The Age from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Page 27

"The Age" TV-Rudlo Guide, March 27- lprir 2, 1961 Page Five Uiterc rfma, z.iffe etrfi were, TTalhetl Wild Life, and look fWO personalities, one known to TV viewers and the other mostly to radio audiences, died in accidents this week. Frank Partridge, V.C, Pick-a-Box quiz contestant who Introduced his wife and baby son, Craig, to viewers in the programme from HSV-7 on Into Past, Future 1UILDLIFE in Kenya (Where No Vultures Fly), historical! stretched glimpses into the past (Crusades and The Mudlark), and H. G. Wells's look at the future (Things to Come) are among feature films listed for Easter viewing. On Moonlieht Bav (1951) Where No Vultures Fly (1952) Outdoor adventure drama set In the Mt.

Kilimanjaro national reserve area, about a game warden's fight to preserve wildlife, which includes! encounters with Ivory smugglers. Starring Anthony Steele, with Dinah Sheridan, Harold War- render and Andrew Cruck-shanks (ABV-2. 15 Saturday, March 23), Epic of Crusades Musicals also are strongly represented by names that ere box office attractions in their day Doris Day, and Gordon MacRae (On Moonlight Bay), William Powell, Myrna Loy and Luise Rainer (The Great Ziegfeld), and skater Sonja Henie. with John Payne, Milton Berle and the Glenn Miller Orchestra (Sun Valley Serenade). Susan Hayward co-stars in a role that is different, as a parson's wife (I'd Climb the Highest Mountain).

British comedy gets its airing in a 1955 produc-tion featuring Dirk Bo garde and Susan Parker (f or uetier, ror worsen Following are the summaries of the films in night vieiving time jar the week ended Thursday, April 2. I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (I51 Roman' tic drama about a young parson who takes his city-bred wife to his rural Georgia parish. Their efforts to make a new life together In the community provide laughs and a few Heart DreaKS. starring Rory Calhoun and Susan Hayward. With Lyn Bari and William Lundigan ii.

iv-s. o.ju p.m., jrriday, March 27). Sun Valley Serenade (19401. Musical set in the Idaho winter sports resort, featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra, skater Sonja neme, jonn fayne ana Milton Berle. The story centres on a singer who adopts a war orphan only to find she Is a beautiful young woman (GTV-9.

10 p.m.. Friday. March 27). New Translation of Ibsen Drama A new translation of Ibsen's drama The Pillars of Society, by Martin Meyer, will be produced for the first time on Australian radio by AR at 8 p.m., Monday, town, Bernick is faced with Crusades (1935) Cecil B. de Mille epic about the third Crusade, not entirely historically correct.

Ri chard the Lionheart's mili tary successes and his capture by the Sultan a result of treach ery in his own camp. provide tne climax oi the story, which begins with the English King's "proxy" marriage to the Princess Berengaria while on his way to the Holy Land. Starring Henry Wll-coxon and Loretta Young luiv-y, a p.m., Saturday, March 28). For Better, For Worse (19551. British comedy about a newly wed couple who And married life has problems they never dreamt existed, such in-law trouble, difficulty in getting the right sort of house, and the money doesn't stretch quite as far as in the prenuptial estimates.

Starring Dirk Bogarde and Susan Parker (HSV-7, 8 p.m., Sunday, March 29). Other music In the coming week includes: Yehudl Menuhin intro duces a BBC recording of Sir Edward Elgar's choral work. The Dream of Gerontius, from AR at 8 p.m., Saturday, March 28. Sir Malcolm Sareent conducts the Huddersneld (Jhoral Society and the Royal Liverpool Phil harmonic Orchestra In the work, soloists are Richard Lewis. Marjorie Thomas and John Cameron.

Wide Choice of Church Music Radio will offer a wide choice of music during the Easter period with compositions ranging from the 15th century to the present day. March 7, died in a car accident on Monday. The other, British writer, broadcaster and critic Miss Nancy Spain, was one of five people killed in a light plane crash in England on March 21. Amone the well known programmes she took part in were My word, i-weniy Questions, What's My Line and air uomment. In Australia, MUl Spain was known as the witty, busky voiced member of the My Word panel.

She teamed with E. Arnot Robertson, and comedy writers Frank Muir and Denis Nordern in the original series oi My Word, which had cricket commentator John Arlott as question master. After the death oi Miss Robertson. Aim critic Diiys Powell joined the panel. The second last edition of the current series loas broadcast from AR this week.

