RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22877, 4 November 1937, Page 19

RADIO IN THE HOME

PROGRAMME FEATURES COMEDY HARMONISTS COMING SACHA BERLINER'S BAND

BY ALL-WAVE

Opening with a continuity, "Is It Sport?" to-night's concert session from IYA will include at 9.26 p.m. "A Glimpse of Erin," a feature by Dan Foley, Irish tenor, with Kathleen Dunne at the piano. Paul Schramm, Viennese pianist, is to play Bach's Sonata No. 2 in (' Major and Beethoven's Sonata in E- Flat Major at the commencement of the second portion of to-morrow's concert programme, to which Viola Morris and Victoria Anderson are also contributors. The usual Sunday relay of the Auckland Municipal lhind concert will be interrupted at 9.5 p.m. for the presentation by Dan Foley of an annotated recital, "A Composer of To-Day." Wednesday's chamber music hour includes a recording of Scarlatti's Sonata for Flute and Strings, and an item by Phyllis Bloy and Evelyn Prime of Huber's Sonatfi for Two Pianos. Leslie Russell, tenor, and W. P. Harris, baritone, contribute to the second half of the session.

Browning Mummery, Australian tenor, will broadcast at 8.45 this evening over 2YA a 15-minute recital, including "Crying of Water," "Do Not Go, My Love," and "E'en as a Lovely Flower." On Saturday, Allan Lovedav, boy violinist, will play, from the Wellington studio <4 Moroo Porpetus," Chopin's Nocturne, and Rondo (MoznrtKriesler). Included in Sunday evening's symphonic programme from the same station is a rebroadcast, at 9.5 p.m., of a talk by G. Bernard Shaw, "As I See," to be put on the air by the Empire short-wave stations, GSB, GSD, GSO and. GSG. The Christehnrch station will offer as an alternative a complete recorded presentation of Puccini's "Madame Butterfly." Paul Schramm, pianist, may be heard over 2YA at 8.14 p.m or. Tuesday, when Trevor Thomas and company will present the song cycle "\Yind Flowers."

The Comedy Harmonists are make their New Zealand premiere at tho studio of IYA on Tuesday, November 16. The sextet will present, under the aegis of the National Broadcasting Service. two public concerts at Auckland, the first on Wednesday, November 17. and the second on the following Saturday.. Similar arrangements have been made for each of the four main centres and in all eases these concerts are to be relayed. This group of talented artists has an exceedingly extensive repertoire, ranging from compositions of the masters to tluir own arrangements of "popular hits," much of -the comedy of which is left, to Herr Frommermann, who, in addition to his capabilities ns a musician, was, at one time, an actor and an adept in comic parts The Harmonists may be heard over the Australian national network at 11.30 p.m. on Saturday in a 30-minute programme.

Early in December, under engagement to the National Broadcasting Service. Sacln Berliner's hand of nine players is to tour the main stations. The initial performance will be over 2YA on December 14. The band specialises in Gipsy programmes of Hungarian, Russian and Rumanian origins and in Viennese music, which has proved widely popular of recent years. The combination has spent the past 18 months in broadcast engagements in Australia and will be the first ensemble of its type to visit New Zealand, either for a concert tour on public platform or under a broadcasting engagement. It is understood that the National Broadcasting Service is negotiating with other artists at present touring the Australian national chain.

Some years np;o tlie Australian Broadcasting Commission adopted a plan for its programmes. In the main the plan consisted of separating the programme into units, each of several States providing one or more of the units, which were blended into a balanced programme. Special landline connections between the various transmitters and accurate timing ot the units enabled the presentation of exceptionally sxood entertainment each night. The efforts of several station.- were thus concentrated into the provision of an outstanding programme rather than spread over a number of individual offerings. There has persisted a belief 'that some such arrangement will be adopted by the National Broadcasting Service, but there is no present indication of it. Such an endeavour necessitates an inter-station landline connection capable of properly carrying frequencies up to 9000 cycles.

