1YA Features

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 37, 28 March 1929, Page 14

1YA Features

ON Tuesday evening Madame Irene Ainsley’s operatic party will present excerpts from "Chu Chin Chow" (Norton). This musical comedy was to be broadcast from 1YA last month, but owing to Madame Ainsley’s absence from Auckland the presentation was postponed. The production on Tuesday evening of this popular work will be eagerly looked forward to. Instrumental items will be played by the "Auckland Trio," including a selection from "Veronique," by Messager. Mr. Erie Waters, pianist. will contribute a novelty item of his own composition entitled "Tear the Door Down." Mr. A. B. Chappell will continue his talks on "The Maori," and will speak on "His Woodcraft." Orchestral music will be broadcast from the Majestic Theatre, where the orchestra is under the baton of Mr. J. Whiteford Waugh. N Wednesday evening, Miss Hdith Harry, the Welsh singer, pianiste, and composer, will give her second d2lighttal song and pianoforte recital at AY .

IN Wednesday evening also, Mr. Arthur E. Wilson will continue his popular organ recitals, his items including "Traumerei" (Schumann), "Minuet in D"’ (Mozart), and "The Lost Chord" (Sullivan). He will have the assistance of Mrs. A. BE. Wilson, who will make her first appearance at 1YA, her mezzo-soprano solos including "The King of Love’ (Gounod), and "The Brook" (Delores). Other vocalists on the programme will be Miss Lola Solomon (soprano), Myr. Hartley Warburton (baritone), and Mr. Sam Duncan, the popular 2YA tenor. Maori melodies will be featured by those old favourites, "The Bohemian Duo," including "Hine e Hine," "Titi Torea," and "Te Arawa." UTSTANDING on Thursday evening’s programme will be the presentation of vocal excerpts from the musical comedy "Going Up" (Hirsch), performed by the well-known "Clarion Quartet." The items include most of the principal solos, duets, and quartets, and will be appreciated by all listeners. That popular combination, the Auckland Comedy Players, directed by Mr. J. F. Montague, will present two one-act comedies, "Old Cronies" and "Dyspeptics." Orchestral items to be played by the Studio Orchestra include the "Raymond" overture, three dances from "Tom Jones," and selectiens from the "Dollar Princess." The pregramme will conclude with a broadcast of dance music rutil 11 y.m. THU main vocalists on Friday’s programme will be the Lyric Quartet in a variety of classical solos, duets, and quartets. This evening will mark the third of the series of "Half-hours with Great Composers." Mrs. Daisy Basham, in conjunction with Mr. William Gemmell, will perform this lecture recital, the subject for the evening being "Dr. Arne." On the instrumental side of the programme will. be selections

by the Auckland Trio, while Mr. Sam Bretnall, after a long absence from 1YA, will make a welcome reappearance with pianoforte solos, "Prelude from the Holberg Suite" (Greig), and "From the Depths" (McDougall. Mr. Alan McElwain will provide the humour for the evening. SPLENDID variety programme has been arranged for Saturday evening, the artists including the everpopular "Snappy Three,’ Mr. Dan Flood, the well-known Auckland entertainer, and Mr. I. T. Nash, in selections on the musical saw. The items by the Studio Orchestra will include "Carmen Ballet Music" (Bizet), "Zampa Overture,’ and "Maid of the Hast Selections.’ The concluding portion of the programme will be devoted to dance music until 11 p.m.