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Conductor, E. GODFREY BROWN
A. V. FROGGATT (baritone)
Balfour Gardiner has always been intensively active in the interests of his British contemporaries, and has given notable concerts with that end in view. He has not, himself, written a great deal, but several of his works, among them ' Shepherd Fennel's Dance ', became instantly popular, and have rightly remained so. Shepherd Fennel is a character in Thomas Hardy 's ' Wessex Tales', and the music is based upon an episode therein.
(Belfast Programme)
Brahms's Hungarian Dances must be well known to countless listeners who have very little interest in the rest of his work. He was not a Hungarian himself, but the verve and rhythm of Hungarian dances and folk songs interested him keenly all his musical life. And he made use of them in many ways in his own works. It is supposed that his interest in them was first aroused when, as a young man, he went on tour with the Hungarian violinist, Remenyi, and that may well be true. Remenyi was himself an enthusiast in the folk music of his own country, an,; played many of the native airs, so that Brahms heard them in all their native vigour and charm.

Contributors

Conductor:
E. Godfrey Brown
Conductor:
A. V. Froggatt
Unknown:
Balfour Gardiner
Unknown:
Thomas Hardy

A Summer Entertainment with:
EVE BECKE
JEAN COLIN
JACK CLEWES
GERALD NODIN
CLAUDE GARDNER
EFFIE ATHERTON
LESLIE BRIAN
THE THREE RHYTHM ACES
THE ORCHESTRA, under the direction of KNEALE KELLEY
Devised and produced by MAX KESTER and BRYAN MICHIE

Tonight comes the first broadcast of the B.B.C.'s first 'busking gang'. The whole thing is to take on the atmosphere of any concert party so familiar on any pier-head. And Claud Gardner, well-known to Variety audiences, will be responsible for the main part of the humour, and will link the show together in the breezy manner of seaside pierrots. There will be ensembles and sketches by various authors; new numbers by Ray Noble and Max Kester, and also by Ronald Hill, who will be the 'Air-Do-Wells" pianist.
In the cast will be Eve Becke, a popular dance-band vocalist, who was in Variety the other week; Jean Colin, the leading lady soubrette, who made a hit in one of the Ridgeway Parades; Effie Atherton, that clever comedienne who has broadcast with Ambrose and his Band; and the Three Rhythm Aces, a very successful cabaret trio.
There will be two newcomers to the air, Jack Clewes, a popular musical comedy juvenile, and Leslie Brian, who was discovered by Max Kester at Eastbourne. Brian is a young Scots crooner who can sing top A quite comfortably. He can also put over a waltz with as much feeling as anybody.

Contributors

Unknown:
Eve Becke
Unknown:
Jean Colin
Unknown:
Jack Clewes
Unknown:
Gerald Nodin
Unknown:
Claude Gardner
Unknown:
Effie Atherton
Unknown:
Leslie Brian
Unknown:
Kneale Kelley
Produced By:
Max Kester
Produced By:
Bryan Michie
Produced By:
Claud Gardner
Unknown:
Ray Noble
Unknown:
Max Kester.
Unknown:
Ronald Hill
Unknown:
Jean Colin
Unknown:
Effie Atherton
Unknown:
Jack Clewes
Unknown:
Leslie Brian
Unknown:
Max Kester

Last week Filson Young described his first lesson. How different was his experience from the rosy anticipation of his opening talk a fortnight ago ! Then, in his enthusiasm, all was as simple as the flight of a bird. But he went up with his instructor and was quickly disillusioned. He came to the microphone last Thursday a humbled man.
But that is exactly the mood of the man who succeeds. Tonight he is to tell you that, difficult and confusing as it still seems, he is beginning to see daylight. Technical things are becoming simplified in his brain. He knows just the purpose of the 'stick', what it means to 'stall'; he is getting used to the roar of the engines, and quite familiar with the sight of ground flying back under him.
If something goes wrong, there is his instructor to put him right. But when he first flies solo-well, that is another matter and one, he thanks goodness, he hasn't to tackle yet.

Contributors

Unknown:
Filson Young

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National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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