THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST. 25, 1936.
SUGGESTIONS FOR BETTER BROADCASTING
Local Listeners Criticise Studio Talent :
First-class Artistes
Dearth of Really
Really First
ZBW SHOULD GO NEW BRITISH GARRISON COMMANDER
AFTER THE
RIGHT PEOPLE”
Mediocre local talent at the local broadcasting studio comes in for a great deal of criticism in letters sent to the "Telegraph" in: connection with the recent Popular Radio Items voting competition. Many listeners believe that ZBW is wasting time and money by paying local artistes to appear before the microphone. They suggest that the money should be spent in purchasing new records.
Other remiers suggest that ZBW should drastically prune its local talent, allowing only those who are first-class artistes to broadcast,
Several readers suggest that ZBW is not whole-heartedly searching for local talent.
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Brigadier Alexander P. D. Telfer-Smollett, the new commander of the British Garrison in Shanghai, arrived on the Rajputana jaal week to take over the command from Brigadier F. S. Thackeray, who is scheduled to arrive in Hongkong on his way back to England to-morrow. Brigadier Telfer-Smollett is shown above with his
wlie.
"Instead of waiting for good primarily to give pleasure to the artistes to go to the studio for listener and not to give opportunities auditions, ZBW should go after to those who want to exhibit their
otherwise. Some of our Book Reviews .. the artistes. Money spent on skill or the salary of an expert 'scout,pent Julies caterwaul terribly and. to listen to them la excruciating. with power to visit functions They should be suppressed from and look out for decent artistes, {ZDW entirely." would be money well spent,' writes "A.M."
"That ZIW is not sincere in its plea that it is making every effort to find local talent seems borne out by the manner in which they have Ignored the recent suggestion in
CUT OUT CROONERS
"Mrs. AL M. F.":-"Cut out the 'crooners--they ruin all dance music with their quavering, puny voices; give us some fine manly volces in- stend.
And cut out the local women crooners, too. Also, half an hour's the Telegraph' that the Misses Jazz Pianoforte at one time is too Doris and Aileen Woods should he monotonous,"
naked to broadcast. Here are two
"ILW.M.">---Nothing is more irrita-
PROF. L.
FORSTER
WRITES ON
CHINESE CULTURE
PROFESSOR LANCELOT FORSTER, of the University of Hong- kong, makes an interesting and sympathetic contribution to the talented singers who would be anting, when a good artiste is broad-literature on China in his book, "The New Culture in China" (Messrs. casting, than the boom of Big Ben George Allen and Unwin, Ltd, London: 7s. 6d.), to which Sir in the middle of the item. Couldn't Michael E. Sadler contributes an introduction. this be cut out if artistes are still on the air?”
asset to the studio," anys "S.II." "R.T.B." has this to say about studio artistes: "There is far too much mediocre Jacal talent and a
“E.S.”—With a little more discre- serious jack of genius on the part of. those who arrange programmes. Quetion in the choice of local artistes, educational-than a series of local broadcasting station and too ZBW's present programmes could be
many so-called artistes who give the listeneis very poor value for their money, and gain the plaudits of the minority of listeners. At pre- sent most of our evening programmes from the studio are long amateur hours. More enterprise on the part
rendered more satisfactory."
Liberals of the epochs before the are French Revolution had only
theory
mcan
of ZBW would soon set that right, talent, ap playing or singing out of scholastic methods are inadequate to see how little meaning there is in
Miss O'Brien, as a change from our everlastings, was indeed a delight. If we must have local talent', let us hear more of the Choral or Phillur monic Socletles. -I am most grateful to some of our artistes for some most delightful concerts and recitals, but there are some who should be off the air. Surely we have good amateurs who can be found without much
trouble."
OTHER VIEW
"C.B." Sopranos should not be allowed to sing to dance musicthey clon't fit.
"W.C."A stop must be made to the very poor Studio Recitals which have recently been made.
