Notes From 4YA

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

Notes From 4YA

x N Sunday evening, March 17, the evening service to: be conducted by the Rev. W. Walker from the Central Mission, will be in the nature of the Harvest Thanksgiving. This will be the last-time Mr. Walker will be heard over the air at 4YA, as he is leaving for Auckland. After the service on Sunday evening there will be a. relay of the concert given by tae St. Kilda Band, New Zealand’s champion: band. Monday is usually a silent day » at 4VYA; but as Dunedin’s celebration of the festival of St. Patrick is. being observed on March 18, the station will provide a special treat: .

with a completely Irish concert. The broadcast will commence at 7.30 p.m. with selections of melodies of the Emerald Isle. At 7.40 an address will be delivered by Mr. J. P. Ward, appropriate te the "Day we celebrate." Mr. Ward last year dealt very interestingly with the development of "Irish Music," and listeners are looking forward to his contribution this year. ON Tuesday, March 19, Mr. Ad. R. Thompson (tenor), who has been often heard from 8YA, will make his first appearance at this station. Mr. Thompson has been singing for many years on stage and platform throughout Australia and New Zealand, and he will make a very acceptable addition to the artists at 4YA. He will sing two songs by Blumenthal, "My Queen" and "Evening Rose." SONG to be sung by Miss Stuart Mitchell on Tuesday evening will be Delilah’s wonderful number from "Samson and Delilah," "Softly Awakes My Heart." At the command of the High Priest of Dagon, Delilah, of the Philistines, attempts with all her woman’s wiles to obtain from Samson tiie secret of his strength. It is in this song that she pours out her heart to Samson, and he is unable to withstand her pleading, and is therefore led into the hands of the Philistines. ‘SINGER new to 4YA is Miss Eva Scott, who for some time has been a leading soprano in Dunedin, and will be heard in the famous waltz song from "Romeo and Juliet." The character in the opera is a child of fourteen, who is at her first ball, and expresses her childish delight at all the glamour and gaiety of the carnival, but with this is mingled a fear of what is before her after the glamour has gone. Mr. Cail Moller, the clever elocutionist, will make a welcome reappearance before the microphone. HE St. Kilda Municipal Band will give another of their delightful programmes on Tuesday evening. ‘"Flora’s Holiday," a song cycle by H. Lane Wilson, will be given by "The Serenaders" on Wednesday, Mareh 20. This is an adaptation and arrangement of old English melodies, and contains many gems of melody and har- . mony. . .

The eateh, "The Pedlar," is a particularly clever mumber. On this programme . will be given sketches by Miss Anita Winkel and Major Lampen, and the programme will finish with a dance session till Ji pam. LL the artists appearing on Friday evening, March 22, are well-known performers in Dunedin. Miss Irene Horniblow, L.R.A.M., will give three songs including "Whither," by Schubert, and "Think on Me," by Cyril Scott. Mr. R. A. Mitchell, tenor, and Mr. Arthur Lungley will render vocal numbers. The members of the 4YA Broadeasting Trio, Miss Eva Judd (violinist), Mrs. Ernest Drake (pianist), and Mr. P. J. Palmer (’cellist), will again be heard in solos and concerted items. Me. LESTER MOLLER, elocutionist, and Mr. Buster Brown, Scottish comedian, will supply the humour on Saturday, March 23, while Miss Betty Roberts will supply light vocal numbers and Mr. Neil Black will sing bass songs. Fror Saturday night a delightful programme of popular hits will be interspersed with two clever comedy sketches by Miss Sheila Neilson and Mr. J. B. McConnell. |. Miss Mona Melville will make a welcome reappearance, and included in her contributions will be the popular musical comedy hit. "The Girl Friend." Mr. E. G. Bond (bass) has elected, amongst other fayourites, to sing about "Tather O’F lynn" and his "way wid him." A special dance programme will complete the evening’s entertainment,

A welcome innovation Wil com mence at 4YA during the dance programme. At 10.30 p.m. an interval is scheduled for the announcement of the day’s sporting results.