1YA NOTES

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 29, 3 February 1928, Page 5

1YA NOTES

« At WYA on Monday the programme will of course be the rebroadcast of the Maori Radio Pageant at 2YA. This is usu« ally the Auckland station’s silent day, but for this excep tional occasion 1YA will be ‘‘on. the air." eos The Maori Radio’ Pageant, to be broadcast ‘next week, seems to deepen the interest in the series of lectures now being given by Mr, A, B. Chappell, M.A., on "Old New Zealand." The seconds of the series will be given un Tuesday. It is entitled "European Discoveries." A fine miscellaneous programme comprises the first half of the evening's entertainment on ‘luesday., tI will be supplied by the Madame Ainsley Quartet, assisted by Mr. Hal McLennan (fiute soloist with the Municipal Band) and the Bosworth-Hemus-Towsey Trio. There will also be a vocal interlude from the Majestic Theatre. The Auckland Artillery Band, assisted by the Hazell-Sutherland Duo will supply the programme at 1YA on Wednesday. The band has arranged a particularly fine and . varied programme of selections, aud Miss Hazell and Mr. Sutherland will be heard in some of their __ best solos and duets. A well assorted programme will. be presented at 1YA on Thursday. It is the night when the Snappy Three take over the microphone for a period and test it with all manner of bright ditties; the Premiere Quartet will be there with an assortment of favourite songs; Mr. T. Harris, the elocutionist, has also been engaged, and the Bos-worth-Hemus-Towsey Trio will be supplying some of their cxquisite music. The Waiata Quartet--Madame Mary Yowsey, Miss Lola Solomon, Mr. J. Simpson, and Mr. Frank" Sutherlandwill present a varied. programme of vocal items on Friday. Mr. J. F. Montagne, elocutionist, whose voice at JYA is always looked ferward to on Friday evenings, has three splendid contributions for next week. He will give a Shakespearian recitation, a group of New Zealand poems end some ‘‘Meanderings." "The Edison Evening,’ which is to be the cttraction at 2Y.\ on Saturday will also be the feature at 1YA\. After the church service on Sunday evening a studio concert provided by the St. Andrew’s Quartet and the Bos-worth-Hemus-lowsey ‘Trio will be broadcast.