RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22390, 9 April 1936, Page 17

RADIO IN THE HOME

THE WEEK'S PROGRAMMES DEBUT OF LEADING ARTIST OTHER TOURS ARRANGED BY ALL-WAVE The concert programme from IYA to-night will be interrupted at 9.5 p.m. to permit of the broadcast of a debate between Mr. A. R. D. Fairburn and Mr. Vernon A. Brown on just what portion of the British Isles should be termed "Home." Two talks of more than usual interest nre set down for Wednesday evening. The first of these, made possible by a rearrangement "of the early evening programme, will take place at 7.40 p.m., when the Mayoress, Mrs. Ernest Davis, will devote 15 minutes to the activities of the Auckland Hospital Auxiliary. At 9.5 p.m. Captain A. C. Clayton, late of the Royal Sussex Regiment, who has made a special study of the history of the various regiments, is to deliver what promises to be an unusually interesting discourse, the subject being "Colours are Battle Honours —Three Centuries of History."

Gladys Lorimer, one of the world's leading sopranos, and a former Christchurch resident, is to make her New Zealand debut at the studios of 2YA on Tuesday next at 9.5 p.m. This recital will open a tour of eight weeks, during which Miss Lorimer will appear before the microphone at each of the main stations. Eight years ago Miss Lorimer left Christchurch for Milan, where, after a year of study, she made her debut, subsequently appearing in Italy as Gilda in "Rigoletto," Rosina in "The Barber of Seville," and as Lucia in "Lucia de Lammermoor." Going to London in 1930 she was engaged as coloratura soprano at Covent Garden, and afterwards contributed to the 8.8.C. programmes, including speoial television performances. Last winter, in the course of an Australian tour, she was particularly successful in the part of Nedda in the opera "Pagliacci."

The Broadcasting Board has announced that it has completed arrangements for a tour of the main stations by Charles Hawthorne, English humorist, and Vincent Ryan, Australian comedian. Their tour is to commence at Auckland on August 8. Before their departure for the South the two comedians will make five appearances before the microphone at IYA, and a further three concerts are to be given early in September. At present the board is negotiating for the services of a ballad singer and other artists, with the intention of arranging special programmes of a popular type, to which both humorists will contribute.

"Masters in Converse," a programme consisting of the works of the great masters, is to be put on the air tomorrow evening by IYA, commencing at 8 p.m. The programme, which will require 80 minutes for its presentation, has been arranged by Dr. Keith Barry, the eminent musical critic, who will also act as narrator. To many listeners the old masters, Beethoven, Brahms and Bach, live by their works, but to others their names are only names, and their works are merged in the past. Dr. Barry will dispel some of the popular beliefs and bring to listeners an appreciation of the old composers, their lives and their works

To-night the Studio String Orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr. Harold Baxter, is featured by IYA the special continuity programme "The Beauty of the Dance." The orchestra is to play "Bouree," "Passacaglia" and "Pavane" (Handel), "Gavotte" and "Gigue" (Bach), "Courante," "Country Dance" and "Sarabande" (Purcell), "Minuet" (Mozart), "Siciliano" (Dolmetsch) and "Rigaudon" (Rameau). As an alternative to the band programme from the main station IYX will at 9 p.m. present an abridged musical presentation of "The Beggar Student." On Friday at 7 p.m. 2YA will relay the sacred cantata "Olivet to Calvary," from St. Thomas' Anglican Church, Wellington, the organist being Mr. John Randall, the conductor Mr. Etic Froggatt and the soloists Charles Edwards (tenor) and W. Binct Brown (baritone). At 7.30 p.m. the same evening 3YA will relay from the Christchurch Anglican Cathedral "The Passion" (J. S. Bach), the Cathedral Choir being under the conductorship of Dr. J. C. Bradshaw.

An effort should be made by the Broadcasting Board to eliminate the waste of time arising from unscheduled silences. All too frequently one hears "Will listeners please stand by . . .?" as a prelude to a wait occasionally of as much as four minutes, and usually of sufficient duration to have afforded time for the presentation of an additional recording. In the aggregate these silences must amount to a staggering total and, as overseas stations have successfully avoided them, there seems to be no reason why the New Zealand stations cannot do so. At the same time, may one enter a plea for an improvement in the announcement of the time of the day. Of late there is less of the "studio time" with which listeners were once inflicted, but all such announcements should be accurate standard time, correct to the minute.

FROM IYA To-night.—"Continuity," "The Beauty of the Dance," featuring number* by the Studio String Quartette, with vocal interludes by Julius Patzak (tenor), Lulu MyszGmeiner (contralto) and Charles Panzera (baritone); 9.20 to 10, recorded band music by the 8.8.C. Wireless Military Band; 10 to 11, dance music. To-morrow: 10.30 a.m., combined churches' service relayed the Methodist Church; noon, relay of the Good Friday service from St. Mary's Cathedral; 8 p.m., "Masters in Converse," presented by Dr. Keith Barry, followed by recordings, " Come to Me, O Beloved," and "Romance," sung by Sophie Breslau, and a symphonic presentation of Massenet's "Les Pheniciennes." Station closes down at 10 p.m. Saturday: 8 p.m., recording, Mozartian Opera, "Le Nozze di Figaro"; 8.50, Niedzielski, pianist, "The Enraptured Nigger," "The Poultry Yard," "Die Fledermaus" and "liibestraum"; 9.5, fifteen minutes of humour, featuring "Darby and Joan"; 9.24, Anona Winn, comedienne, "Tuning In": 9.30, Anni Frind and Parodists"; 9.40, "Anything Goes." selection; 9.50, "One Night of Love" selection; 10.10 to 11.15, dance music. Sunday: 11 a.m., morning service from St. Mary's Anglican Church; 3.30, Halle Orchestra and the St. Michael's Singers, "The Kio Grande"; 7 p.m., evening service from St. Luke's Presbyterian Church; 8.30 p.m., recorded symphonic programme, with vocal interludes. Monday: 8 p.m., feature, "At the Sign of the Blue Kiwi," a programme of cabaret vaudeville; 9.5, wrestling relay; 10 to 11, music and melody. Tuesday: 8 p.m., Studio String Orchestra. "Hibernian Suite"; 8.10, Eb and Zeb; 8.20, "Music at Your Fireside"; 8.35, Japanese Houseboy episode, "Another Heart Affair": 8.50. String Orchestra, "Espana" Wnltz nnd "Maid of Orleans"; 9.5, talk, H. Becroft. "Popular Fallacies—The Philosopher is Not a Practical Person": 9.20 to 11, recordings featuring Arthur Pearce's Band. Wednesday: 8 p.m., •Lalla Hemus ('cello) and Owen Jensen (piano), "Sonnta for Violoncello and Piano in F Major" (Strauss); 8.30. recordings. Dorothy Helmrich (soprano), "Thou Art So Like a Flower" and "On the River Boat"; 8.38, "Italian Serenado" Quartet; 8.47, "German Dances" (Schubert); 9.5. Captain A. C. Clayton, "Three Centuries of History—Colours Are Battle Honours"; 9-.20, 8.8.C. Wireless Chorus; 9.24, organ solo, "Hungarian" Rhapsody No. 2; 9.30, John McCormack (tenor); 9.36, "Rigoletto" selection; 9.50, Peter Dawson (bass-baritone), "Here's to the Good Old Days" and "The Devout Lover"; 9.5fi, 8.8.C. Wireless Chorus, "Venus on Earth"; 10 to 11, music and melody. ■