Notes from 3YA

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 20, 30 November 1928, Page 15

Notes from 3YA

DERRY’S Military Band, under the paton of Mr, J, Seott, will provide a: varied programme on Monday evening. The items will include marches, a foxtrot, an -Afro-Celtic in S entitled "Cleopatra TFinnegan," a selection from ‘No, No Nanette," a valse, a humoresque, "The ‘Trish Wedding," and the intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana," altogether 4 very engaging programme. Other instrumental items for the evening will be provided by the Studio Trio, THE, ‘yocalists for Monday. evening will be Mrs. Frank O’Brien, Miss Margaret Lorimer, Mr. John Jacobs, and Mr. Charles Lawrence. They will contribute very popular items, Mr. Lawrence being, of course, an entertainment in himself. [HE first half of Wednestlay evening’s entertainment will consist of a telay of the Christchurch Orchestral Society’s concert in the Municipal Coneert Hall. This concert is usually one of the musical events of the year in Christchurch, and will be no exception on this occasion, From 9 o’clock on there witil be a studio entertainment of a miscellaneous type. HE Rev. B. Dudley (F.R.A.8.) will appear in the dual role of astronomical lecturer ‘and entertainer on ‘Wednesday’ evening. "The Milky Way," en mysterious and indefinable band ‘tars and nebulae which spans the ‘ight sky. will be the subject of ; Dudley’s address. His other item be the recounting of a personal experience. He calls it "I get splashed and. go to the Mercer’s." INGING from the studio on Wednesday evening will be Miss Nellie Lowe and.Miss. Hilda Hutt, Mr. T. G. Rogers, and Mr. A. G. Thompson.. The

songs chosen are all well known and popular, QPERATIC numbers on Thursday evening’s programme are taken from "Madame Butterfly," "Master Singers of Nuremberg," "Il Trovatore,’ and "Maritana." The -vocalists will be Miss Renetta Rings, Miss Anita Graham, Mr. W. Bradshaw, and Mr. Fred A. Miller. Among the miscellaneous songs will be Tosti’s "Beauty’s Eyes," Schubert’s "The Wild Rose" and "Rolling Down to Rio," HOPIN’S "Scherzo in C Minor" will be played by Miss Dorothy 1 Davies. ‘a brilliant pianiste. ON Friday, 3YA will rebroadcast 2YA, the occasion being the relay from Wanganui of a concert to be given by the Queen Alexandra’s Own Regimental Band. It will be a brilliant entertainment, additional interest being added by the fact that the relay, 125 miles, is the longest yet attempted by the Broadcasting Company. (THERE will be another vaudeville entertainment on Saturday evening. Bright songs at the piano will be sung by the Joyous Duo. The tenor songs by Mr. Arthur T, Couch will include "Lolita" and "Mignonette.’ Two of Mr, Robert Samson’s baritone songs will be "The Blind Ploughman" and the amusing "Young Tom o’ Devon." Songs at the piano will comprise Mr. Franklyn Brown’s items. Humorous Scottish songs wil] be sung by Mr. Bracey Wilson. Varied' selections will be played by the Studio Orchestra.