RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22775, 8 July 1937, Page 20

RADIO IN THE HOME

PROGRAMME FEATURES MUSIC, SPORTS AND TALKS

BY ALL-WAVE

A series of musical numbers designed to illustrate Shakespeare's "Seven Ages of Alan" is the opening transmission from IYA this evening. The station will broadcast also short recitals by Ethel Friend, contralto, and Walter Brough, baritone. At 7..'50 p.m. 011 Saturday, F. W. Lucas, the well-known All Black, will discuss New Zealand's chances against the Springboks. The concert session will include studio items by Gwenda Weir, soprano, Leslie Kussell, tenor, F. P. Creau, baritone, Doug. Stark, comedian, and the Two Melody Girls. All unusual departure from schedule will he made at 9.5 p.m. on Sunday to permit of the broadcast of a talk by Professor Brunner, of Columbia University, on "llural Trends in the U.S.A." The first episode of a dramatic plav, "The Thief's Romance," will he presented by the Studio Players 011 Monday at 8 p.m., and this is to ho followed by readings by Herbert Crandall, recitalist. Wednesday's chamber music programme will include Beethoven's Sonata for piano and violin, rendered by Joan Clarkson and Vincent Aspey.

The initial item from 3YA this evening is the presentation by the Arts Theatre Players of "The Patriot of Poland." an historical event in the life of Frederick Chopin. The whole of the second portion of the concert session from 2YA will consist of a relay of the concert of the Wellington Harmonic Society under the conductorship of H. Temple-White. Between 8 and 10.45 p.m. on Saturday the Wellington transmitter will relay "A Southern Maid," which is being presented at the Grand Opera House hy the Musical Comedy Company of which Gladys Moncrieff is the star. On Sunday, commencing at 8..'!0 p.m., the same station will put on air a complete musical presentation of "Madame Butterfly." The Christohurch plant will offer as an alternative an organ recital by C. B. Hall, with K. West tenor, as assisting vocalist, Joseph Kaartinen, saxophonist, and Tliea Phillips, lyric soprano, will contribute most of the after-church session from 4YA. Christina Ormiston, who is well known in Auckland musical circles, will broadcast from 2YA at 8.22 p.m. on Monday.

On Saturday, at 4.30 p.m.. the British Broadcasting Corporation Empire stations will put on the air a description of the visit of Their Majesties to Dumbarton Castle. Scotland, and thereafter commentary on the British open golf championship at Carnoustie, Scotland. On Thursday, July 15, at 4..M0 p.m., the same stations will describe the Royal visit to Wales, and at 0.45 p.m. will discuss the first day's play in the cricket match Gentlemen v. Plavers.

While the Imperial Conference was in session the British Broadcasting Corporation discussed the establishment of reciprocal short-wave stations, ahd at the same time said the corporation had abandoned all ideas regarding Empire listeners contributing toward the cost of the Daventry stations. It now transpires that Canada is to have a 50-kilo-watt plant; Australia is to increase the power output and the number of transmitters at 3LB; South Africa is to take over the Roberts Heights military short-wave station for broadcasting purposes; and "New Zealand is to have a power short-wave broadcasting station within 12 months.

In its latest "Overseas Bulletin" the British Broadcasting Corporation summarises world-wide reports on the reception of the Coronation broadcasts which were disseminated over no less than six transmitters, two of which were of 50-kilowatt aerial power. It would seem that the least satisfactory reports were those from New Zealand, where the general opinion was that the commentaries were heard at "fair" strength and clarity, and the. Abbey ceremony "well received throughout." The British Broadcasting Corporation states that, despite inclement weather, the attempt to televise the Coronation procession as it passed Apsley Gate, Hyde Park Corner, was a marked success. The television was received well, as far afield as Ipswich, some 70 miles from Alexandra Palace, while an enterprising cinema proprietor at # Southgatc, Middlesex, installed a "viewer" and entertained a huge gathering, the scenes being received perfectly.

