BROADCASTING

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 191, 15 May 1928, Page 5

BROADCASTING

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMMES Following , are to-day’s broadcast programmes : —■ 2YA, WELLINGTON (420 metres). 3 p.m.: Chimes of the G.P.O. clock, Wcl- . lington. 3.1: Selected gramophone items. 4.30: Sporting results to hand. 4.35: Selected gramophone items. 4.55: Sporting results to hand. 5.0: Close down. 6.0: Children’s hour—Big Brother and cousins. 7.0: News session, market reports, and sporting results. 7.40: Lecturette—Representative of Department of Agriculture, “For the Man on the Land.” 8.0: Chimes of the G.P.O. clock, Wellington. 8.1: The Orchestra—“Finlandia” (Sibelius). 8.10: Quartet —Orpheus, “Hunting Chorus” (Collier). 5.14: Contralto—Miss Lily Mackie,. “Bitterness of Love” (Dunn). 8.18: The Orchestra —“Suite le Cid” (Massenet). S.2S: Baritone—Mr. Len. Barnes, (a) “Thou Art Repose” (Schubert); (b) “The Sea Hath Its Pearls” (Fran:'.). 8.34: Humour—Mr. Douglas Stark, “The Quack” (Hilton). 8.39: The Orchestra —’Cello solo with orchestral accompaniment, "Prelude and Clair de Lune" (Massenet). Soloist: Mr. George Ellwood. 8.45: Quartet —Orpheus, ■. “Good Night, Pretty Stars” (Johnston). 8.49: Soprano—Mrs. Alice Harris, “Waltz Song,” from “Romeo and Juliet” (Gounod). 8.53: The Orchestra —“Four Indian Love Lyrics” (Woodforde-Finden). 9: The programme as published will be altered to permit of the station relaying the Leckie-Melton fight at the Town Hall. , 9.3: Weather report and announcements. 9.5: Tenor—Mr. Arthur Coe, "Through the Night” (Wolf). 9.5: Relay of organ solos by Mr. Henry Mount, (a) “Offertoire in F” (Hartwell) ; (b) “Hymn to St. Cecilia” (Gounod): (c) “Marche Militaire” (Schubert). 9.20: Baritone —Mr. Lon. Barnes, (a) "Monotone” (Cornelius); (b) “Two Grenadiers” (Wagner). 9.26: Contralto solo, with quartet—Miss Lily Mackie and Orpheus Quartet, “Far, Far Away” (Scott-Gatty). 9.30: Humorous character sketch—Mr. Doug. Stark. “Postie” (Anderson). 9.36: The Orchestra—Request numbers. 9.44: Quartet —Orpheus, “Queen of France” (Schartan). 9.48: Sketch —Messrs. Doug. Stark and Leu. Barnes, "History” (original). 9.53: The Orchestra —Popular fox-trot and waltz numbers. IYA, AUCKLAND (333 metres).—3 p.m.: Afternoon session, selected studio items. 4.0: Literary selection by the announcer. 4.8: Further gramophone items. 4.25: Sports results. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Children’s hour, conducted by Uncle George. 7.0: Close down. 7.15: News and market reports. 8.0: Chimes. 8.1: Relay of overture from Majestic Theatre New Orchestra. 8.6: Baritone solo, Mr. Walter Brough, “A Border Ballad” (Cowan). 8.10: Instrumental trio, Bos-worth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Trio in D Minor, Finale” (Arensky). 8.19: Contralto solos, Madame Irene Ainsley, (a) “In Questa Tomba” (Beethoven); (b) "Si Mes Vers Availent Des Ailes” (Hahn). 