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By HENRY A. LYTTON, | AM still a ttle awed by the wonder | affect people in this way through the medium they have seen their particular favourite ! of broadcasting. In this connection, | ot woreless, One listener writes, for example, that he let me re-tell a Little story which 1s, I think, But this sentimental feeling exists in has been present at over fifty performances rather beautiful in its way. In the ot Jhe Mikado, while. another even eather days of broadcasting Twas sends an alternative for Ko-Ko's song staving at a house where a new in that opera, suggesting certain con- wireless set had just. been installed, temporaries—who shall be nameless— and my host's daughter, a little girl who never would be missed! Letters of about four, had been (promised camefron: all over the country ; from that she should be the very first Manchester,Work, Huddersheld, person to listen, [he time arrived Dundee—even irom Belfast, where When everythmg: was in readiness, the operas are particularly. relished, and the child was agor with excite- sir Arthur Sullivan.-was anIrishman, ment. Putting on the headphones, and for this reason many Irishmen she: listened intently fora moment, claim the operas for their own. then, tremulously, she said; ‘Oh, Yet [ suppose that the evident mamma, it’s God speaking |’ populanty ot the operas with radio There is -a.-curious feeling about listeners is in no way extraordinary doing your work on the stage in the when. one considersthe fact that theV ustal wavy, hearing-the clamour of already possess a universal appeal, as applause from theregion of the sea prove il by the enthusiastic reception Of faces in front of the footlights, which they meet wherever and when- and yet knowmg that stretching far ever they are produced—a reception beyond is another audience of which is greater, 1f possible, than was thousands —- probably millions — as theirs when first they were offered to eager and as critical as the one in the public, Afterall, they are familigr front. Forme, at any rate, the to almost every listener, and ther broadcasting of Dhe Mikado was an peculiar feature is that. they appeal emotional event, and irom the to older people, having vivid memories enormous deluge of letters which of earlier performances, and also to followed. [am sure it must have the msme peneration. been the same for countless listeners, Any worth-while’ opera or play One feature of the broadcast per- improves With a second hearmg ; un- formance revealed by this corres- ocean cae ae SUSpected beauties and hitherto un- i. Pane ia a shades of meaning reveal pondence—much ef which w i l l , [fear, eerae realized. LS particularly true have bo gO Lnanswered—was its tum nn empa a g e themsclyveés. ‘I his = i? . power asa memory awakener. IT was Mr. HENRY A. LYTTON IN 4 ‘THE MIKADO. of broadcasting, where the memory préathy touched by a letter: from Mr, Lytton, on the Lord High Executioner, in the now ot past performances en ables the an invalid, confined to his bed in the | costume designed by Mr. Charles Ricketts for the present jJistener to supply the deficiency country, who said what a solace it London revival, Thace by the absence of wisible Was to him to hearthe old operas again, so. many lovers of Gilbert and Sallivan all performers. Many who heard The Aftkado and how Ht recalled his youth, 5 Lt is over the country, Many of whom endeavour broadcast were familiar with ¢{very Movement, indeed. wonderful to think that one can to set up retoods a6 to-the noumbet of tones i (Continued overleaf in column 3.) "oe

— RADIO TIMES —— [Ocropen 15, 1086. = —— LiverpoolTells the World. ‘The Radio Appeal of G i l b e r t

