3YA ATTRACTIONS

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 4, 12 August 1927, Page 10

3YA ATTRACTIONS

SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT, Following the broadcasting of the service at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, a concert will be given in the studio of 8YA on Sunday, August 14, NEW BAND ITEMS. A feature of Monday’s ‘concert at SYA will be the playing of four new pieces by the band of the First Canterbury Regiment. The pieces are: "Listen to the Band," "Nursery Ditties," "La Belle Francaise," and ‘The Old Regiment."" The public will hear these for the first time. ;

Frank Robinson, just arrived from the Old Country, is to sing at 8YA on Monday, August 15. He has been ‘a Cathedral chorister for séveral years, and his advent to the microphone in New Zealand will be a keenly awaited event. He will sing, "A Song of Holiday," ‘Don’t Hurry," ond ‘June." Some other singers new to 8YA_ will make their debut in radio. These will include Miss Freida Davison, Miss Doris Irvine, and Mr. Teonard Will, a new dramatic tenor. " WEDNESDAY’S CONCERT. Mrs. Bingham Puddey, from the Iinglish Midlands, where she "enjoyed a reputation as a talented soloist, is to sing at 3YA on Wednesday evening. On the same programme will appear Mr. F. R. Hawker (light bass), Mr. D, Suckling, Miss Suckling, and Mr. Bernard Barker (violin). There will also appear on Wednesday evening at 8YA a very clever little reciter in the person of Miss Kathleen O’Brien, She is highly gifted, and has been well trained muder Mr. Culford Pell. A GLIMPSE OF HISTORY. "The Remnant of an Empire"? is the title of Mr. Donald Grant's lecturette at 8YA on Wednesday evening. Mr. Grant spent five years in Central Europe after the war, and is well qualified to speak of the disin‘tegration of the ramshackle old em- . pire of Austria. NICE CONCERT ON THURSDAY. Much good talent hag been engaged for Thursday evening’s concert at SYA, Mr. Russell Sumner, who sang. BOY SOPRANO. A wonderful boy soprano, |

‘on the recent Scottish Night, will again please listeners. Miss Mary Taylor, late of Huddersfield, England, already very popular with 3YA’s unseen audience, and Mr, A. Macdonald, a great favourite, will broadcast. Mr. Macdonald’s items will be Landon ;Ronald’s Prelude and Star, and the Song of the ‘Toreador, A new singer to radio will be Mr. LL. A. Waters, lately heard to such ‘advantage at the competitions. Other new performers will be Miss Alice Serrell, L.A.B., and Mrs. A. UL. Jones, who will play pianoforte duets, and Mr. John Boschetti, who will contribute violin solos. Mr. W. Hay as @ flautist is also good. A SQUARE MEAL, The series of addresses which Miss Shaw is giving, under the auspices of the Home Economics Association, will be continued on Wednesday, the subject being "A Square Meal." A STUDIO CONCERT. | | A studio concert, to which seme good artists will contribute, will be broadcast by 3YA on Friday. Miss Dorothy Spiller, always a delight to hear, will sing. Mr. W. J. Trewern, tenor, who sang on the opening night of 3YA, will’ be welcomed by listeners. Miss Renetta Rings (high soprano) -and Miss Margaret Ormerod (mezzo soprano) will sing. : Mr. Sydney Armstrong, who has a nice baritone voice, will give his first performance on the radio. Miss Bessie Pollard, A.T.C.U., L.T.C.L., a highly talented pianist, as those who have heard her on 8YA know, will again please listeners. During the evening a number of pieces will be played by Mr. Raynor White, the well-known organist,