The last programme will be heard on Tuesday, April 21. Colin Croft, musical comedy artist, has Joined the regular cast of HSV-7's variety show sunnysiae up IV.3U Fridays). He will appear In musical comedy, production numbers and sketches as part of a new format for the show. Representatives of Melbourne's commercial TV stations and an advertising man will meet in discussion at the Radio School Theatre, Royal Melbourne Insti-tue of Technology, at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 2. They will talk about the impact that the third commercial station is likely to have on Melbourne television.

The representatives will be: Mr. Keith Cairns (manager H8V-7), Mr. Nigel Dick (general manager, GTV-9), Mr. Leonard Mauger (general manager, ATV-0) and Mr. John Wilkinson (Wilkinson Advertising Pty.

The meeting has been organised by the Television society or Australia and is open to the public. Sidney Nolan Shows His Recent Work Outstanding ir Austra lian artist Sidney Nolan, talks about and shows some or his recent work in The Lively Arts programme from ABV-2, at 9.30 p.m., Friday, April The pictures shown are part of a collection, depicting life in Africa, which had its first Australian exhibition during the 1964 Adelaide Festival of Arts. Sidney Nolan, who was in Adelaide for the Festi val, has helped place con temporary Australian art on the intern a ti a 1 scene. Nolan travelled down the River Nile to Kenya in search of suitable material for his paintings. Elephants, lions, mon keys and giraffes are among tne subjects of this exhibition.

It also includes landscapes, native figures and heads. 1 TKHKL wr Musical comedy Inspired ay me renroa stories by Booth Tarkington. A young ladv who is keen on dancing and baseball falls in love with a serious young man who has no time for either of these things. Starring Doris Day and Gordon MacRae, with Jack Smith, Leon Ames and Rosemary de Camp imov-, a p.m., Saturday, marcn zo). The Mudlark (1950).

Story of the London street urchin who gate-crashed Windsor Castle to see the widowed Queen Victoria, written by Theodore Bon net, is the basis of this nun. Andrew Ray as the boy (the Mudlark) is captured by the palace guards and accused of being part of an Irish plot. Starring Irene Dunne as Queen Victoria, with Sir Alec Guiness in the role of Disraeli (GTV-9, 8 p.m., Sunday, March 29). Things to Come (1936). Science fiction drama based on the H.

G. Wells novel of the same name. A world sometime In the future after a terrible, de struction war has deva stated the nations. The holocaust has brought a new danger to mankind which threatens its very existence. Starring Ray mond Massey.

With Sin Ralph Richardson (HSV-7, 9.30 p.m., Tuesday, March ji). The Great Ziegfeld (1936). Musical, woven round the career of the great Broadway showman. introducing many famous names of the show business world. The him won an academy award.

Starring William Powell. With Myrna Loy, Luise Rainer, and Fannie Brice (HSV-7. 8 p.m.. Wednes day, April 1). Reasonable Doubt (1955).

Suspense drama in which a novelist agrees to serve as a guinee pig in a iraiie ittde Drove the fallacy of cir cumstantial evidence and the injustice of capita! punishment, witn Dane Andrews, Joan Fontaine Barbara Nichols, Sidne; Blackmer and Arthu; Franz (HSV-7, 8.30 p.m. Thursday, April 2). For details of the matinee feature films, set programme pages. will be presented from AR at 4.15 p.m., Sunday, March 29. Listeners will hea Alexii, Patriae!) of Mos cow and of all Russia greeting Christian throughout the world.

8ir William Walton': birthday will be celebrateC on sunoay, Maren a), inr music Lovers uour irom AR at 8.15 p.m. The dis tinguished musician, who is bz on that day, is at present visiting Australia. The works will be the Violin Concerto, with Beri senoisxy, and tne Johannesburg Festival Overture. Both were recorded with the Victorian Symphonj Orchestra earlier thu year. On Tuesday, at 8 p.m..

AR will present the first o. Ave operas to be broadcast weeKiy. This. The Postilion o. Lonjumeau, is by the 19th century rrencn composei Adoipne Aoam.

The Halle Orchestra ir Manchester, under George Weldon will be heard in a recorded recital ol Sir to ward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 in A Flat, from AR at 8 p.m.. Thursday, I April IV march 3U. Sydney actor Ronald Haddrick portrays Bernick, a successful ship owner whose career and life have been based on a lie. When after a long absence, the man who took the blame for Bernick's wrongdoing returns to the Lfcjt WYNN ROBERTS as Sir Thomas Mora in Robert Bolt's thoughtful play, A Man For All Seasons, from ABV-2 at 8 p.m., Sunday, March 29.