and Sullivan. By Matthew Anderson, Civic Week Manager. (Continued from the previous nage.) s0 that for them nothing waa lacking, [Liverpool ia celebrating ita eristence by menns ofa Corre Weekfrom Orller 10 fo 23. Tt teil hold Gilbert and Sullivan operas are popular fiver and roak pageants, exhibitions, ehipping maplays and a mwee work, In the musical evcata with ‘ a l l the Liverpool Station of the British Breadcasting Compacy i playing i prominent part, On Monday. classes of people, tich and poor, Oeoler 18, the Dedication Service of the Cathet al organ ull be broadened. On Wednesday a Symphony young and old, high-brow and low-brow— Concert, particulars of which will be foumd elsciohers in this isewe; acill be given im the Philharmonic Hail, 2h immensely important factor in a broads cond will ba relayed to Loddon and Dareniry. A funmber of aivdia tonceds Agte dian been arranged, fast entertainment where the audience id and nighily Tolks will be given.on various aspects of Liverpool's life and worl, | such & Mixed and varied one, Quite apart from this, I think that the [MAGNE yourscH, a citizen of Liverpool, en- Stern necessity demanda that Liverpool should Operas possess certain other features whicti tertaining a Vviahter, say from London (that clweys be an honr or two ahead of the tines make them of paramount s u i t a b i l i t y for’ other provincial erty!) who is apparently quite ond just a ttle bit bolder in its enterprises than broadcasting. | One of the curious points anxions to hear something of Liverpool, if only ita rivals, for in no other way can it hope to hold which has a r i s e n in connection with wire« for the opportunity it givea him of comparing its ita leading position asa port in days when ships, less is that many forms of entertainment,| features disreapectiolly with the sights of his own msyaved by sentiment, will turn their beads though city, Believe for the moment that you are deter- towards the town which can give a pennyworth s u c c e s s f u l in their own environment, mined to speak thetruth regardless of conse- better service: than the other. have just failed t o ‘get over” when broarl- quences, You will begin by saving that Liverpool The charm of Liverpool lies in tts river and the cast. Now the characteristic of this type of ae no effective history before Colambus, * the pageant-of shipa which moves for ever on its surface, show is generally that it depends for ts: maker of Liverpool,’ discovered America, and that Great Cunarderm ancl White Star liners with their appeal almost entirely upon the personal it wae bot on obseure fishing village when oo londs of business men ond American tourists ; magnetism of some individual performer or English city like Canterbury was alreadyold. Canadian Pacific boats with their family groups of performers; upon that personal touchy You will describe how it acta aa Northern emigrants, saying « last farewell to English soil ; b e t w e e n actor and audience which can only’ Britain's gateway for goods from the Western Russians, Scandinavians, Latine and Asiatic also occur in a theatre, and which i s , in large: » world, and exporte more British goods in a normal actkingfortune inthe West ; Japancse faces smiling ar than London, Manchester, Hull, Middice- from the high sterns of cargo boats; lithe, upright measure, lost between the broddrastine ough and Bristol combined. Lascars; schooners with billowing sails; dirty Station and the listener, 2 coasters, fuasy tuge, and busy, worrying ferry . © * © A Few Facets, hoats—all contribute tothe romance of life upon After all, only a fraction of the personality Having said 20 much, you will intimate to your the. river. of any artist can be transmitted: ¢hat friend in the course of the afternoon that :— No wonder we all know atout ships in Liverpool. portion which is entirely independent of Liverpool made the first commercial canal-in We can tell you the ownership of British ships by appearance, gesture, and make-up, and for this country. the markings on the funnels, andbymore oooult this reason a play depending too much Liverpool was at oneend of the first passenger means make afar guess at the nationality and upon the personal appeal of any one per- railway. business of any fortign ship we may eee in ithe Liverpool made the first overhead electric rail- distance. former i s : always subject to the possibility Way. As long of old seafaring men can walk, they of falling flat when broadcast. ‘ Liverpool made the first enclosed dock. come down every day to gaze on the incessant But there 15 another type of show-—az Liverpool made the first under-river railway movement of ships on the river. higher form, to my mind—which 15 so good tunnel. in itself that not. even an inferior per- Liverpool is making another great tunnel, Youth and Vs.o0n, formance can entirely s p o i l i t . Even a under the Mersey, this time for cars and carts, ata cost of £5,000(00), The same wide vision which haa guided the rise mediocre rendering is good, but a good Liverpool has inaugurated the first great scheme of the port amd city inspires the civie and artistic yerformance is superlative. The Gilbert and life as well., The great Cathedral now rising above category, for a weet to- east motorway, stretching from Liver- Sullivan operas belong t o this the city on St. James's Mount, is nn inspiration in which are included the immortals among pool into. Yorkshire, ond eventually, perhape, in stone that etands aa a noble monument to the frm ecast to const, the plays-of the ages that stand alone on idenlism of « commercial community that loves Ry this time you will beunable to look your their own strength. beauty, and builds not for to-day alone, bat for friend in theeye, and he, in his turn, will bo thinking It is not so much a question of the artist to-morrow. The civic leaders who have planned of the next train south, bot your vow compels you making the play. The play is there ; good to continue the recital, andyou resume in this the great tunnel and the wide new road are building for the next generation. i n i t s e l f . The performer can only enhance fashion :-= its beauty and wit by giving the very best Liverpool hea the largest warehouse in the In. Liverpool youth has always bed ites chance. li wae a youth who designed St. George's Hall, interpretation of which he i capable, world, in which might be placed the city'a million which has been described as the preatest classical inhalitanta in case of emergency. Obviously, this is the type of play which Liverpool is the largest market for spot cotton building in Europe, and Sir Gilbert Scott was an will beststand the filterme efiect of broad- im the weeld., tnknown apprentice of twenty-one when his casting, and, no doubt, accounts m a large designa were accepted for the Liverpool Cathedral. Liverpool has a seven-miles line of docks, and degree for the rapturous recephon which forty miles of quaya. Tt ia the young man in business as wellad in art The Mikado received from listeners every- Liverpool has constructed new docks at m cost who “count in Liverpool—and there, perhaps, msy lie the secret of Liverpool's success, where, of £7,500,000, larger than any others anywhere,

aml capable of accommeilating ships of a size not yetcontemplated. ~~ (Liverpool ia building a cathedral twice the size PROGRAMMES INDEX of Westminster Abbey. Liverpool's Cathedral organ is the largest in the world, ABERDEEN (BD) (495 ML} ce eee TM, VR, TBE 18%, F E B ; 1 5 9 2 LIVERPOOL (6L.V) G31 M)sseceeee 170173, (77, fe tag the largest store outside Liverpool ia building. 175, 179. 183, 186, fag London. BELFAST (2BE) (40M) cs. oo00 74, 178, 182, 185, 184, 192 LONDON (2L0) (365 M)...168 171, liverpool has the largest electrically-driven BIRMINGHAM (511) (479M). 1 6 5 , 1 7 4 , 175, 1 6 0 , 1E4, 189 MANCHESTER (221) (G78 M).-