Jack of
E RADIO BROADCAST
Jazz Piano Recital By H. L. Ozorio
THE MOANA BEACH BOYS
From Z. B. W. on a wavelength of 356 metres (045 kilecycles):
4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7 p.m. Musical Comedy Gems of Yesterday,
Wild Violets....Mario Elsner and Martin Kraemer; Peggy Ann; The Girl Friend...Light Opera Company.
7.17 p.m. Rence Chemet (Vio- lin). Tito Schipa (Tenor).
1. Violin Solo Introduction et Rondo Capriccioso
(Saint-Suena); 2 Song--Sogno
Casia (Fond Dream of Love) (Donizetti); 3. Vio- 4. Solo Serenade (Picrne); Songs La Cumparsita Tango; Con- fession-Tonge.
7.30 p.m. Time, Weather Stock
Quotations *and_announcements.
7.40 p.m. Primo Scaln's Accor deon Band.
Waltzes round the World; Don't Save your smiles; She came from Alsace Lorraine; Song of the Lift; Old Ship O'Mine.
8.05 p.m. From the Studio. Selections by "The Moana Beach Boys."
Programme,
Į... Breczo 2.
Hilo March: 3. Imi au in oc; 4. I've found a little grass akiri; 6. A Hula Medley; 0. Aloha Oc.
8.25 p.m.
"Tancredi" Overture (Rossini) played by the Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards.
8.30 p.m. From the Studio.
A Recital by Molly Walkden (So- prano) and Lindsay' A. Lafford
Programme.
(Pianoforte).
1. Songs Down in the forest. London Ronald: One morning very early...Sanderson; 2. Pianoforte Solos-Barenrolle, Chant sans paroles
Tschaikovsky
3. Songs-Vil- del Acqua; The Man in
the
one moon....Coates; 4. Planoforte
Solos--Valse Rustique, Valse Maures- que....Coleridge-Taylor; 6. Songs Ring bells ring.............Day; The Elf- man...
John Wells. 9 p.m. News and announcements from London.
9.20 pm. From the Studio. A Jazz Plano Recital by H. L. Ozorio.
Programme.
The volume is less n treatise produced the Liberal spirit also pro- on the changed conditions induced the reasons for the growth of
Socialism. Chlum-moral, philosophical and The conclusion reached is that the essays in which contrasts
negative
of the state. drawn between the systems of
Liberállain," says the author, "has 8.P."-So-called musteal talent-the East and the West, with always been affected by its tendency whether classical or jazz-should be particular reference to the new to regard the poor as men who have given previous auditions by com- spirit which is arising in the falled through their own fault. It has always suffered from its inability les musical experts before being country. allowed to broadcast. the past,
to realise that great possessions quite a number of local artistes
The author submits that the power over then and women as well have proved andly.deficient in
us over things. It has always refused Confucian doctrine' and the old to
1. Medley: Night time in dear freedom of contract When It Is old Shanghai; The very thought of tune, lack of expression,
understanding of time, proper
to the needs of to-day, but etc.
divorced from equality of bargaining you: Old Yazzo; 2. Serenade to a Auditions, of course, would not be the same time agrees that the old power."
wealthy Widow; 3. Compositions by. necessary for those who had de-learning must be preserved, al-
The book is an admirable inter-H. L. Ozorlo. I'll write a Song; Just finite reputations in their particular though it can never again occ interest and importance, and it is heart: Leaving just mem'ries behind; pretation of a theme of consuming because I've lost you dear: My broken spheres.
the proud-position-it-held-in-the presented in that serious and forward 4. Medley: Melody from the Sky; CATERWAULING
paat. He suggests that a new spirit which
we have come to Memories; Some of these days (by group of scholars will eventually associate with the writings of this request); 5. Shiek of Araby. "McC...": — "Even
the emerge in though
the universities, who talented student of human affairs.
9.40 p.m. Excerpts from Noel greater part of ZBW's programme is I will devote themselves to Chinese 'canned', it is better to listen to some-studies, not with a view to secur- BIRTH CONTROL METHODS
Coward's Plays.
