RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23337, 4 May 1939, Page 7

RADIO IN THE HOME

PROGRAMME FEATURES TWO DOMINION MUSICIANS MR. GRAEME-HOLDER'S PLAYS

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A famous Viennese bass-baritone, Mr. All red Lorence, is tlio featured artist in to-morrow's concert session from IYA. The same programme will indue also a 'cello recital by June Taylor, who will play "Song of India" and Claxounov's "Serenade lOspagnole." Madame Annette Chapman, with the studio orchestra, will be heard on Saturday singing "Softly Awakes My Heart," "Un;j \'oce l'oca Fa" and "O C<ebt," the second half of the programme consisting ol' recorded modern danco music. A recorded plav, St. John -Ervine's '.'The Ship," will be broadcast at 9.5 p.m. on Sunday. Opening with a record of Locke's String Quartet No. 6, Wednesday's chamber music session will include" at 8.47 an item by Dorothea Ryan and Haydn Murray, Taryini's Sonata in A Minor No. 23.

'J he second half of to-night's concert session from 2YA will feature a studio concert by the Pioneer Singing Circle, whose offerings will feature "The Sandman" by Brahms and Schumann's ".May Song." The Wellington and Christchureh transmitters will be occupied for an hour from 8 p.m. to-morrow in the broadcasting of the inter-varsity debate. "That Modern Industrialism is Detrimental to Culture," in which the affirmative will be taken by the Canterbury team and the negative by the "V ietoria College party. 'I he whole of the after-church session of ,'3YA on Sunday evening will be required for the broadcasting of the third, fourth and fifth acts of Massenet's tuneful opera "Manon." As an alternative, 4\A will put on the air a recorded symphony orchestra concert of .Russian music.

Two talented New Zealand musicians, Petty and \ ivienne Blamires, who have returned after spending several years in England and on the Continent, have been engaged by the National Broadcasting Service to tour the YA stations to present a series of "illustrated" recitals. They recently presented from .'JYA a description of a visit to the .Royal College of Music, London, and next Avill ho heard from 4YA in two presentations. The first will ho entitled "Continental Contact No. 2," and will include excerpts from Chopin, while tlie second will feature some compositions such as "The Cross-eyed Carrier" and "We've Just Moved In," which Miss Betty Blamires has written as being illustrative of s flat life in London.

Since he won the first prize in the initial radio piny competition of the National Broadcasting Service, Mr. W. Graeme-Holder, once resident in Heme Bay, but now living in Wellington, has continued his work, and is now devoting almost all of his time to the writing of radio plays, many of which have been broadcast overseas. Two of his plays, "The Wraith" and "The Time Factor," with which he first made his name, have already been broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation and another, "The Dust-Bowl," will he heard over the Empire short-wave chain on Sunday at (i. 1/5 p.m. This play was put on the air by IYA recently and is a dramatic depiction of the tribulations of a farmer and his wife whoso farm has been ruined by dust storms. The Auckland production was noteworthy for the realistic reproduction of the sound elfects, 011 which the play relies very largely.

An exciting story of how the convoy system helped to preserve the safety of sea communications during the Great War, and assisted in the final defeat of the intensive submarine campaign, will be heard over the Empire shortwave stations cn Tuesday at 5 p.m. Written and arranged by Captain Taprell Dorling, better known as "Tatfrail," the programme will give a graphic word-picture of the task that faced the Allies in keeping open 85.000 miles of sea communications, which entailed the organisation of convoys on a most elaborate scale. The system was used not only- to ensure the safe transportation of munitions and supplies, but also to protect movements of troops. Convoys date back to the Middle Ages, and, until the seventeenth century, the convoy system was known under the curious name of "wafting."

For some years past, the National Broadcasting Service has taken advantage of the Easter vacation to gather at Wellington for the recording of plays artists from other centres. This year the number to make the trip was greater than usual and the period was extended to a fortnight. Most of the visitors had previous experience in repertory, but only a few liad been before the microphone. This irf in pursuance of the plan of the service to present new voices. The plays produced were A. A. Milne's comedy, "Michael and Mary," Bolitho's "Victoria and Disraeli," "Her Shop," a comedy by Aimec and Philip Stuart, Edgar Wallace's "The Case of the Frightened Lady" and Capek's "R.U.H." In addition, the more serious recordings included "Borneo and Juliet," Galsworthy's "The Pidgcon" and Sullivan's "The Man Who Always Knew." The&c plays were produced under the direction of Bernard Booby, who has stated that, public opinion notwithstanding, comparatively few persons have voices suited for radio plays.