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From the Provinces MANCHESTER. CARDIFF. _———————— BOUR T i#, perhaps, well) NEMOUTH. that even a t this juncture "TH ides—a popular one in an aren l i k e that we should look hack—as we can do with pride— argand Cardiff Station—of fiving outside TH tern Variety is frequently on the broadcasts oon. Misappliied now- carried out in connection with certa in surrounding towne iw being ae adays, and extended during more often than net i t i s weed Manchester Civie Week. The talks by leading the coming season, and the INoate & suCceHicn to first programme of this of cross-talk: and jax: which eifizens must have brought = home to Metropolitan nature w i l l take place aa a t the Vandyck Cinema i these wha are not exclusively. England the leason that the beagty epote, the art, Hall, Bristol, Many broadcasting i. ta these favourites con. iors of amusement, to be and happiness of t h i a country are built on the tribute to the ane ub any programme, including John Henry, v a r i e d . Jn the programme for Weednes- prosperity of those hives of industry whose t a l l Mixa Mavis Bennett a Ootober iit ancl Mr: Sidney Nezhitt, Variety’. ig Deed a8 meaning chimncys and glass-roofed mills b r i v t l e and s e i n t i l - Members of the Station little bit of everything. a s t a f f w i l l take part, Mr. T h e r e s . ee Inte thronghout Lancashire. Every day Orchestra, i s the Stadion the big Gordon. McConnell and the pianist,’ Mier Vern who w i l l play o Spanish March task in Manchester ie tackled and defeated, and German and Mr, eA_~ MeComb Thomas, while the Station Orchestra will a charming selection, 4 Princésa even now ships are carrying Manchester produce be condueted mngton; there is My. of Ken- by Mr, Warwick Braithwaite. The dachory Tan, who to the corners of the earth where bake will for form’ s Inat week imperial proceeds w i l l b e given t o two funds s p o n s o r e d begin h i s e n t e r t a i n m e n t by playing citizens listened to the words Hawaiian S t e e l on tho of Manchester's by the Lord Mayor of B r i s t o l . The Lord Mavor Guitar—but what he really industrial commanders: reporting to do i s to let you wanta progress, ‘The and the Tord Mayor-Elect of Bristol will be hear how w e l l h e plays on Civie Week celebrations have rejuvenated wood saw and the the the city present, penny balloon, Then the Cloister and have imboed i t a inhabitants # = + S i n g e r s are to with the feeling * give » number of nursery rhymes that, given stable world exchanges, a boom in Oscar Wilde's famous play, Lady which gure Rail to be studies Windermere’ a in imitation of the tommerce i waiting round the corer for all-to Fan, ia t o b e broadcast on characteristica or style Thursday, (October 28. of eminent COMPOSErS ; share. There is much that could be s a i d of how Part o f it wes given one night last ako a group of part songs, March, when Finally,. — a Miss Bay t h e work o f the Gvic Weck broadenata was o a r r i e d heavy thunderstorm made it necessary Wallace, en e n t e r t a i n e r ,

to suspervl =| ‘ranaminsion Hnpressions w i l l give h e r out. Of this, l i s t e n e r s , perhaps, aw most of the for a time, When it was resumed, o f © Mtera” past and peeeeni. atmospheric real ‘Variety’ F B.B.C. car as it dashed from one function to another. disturbances were so t e r r i f i c through- f o r you ‘ nn ‘ T h i t cur c a r r i e d the necessary equipment for broad- out the Cardiff area that many listeners heard vi #*# # casting many onteide eventa, These were only the first act, although, curiously enough, news formed according t o schedule, was received although the erection afterwards that the play had been Those who found Mr. Rupert Croft-Cooke and dismantling of gear had necessarily to be done heard in California. pleasant a , aicerone in t h e i r journey with hin along i n record time. To speed w p these operations, the + * . yl the c o a s t of Spain on October 12, will like to know _ BTEC. engincera wore a badge s o t h a t no delay A‘ Jote de Vivre’ programme whinh has been that he proposes arranged to take a look at some of the cceurred in giving listeners s representative relay for Tueaday, October 26, takea t o l l of all Portuguese ports on Tuesday evening, October 2 6 , of the many phases of the eventful week, the good thingy of l i f e , of youth, laughter, ond a t 7 . 4 0 p.m. merrymaking. * « + © * Miss O l i v e Groves (soprano) and = * 5 * The hroadeast of Moritana, to judge by the corre. Mr. Kenneth Ellis (baritone) are the ‘ Musical Memories’ vocalista, ia the title which stands at spondence r e c e i v e d , waa a most appreciated > + © &£ the head trans- o f a programme of favourite ane nae mission, ‘These ballad operas are bright, c h e e r f u l An attempt t o find religious music other than o r c h e s t r a l pieces o r a t o r i e s from musical comedy with fentures, and t h e i r humour will ever remain fresh ia the bagia of a programme a r r a n g e s ] sprinkling of opera and for Sunday, October The ~date— ‘Thesday, v i v i d . The second o f the serica, The L i l y a f 24 The incidental music to O c t o b e r 26. One of the s i n g e r s will he M r . Jolin Kiflerney, written in 1862 by Sir Julius Benodict, sacred plays—Schmid's Joseph and his Brethren— Rorke (baritone). will t a k e place on Friday, November will b e new t o manylisteners, 26. A h o o k - = 2 4 let on t h i s . work ia in course of preparation, I¢ BIRMINGHAM. will b e available A notable concert which should from w i r e l e s s shops and book- — on nn aceon be missed, cven though “stalls so as to obviate the necessity of listeners A* autuninal programme, entithed ‘ The Harvest punctuality may involve writing 8 curtaiiment of tothe station, It js hoped to make the Moon and the Hunters’ Moon,’ haa been the tracitional Sunday afternoon next walk, will b e g i v e n on October booklet.an even bettor production than former ones, arranged for Thuraday, October 28 There w i l l , 24, when the pro- framme o f course, be references t o both harvest time and to will consist Principally of the works of * * * + huntamen Moxart, A new series of school transmissions is t o start in the musie of the Station Orchestra and early in November. On Monday afternoona Repertory Chores, which will be conducted by * #* * t o the end of t h e term Mr.J. W. Price w i l l speak on Mr. Joseph Lewis. Mr. Roy Henderson, the There are listeners ( t h e number is much preater, vocalist, w i l l probably, “Canacda,'’ following the completion of the Rey. sing a growp of three hunting songs in than thedevoteca of Terpsichore imagine) H. Allen Job's interesting which the chorus will t a k e part, while among the who like to listen’ to some good music survey of Australasia. late in the The new s e r i c e a of talks will b e cqually compre. items by the O r c h e s t r a w i l l be the opentpe overture, e v e n i n g . F o r - t h e s e , there- will be «concert of hensive, and scholars will’not in Antoma, by Grieg, which ia also the t i t l e of one chamber music by the Wireless Trio only be told of the at 10,15 pm, advance civilization of the Dominion, but rcrrrbe hinge o f the items chosen from Macdowell's suite af on Wednesday, October 27. The PrOeIniMe in. about its unexplored wilds: “Woodland Sketches,’ cludes an carly work by Beethoven, t h e ( Minor Another schools’ talk worthy of mention ia that by Mr. Lawrence = = * # Trio, and two movements from the Trio in ( Minor Haward, on. Tneaday, November 0, on * Landseape. A one-act comedy, entitled Mewth 'Ouneds, hy by the Bohemian composer, Smetana, whoas Painting.’ Postcards illustrating thia inlk have John Overton, w i l l be presented by the Station Lustspiel, or Comedy Overture, at well n=. that been selected by Mr. Hawurd for use in schools, Players on Tureday, October 26, Arrangements to his opera, The Bartered Bride, iz often played # r i a = have been made t o broadenst a Students’ Carnival af concerts. _ Few subjects are of greater interest thanthe story Concert from the Central Hall, Birmincham, on 4 i # + of Francis Thompeon, the Lancashire poet and the following day, On the eve of All Hallowa—Ootober 29—hers writer of that souletirring work, The Hownd * * + of will be an interesting talk by Miss Anne Dewe on the Heaten, ‘The tragic story of his fe w i l l he t o l d Continuing his s e r i e s of Johneonian talks on ina famea and pastimes whieh sed to be played hy talk by Mrs>\Moses Baritz at § oclock-on Monday, Wednesday, October 27, Mr. I. Ernest. J o n c a will country people on this, perhiapa the mast ' creapy ? November &. talk under the title o f * Ladies of the Household, night of the whole year. Let ua hope that Mira PLYMOUTH. Ai m young man Der. Johnson had many juvenile attachments t o the fuir eex, and the prevalent Dewe, whow to broadeast- at 3.45 P-™,, Ay per. ‘TALK by « vchoolmasict on ‘ S c h o o l b o y impression that’ he was never in good company stiade some of the present penoration to try some af till the these forgotten sports on the appointed evening, Howlers” should be-an amusing i t e r in the Inter y e a r s of his l i f e i s dispelled on bearing of the Who knows what might not happen ? programmes at 7.40 p.m, on Tuesday, October 24, appreciation of many wha enfoyed h i s : sackty in + = * . t h e i r youthful associations,

