3YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 25, 4 January 1929, Page 14

3YA Notes

OR band night at 3YA on Monday an interesting group of artists will contribute a very interesting programme. The Municipal Band’s contributions will include "Punchinello," "Victory" (a waltz), "Sandon" (hymn), an operatic selection by Verdi, the overture "The Chureh Patade," with

"Cheerful Chimes" as the final march. One of the vocalists will be Miss Irene Seymour (soprano) singing the "Waltz Song" (from "Tom Jones"), "Love's a Merchant" and "Ye Banks and Braes." Mr. Ernest Lang, late of Brisbane, is a baritone whose singing is sure to please. His items will be "Lilies of Lorraine’ and "Wonder Will You Tell Me." Miss Marjorie Gilbert (contralto) will sing a song by Alfred Hill and two by Drummond. Miss Elaine Moody and Mr. Chas. Lawrence will be associated in providing entertainment with what they term "Counter Melodies." N Wednesday evening there will be an operatic programme (with some variations). The vocalists will be Miss Myra Edmonds, Mrs. Hleanor Muirson, Mr. Thorpe Cherry and Mr. Robert Allison. Miss Myra Hdmonds is a popular performer. On this occasion she will sing a selection from Puccini’s "La Tosca" and also Auber’s "Laughing Song." Mr. Robert Allison is an artist who produces the greatest effect in his renditions, as he will demonstrate in "The Star" and "Lolita." Mr. Thorpe Cherry will sing "Siciliana" (from "Cavalleria Rusticana’), and "Onaway Awake." HERE will be much interest in the appearance in radio of Mrs. Muirson, who has had considerable singing experience in England and in India. This evening she will: sing three songs, one of them being Offenbach’s "Night of Stars and Night of Love," from "Tales of Hoffman." Hoffman, a young poet, at the court of Giulietta, a famous beauty, at her palace on the Grand Canal, Venice, falls in love with Giulietta, through the evil influence of a magie ring. To secure the key to her boudoir Hoffman kills Giulietta’s patron, Schlemil, in a duel, only to find the faithless Giulietta departing in a gondola with the dwarf Pittichinaccio, as the strains of the well-known barcaTolle "Night of Love" are heard from the water. The instrumental items on Wednesday evening will be provided by Miss Lucy Fullwood (pianiste) and the Carter Sisters, with Miss Joan Carter as the violinist. The comedy element of the evening will be introduced by Mr. H. Instone. N Thursday evening there will be another operatic programme, the} items being taken from -he best known’ and most popular works-"Maritana," "Tl Trovatore," "Carmen," "Faust," ete. The vocalists will be Madame Gower Burns, Mrs. Ann Harper, Mr. Ernest Rogers and Mr. Robert Allison. Miss Charlotte Carter will play ‘cello solos and instrumental numbers will be provided by the Carter Trio. Mr. L. T. J. Ryan’s contributions to the programme will be elocutionary numbers. "THE CINGALED" will be the main feature of Friday’s programme. Excerpts from this very popular musieal play will be sung by the Radiolians, The instrumental items will be played by the Carter Sisters and Mr. George Titchener will cap the evening’s proe gramme with his humorous contribur

tions. One of these will be "How I Climbed the Pole," and the other will be "That Happy Land" (repeated by request). On Saturday evening there will be a two hours’ continuous vaudeville programme-no breaks. All manner of items will he introduced, making one long session of enjoyment. The perpetrators will be the Gipsy Troubadours Party.