Special Radio Service for Carnival Week

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 16, 4 November 1927, Page 3

Special Radio Service for Carnival Week

Breakfast Session, Race Sessions, and Three Special Dance Evenings

The Christchurch Carnival Week opens on Saturday, November 5, and station 3YA has made special preparations for broadcasti ng all the attractions and for providing entertainment. * Very many people will find a great appeal i in the descriptions of the racing events, which will be given every day from 11.30 to the finish of the last race in all the trotting and galloping events. The narrating will be done by the Broadcasting Company’s own official, Mr. A. R. Allardyce. On Saturday and Tuesday the stay-at-homes will hear something more than racing and band selections. They will hear all about the people on the lawn-who they are and what they wear. The dresses will be described by a jady announcer for the special edification of ladies. A novelty in the way of an early morning session will be in vogue during Carnival Week, when from 8 a.m. to 8.30 o’clock news, and a lot of useful information will be broadcast. In keeping with the breakfast-time session, u dinner session of music is also being instituted. This will last from 6.30 to 7.30 p.m. For this week the children’s sessions will begin at 5.30. p.m. Every evening the sporting announcer Wij] give a short talk on the next day’s racing. The evening concert sessions will, for the week, depart from the usual procedure ‘at 3YA, and every programme will be in keeping with the spirit of the carnival, when no one is supposed to be seriously minded. There will be no silent day. Three long dance night programmes are to be broadcast during the week and some of the brightest and most engaging talent has been secured for every evening of the week. The programmes will be of a very varied nature. The dance nights will be Tuesday (Jockey Club Ball), Friday (Marston’s Band at studio), and Saturday evening.

CARNIVAL BY BROADCAST THE FUN BEGINS. Saturday night (November 5), the day of the New Zealand Cup will strike the ‘keynote for the week’s merriment with a long and varied programme of popular vocal and instrumental items. Among the artists are Mr. Ivan Perrin’ (songs at piano), Mr. A. E&. Dowell {popular baritone), Mr. J. J. Flewellyn (Meanderings of Monty), and Mr. Jack Oxley (zither banjo), while there will also be a rebroadcast from Wellington and a relay of dance music. A LIVELY MONDAY. | This day commences with the 8.30 a.m. sessions. It is New Zealand Derby Day. A special concert programme has been arranged for the evening. Assisting the band will be two fine baritone singers and a first-class elocutionist. The last named is Mr. Ronald Yoster, who has made a teputation for himself at competitions. At Christchurch he has won the championship gold medal two years in succession, and at Wellington he has won the clocutionary scholarship and the highest aggregate two years running. His items on Monday evening will be of a humorous nature. ‘ The immortal "Tin Gee Gee,’’ by Fugene Field, will be one of the songs sung by Mr. Erie Vovee. Mr. Vovce,

who is making his first appearance, has a fine baritone voice and sings popular songs. Another baritone to sing this evening will be Mr. W, C. Mann. NOT A SILENT TUESDAY. Tuesday, usually silent day at SYA, will have a programme of a most diversified nature. By special arrangement the music of the Canterbury Jockey Club Ball will be relayed and broadcast. ‘ The music will be played by Les . Marston’s band, so its quality can ' be guaranteed. Interspersed between the dances will be items from the studio-recitations, steel guitar, baritone and mouth-organ solos, piano novelties and a sketch. Mr. Jack Darragh will be held in some clever turns, including impersonations of well-known New Zealand speakers, such as the late Mr. Seddon. He will also be associated with Mrs. EH. Temple in a sketch entitled "A Lapse of Memory." This sketch, which will occupy about 15 minute, will !@ given during the supper adjournment at the ball. Mrs. Temple will also give itenis, and as both Mrs. Temple and Mr. Darragh are splendid elocutionists their contributions to the programme should be greatly appreciated. Mr. Ivan Perrin, the clever pianist, will entertain with some of his musical medleys, improvisations, and extemporisations. He calls his turn ‘Mocking the Classics,’ which is a title which should have a wide appeal to the pcople who like "light stuff." "Mr. F. R. Munro, well known at 8YA, is bringing along his steel guitar and will play Hawaiian and other airs. Miss Edna Donaldson, a very promising young soprano, who sang in opera. in Christchurch a year ago, when she was eighteen, and who appeared at 8YA a few weeks ago, to the great, pleasure of all listeners, is to