‘Shakespeare and the music of hia day, as told ‘a # « * AULL. by Mr. FP.) Pedrick Harvey, What is your well known in the conception of an i d e a l aity ? NOTHER * Medley" West Country as a Listen on Tuesday, concert of the-type which keen student of m u s i c , should October 24, for Mc. FP. W. proved se pepular induce many Kuphal's talk a short time ago w i l l be people t o listen at 4.0’clock, on Wednes- on ‘The City of the P u t u r e . ’ givenon day, October 27. Wodtesday evening, Octoher 27, There will / . * ‘. be aongs by the ‘Ren Don Male Voiee Quartet,’ * * * + Programmes Another worth hearing :— v i o l i n solos by Mr, John Atkinson (who makes his violin recital by Mr, Albert Horie is to Sunday be given. on Wednesday, October afternoon, Qetober 24.—Symphony first appearance at Hull), and items by Mr. Jameg 27, Mr. Douglas Concert, Teatherby (pienist) Cunningham (baritone) and Mr, Billy Barnes makes his first Appearance Mondsy, Oevtcher 25.—Popular 8 the local station on Saturday, O r t o b e r 3 0 , Orchestral (entertainer), both of whom are well known to. _ramme, i faar PP ze , i le ali im alee

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scone 15, i 0 0 6 , The Children's Corner ly Your Share in the Programmes, Membership 10,000!