Selection- Conversation Plece; thing good out of a 'can' than to haveing public appointments, but out to endure endless 'caterwauling' from of pure love of learning.
cade": Twentieth Century Blues-"Caval-
I'll Bec some well-known amateur,*"
you again-"Bitter Sweet".... Metaxa; We were Dancing "To-night Peggy Wood and George at 8.30 Noel Coward..
the local "W.L.n.":"Cut out talent. No doubt they are local people and all that, but their singing is simply putrid."
to
"G.L.R." : "Employ local talent "Mrs. A.C.":-Substitute first class more often than hitherto, but do recorded talent for third grade local | not allow their
programmes talent-the money so spent would consist entirely of either classical or replace some of the cracked and jazz music. If the artistes worn records used at present.
inclined to render items of only one class, alternate their turns with recordings of the opposite class.
UFC
at
"Birth Control Methods," by Dr. Norman Halre, well-known English The mistake of the past, says Proploucer on the subject, has just been fessor Forster, was the exclusion of published by Messrs. George Alles setentifle thought from the Chinese and Unwin, Ltd., London, at ds. scheme of education; the danger of present is the crowding out, and therefore exclusion, of cultural and ethical studies.
the
The volume is primarily intended for the medical practitioner and student, but it is so written as to be equally useful to the mareled.
10 p.m. Big Ben from London. Arkett."
"In England Now" by Reginald
7
10.16 p.m. Jack Hylton and his Orchestra.
11 p.m. Close Down. DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES
Frequency
1.500 1.c.
are observed by Daventry,
The following wavelengths and frequencies
Righ
Warslength 19.9 metres 37.16 meir 31.30 metros 70.53
In general, the author's analyses It is the outcome of both Intensive are sound, but not all his submissions and extensive experience, and the will find universal acceptance. conclusions reached are based on a Professor Forster himself is con- wealth of material studied over a long sclous of the dangers of generalising period. In short, it sums up all the when he says that no European com- best available, information on the "P.S." Suggest that a list of the
mits so grave an error as to assume, subject. names and actresses of local per-
a uniformity of thought and mind in
GSA The book is fully illustrated, and formers, be kept. There are many
"Mrs. J.D."—"The general ston-China; yet he contends that the view has a foreword by Aldous Huxley. artistes in Hongkong who have had dard of music should be raised; only that man's nature is fundamentally plenty of experience of singe and well-trained local amateurs should good is accepted and acted upon by concert-pintform work. and radio be allowed to broadcast, the real the Chinese, this contrasting with the broadcasting. The talent of these musicians as Mrs. A. W. Rodgera. Western doctrine that man is born artistes should be rollelted and they Harry Ore, Nura Kanis, Miss
and therefore is subject to should be well pall. With such line Braga, and others. The Jazz innumerable restraints and penalites. list at hand a well-balanced and recitals and crooners who have been ∙IL. 19
arguable whether this is a cur- attractive concert could be arranged on the air from the studio most nights rect interpretation of majority view each fortnight. The mistes would lately are not up to standard, and in either hemisphere. form their own
committee and are terrible to listen to; one is having the right
encouragement compelled lo switch
off. would find pleasure in arranging an programmes are not well balanced. attractive programme. In this you
success.
"C.G."===Let
.
The book covers a wide variety of The subjects, ranging from political, educational and philosophical issues to impressions of Shanghai and Can- the volume eads rallier
"GRL":-1 is my opinion, and ton, and
Shilt.
have a splendid lead for the forma tion of what may be termed a 'Radio, one which is shared by many abruptly with a eulogy of Dr. Hu Artistes Club. I do not doubt, its friends, that the local studio dance music is not of a very bigh standard.
"There. Is no conclusive summing up It would appear that the artistes, of the issues raised, None the less, tie Broadcasting who have been broadensfing for too the book is a timely addition to the Studio employ people, with proper frequently, are appreciated by Literature on China, and, above all, musten) training and experience to certain section of the community. It te marked by sympathy of treat arrange the daily programmes. The only. Surely thla, type of musle can same applies to those who judge local be broadcast from records of really talent for studio broadensis.
Arst class bands...
