Items from 2YA

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 23, 21 December 1928, Page 14

Items from 2YA

HE Christmas programmes to be presented from 2YA will naturally be full of the atmosphere of the festive season. Many of the numbers will tell of Christmas and others will take listeners back to their old Home days. The programmes will not be without the lighter side and so will include humour and comedy. (CHRISTMAS HVH’S programme will include a novelty for orchestra and vocalists-‘*A Dream of Christmas," a trombone solo "Nazareth," and _ the "Fallelujah Chorus" to be played by the orchestra. The two Boiled Owls will again appear in several humorous and novelty numbers and Mr. Lad Haywood will make his re-appearance playing on the mandolin "Christmas Medley," "Where is Now the Merry Party" and "Home, Sweet, Home." Three artists new to 2YA will also appear. Mr. James Fardie, tenor, of Auckland, Miss Mona Carrick, one of Wellington’s leading contraltos, and Miss Dorothy Newman, soprano, whose singing as "The Gypsy Queen" was one of the features of the recent performance of "The Bohemian Girl" by the Orpheus Musical Society. Miss Hilda Chudley is already well known for her artistic singing, and she will. sing

among other songs "The Virgin’s Cradle Song." ° Following the above _ programme, the Orpheus Quartet wi sing a number of Christmas carols, and at midnight there will be a relay of the Midnight Mass from St. Gerard’s Redemptorist Church, Hawker Street. DETAILS of the programmes for Christmas Day will be found on page 14. WEDNESDAY, Boxing Night, will introduce the Peripatetic Pair, who will wander through the programme and also do two exceedingly funny sketches. These two comedians were corner men in the Minstrel Show which was relayed from the Town Hall on November 6. An old favourite will be : «rd on Boxing Night, Mr. R.° T. ("Rolly") Robertson, who has not performed in Wellington since 1912. Since that time he has been in vaudeville in America, where he scored 2 great success; afterwards he performed in France during. the Great War. His specialty is humorous songs at the piano. Other well-known artists who will appear on Wednesday evening, and whose numbers are sure to be appreciated, are Mr. BE. W. Robbins (tenor) and Mr. R. Hampton Bennett (baritone), who has had considerable stage experience abroad. he

a (THE Wellington City Salvation Army Band will provide the instrumental musie on Thursday evening. Assist.ing them will be Miss E. Rogers (soprano). The band items will include , several numbers with the spirit of Christmas, Mrs. Daisy Basham, of Ngatea, Hauraki Plains, will sing "O, Foolish Fay," from "Tolanthe," and "When Maiden Loves,’ from "The Yeoman of the Guard,’ and other numbers. Mr. Ray Kemp (baritone), and Miss Rita Arnold (contralto) will be heard in solos and duets, and Miss. Violet Wilson will supply elocutionary items. ON Friday, December 28, the orchestra will provide some very fine numbers, including "Fingal’s Cave," by Mendelssohn, In this number, one may hear the waves dashing on the rocks, and also the eerie effects that — are encountered in caves. An interesting item will be the "Slavonic Rhapsody," by Friedman, a clarinet solo, with orchestral accompaniment. The Philharmonic Trio, led by Mr. Hdwin Dennis, will give many fine vocal numbers, while Madame Eugenie Dennis will be heard in eloecutionary items. The popular Melodie Four are giving of their best on Saturday, December 29, including "Johnny Schmoker," by request. This combination is probably the best known male quartet.in the Dominion, and they include four very ‘fine: soloists. Mr. E, A. Sargent is repeating. by request, "A Fine, Old English Gentleman," and will also . give "Onder the Circumstances," by Mel. B. Spurr. On the instrumental side, will be heard a xlyophone ‘solo, an orchestral novelty, "In a Clock Store," and other light numbers.

‘AFTER the evening service from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, on Sunday, December 80, there will pe the usual studio concert, appearing } at which will be Miss Florence Stevens (soprano), and Mr. Chas. Williams (tenor), in duets and solos.