RADIO PROGRAMME

Hokitika Guardian, 3 November 1931, Page 8

RADIO PROGRAMME

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

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd. At, IYA this evening at 7.40, under the auspices of the W.E.A., the Rev. W. Constable will continue his series of talks at IYA on “George Bernard ■Shaw.’’ The speaker on lYA’s International Programme will be Professor Hi B els haw, Professor of Economics at the Auckland College, whose subject will be “International Economic Co-operation as a Factor in World Prosperity.’’

2YA's studio concert will be of the popular type. Mr Terence O’Brien j(tenor) will delight listeners with four Irish songs: “Then You’ll Remember ■Me,” “Believe Me : if all .Those Endearing Young Charms,” “Killarney” “Mother Machree." Miss Muriel Johns will be heard in songs at the piano. Perce and Les (novelty piano duo), newcomers to 2YA, will contribute snappy numbers. A feature of .the programme will be a one-act play entitled “The Signal,” written by Helen Gordon. This will he produced by Mr. Victor S. Lloyd, and should prove of great interest to listeners. This play was awarded ithe first prize ill a recent “Radio Record” competition. The 'Salon 'Orchestra will supply the incidental music and selected electrical recordings will be included in ,the programme.

A Community dance on the green will be introduced into Christchurch this evening, and 3YA will carry out a broadcast.

Wliat should prove a thoroughly popular programme with “highbrows” and “lowbrows” alike, will be presented from 4YA, when the Kaikorai Band, supported by the quartet known as the Majors, will come before- the microphone. The Majors will delight the ear in quartettes from “The Arcadians.” Miss Gwerida Burt, tin “The Girl with a Brogue,” and Miss Freda Elmes, in “Light is My Heart,” should both prove very acceptable. In addition, Mr D. E. Dali, elocutionist, will give several humorous selections, one by Dickens and tyro by Jerome K. Jerome.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th. Th's evening, Mr J. M. Clark and' his company will produce in IYA Studio a three-act historical play specially • written for radio- by Dr George de • Clive Lowe, entitled ‘The Doge of Venice.” Dr Guy H. Scholefield-, 0.8. E., will! deliver, the evening’s International Talk 1 at 2ya.. ; ; 4 .. ,i The concept version of Gounod’s Y’Faust,” to be presented in the Civic .Theatre by„;the. Royal, Christchurch Musi-; cal Society under Mr W. H. Dixon, wilij be relayed by 3YA. There will be .ai grand chorus of 200 voices and a fullj orchestra. A very strong cast of solo-; ,’sts • comprises r-f Miss Addie Campbell, •(Christchui’Ch), Miss M. O’Connor (Christ-! church), .Wilfred (Dunedin),' Hubert Carter (Christchurch) and Clivei Hindle (Christchurch). The Dunedin Returned Soldiers’ Chojr.j under the conductorship of Mr John T.j Leech, will present the vocal portion : of 4YA’s programme. Miss Nell Wilson,! a talented young, soprano,, will be heard; in “Love is Meant to Make fis Glad” and “ComiK’Thru the Rye.” Supplying the instrumental portion of the entertainment will be Pettitt’s Quartet. Sibelius’ “Berceuse” will be played by Mr T. Law ’cellist. .