Tune In

NZ Truth, Issue 1228, 13 June 1929, Page 12

Tune In

I rkUITE certain Is It that all listeners cannot | § be catered for all the time, and the i i . compilation of programmes .-. for broadcasting i I should be like the compiling of a newspaper — | I all tastes must be catered for. I--1 Items m every programme must be varied to | | suit all tastes. ' , . - | SlllUlllllllllinilMllllllllillllllllMllirillllllllllllllllMllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlll.l

•THE selection by the First Battalion 1 Wellington Regiment of Sir Henry Bishop's songs at their band concert at 2YA recently, was probably the most enjoyable of their .efforts. . . : AT 2YA the same. night, Miss Blanche Densem, soprano, seemed decidedly flat m her rendering of that delightful little 1 song of Clutsam's, "Vanity Fair." Her voice did not impress as a soprano suitable for broadcasting. . ' ■..'• '. ": ■• ■■■■.•" :■ '*. ' ••' •' " ' ■' MISS SINCLAIR I3REEN should not recite poems of the rHythm of ■•, "The West Wind." This Is. not • at all- her style. "In the Train" ; suited her much better. •' i ..■•• ■ ■'. *. ' •■: MR. A. E. Wilson, who appeared before . the microphone at 2YA m continuation .of his lecturettes on tourist and holidayresorts, recently, told of his travels round New Zealand with a party of American, tourists ■"' His rendition l appeared patchy arid his style not altogether suited for broadcasting. . ': '•■*•' .- ' ; * * ' VTUST a Cottage Small" has again come J ' over the air to listeners. This, time, Mr. Norman Lee was the singer be-. fore the microphone."; This gong should be fairly well known by "fans" now.- , ■■<-.. ■*--„# .-.. * .. •• ."■ THE craze to-day with the Broadcasting Company appears to be In the direction of.relays. t One Saturday recently 2YA,' 3YA and 4YA all . -„■' broadcast the same programme. This . •, ' time the prpgnamme. was broadcast;,- --• from Wellington and ' picked ■ up ,by 3YAto be relayed to ponedln. The, writer, hopes that, crystal, set ■lis" teners m the south enjoyed the. "vauder vtlle" (?). programme put on by 2YA. . .The ether was m a. most disturbed state that • evening,-, static, , having the upper, hand with a vengeance. ' : , » : . ■ ■ ■>'.■■ \ ■■•.•• ■...-■■■:■•■•■• ■■.. ■■■-■■':•. "THE Laws of Rugby, ' a' lecturette by A Mr. Dan? >M.cKenzie, broadcast by . 2YA proved a most interesting feature and was most acceptable to listeners who follow the game. ' .■ ■: . ■ •♦•■■■.■..■■•'■■' ■*■ '- * ■'. ""•■'■ ■■'• - MISS GRETTA STARK, soprano, singing "One Fine : Day" before the microphone at 2YA, did not come yip to her usual standard, as she generally sings rather well. Her enunciation is not very good. i ' '■'. ■ .' ■ ■•:■• .. .-..•'■• "-■ ' ■ *.-.:■ HOWEVER old : the "Lost Chord" may be. • Lieutenant Shardlow, of the Band 1 •■■.. of the First Battalion, .Wellington"' Regiment, gave such. a fine. rendering that it had irio chance' to'-: pall ,on one,; like some of the items db|', '. •■■: • •' " .■, '. ■:"■■■■■•: ■ " #•:; ■ '.■;:. ■■ -. : *. .■.,.,■. ' •.*".' ''. . '''. /'■ THE weekly lecturettes on books, by ' Mr. ,H, . C, 'Sciuth, Is' an: Interesting 1 .treat .for the listener who; Is at- , . tr.acted by. the latest literature, ■ and ■- as a guide to those. \X/ho are. on the ■.' look-out for something to read,, are v Inyaruable. Mr." South has. .^ good radio "voice.;" .' '•• .:■.-•. ■ :> '•.'■.■■" >'■".'■ * ■ ■■'')' '■.'■ : ' ■: •,' ■• : -.' ::■'■• ~■ , "..■./•.v '■ .■..-::" "■ '-. nTHE Zohpplione items pp ayed by 1 tl,je f 'Bridges Trkv at the' concert' of the ; ' " Wellington: Traniw,ay Band, , and r'er layed by, 2YA, was much appreciated, by the; audience 'at; His 'Majesty's Theatre— if the stprm .of applause that resounded from the,.l6udrspeaker was any criterion.

