TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME

Greymouth Evening Star, 26 June 1928, Page 6

TO-DAY’S PROGRAMME

IYA Auckland (333 Metres) —3 pan. Afternoon session—Selected studio items. 3,30: Lecturette on “Electric Cooking.” 3.45: Selected studio items. 4.0: Literary selection by the Announcer. 4.8: Selected - studio items. 4.25: Sports results. 4.30: Close down. 0.0; Children’s session—Uncle George. Song, Farmer’s Boy, “The Rest of the Day’s Your Own”; pianoforte solo. Cousin Myrtle, “On the Ice” (Crawford). Letters and birthdays. Record Recitation, Uncle George, selected. Song, Farmer’s Boy,. “The Fireman.” Bedtime stories. 7.15: Lecturette —Mr. Geo. H. Ambler, “Talk on PoultryDucks.” 7.30: News and reports. 8.0: Chimes. 8.1. Relay of orchestral overture from Majestic Theatre Orchestra under the conductorship of Mr. J. Whiteford Waugh. 8.11: Contralto solo —Madame Irene Ainsley, “Ah, Se Tu Dormi” (from “Romeo and Juliet”), (Vaqcaj). 8.16: Instrumental trio— Auckland Trio, “Finale” from “Trio in D. Minor” (Mendelssohn). 8.24: Baritone solo—Mr. Walter Brough, “Will o’ the Wisp” (Spross). 8.28: Organ selection —Record, “Ballet Egyptien,” Parts 1 and 2 (Luigini). 8.34: Soprano solo —Miss Nora Hulme “O Ship of My Delight” (Phillips). 8.38: Piano and violin —Miss Ina Bosworth and Mr. Cyril Towsey, “Finale,” from “Kreutzer Sonata” (Beethoven). 8.45: Lecturette —Mr. A. B. Chappell, M.A., “Talks on Old New Zealand.” No. 15, “Henry Williams.” 9.0: Weather forecast. 9.1: Relay of orchestral entr-acte from Majestic Theatre. 9.6. Tenor solo —Mr. Robert Peter, “Kirkonell Lea” (traditional). 9.10: Organ selection —Record, “Ballet Egyptien,” Parts 3 and 4 (Luigini). 9.16: Contralto solo —Madame Irene Ainsley, “Abide With Me” (Liddell). 9.20: Instrumental trio—Auckland Trio, “Little Concert Suite” (Rosse). 9.27: Excerpts from the opera. “Rigoletto” (Verdi), produced under the direction of Madame Irene Ainsley. In “Rigoletto” Verdi reached the zenith of his career. Only in ' “Aida,” wrgitten twenty years later, and in “Falstaff,” written in his eightieth year, did he reach the high standard of “Rigoletto.” Cast: Gilda, Miss Nora Hulme; Maddalena —Madame Irene Ainsley; Rigoletto—Mr. Walter Brough; Duke of Mantua —Mr. Robert Peter. “Questa O Quella” —The Duke. “Caro Nome” —Gildq,. “No 1 , Lord Illustrious” —Gilda and Duke. “On Every Festal Mjorning'”—Gilda and Rigoletto. “La. Donna e Mobile” —The Duke. “Un De, Si Ben”—Finale. 10.0: God Save the King. N.B.—Special vaudeville Numbers from the Embassy Theatre will be broadcast during the above programme.

