"A PERFECT PAIR" AT 1YA

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 1, 20 July 1928, Page 7

"A PERFECT PAIR" AT 1YA

A ONE-ACT COMEDY *FLUW operatic solos are better known than those of the "Bohemian Girl," excerpts from which are to be sung at 1¥A on Tuesday evening. Everyone enjoys such favourites as "I Dreamt that I Ywelt in Marble Halls," as sung by the young princess who, when yery young, was kidnapped by gipsies. This will be one of the numerous solos which will be sung by the cast headed by Madante Irene Ainsley on Tuesday evening. The same vocalists will also contribute io the first portion of the programme. There will be two orchestral relays from the Majestic Theatre, and instrumental items will be contributed by Miss Ina Bosworth (violinist) and by the Auckland Trio. "Captain Hobson" will be the subject of Mr. A. DB. Chappell's next series of talks on "Old New Zealand." " We! INESDAY evening's programme will consist of a relay of the concert to be given by the Auckland Municipal Band. From the studio yocal items will be given by the Hazell-Suth-erland Duo, who have selected a choice budget of songs for rendition. MHE Clarion Glee Singers, as Miss Alma McGruer, Miss Beryl Smith, Mr. James Simpson, and Mr. Duncan Black will be known, will make their initial: appearance on Thursday evening, They will present solos and choruses. One very entertaining item will be "st musical switeh,. rarely heard in yoeal form. Another chorus will be the harmouious "Sunday Morning." Still another song, with chorus, will be "Cut Yourself a Piece of Cake," and the final chorus will be "Plantation Melodjes." On the solo side, all the artists . Will contribute, and two duets as well will be sung. Humour will be a feature of Thursday evening’s programme, Dismal Ike and Happy Abe, the Hebrew Two, will provide more of their awn original comedy, and Messrs. Harris and Mackle will present a sketch from ‘As You Like It." Another instrumental quartet, members. of the Auckland Artillery Band, will be appearing for the first time on Other instrumental music vill be provided by Mr. Cyril Towsey and the Auckland Trio. _Two banjo items will be electrically reproduced. FaRpay's programme , Will further euhance the popularity of the entertninments of this evening of the week, The vocal items which will be given by the St. Andrew's Quartet will be, as usual, diversified and artistically rendered. Two of the choruses will be from "The Mikado.’ Others will be Brahms’ "Cradle Song" and Bantock’s "Music when Soft Voices Die." Solos will be "The Enchantress," . "Farewell in the Desert." and "An Trish Folk Song." A one-act comedy, "A Perfect Pair," will be staged at 1¥A on Friday evening by the Auckland Comedy Players, under the direction of Mr. J. &. Montague, in conjunction with Miss Joy Bartley, who is making her first appearance before the microphone, though well known in Auckland dramatic .cireles. Mr. Montague will also give "OF and On," a humorous item. The instrumental section of the programme will be provided by the Auckland Trio, Miss Moliy Wright (cellist)’ by relays from the Strand Theatre, and. by several 4 specially selected gramophone vre- .% cords elecirically reproduced. CONTRIBUTING to Saturday evyening’s prograinme will be the popuJar Lyric Quartet, assisted by the Boheminn Trio, ‘The quartet’s numbers include "The Way. of the World," "Eileen Alannah." and a novelty musieal muddle arranged by the Lyric Quartet. Vocal solos include "For the Green," "Whois Sylvia?’ and "Gentlemen, the King," while Mr, Alan MeElwin will be heard in further seleetions from his humorous repertoire. Popular selections by the Bohemian Trio will be "Mandalay," "When You’re Lonely," "Breeze," and "Hawaiian Blues." The studio programme will be followed with a relay o£ dance music from the Dixieland Cabaret, where fhe orchestra is under Mr. Harry Neilson.