RADIO

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18419, 22 March 1928, Page 16

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“AERIAL."

TO DAY’S PROGRAMMES. Following are details of to-day’s programmes received from New Zealand and Australian broadcasting stations : IYA, Auckland (333 m.). 6.0: Children’s hour —Peter Pan. 7.15: News and reports. Book review. 8.0: Chimes. 8.1: 8.8. C. Symphony Orchesra. “Semiramide Overture,” “Coppelia Ballet.” 8.16: Baritone. Mr H. Barry Coney, “The Jolly Beggar.” 8.20: Sketch —The Griffiths Duo, “A Humorous Playette.” 8.25: Bosworth-llemus-Tow-s>ev Trio, “Trio in B Flat, Scherzo” (Schubert). 8.34: Soprano, Miss Lola Solomon. “YTllanelle." 8.38: Mr Fred. Barker, “A Wayside Philosopher to His Friend,” “How to Get What You Want.” 8.48: Pianoforte, Mr Cyril Toavsev. “Devotion” (Schubert-Liszt). 8.53: < ontralto. Miss Mina Caldow, “If Thou Wert Blind.” 8.58: Weather report. 9.0: Court Symphony Orchestra, “Overture. Mignon.” selection from “Sonny.” 9.16: Griffiths Duo. 9.21: Instrumental Trio. “ Pagliacci Trio.” 9.28: Soprano, Miss Lola Solomon. “The Lovers in the Lane,” “Enough.” 9.34: Mr Fred Barker, “Micawher's Advice to Copperfield.” 9.39: Instrumental trio, “Trio in B Flat, Finale” (Schubert). 9.47: Miss Mina Caldow and Mr Barry Coney, “Love and Spring.” 10.7: Close. 2YA, Wellington (420 m.). 6.0: Children's hour—Uncle Sandy and the Clyde Quay School Choir. 7.0:

NeAA-s session. 7.30: Lecture: “The Probblem of Education in Rival Communities.” Professor James Shelley, of Canterbury College. 7.40: Lecturette, Mr C. O. Jorgensen, “Modern Massage.” 8.0: Chimes; 8.1: March—Wellington Artillery Band, “Manhattan Casino.” 8.6: Mellow Fellows, “I'm Tellin' the Birds.” 8.10: Band, “Bells of Ruabon." 8.10: The Old Fellow, “If All the Young Maidens.” 8.21: Band, “O'er Hill and Dale.” 8.30: Miss Edna Purdie, “At the Photographer’s.” 8.36: Band, “Uncle Rastus.” 8.41: The Tenor Fellow, “Fifinella.” 8.45: Band, “White Lilies. 8.51: Mellow Fellows, “Topical Talk Set to Music.” 8.56: The Yorkshire Fellow, “I'm Excited.” 9.1: Weather report. 9.2: Band, “A Day With the Huntsmen.” 9.11: The Single Fellow, “Just a Cottage Small.” 9.16: Cornet, Sergeant W. H. Bowman, “The Cornet King.” 9.21: The Fellow, “A Sergeant of the Line.” 9.26: Band, “Georgie.” 9.32: Miss Edna Purdie, ’’Types at the Play.” 9.37: The Martial Fellow, “The Blue Dragoons.” 9.42: Band, “An Italian Carni\ r al.” 9.50: Mellow Fellows, “Jenks" Vegetable Compound.” 9.55: Band, “National Conclave.” 3YA, Christchurch (306*n.). 3 to 4.30 p.m.: Selected studio items. 6.0: Children’s hour —Chuckle and Aunt Pat. 7.15': News and reports. Madame Gower-Burns's Grand Operatic Quartet, assisted by the Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, Miss Aileen Warren and Miss Naare Hooper, Madame GowerBurns and Mrs Ann Harper, “Tears, Ever Falling.” Baritone, Mr Bernard Rennell, “Don Juan Serenade.” Pianoforte, Miss Aileen Warren, “Etude Op. 2, No. 1” (Scriabine). Soprano, Madame Gower-Burns, “Song of India” from “Sadko,” “The Skylark.” Tenor, Mr Harold Prescott, “Nay Though My Heart Should Break.” “But Lately in Dance I Embrac’d Her.” Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, “Finale From First Trio” (Arensky). Contralto, Mrs Ann Harper, "To the Forest.” Miss Naare Hooper, “Jim —A Cautionary Tale.” Madame Gower-Burns and Mr Harold Prescott, “On the Blue Wave.” Weather report. Mr Bernard Rennell, “Song of the Flea.” Madame Gower-Burns, “The Rose Enslaves the Nightingale,” “Slumber Song.” Pianoforte, Miss Eileen Warren, “Prelude” (Pouishnoff). Mr Harold Prescott, “Fifinella.” Mrs Ann Harper, Instrumental trios, “Octobre,” “Russian Mazurka.” Grand Operatic Quartet, “Song of the Volga Boatmen.” Miss Naare Hooper, “Wander Thirst” “When We Were Very Young.” Madame Gower-Burns, Mrs Ann Harper, Messrs Harold Prescott and Bernard Rennell, “Russian National Anthem.” 4YA, Dunedin (463 m.). 7 p.m.: Chimes. Request gramophone concert. 7.40: News session. 8.0: Chimes. 8.1: Relay from the Octagon Theatre. 8.11: Baritone, Mr L. M. Cachemaille, “Ah! Weep No More.” “I Will Not Grieve.” 8.17: Saxophone, Mr J. M’Caw, “Saxophone Scandals.” 8.20: Mezzo-soprano, Miss Agnes Guy, “Homing.” 8.23: Pianoforte. Miss Marjorie Watts, “Prelude in G Minor” (Rachmaninoff) : “La Fille Aux Chevau de Lin” (Debussy). 8.30: Bass, Mr F. C. Cooper, “King Charles,” “The Bell Man.” 8.37: From the Oetagon Theatre.” 8.50: Contralto, Miss Dorothy Skinner, “Lament of Isis.” 8.54: Address by Pastor W. D. More. 9.10: Baritone, Mr L. M. Cachemaille, “Dream Merchandise.” 9.14: Saxophone, Mr J. M’Caw, “Valse Romance,” “Neapolitan Nights.” 9.21: Mezzo-soprano, Miss Agnes Guy, “Sing Joyous Bird,” “The Rosary.*’ 9.27: Pianoforte, Miss Marjorie Watts, “Carnival.” 9.32: Bass, Mr F. C. Cooper, “The Sun God.” 9.43: Contralto, Miss Dorothy Skinner, “Like to a Damask Rose,” “My Lov& is Like a Red, Red Rose.” 9.49: Relay from the Octagon Theatre. 10.0: Close. 2FC, Sydney (442 m.). 7.10 p.m.: Children. 8.4: Dinner music. 8.30: News, markets, sports, etc. 9.13: Announcements. 9.15: Book Review. 9.30: From the Mosman Town Hall, Musical Comedy by the Mosman Musical Society. 9.41 : 2FC Studio Orchestra, “ Fingat’s Cave,” “Moon Moths.” 10.59, Norman Janson, baritone. 11.3: 2FC, Studio Orchestra, “The Dance of Spring,” “Minnesold Suite.” 11.17: Norman Janson. 11.21: 2FC Orchestra, “Danse Macabre,” “Three Dances.” 11.10, Norman Janson. 11.48: Jules Van Der Klei, ’cello solo. 11.55: 2FC Studio Orchestra. “Bohemian Girl” Overture. 12.6: The Ambassadors’ Dance Orchestra in popular numbers. Close down at 1.15 a.m. 3LO, Melbourne (371 m.). 7.30 p.m.: Children. 8.30: News, markets, etc. 9.0: R. J. de C. Talbot, veterinary Officer, “Parasites in Pigs.” 9.15: P. W. Pearce, physical culture expert, will speak on “Round Shoulders.” 9.30: Captain Peters, “Books Wise and Otherwise.” 9.45: Birthday greetings. 9.46: Humphrey Bishop Musical Comedy Company. 9.48: Humphrey Bishop introduces his company. 9.51: Ragtime ensemble. Marie Landon, Alan Kitson, and the company. 9.54: Thelma Trott, Cecilie Audibert, John Montfort, and Walter Kingsley, “Plantation Harmonies.” 10.0: George (Scratcher) Ross and Charles Audibert, “Comedy Interlude.” 10.3: Marie Landon and the gentlemen, *‘A Concerted Item.” 10.6: Gwen

Weston and Arthur Hemsley will relate what will happen in fifty years' time. 10 15: Basil Dean, “Humorous Songs at the Piano.” 10.20: Thelma Trott and John Montfort, “Song and Harmony.” 10.27: Arthur Hemsley, the Lancashire Comedian. 10.37: Cecilie Audibert and Alan Kitson, "Me and My Shadow,” “A Quarrelling Duet.” 10.44: Walter Kingsley will sing, “Fishermen of England,” “Could I Express in Song.” 10.51 : George (Scratcher) Ross in still further "Scratcherisms.” 11.1: The original Humphrey Bishop quintette, John Montfort, Walter Kingsley. Charles Audibert, Alan Kitson and Humphrey Bishop, in their latest successes. 11.8: Interlude, Colonel Pottinger, Asiatic Problems Affecting Australia, “India Since the Mutiny of 1857 -—Education.” 