NOTES FROM 1YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 42, 4 May 1928, Page 7

NOTES FROM 1YA

"The Daughter of the Regiment," founded on a romance of the Napoleonic Wars, is the opera which Madame Irene | Ainsiey’s Quartet will produce in the studio on ‘Luesday evening. ‘This opera, by Donizetti, was first produced in Paris in 1840, and later in London, when Jenny Lind created the part, it became very popular. Miss Nancye Hanna will | teke the part of Marie, Miss Mary Hainilton will be the Countess, Mr. Robert Peter will be ‘Tonio, and Mr. Waiter Brough will be Sergeant Sulpice. | The whole studio production will be under the direction of Madame Irene Ainsley. | The first portion of the programme on Tuesday evening, prior to the presentation of the operatic scena, will be largely contributed by the members of the quartet and the studio trio. The eighth of Mr. A. B. Chappell’s | series of talks on Old New Zealand"The Treatv of Waitangi’’-will be given on Tuesday evening. | The WHazell-Sutherland Duo. and Miss Lynda Murphy, soubrette, will contribute items from the studio on Wednesday on the occasion of the relay of the organ recital by Mr. Manghan Barnett in the Town Hall. Thursday’s programme will be a very bright programme at 1YA. On the programnie appear such artists as the Snappy Three, Ingall’s Hawaiians, Mr. Thomas Harris, the Studio Trio, the Gritfiths Duo, and the St. Andrew’s Quartet, a combination of artists who can be relied vpon to provide an entertainment which will please all. The St. Andrew's Quartet of vocalists, always very welcome on the programme at LYA, have a song cvcle for presentation on ‘Thursday evening. It is Oliver’s "The Passing Show," and contains some charming melodies, solos, and concerted. Another of Mr. George Camphell’s popular lectures on motoring will be given on Friday evening. A comedy play, ‘‘How He Lied to Her Husband." one of several such plays which are to be produced at 1YA by Auckland comedy players under the direction of Mr. J. F. Montague, will be breadcast on Friday evening. Besides Mr. Montasue, Mr. George Hilton and Miss Irene Day are also on the cast. Mr. Montague will also give the sole item, "The Cricket Match at Killaloc."

A weil-diversified programme has been scheduled for Iriday, apart from the comedy play. The vocal items are of at assorted character. The vocalists will be Madame Irene Ainslev, Miss Gweuvth Tivans, Mr. John Bree, and Mr. Reginald Newberry. while items will alse be contributed by the Studio Trio, Miss Ina Bosworth (violin), and by the Internationals (vocal and instrumental). Triclnded among the items will be three Maori melodies. The popular week-end singers, the Lwvric Quartet of Male Voices (Messrs A. Ripley, I. Thomas, H. Richards, and A. McFlwain), have a fine programme for Saturday, in both solo and concerted items. Associated with them will he the Bohemian Trio in Hawaiian songs, Mr. James Q’Kane (mandolin) , and, by no means last, Mr. McHiwain in humorous items. In a humorous duet Mr. Thomas will be associated with Mr McElwain. Dance music from Dixieland will follow the studio concert. Yollowing the relav of the Church of Christ service on Sunday evening a recital by the Municipal Band in the _ ‘Town Hall will be broadcast.