Relayed from the New Pavilion, Bournemouth
THE BOURNEMOUTH MUNICIPAL SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
Conducted by Sir DAN GODFREY

Played by GILBERT MILLS
Relayed from the Church of the Mcssiah, Birmingham

(From Birmingham)
'Adventure with the Treasure Lady—The Lure of the Goblin Gadren ,' by Winifred A. Ratchff
Songs by BETTY HUTCHINGS (Soprano)
SYDNEY HEARD (Flute and Piccolo)
TONY will Entertain

; WEATHER FORE-
OAST; FIRST GENERAL NEWS BULLETIN

by Dr. HAROLD RHODES
Relayed from Coventry Cathedral

and THE B.B.C. DANCE ORCHESTRA

Relayed from the Free Trade Hall, Manchester
THE HALLE ORCHESTRA
Conducted by SIR HAMILTON HARTY

(Continued)
Relayed from Manchester

The Poetry and Music of Birds Arranged by MARJORIE CROSBIE
Presented by GLADYS WARDand MARGARET
ABLETHORPE

WEATHER FORECAST; SECOND GENERAL
NEWS BULLETIN

(From Birmingham)
THE BIRMINGHAM
STUDIO AUGMENTED
ORCHESTRA
(Leader, FRANK
CANTELL)
Conducted by JOSEPH LEWIS
ASTRA DESMOND
(Contralto)
PAUL EUGENE
(Baritone)
GLUCK, the German who set himself with real Teutonic zeal and thoroughness to reform French opera, was a devoted admirer of the old Greek classics. His aim was to give to the operatic stage something of the bigness and dignity of these old giants of art, and posterity has no doubt that he succeeded to a remarkable degree. The libretto of this opera is founded on Racine's tragedy, which was in some sort an adaptation from Euripides. Agamemnon's daughter Iphigenia was to be offered as a sacrifice to Diana to win for the Greeks a favouring wind to carry them to Troy. The gods, however, intervened, and after Iphigenia had resigned herself to her dread fate, Diana carried her off and a slaughtered hind was seen where she had awaited death.
Racine, listeners will remember, modified the tale to suit the taste of his public. In his play it is Achilles who rescues Iphigenia, and in the libretto of Cluck's opera that ending is followed. PAUL EUGENE and Orchestra