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PROGRAMMES FROM JUNE 28 TO JULY 3 NEWS FOR TELEVIEWERS Viewing on the Downs blushing Unseen RLondon, and For photography enthusiasts : the camera By cunning manoeuvres known only to authoai r of ' The Psychology of Clothes ' (he was a standard make; the exposure was a himself, he has managed to return the drum gavg; e the commentary last April for the fire- quarter of a second at / 2; the time was thie as far as the scenery dock. Further progress wwalkin g demonstration); James Laver, author afternoon; the curtains of the room were may yet be seen on the television screen. olf ' Nymph Errant ' and books on eighteenth drawn; and there was no lighting other and nineteenth-century costume; H. A. than that on the screen. r- —j Rogers, President of the Association of London Master Tailors; and A. S. The Cat's Whiskers Bridgland, who is a journalist and a celebrity in the world of fashion. There This month the lake in the grounds of TELEVISING will be two categories for the prizes; one Alexandra Palace was the scene of a for the best designs for office wear, the regatta of model yachts. The same THE CENTRE COURT other for the best designs for ceremonial stretch of water will be televised again or evening wear. on July 5 when H. B. Tucker will superintend a review of power-driven The Men's Dress Reform Party has model boats. There will be models of The experiment of televising play on the already helped to bring about revolu• launches, tugs, river steamers, and liners, tionary changes in men's dress, such as most of them made strictly to scale and Centre Court at Wimbledon by means shorts for tennis, slips or trunks for bathing, and the open neck for busmen called by their owners ' prototype ' boats. of the radio link will be continued this One of the exhibits will be a destroyer and postmen. It now proposes, by means just incomplete enough to show the week. Transmissions will take place of this competition, to launch a deter• machinery. Another will be the Belle mined attack on men's ordinary day and Morss, a steam coaster, which is as near every day during the afternoon pro• evening wear. perfect as a model can be, with details like mops and swabs made to scale. grammes or after 4.0 with commentaries In Short... This ship was shown at an exhibition at by F. H. Grisewood and John Snagge. Anona Winn in songs on July 5 . . . the Agricultural Hall. The late King Marie Korchinska, the famous harpist, George V was very interested in it and on July 5 ... A. P. Herbert's Derby made the remark that ' it was marvel• Day on July 6 ... on July 6 ten minutes lously accurate, even to the ship's cat'. of nonchalance with Naunton Wayne And then he peered closer, and modified ... on July 7 a Little Show ... on July 9 his appreciation with : ' but I notice he Shakespeare's' most lamentable comedy' has no whiskers '. That omission has of Pyramus and Thisbe, which Bottom now been remedied by the owner. and Co. play in A Midsummer Night's Dream ... on July 9 Dora Clarke, the True Story sculptress, will explain how a plaster A famous soldier was televised recently cast is made from a portrait in clay . . . in ' Picture Page' in uniform, complete and on July 10 C. H. Middleton in his with decorations. He left by the main garden in the afternoon and in the copper doors, and was asked by two studio in the evening. girls, walking on the terrace, 'Any roller skating tonight, commissionaire ? ' L 'THE SCANNER* - I

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9.15 BRIDGE EXPERIMENT 9.0 PANACHE No. 2 A miscellany of songs and mimes The last time that Hubert Phillips, with president of the London and Home Elinor Shan Counties Contract Bridge Associa• tion, and editor of the British Bridge Joyce Ruscoe World, took part in a programme of Victoria Kingsley this kind was on April 24. One of Helga Burgess the players who were televised on this occasion was Mrs. Gordon John Thompson Evers, who is also appearing today. Harry Carter The others are Lady Peacock, well- Archie Harradine known in competitive bridge circles; and M. Harrison Gray and S. J. At the piano : Madge Bradbury Simon, members of the British Bridge Presented by Eric Crozier World team, who played for England against Wales in the first Inter• 9.15 GAUMONT BRITISH national, won the first London and NEWS Home Counties Pairs Championship, and were members of die team 9.25 SPORTS REVIEW, No. 3 successful this year in the Gold Cup. June, 1937 HOWARD MARSHALL returns to the 9.25 BRITISH