2YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 16, 2 November 1928, Page 14

2YA Notes

A BRIGHT and varied programme has been scheduled for Monday evening. There will, of course, be a wealth of instrumental melody, and this will be supplemented by 4 strong voice programme. Mr. Jobn Prouse, the veteran baritone, whose cultured voice seems impervious to the march of time, will be heard in some delightful old English folk songs. Miss Monics Mal. froy, 8 very charming lyric soprano, has selected some dainty’ numbers. Miss Kivelyn Robinson. whe has been heard before from 2YA and recently from 1YA, is one ef Wellingtcn’'s rising contraltos, and on this occasion her four numbers will include three cf Mallinson’s well-known songs. Mr. Hrie Rishworth, tenor, who possesses a voice

of exceptionally pleasing quality, will again demonstrate his ability as an artistic singer of classical songs. At the piano, Miss Alice Duff, a talented executant, will play two of Chopin’s compositions, while on the elocutionary side, Mrs. Kathleen Shaw will entertain with specially selected numbers. At 7.40, Mr. H. C, South will deliver another of his entertaining and informative talks on "Books, Grave and Gay." N Tuesday evening Mr. Doug. Stark, the clever Scottish humorist, will present two of Sir Harry Lauder’s most popular numbers and an original sketch. Miss Myra Sawyer, soprano, will sing the popular "Vainka’s" song, © and a beautiful little composition, "An Indian Squaw’s Song." Mr. William Boardman’s numbers will comprise the "Bedouin’s Love

Song," an old favourite, and Haydn Wood’s "Sea Road." The wellknown duet, "Still as the Night," and a "Nocturne" will be sung by Miss Sawyer and Mr. Boardman. Anterpolated with studio items will be some of the latest Columbia gramophone releases supplied by Messrs. Bannatyne and Hunter. [THE instrumental musie for Thursday evening will be provided by the Wellington Municipal Tramways Band. On this occasion the band will present a programme of classical and popular items, Amongst the former will be the celebrated "Ruy Blas" overture, the minuet from Haydn’s "London Symphony," and a symphonic poem, "Cariolanus," while the popular items will include the marches "Ravenswood" (by Rimmer) and "Vale of Avon" (by Vernon), the — selection, "Beauty of Bath" and a morceau "Rustic Revels." The popular waltz, "My Treasure,’ which has recently been recorded by a well-known company, -will also be a feature of a programme. Miss Maude Tarrant, a well-known

local teacher of elocution will eyitertain with some dramatic and humorous items. The combination of artists known to the 2YA audiences as the "Mellow Fellows" will appear in a budget of new melodies and stories. Those charming new numbers, "Together" and "Mary Ann," will be in the hands of the Tenor Fellow, with vocal accompaniment by the other Fellows, and will be an exceedingly "singable"’ item. "That' Old Bush Shanty of Mine" and the "Song of the. Clock’ will be favourite numbers, and a monologue, "Thinking," will. provide, along with fresh stories, a good programme. The other concerted numbers will be "Since You Whisper’d ‘I Love You" and "My Blue Ridge Mountain Home." HE Philharmonic Trio and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russell will be the vocalists on Friday evening. The Trio are established favourites with listeners, while Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russell, who specialise on the lighter side of vocal entertainment, are hosts in themselves. Their appearance before the microphone on Friday evening will be awaited with the keenest interest by listeners throughout the Dominion, in eager anticipation of what will assuredly prove a delightful entertainment. ‘Mrs. Ellison Porter’s brilliant so- prano voice is particularly good in pright songs. She is singing "Dancing Days" (Dickson), a new number, and — later "Vale" (Russell), in duets witl Miss Madge Freeman, in "Sing, Joyous ird," with Mr. Phillips, and with Mr. Edwin Dennis in what is probably one of .the greatest of operatic duets, "What then, Santuzza," from "Oavallerie Rusticana." Miss Madge Freeman’s rich: quality voice is admirably suited to "Ships that Pass in the Night" and that very fine sea song, "Glory of the Sea." Mr. Edwin Dennis is singing "Au pays" in French. Mr. Dennis has made this song peculiarly his own since the days of Paul Dufault. It is a wonderfui item, descriptive and thrilling. There will be a later bracket of songs, "Sing, Break into Song" and "I Did not Know." At 7.40 p.m. there will be a lecturette by Mr. N. R. Jacobsen, who is to speak on "How We Learn." ‘ST IGGERS’ NIGHT"-That is. all that need be said concerning the bill of fare for Saturday evening. Be sure to listen in to the Diggers. ,

ON Sunday at 3 p.m. there will be a relay broadcast from the Town Hall of the addresses delivered at the Armistice Day Committee’s public meeting. The children’s Sunday evening song service at 6 o’clock will be followed by a relay of the evening service at St. John’s Presbyterian Chueh, the préacher being Rev. J. R. Blanchard, B.A. At 8.15 approximately

the Sunday evening studio concert will commence featuring the Wellington Ladies’ Trio.