THE
HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,
MAY
30,
BRITAIN'S RADIO FANS WANT
LESS JAZZ, MORE VARIETY
WIRELESS VOTE
SURPRISE
With four great volumes labelled "Listener Research” beside him, John Watt, variety director of the B.B.C., reveals how he proposes to meet public opinion on light entertainment broadcasts as revealed by statistics gather- ed during the winter.
"The latest figures we have received from the 2,000 volunteers who have kept our Listening Barometer for 12 wecks show likes and dislikes," Mr. Watt said.
"We are truly astonished by some of the results.
"Ou questions related to the ten types of vi lety programmes, and the. fog-keepers were asked to
each either
M
We get too much.
sny
We get the right amenint, or
We don't get enough.
Walt showed me the result of
The voting. Here it in:
Want
Want
Type of programine, more, less.
**82*
Satisfied
4
Straight Variety
1
20
Poort at B.B.C Orgon 58
10
Comedy Shows...
94
5 41
Concert Parties
44
33
425
"Juterest program-
mies (such Scrap.
book)
41
7
Cincina Organ
14
#
Serials
31
13
21)
10
17 20
#1 57
35
Musical Comedy
Dance Music
Americi and for-
CR2ER
eign relays "I wish we could meet the demand for more variety," Mr. Walt Bate, commenting on these figures, "but i doubt if we enn because It is quite Irankly, impossible to get sufficient good music hall talent.
MORE COMEDY SHOWS "We are, however, going to try to introduce a mid-week music hall. would introduce two if I thought could be done.
1
"I have already met the demand for more Reguld Foort by the revent nedition of two more sessions weekly.
"Of comedy shows, I intend 10 start five more serien, which surely should give satisfaction
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Lionel Barrymore's 150 Screen
Roles
FIN ap..
Lonel Barrymore, whe peared in more than 150 roles on the wereen, is now serving his third de- ende ih motion filetures.
1s Brat pleture was a crude two- revier, "The New York Fat," Almed by all Blograph with Mary Pickford af Long Eslund years affo
" those old days we used to act on the stage at night and slip over to Long Island for a picture in the day- { ume" be relates.
"It was considered
a port of disgrace among legitimate actors, and while a lot of us did it, we tried to keep It rather secret."
He used to write scripta, too, and Rot 23 aplece for them from D. W Griffith
"Then pictures begun to expand," became Barrymore reintes. "They
went) longer, and more ambitious. into a serial, The Perils of Pauline.' with Peurt White." Later he hero opposite Pearl White in Iron Claw."
ህግ "The
There was an interim when he re-
were
"Incidentally, the Vole against turned to the stage alternating with dance muste, which has really hit me pictures. It was in 1924 that he between thyes, leads me to think anally went to tollywood. that it will be a good thing to turn some
"Pictures of the straightforward puzz
directors silent, into comedy shows such
Bond could shoul directions, actors could und Waggon.
speak any ines they wanted
automobile "Serials wil, I am sure, be more cameras sounded ilke popular soon because we are getting motors," he relates. "We'd memorise better serials, but the comparatively the action of a scene, go on and do poor demand for musical comedies it, and proceed to the next Picture (we only do one or two a month) is fighting was a valuable talent, as rather puzzling.
most pictures bud Bghts in them, "It is a pity because these shows expecially for the character players, are very expensive. We could, for The
that story
usually WIN
when example, put on three Band Waggons | adolescent youngsters. But
character for one musical comedy.
to talk. pictures began "Finally, the foreign relays, which players become really important. It obviously do not meet with approval. was great break for us.' The reason. I think, is that they were technically unsatisfactory.
FROM NEW YORK "We shall not drop foreign relays
thing to draw a contrast sometimes
An-
Reunion In France
In huste to escape the onrushing Insurgent forees who cap- tured Larida, Spain, and cut off Loyalists from Barcelona, many civilians and soldierz become separated from their families, s
But here they crossed the Pyrenees into France
Loynfist mllikuman has found his little sun, after their arrival in Luchon and there is a glud reunion.
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12.0-12.20 p.m. Relay of Service Intercession from St. John's Cathe-
dral.
12.30 Billy Mayeri at the Piano. Mistletoe (Billy Mayerl); Nimble Fingered Gentleman (Billy Mayerl); Six Miniature (Billy Mayerl's Own Selection-No. 2).
12.43 Reginald Fourt at the Organ. Poem (Fibleb); An Autumn Sere- nade (Becce); "Snow White And The Ксер Dwarfs Selection; Seven Smiling! (Reginald Foort's Signature Tune); The A.B.C, March (Foort & Ferring).
