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TODAY.
HIS MAJESTY THE KING'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Children's Hour, 11.00 am, to 1213 pm. Belay" of | Christmas Morning Service from St.
John's Cathedral
12.30 Christoona Music.
An Organist's Yuletide-Quentin M. Maclean at the Organ. O Come, All Ye Faithful-Royal Choral Society cond. by Dr. Malcolm Sargent, with Organ. The First Nowell Royal Choral Society cend. by Dr. Malcolm with Organ Noel (Faure, Sargent, w Op.43) Georges T (Tenor)
with Maurice Faure at the Plano. Christ- mas Overturs (Coleridge Taylor)→→ Symphony Orchestra cond by Dr. Malcolm Sargent. Ring Ott, Wild Bells (Fletcher); Good King Wenceslas -Royal Choral Society cond by Dr Malcolm Sargent, with Organ,
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The Farm (Sarony & Holmes); Why Must We Keep On Working? (Baruny Holmes) The Two "Leslies with Orth. Vocal - Vesta Victoria –– Old- Time Medley. Intro: Waiting at the
Calls Courch;
ma His Own Grace Darling: It's all Right in the Summer Time: Now I have to Call Him Father: Foor
Daddy would Buy Me A Bow-Wow--Vesta Victoria & Chorus with Orchestra Military Band Coronation Bells March (Partridge); Royal Cavalcade March (Ketelbey) The Band
of FLM. Coldstream Guards. cond by Lieut. J.C, Windram.
10,15. London Relay Contributions from Great Britain and the Colonies, with Malaya representing the Colonial Empire.
11.00 London Relay A Christmas Measure to the Empire by His Majesty The King.
11.30 Close down.
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TOMORROW
SCHUBERT SYMPHONY NO. 8 THE "UNFINISHED" Variety Programimes 12.15 pm. Short Service of Interces-
1100.
1.00 Local Time Signal and Weather Report
1.03 Marek Weber & His Orchestra Moon (film and Webster Booth (Tenor).
12.30 New Mayfair Dance Orchestra. SLOW Fox-Trot-Honey Coloured Music Bath- charios'); F'ux-rot-padste math Charms เมค
Music Fath Charma') Waltzes Mifanwy (Forster)-Webster Booth Waltz of My Heart Lilley
(Tecar with Orch. "Tales from the
Years; I Can Give You The
Lavish Film At King's
SONJA HENIE IN “SECOND FIDDLE”
One of the greatest aggregations of screeà talent evor gathered for une show will appear at the King's Theatre today where Irving Ber- in's "Second Fiddle" opens.
Starring Sonja Henls and Tyrone Power; featuring Rudy Vallee and Introducing Edna May Oliver; new-star Mary Healy; casting Lyle Talbot and Alan Dinehart in plthy roles; presenting six brand new songs by Irving Berlin; dazzling with Sonja Hente's sensational ice tangos and snow rhumbas, which ane performs with a skating part- ner for the first time on, the screen; depicting the new bali- room dance craze, the "Back to Back" it's enough to leave you breathless, and it does!
1889-STILL GOING STRONG
Since 1889 8 stone axe-head, buried in a 4,000-year-old anima skull, has been accepted by visitors to the Sedgwick Museum at Cam-
Orient"-Waltz (Strauss, arr. Egg); Dancim "The Dancing Years') bridge as evidence of a prehistoric
-Marek
Kietra) -
"Cloches De Corneville" -Waltz Tango Fox-Trot Sorrento By The (Planquette, arr. Weber & His Orchestra & Year at Sea; Waltz-When You're Only Sevenaghy to the death
teen Theatre Land Intro: Play, Orchestra, play
(To-night at 8.30); Music in May (Careless Rapture); breathe on win- dows (Over she goes); Drop in next time you're passing (Going Places); Picardy (Haydn, Wood)-Peter Daw-
Goes
(Anything
Goes?
But at a meeting at Ely, Major Gordon Fowler, a Fenland amateur research worker, declared that Of scientists and students, lecturers
12.50 Songs by Peter Dawson (Bass- Baritone).
Drink To Me. Only With Thine Eyes tarr. Liza Lehmann); Roses
MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1939. -PAGE 3
KING'S
SHOWING TODAY
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The Management of King's Theatro Wishes All Their Patruns A Merry Christm is & A. Prosperous New Year. THE GREATEST COMBINATION OF TALENT EVER GATHERED FOR ONE SHOW!
