Meet the LADIES
ee AY" is a happy sort of word, (5 and "Lady Gay," of the Commercial Service, is a happy sort of person. All the best people in the entertainment world have nom-de-plumes of course, and "Lady Gay" was formerly known professionally as Miss Muriel Johns. Born in Brighton, England, she came to New Zealand at an early age, and was educated in Christchurch. At Christchurch’s Sacred Heart Convent she studied the piano. Singing, she studied . under Madame Audibert. Hard work at her music brought her many prizes in com-
petitions for piano and singing, includ- | ing the Alice Gunner Memorial Gold Medal. She could probably write an ihteresting volume on radio history in this country, for her first presentations over the air were in 1924, when broadcasting was in its infancy; before the YA stations came into being. She remembers the air of adventure that surrounded radio in those days, when delightfully informal broadcasts were made under difficult and primitive conditions. Later with her sister, she entertained from 3YA, and was a member of the "Happiness Trio" and " Revellers" Company in sketches, part-songs, piano and instrumental items. After engagements at 2YA, she first broadcast over 2ZB in 1937, and in 1938, as "Lady Gay," introduced the "Young New Zealand Radio Journal" to that, station. Later she began the "Sunbeams’ Club," which has a membership of over 7000 children. For a little gentle relaxation, she advocates gardening.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 33, 9 February 1940, Page 48
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