. Viola Morris and Victoria Anderson present a programme of vocal solos and duets from 8YA at 9.10 p.m. A BBC recorded programme, ‘"Who’s Hooper?" will be broadcast by 4YA at 9.10 p.m. The Oleanders Negro Quartet presents a programme of negro songs from 4YA at 10.18 p.m, The Dunedin Pipe Quartet presents a programme of pipe music, with popular interludes, from 4YA between 11.3 and 11.46 p.m. Talks Monday, December 26: Popular travel session on the magic carpet of radio is "Going Places with Leon Gotz." Hear it

from the four ZB stations at 19 p.m. Arthur Coilyns conducts his "Bes tween Ourselves" session fronj 1ZB at 4.15 p.m. Tuesday, December 27: Marina talks on "Nutrition" fron} iZB at 9.87 am, Dorothy presents her evens ing session from 1ZB at 10.30, Elizabeth Blane talks on "Health and Beauty" from 2ZB at 9.45 a.m, Wednesday, December 28: "Interior Decoration" is the title of the talk to be given by Anne Stewart from 1ZB at 10 a.m. Dr, Guy H. Scholefield talks on "World Affairs" from 2YA at 8.40 p.m. -Mary Scott talks on ‘"Leaveg from a Backblocks Diary: Isolas tion" from 4YA at 8.40 p.m. Thursday, December 29: Marina, popular 1ZB personality, discusses child psychology in nes session at 11.30 a.m, "Mi, Busby’s Difficulties" is the title of this week’s instalment of Mr. Douglas Cress well’s series of talks, "The Cradle of New ‘Zealand," which will be heard from 1YA at 9.5 p.m. "Who’s Who and What’s What? -a ramble in the news by "Corans to’-from 2YA at 7.30 p.m. , "So You Are Going to Travel?" is the title of Mrs. E. McKellar’g talk from 8YA at 9.5 p.m. Friday, December 30: Neddo conducts the Junior Movie Club’s session from 1ZB at 5.45 p.m. Professor F. L. H. Wood, Professor of History at Vic. toria College, talks on "A New Zealand Observer in Europe:

France as a Social Laboras tory," from 3YA at 9.5 p.m. Many of us find it difficult to decide whether to resolve not toe do things: we shouldn’t or to da things that we should. Mr. C. J. L. White has something to say about "New Year Resolutions"’-he’ll say it from 4YA, at 8.42 p.m, Saturday, December 31: "Stories of New Zealand Indus try," featured by Mrs. Victor Macky, is presented from 1ZB at 10.45 a.m,

RECORDINGS IN THE "A" NATIONAL PROGRAMMES, RECORDINGS ARE INDICATED BY THE LETTER "R" IN PARENTHESES BESIDE THE ITEMS,

fe PUP. SEAS FS Opera The Third Act of ‘‘Parsifal,’’ by Richard Wagner, contains some of the most beautiful — music in the whole opera and it is this portion «which ‘will be presented, in recorded form, from 1YA at 9.5-p.nv. by soloists, chorus and orchestra of the State Opera, Berlin. The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokeowski, will be heard in a record‘ing of "March of the Smugglers" from "Carmen," from 3YA at 8.30 p.m. "The Dream," from "Manon," is the excerpt chosen for to-night’s session of "Thrills from Great Operas" from 4ZB at 7.30. Plays Christmas Day: "Four Looked Down One Morn," a radio play by W. -GraemeHolder, and produced by the NBS, to be broadcast by 2YA at 9.15 p.m. Saturday, December 31: "Last Call For Husbands"-a topical New Year presentation from 3¥L Christchurch at 9 p.m. Dance Music . Monday, December 26: . A programme of old-time dance music supplied by Colin Campbeil’s Dance Band, on relay from the Caledonian Halil, will be broadcast by 8YA from 9.30 p.m.

Vietor Silvester and Benny Goedman supply the dance music from 3Z2B between 10 and 12 p.m. Wednesday, December 28: Sammy Lee and his Americanadians supply the dance programme for 2YA _ (relay from the Majestic Cabaret) frem 10 to 11 p.m. . Friday, December 30: "Rhythm on ‘Record,’ a programme of new dance record:

ings, with special swing session, _compered by Arthur Pearce, will be presented from 2YA at 10 p.m.