11.23: Charles Stewart on the xylophone. 11.26: Selection from “Carmen,” “Toreador Song and Chorus,” Walter Kingsley and the company.” 11.32: Charles Albert, the Doleful Comedian. 11.37: Thelma Trott and Arthur Hemsley in “Before and After They Come.” 11.43: Cecilie Audibert, “I Really Can’t Say.” 11.46: George (Scratcher) Ross, assisted by Bazil Dean, in a comedy sketch. 11.56: Grand Finale: Denunciation of Ragtime by George (Scratcher) Ross and the company. 12.13: The Station Orchestra, Mandarin dance, “Chang.” Fox-trot, “By the Shalimar.” 12.23: Les Richmond, piano solo. 32.26: Will Page, xylophone solo, selected. 12.31: The Vagabonds, “The Mosquito Parade,” “I Can’t Get Over a Girl Like You,” “Waiting for the Springtime,” “Laughing at the Ivories,” piano solo; “Gorgeous,” “Shepherd of the Hills,” “Pleading,” “Russian Lullaby,” “Me and My Shadow,” “Moonlight,’ “Dance of the Tinker Toys,” “Lantern of Love.” 1.10 a.m., close. se « u Notes and News. The roar of static on all stations outside of Christchurch last night was “something fierce.” It was quite impossible to listen to any station other than 3YA. For every listener who hearkened interestedly to last night’s concert from 3YA it is safe to say there were a dozen who tried their best to hear some other station—static and all. These clasical concerts are far too frequent—so much so that their undoubted beauty is lost through the frequency with which the studio puts them on the air. To have a whole evening, practically, taken up with excerpts from one composer's classical works is, to many listeners, like feeding them with nothing else but wedding cake for a week. Encore the Beckenham Male Quartette! It seems an age since we last heard this cheerful combination. Encore soon, please! Usual meeting of the Radio Society of Christchurch this evening. Mr Frank Vincent will demonstrate the capabilities of an eight-valve counterphase with its complementary loudspeaker during the sessions. The meeting commences at eight’ o’clock in the club rooms. It is 'about time the Canterbury Listeners’ League had another meeting. Or are listeners not interested? Or are they quite content with the progress of wireless in Canterbury, and is it only “the clamorous half-dozen” who want more variety and light stuff in studio programmes? Apropos last Thursday’s notes on the “Octacone” loudspeaker: Have had one of these instruments in use during most of the evening sessions of the past week, and the longer it has been in use the more is one pleased with its tone and pure delivery. Listeners proposing to instal a loudspeaker should endeavour to hear an “Octacone” in action. Notes From the Studios. In to-night’s programme from IYA there will be heard Miss Mina Caldow, Miss Lola Solomon, Mr Barry Coney, the Griffiths Duo in humorous sketches, the Studio Trio in selections from Schubert and .Leoncavallo, and Mr F. Barker (elocutionist). For this evening at 2YA the Mellow Fellows promise a programme as varied and entertaining as the previous ones they have given. The items are both grave and gay. The works of Russian composers have been chosen by the Madame GowerBurns Grand Opera Quartet for this evening’s programme at 3YA. Amongst the songs to be sung will be several that are well known, but a number will be new to most people. ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES. “ Aerial ” will be glad to answer any questions pertaining to wireless, or giro advice on the subject. Correspondents should give their names and addresses, not necessarily for publication. « k Australia on a Crystal. “Crystal” writes, under date March 20; ' “ (1) Could you tell me if it is possible to hear Australian stations on a crystal set, without an amplifier? My set is an ordinary home-made crystal set. and I have no difficulty in getting 2YA, in fact last Saturday afternoon the races from Trentham came through so well that 3ZC station did not bother me in the slightest. After 11 p.m. on Saturday evening last, I was trying to nick up anything that happened to be on the air, and at 11.20 p.m. I heard very faint music. It increased in volume slightly and afterwards I heard distinct clapping. I could not hear any station mentioned but once I heard ‘ fox-trot ’ quite plainly, I heard clapping several times and I concluded it must have been music from some dance hall. I did not hear any songs. At times the music would fade away and after five or ten minutes come back again. I lost this station at 12.20 a.m. and could not pick it up again. As near as I can judge it was on a wave-length of about 370 metres. (2) Have you any idea what station it was? Thanking you.” In reply: (1) Possible, perhaps, with an exceptionally good aerial-earth system, a W.A.S. crystal set. a sensitive crystal and a pair of 8000 ohm headphones—but not probable. (2) Sounds like 3LO, Melbourne (371 metres). More likely it was 2BL Sydney (353 metres). —“ Aerial.” A Peculiar Incident. “ W.J.M.,” writing last Tuesday evening, states:—“A peculiar incident occurred on my 5-valve Crosley set tonight at five minutes to five. It was tuned in to the Wellington station, 2YA

all the afternoon, when, at about eight minutes to five, 2FG, Sydney, came in and drowned out Wellington. It was exceptionally loud. The announcer gave out two or three items which only lasted for a few lines of music and another item was then announced, till the last one, which was a piano accordion —and that was only a few lines of music—when the announcer said, ‘ The time now is eleven fortyfive, 11.45. 2FIC closing down till 7 a.m. to-morrow. Good-night everybody.’ It seemed so uncanny hearing it at that time of day as we listen in to Sydney every night and at five o’clock the Wellington announcer came in saying ‘2YA closing down till six o’clock.’ We could not understand how the two stations got mixed up and for Sydney to be closing down when the time should have been 3.30 in Sydney. Whether it was the finish of last night’s programme or what it was has got us htinking. Could you enlighten In reply: It is, I think, fairly obvious it was not 2FC, Sydney. You did not hear S} r dney mentioned, did you? From the times given you evidently heard a station in Illinois, New Orleans (U.S.A.) or one of the FC stations tin Canada. Was your set tuned exactly to 420 metres (2YA) or. as is usual in Christchurch where 2YA comes in so strongly, was it slightly detuned? If you were on or close to 420 metres ou may have heard WGN—WLIB, of Chicago, U.S.A.. 416 metres, 15,000 watts, inadvertentl using their experimental station call.—“ Aerial.” To B. Hart: Glad to hear the set is now O.K. Presume there is now no need to call.—“ Aerial.” To D. M’P.: Will reply during the week-end. Particulars here would take up too much room. In addition, th-» details required appeared in the “Star ’ not so very long ago. -Why not keep a “radio scrap book”*in which you can paste cuttings of useful notes from the “Star's” radio page?—“ Aerial.”