MOVIETONEWS studio, bringing with him, as at the end of May, a number of personalities from the world of sport, with whom 9.35 BALLETS RUSSES he will discuss outstanding events from the Royal Opera House, that have taken place during the month of June Covent Garden A rehearsal at Alexandra Palace by 9.40 BOULTER'S LOCK the principal dancers in preparation SPORTS REVIEW. The third edition of this review of the month's for the ballet season which opens on (.Details as at 3.40) This revue has as a setting Boulter's sport, with Howard Marshall as editor, will be televised on Tuesday. Thursday, July I Lock, a favourite haunt of boating In this picture Howard Marshall (right) is seen with Robert Sweeney, Commentary by Arnold Haskell enthusiasts on the upper reaches of the Thames. Amateur Golf Champion, whom he introduced in last month's review. 10.0 CLOSE 10.0 CLOSE

Transmission by has been particularly interested in the Ballets Russes of Colonel de the Marconi-EMI system Basil ever since their formation in Tuesday 1931. This is their fourth London season at the Royal Opera House, Monday Covent Garden. Their first season in this country was in 1933 at the 3.0 'THE LOVER' Alhambra. Since the company gave 3.0 FASHION FORECAST its first performance in Monte Carlo A Comedy A display of fashions in 1932 many dancers have joined by Gregorio Martinez Sierra arranged by it, but only two or three have left, The Queen Margaretta Scott H. E. Plaister and and the bulk of the company has The Lady-in-Waiting. .Elliot Mason G. R. Kenward-Eggar thus worked together for six years. There are over sixty dancers, and The Lover Morland Graham (fry permission of Sydney Carroll 3.15 NAUNTON WAYNE the rest of the company brings the of the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park) total up to a hundred. Most of the Produced by Moultrie R. Kelsall 3.25 GAUMONT BRITISH dancers are Russian, and all are Russian-trained, but the nationalities NEWS The author of this one-act play is a represented include English, French, well-known Spanish playright. The German, Scandinavian, Japanese, 3.35 Colonel W. de Basil's Lover and two other of his works, The Yugo-Slav, Czech, Hungarian, and Romantic Young Lady and Love Magic, BALLETS RUSSES Cuban. Two of the leading dancers, have been broadcast. from the Royal Opera House, Baronova and Riabouchinska, were Covent Garden the baby stars, then aged thirteen A rehearsal at Alexandra Palace by and fourteen, who delighted the 3.30 BRITISH MOVIETONEWS the principal dancers in preparation London balletomanes in 1933. for the ballet season which opens on In this programme viewers will Thursday, July I see a special rehearsal of the prin• 3.40 BOULTER'S LOCK Commentary by Arnold Haskell cipals who this year include Tcherni- 1908-1912 ' It is my firm belief that human cheva, Danilova, Baronova, Ria• The artists include: bouchinska, Lichine, Shabelevsky, society is divided into three distinct Anne Ziegler castes: Russian dancers, dancers, Petroff, Jasinsky, and Massine, the and very ordinary people'. Since maitre de ballet, who was responsible Lawrence Hanray he was six years old this has been for the choreography of the two Patrick Ludlow the belief of Arnold Haskell, who is great modern symphonic ballets, Annie Esmond the well known ballet critic of The I^es Presages and Choreartium. Anthony Tudor Daily Telegraph. For years he has held a foremost place in England, on Maude Lloyd 4.0 CLOSE the Continent, and in the United The BBC Television Orchestra States as an authority on ballet. He Leader, Boris Pecker Conductor, Hyam Greenbaum 9.0 FASHION FORECAST Produced by Dallas Bower All programme timings A display of fashions shown on these pages arranged by The de Basil ballet season opens at Covent Ga 4.0 CLOSE are approximate H. E. Plaister and rehearsing at Alexandra Palace. This picture G. R. Kenward-Eggar SUPPLEMENT, JUNB 25, 1937 WEDNESDAY JUNE 30 VISION 45 Mc/s PROGRAMMES THURSDAY JULY I SOUND 41.5 Mc/s