Our Goal by Christmas. oy the wall of the office where the London and listener can and should bs helping ws, especially SOME of you will Daventry Childres's Hour affaira are ‘ ran," Radio Circka members. remember that the London and isa chart which gives a lot, of interesting facts about Daventry Radio C i r c l e Tembership Since January, 1926, we have received an average at the was 8,000 the letters sent in by Heteners, We can see ata beginning of Anpuat, and i t of 200 otters of appreciation o f London and was proposed that we should try to increase lance how many have arrived in a day or & month Daventry Children’s Kour for every one letter i t to 10,00) by the end of of the present year. About orn year, We can tell, to some extent, whether criticism, That means that, so far aa we have 700 members have been added. Ag a listeners seemmore interested or less interested boon given rule, new names come the opinions of our listeners, we have had reve of about t e n in at tha than theyused to be. We know whether the J30 satisfied pooplo for every d i s e n t i a f i e d one. aday. To reach t h e very nice on Bomber of 10,000 4 appreciation (as compared with oriticiam) is in- Unfortunately, we can't be content with by D e c e m b e r 31 we s h a l l that, Wve to increaar thia avenge erensing or decreasing, all of which js taken inte and pat ourselves on the to about fifteen, back, becane: the opinions members do what they Will account when * programme building * ia going on, can to help in this that we receive are very mooh fewer than thoes om oe matter ? There i# a book in which are entered all opinions, Winners’ C a r d s ; we do not receive, and we do a good deal of wondor- Spoken” which have for or against, which ore sent to wa by listeners, about several times i n . ing about what Radi the other people are doing and Talks and Tha aire concerning any single item in any programme, thinking. How many of them l i s t e n , and how Radin Times, are now Secon Why. Ax some of you These, too, are carefully considered when we are often ¥ Tf they do Haten, do they enjoy the will remember, we asker members of the C i r c l e t o . send making our plans, programmes ornot? If they do not listen (heenum in designs, anid a» Rood many of them There is also a book in which are put downall did s o , One i d e a . was chogen they are not getting what they want), why don't from all those that Sugpestions, tagether with a brief statement aa to we r e c e i v e d , and this has heen they write and tell ua, and explain what they want, taken aa the basis for where they eame from, whether they are tried out, 26 that we can take their opinions into acéount the design that is finally approved, The cards ond, ifso, with what result. ‘This book also helps a ought ta be remy for igae when planning programmes 7 before very lane, good deal whenit comes (0 arranging things. The programmes (as.we have already anid) are In the eat i s w i e of Tha Badia What share are you taking Tunes we in all this? ., 9. 1a detail with the items in the dealt-in Listenera can ensily be divided into Proeriammes for next week. It mav, however, certain classes. Here ore some ol be of them :— ri interest to mote that Mr. Gordon ryan's Piano. solos on Thoraday ‘will 1,—Fasy-going, happy youngsters three i n c l u d e “animal pieces: * 4 C h i l d who like almost anything that rolls. to the Calling in out of the ether. (They do not Cat,” * The Monkoy-House at the ' £00, -* Rotten ‘grumble at all) Row in Hyde Park,’ Another item will be ‘ Musical Boxes 2.—Children who study the pro- from Different Countries,” ‘grammes carclully, ond pick out what | The Saturday musical ‘play'—A- Bit they want to listen to. (Thora who of Old do this are generally Lordon—will try fo present a sensible enough : scene of 200 years to realize that it is impossible for or an ago. Jt w i l l | include certain famous sone ‘everything to please everybody, anid some of and the * Cries of London,’ they don’t grumble much or often.) | At the ovenot: of writing, our sixth : § . 3,—Children who do not study collection’ of silver paper j s 3 programmes, ready to b e s but listen on the ‘ hit | taken away, and it is one of and mias* principle the beat we at any odd time have had! It is interesting and p l e a s i n g that is convenient. | (There are lota who t o see that the rate at which do hie, the-silver and some of themsornietimes p a p e r if coming in is increasing, grumble if they do which not hear just the means that more people are working, and thing they want * coming through * more steadily, When at just the moment one realizes that thit suits them.) on we have now been able t o pay-into the 4.—Children whom it is very hard TWO CLEVER YOUNG MUSICIANS Children’s Hospital Wireless Fund nearly or even 1 impossible to please, . They £0 in a year from this source alone, it Rene and Jim Drnloep have gained know what they want and do not distinction in many Mimieal makes ono feel that the effort F e s t i v a l s . They were highly recommended. is well _ Makeallowances for what other on their brilliant worth while. We people Playing at the last Musical Festival wonder if it is possible wint. (This sort either grumbles in Glasgow. Rene and Jim to do better yot are equally talented, and their numbers for two violins (unacceom- ? Tt will be, if-you will Steadily ond talks as if we knew a l l help os much us ‘yor panied) are always artistically rendered. pomibly can. ‘mothing, cared nothing and took no They are regular ‘visiters trouble, or it gives up the whole at the Glasgow Children's Hour. Fale, ie thing =, a8 a bad job.) POINTS FROM TALKS, §.—Children who think t h a t yours, not ours. So Jong as there is nothing in the proper thing to do is t o tulk patronizingly o f the Children’s them that is going to do you harm, we are quite I sPeax with confidence when I say that the plot. Hour a s something willing to putin anything. holder up and down the country is a real workep silly and only ‘ f i t for kids,’ We wantto pot in just ard collectively (They'll bo wiser by and by.) what is wantedby the largest number. Are you produces annually over ten million 6.—Children who like pounds’ worth of foodstuffs, which if not obtained a good deal of the pro- nting the privilege of taking a share in deciding would mean a geneml rise in the cost of living,— Franmes, understand some o f the difficultics, what shall be done? If you -are, ‘earry on! Mr. PF. D, Collins. pot up with things they do not like very mach— —yon ate helping a lot, If you are not, will you a for the wake of others that do, and take a definite doa so? : # i i 7 = Share in trying t o make the programmes better, Leeds Radio Circle Magazine. For its size the cuckoo should produce an cee (They realize that the Programmes are (Asire, There can really be no éxcuse now for any child ot leaat es lorpe 24 o golf ball, but: in reality it is not ours.) who has not got a Leeds Radio Circle Magazine, no larger then that ofthe cammen #parrow. ‘The Nobody knows how many children listen to Gur because Unele Max has been talking about it for reason it obvious, namely, the small bieds in whos programmes, ond there is no means o f f i n d i n g this the last month or ac, What we want you to do, nest the cuckoo deposits ite egos would nob tolerate it for one moment if the egg of the intruder wera art, The London ‘ard Daventry audience may however, is to subseribe, It only costa half a crown nomber 50,00) or 350,000, and that a ao much lirger thon their own.—Jir, W. Peéreioal is a tremendous year, for which a magazine will be sent post free Westell, hot of people to try to please, How would you like every month, and don’t forget that by becoming * = =o a My tohave to choose a story book which would anit & subscriber you are also helping the Radio Fund, > a t l of them—bearing in mind that some of them are | Weare still £150 short of the amount required to Ts these modern days, even with all the appliances only four and f i v e years-old, while some of them are provide a-oot in Kirkbymoorside Hospital. Wnele of modern aientce, it ia diffeult to keep bathy i fifteen und sixteen? How would your mother Lob is anxious to get the amount going for one hundred persone Conceive, then, by July 8 next year. what it must have been in the baths of Diocletian, l i k e to have to cook a pudding every day which would please every one Talks on Flying at Cardiff. where 14K) porns were achormimodeted at one, of them? A series of fascinating talks All this masa of water was boiled in brick charmbors. ; Ia That ia pretty mach what on Aviation in all we have t o d o , and it its dapects, a subject which will andoubted!y find pat together with lime and hair and Med with, | fs-quite certain that it cannot be d o n e . So what great favour with all boys, is ta be started at Cardiff tiles, There arethe remains of «a eet of thea we try t o do i # t o please the largest possible number during the Children's Hour, Tho first talk, which chambers. twerty-caght in nonber, covered wily, for the greatest possible time, To do this twenty-cight other charbersas a sort of firststorny,. property, will be given at 6 pn on Friday, October 29. will we need the opinions of those far whom the pro- and containing. two millions add «a quartor cobs deal more- particularly with thegreat trade rontes #rammes are intended, and every single. child- feet, all heated by one -futnace Jormin a bag. a |..of the world, mant.—wv, oighton ora, ; , "iN 8

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Listeners’ Lettors, Story of the Orchestra.

