RADIO PROGRAMME

Hokitika Guardian, 1 December 1930, Page 8

RADIO PROGRAMME

(Supplied by the Radio Broadcasting Company of N.Z. Ltd.)

MONDAY, DECEMBER Ist

As from to-day, the programmes of the YA stations have been arranged according to an extended schedule, increasing the hours devoted to the lighter forms of entertainment. Tn view of the difficulty of providing programmes to please the diversified tastes of a radio audience, the Broadcasting Company devised a scheme of broadcasting different .types of programmes nightly from its stations so that New Zealand listeners may Rave the choice of several programmes to tune in for an evening’s entertainment. In future, ■operatic and classical programmes, hitherto occupying two evenings, will be combined into one and will be followed by a session of dance music. Thus, one more night every week from every station will be devoted to a concert of the “popular type”. Devotees to the lighter forms of entertainment will be specially pleased. From one station or another, on every week night, dance music will be broadcast. Dance music will be available from 2YA on three nights of the week and from IYA, 3YA and 4YA on two nights.

The Wellington Caledonian Society is holding its St. Andrew’s Day Concert this evening, and the entertainment will be relayed by 2YA. An excellent vocal programme will be given and a feature of the concert will, of course, be tile selections by the Wellington Caledonian Society’s Pipe Band. The Chieftian of the Society, Mr R. H. Nimmo, will make the formal speech of welcome. Mr J. Lothian, one of Wellington’s foremost Scottish reciters, will give several items and Mr Robt. McKeen. M.P., will give an address appropriate to the occasion.

The Municipal Band under Mr J. Scott has an attractive programme ready for 3YA. As a euphonium solo, Bandsman J. Magrath will play “My Pretty Jane.” A fine programme has also been arranged by the Christchurch Broadcasting Trio. The vocalists for the evening will be Mrs Lucy O’Brien (soprano), Mrs Nellie Whitworth (mez-zo-contralto) and Mr Donald McCulloch (bass-baritone). A novel programme is to be presented from 4YA. Tt will depict “A Social Evening in a Country Barn.” With only one or two exeeptiows, all ■ the items on this occasion will he those sung in the ’eighties and ’nineties. A particularly fine combination, well known in Dunedin as Dagg’s Band which specialises in the presentation of old time dance music, has been engaged. Silent day at IYA.

TUESDAY DECEMBER 2nd

The Auckland Comedy Players, under the direction of Mr J. F. Montague, will give two one-act plays at IYA this evening. The first will lie “The Devil’s Rock,” which was a prize-winner in the play-writing comnetition held hv the IYA Musical and Dramatic Advisory Committee. It is a very dramatic play and was specially written for broadcasting by'Miss Betty Kerr, of Tiniaru. Madame Mary Towsev (mezzo-soprano), and Mr John Bree (baritone) will be heard in solos. The Moore sisters a combination of young ladies will also contribute to the programme with instrumental trios, violin solos, and ’cello solos. 2YA has a popular concert for this evening. The contributing artists will include the Melody Four, whose popularity never wanes, Mrs R. S. Allwright (soprano), a. mandolin due (Messers. J. H. Thomas and B. French'), and The Sketcliers, who will nresent a series of .sketches. The Salon Orchestra will provide an orchestral programme. 3YA will be broadcasting a boxing tournament between Otago and Canterbury. A relay of that immortal work, Handel’s “Messiah,” to be performed in the Dunedin Town Hall by the Dunedin Choral Society, under the conductorship of Dr. Y. E. Galway, will be relaved by 4YA. The vocal soloists will be: Madame Winnie Fraser (soprano), Miss Mary Pratt (contralto), Mr Alfred Walmsley (tenor) and Mr Short of Wellington (baritone). From 4YA to-morrow afternoon, the subject of the Home Science talk given by the Home Science Extension Department of Otago University will ho “Vegetable Main Dishes.” At 7.40 p,m. Mr L. W. MeCaskill will review the November issue of the “Journal of Agriculture.”