FROM IYA To-day: V.W) p.m., talk, Mr. "FT. It. Kodwell, "Industry and (lie State"; 8 p.m., "Westward Ho!"; 8.15, "Wandering with the West Wind"; 8.15, "The Fourth Form at St. Percy's"; »!»••">. talk, Mrs. K. McKellar, "Blue Days at Sea"; O.'JO, studio concert h.v Salvation Army Band, "Marche Militaire"; O.'J(J, "Dad and Dave from Snake Cully' 1 ; O.,'U), tromhonc quartet, "Happy Comrades," the hand, "St. Peter," and, at 0.57, "Western Valley"; 10.5 to 11, music and melody. To-morrow: 8 p.m., Elgar's "Cockaigne"; 8.1-1. Alfred l.oronoe, Imssbaritone, "Caro Mio Ben." "Silent Love," "loh Grolle Xicht," "Moonlight" and "The Hedge Hose"; 8.12 D, "Pohjola's Daughter"; 8.-17, June Taylor, 'cello, "Song of Jndia," "Dance of the Blessed Spirits," "Sen Croon" ;uid "SerenaUe Espagnole"; ».*>, talk, Mr. A. Thomson. "Old Settlers in the Now World"; O.UO, Chabrier's "Cotillion"; 0.10, Liszt's Concerto in JO Flat Major; 10 to 11, music, and melody. Saturday: 8 p.m.. Studio Orchestra. "Wooing of the Snow-flakes" ballet suite: 8.11, Fred Frean, baritone, "The Great Adventure." "Four Jolly Sailormen," "Will o' the Wisp" and "The Driver of the 8.15"; B,i;j, A.ileen Warren, pianist, "Cradle Song." "Prelude," "Liebeslied" and "Liebesfreud"; 8.M5, Annette Chapman, mezzo-soprano, with the studio orchestra, "Softly Awakes My Heart," "Una Voce Poeo Fa" and "O debt"; 8..V1, the orchestra, "Tales from a Fairy Book"; 0.5 to ll.:?0, modern dance music. Sunday: II a.m.. relay from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church; 7 p.m., relay from St. Matthew's Anglican Church; 8.-'!0, Rossini's "The Silken Ladder"; 8.10. Alfred l.orence, "Wirt in Tochterlein," "Die Ulir" and "Archibald Douglas"; 0.5. recorded play, "The Ship," bv St. John Ervine. Monday: 8 p.m.. "The Adventure of the Astrakhan Coat," produced bv James Raglan; 8.15, Alfred Lorencc, "Tom the Rhymer," "Prinz Eugen." "Bush Xigiit Song" and "The Sun God"; S.flO, "The Old-time Tliea.vter"; 8.15, "John Halifax—Gentleman"; 0.5. wrestling relay; 10 to 11. music and melody. Tuesday: 8 p.m., "Curtain Up"; 8.5. "The Rich Uncle from Fiji"; 8.30. Eh and Zeb; B.MO. "Buccaneers of the Pirate Ship Vulture"; 0.5, talk, "New Zealand Finds Itself," by Professor C. L. Bennett; 0.'20 to 11, dance music. Wednesday: S p.m., Locke's String Quartet No. »>; 8.10. Alfred Lorence. "The Question," "The Organ Man,' "'Du Bist Die Rub," "To-morrow" and "A Swan"; fi.'Js, Mozart's Quartet in D Major for flute, violin, viola and 'cello: S.-17. Dorothea Ryan and Haydn Murray, Tarlini's Sonata in A Minor, IS'o. '2.'?; 0.5. 'Coronets of England—The Life of Charles II."; 0.:i5 to 10, light recordings; 10 to 11, music, mirth and melody.

EMPIRE SHORTWAVE STATIONS GSB, M 1.55 metres; (JSD, 25..V1 metres; GSP, 10.8'J metres; CJSO, lU.7U metres; and GSI, 10.60 metres. Daily: '1.1)0 p.m. to 0.15 p.m.