Auckland Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 21, 7 December 1928, Page 4

Auckland Notes

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N rendering special service to the community 1YA was again to the fore this week. Presbyterians throughout the Dominion were interested in the deliberations of their General Asseinbly, which this year met in Auckland, and it was a happy thought which led to the abandonment of the usual silent night on Monday, and the relaying of the special service in connection with home and foreign missions which the Assembly had arranged in the Town Hall. By this means the whole of New Zealand was able to hear. several fine addresses, and-a splendid rendering of the anthem, "Send Out Thy Light," by the combined choirs of several local churches. "Te Oloches de Corneville" selectious, as presented by Madame Ainsley’s party on Tuesday night, must have brought back pleasant memories of olden day light operas and past favourites to the many who enjoyed the tuneful melodies from the ever popular opening to the finale.

T is a recognised impossibility to satisfy the whole of an adult radio. audience with any programme, or even with any series of programmes, and one is bound to hear a grumble of discontent from some person whose own individual tastes are not, in his opinion, sufficiently catered for. Such is not the case, however, among juvenile listeners, for in connection with the usual children’s hours, one hears nothing but the most favourable comment. "Cinderella" and her keen assistants seem to have the peculiar charm of. maintaining undiminished interest over the air, and arousing in their young listeners that same spirit. of enthusiasm which they themselves radiate, The children’s hours at 1YA are undoubtedly bright spots. [THe St. Andrew’s quartet evenings are always enjoyable, and last Thursday’s was quite up to the high standard of the. talent body of vocalists who are the backbone of the musical services in our oldest Presbyterian Chureh On the same evening listeners were: also glad to welcome back to the microphone Mr. Drayton Venables, who, in the days

of the old 1YA, and during the first year of the present station, was often heard in popular baritone numbers pMr. Venables. who is now teaching i Whangarei, was the first programme organiser and director of our present station, HE Auckland Comedy Players scored the greatest success of their radio careers on Wednesday, Yprnen they presented Wilde’s "The Laportance of Being Marnest." a delightful comedy eninently suited, by the nature of its dialogue. for broadcast presentar tion. The occasion was a_ triumph for Mr. Moutague and his associates, The comedy went with a sparkle for fully two and a quarter hours, and left listeners thoroughly satisfied with a refreshing evening’s -entertainment. All of the characters were well sustain-

ed, and despite the absence or that applause which means so much to the actor, seemed keyed up to the- fullest interpretation of every line of a piece in which witty sallies came hot-foot in succession. Further comedies such as this will be eagerly awaited. DISTANT reception has been very poor here of late, but Tuesdiy last was an exception. Seldom in the depths of winter has 2YA come. in with better volume and clarity than it did quite early on that night. (THERE has been much newspaper copy made of a nebulous sugsestion that another high-power broadeasting station muy be established. in Auckland. One is inclined to parody the late Mr.. Asquith’s famous. "Wait and seé," by offering the suggestion, "Wait and hear," with an indication that the waiting may: be long, and the hearing not all that the preliminary _ puffing has been. — : #