Musical Highlights Finesse in Conductor's Art
Sir Adrian Boult chief conductor of the B B C spoke on the conductor’s role in creating music in an Overseas Service talk. He traced his training from Leipzig and his 1914 debut, and outlined how conductors study scores, shape tempo, phrasing, and build climaxes. He stressed total concentration and the conductor’s unseen guidance shaping even well read passages into fresh visions of Beethoven and Bach.
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Adrian Boult
B.B.C
B.b.c's
Sir Adrian
Leipzig Conservatorium
Birmingham City Orchestra
B.B.C. Symphony Orchestra
Adrian
Sil
Beethoven
Bach
King's Prize Rifle Shooting Won By Woman At Wimbledon then Bisley
The Queen's Prize later the King's for rifle shooting has been awarded since 1960 except during the world wars. Originally at Wimbledon it moved to Bisley in 1890. The prize of £250 is open to all subjects of the King, with Marjorie Foster noted as the only woman winner.
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Wimbledon
Bisley
Surrey
Marjorie Foster
Georgie Henschel
BBC
Britain
E. W. Brookes
Atom Bomb Secret Revealed in World Power Tussle
London reports the Soviet atom bomb discovery heightening global power shifts. Officials in Berlin and Lake Success describe policy assumptions and cautious reactions as Belgium and Allied sources discuss Russian ore resources and uranium mine activity in eastern Germany.
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London
Brig
America
Europe
Siberia
Heariny
Berlin
Rumisne
Lake Success
Dean Ache
Neuner
Russia
Germany
Tuberculosis Menace and State Roles Prompt Health Debate
Canberra reports Minister for Health Senator McKenna expressing disappointment that some states have not yet ratified the Commonwealth tuberculosis plans. He spoke at the inaugural meeting of the National Tuberculosis Advisory Council, calling tuberculosis the greatest killer among 20 to 40 year olds due to economic loss and widespread suffering.
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Canberra
Commonwealth
Senator McKenna
National Tuberculosis Advisory Council
London Motor Show to Feature Largest Exhibition Yet
The London Motor Show plans a September edition described as the largest yet. Sixty exhibitors and four-nation products will be on display, with new UK models and post-war designs prioritized. The show targets export markets as most British production goes overseas, inviting eight thousand overseas guests and buyers.
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Society of Motor Manufacturers
United Kingdom
Radio Theatre Talkies Current Attractions in Town Tonight
The Radio Theatre presents Night Song with Dana Andrews Merle Oberon Ethel Barrymore and Holgy Carmichael and Abbott and Costello Meet the Ghosts. Next Mon Tue Wed screen Universal Newsreel Blueprint Toy Trouble Brevity The Paradine Case stars Gregory Peck Ana Todd Charles Laugh ton Ethel Barrymore and Louis Jourdan. The Paradine Case unfolds as a London murder trial with barristers Peck Laughton and Todd amid courtroom drama. Thursday offers Teat Brennan Girl with Jane Dunn Mona Freeman and Slippy McGee with Donald Barry Dale Evans and Esther Williams. This Time For Keeps with Esther Williams Jimmy Durante Laurits Melchior and Johnnie Johnston screens Friday and Saturday featuring song numbers I Love to Dance Why Dont They Let Me Sing a Love Song and more.
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Radio Theatre
Dana Andrews
Merle Oberon
Ethel Barrymore
Holgy Carmichael
Bud’ Abbott
Lou Costello
Lon Chaney
Hela Lagest
Universal Newsreel
Gregory Peek
Ana Todd
Charles Laughton
Paradine
Gregory Peck
Anthony Keane
Wall
Colonel Paradine
Anna Todd
Gay Keane
Peck
Louis Jourdan
Andre Latour
Mrs. Paradine
Thomas Horfield
Charles
Reed
London
Laughon
Ziggy Brennan
Om Meg
Wers
Slippy McGee
Marie Conway Oemler
Colleen Moore
Donald Barry
Tom Brown
Dale Evans
Esther Williams
Jimmy Durante
Laurits Melchior
Johnnie Johnston
Xavier Cugat
Durante
Metchior
Esther
Johnston
Dame May Whitty
Dorothy Porter
Tommy Wonder
Sharon McManus
Dick Simmons
Mary Stuart
Greengage Plum Named After Englishman Sir William Gage
The greengage plum earned its name from Sir William Gage an Englishman who brought a tree from France around 1700, establishing the variety's historic link to English horticulture.
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Sir William Gage
France
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Marine
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