"THE : transmission of the evening pro- 1 A gramme from 4YA and to a lesser I extent also from 2YA oh the King's I Birthday was again ; absolutely, fnarred by very hefty visitations of Morse which burst through the loud speaker like a machine-gun In action. Who -wants to listen to 4YA through this blanket of Morse? .■!-•:■.■■'•■ . • TTJNED m m, vain to hear the relay of A description of 1 boxing tourney at the Choral Hall, Chrlstchurch, advertised to corrimence at 9.1. v It Is up to the Broadcasting Company to announce at the hour appointed for commencement, ■■'• the fact that advertised relays will not take place. This would be only fair to listeners. ' v _ • ':'..*'■.>•-;.■■• ■ ' ■- I ATERthe same night as the ChristLi church, fiasco, tuned In on a relay by IYA through the . courtesy of the Northern- Boxing Association, of boxing eyerits being- staged m Auckland. These events proved most interesting, mainly through the clear .radio voice of ■ the announcer, who gave a first-class running description of the fights. ■■ . ■ * . . ■ •* ■ * : ■••'■'■■ THE. talk on vitammes" broadcast from I * 2Y'A, for. the benefit of the man oh the landi proved of great, interest to some city dwellers. More of this class of lecture ; . would be welcome. Farmers should make a point of tuning m to hear them! ■ " . '■' ■„.•■'. ■'.•'■ ' ' • '••.■■■■'' THE two short entertainments by. "The Co-Optlmlsts," put over, .from 2YA. were quite enjoyable, . although, In parts, they lacked the pep necessary to be really convincing. More of this style -of Item would be ' welcome* ' ' .'■ ■ ■ .. „ #„,. - ;■•■ : .■■./ •"• 7 ..." .■ ■ ■■■ WHAT ■.Was .Wrong w.ith ' Miss Lily Charles? "vyas ' it the accompanist's fault that she didn't seem— well, too sure of her song, "Roses of Yesterday," at 2YA recently? '.'. \-". . ' ' ■"'■'■■• ' ''.. .■•••■.'". '•■ ... •. : - , ;< :''-- TT appears that many singers have not A sufficient knowledge : of the . microphone -to give listeners the real- advantage • of their voices. ' ■:■' ' , • : They should become more friendly with the "mike" before attempting anything over ■ the, /air. There are hundreds of "fans" waiting to' ge,t. a thrill from a voice from the ether via radio. •'. .;'-;.;:■■:.■:*:■, ;-,-, : *;■■, ;;< :"V : .\:XV .?.'. •THE fastest .speech ever picked up by, ,A ■ the writer, was tuned m recently- from v . , oVA; when Mr. G. E. Jeffreys put over a record breaker,, the. subject, being 'Poultry Shows." ': , ' ' ' . ; . :. Mr. Jeffreys, is evidently a . f ront-i*anlc enthusiast, and. he .put m some" 1 Very fast.runs during the course of his speech, easily eclipsing, all fopmer records. He ■ managed to get m some good advertising, - matter, -also, ■ . ; : . ■'".•■ . . . ■' ' : -•v'-v..*-'. ■'... .*■ •■■ •■■'•■ . •,-. . ■ :■•;: ■■:.:' THE broad cast of "Caractacus" was poor A,' entertainment for' listeners to 3YA. .This cantata by the. Royal Christchurch Musical Society, did not prove >a .success from the 'fans' point of. ■■view; -and .soon became 'uninteresting. .. ; ■:.. The .microphone appeared to be badly placed, and many long intervals, together with the babble of conversation, .did not help with the entertainment.