Leo Rusman and -Howard Jacobs present the dance music frem 3ZB between 11 and 12 p.m. Saturday, ‘December 31: An old-time dance programme by the "Pirate Shippe’ Dance Band (on relay from the "Pirate Shippe," Milford) will be presented from 1YA at 11 p.m. A.special New Year's Eve dance programme will be broadcast from 1ZB at 10.30 p.m. Sammy Lee and his Americanadians supply the dance programme for 2YA and 3Y¥A (on relay from 2¥A) from 10.10 to 11.50 p.m. Special Broadcasts Christmas Day: Christmas greetings by the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. M. J. Savage, and the Controller of Commercial. Broadcasting, Mr. C..G. Serimgeour, will be broadcast at 9 a.m. from 2ZB, and relayed to 1ZB, 3ZB, 428, and 2ZA. Interprovincial salutes from the mayors of the four cities will be broadcast by the four ZB stations on a national hookup at 2 p.m. Christmas greetings to Empire residents in New Zealand from 2ZB at 9.30 a.m. Saturday, December 31: His Excellency the GovernorGeneral, Viscount Galway, extends New Year greetings to the people of New Zealand from 1YA, 2VA, 3YA and 4YA at 9 p.m, At 12 midnight i1YA will broad- cast a description of street scenes and celehrations, on relay from the Ferry Buildings, Queen Street. At 11.55 pm. 2YA will broadcast a description of New Year celehrations in Post Office Square. Humorous And Dramatic Christmas Day: Judith Anne and her Uncle John discuss "A Rift in the Lute" from 2YC Wellington at 7.30 p.m. "Big Ben Looks Down," a cavalcade of the 20th century, devised and presented by L. E. Strachan, from 2ZB at 8 p.m. ° Monday, December 26: You'll live every vivid emotion expressed in the unfolding of the story of Peter MacGregor’s one and only lovethe poignant memory of a crotchety old man, Listen to "The House of Peter MacGregor’’ from all ZB stations, from Monday to Friday, at 10.30 a.m. "Grief Comes to Mr. Grandy" is the title of episode eight of the thrilling serial feature, "The Bxploits of the Black Moth," to be broadcast from 1YA at 8 p.m. "John Halifax, Gentleman," a radio dramatisation of Mrs. Craik’s famous novel, from 1YA at 845 p.m. Clapham and Dwyer present an original humorous sketch, "It Isn’t Cricket," from 1YA at 9.19 p.m. "The Count of Monte Cristo," -a dramatisation of Alexander Dumas’s novel-is presented nightly from 2ZB at 5.15 and from 2ZA at 6.30. A radio comedy, "Mutiny of a Hero," produced by the NBS, will be presented from 2YA at 9.5 p.m. "Khyber’-a thrilling story of the Indian North-West -Fron-tier-will -be broadcast from 4YA at 9.34 p.m.

"Corenets of -_Hngland-The Life of Charies il, the Merry Monarch" will be presented from 4YA at 9.5 p.m, : Tuesday, December 27: Nat Gould’s greatest racing story, "The Double Event," is proadeast from all ZB stations at p.m. "Singapore Spy,’ a thrilling drama of the exploits of inter. national spy ring in the great fortress, will be troadcast from 3YA at 8 p.m. A radio comedy, "A Marriage Has Been Dis-Arranged," will be presented Zrom 4YA at 9.17 p.m. Wednesday, December 28: Astonishing facts about wild animals and Indian tribes are revealed in the superb adventure drama ‘‘Black Flame of the Amazon,’’ broadcast to-night,.to-morrow and Friday from all ‘ZB stations at 6.15, *"Coronets of England-The Life of Mary Queen of Scots," will be presented from 1YA at 9.5 p.m, *Mona Lisa" is the title of chapter 12 of the romantic serial of the Middle Ages, "into the Light," which will be broadcast from 2YA at 9.5 p.m. A further episode in the thrilling drama, "The Stonehill Prison Mystery," will be broadcast from 8ZB at 8.45 p.m. "Mittens," an epic of the Turf, presented by George Edwards and Company from 4YA at 8 p.m. "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," a dramatisation of Victor Hugo’s famous novel, from 4YA at 9.18 p.m. Thursday, December 29: "Westward Ho!" a radio dramatisation of Charles Kingsley’s

stirring story, will be presented from 1YA at 8 p.m. "Jules Moreau"-a drama in cameo-from 1ZM, Manurewa, at 8 p.m. "The Bray of the Mule"’-a fiveminute thriller-will be broadcast from 2YA at 8.33 p.m. Episodes five and six of the new comedy serial, "The Rich "Uncle from Fiji,’ will be presented from 2YA ac 8.41 p.m. A dramatic presentation of .the life story of one of England’s greatest admirals-Lord Nelsonis broadcast by 3ZB at 8.45 p.m. George Edwards and Company present "The Case of the Special Investigation," introducing Inspector Scott of Scotland Yard, from 3YA at 8.10 p.m. ~° "Personal Column," drama from the agony column of a newspaper, to be heard from 3YA at 848 p.m.

"Man ‘Threugh the AgesThe /Eternal City," an _ his torical panoramic :serial written by James J, Donnelly and preduced by the NBS, will be presented from 4YA at 8.40 p.m. -A BBC recorded feature, *London Trafic"’-a mosaic of actuality and letters compiled by Felix Fel-ton-will be hroadcast from 4YA at 9.20 p.m. Friday, December 30: "Stories of the Songs You Love" are told from 1ZB at 9.30 p.m. Saturday, December 31: A radio dramatisation of the exploits o* Edgar Rice Burroughs’s famous character "Tarzan," is presented from 1ZB and 2ZB at 6.30 p.m, The final chapter of "The Life of Emile Zola’ will be broadcast by 2YA at 8.32 p.m. Walt Disney’s Silly Symphony, "The Blind Mouse keteers" will be presented from 2YA at 9.56 p.m. "Ooronets of Engiand-The Life of Mary Queen of Scots" will be presented from 3YA at 8.35 p.m,