"MIGNON" AT 1YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 43, 11 May 1928, Page 7

"MIGNON" AT 1YA

For next week’s operatic production | at LYA Madame-irene Ainsley has chosen: the charming and graceful *‘Mignen." ‘the melodies, composed } by will ever haunt the ear. The opera is based on Goethe’s "Wik, hein: Meister." Et concerns a young girl, a long-lost daughtet, who. falls tito the hands of gipsies. | Madame Ainsfey wilf take this part. The girf’s father, Lethario, am itinerant harpist, really a count, will he acted by Mr... Walter Brough. Miss Airini Rogers will take the part of Filima, an actress, aud Mr. Robert Peter will he Withelm, @ poet. The operatic portion of the programme will oceupy the second half ef the concert session. The first portion witk comprise an excefient concert to whici: the members of Madame Ainsley’s Quartet, the Studio Trio, Mr. ° Eustace Tregilgas (cornet), and Mr. A. B. Chappell (lecturer on "Old New Zealand} wilt contribute, The ever-popular Municipa: Band concerts, which take place on Wednesdav evenings wilt again be looked forwa:d to next week The band’s programmes are always very enjoyable. From the studio vocal items will be gives by the Hazell-Sutherland Duo,

Varied and popular will be the programme for Thursday at 1YA, comprising as it wil! songs by Mr. Barry Coney’s Quartet, items by the Stadio Trio, humorous sketches . by Mr. F. F. Garland, elocutionary items by Mr. Pred Barker, and vocal items by the Snappy Threc. Mr. George Campbell will give one of his talks on ‘‘Motoring" ou Friday evening. Madame Mary ‘fowsey’s Quartet will [ supply the vocal portion of the con- } cert on Fridov. ‘The items will comprise solos, duets an:1 quartets Some | great favourtces will be sung-‘Carry Me Back to Old Virginny,’" ‘Come Into the Garden, Maud," "O That We f[ Two Were Maying,’’ "Love’s Old Sweet Song," "Larboard Watch," "Tileen Alannah,’ and ‘Ye Banks and Braes.’’ Much humour will be introduced into Friday’s concert, the artists being Mr. Tom Harris and The Hebrew Two. Popular music will be supplied by the Internationals, both vocal arid instrumental. An excellent programme is scheduled for Saturday evening, preceding the two hours’ relay of dance music from Dixieland. The Lyric Quartet will be the voealists, and they will sing a number of popular old songs. Mr. Allan MeElwain will radiate humour, | and mandolin items will be played by [ Mr. J. O'Kane. . The preacher for Sunday evening will be the Rev. Lionel Fletcher. After the church service there will be an organ recital by Mr. Manghan Barnett. >