Advices from London indicate that television is making steady, though rather slow, progress, the highest estimate of receiver installations being 100 a week. Many of these are in departmental stores, which regard them as an advertising .novelty. As was anticipated, the operation of two distinct systems of transmission lias increased the costs of receiver production to such an extent that even the cheapest set costs £IOO, a price that is decidedly restrictive. Considerable difficulty is being experienced in the arranging of programmes and recourse has been had to newsreels and films of an educative character and the frequent repetition of these has given rise to much adverse comment. Plans are already in train for the utilisation of television and ultra short waves in the event of war, owing to the fact that'such transmissions would be immune from enemy interference. . FROM IYA

To-day.—B p.m., continuity, "The Seren ' Ages of Man"; .4.45, Ethel Friend, contralto. "Recital of Songs by Granville Ba'ntock"; !).5, reserved period; 0.20, recorded band music; 0.33, AVulter Brough, baritone, "Tramps at Sea" and "Trumping Through the Countryside," and at 0.48, "Glorious Devon" and "The Fortune Hunter"; 10 to 11, dance music. To-morrow: 8 p.m., "An Hour of Heading and Music"; 0.5, "Night Hide and Sunrise" (Sibelius); 0.21, Madame Aileen Johns, mezzo-soprano, "Star Vicino," "The Gardener," "Sunset" and "Night and Dreams"; 0.37, Marjorie Gully, pianist, Schumann's "Papillons"; 10 to 11, music and melody. Saturday: 7.30 p.m., talk-, F. W. Lucas, "New Zealand's Chances Against the Springboks": 8 p.m., recording, "Japanese Carnival"; 8.7, Gwenda Weir, soprano. "The Silent Pool," "The Night Wind," "Quies Amoris" and "Jack o' Lantern"; 8.17, "Master Melodies"; 8.23, Leslie Russell, tenor, "She is Far From the Land," "Brittany," "Maid With Lips Like Roses," "Cloths of Heaven" and "Ship of My Delight"; 8.41, F. P. Frean, baritone, "At Santa Barbara," "A Hinder Courtship," "Route Man-bin' " and "Casey the Fiddler"; !).5, "Children of Dreams" selection; !). 1,3, Two Melody Ciirls, "L'-t's All Be a Happy Family," "Something in the Air," "Home" and "Did Your Mother Come From Ireland"; 0.21. Doug. Stark, comedian; 0.37, Two Melody Girls; 0.40 Doug. Shirk, comedian; 10.10 to 11.15, dance music. Sunday: 11 a.m., relay from Salvation Army Congress Hall; 7 p.m., relay from Ml. Kden Presbyterian Church; 8.30, recording, Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major; 0.5, talk, Professor E. tie S. Brunner. "Rural Trends in the United States of America"; 0.20, Beethoven's Romance in G for Violin and Orchestra; 0.30, Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2. Monday: 8 p.m., The Studio Players present episode No. I of "The Thief's Romance"; 8.30, Herbert Crandall, recitalist. "A Legend: The Buildinir of St. Sofia" and

"The Market"; 9.5, wrestling relay; 10 to 11, music and melody. Tuesday: 8 p.m., Tex Rose ami the Aloha Boys, "Hawaiian Paradise." "Red Opu" and "Weave a Lei"; 8.(1, .Japanese Jlousetio.v; 8.10, "Dust of the Ages --The Duke of Marlborough"; 8.35, Eh nnd Zeb; 8.-17, The Rocky Mountaineers; 8.53, Tex Rose and the Aloha Boys; 9.5, talk,. Dr. Susan Isaacs, "A Child's View of Life"; 9.20 to IJ, dance music. Wednesday: 7.30 p.m., talk. Dr. Paul Dengler, "The People on the Blue Danube"; 8 p.m., Poulene'g "Anbade"; 8.18, Thorn Davidson, soprano, "A Maiden Yonder Sings." "Ego," "Farewell" and "Shy One"; 8.30, Jean Clarkson and Vincent Aspey present Beethoven's Sonata for piano and violin. Opus 30; 9.5. talk. Dr. William Boyd, "Education for Leisure"; 9.20, Studio String Orchestra, "English Folk Songs": 9.33, Newton Goodson, baritone; 9.37. Studio Orchestra, Giuraud's "Scene and Waltz"; 9.46, Newton Goodson, baritone, 10 to 11, music and melody.