RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22615, 31 December 1936, Page 14

RADIO IN THE HOME

PROGRAMME FEATURES CONCERT PRESENTATIONS NEW WELLINGTON STATION BY ALL-WAVE An unusually good concert programme will ho broadcast by IYA on New Year's Night. It will commence with a special feature, " All the Winners," with a few " tips," by Alan McElwain, tho inimitable humorist, and John Watchman. It will include at, 8.1.5 a recital by Signor and Signora Marotta, basso and soprano, of works by Schumann, Ciniara, Nutile, and Verdi. At 9.15 on the same programme Arved Kurtz, the celebrated violinist, with Leo Whittaker at tho piano, will present "Quasi Ballata," " Apassionato " (Suk), and " Romanza Andalouza " and " Zapateado " (Sarasate). Wednesday's programme will open with a presentation by Gordon Anderson, pianist, of Beethoven's Sonata in C Major, Opus 2, and will include at 8.32 a rendition by Arved Kurtz and Leo Whittaker of Brahms' Sonata in D Minor, Opus 108. A Hogmanay programme by the Wellington Gaelic Society is to be broadcast by 2YA between 10 p.m. and midnight to-night, and this is to be followed by a short relay of the New Year celebrations from the Chief Post Office, Wellington. From 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday the Dunedin station will offer a long night modern dance programme, the music being supplied by the 4VA Dance Band, under the conductorship of Gil Dech. Jean MeFarlane, contralto, is prominently featured in Monday's programme from 2YA. At 8.18 p.m. she will sing " Author of All My Joys," " The Swallow," " Cradle Song " and," None But the Lonely Heart." On Tuesday evening the Wellington station features, at y.15 p.m., Hinemoa llosieur, soprano, who will sing " Margaret at the Spinning Wheel," " By the Sea, ' " J.ho Trout " and " The Erl King." The Australian National network has arranged some ambitious oflorings over the coming holiday season. At 10 p.m. this evening froln the Sydney studios, '• 1936 in Retrospect," a radio newsred of broadcasting highlights, strange facts, music, drama and comedy will be put oil the air, and this will bo followed by " For Auld Lang Syne," a New Year's Evo party, and by a 90 minute dance programme by the A.B.C. Dance Band. On New Year's Night the evening programme will open with a revue, " Hello, 1937," and will include a humorous talk, " Resolutions," and a recital by Marcel Movse, the celebrated flautist. On Saturday evening the Salon Group, with Frederic Earle at the electric organ, will give a 30 minute recital, following which the network will broadcast a canipfire concert provided by tho Boy Scouts' International Corroboree.

While listeners have appreciated to tho full the cricket broadcasts, the commentary on the third day of the second test disclosed a defect which undoubtedly arose from tho system employed. So much had occurred between tho conclusion of the 3 p.m. and the commencement of the 5.30 p.m. broadcast that, in tho absence of a precis of the play during the interval, it was impossible to understand tho position. No doubt the broadcasting authorities will take care to repair this omission in the ball by ball descriptions in the third test. This is to commence on Friday, and on each day of play the national stations will broadcast descriptions at 3 p.m., 5 30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m., supplemented by a resume of the day's play at 9 p.m., and by comments at 9.38 p.m.

The annual series of inter-provincial yacht races for the Sanders Cup is to commence early in February at Lyttelton. Craft representing the provincial districts of Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Otago and Southland will compete and the racing will extend over a week, two races being held on most days. The broadcasting authorities have already determined to broadcast each event and Mr. 11. Camp, of Dunedin, is to journey to Lyttelton to act as commentator. The present intention is that tho descriptions should be broadcast from 3YA only, but those in Dunedin who are interested are endeavouring to arrange for rebroadcasts by each of the main stations.

In the small hours of the mornings during the past week tho new 2YA transmitter has been undergoing preliminary testing with such satisfactory results that the date of tho official opening has been .fixed for January 25. On Tuesday the 60-kilowatt plant took over the ordinary programme schedule of the old Mount Victoria station and put down an exceedingly powerful and cleanly-modulated signal, encouraging the belief that it will provide good davlight coverage in Auckland. the auxiliary plant, which forms portion of the main transmitting apparatus, is of five kilowatts output, equal to that of the older 2YA, and is driven, should the power supply fail, by current obtained through a Diesel-powered generator. There has been some conlecture 011 the possibility of the c«*irlN provision of a short-wave transmitter at Titahi Bay, there being much unused room in tho station building.

FROM IYA To-tiay.—B p.m., special presentation "Variety for (ho Prince"; 0.25, "Zampa Overture; 0.12, Stuart Hobertson, bass-bari-tone, "The Road to the Isles" and "Skye Boat Song"; U.4t>, recorded hand music; 10 to 12 dance programme; midnight, relay from Ferry Building. To-morrow: 8 p.m., 'All the Winners," villi u few "tips by Alan Mc EI wain and Johnny Watchman; 8.30, .Studio Orchestra, "Vive la Danso"; 8.45, Signor and Signora Marotta, bass and soprano; D.O, resume of play in third cricket test; 0.15, Arved Kurtz, violinist, and Leo Whittakcr, pianist; 0.88, further cricket rebroadcast; 0.55, Orchestra, "l'unch and .1 inly"; .10 to 1.1.30, dance music relayed from Peter Pan Cabaret. Saturday; 8 p.m., Aileen Warren, pianist, "Wedding Day," "Little Hakon." "Elevation" and "Harlequin"; 8.10, Signor and Signora Marotta, basso and soprano; 8.33, Arved Kurtz, violinist. with Leo Whittakcr, pianist, present Sonata in E Flat Major (Hindemith) and "Sonata" (Do Bussy); 0.15, recording, "By the Tamarisk"; 0.30, Arthur Young and Reginald Forsyihe, piano duet, "flits of 1035"; 0.55, "The Mill Billies"; 10.10 to 11.15, dance music. Sunday; 11 a.m., relay from Mount Eden Presbyterian Church; 3.30 p.m., Beethoven's 'cello Sonata in A Major; 7.0, relay from St. Matthew's Anglican Church; 8.30, concert by Auckland Municipal Band, featuring fiuto and clarinet duet, "The Butterfly." Monday: 8 p.m., "Ten Minute Alibi" recording; 8.10, Bransby Williams' burlesque, "The Showman"; S.'JO, excerpt from "Murder in Mnyfair"; 8.30, Arved Kurtz, violinist, Sonata No. 'J (Delias), "Meditation" (Glazounov) and "Valse Caprice" (Zsolt); 10 to 11, music and melody. Tuesday: "Showboat" select ions; 8. to, vocal orchestra. "Melody Trumps"; 8.10. "An Old World C.arden"; 8.28, Curtis and Ames, vocal duet, "It is True?" and "I'm Pixilated"; 8.-10, The Street Singer. "Jiiiughhig Irish Eyes" and "The Hills of Wyomin ; 0.15, talk, Klsio I\. Morton, "The Jtomunco of Haast Pass"; 0.30 to 11.15, danco program,me. Wednesday: • 8 p.m., Cordon Anderson, pianist, Beethoven's Sonata in C Major; 8.2-1, Dawn Hunt, soprano. "Per Nussbaum," "Thou Art Lovely" and "Spring Night"; B. 3'_', Arved Kurtz, violinist, Brahms' Sonata in D Minor; 0.30, "The Student. Princo" selection; 0.55, "Striko Up the Band"; 10 to 11, music and melody.