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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 27, 1927
Page
4
At the Sydney motor show a concealed loud speaker under a bonnet broadcast to children and visitors. The unidentified voice surprised attendees as portable radio sets, common now, weighed about 40 shillings and could be used in the car during driving.
The piece notes how English and Australian stations led in live coverage of major matches from Rugby to England versus Wales and New Zealand versus Australia. It highlights Sydney and Auckland papers reporting speedily on results and scores, with radio news services praised for rapid sporting descriptions across cricket horse racing and swimming.
Broadcast on Wednesday February 3 features Commander Arthur Maraden RN speaking on The Naivy and the Battle of Juthind. The program includes sea chanteys and songs, with Flinders Kare and Mr. Herbert Fry presenting a naval nostalgia night with storm sounds and shipboard rituals.
Garden notes advise continuing flower upkeep and seed saving while detailing seedheads removal and hoeing for weed control. It covers Cosmos planting for autumn blooms, wind protection, hot weather transplanting, mulching moisture retention, and staking or shading to protect young plants.
Only eight supere were available for The Forty Thieves pantomime so they doubled behind the scenes to reach the forty. Bilek 4, one of the troupe, led the onstage encore as the crowd cheered the final act.
Renee Kelly recalls Joan Webster author of Maddy Leong Lege as a niece of Mark Twain. Kelly describes Webster as quaint and charming with a keen sense of humor, drawing in Daddy Long Legs and sending a thank you letter after a Copenhagen pottery gift to a dear friend.
Footlight Flashes features Willam Tilien leading They All Wanted Something in America while Madame Antonia Dolores stays in Paris. Eager to meet old friends at Hotel de Arcade she stays away from Commonwealth. Eager Come Easy Go closed after eight performances in London. Madame Florence Austral starred in Ellies at Royal Albert Hall. English papers note the death of Mrs Frank Wyatt, original Duke in The Gindoliers. Nellie Hramby presented Brown Sugar Dolly With a Past in Hobart and Sydney Melbourne tours by Renee Kelly company. Dorothy Lena, famed for Leave Me Jane, remains with J C Williamson Ltd and joins Tell Me More in Sydney.
Claude Flemming famed for Wagnerian roles at Covent Garden surprised colleagues by attempting to learn Wagner by ear. At rehearsal for The Cousin from Nowhere he performed without music, earning mixed reactions while Hans Hichter praised caution and arranged dinner in his honor. He later chose Milan study and other musical ventures over formal grand opera training.
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