8.26: Cornet solo, Mr. Eustace Tregilgas, “Nereid” (Clarke). 8.31: Tenor solo, Mr. Robert Peter, “The Woodland Flower” (Thoma’s). 8.35: Violin solo, Miss Ina Bosworth, “Valse Bluetts” (Auer). 8.39: Soprano solo. Miss Airini Rogers, “You in a Gondola” (Clarke). 8.42: Instrumental trio, Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio, “Autumn arid Winter” (Glazounov). 8.51: Relay of vocal interlude from Majestic Theatre. 8.56: Talk on Old New Zealand, Mr. A. B. Chappell, M.A. (9) “The People of Marion.” 9.8: Weather report and forecast. 9.9: Cornet solos, Mr. E. Tregilgas, (a) “Click, Clack Polka’’ (Rimmer) ; (b) “Within Your Eyes” (Llneke). 9.17: Excerpts from “Mignon,” by Thomas (produced under the direction of Madame .Irene. Ainsley "Mignon” owes its popularity to grace and charm and delicacy. ,Tho- refined hand of Thomas created melodies for this opera which ever haunt the ear with their peculiar personality. Cast: Mignon. Madame Irene Ainsley; Filina, Miss Airini Rogers; Wilhelm. Mr. Robert' Peter; Lothario, Mr. Walter Brough, Filina, Wilhelm, and Lothario, “O What Beauty.” Mignon, “Knowest Thou the Land.” Mignon and Lothario, “Duet of the Swallows.” Mignon. "Spyrieniie.” Filina, Mignon, and Wilhelm, “No More, Mignon.” Wilhelm, “Farewell, Mignon.” Mignon. "Gavotte. Lothario, "Berceuse.” Mignon and Lothario, "Hast Thou Suffered.” I male, “Hymn' and Trio.” God Save the Ring. 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (306 metres), silent. , 4 YA -DUNEDIN (463 metres).—l p.m.. Town Hall chimes. 3.1: His Masters Voice recital. 3.30: Social notes. 3.40: Studio music. 4: Mr. G. J. Butcher, of Turnbull and Jones, Ltd., will speak on “The Domestic Uses of Electricity. 4.1 u: His Master’s Voice recital. 4.2 u: Sports results. 4.30: Close down. 6: Town Hall chimes. 6.1: Children’s hour, conducted by Big Brother Bill. Happy Folks’ Anthem: chorus. Boys’ Brigade, “Brigade Bovs”; recitation. “Bud Discourses on Cleanliness”; Chickabiddies’ story-time; chorus. Boys’ Brigade: song and chorus, Davy McMorland, “Pack Up Your Troubles”; letters, birthdays, and the radio postman; haka and song, Brigade Bin’s, “It’s an Emblem Fair”; story-time, Big Brother Bill, “Boys Who Played the Game”; Brigade chorus. 7,15: News ses-

sion. 7.30: An address. 8: Town Hall chimes; concert by the Kaikorai Ean<L linder the conductorship ot Mr. E. and items by assisting artists. 8.1. March, Kaikorai Band, “Three D G’s”; S.o. Contralto solos, Miss Winnie J,“> “Sigli No More, Ladies” (Reel), (b) HU. Ships of Arcady” (Head). 8.10: Humorous recital, Mr. Erie Hebden, Dad s Bath. 8.15: Overture, Kaikorai Band, Poet and Peasant" (Suppe). 8.25: Bass solo, Mr. E. G. Bond, "The Diver’ (Loder), 8.-8. Humorous sketch, Miss Madge Yates a d Mr. Eric Hebden, “A Film Scenario. B.db. Tenor soles, Mr. Chas. Edwards, (a) tallies”: (b) “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (Lambert). 5.42: Kaikorai Band, "The Way to the Heart (Ansell). 