With him are Fay Ketron as Margaret More and Terri Aldred as Alice More. The play tells of the time when Henry VIII became infatuated with Ann Boleyn and More found himself faced with a choice of loyalties between his church and his King. The ploy was first presented from ABV-2 last year. Mr L.LJ- BANQUET fit for a queen scena from the English film The Mudlark to be screened from GTV-9 on Easter Sunday. Child actor Andrew Ray (in picture) as tha London urchin who gains unofficial entry into Windsor Castle where Queen Victoria is living.

He is son of rodio comedian Ted Ray, whose BBC series Ray's A Laugh, with Kitty Bluett, ran on Australian rodio in the pre-TV days. am vfiPA i rill I'- i Christ is Risen exposure and ruin In taking desperate steps to avert tnis. BernicK ai most destroys himself. JO-iead in tne Play is Sydney actress Ruth with production Dy frank zppei. uiner ptays on raaio are: The Cat BBC re duction of Colette's story about a young couple, Alain and Camille, and the pet cat which comes between them (LO.

4.30 p.m.. Fri day. March 27). A country for rroud People. A new play by Robert Amos that centres around migrant Harry KURien wvnn Kooerts) wno manages a Dusiness controlled bv his Aus tralian wife (Teri Aldred) to whom he feels socially inferior.

Then a take over bid tests his self- confidence. The play is produced Dv William ster ling (LO, 4 p.m., Sunday, luarcn 2). Spring 1600. A radio portrait of the great Eliza bethan actor Richard Bur- bare. Written bv actor- playwright Emlyn Williams it is a comedy on theatre life at the dawn of the 17th century.

With Lola Brooks. Diana Perryman. and James Condon (LO. 8 p.m., Sunday, March 29). Passion Play, Discovered by Chance The first production in English of the mediaeval French passion play by the brothers Greban.

translat ed and adapted for radio oy James turnup, win oe presented from AR at 7.15 p.m., rrinaT, marcn Entitled The True Mys tery of The Passion, the play was discovered by chance by Kirkup while browsing in a London book shop. It was produced by the BBC. In medieval times the plays lasted for days and the faith of the Middle! Ages was such that the audience accepted boisterous horse-play not just as comic interludes but as integral parts of the solemn moments of the action. Music was specially com posed and conducted by rceginaio tteuman HSV-7 at 5.30 p.m. and DB at 9.30 p.m., Sunday, Professor Marwick will be interviewed by E.

W. Tipping, Noel Hawken Douglas Wilkie and chair man Frederick Howard CARPETS. I dlfMAK AR will start Its Good Friday recitals with the broadcast of a record ing of The Crucifixion by Stalner at 9.15 ajn. At 2 p.m., AR will broadcast Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 10 in sharp, performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra under Berthold Gold srhmldt and recorded by the BBC.

This will be followed at 6 p.m.. by three motets by the Elizabethan composer William Byra, a letn century musician. Sung by the Jacobean Sinners. conducted bv Marry Rose, the recording was made in the 18th century Church of St. George the Martyr.

At ft 45 n.m.. a BBC pro gramme entitled Fifteenth Century Easter Music will De presented. It features the Am- broslan Consort and the Ambrosian Singers with Denis Stevens as conduc- tor. Songs Include, Gloria Laus Et Honot; The Pas sion according to St. Mat- thew.

Redemptor Sume Carmen and Salve Festa Dies. A meditation for Good Friday, conducted by the Most Reverend Francis Grimshaw, Roman Catholic ArchbishoD of Birming ham, featuring the Birmingham Catholic Choir will be broadcast from AR at 9.15 p.m. Censorship, and "The Group" Censorship and the Ninth Commandment is the title of the Rev. Father Peter Phelan's talk in Sunday Magazine from HSV-7 at 11.45 a.m. on March 29.

Father Phelan's introductory remarks will con cern Mary McCarthy's uuvei "ine uroup. ii mARrr win and experience and In Christ is Risen, a BBC programme featuring the music and liturgy of the Russian Orthodox Church ACTOR Stuart Wagsratf, who takes ever from Terry O'Neill as compare of HSV-7 Sydney-pro-, duced variety show Studio from Monday, April 6. He was understudy to Robin Ballev in the Aus tralian production of My Fair Lady, successfully taking over the Higgins role when Bailey returned to England. Viewers also may recall the actor in Whiplash, the short-lived made-m-Aus-tralia outdoor series. wpwj.

in IIIBIIII Anthropologist on TV The Professor of Anthropology and Sociology at Monash University (Professor M. G. Mar-wick), who recently came to Australia from South Africa, will discuss the republic's racial problems in Meet the Press from IHyHNlninf. ANTIQUES. PIANOS.

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