Notes From 3YA

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 35, 15 March 1929, Page 14

Notes From 3YA

"THE religious service to be broadcast on Sunday evening will be that conducted in St. Mary’s (Church of England), Merivale. The preacher will be the Ven. Archdeacon P, B. Haggitt. Following this broadcast there will be in a studio concert when a programme of a sacred type will be broadeast The local vocalists will be Miss Renetta Rings, Miss Mary Taylor, Mr. W. Bradshaw, and Mr. KF. A. Millar. Thr items will include two fine duets. There will also be specially selected gramophone items. MONDAY evening’s programme at 8YA will feature Derry’s Military Band, under Mr. J. Scott. A programme of the usual varied type will be presented. The vocal artists for the evening will be Mis; Betty Hilliard, singing popular songs such as "Get Out and Get Under the Moon," "Fifty Million Frenchmen Can’t be Wrong," and "Dew, Dew, Dewy Day"; Mr. BH. A. Dowell, also a singer of favourte airs; and Mr. Robt. Samson. Mr. Samson’s fine baritone voice will be heard in "Nivana," "Tommy Lad," and "A Sergeant of the Line." Mr, L. T. J. Ryan, whose ablity as .. humorous entertainer is well known, will recite’ "My Wedding Anniversary" and the burlesque speech, "Bertram on Business,

FoR the. operatic programme on Wednesday evening, "Maritana" -has been chosen. All the principal solos, duets, and choruses of this very popuSlar opera will be sung. "Maritana," apart from its merits, has a great interest to New Zealanders from the fact that part of it. was composed in this country during a visit here by Vincent Wallace. He toured the greater part of the civilised world, giving concerts and meeting many interesting adventures. He was-an accomplished organist, and a violinist of notable powers. "Maritana," first given in London in 1845, held the stage for many years by virtue of its simple and melodious character throughout. The case for the studio presentation will be:Maritana .... Miss Lilian Hanham Lazarillo .... Miss Dulcie Mitchell ~Don Caesar ...... Mr. H. Blakeley f Don Jose .... Mr. J. Graham Young pa UPPORTING the vocalists in the presentation of "Maritana" -will be a number of misceHaneous items, comprising instrumental numbers by the Bohemian Quintet, a violin duet by Misses Florence Miller and Irene Morris, a pianoforte solo by Mr. Frederick Page, and recitations by Miss Winifred Smith. Talent of the highest order will . be heard on Thursday eveningMiss Hileen Grennell, Miss Merle Miller, Mr. Harold Presteott, Mr. Fred. Penfold, and Miss Madge Yates (elocutioniste), Miss Dorothy Davies (pianiste), Miss Lrene Morris (violiniste), and the Studio Trio. ON Friday evening all the best of the vocal score of "Katinka," Rudolf Friml’s musical play, will be sung by the Radiolians. This operetta, first saw footlights in 1915, since when it has had a very successful career. The instrumental music for the evening will be provided by Mr. Harold Beck, the Studio Trio, and the Bailey-Marsden Dance Orchestra. The session will continue till 11 p.m. ON Saturday evening, there will be another old-time concert, a twohours’ vaudeville comprising music hall songs, which were the rage with an older generation. There will be much humorous dialogue introduced. The performers will be the same "Revellers" who.contributed a similar type of programme some weeks ago, which evoked great praise from listeners. It was an entertainment which appegied to all, both the older and the generations.