1YA MUSICAL COMMITTEE

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 5, 17 August 1928, Page 8

1YA MUSICAL COMMITTEE

HE fourth mecting of the IYA Musical and Dramatic Committee was held on Friday last. A letter was received from the Radio Broaccasting Company advising that arrangements for the "Mystery Night" programme on August 29 were completed, and that arrangements for the further "Mystery" programme on Sept ber 26 were well in hand. The programme as completed for the "Mystery Night’ was submitted to members of the committee and was discussed in detail, and it was decided to confirm this programme subject to including a further twenty-five minutes’ gramophone selections in accordance with the company’s suggestion, in order that an opportunity might be given to test reproductions of the various records. The Broade: asting Company further advised that it was intended to advertise the "Mystery" programme and to publish posters throughout the City. Hach advertisement will contain a coupon which listeners will require to send in with their anssvers, cach coupon to be accompanied by the name and address of the entrant, together with the license number, The company wrote asking for suggestions as to the form that the prize for the winning competitor should take, and after some discussion it was decided to leave it to the sub-committee, consisting of the chairman (Mr. K. Atkinson), Messrs. ©. B. Plummer, 8. J. Hayden, and D. Wrathall. Mr. J. F. Montague brought forward 2 suggestion that artists should be requested to avoid the frequent performance of hackneyed items, and after some discussion it was finally decided to forward a recommendation to the company on the lines of Mr. Montague’s suggestion. Mr. F. McCallum suggested that the company might offer a prize for the best local effort in writing a play especially suitable for broadcasting purposes, and a recommendation to the company to this. effff ct. was decided upon by the ‘committee;' =: Mr. McCallum ‘further. the reading of short’ plays, together with accompanying comments. but the matter was deferred until further details could be obtained. A suggestion was also: made that the

Little Theatre Society might contribute one of their plays as a studio performance, and the matter was referred to Mr. McCallum to finalise with the station director at a later date. zUhe Broadcasting Company forwarded a letter received from a listener-in, suggesting that an amateur night might be held at the station as distinct from the regular engagements of professional artists. The matter was discussed at length, but it was felt that at the. moment no opportunity existed for the presentation of such programme, and it was decided to forward a recommendation to the company on the lines of the discussion. The committee decided to meet. again on September 14, 1928.