Substantial improvements have been made of late in the design .of car radios. In the main the developments have been in the direction of improved performance in sensitivity/ selectivity and volume, but these have been secured with lowered battery drain. A new type of filamentless rectifier in the metal series of tubes has assisted materially, so that many quite powerful car receivers now draw around four to five amperes at six volts and approximately half this when used with a 12volt battery Aerials continue to remain somewhat of a problem, especially with those vehicles with sunshine roofs and low running bor.rds These cars are best fitted with special roof antennas, unless one is prepared to face the cost of stripping the interior of the top for the fitting of a mesh wire antenna FROM IYA , To-day.—B p.m., continuity, "Is it Sport?" by Kay Bee; 9.5, talk, Mr. S. E. Moreton, "Early History of Our . Prison System"; I 9.20, band recordings; o.Dan Foley, Irish ; tenor, with Kathleen Dunne at the piano, "A Glimpse of Erin"; 9.41, band recordings I featuring cornet solos, "An Emblem" and | "Stars in a Velvety Sky"; 10 to 11, music 1 and melody. To-morrow: 8 p.m., readings of prose and verse by D'Arcy Grcsswell with | appropriate musical interludes; 9.5, Paul 1 Schramm, Viennese pianist, Bach's Sonata i Xo 2 in C Major and Beethoven's Sonata I Opus 7, in E Flat Major; 9.35, Viola Morris ! and Victoria Anderson. English singers in I solos and duets; 10 to 11. music and melody. I Saturday: Studio Orchestra. "Chanson de i Xuil" and "War Dance"; B.H, Anna and i Hal McLennan, soprano and flautist; 8.23, orchestra, "Legende Basnue"; 8.27. Aileen ' Warren, pianist, "Tristesse," "Dause Creolo," "Nocturne" and Mendelssohn's Prelude in E Minor; 8.39, Orpheus Male Quartette, "Son<? |of the Jolly Roger." "This Two -Roses, ' "Down in Yon Summer Vale" and "The Way I You Look To-night"; 8.51, orchestra, "Keltic Suite"; to 11.30, recorded programme of old-time dance music. Sunday: II a.m., rcl'.v from St. Andrew's Presbyterian < "lurch; 7 p.m., relay from St. Mary's Anglican Church; «.MO, concert by Auckland Municipal' Band; 9.5, Dan Foley, tenor, with Kathleen Dunne at the piano, "A Composer of To-day"; 9.20. continuation or band reia'v Monday: 8 p.m., studio presentation l,v j' M Clark Players of "Ambrose AppleJohn's Adventure"; 9.5, wrestling relay; 10 'to 11 music and melody. Tuesday: 8 p.m., "Carnival Xights"; 8.5, Japanese Houseboy episode; 8.18, Dan Foley, tenor and Kathleen Dunne, pianist; 8..'!!!. Eb and Zcb; 8.12, O-porge Elliott. guitar. Red Heels anil " \nswer Me": 8.51, "Head Over Heels selection; 9.5, talk, L K. Monro, "World Vffairs"; 9.Q0 to 11. dance music. Wcdnesilav- 8 p.m., Scarlatti's Sonata for Flute and Strings; 8.21/ Phyllis Bloy and Evelyn Prime. Hiiber's I'iano Duo; 8.39, Viola Morris and Victoria Anderson, in solos and duets- 9 5 talk. Mrs. Tsabel Cluett, Sydney Revisited"; 9.20, Studio Orchestra. "Pans' Suite- 9.2(1 Leslie Russell. tenor, 'I be Fnirv' Tree" and "The Road to the Isles' ; 9,T>* orchestra, two Trish tone sketches; 9.37, W~P Harris, baritone, "Sons of the Sea and "Had a Horse"; 9.15. Leslie Russell, "The Three Mummers" and ''Fairy Song ; d r,(>, orchestra. • "Ghost Dance"; 0.53, W. P Harris. "The Sea Gipsy and Why Shouldn't I"; 10 to 11. music and melody.