"ORPHEUS" & "BOBBIE" AT 1YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 41, 27 April 1928, Page 7

"ORPHEUS" & "BOBBIE" AT 1YA

"Orpheus," which has been described as a complete masterpiece and one of the most astonishing productions of the: human mind, is the opera choseu by ‘Madame Irene Ainsley for her weekly presentation at LYA on Tuesday. This opera is by Gluck and was first produced in Vienna in 1762, where it was. instantly acclaimed. The vocalists fot, the 1YA studio production will be Madame Irene Ainsley, Miss Beryl Evans, and Mrs. J. Parry. All the principal numbers of the piece will be sung. This production will occupy the whole of the second half of the programme, Mr. A, B. Chappell will continue his talks on old New Zealand at 1YA on Tuesday. | Another lecture on physical culture will be given by Mr. Norman Kerr on Wednesday evening The weekly concert of the Auckland Municipal Band will be broadcast on Wednesday evening. There will be. yocal items from the studio by the Hazell-Sntherland Duo, A «ult of entertainment is to be crammed into the two hours’ con: cert session on Thursday evening. A wide variety of talent has been secured-Mr. Clinton Williams, Mr. George Barnes, rnd Miss Martha Williamson, Mr, T. T. Garland in huincrous sketches, The Snappy Three in ponular yocal items, the S«udic Three in instrumental pieces, Mr. Fred Barber in elecutionary items, end Ingalls’ Hawaiian Band. Another programme of a miscellaneous nature has been prepared for Friday evening. Besides an _ excellent’ musical programme, both vocal and instrumental, a one-act play, produced under the direction of Mr. J. F. Mon--tague, will be broadcast. , Contributing to the concert pro--gramme will be the Madame Towsey Quartet (Madame Mary Towsey, Miss G. Tivans, Mr. Reginald Newberry, and Mr, Jolin Bree), whose items will include several popular songs. The Studio Trio and the Internationals will supply instrumental music, and in the. Jatter case, vocal items as well. The one-act play which Mr. Mon: tague is producing on Friday even _ ing is called ‘‘Bobbie.’’ Also on © the cast of characters will be Miss | Irene Day, Miss Lynda Murphy, | and Miss Phylis Torpy. The Lyric Quartet has a very bright programme for its share of the studio entertainment on Saturday evening. The items are both sitigle and concerted. ‘Ihe humour from Mr, McElwain will be a feature. From the Bohemian Trio will come yocal and instrumental items, this time popular Maori melodies. There will be the usual session of dance music from Dixieland. The service to be broadcast on Sunday will be from the Baptist "‘Tabernacle, where the preacher will be the Rey. J. Kemp. |