Commentary

Press, 27 November 1980, Page 19

Commentary

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Ball-by-ball commentarv by Ala-i Richards for Radio New Zealand can be heard from Brisbane tomorrow on the first day of the first' cricket Test between New Zealand and Attstralia. The complete commentary, from 1.55 p.m. through to approximately 9.10 p.m., will be carried by the YC network, starting at 1.55 p.m. Classic tale

The chilling classic tale by- W. W. Jacobs, “The Monkey’s Paw,” will be recounted as a play from the 8.8. C. on the National programme at 7.30 p.m. The setting is Victorian England. The White family are fiercely proud ofc their son, Herbert, who is employed at the local electrical works. They like in" the evenings to listen to a friend’s tales of farflung adventures. One evening he produces a withered monkey’s paw, saying it can grant three

wishes, but warning of its dangers. But they accept it and use it. Mr White wishes for 200 pounds. Herbert is killed at the works; his parents receive 200 pounds compensation. They are grief-stricken, but what of the two further wishes? Music time

Dances from Manuel de Falla’s ballet “The ThreeCornered Hat” will open “Time for Music” on tomorrow’s National programme at 7.30 p.m. The story of the ballet is a melodrama of gross misunderstanding that concerns a hardworking miller, his rather flirtatious wife and a lascivious governor — whose badge of office is the three-cornered hat of the title and who has the miller arrested on a trumped-up charge to ease the chances of seducing his wife. Also in “Time for Music” tomorrow are

the triumphal scene from Verdi's “Aida,” the final movement from the SaintSaens Organ Symphony and a selection of solos Big sound A feature of jazz on the American West Coast in recent years has been the number of part-time big bands led by big names. The latest addition to this select group is a band led by talented composer, arranger and pianist Bob Florence whose limited recordings over the last 20 years have always created interest The new Bob Florence Big Band contains a wide cross-section of age and experience, with veterans of the Hollywood scene alongside new generation talent. The band’s first album, recorded in performance in California, is featured on this week’s “Jazz Scene.” National programme, 9.15 p.m. tomorrow.