ITEMS AT 3YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 9, 16 September 1927, Page 7

ITEMS AT 3YA

"Do we know the immortal W.G,.?" has been taken as the text for a talk on ericket-or what game is it ?-by the sports announcer at 8YA on Monday evening. His recent Iecturette on the New Zealand team now at Home aroused much interest. Mt James Taurenson, well-known Christchurch elocutionist, and winner at competitions, will help to entertain at 8YA on Monday evening. Mr. Laurenson has been ‘fon the air’? before, so listeners will tune in for him. | Assisting the Municipal Tramways Band at 8YA on Monday evening will be Mrs. ly, B. Salkeld, a soprano singer | of the first class, also Mr. Fi. Orchard, bass, who pleased his hearers so well recently that he makes his second ap pearance in radio, Mr. Orchard has chosen thiee exacting solos for the | evening. Miss Gladys Rugg will make her debut as a broadcaster. The Beekenham Quartet, consisting of Mr, I. R. Pitman (first tenor), Mr, W, H. Odell (second tenor), Mr. K. G. Archer (baritone), Mr, Ll’. S, Jack-

son (bass), will make its first appear ance ia radio at 3YA on Wednesday evening. The voices harmonise remarkably well, and the quartet is probably the best in Christchurch. The items on Wednesday evening will include a varicd selection of six songs, sentimental as well as linmorous. The Woolston Instrumental Brass Quartet :-Mr. S. Creagh (cornet), Mr, '. N. T. Treuhearth (flugel horn), Mr, T. H. Wughes (euphonium), Mr. G. Wilson (tenor horn), whuch appeared at 38YA a few weeks ago for the first time in radio, will play again on Wednesdey. All the members are gold medal-

Te lists, winners at many a contest. They provided a treat last tine they plaved before the microphone, and listeners will look forward to thea again, Vocalists who will entertain on Wednesday evening will be Miss Ruby Clarke and Mrs. G. LL. Bull, mezzosoprano, Besides being a enltured singer, Mrs. Bull is a swimmer of vo mean ability. Miss Marian Haywood, a ‘talented girl pianist, is to play several items,

3YA FEATURES CONTINUED With a guide who knows every inch of the way, listeners will be taken on Wednesday evenmg for a motor tour to Mount Cook, the Cold Lakes, cte. ‘The guide will be Mr. Jeo Hayward, »of Rink Taxis. Thig well be the first of a number of weekly lectures. Mr. H. M. R. Thomas (baritone), who will be singing at SYA on Thursday, has recently been successful at the Wellington competitiors We is a pupil of Mr. A, G. Thomson, who was trained under Sir Charles Cantley. ~ Miss Nellie Lowe, who needs no introduction to an audience in a concert hall in Christchurch,-or to radio listeners, will sing at 3YA on Thursday. ‘Another lady vocalist will be Miss Thelma Ayres (soprano), also well Known at 3YA, Mr. E. Rogers, a very popular tenor, is also gn the ‘programine. Among itis items will be ‘The Eeilor’s Grave." . A new combination, the Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, will be heard from 8¥A for the first time on Thursday. ‘Three of the best artists in Christchurch have been engaged, and the trio will tegularly appear on 3YA programmes. "Mr. Harold Beck, one of the ‘most talented .’cello players New Zealand has produced, appears at SYA on Thursday. my A very popular Christchurch violinist, Miss Irene Morris, will play at SYA on hursday. -A miscellaneous programme has been prepared for Friday at 8YA, comprising singing, elocntionary, and instrumental items. The vocalists include Madame Eva Titchfield (contralto) and Mr. Cyril Rushworth (baritone). © , eitii

‘A cornetist well known throughout New Zealand and Australia, Mr. Fred Fox, is to play at 8YA on Friday. In Tewkesbury Abbey there is an history a«rgan.- On it the great Milton plaved, and it is now known by his name The honour of playing on the same famous old instrument canie the way of Mr Ravnor White, organist at Trinity Congregational Church, Christthurch, a regul:r contributor to 8YA’s progranine Mr White, who comes of f& verv musical family, his forefathers having been o1ganists in Tewkesbury before him, is plaving a number of organ solos for 8YA on Friday. J Variety will again be the keynote of Saturday evening’s programme. Be-, sides Mr. F. R Hawker (baritone), alwavs a welcome singer, Miss Mararet O’Driscoll, a fifteen-vear-old girl is to make her debut. This voune ladv Was a very sweet mezzo-soprano voice Mr R. Munro, with his steel guitar, will also be there, and Miss Amv Peters will improvise on the piano Verv likely, some of 2YA’s proBramme will be rebroadcastced by 3YA pn Saturday.