1.0 Local Time Signal and Wea- ther Report
1.03 Musical Comedy,
Home And Beauty Selection.... Adelphi Theatre Orchestra conducted by Francis Collinson; "Wild Violets" Vocal Gems (R. Stolz)....Marla Elaner and Martin Kraemer of The State Opera, Dresden with Chorus and Orchestra under personal direc- tion of the Composer; Helen-The Shepherd's Song (Words, Herbert; Music Offenbach-arr. Korngold). Heddle Nash (Tenor) with Orchestra conducted by Ernest Irving: "The Dubarry-Selection....New Light
Orchestra
Symphony Willi Lachner.
conducted by
1.30 Reuler & Rugby Press, Wea. ther Forecast and Announcements.
1.40 Hoyd-Trio In G Major & Other Compositions,
Trio In G Major....Cortoi, Thibaud and Cossais (Instrumental Triu);
Variations In F Minor Ignace Jan Paderewski (Piano); Toy Symphony conducting Weingartner
..Felix
The British Symphony Orchestra; Minuet And Finale (from Diver
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d'amore), Grele Eweler (Violin) and
Gregory Pecker ('Cello).
2.15 Close Downl
0.0 Relay of the Dance Orchestra from the Roof Garden of the long- keng Ilotel,
With
(a) Whistle while you work; (1) ith a smile and a song: (e) Little Heaven of the Seven Seas; (d) Mama
wanna make Rhythm.
0.14 Recorded:--That Moment Of Moments Fox-Trot; Words Without Music-Fox-Trot....Eddy
Duchin
and His Orchestra-vocul retrain by Lew Sherwood; Poor Little Angeline -Fox-Trol; Saddle Your Blues To A Wild
Mustang-Fox-Trot....Jay Wilbur and His Band with vocal re- frain.
6.21 (a) Afraid to Dream; (b) You're My dish; (e) I never knew; (d) Blue Skies.
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0.35 Recorded-Truckin'-Fox- Trot (From 'Cotton Parade'); Cotion -Fox-Trot (From Cotton Parade") Duke Ellington and His Orches- BY UTILISING POOLED PLANS OF THE BRI-in, vocal chorus by Ivy Anderson; Stop Look And Listen--Fox-Trot; TISH AND FRENCH AIR MINISTRIES THE FRENCH Yankee Doodle Never Went To Town AUTHORITIES ARE EMBARKING ON A PROGRAM-|-Fox-Trot...Joe Venuti and His
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When sound pietures came in, Barrymore switched to directing and Jater returned to acting.
"Pictures to-day have grown up." altogether because i think it a good he is, and we can present Dickens. between the programmes of different Shakespeare, opera, everything. It countries.
is a far cry from the one-reelers, written on a scrop of paper, or made up as we went along, in 1909."
Barrymore hopes to continue in plctures, and says he will never there's too much progress ahend to keep up with." he says, want to have a hand in it always."
Thus we shall probably try other series of Five Hours Back from New York this summer."
Other figures which Mr. Watt
showed me indicate:
"Under twenties" are not so eager for more Reginald Foort as older listeners.
Older listeners are by no means so eager for more comedy shows as the "under twenties." More Jenn want less Jazz then
women.
The
7.0 For the Children. Childhood Memories (Arr. Somers) Palladiura Orchestra ....London conducted by Richard Crean; From Minister. M. Guy lu the French authorities are to afford the Studio-Serial Story "Seeing Chambre, has drawn up a programme British pilots facilities for trying The Empire"; Politeness; Market allowing for gradual extension until, out the experimental craft of this Square (From 'When We Were Very in the event of war, an output of type now available In the French Young-A.A. Milne and H. Fraser- 10,000 machines per annum will be service.
Simson). George Baker (Baritone) possible.
Meanwhile, one of the storniest accompanied by the Composer.
7.10 London Relay Green debates of recent times with Thoughts In A Green Shade.
An anthology of seventeenth- place in the House of Commons when M.P.S tackic Ministers regarding century verse, prose, and songs about the air rearmament muddle and
Jonquil, Antony-Produced by Leslie Stokes.
It is proposed that, as fast as the new planes can be put into service, the less up-to-date ones shall be scrapped,
In this way, it is hoped that in the near future no country in Europe, the proposed purchase of planes gardens and gardening. Compiled by with the possible exception of Bri- abroad. tain, will have war planes in ser- vien to equal the French machines "I for speed, raiding-range and general
efficiency.
School Has Pet Alligator they
Onset, Mess.
All the new machines are to be armel with a new type of machine- an firing through the propeller, and
will
be protected by light krmour of great resistance.
One-fifth of the new aircraft will Le amphibians and will include two More people in the North Region
dislike jazz than anywhere else. Odd ways of making school in-complete squadrons of a new type of France has Greatest jazz haters are the "over teresting: A young alligator per-machine with which
School. Intely been experimenting, forms the trick ut Central
As explained recently, this type of machine is not only efficient in the air, but can be used as a seaplane and, at need, can be submerged to be used with a degree of efficiency almost equal to that of the average i submarine.
Afties."
