AUSTRALIAN STAR

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 11, 30 September 1927, Page 7

AUSTRALIAN STAR

’ TO SING AT SYA. Taking advantage of the presence of Miss Alice Prowse in New Zealand, SYA has engaged her for the studio concert on Wednesday, October 5. Well-known throughout Australia in radio, and on the concert platform, Miss Prowse has sung for the Royal Philharmonic fociety and the Royal Apollo Club, Sydney, and has receiyed the highest encomiums in the Press. She has been associated with

2BL and 2FC, Sydney, since the in: | ception of broadcasting. ‘ At present she is visiting New Zea: land in company with her husband, Mr. James Brash, who is musical judge at the Dunedin Competitions festival. Miss Alice Prowse is a dramatic contralto, whom it will be a delight for the New Zealand public to hear. She has a voice of exceptional range, pow: er, and quality. From a long repertoire, Miss Prowse has chosen four songs of divevsified types, which will be eloauent of her tange. They are: "OG Don Fatale’ (from "Don Carlos"), ‘‘Lullaby,’’ ‘‘At the Midnight Hour,’ and "Robin Adair."

An outstanding feature of I'riday evening's programme at 2YA will be / Mr, Byron Browne's lecturette on "How Modern is Shakespeare?" which will be given at 7.40 o’clock. Not only is Mz. Browne, a cultured and experienced eloculionist, but he is acknowledged as an eminent authority on Shakespeare and his works, Saturday will be a radio dance night at 2YA, the music being provided by Allan’s Dance Orchestra, one of the city’s best known and most popular musical combinations. The dance music will be interspersed with various vocal, inStrumental, and humorous items. The well-known radio favourite, Mr. Billy Hart, will figure promin: ently in the attractive programme at 2YA on Saturday. .Mr. Hart is an artist who never fails to please all classes. He has adopted the style popularly known as that of "the Whispering Baritone," of which form of entertainment he has proved himself a first-class exponenti, Mr. Jack Rowarth is billed for some humorous songs during the dance programme at 2YA on Saturday, and, judging by lis work on audition, he should prove a distinet acquisition to the radio ‘talent of the Dominion. His voice, diction, and style are good. Mr. Jack McEwen, feader of Allan's Dance Orchestra, will play Several saxophone solos during the entertainment on Saturday evening. tie is an experienced player, and his numbers are marked by a refinement of tone altogether pleasing.

Mr. Charles Brazier, banjoist to the’ Ritz Cafe Orchestra, and recently from Iingland, is acknowledged to be one (Of Wellington’s leading banjo players. He will appear at 2YA on Saturday. DANCING BY RADIO. A most important feature of Saturday evening's programme at 2YA will be a lecturette by one of Wel: lington’s foremost teachers of dancing, Miss Phyllis Bates. Miss Rates intends on this Occasion to give a lesson "foyer the air’’ on the flat Charleston. This will be the first time in New Zealand that a dancing lesson has been given per medium of wireless. Apart from the noveity of the event, interested listeners in all parts of the Do: minion will be privileged to receive their tuition first-hand from an acknowledged expert: Miss Bates fias studied in England, America, on the Continent, and in Australia. She makes periodical visits to the Australian capitals to keep herself abreast of fhe very fatest ideas .in dancing, and all matters pertaining fo the ballroom.