Radio

Northern Advocate, 18 March 1939, Page 4

Radio

Saturday, March 18

IYA AUCKLAND (650 kc.)

| 5 p.m: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0; Official news. 7.10: News and reports. 8.0: Concert Programme. —The Melody Five (concerted vocal) with piano, “You Try Somebody Else,” “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” Say it With Music” and “Alexander.” 8.17: Aileen Warren (piano), “A La Bien Aimee” (Schutt), “Warum?”, “The Prophet Bird” (Schumann) and “The Loreley” (Seeling). 8.29: Nancye O’Connor (soprano), 8.42: Lois Walls (viola), “Old French Dances” (Marin Manais), “Aria” (Porpora), “Gavotte” (Mehul). 8.33: Raymond Newell (baritone), “Top o’ the House” and “The Demon King.” 9.0: Weather and station notices. 9.5: Variety programme, featuring at 9.8 and 9.43: Marion and Mac (the Pawky Pair), in humorous Scottish sketches. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10 to 11.15: Dance music.

2YA WELLINGTON (570 kc.)

5 p.m: Children’s hour. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: Official news. 7.10; News and reports. 8.0; Concert Programme.—New Mayfair Orchestra, Gilbert and Sullivan selejtion. 8.10: j “Coronets of England”—“The Life of Queen Elizabeth,” chapter 9. 8.37: Maurice Clare (famous English violinist) with Noel Newspn at the piano, Hungarian Dance in D Minor, Waltz in A (Brahms) “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen,” “Ave Maria” (Schubert - Wilhelm), “Zapatesdo” 1 (Saraste), “Midnight Bells” (Heu- ' berger-Kreijsler). 9.0: Weather and station notices. 9.5 to 1L15: Dance 'music. 10.10: Sports summary.

3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 kc.). 8 p.m: Concert Programme.—“The Homestead on the Rise.” 8.15: “The Fourth Form at St. Percy’s.” 8.28; Symphony Orchestra, “Songs of the Fair” (Martin). 8.35: “Coronets of England—The Life of Mary Queen of Scots,” episode 22, 9.0: Weather and station notices. 9.5 to 11.30: Oldtime dance programme to music by Colin Campbell’s Dance Band (from the Ritz Ballroom). At 10.0, the sports summary.

| 4YA DUNEDIN (790 kc.). | 8 p.m: Concert Programme. —The I London Palladium Orchestra, “Marche ■Symphonique” (Savino), “Old Vienjna” waltz (arr. Cardew), “Japanese Carnival” (de Basque). 8.11: James Simpson (tenor), “The Auld Scotch Songs” and “Ye Banks and Brae&” 8.17: The Hastings Municipal Orchestra, “Romance” (Harrison), “Bejrenice Minuet” (Handel). 8.25: Gaynor Paape (soprano), “Robin, Robin, Sing Me a Song,” “Rain,” and “Song of the Smuggler’s Lass.” 8.34: The Lang Worth Concert Orchestra, “En;tre Acte” (Helmsberger), “Ballet des .Slyphes” (Gluck), “Reverie du Soir” j (Saint-Saens), “Jewels of the Madonna Overture” (Waif Ferrari). ;8.48; James Simpson (tenor), “The jSecret” and “Silent Noon.” 8.54: Olja j Livschakoff Orchestra, “Manchurian .Suite” (Gian). 9.0: Weather and station notices. 9.5 to 11.15: Dance mu- ; sic. 10.0: Sports summary.

j Sunday, March 19 I IYA AUCKLAND (650 kc.). 9 a.m: Recordings. 11.0: Relay of service from St. Mark’s Anglican ! Church. 12.15: Close down. 1.0 p.m: 'Dinner music. 2.0; Recordings. 3,30: Concerto in D M'ajor, Op. 77 (Brahms), played by Fritz Kreisler and the ! London Philharmonic Orchestra. 4.8: Recordings. 4.30: Close down. 6 p.m: Children’s song service. 7.0: i Relay of service from the Church of j Christ, Ponsonby Road. 8.30: John i Tait and associated artists, in a short recital of his own compositions. 9.0; Weather and station notices. 9.5: .“His Father’s Sword,”''a drama of Napoleon. Produced by the NBS. 10.0: j .Close down. j I I 2YA WELLINGTON (570 kc.).

j 9 a.m: Recordings. 10.0: Weather i report. 11.0: Relay of service from St. John’s Presbyterian Church.' 12.15: j Close down. 1.0 p.m: Weather re- ' port. 2.0: Compositions of Menj delssohn—Symphony No. 4 (the Italian), in A Major, played by Sir Hami ilton Harty, conducting the Halle Orj chestra. 3.0; “Musical Confessions of .Famous Folk’’ (No. 4). 3.20': Recordings. 4.30: Close down.

j 6 p.m: Children’s song service. 7.0: I Relay of service from The Terrace Congregational Church. 8.15: Conj cert Programme,—Boston Promenade I Orchestra, “Rienzi Overture” (Wag. ■ner). 8.40: Kirsten Flagstad (soprano) | with the Philadelphia Orchestra. 8.48: Alexander Kipnis (bass), with the | Berlin State Opera House Orchestra. 8.5 G: Sir Dan Godfrey and the Boyrne--1 mouth Municipal Orchestra,“Don Giojvanni,” (Act 1), “Minuet” (Mozart). 9.0: Weather and station notices. 9.5; j Beniamino Gigli (tenor). 9.13: Masicagni, conducting the Berlin State Opera House Orchestra, “Isis Dances,” j “Die Rantzau” selection (Mascagni). .9.21: Muriel Brunskill (contralto), '“Gipsy Song” and “Card Song” (Bizet). 9.27: Martina Wulf (soprano), (Wilhelm Hiller (bass), "Friedrich

Eagen Engels (tenor), with Chorus and Orchestra of the German Opera Houses, Berlin, “The Merry Wives of Windsor” selection. 9.35: Mischa Elman (violin), “Thais” (“Meditation”) (Massenet). 9.39: Peter Dawson (bassbaritone), “Cruel Is He” (Credo), “Now Your Days of Philandering are Over.” 9.47; Beniamino Gigli (tenor)

and Maria Canigiia (soprano). “O Shave Fanciulla” ("0 Lovely Maiden”). 9.51: Orchestra of the German Opera Houses. Berlin. “Issersterc —Fantasie on the opera “Tosca” (Puccini). 10.0: Close down, 3YA CHRISTCHURCH (720 kc.). 7 p.m: Relay of service from Durham Street Methodist Church. 8.30; The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, ‘‘Die Fledermaus” overture (Strauss). 8.39; Franz Volker (tenor), “All Souls’ Day,” “Winter Consecration” (Strauss). 8.45: Rudolf Hindemith (violoncello), with Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Concerto in D Major (Tartini). 9.0: and station notices. 9.5: “The Merchant of Venice,” by William Shakespeare. Adapted and produced by the NBS. 10.15: Close down.

4YA DUNEDIN (790 kc.). G. 30 p.m: Relay of service from St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral. 7.45; Recordings. 8.30: The Detroit Symphony Orchestra, “Spanish Rhapsody” (Chapbrier). 8.3 G - Germaine Corney (soprano). 8.42: Walter Gieseking (piano), “Children’s Corner” suite (Debussy). 8.56; The London Philharmonic Orchestra, “Danse Bohemienne” (Bizet). 8.0: Weather and station notices. 9,5; Music from the Theatre —The French romantic opera, “Louise,” by Charpentier. Featuring Ninon Vallin (soprano), and Georges Thill (tenor). Premiere performance in the Southern Hemisphere. 10,20: Close down.