Sonja HENIE
POWER Tyrone Irving Berlin's
SECOND FIDDLE
Six New /Irving Berlin
Songs!
RUDY
EDHI MA
VALLEF OLIVEN
MARY HEAL LYLE TALBO ALAN DINEHAR
"WA 20th Century-Pox Plans
Also Very Latest FOX & UNIVERSAL WAR NEWSREEL and **HOOK and SINKER". (Cartoon in Technicolour)
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Afterwards Major Fowler stated that, while the skull and axe-head were authentic relics, he was con- vinced that they Were found
- 2.30
5.20
Anything Love la dancing thing (Follow the son with Organ accomp. by Herbert and the public have been duped by
the Dawson The Menin Gate, (Bowen)—ļa practical joker. Sun); Unbelievable. (Swing along) Peter Dawson with Organ accomp. by This'll make you whistle This'll make you Whistle)-Webster Booth (Tenor) and Janet Lind. (Soprano) with Orch. & Chorus Geisha" Selection (Sid Bey Jones)-Marek Weber and His Or-
chestra,
1.30 Reuter & Ragby Press. Weather Forecast and Announcements,
Dawson
Herbest
1.00 Local Time Signal and Weather Report.
1.03 Lucienne Boyer (Vocal)' with the Orchestra Mascotte.
The authenticity of the exhibit has never before been challenged.
Waltzes-You Win Never Know separately, and that the axe-bead. Amphitryon Orchestra Mascotte. Ne had been placed in the skull as a Dis Fas Toujours (Lenoir)-Lucienne" joge. 143 An English Variely Programme Boyer with Orchestra. Waltzes--My with Cleely Courtneldge. Jack Hul Life Is Filled With Love and Longing: bert Arthar Askey, Clapham & Dwyer Walk Right In-Orchestra Mascotte. &
Others
Dancing With My
My Darling (Parish- Vocal-Keep It Under Your Hat Delettre): This is
Is The Kiss Of Ro- (from Under Your Hat-Cicely
(from Continental Varieties of Courtneldge, Jack Hulbert & The 19337 -Lucienne Boyer (Vocal) with Rhythm Brothers with Orchestra.
Waltzes Roses Of The South The Empire Depends on You from J. Strauss); Enjoy Life (J. Strauss) Under Your Hat-Cicely Courtneldge. Orchestra Mascotte. with Orch. Waltz-A Gift From 1.30 Reuter & Rugby Press, Wea- Heaven: Rumbo-Spanish Jack (from ther Forecast and Announcements, "Transatlantic Rhythm)--Harry Rot 1.43 Dance Music.
Plano accomp.
mance
Orch.
Fox-Trots-Wishing & His Orchestra.. Comedian Ding
(froth 'Love Dong Bell (Askey); I Pulled Myself Affair') if 1. Didn't. Dare-Ambrese & Together! (Askey)-Arthur Askey with His Orchestra. Novelty Fox-Trots Vocal- The Trek Song Speedboat Bül: The Haunted House (lm We're going to be rich'); Walter, New Mayfair Dance Orchestra. Fox- Walter (film We're going to be rich") Trots Sing My Heart (from Love --Gracie Fields with
Orchestral
estra Affair") The Gentleman Awaits Will Fox-Trots-A Little Co-Operation from Osborne & His Orchestra. Tangos You (from 'Going Greek"); The Nothing But Lies: Red Poppies-Emil Sheep Were In The Meadow (from Reos & His Orchestra. Fox-Trots Going Greek") - Harry Roy and H's Hot Time In The Old Town To-night Orchestra.
trs. Humourous Arguments Turkey In The
Straw Freddie Clapham & Dwyer: Vocal-Snow "Schnickelfritz" Fisher & His Band.• White And The Seven Dwarfs-Vocal 2.15 Close down. Gems-Chorus & Orchestra directed by Jay Wilbur.