By V. Hely-Hutchinson —Iil. What Is Fair Crystal Range? ee believe it was Sir Henry Hadow (Disferert ove resotmided tka}we on -mat emualuter mionineies feffera for paltinad! ian. Preference te finen fo feffers whiek eoodldag once (eacribed a hnaooh 88 —a length of jafipea ictbeevlig The Editerial addvees Ge Sopey ALE, Sire, Jeroen, FOC aE] drain pipe with spoons and forks allover it.’ ‘This Af a wireless enthusiast, Lam fond of experiment- Chea: fpiion applies equally well to the *PPearance Blondes Prefer Jazz. ing, and | ahould like to “know whether thereis of all the wood-wind instruments, flute, oboe, L wornen if the cise of my Canary, oO beautiful anyLy Oo eyving acryatal set so that 1 might clarinet, and bassoon, ‘The principle of their singer, ia unique. Just now he is very quiet, sitting mechaniam: isthe same os that of a penny whietle: receive from) other stationa beasties Daventry, up on his perch, aa he is moulting badly, but L, Eowarns, Bureott Road, Widemarsh, Hereford. eoliton of far ib pasac through a tube and directly I turn on my witeless—min¢e is not a lenertherw Or shorten hy Opening holes in the PA Hereford Ti whe ~Ab distance of fifty. twa Jondapéaker, brit headphones be Bescon VETY side of the tube, by which meana the pitch of the mite from Firming ond approximately forty. much excited, jumping up and down and singing note jis alterce. two from Carditt, In thes) cireumetances it ie nob and peeping out of his cage, The orchestra and Resides this, if you. finger the bottom note of reasonable to expect reception on any other atation jaze band excite him most—he dosa not seem: to than Daventry, which was erected by the BBC. for a penny whistle and blow hard, the note an octave mind piano-playing. I venture to send these facts the purpose of bringing more listeners within range tong above is produced; and the same thing happens of the breadenst programmes, Far ceveteal ronnie to you, thinking you may like to put them _ with the orchestral wood-wind instruments, on the BiG.C. "6 Mam: Siavtionsk ja considered) tea’ bes on record.—{ Miss) F.C. Caannroox, Cedars Road, (The clarinet, however, ‘overblows’ ah octave twenty-five mites. On Relay Stations it is five milsa Clapham, &.W.4. and a half above, as it ia comes! and not. cylin- only. irystal recention, however tooften” Aukey 4 dricalin shape:} Higher notes still Daventry Calling France. can be obtained on all these in- Heer, in France, I have netioed strumenta by “orose-fingerine, CCTLIN SIMS Warations lntely if The wood-wind family, between the quality of the Daventry trana- them, cover almost the whele minawins. The: Stadia perform- compass of the piano. ELD, which a few months age The difference in ‘their tone- were of such a high Standard, are qualities is due to the proceases to new spit byan overdone ‘echo’ which the air i&--subjected before effect, which gives the impression i actually enters the tube, With that ono is listening to a. concert the flite;, nothing intervenes -bein an empty hall, This seemu all tween the payer & Mouth and the the more surprising, as some of the tube, but the aur ie: hlown in side: relays are really excellent: the ways to secure a purer tone. With Manchester, Cardilf, and Newcastle the olarinet, a reed it attached concerts, the New Gallery Kinema below the mouthpiece, and this, Orchestra, the Albert Sandler con- When set in vibration by the certs, Alex, Fryer's Orchestra, the current of air, produces a rich and various Organ Recitals, the Hyde mellow sound. With the oboe Park Bands. are well-nigh perfect, and hassoon, which are realls as are the Daventry morning can. brother, a-dovble: reed ts held certs. At i time when the German between the players fips and the stations and, to a smaller extent, air is paseed through it to the Badio - Paria pre improving the instrument, power and qgustity of their trans- In Haydn a: time the csunl missions, we cannot but hope for Maximoin we wae two Hutes, a permanently perfect reception two oboes, two clarinets, andtwo of Daventry and other British hacsoons, but nowadays four or ehitions.—E: Coavrer (Principal), even more of each are often used, Collége de Saint-Lo, France, Besides this, “nowsies! inventors have been busy for many Years The Meaning of ‘ 8.8," with vyanants of these instruments, WHat the Meine ce 5. F.. and cach-neaw tinds. itacif the bend which frequently oceurs in Jha cia little clin, In the Aute clan Radio Times 1—J. A. G.. Wenlock. there ia the piceolo, an: instrument exactiy lialf the- aie of m Auto, [Thess are the initia of the worda * Bimultuneoua Broadcast,” and hence playing an octave higher ; [ipa A ifperral and they «an ted -when oo nnthe bigs Awe, wiki cuirlit Ci SIR ALAN COBHAM’S RETURN. procramme i brotedenst fror ihe be called alte flute, and plays o The scene on the Terrace of the House of Commons immediately after Sir Alan's London Stationsnnd f-at the sain fomrth below. relurn from his histori Hicht to Aust fala. Note the microphones on the table, time Cransisitted over the Post In the oboe clan there ia the alto Uities Telephone Lines ta some obos, or Eneligh horn,on instrument of a pungent | thik, cortain German -siations—notably Frankfurt other station and simultaneously broadesst from antl fclanchely quality ; mrt the’ basa oboe, | and Hamburg, which are stated to bo of 1) kdowatt there; it then appears in the propramine of that have occasionally been reported from: London, aiation as “.H. trom London, For readeons of wWhoes obtruunvs toot hones tao be employed with | Woking ‘and ebewhere a4 being receivable ono space, it is impossible to set out in full im Fhe the utmost caution In the bassoon: clan. there ‘is ery Bball: Very mitch ¢ lepanda on the aerial, tehich Hadieo Timea the programmes of every station, - the double bassoon, playing an octave lower; it should be as high as possible, Several cirewite for henes the wee wherever possible of the term | S.B. 18 uselessas oa solo mstroment, bub mvaluable. for] raking orvetul eetemore selective are given in the fron London.’—-Eprron, ‘Phe: Radia Tina] producing certain grim and dramatic efleots. | litte book“Captain Eckersley Explains" (price The Challenge of the Wireless Church. In the clarinet clan there is the. little E Ant; Se) throwch any bookstall or neweagzent),—Eomroer, clarinet; which can go up as high as the flute, ‘and Tie Hipelee Tees, | Canon Rownann Grant'sartiele in Ver iaane Whose piercing quality is useful in filling up the ol September 24 is most. interesting. -In my In the * Never-Never Land,’ opinion, the success of the BLE.C. religions s e r - treble: the Como di- Bassetto, -or alto clarinet; Toe following extract from a letter received vices—and there ia no doubt of their success, both the bass clarinet, and the pedal claret. The wool-wind instruments ure the real * jam‘ some littl: time age from my nephew, who is at from the point of interesting people ard of making them think—ia due to the simplicity of the service of the orchestra. They are all voraatile and can} present enped in surveying in North Queona- and tothe personal touch that comes into the perpen Play anvthing from a slow, expressive tine to a} land, may interest your readers. It wae written of soch preachers os the Vicar of St. Martin-in-the- bravura pasaage, while their tone qualitice are Lt ik BUrVCy canny 120) niles from the nheareel Lawn. ship :— Fields.Onan, Noptary. Harlesden, 6.W, 10, FO blended) aa to give the vrentest posable enphony {eat How ia your wireleas t ‘The o#sistant here hes pee pd weaama an m A se and variety. As o family their tone has no back- ao two-valye set that he made himeclf. and even bone; they cannot compete in londness with the) here, nll these miles out in tha. ' Neyer-Nover t Owing ix: the hearty Pressnre OM oar i brass instruments, or the massed etrings, but Land,” we just throw the aerial over a tree-top and 1: &pate, A. Bommel Laind’a column, * A - they lend a peculiar rich flavour to the orchestral pet. Hriehbene, Byviney, Mealbourndé, and Adelaide i Breath of Fresh Air,” ta inavotdably hed 4 tine in tutti pomages, while aa solo instrmenta ana now aml then New Sealand | Not too bad 1 ape thee week, from the orchestral point of view they are in- —Patiise D. Townxsesp, Murray Road, North- Valuable, wood, Middlesox, ,a 168 mt — RADIO Sane ——- Coron fi 4B, i826.