sing. Mr. Robert Samson (baritone), who was heard recently at 3YA, is also to sing some favourite songs, and ’cello solos will be played by Mr. Harold Beck. VARIETY FOR WEDNESDAY. Misses Dorothy and Edna Jolimson are singing some of their happy songs on Wednesday evening. Miss Dorothy will be at the piano, and Miss Edna will have her ukulele. Mr. Alex. Dey, whose style of humour is so well suited to the radio, and who is such a favourite, has two very bright contributions. He will give another instalment of the ‘Meanderings of Monty,’ this time on ‘Bananas,’ and it will be a particularly amusing efiort. His second will describe the "stror ’at coot,"’ immortalised in ‘‘The Sentimental Bloke.’’ Some of the latest jazz and revuc songs will be contributed by Mr. Roy August and his ukulele. The more classical side of the progrimme will be provided by the Christ church Broadcasting Trio, Miss Irene Morris (violin), and Mr. D. Suckling, one of 8YA’s most popular singers. Interspersing the programme will be orchestral items relayed from the Olympia Motor Show. THURSDAY NIGHT. An excellent prograinme of bright and opular songs, instrumental items, and lumorous recitations will’ be presented on Thursday cyening. ‘Those four splendid singers, Misses Belle Renaut, Fran--e¢s Hamerton, and Messrs. R. Sumnez ‘and T. D. Williams, lave chosen suitable songs from their long repertoires and will be once again a delight to all who hear them. ‘The Broadcasting Trio will play some favourite selections. ‘The announcer will be ‘heard in a new role. He will please and amuse. Iie

calls his first contribution ‘"My Own Punch," being funniosities from — real life, and his second will be ‘Daniel and the Tions.’’ In Mr. ‘I’. D. Williams 3¥A has found a bass singer who goes over well. He brings to Christchurch much _experience from singing in the Tisteddfoddii es ieee) eee ‘ee! ieee

SR) in Wales. On Thursday he will be heard in two dialect songs, ‘‘Zummierzetzhire" and "Gee Wup, Horses.’’ Mr. Russell Sumner, t le tenor star in broadcasting in Christchurch, will sing several of his best solos and will be associated in duets with Miss Hamerton and Mr. Williams, as well as singing in a quartet.

Miss Frances Hamerton will be heard in one of the best solos from ‘The Belle of New York.’"? She will sing "They All Follow Me," and there will be a chorus. This talented singer has several other popular solos against her name this evening, as well as duets and a quartet.

Miss Bellic Renaut, the popular oral tralio, caa. be looked to for delightf renderings of the favourite ‘Off to Mat. ket, Johnny,’ "Danny Boy,’ and ‘M@ Lindy Lou." During the evening orchestral musi will be relayel from Tiverybody’s am band music from Olympia Show, LONG DANCE NIGHT. Friday will be another dance night at 3YA. For this occasion the well-known Marston’s Band will play in the studio, and interspersed between the dances will be an ene tertaining concert, the items being contributed by Mrs. D, W. Stallard, Mr. BE. A. Sargent (songs at the piano), Mr. Sydney Comfort (hum orous), and Mr. Leslie Stewart (baritone). ANOTHER LATE ‘NIGHT. Saturday night will see a_ regulag "Saturday night’? concert at 3YA, vats ied and bright, with a late dance sega sion. ‘here will be banjo, concertina, and bagpipe items, while Mrs. Helets Murdock will give some songs at the piano, including some of her own cont« posing, and Mr. James Laurenson will contribute comic recitations. | With all the solemnity that 4 comed» ian is capable of, Mr. Sydney Comfor§ proposes to give a sermon dealing witls ,

the depravity of man. He will also at tempt to convince his audience that discovered the North Pole. It is, course, Mr. Comfort’s own story. His audience will probably think it is @ pity that De Rougemont is not here td join him in making a duet of his third item, ‘Birds of a Teather." ‘

YR SR MARSTON’S BAND. es Marston’s Band, of Dixieland, will play an importeat part in carnival week entertainments. The music for the three dancing nights-Tuesday (Jockey Club ball), Friday (studio dance programme), and Saturday (Dix-ieland)-will be supplied by this talented combination. The band will be heard every week from 8YA,- having been engaged to play on Fridays and Saturdays alternately. The personnel of the band is: L. G. Marston (leader), pianist and saxophonist; FE. Squire, pianist; I’. Large, second saxophonist and piano; J, Nuttall, trumpet; W. Floyd, third saxophonist ; R. Box, drums; A. Pointer, banjo; R. Wilson, bass (‘T'nba). er