2.30 Close down. 5.45 Studio - Special Christmas Children's Hour.
6.45 Carols
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Dirnoted by Walter Luzig
A 20th Century-Fox Picture
Darryl F. Zanuck in Change of Productio
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"GOD'S COUNTRY AND THE WOMAN"
George Brent Beverly Roberts
A. Warner Bros. TECHNICOLOUR Production
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6.00 An Instrumental Concert with The Walter String Players and Lionel Tertis (Viola).
Gavotte In E (For Strings) (Bach- BIT. J.H. Wood); Minuet (Boccherini) The Walter String Players. Pre
with Plano. Christians, Saens) Marcel Mule
W
Down
In
Major Fowler, however, states that he knows who carried out the joke, but he cannot tell the whole story until five years after the man's death. It is two years since, he died.
Events.
Weather You Grow Sweeter As The Years Go by-The Organ, The Dazice Hand & Me.
9.45 Studio--Comments on Recent
9.15 London Relay-News Summary. 9.30 London Relay-"Cards on the Table"
SAE Grlez-Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op.16.
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eugene Goossens,
10.00 Songs by John McCormack (Tenor).
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O Gathering Clouds (arr. Bain); Love's Secret (Blake Bantock) with Piano accomp. by Edwin Schneider. Ever In My Mind (Taylor-Russell)—
Amid The Winter's Snow lude d'Hervelols) Menuett; La Nea-With plano accomp. by Percy Kahn. (Goss); Christmas Lullaby (Corner politaine (d'Hervelets)-Sylvia Grum- 10.10 De Groot & His Orchestra. art. Ball: Lullay My Liking (Terry); mer (Viola de gamba) with Plano Erates Waltzer - Potpourri (Ro». There Is No Root Of Such Virtue
Variations Sur accomp
Malborough brecht); Other Days (Selection of (Ball):-Cheir of Temple Church (arr. Combelle): Le
Le Cygne (Saint- Popular Melodies arr. Finch). London,
(Saxophone) 10.25 Dance Music, Awake (Wainwright): Hark, The with Plano accomp. Venetian Gon-
Fox Trots Tears On My Pillow: My Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn) dola Sons No. 1. (from 'Songs without First Goodnight-Harry Leader & His Roval Choral Society, cond. by Dr.words Mendelssohn) Duetto (from
Band. Waltz-Easy Street Quickstep Malcolm Sargent with Organ.
'Songs without words-Mendelssohn) Fall In And Ply (Official RAF. 6.57 BBC. Recording-"Poor Old Lionel Tertis (Viola) with Orch. Recuiting Song) Billy Cotton & Hi Snell" A Sketch..
The Forest (Sir Landon Band. Fox-Trots The Blackpool 7.10 Variety.
Ronald); At Dawning (Cadman) Walk: The Girl In The Upstairs
Upstairs Flat Waltz Waltz Of My Heart (from Howard
Jacobs (Saxophone) with-Felix Mendelssohn & His Orchestra. "The Dancing Years')Victor Surves-String Quintet and Harp.
teksten Could Be. Slow Pax-Trot- His Ballroom Orchestra. 0.32 Folk
Masle
Hurry Home Mantovan & His Or Humorcus-Pets (Frankau & Others) Scandinavian Dances - Shoemaker: chestra Rumbas Moon Of Monte Murgatroyd & Winterbottom (TRG Hornafin, Norwegian Mazurka: Mang-Carlo Rumba Calora-Lecuona Cuban Minds with not a single Thought) ling. Mallebrok: Lot Is Dead Varso- Boys Fox-Trot-Let's Stop The Clock with Monte Crick at the Plana.vienne: Feder Mikkel-Folk Dance Or--Geraldo & His Orchestra. Quickstep Angels Never Leave chestra cond. by Victor Olof. Heaven-Victor Silvester & His Ball- 645 Compositions of Schubert. room Orchestra. Humoreus Winter. Moment Musicale Ta FMinor Im- Sports (Frankau & Others) Mur-promptu In B Flat, Op.142, No. 5- gatroyd & Winterbottom (Two Minds Wilhelm Backhaus (Plano): Laughing with not a single Thought) with Monte and Weeping Crick at the Plano Piano-Butter- Is Green (Op.631 No. 4), My Love The Trout (Op.32) In The Rain (Reaves & Myers); Kirsten Flagstad (Soprano)
Calls says T Love You (him Piano accomp. by Edwin fertur
0.8.0 Feathers)-Rale da Costa. Symphony No. 8 In B Minor ("Un- G.S.B
London Belay The Nows
Anished"-Vienna Philharmonic Or- G.S.H 800 Local Time Sirnal, Weather Rechestra cond, by Bruno Walter. Ime | G.8.0. port and Announcements.