PROGRAMMESFOR SUNDAY ( O c t o b e r 17)

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(Hy Permissron ob the Aur Counetil} el Heminiseences of Weber ...e.66. arr. tol firey Bclection of Walises Directed by Flight-Lieut. J. Ammns,M.B.E. Jay SMETEREIN HEe.en Henscnk Presta’ War March from‘ Athalie * ..fendelsohn Barenrolin, Op. é Cavett: isi ensseekbaeeraradaneseeneas Uy The Little Red Lark] Stucties, Irish Folk Songs) Op. 325, Ne. 3, and Op lj, No, 3 TheG IrsOt Renmin J Hallade in A Flat, ae a7 HE Athalie in question ia the tragedy of Jock o° Hascidean } Boottish Folk Bonga) Tae Cassano Ocrer Racine. Mendelssohn wrote. mosic for «a Leevie Lindsay performance of it in Berlin just over bighiy years Préilida, On. tH, An, 17 Polonnise, aro, Most of the music ia rarely beard now, but LHe Hasp Op, 40, N e a , 1 onc extract from it, this Wer March of the Pricata, Berenade Peeters Walaa aint oarace aie ee aaa 9.50 BALLAD CONCERT hag always beon very popular, Wo Play at SalLines Sry re Eifenbery THE Casano Ofer Porantells Napolitaing 6... eee ees ' Barthele imag Minuet, " Berening’ ... asec. Grys Eastatas (Baritone) sccee cera,nde LAnOWINE Aaronann 5.15 Lego. Faver will five a selection from The. Lazy Shepherd ..... iia eee eeee Le O Had I Johal's SN ea tA Dror or tae Moon, et Naadei When Lights Go Rolling Bound the Sky Ireland She Wandered Down the Mountain Side... Choy A Hindoo Love Story, translated from ~the orginal MS. by FF. W. Baim

