2YB New Plymouth

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 41, 26 April 1929, Page 10

2YB New Plymouth

Official Opening on April 27 Good Initial Programme Arranged [THE official opening of the new broadcasting station in New Plymouth, 2YB, will take place on the evening of Saturday, April 27. The timetable mapped out by the North Taranaki Radio Society provides for broadcasts on three nights of the week--Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays. There will be a sporting relay on Saturday afternoong when opportunity offers, and an early session on Saturday evenings, when the sporting results of the day will be broadeast. An excellent programme has been arranged for the opening function, which will take place in the studio, in Messrs. H. Collier andi, Co.’s building. dy, HE Broadcasting Company will be represented by Mr. J. Bail, Editor-Announcer, who will officiate at the microphone. Mr. J. M. Bingham (Chief Engineer), and Mr. W. Huggins (Assistant Engineer), who assembled the plant in Christchurch and installed it at New Plymouth, will also be present. The official speeches, which will be limited to five minutes each, will be made during the evening. As will be seen from the programme, talent is coming from as far afield as Hawera. THE PROGRAMME Official Accompanist. ....cecceeee- Mr. Harold Morey. Announcer bee ee* cease eee Gee oo eres Mr. John Ball Station Director.......6. ceoceseeeee, Mr. Ed. Payne 8 p.m. 1. Overture-Selected, Hawera Savage Club’s Orchestra. 2. Soprano Solo-Mme. Veta Cornwall, "Romany Life," (Victor Albert). 8. Instrumental Duet-Messrs. L. Bosworth. and R. George. Selected. 4, Tenor, Solos-Mr. Chas. Blake, (a) "Roadways," (b) "Two Tramps" Lohr). 5. Male Quartet-The Melody Four, "Gone Are the Days" (Hall). 6. Humorous Recital-Mrs. Nelson Hill, "A Servant Girl" (Wish-Wynne). _ 7. Bass Solo-Mr. J. B. Macpherson, "The Garden of Allah" (Chas. Marshall). 8. Pianoforte Duet---Misses M. T. and E. Crawshaw, "Prelude" (Rachmaninoff). 9. Orchestral Selection--Hawera Savage Club’s Orchestra. 10. Violin Solos-Miss Evelyn Dowling, (a) "Hornpipe A. L. Tuglese" (Barrett), (b) "The Admiral’s Story" (Marsden). il. Contralto Solo-Mrs. Walter B. Shipton, "My Ships" (Augustus arrett). 12. (a) Humour-Mrs. W. Birch-Johnston, "Waiting for Something to ‘appen" (G. Ellis); (b) Whistling Solo-Mrs. Birch-Johnston, "Rosebuds" (L’Ardite). 13. Instrumental Trio--Misses V. Ross and M. Coleman, and Mr. J. Dobson, "Trio Op. 159 No. 2 in E Minor’ (Carl Reinecke). 14. Vocal Duet--Mr. and Mrs. Ashley Macdonald, "A Summer Night" (Thomas). 15. Tenor Solo-Mr.! Jack Quinn, "On With the Motley" (from "I Pagliacci," by Leoncavallo). | 16. Recital--Mrs. Frank Kircher, "Rosa Mia" (Longstaff). 17% Male Quartet-The Melody Four, (a) "The Quest" (Newman) ; (b) "Simple Simon" (Hall). : ; 18. Orchestral Selection-Hawera Savage Club’s Orchestra. God Save the King. Personnel of Orchestra: Conductor... .+..ceeeee eee eeee ceccccns seeeesee, Mr. F, H. Ollernshaw Pianist and Musical Director......... caeeeveesesess Mr, Jack Renwick Violins, *,~*v eCwr esate e eb bsteetoene . Professor J. Higham, Messrs, Dd. L. Overbye, D. W. Hostick, J. Malone and ©. Johnson. . Viola... cece vuccecevcecevesstecccesytteeeee MP, J. Malone, Senior. Clarionettes........ see.eeeseeee+Messrs. W. Snowsill, Keith Ward and J. Tosswill, Obo@. . ce evavaee wee ee ees eee ateene ceceet feeeeee es Mr, W. Barleyman Cornet... ..sece6 eereeeeve cece cece cceseg ee eebeeeetes se MIs Ri Swan Trombone...seseees eeerervee cece ccc veer seseeeesere e MI J. Crowder ’Cello..... re ee cee ee ee ee ee ceesccveceM% H. N. Lester Bass eeccece Peres es been eseenssvee ceceseyetestesesee MY G. Mossman BaSSOON-., ceeccecccecccvcsccceveccvedsssset?tuccees Mr A, Foden Drums...... TT eTTTTrrerreres occccess weveets.. Mr, H. L, Robinson Personnel of Male Quartet, "The Melody Four": Messrs. F. Hooker, W. Okey, B. Bellringer and A. Macdonald.