Notes from 2YA

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 11, 9 November 1928, Page 14

Notes from 2YA

re ee Miss Wileen Kimbell, a singer with a very pleasing soprano voice, which has previously delighted listen-ers-in to 2YA, is to appear again on Monday evening. Miss Kimbell broadcasts well. On this occasion her items will be "Morning Hymn" and MRachmaninoff’s ‘‘Lilacs." Another great radio favourite, Miss Nora Greene, contralto, will sing a bracket of two songs by the well-known English composer, Roger Quilter, and Elgar’s wellknown "Like to the Damask Rose," coupled with "Fortunes Quest," by Oliver. Mr. Claude Moss, baritone, who recently sang for 2YA, his contributions being solos from "Scipio" and "Faust," will appear again on Monday. On

this occasion he will be heard in the Italian version of Tosti’s "La Serenata,’ and "Ieramos’ (Harris), the words of the latter song being by Longfellow. He will also sing the wellknown Maori song "Haere Tonu," a composition by Mr. R. Horne, of Christchurch. Mr. Stewart Nelson, a popular tenor will sing on Monday evening, Handel’s "Where H’er You Walk" and Schubert’s "Who is Sylvia." The former song was a favourite of that popular Singer Paui Dufaut. , Very popular with radio audierices is Mr. Norman Aitken. He is the fortunate possessor of an excellent broadcasting voice, and he handles his themes in & most artistic way. His items on Monday evening will be "The Dream Speech" from the ,. well-known melodrama "The Silver King," a play made famous by the late Bland Holt; a serio-comie item " ’Ercules" and two further humorous numbers "The Colonei" and "My Hye Glass." A talented young pianist, Miss Nora Cotton, from the studio of Miss Valerie Corliss, will play a bracket of four numbers. ‘THE Two Boiled Owls will make a welcome re-appearance on Tuesday evening. Phoenix-like, they are arising fresh and vigorous from their ashes with new humour and novelties. One of their items will be a.sketch on how not to run a confectionery shop. The vocalists for Tuesday evening will be Miss Rita Arnold and Mr. Ray Kemp, who will give numbers, both solos and duets, from musical comedies, notably, ‘The Girl on the Film," "Floro-

dora" and "San Toy." The gramophone items, which will intersperge those given by the studio artists, will be Brunswick zecordings supplied by Messrs. Brice and Brice Limited. Election results will be broadcast on Wednesday evening. ON Thursday, November 15, the whole evening will be devoted to a relay of the performance of "The Bohemian Girl" by the Orpheus Musical Society, assisted by 2Y¥A Orchestra under the baton of Mr. Len Barnes. This opera was the biggest money-maker of the original Carl Rosa Opera Company. There is probably no other opera so well known, and its principal songs are often heard on the public platform, "When Other Lips," "The Heart Bow’d Down," "I Dreamt that I Dwelt in Marble Halls,’ "Love Smiles But to Deceive"’ are a few amongst many beautiful numbers in the opera. The opera was first produced at Drury Lane in 1848, and its reception was tremendous, and the season ran for three months. The performance is being given in the Concert Chamber, Wellington, and the proceeds are for "Iphigenia" (Miss‘ Kathleen O’Brien) the Entertainment: Queen for the forthcoming pageant for the Dominion Museum and National Art Gallery Fund. The soloists are Arline, Miss Gretta Stark; The Queen, Miss Dorothy Newman; Thaddeus, Mr. Oscar Dyer; Florestein, Mr. Will Hancock; The Count, Mr. James Cook; and Devilshoof, Mr. A. J. Baker. Of these, Miss Newman and Mr. Baker are new to listeners-in. The pianist is Miss Hazel Rowe, L.A.B., L.T.C.L.

PERATIC night at 2¥A, Friday; will this week be of great interest. An excellent programme will be presente? by the artists: Miss Veronica Mackénzie, Miss Agnes MeDavitt, Mr.: W. McLellan, Mr. Edgar Swain, Miss Eileen