ales
7.30
McArthur.
promptu In E Flat
3 Andante In A Major, Op.80, No.
8.03 Changes in programmes,
Joyce (Pano); 8.07 Selections from The Student Serenade-Be Groot (Violini, Gibrilaro Prince," "Cha Chin Chow" and "Crest (Piano) and Samehtini (Cello).
7.30 London Relay The News
of the Ware."
"The Student Prince" Selection 8.00 Local Time Signal, Weather, Be (Romberg)
The Vegabond Eing
King" port and Announcements. Selection (Friml)-Drury Lane Thes
8.03 An hour of Dance Music & tre Orchestra cond. by Charles Pren- Variety.
tis, "Chu Chin Chow"- Selection Fox-Trots - Our Love; You Grow (Norton) The London Palladium Or Sweeter As The Years Go By-Jack chestra · cond. by Richard Crean. Hylton & His Orchestra. Vocal-Au "Crest
of the Wave Belection vor, Because Of You (Starr & Others); Navello)-The Drury Lane Theatre Let's Go Ballyhoo (Starr & Others) Orchestra cond. by Charles Prentis, Browning & Starr with Plane, Rumba 8.35 Buty Mayerl-Aquarium Suite, Tendre Bolero Lecuona Cuban Billy Mayer (Piano) and Els. Or- Boys Vocal-Mediey. Intro: You're chestra,
here. you're
're there: Oh they're tough $47 Dance Music by Billy Cotton & miglity tough in the West; Sally: His Bänd.
Un peu d'Amour: Can you As we go, Fox-Trots-I Miss You in The hear me Mother-Introducing, famous Morning To Mother with Love: Waltz artists. Compered by Gracie Fields & Shall Always Remember You Sandy Powell. Vocal-Ne and The Amildg Slow Fox-Trot-Lonely: Fox- Old Folks at Home Leon Trot-Madars All La Marquise Ant Jump On The Wagon (Conner Quickstep I Like Bananas; Novelty Hill
Billes with Their Novelly Walts - Maybelle, Maybelle from Accomp. Tancos-I Dream Of The Hide
and Seek')
Fox-Trot Horsey, Puszta-Emil Roosa & His Orchestra. Horsey:
Fox-Trots-I'm Α ́ Little Do You See The Stars?-Em Roost Prairie Flower: The Best Of Friends. & His Orchestra, Comediennes-At,
9.15 London Relay News Summary. The Court Of Good Queen Bess; Darts, 9.25 Variety.
with GET
Gert And Daisy (E. & D. and Doris Waters Tiles Beamish, Stanley): Don't Two Plance-Tin Pan Alley
Medley Forget The Old Folks At Home (Noal, No. 18. Intro: And the angels, sine: Pelcel)-Billy Cotton & His Band What goes up must come down: What shall I say?: Don't worry about me: The Lodger (Newman)-The
Our love: You grow sweeter as the Rols. Vocal-Hot Codlings (Tradi-years go by Ivor Moreton and Dave Clonal); Pretty Polly Perkins of Pad-Kare with string base and druma. dington Green (Trad)--The GayVocal-Kiss Me Goodnight (Greer. Nineties Bineers with Orchestra. | (irre); A Little Dash Of Dobllo, Comediennes-Gert and-Daisy Make from Pra of Old Druro-Anna A Christmas Pudding-Ekle & Doris Nearic with Orchestra F Tro Waters. Vocal-Let Me Go Back To There's Something Wrong With The I
a Orch The House With The Little Water)--Bis
Vocal Chorus. A. Humerous
11.00
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1939's 'QUEEN of the SCREEN"
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