EUROPEAN LIBERALISM
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Machine "Soothes"
Sleepless Millionaire
THE Millionaire who cannot
Calcutta, Aug. 20.
sleep, Rai Babardur Ramji- das Bajoria, of Calcutta, has DOREEN MA
AMATEUR NIGHTS
In "The Rise of European Libera-hope to-day for the first time int "F.C.D.":-"Owing to the dearth of
lism" (Messrs. George Allen & Un-two sleepless years. really first-class local talent, stick to artistes there are
Regarding local win, Ltd.. London; 79. 6d.).
too many recorded items to a lorger
of Professor Harold J. Laski treats
Since he told the world a few extent mediocre standard allowed to broad-most engrossing subject in scholarly weeks ago that he would give than at present. Use what little cant. Suggest adoption of amateur manner, bringing to it an analytical £2,000 to whomsoever could in- good talent there is sparingly. nights when local artistes are allowed mind which ins delved deeply into Doreen Ma at the piano might have to broadcast without revealing their research in an effort to explain the duce him to sleep, he has received privileged treatment in this respect identilles, and listeners asked to re-factors through which the outstand hundreds Short periods of her kind of stuft is cord their votes as to popularity."-
of thousands of welcomed at more frequent inter-
ing doctrine of western civilisation in answers-mostly futile, vals, Ellminate second class locul
"A.ILL":-Give us fewer local re- pre-eminence,
the last four centuries achieved its talent entirely.”
lays and studio Items. The talent
IT MASSAGES available is very mediocre.
strumental),, that these
could be
"N.E.":"While it is natural for flan Lecollege, Dublin, as the Bonel-
received a machine from a non of In the last mail from London he medical apparatus manufacturers.
He has used the machine, As yet he has not slept but he re- cords delightedly that it has "oothed" him.
WEI consider that there money paid to local performers could. historical background to its predeces
The The volume is in some degree a is a surfeit of Studio, Recitals, par purchase a fine selection of record-sor, "The State in Theory and Prae ticularly jazz plano, and would sug-ings of all types of music."
tice," and part of it was delivered at gest, In view of the present standard of local talent (both vocal and in local amateurs to have only a limited
Trinity
early this year. Beginning with the new world of entirely eliminated from the pro-repertoire, some arrangement should the Renaissance and the Reformation, grammes and replaced, by appro- be made whereby they do not repeat the book traces the growth of priate recordings. Programmes based themselves in successive broadcasts.Liberal doctrine until the advent of on the usual Sunday fare would, I One performer, who broadcasts frethe French Revolution. It seeks to severe. I-am more hopeful of suc am sure, meet the popular demand,"uently, has two songs, one of which show the relation of Liberalism to cess than ever before."
is invariably fung. Again, some con- "U.A." "Local talent should be sideration should be given, to
the new economie - Bystem, and the an impact of this upon science, pliilo». Jimited to the pick of the amateurs, amateur's technique, which can be sophy, and Illerature. It also secks sugo devico. After all radio programmes сго come very boring to the latener." to explain how the same causes which Rai Bahardur is sixty-fivo.
He said to-day: "I intend to per
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(RD, GBB.) 1.15 m. e Ben. A Recital of English
Songs: 1.40 p.m. "Pithend Atory---3: the Stable-
'Tale.*
155 p.m. A Recital by John Simona
(Australian Planlat).
7.10 p.m. "K.B.Y.P." An Empire party. 2.5% p.m. The News and Annauncements Greenwich Tasa Signal at 3 p.m. Transmission 2
10.8.0, 0.8IL)
New
Vetorio
7 p.m. 331 Dett The
Cinema Orchestra, 7.21 p.m. “xterion Bridge.” 3.34 p.m. A Recital of English Sange,
p. “In Argordance with Regulations." 9.30 p.m. An Organ Recital. Greenwich Tima Signal at
p..
p.m. The News and Announcements. 1.20 p.m. Tunes the Victorians Loyed."-
Transmission 3
(G.B.G., G.S.P. GEIL)
10 p.m. Dig Ben, "In England. Now" 10.18 p.m. The Torgany Municipal Dr
choeira.
11. p. Malenghey's Wana" 41.4 p.m. Ronad and Abeut.".
Grenwich Time Signal ut 12 am.
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