8.48: Humorous address, Pastor W. D. More. 9.3: Weather report and lorecast. 9.6: Baritone solos, Mr. R. B. Macdonald, (a) “The Call of the Wind” (McGeoch), (b) “A Banjo Song” (Homer). Se *£ ct '° ll ’ Kaikorai Band, “Bohemian Girl (balte). 9.26: Vocal duet, Messrs. Chas. Edwards and R. B. Macdonald, “Arise, O bun (Day). 9.29: Recitation, Miss Madge Antes, “The Rose in the Wind.” 9.34: Waltz, Kaikorai Band, “Unrequited Love (Deliar). 9.42: Contralto solo, Miss Winnie McPeak, “Nay Though My Heart Should Break.” 9.45: Humorous recital, Mr. Erie Hebden, “The Washing” (Milne). 9.4. P. Overture, Kaikorai Band, “W illiain lell. 10.4: Bass solos, Mr. E. B. Bond, (a) Harlequin” (Sanderson); (b) “Farmer’s (Russell). 10.9: March. Kaikorai Band, “On Tour” (White). 10.12: Tenor solo. Mr Chas. Edwards, “When Shadows Gather (Marshall). 10.15: God Save the King. 3ZC CHRISTCHURCH (250 metres).— Noon till 1 p.m.: News and concert session. 2.30 till 4.30: News and concert session. 6.30 till 10.15: News and concert session. 2FC SYDNEY (442 metres).—7.4o p.m.: Programme announcements. 7.45: Grattan Smith, book review. 8.0: “Big Ben. The New South Wales Tramway Band, (a) Overture, “Martha” (Flotow) (arr. Hawkins); (b) March, “Tinturn Abbey (Ord Hume). 8.15: Raymond Ellis, English operatic baritone, farewell appearance before leaving for London. S.2u: The New South Wales Tramway Band, waltz, “Tesoro Mio” (Becucci). Mabel Batchelor, soprano, (a) ‘The Spring is in my Garden” (Tennent) ; (b) “Spring Dropped a Song Into my Heart’ (Tennent). 8.40: The New South Wales Tramway Band, Fantasia, “Songs of Gallant Wales” (Greenwood). 8.48: Edgar Warwick and Eileen Dawn, Sketch, “A Simple Affair’’ (Warwick). 9.0: “Big Ben”; late weather Corecast. 9.1: The New South Wales Tramway Band, Intermezzo, “Hypatia” (Ord Hume). 9.7: Raymond Ellis, English operatic baritone. 9.20: The New South Wales Tramway Band, selection, “La Sonnainbula” (Bellini): 9.32: Mabel Batchelor, soprano, (a) “AVill ye no Come Back Again” (Jacobite air); (b) “Rosebuds” (Arditi). 9.40: The New South Wales Tramway Band, march, “Blaze Away” (Holyman). 9.46: Edgar Warwick and Eileen. Dawn, sketch, “Two in a Flat” (Warwick). 9.54: The New South Wales Tramway Band, duet, “Traviata” (Verdi). 10: “Big Ben”; Captain Fred Aarons, “Blunders we All Make.” 10.8: From the Ambassadors, The Ambassadors’ Dance Orchestra, conductor, Al Hammet. 10.1 S: From the studio, Charles O’Mara, entertainer, (a) “Mr. Pat O’Hare” (Ball) ; (b) “Off to Philadelphia” (Battison Haynes). 10.25: From the Ambassadors, The Ambassadors’ Dance Orchestra. 10.35: From the studio., late weather forecast; Charles O’Mara, entertainer, (a) “The Ballymoney Conversazione” (Jackson); (b) “Some Stories of the Dublin Jarvey or Cardriver”; (c) “The Bard of Armagh” (Traditional). 10.43: From the Ambassadors, Dance music,. 10.57: From the studio, to-morrow’s programme and late news. 11: “Big Ben’’; from the Ambassadors, dance music. 11.45: National Anthem. Close down.

