3YA Features

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 12, 5 October 1928, Page 15

3YA Features

WV OOLsTON Band night again on Monday, when this talented combination, under Mr. R. J. Estall, will present: one of their very choice programmes, which will include several instrumental solos by bandsmen. A very strong vocal party will support the Woolston Band, the singers comprising two ladies and four men. A NEW male quartet will appear on Monday, the vocalists being Messrs. LL. Martin (first tenor), M. Blinkinsop (second tenor), I. Borthwick (baritone), and W. BF. Richards (bass). They will present a very diversified programme. The quartets will include "The Viking’s Song,’ "The Soldiers’ Chorus" (from "Faust"’), "Every Rustling Tree," and "Ye Banks and Braes." A duet will also be sung. ‘The lady vocalists will be Miss Nina Partridge. a soprano singer, who will make a reappearance at 3YA, and the always popular Mrs. D. W. Stallard, ANOTHER new contributor to Monday’s programme will be Mr. Harold Shaw, who will make his first ap-

pearance in radio, though he has appeared frequently in public. His numbers will include "Lonesome." a work by Mr. Farquhar Young, the wellknown Christchurch elocutionist, and ‘Wedding Day Speeches." WEDNESDAY'S concert will, 23 usual, be of the miscellaneous type. The Studio Orchestra, under the baton of Mr. Harold Beck, will be appearing, and the vocalists will be the members of the Dulecet Quartet and Miss Alice Chapman. There will also be some special records introduced, including a humorous one. i\' ISS ALICE CHAPMAN is a young singer with a very bright future. She is a pupil of Madame Audibert, and has lately been very successful in competitions at Christchurch and elsewhere, having won ten first prizes and six seconds, in singing and reciting. Iler items on Wednesday evening will be recitations to piano accompaniment.

ROM the works of Russian composers has been obtained the major portion of Thursday evening’s proeramme. Tschaikowski, Arensky, Rimsky-Korsakof are among the names which appear. Reinforced as it will be by numerous miscellaneous items, this programme will be a very enjoyable one. The vocalists will be the Madame Gower Burns Quartet, and the items to be presented will consist of solo and concerted pieces. During the evening recitations will be given by Mr. Hiram Dunford-"My Lady’s Leap" (a dramatic piece), and "The Stoush 0’ Day,’ from "The Sentimental Bloke." Some specially fine gramophone records will also be introduced. "Our Miss Gibbs,". one of the most brilliant of the Caryli-Monc-ton musical comedies, will be presented by the Radiolians on Friday evening. This play is full of exceptionally bright songs and choruses. A miscellaneous programme will support "Our Miss Gibbs." To this will be contributing Mi. W. C. Mills (eloeutionist), the Studio Trio, Mr. Jock Gillespie (banjo medleys), and some gramophone records. A CONSIDERABLE portion of Saturday evening’s vaudeville programme will be contributed by the Tu Tehuarewa to Wheke Maori entertainers, the majority of whom will appear for the first time for radio. Miss Hileen Grennell will be one of the party. This very gifted artist has previously sung for 83YA as a soloist. On this occasion her items will be two of Alfred Hill's songs, one of which will be

"Flome, Little Maori, Home." Miss Grennell will be the only lady soloist. Tenor songs will be sung by Mr. Hiwi Couch (who has previously sung for 3YA)-‘Waiata Maori" and "Ka-miate’-and baritone solos will be sung by Mr. Tono Barrett. There will be pianoforte solos by Mrs. Tainui. But the great feature of the evening will be the choruses to be sung by the party. These will comprise "Morehu," "Thipa," "The Old Folks at Home" (in Maori), "Matangi,’ and "Aroha Kia Koe"’ (an Wawaiian chorus), MR. SYDNEY COMFORT is appearing at 8YA on Saturday evening in two humorous pieces, one of them his own arrangement. John Henry and Blossom will be heard in two. other humorous dialogues. These are, of course, electrically reproduced records. Records will play a prominent part in Saturday's programme.