Another B.B.C. move, alming to The lively Florida visitor, now half follow the summer flow of talent to size, is expected to put on weight the coast, is the formation of a Tour- and grow considerably under the care
ing Department, under Mr. Harry S. of the school children.
Pepper, which will broadcast from
the resorts three ilmes # week.
Big holiday towns will be visited
by 12 engineers, five producers and Grocery Of 1832 Passes
other offeints, beginning with Brigh- ton (July 10). Then will come Aber-
deen, Bournemouth, Southend, Black- pool, Margate, Clacion, Scarborough, Isle of Man, Rhyl, Llandudno nnd year-old Yarmouth.
Orange. Mngs.
DRITAIN'S MUDDLE
The
a special decision to send
mission to the United States and Canada, with a view to placing orders fo: 2,000 planes there has brought matters to hend.
7.45 Marek Weber's Orchestra. Menuett (Beethoven); Entr'acte Gavotte ("Mignon Thomas); The Hermit (Impression from the picture by Arnold Becklin-Clemens Schmal- stich); Forest Idyll (Esslinger).
8.0 Loea Time Signal, Weather Forecast, Announcements and Clos- Ing local Stock Quotations.
Mr. Oliver Simmons, une of the Conservative ... for Birmingham, a main centre of the aircraft indus- try since the establishment of the "Shadow Factories"-is lu raise the
8.03 Hale Da Costa At the Plano. question.
Parade Of The Minutes (Rees & M.P. will demand that all exports Myers): Blue Again (McHugh); of fighting planes should be prohi-King Of Juzz-Medley. bited until the needs of our own Air
8.15 London Relay "Cricket'--- Diddlesex v. The Australians. Furce are satisfied,
Pre-Historic Teeth Found
Munden, Kas.
A commentary during the second day's play by Howard Marshall from Lord's Cricket Ground, London.
8.30 London Relay Empire Ex- change".
Points of view by. travellers from the Dominions and Colonies.
8.45 Selections from Light Opera The Damask Rose Selection Deknaf this new type of air- Two 6-inch teeth, evidently from a A 100-year-old grocery and its 30-sen-and-underwater craft have been prehistoric animal, were found by (Chopin themes, adapted G. H. Clut- sam)....Court Symphony Orchestra; horst, Silver, revealed to the British Government, Clarence Huvel, farmer, in sond delivery
The Beggar Student (Millocker-Zell ended their careers together when the and it is understood that Britain's pit on the bank of Mill Creek near Gence)....Hans Fidesser (Tenor) "All these places will be thoroughly Fosket and Blair Markel was sold programme, for air defence whit in here. Lying near the teeth were two with Orchestra of the German State tuults, which crumbled to dust when Opera Conducted by Prof, Robert uxploited," Mr. Watt anid.
More than a century cua John clude a number of these machines. out.
Herbert Daughton enteblished Pending construction and "Our inicrophones will be every-
in Britain, removed.
Of The Moun- Heger: "The Maid Inins-Selection (Fraser-Simson) where on the pler to gather inter the store, the oldest in this ca.
The London Palladium Orchestra conducted by Richard Crean; "Pat!- ence"-Selection (Sullivan)....The Band Of HIM. Coldstereum Guards conducted by Lieut. R. G. Evans.
9.13 Bizet The Fair Maid Of Perth Bulto,
views with holiday-makers: in elnemus, theatres, concert halls and al fun fairs,
or
"There will probably be two three days of broadcasting from
ench one on the list,
"In addition, we propose to inke; individual relays from Newquay,
Eastbourne, Weston-super Mare, Broadstairs.
Wight, the Channel
Isles
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Torquay, Isle of used only for state banquets, will be and, of sent to vaults in the Bank of Eng- course, the Glasgow Empire Exhibi- | Ind in the event of air-raid danger. An air-rald precaution scheme for the whole of the castle estate lu being considered,
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Twenty-eight, accomplices, includ- Ing three New York policemen, and one Federal tax inspector, were also found guilty.
At least one murder is sold to have occurred during the time the "ring" | flourished.-B‚Ü‚P.
"Frankic the Bull," otherwise
Su
It was a "Harlem-type whisky, and apparently consisted largely of 60 per cent, of water added to high- power alcohol, with a dash of colour- ing matter.
Played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham,
9.30 London Relay-The News. 9.50 Alfred Cortot at the Plano. Impromptu No. 3 In C Flat Major, Op. 1 (Chopin); Volso In A Fint. Op. 40, No. 1 (Chopin); Tarantello, Op..43.(Chopin).
10,0 London Kelay--In Town To- Night'.
10.30 Bong by Potor Da{YRON (Bass-Baritone).
Tho prosecution declared that 10,000 gallons of this liquor was dispensed weekly for three years. As a result the Government Lont £000,000 in taxes is said to Frank Glordano, a 40-year-old ex-
The pront of the have amounted to £200,000.
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