2YA, Wellington (420 Metres)—3 p.m.r Chimes, of the General Post Office clock, Wellington. 3.1: Selected gramophone items. 4.30: Sportingresults. 5.0: Close down. 6.0. Children’s hour —Radio Train Trip, Big Brother- Jack and Conductor Stewart. 7.0: Newts session, market reports, and sports results. 7.40: Lecturette — Representative of Agricultural Department, “For the Man on the Land.’’ S.O: Chimes of the General Post Office clock, Wellington. S.l: Overture—The Orchestra “Rakozy” (Keler Bela). 8.11: Quartet —The Orpheus Quartet, “O, Peaceful Night” (German). 8.15: Contralto solo —Miss Lily Mackie, “Mountain Lovers” (Squire). 8.19: Piano solo —Mr. Gordon Short, “First Movement, B Flat Minor, Sonata” (Chopin). 8.27: Quartet —The Orpheus Quartet, “Boat Song” (Cowan). 8.31: Humour—Mr. Cedric Gardiner, “Having it Out” (Kent). 8.36: Selection — The Orchestra, “Madame Butterfly” (Puccini). 8.46: Soprano solo—Mrs. Alice Harris, “Fierce Flames are Roaring” (Verdi). 8.50: Relay of organ solos —Mr. H. Temple White (a) “Pastorate in D” (St. Clair); (b) “Melody” (Parry); (c) “March” (Petrali). 9.0: Weather forecast. 9.2: Baritone solos —Mr. Len. Barnes, (a) “The Midnight Review” (Glinka); (b) “Ethiopia Saluting the Colours” (Wood); (c) “O, Ruddier than the Cherry” (Handel). 9.12: Request numbers —The Orchestra. 9.20: Quartet —The Orpheus Quartet, “Bells of St. Michael’s Tower” (Knynett). 9.25: Humour —Mr. Cedric Gardiner, (a) “Sea. Bathing” (Jerome) ; (b) “After Marriage” (Anon). 9.30: Instrumental —The Orchestra, “Ascania Ballet Music,” Part 1. (Saint-Saens): (1) “The Entry of the Master of the Games”; (2) “Venus, Juno, and Pallas”; (3) “Diana, Wood-nymphs, and water-nymphs”; (4) “Bacchus and the Bacchantes”; (5) “A Vision of Phoebus, Apollo, and the Nine Muses”; (G > “Phoebus and the Harp and Cupid.” (Saint-Saens makes great use of the wood-wind in this ballet of the gods, and the second number is particularly notable for the brilliant flute solo). 9.40: Tenor solo —Mr. Arthur Coe, “The Sailor’s Grave” (Sullivan). 9.45: Baritone solo and quartet—Mr. Len. Barnes and the Orpheus Quartet. “Down by dat Ribber” (Scott-Gatty). 9.49: Musical comedy selection —The Orchestra, “The Blue Mazurka” (Lehar). 9.59: National Anthem. 3YA, Christchurch (306 Metres) — Silent Day. 4YA, Dunedin (463 Metres) —3 pan.: Town Hall chimes. 3.2: Gramophone

iccital. 3.30: Social notes and news. 3.40: Studio items. 4.15: Gramophone recital. 4.25: Sports results to hand. 4.30: Close down. 6.0: Town Hall chimes. 6.1: Children’s session—Big Brother Bill. Letters and birthdays. Musical items by the pupils of Mr. E. Hunter. 7.15: News session. 8.0: Town Hall chimes. Concert 'by the Kaikorai Band, under the conductorship of Mr. E. Franklin, and items by assisting artists. 8.1: March —Band, “Roaring Lions” (Allen). 8.5: Bass solos—Mr. E. G. Bond, (a) “The Powder Monkey” (Watson); (b) “Old Clothes and Fine Clothes” (Shaw). 8.10: Overture —Band, “The Magic Flute” (Mozart). 8.18: Contralto solo — Miss Dorothy Allen, “O, Lord Whose Mercies” (Handel). 8.21: Recital —Mr. Eric Hebden, “The Storming Party” (Doyle). 8.25: Intermezzo —Band, “Cavalleria Rusticana” (Mascagni). 8.31: Baritone solos—Mr. R. B. Macdonald, (a) “Four Jolly Sailormen” (German); (b) “In Sheltered Vale” (d’ Alqueen). 8.36: Recital—Miss Madge Yates, “The Rider at the Gate” (Kipling). 8.40: Fox-trots—Band, selected. 8.45: Humorous address—Pastor W. D. More. 9.0: Weather forecast. 92: Tenor and baritone duet —Messrs Edwards and Macdonald, “The Garden of Your Heart.” 9.5: Selection — Band, “Belle of New York” (Kerker). 9.20: Humorous sketch—Miss Madge Yates and Mr. Eric Hebden, selected. 9.27: Tenor solos —Mr. Chas. Edwards (a) “Until” (Sanderson); (b) “A Song of Sleep” (Somerset); 9.32: Waltz — Band, “Ecstasy.” 9.37: Recital—Miss Madge Yates, “Comfort.” 9.41: Bass solo—Mr. E. G. Bond, “The Glory of the Sea” (Sanderson). 9.44: Patrol — Band, “Jamie’s Patrol.” 9.49: Contralto solos —Miss Dorothy Allen, (a) “Wind of the Western Sea”; (b) “Gloria” (Buzzi-Peccia). 9.53: Tenor solo —Mr. Chas. Edwards, “The Great Awakening” (Kramer). 9.55: March: Band, “The Conqueror” (Hume). 10.0: God Save the King.