9.0 THE HAWAIIAN tragic suddenness recently, plays on Wednesday ISLANDERS an Amati violin made in 1627. An Australian, she was born in 1893, 9.5 STARLIGHT and left Adelaide for Prague in 1908 3.0 THE HAWAIIAN with a letter of introduction from ISLANDERS BEBE DANIELS Kubelik to study under Professor AND BEN LYON Sevcik. Afterwards she entered the The Hawaiian Islanders are one of Meisterschule in Vienna, the first the few genuine four-brother acts These two popular film stars, who British violinist to do so, and made in Variety. The team is made up of have entertained viewers several times her professional d£but in 1911. Some . Peter Hodgkinson, who leads with a from the studio at Alexandra Palace, time later, Kubelik took her with steel and Hawaiian guitar, Michael, will be leaving England for a South five other of his best pupils to who plays the Spanish guitar, Jim, African tour on September 10. London to appear at Queen's Hall the string bass, and Joe, who is a with orchestra. Since then she has ukelele expert. Peter is regarded as 9.20 BRITISH MOVIETONEWS played in almost every musical centre one of the finest exponents of the in the world. In 1932 she formed Hawaiian guitar in Europe. 9.30 PICTURE PAGE the Kennedy Trio with Lauri and This combination was first tele• (Sixty-Eighth Edition) Dorothy Kennedy. vised on March 3. A Magazine Programme of General and Topical Interest 3.10 COFFEE-STALL, No. 2 3.5 STARLIGHT Edited by CECIL MADDEN A Light Entertainment BEBE DANIELS Produced by ROYSTON MORLEY with AND BEN LYON The Switchboard Girl: JOAN MILLER Coffee-Stall Keeper George Buck 3.20 GAUMONT BRITISH A Customer S. E. Reynolds 10.0 CLOSE NEWS A Street Singer Mylt Rhodes A Page Boy Eric Christmas 3.30 PICTURE PAGE (Sixty-Seventh Edition) Thursday Young Man Hugh Burden A Magazine Programme of Young Girl Rosemary Lomax General and Topical Interest A Flower Seller.. .Norah Blakemore Edited by CECIL MADDEN 3.0 MUSIC MAKERS Barrel Organist, Policeman, Children LES ALLEN, accompanied by his Produced by ROYSTON MORLEY DAISY KENNEDY Produced by Eric Crozier two pianists, will sing in Queue The Switchboard Girl: JOAN MILLER (violin) for Song on Thursday and Saturday Daisy Kennedy, the widow of John 3.25 BRITISH MOVIETONEWS 4.0 CLOSE Drinkwater, who died with such

3.35 LES ALLEN 9.15 MUSIC MAKERS AND HIS PIANISTS DAISY KENNEDY in (violin) QUEUE FOR SONG 9.25 GAUMONT BRITISH with NEWS Grace Draper and Alan Shires and 9.35 'THE HAPPY JOURNEY TO TRENTON AND CAMDEN' James Hayter A comedy by Thornton Wilder Les Allen, who appears in this pro• gramme, was once a choirboy in Mrs. Kirby Joan Miller Canada, where he later toured with Mr. Kirby Guy Glover a military band. His first performance Caroline) their |MargaretBrereton on the air was as a saxophone player Arthur (children { Skelton Knaggs at Toronto. He sailed to England in Beulah, their married daughter 1923 and joined Henry Hall in Elaine Wodson October 1932. Since leaving the A garage hand Jack Webb BBC Dance Orchestra his voice has been heard in nearly every music-hall The music composed by Dr. Georg in the West End and the provinces. Knepler and played by The act viewers will see today, Harold Stuteley, Gilbert Webster, however, is entirely new, consisting of two pianists and Les Allen Ken Gray, Herman Levy himself. Produced by Eric Crozier Thornton Wilder, the author of this short play, is one of the foremost 4.0 CLOSE literary figures in the United States. In England he is best known for ' The Bridge of San Luis Rey', an unusual novel which influenced writers considerably on both sides of the 9.0 ' THE BALLAD OF Atlantic. He was born in Wisconsin in 1897 and graduated at Yale and BLACK-EYED SUSAN ' Princeton Universities. For some A Scena time he was a schoolmaster at Lawrenceville in New Jersey. Besides arranged and composed ' The Bridge of San Luis Rey' he by Alfred Reynolds has written several other books that Black-eyed Susan.. .Olive Groves have been published in this country, such as * Heaven's My Destination Sweet William Dennis Noble and ' The Woman of Andros '. The Dances arranged by Andree Howard Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden is one of the several one-act plays he it Garden on July I and on Monday some of the principal dancers will be televised The BBC Television Orchestra has written. cture, taken from the wings at Covent Garden last year, shows Irina Baronova in a Conductor, Hyam Greenbaum scene from Aurora's Wedding. Produced by Stephen Thomas 10.0 CLOSE RADIO TIMES TELEVISION SUPPLEMENT, JUNE 25, 1937 TELEVISION PROGRAMMES FRIDAY JULY 2 AND SATURDAY JULY 3 VISION 45 Mc/s SOUND 41.5 Mc/s