2BL, SYDNEY (349 metres).—B p.m.: G.P.O. clock and chimes. Broadcasters’ topical chorus. 8.3: Miss Amy Ostinga (contralto). 8.10: Broadcasters’ Instrumental Trio. 8.17: Mr. Michael O’Connell (elocutionist). 8.24: Str; Leo Packer (baritone). 8.31: Broadcasters’ Instrumental Trio. 8.38: Miss Amy Ostinga. 5.45: Broadcasters’ Instrumental Trio. 8.52: Mr. Leo Packer. 8.59: Weather report and forecast, by courtesy of Mr. C. Mares, Government Meteorologist. , 9.0: G.P.O. clock and chimes. 9.1: Mr. Michael O’Connell. 9.8: Tooth’s Brewery Band (conductor, Mr. H. S. Thomas). 9.25: The Sydney Welsh Male Voice. Party. 9.35: Tooth’s Brewery Band. 9.55: The Sydney Welsh Male Voice Party. 10.2: Sketch bv Miss May Nancarrow and Mr. Wm. Collins. 10.12: Resume of following dav’s programme. 10.15: The Wentworth Cafe Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Jimmy Elkins. During intervals between dances “Sun” news will be broadcast. 11.30: G.P.O. clock and chimes. National Anthem. 2GB, SYDNEY (316 metres).— 7 p.m.: Stock and market reports by New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Ltd. 7.1 o: Music. 7.30: Talk. 8.0: Opening chorus. 8.2: Pianoforte solos by Miss Ada Brooic. 8.15: Address. 8.30: Songs. by Mr. Harold Cobb. 8.37: Violin solos by Mr. Dan Scully. 8.46: Songs by Miss Florence Gordon. 8.53: Humorous recital by Mr. Heath Burdock. 9.13: Songs by Mr. Harold Cobb. 9.20: Violin solos by Mr. Dan Scully. 9.28: Music from Hoyt’s De Luxe Theatre. 9.43: Humorous items by Mr. Heath-Burdock. 9.52: Songs by Miss Florence Gordon. 10.0: Close down. . 3LO, MELBOURNE (371 metres).—B.so p.m.: Transmission from Scots Church, Melbourne. A sacred cantata, “God, Thou Art Great” (Louis Spohr), by the Scots Church Choir; organist and conductor, Mansley Greer; Colin Thompson (tenor) ; Madame Gregor Wood (contralto) ; Annie Caddell (soprano): Leslie Pauli (bass). No. 1, Chorus, “God Thou Art Great , No. 2, Solo and chorus, lliou Earth, Waft Sweet Incense O’er Thy ; No. 3, Recitative, “Be Dumb, Ye Minners.

the World is God’s and He Is Loved” (contralto and tenor); No. 4, Duet. “Children, Pray f This Love to Cherish”; No. o. Quartet, “Walk Ye, Walk Ye, Hundred Thousands”; No. 6. Chorus, “God, Ihou Are Great! So Say the Heavens/’ “Gallia,” Motet, by C. H. Gounod. No. I. “Solitary lieth the city, she that was full of people.” No. 2, Cantilene, “Zion’s ways do languish.” 9.30: The Gypsy Players, Spanish Gypsy Dance (Moyrey). 9.40: Rupert Hazel and Elsie Day, 4 Harmonyla city.” 9.53: The Gypsy Players, Dance Suite (Wright). 10.0: Alina Heseleva (soprano), Romance, “Life ' For the Czar (Glinka); “Bolero” (Verdi). 10.7: Helga Brennicke (’cello), “Abendlied” (Schumann) ; “Lullaby’’ (Cyril Scott). 10.12: The Gypsy Players, “Dances From the Palace of Puck” (Leyland). 10.20: Alina Heseleva (soprano), “I Am litanja—Mignon” (Thomas); selected. 10.27: The Gvpsy Players, selection, “Nelly Kelly (Cohan). 10.35: “Argus” news service; British official wireless news from Rugby; meteorological information; announcements; shipping information: sporting notes, bv “Olympus.” 10.47: The V bonds, “Who-00, You-00. Thats VVho (Yellen) ; “The Wedding Waltz” (Gilbert) ; “The Sunrise” (Santly) ; “Half a Moon (Reynolds). 11.0: Our great thought. 11. : The Vagabonds, “She Belongs to Ale” (Johnson): “Deep River Blues’: “Just a Little Cuter” (Seideman); ‘ The Yale Blues” (Ellis) : “Dusting the Keys (O’Neill): “Lady Do” (Lewis): I lold Them All About You” (Friend); Dream Kisses” (Yellen) : “A Shady Tree (Donaldson): selected. 11.40: God Save the King. _ 4QG, BRISBANE (3So metres).—S p.m. till 10 p.m. , _ Note. —New Zealand time is an hour and a half ahead of eastern Australian time.