Concerts In Camp Entertainments Arranged By The ZB Service

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 37, 8 March 1940, Page 47

Concerts In Camp Entertainments Arranged By The ZB Service

EVERAL concert parties have been S formed by the ZB stations for the entertainment of the troops in | camp. 1ZB, which has a considerable amount of talent on its staff, is the latest on the list. Several members of the station staff have already been out in private parties, and two of the women ‘members have formed parties of their own. Pat Boyle, who is well known both on the radio and the stage is one, and her party is one of the most popular to visit the camps. The other party was organised by Gay Newton, who, though not known on the air, is much in demand as a pianiste and accompanist. Other members of 1ZB’s staff who are always welcome are John Gordon, Dudley Wrathall, Freddie Baird and Des. Lock, with several of the girls. 3ZB and 4ZB recently combined forces to entertain the troops at Burnham, The artists from 4ZB arrived in the late afternoon, and the combined party went on to the camp in the early evening, where they were enthusiastically received by the men. Songs, novelty items, and a small, specially trained ballet were among the items, and the

------ + — Z¢ audience gave proof that the work which had been put into organising the concert had not been in vain. This is the first time that the two South Island Commercial Stations have combined in producing a combined coneert party, but judging by results, it will not be the last.