4.0 CLOSE display, however, will take place out- Friday of-doors. Leon Bertrand is one of the most famous fencing masters in the world. 3.0 ANIMALS FROM 9.0 ANIMALS FROM THE ZOO Gwendoline Neligan, lady fencing THE ZOO champion of England, gained the introduced by introduced by European Championship in 1933. In Dr. G. M. Vevers Dr. G. M. Vevers a fortnight's time she leaves for David Seth-Smith, who has taken Paris to take part in the World's part in television Zoo programmes 9.15 BRITISH MOVIETONEWS Amateur Fencing Championships at since the regular service from Alex• the Stadium, Porte Saint-Cloud, in andra Palace began, is at the moment 9.25 FROM THE WEST-END Paris. enjoying a holiday. This afternoon CABARETS the fortnightly animal feature, how• 3.20 The Hogarth ever, is to be rather different. Dr. including Geoffrey Vevers, Superintendent to Milton Douglas PUPPET CABARET the Zoological Society of London, (The American Singer) presented by Ann Hogarth and Jan Bussell is to bring a number of specimens Crawford and Caskey from the Zoo to illustrate a talk on (American Mask Dancers) These puppets, which appear this the correct treatment of pets. An afternoon for the first time in tele• animal's only means of telling its The Six Lovelies vision, have travelled all over Eng• owner that its food is wrong is to (from the Piccadilly Restaurant) land to perform in parish halls, become ill and die prematurely, and Compere : Paul Gerrits village fetes, and in tents at fair• the best guide to the diet of unusual The BBC Television Orchestra grounds. They are particularly well pets, such as snakes and monkeys, is Conductor, Hyam Greenbaum known in the Cotswolds and Devon. some expert like Dr. Vevers, who Presentation by D. H. Munro On one occasion they performed at a is specially concerned with the diet garden party in Manchester before and hygiene of the animals kept at Queen Elizabeth (then Duchess of the Zoo. 10.0 CLOSE York), who worked one of the figures. All the puppets are of wood *•% 3.15 GAUMONT BRITISH and have been made and dressed by NEWS Saturday their owners, Jan Bussell and Ann Hogarth. 3.25 FROM THE WEST-END 3.0 ' THRUST AND PARRY ' Jan Bussell, whose work is well known to Northern listeners as a CABARETS A demonstration of including producer, is on the production staff the Art of the Foil at Alexandra Palace. Ann Hogarth, Milton Douglas by his wife, is a descendant of William MARIA LUTH will be heard in (The American Singer) Gwendoline Neligan Hogarth, the great seventeenth-cen• a programme mainly composed tury artist. Crawford and Caskey (Lady Fencing Champion of England) of old English songs on Saturday (American Mask Dancers) and The Six Lovelies Maestro Leon Bertrand 3.35 BRITISH MOVIETONEWS (from the Piccadilly Restaurant) (Principal of the Salle Bertrand) in the grounds of Alexandra Park 3.45 ' THE BALLAD OF up singing seriously. Before joining Compere : Paul Gerrits BLACK-EYED SUSAN ' the Chanticleer company she spent This is not the first fencing match two years at the Webber-Douglas The BBC Television Orchestra to be televised from Alexandra A Scena School. Since then she has sung in Conductor, Hyam Greenbaum Palace, for previous matches have arranged and composed all kinds of opera such as Cosi Fan Presentation by D. H. Munro taken place in the studio. This by Alfred Reynolds Tutte, Carmen, Hansel and Gretel, and Martha, and in revue. Black-eyed Susan. . . Olive Groves Sweet William Dennis Noble Dances arranged by Andree Howard 9.10 COFFEE-STALL, No. 2 The BBC Television Orchestra A Light Entertainment Conductor, Hyam Greenbaum Produced by Stephen Thomas with Coffee-Stall Keeper... .George Buck 4.0 CLOSE A Customer S. E. Reynolds A Street Singer Mylt Rhodes A Page Boy Eric Christmas Young Man Hugh Burden 9.0 MARIA LUTH Young Girl Rosemary Lomax in Period Songs A Flower Seller.. .Norah Blakemore In this programme Maria Luth Barrel Organist, Policeman, Children returns to the studio to sing old English songs and an aria from The Produced by Eric Crozier Marriage of Figaro, in which she will play the part of Cherubino very shortly at Croydon. For her tele• 9.25 GAUMONT BRITISH vision performance she will wear her NEWS operatic costume. Maria Luth is half Spanish. Her 9.35 LES ALLEN full Christian name is Maria de la AND HIS PIANISTS Luz; but although she can sing in French, German, Italian, and Eng• in lish, she confesses she cannot sing 'QUEUE FOR SONG' a word of Spanish. She started her with career at the age of four when, dressed in pink tulle, she sang Walter Gore and Aase Nissen sentimental gems like ' Rose in the and THE PUPPET MASTER. Jan Bussell makes an adjustment to one of Bud ' to wounded soldiers. Ten James Hayter years' study of the ballet and a short the Hogarth Puppets. He and his wife, Ann Hogarth, present a Puppet period with Nancy Price's Dramatic Cabaret on Saturday afternoon. School intervened before she took 10.0 CLOSE

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