5.a0-6.0 CHILDREN'S SERVICE From 8t.dohn's Church, Smith Square. Adios byCanon ©.8. Woorwarn 6.0 RELIGIOUS. SERVICE Cone netted by Prebendary CARLILE, Founder of the Chirch Army, Unannoonesd Veatry Prayer, ‘We Love the Place, () God“ penne Hymn, announce by Prebendary Cantine, ‘Love Divine, All Loves Exeolling (A. ancl Al,, G20} Short Prayers, led by Captain Drewor (of Hoead- quarters Btafk) Mist Seleor and Chorus, *'Torn Your Eyes Upon Jers” (specially for Young People's Day) The Lord's Povyer and Crecd Chast, Paalm 23 Eight Favourite Texta from the Staff. Story by Captain Hanson (Senior Prison Evangelist) Misa Selser—Solo and (horus Talk by Prebondary Canure on ‘&t. Francis Up to Date’ Captain Apicer (Bootal Evangelist} Bola Hymn, ‘QO LoveThat Will Not Let be Go" (thea Headquarters Choir) General ‘Thanksgiving Same Domi Closing Prayer and Blessing by Rev, Captain Prior (Hon. Senior Evangelist) Canon C. 3, WOODWARD, The Rev. Prebendary CARLILE, Allelaia Doxolopy Final Sentence from Prebendary Cantrie who gives the address in the London Childrens who gives the address in the ChurchArmy's Service this evening between 5.30 and 4.0, Studia Service from Londen, EBERDARY CARLILE ja beat inown in oeonmectiion with the Church Army, Jas SMETeRLIn THe Baxwn which he founded in the sluma of Weetmuneler Fantasia, * La Cid" oy ae eee eee oe ea a Jaaeenel im 1882, and of which he has been Hon. Chief Trina fect teee a All: Becretary over gince. He hea written several Hees Hesscwer, (Sapranc) Ocrer books, including * Baptism of Fire." Armargllis ss vee ee ses esey Louie ZIT Selection from" Otello * ..sseeeeeewenaen Pere Hl etait unoleay pria yeaa ee ee ee ee Jonsigny 55 The Week's Good Chums: Appeal on Dehualf Serenade de Tanello ,...... 0000 aces Maasene of the Professional Classes Aid Council by Dame Canouse FurcHann THR Harp Mance Eenpan, D.B.E. Nymphs and Shepherd...... 0002eeeens Purcell Pereraiia id. Sa a a ini a deat a draee ata » Torllt EE Professional Classes’ Aid Council was Who is Sylvia fo cce scene eee eeeeees ee Schubert Tn the Mill Shaurted as “the * Professional Classes" War OCTET HungarianRhapsody, No. 1 .ivdeadten Liat Relief Coonedl,” in Oetober, M014, and did good work during the war, In FA20, when it beram Leve Death from Tretan .. ree bee eee Wagner | his Hungarian Rhapeodies (origmally writton apparent that post-war conditions, would entail 5 Pianoforte alos) Tdazt pusial proud homape mach: hardship inl suffering, it wa made imbo 10.35 (app.) EriLoars to the national melodies of his notive Hungary. & Permancnt creaniention ‘to heljs the ° New The misic of the anciént iniabitanteof the ccuntrs, Poor Ita work include: the education of the Magyors, was taken as raw material by the children, training of adulia, maintenance in gyfsies who came to Hungary from the East 5XX DAVENTRY. 1,600 M. time cof dines: or in other exerprironal circum early in. the fifteenth century. Melodia decora- Stancest, ond the provision af clothes. tion and strong rhythmic stresses choractirie Dame Madge Kendol, who makea the appeal, 10.30 a.m. Timm BiowaL, WeatTHEeR Forecasr the evpey sores ial dane: tones, i better known as Mre. Kendal, the famous Tha First Rhapsody begine with. a dignified fic actrees. loming of a theatrionl family, she first 3,30--6.0—8.0-9.10 (app.) A from Loman tion (corresponding to the Lassan of the gypsies, neted at the old Marylebone Theatre, and later COMtali ming two Main Tunce, Tho Fiest m in a mutts her déiuf in tha West End by playing 8.10 Shipping Foressst mingr key, mul the econd resembles tho well- Ophelia ot the Haymarket in 1865, Between 9.15-10.35 3.8. from London known RakoozyMarch (with Berliog’s trentment that tome ood her retirement from the sitige in of which most listeners are fanilinr). 10S ale acted im miny notable plays and with Ps V0 bu crres VAT EIUAUTUTIVTTANT Mid ees bea err PNTT TID TIUU (UHCI initee PT PUOTEUNTUILELLa ore tes UL Next comes a lively soction inthe style of the many telebrated actors, includime EE. A. Bother

gypsies’ risks dances, The rai works 1 itt ane Poorbobria Tires. = The Reproduction of these une epoed and brilliance, the First Main Tune occurring Subreriptione may be eent to the Professional Copyright Programmes is aonin and « fourth Tune appearing before ile Claqees Ant Counell «ft 251, Brompton Riad, Strictly reserved. exciting finish of the work, 5.W.d. sSUETILLL PEUETANUANTTEAT IATL (Soon HFREELETETOU SULACTRL LAT ruts

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—_— Se nengntceneeeeenenaanetineeneet sIT BIRMINGHAM 479 M. 352 Oncnesrea The salen ends in a whisper from the ee First and Third Movements from the Pastoral Stringa. "The Developmwnt Section teaete littl butthe 3.30 SYMPHONY CONCERT Syn phabry er nee per teed area Peethoven First Main Tune.’ It and the Recapitulation THE Sratiog Oncnesrea: Conductor, Josera MIS. particular Symphony centers into every maintain the feeling and atyleof the Exposition Lewis atgiment on “Programme: Muse! or inibroken and “are very straightforward. ‘Absolute Moise *—-two technical terms which The Coda (or * tail-pioce*) ia long, but contains Overture to * Coriolanua’ igang Beethoven roy” be brdedlhy defined this: * Programme nothing new, It merely brings the movement Mary Anpovr (Solo Pianoforte} Mitsic * id minaie which ia avowedly written on to a gatistying close. Second Pinnoforte Concerto.and Orchestra in C eotie hterary of pictorial basis (that is, ona TET, - A Wille Festival, Minor, Op, 18 Rochmaninel 7 Prograithp * ive jes cea tails PmLese | : ‘ Abaohite

Ernet, Fewrow (Contralta) Music * is-munio which has no basis exterior to (Quick). Thia {a prow fHcull 8 ecuiviiey claret. iteeli—music pure and simple. German, of course, not E nglish, though the dire The May Al ght When Beethoven wrote his Pasforal Symphony ioirg is curiously like an Irish jic, The village Sua Fn ee ee a ea he was ab greet pains to have ib understood os and is -at.times clearly burlesque, with ite Ca ee ane ele Brahma Sapphic (to Gee hi own swords) ° more oxpression of fool- typical doh-eoh-doh bass. Lullaby Pee ing- than painting.’ Lishenora may find interest ORCHESTRA in deciding for thempelves how far this ia true, 4.15 Com

The: * London.’ Bmiphory soos aes os ani Hagelin T.. Awakening of Jovful- Feelings on Arrival in Purt-sotiz, * Baby Low’,ysis. aes 8. Af. Powell Many Apnnerrr the Country, Hrankat Tene (Tenor) La Maja ot Je Rossignol»... 0.450% 000s Granados ageeee oeeeEpay