3YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 4, 10 August 1928, Page 14

3YA Notes

-_--- RS. D. W. STALLARD and Mrs. P. S. TLawrence, two of 3YA’s popular singers, will be appearing on Monday evening. Hach will sing three well-known songs. Two very poptlar male vocalists on the same programme will be Mr. W. Bradshaw and Mr. B®. A. Dowell. The numbers of the former will be "I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby" and "Thora," while Mr. McDowell’s items will be "Marguerite" and "Schoolday Sweethearts." . ~Miss Naare Hooper, whose humorous elocutionary items are always specially

good, will give "The Dancing Partner (a description of professional girl part. ners comparing notes), and™"Peg o’ M7 Heart." . | : ; The band, engaged for. Monday evening is the Christchurch Municipal Band, under Mr. A. J. Schnack, and a } programme of a varied .and popular nature will be presented. (THE presentation of "The Quaker Girl’ will synchronise with the initial appearance of the new orchestra at 3YA on Wednesday evening. "The Quaker Girl,’ as is well known, is one of the most popular of all musical comedies. Produced for radio. by the Radiolians, Wednesday evening’s programme should be one of the most popular of the week. Mr. A. H. Todd, elocutionist, is also contributing on Wednesday evening. . His items will be "Shut Up," "Fag Inds" and "Monty on Fashions." 7 mo, AN Trish econeert and a deseription of boxing will constitute Thursday even'ng’s programme at 3¥A. The most popular of the old Irish songs will be sung by the . Madame Gower-Burns Grand Opera Quariet, and Irish recitations will be given by Mr. L. T. d. ‘Ryan. The evening’s entertainment will open with a carillon of bells playing old Irish melodies. OPULAR miscellaneous items and a programme of dance music until 11 o’clock ‘will constitute the evening’s entertainment on Friday. The vocalists will be Miss Nellie Lowe, ‘Miss Hilda Hutt, Mr. T. G. Rogers, and Mr.™, A. G.-Thompson. ‘The songs to be sung will be of the popular order. The quartet items include "Where My Caravan Has Rested" and "Moonlight." Two sketehes will be introduced into Friday evening’s. programme by Miss Winifred Smith and Mr. , A. Burton. These sketches will be — "Light and Shade" and "A Matter of Course." The dance music for Friday evening will be supplied by the Willyams Dance ° Band, individual members of which . will also contribute items. QPLENDID variety marks the pro‘gramme for Saturday evening. One novelty will be a duet which Mr. Percy Nicholls will, sing’ with himself, the singer’s double being a gramophone record. Juisteners will remember that some time ago Mr. Nicholls contributed s.other novelty when listeners ‘were asked to differentiate between Mr. Nicholls’s own voice and a gramophone record of the same song, electrically reproduced. Some fine quartets will be sung by the -Christchurch Male Quartet-: Messrs. F. Blakely, L. C. Quane, P. Angus, and J. Filer. Solos will also be sung. Mr. Charles Lawrence and. Mr. ‘Les Grummit-who designate their turn as "A piano and two boys"-wil contribute piano syncopations and vocam Melodies. an s Other contributors.to Saturday evenWilson (Scottish humour), the Studio ing’s programme will be Mr. Harry Rowe (mouth-organ solos), Mr. Bracey Trio, rebroadcast of 2YA orchestra, Mr.

Jack Birch (recitations), and "Miss. Elaine Moody's Hawaiian Trio,