From page 21 of ' When Two or Three '
French Dialogue-2
' II fait un temps de chien'
E. M. STEPHAN and CAMILLE VIÈRE
At The Organ of The Trocadero
Cinema, Elephant and Castle
Relayed from The Granada, Walthamstow
Coleridge-Taylor's suite 'Othello' was formed from the incidental music for Sir Herbert Tree's spectacular production of Shakespeare's play at His Majesty's Theatre in 1911. It is interesting to note that No. 2, Children's Intermezzo, cost Coleridge-Taylor considerable trouble.
W.C. Berwick Sayers, in his life of the composer, tells us that 'when I met him in these days he was full of his old enthusiasm for the magnificence of spoken Shakespearean language, and spared himself not at all in his work upon the play. The Children's Intermezzo, which is introduced in Act III, was a real trial to him, but luckily he was willing to try unto seventy times seven if necessary to accomplish his purpose. What was wanted was a subdued chorus to be sung behind to convey a definite atmosphere to the scene. He made many attempts; would bring a setting of it into the rehearsal, which Tree would pronounce to be good, but not quite what he wanted; and next day he would appear with an entirely new version, to meet with a like verdict. This process was repeated until he almost despaired of producing the effect desired. One day, however, when in the train on his way to Bath to conduct a concert, the unexpected light came, and at the first stop he left the train and telegraphed to Mr. Adolf Schmid : "I've got it!" Next day the delicately beautiful chorus, which was so charming a feature of the play, was received at His Majesty's Theatre'.
by MAURICE VINDEN
From the Concert Hall, Broadcasting
House
British History-4
' John Company and his Merchants '
RHODA POWER
Probably many of you have heard of the East India Company that traded in India and changed her history. Probably few of you have heard of John Company , though it is only another name for the same thing. Why John Company ? Nobody knows.
It has been supposed by some that
' John ' was just a name for John Bull. But the theory of one as well acquainted with these things as anybody alive today, is this: It is the Honorable East
India Company, written Hon. East India Company. Perhaps some clerk with a sense of humour originally changed ' Hon.' to ' John '.
You are to hear about this historic
Company this afternoon.
Shakespeare's ' Coriolanus'
JOHN NEWSOM , BLANCHE HINDSON, and a group of Pipers from Unemployed
Clubs
Directed by JOHN MACARTHUR
Directed by HENRY HALL
including Weather Forecast and Bulletin for Farmers
G. K. CHESTERTON
JOHN MORGAN
Handel Celebration under the direction of EDWARD J. DENT
Italian Duets sung by GWEKN KNIGHT (soprano)
ESTHER COLEMAN (contralto)
At the Harpsichord, ERNEST LUSH
Duct, N6 di voi non vo' fidarmi (Nay!
I trust thee not)
Duet, Fronda leggiera e mobile (Leaves lightly quivering)
H. E. PIGGOTT
A Concert in the Colston Hall
THE B.B.C. SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA
119 Players
Leader, ARTHUR CATTERALL
Conductor, ADRIAN BOULT
Tickets can be obtained from [address removed]. Prices 2s. 6d. to 105. (including entertainments tax).
Weather Forecast, Forecast for Shipping and News
' Dr. Johnson Today '—2
S. C. ROBERTS
Mr. S. C. Roberts will give a further dialogue between Dr. Johnson and Boswell. Listeners will remember that Mr. Roberts, who is an authority on Johnson, read a dialogue of his own composition on December 13, which was the 150th anniversary of the great Doctor's death.
Tonight the immortal scholar and conversationalist will be heard reflecting on further modern problems.
Conducted by GEORGE GARAY
Relayed from
The Hungaria Restaurant
Roy Fox and his Band
11.0-11.45 Television
(By the Baird Process)
Vivien Lambelet (soprano)
Chief Os-Ke-Non-Ton (the Mohawk singer in full Red Indian costume)
Leslie Goossens (modern creative dancer)
La Taiga (singing and accompanying her own compositions with the Taiga Lyre)
(London National only - 261.1 m.)
(Sound will be radiated on 391.1 m.)
