2YA Items

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 24, 28 December 1928, Page 14

2YA Items

NEw Year’s Hve will be celebrated by some special music and other items at 2YA, The orchestra will: play

a nautical overture based on familiar airs, "Plymouth Hoe," a musical comedy selection, "Bing Boys," and three dances from "Tom Jones," by Sir Edward German. In addition, there is a flute solo, ‘Serenade’ (by Till), and Old Folks at Home," a cornet. solo. Mrs. B. Kennedy, a very fine contralto, who specialises in Scottish songs, wiil sing "Auld Lang Syne" and "Castles in the Air." Mr. Doug. Stark, the clever Scottish comedian,. will be heard in "Ohio" and "The Portobello Lass." Soprano solos will be sung by Miss Jeanette Briggs, and Mr. John Prouse will give a bracket of four numbers, including "Off to Philadelphia" and "Mary Morrison." Elocutionary numbers, "Ring Out, Wild Bells" (Tennyson), "Peter," and "Heaps of Lickin’s," will be given by Mrs. Theo Hills. At midnight a relay of the Watch Night service from St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church by the combined churehes will be heard. ON the evening of New Year’s Day a bright and happy programme will be heard. MDalton’s Dance Orchestra of ten instruments has been specially engaged, . with intervals for programme items. The orchestra will give plenty of the latest dance novelties until 11 pm. A group of entertainers, including Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russell, Miss Marjorie Buckeridge (soubrette, who toured Australia with the Humphrey Bishop company), and Mrs. K. A. Palmer (a leading soprano of Wellington), will give several numbers of a light nature. Mr. Arthur

Coe (tenor) and Miss Ellen Samson (a dainty mezzo-contralto) will sing popular ballads. Mr. Arthur Chalk, comedian, will give "House Hunting" and "QO Dear, What Can the Matter ‘Be,’ At ‘approximately 10.1 p.m. listeners are asked to join in singing "Love’s Old Sweet Song," which will be led by the artists and staff, "THE Artillery Band, under the baton of Captain T. Herd, will play some very fine items on Thursday, including; "The Golden Star," "Minola," "A Musical Bouquet," and "Donan Wellen." Bandsman W. Sneddon, one of the finest cornetists in the Dominion, will play "A Dream," composed by the conductor, and a horn trio, "Gleaming" (by Evans) should prove an interesting item. A medley number, introducing many hunting songs, will also be played under the title of "A Hunting Trip." } , _ Lhe Lyric Quartet will provide vocal and the elocutioniste is Miss Rose Carte. ON Friday evening, in addition to some very fine orchestral items, four outstanding vocalists will be heard: Miss Hileen Kimbell (soprano) will sing "The Pipes of Pan" (from "The Arcadians"), "O Mio Bambino

Caro" (by Puccini), and -"Madrigal"® (by Chaminade); Mrs. -T. Treacey (contralto) will sing "Vo ci Donne" and "Ave Maria," an adaption of the famous Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana,"’ by Mascagni; Mr. Oscar Dyer (tenor) has had several competition successes to his credit in Cornwall and Wellington, and his two engagements with the Orpheus Musical Society in "The Crusaders" and "The Bohemian Girl’ have added to his fine reputation as a vocalist. He will sing "Passing By," "Sincerity," "Eleanore," and, by request, "When Other Lips" (from "The Bohemian Girl’). The baritone is Mr, 8, E. Rodger, who has chosen "A Bachelor Gay" (from "Maid of the Mountains") and "Sunshine and Love" (from "The Gaiety Girl’). Mr. Barton Ginger will give two elocutionary items, "Mr. Grindle and Cleanliness" and "Como," ON Saturday the Melodie Four will be heard in "The Old Brigade," "Laughing," and "The Soldiers’ Chorus" (from "Faust’"), while solo items will be given by the members of this popular organisation. Mr. W. Hurcomb specialises in novelty imitations | of birds, animals, and musical instruments, and he is appearing twice on this programme. ‘THE evening service from the Trinity Methodist Church, ‘Wellington South, will be relayed on Sunday evening, and will be followed by a studio concert, in which will be heard Mrs, Phyllis Ramsey, an outstanding contralto, who has appeared for the Royal Wellington Choral Union in "The Messiah," and also Mr. James Osborne, @ popular tenor singer, R