RADIO PROGRAMME

Hokitika Guardian, 22 April 1931, Page 8

RADIO PROGRAMME

(Supplied by the Radio Broadcasting Company of N.Z. Ltd.) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd. The instrumental portion of lYA’s programme tliis evening, will be provided by the Birkenhead Municipal Band, under the conductorship of Lieutenant J. T. Lighton. They will play, among other numbers; the selection “The Pirates of Penzance,” the overture, “The Crimson Star” and “Hamlet” selection. The Orpheus Quartet, consisting of Miss Chrissiu Foster Miss Cathleen Mulqiieen, Mr Sid. Poffloy and Mr E. M. Newling, will giv e several excerpts from the musical comedy, “The Quaker Girl.” Altogether this should lie a very bright and happy programme.

2YA will be featuring the next instalment of the International programmes—recordings selected from overseas broadcast entertainments. Dr Guy H. Scholefield, 0.8. E. will give a talk on an international topic. The Broadcasting Company is cooperating with the radio dealers of Dunedin in regard to the Radio Exhibition, opening to-day, and is providing tlie concert programme each evening. A model studio has been arranged at the exhibition and the leading artists of Dunedin will contribute. There will • be two sessions tn-uight and in the interlude there will bo a programme from 4YA Studio. To-night’s performers will he the R. B.At CTioir under Mr John Leech, Miss Eva Judd (violinist©), Mr Clias. Martin, Mus. Bac. (pianiste), an orchestra under Mr lv[a x Seherek, an opera- 1 tic party organised by Mr Allred j Walmsley, Scottish humour from Mr D. Brown, piano novelties by Mr J. Moore-Wilson and a session of dance | music by Mr J. McCaw’s Novelty Syncopators. The programme will be broadcast by 3YA as well as by -IVA.i THURSDAY, APRIL 23rd. | As this is “Shakespeare Day,” , special programmes have been nr- , ranged. At IYA Mr J. F. Montague! and his dramatic players will present several scenes and vocal numbers from Shakespeare’s works, while the or- , chostral octet will provide appropriate 1 instrumental music including Urn suite “As You Like it,” “Shakespearean Sketches” and “The Beggar's j Opera.” At 2YA the major portion of the j programme will be given under the direction of Mr Clement May, the well known elocutionist. Scenes from “Romeo and Juliet,” Julius Ccasar” and “Macbeth,” will he presented. Supplementary to those numbers, Misses Mona and Mavis Castle will be heard in a programme of songs and duets suitable to the day. The incidental music will he supplied by a trio consisting of the McLean Bros, and Mr Norman Tzetf, (violin, ’cello and piano), in a programme which will include “Henry VIII Dances” and a suite from “The Merchant of Venice.”

4YA will be broadcasting, from 0 till 7.45 p.m. a great Children’s Party held in connection with the Dunedin Radio Exhibition. At 8 o’clock, both IYA and 3YA will broadcast flip exhibition entertainment. It will take the form of a series of short concerts, the interludes being filled in with' recorded items from the Studio. The performers will be the St. Kikla Paml Air Wilfred Kershaw (baritone), a banjo hand, Miss Mae Matheson (soprano) and The Harmonists, a very popular vocal quartet.