1YA Features

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 42, 3 May 1929, Page 14

1YA Features

HB vocalists for Tuesday evening’s programme will include Miss Laura Walker, the well-known Auckjand: soprano, who will make a welcome reappearance at 1YA. Her items include "Nymphs and Fauns" and "Life and Death" (Taylor). Contralto solos will be sung by Miss Madge Clague, including "To Daisies" (Rog-ers-Quilter), while baritone solos will be sung by Mr. Frank Sutherland, ineluding "Il balen" from Verdi’s great opera "Il Trovatore,’ and the "Armourer’s Song" from "Robin Hood." My. George Barnes will also again appear before the microphone after a long absence, his items being "Recondita Armonia" from the opera "La Tosea" (Puccini) and "Serenata." Mr. J. F. Montague will contribute elocutionary and humorous jtems, including "Boarding House Geometry" and a monologue, "Swandalaya." On the instrumental side of the programme will appear the Studio Trio and the Majestic Theatre Orchestra. HE popular combination, the Auck.land Artillery Band, will again be heard on the air on Wednesday evening in a programme of classical and popular items. The band wil be assisted by Miss Lola Solomon, soprano; Mr, Clinton Williams, baritone; and Miss Phyllis Hazell, contralto; while Miss Audrey Perry, after a long absence, will be welcomed on the air again in elocutionary items. [THE major portion of Thursday’s programme will be given by "The Olympian Quartet," their items including a splendid variety of quartets and solos. Orchestral selections will be played by the Studio Orchestra, while Mr. Cyril Towsey will be heard in a bracket of pianoforte solos, "Andante" from G@ Minor Sonata (SchottSchiemann) and "Intermezzo" (Brahms). Popular vocal numbers to be sung by "The Snappy Three" include "My Stormy Weather Pal," = ene

-earas ee "That Funny. Melody," and "Chiquita." The studio concert will conclude at 11 p.m. with a programme of dance music,’

i i iti de ih i i lh fib Da ti i i i i Ri i i, Di aia HE "Lyric Quartette" will contribute to the classical programme on Friday evening. Their quartets include "On Wings of Song" (Mendelssohn), "he Volga Boat Song" (arr. Parks), and "Summer Lullaby." Outstanding on this programme should be the appearance. at 1YA of Miss Mary McCormick, who, after some years absence from New Zealand, has returned to Auckland, and will make her first appearance before the microphone. Miss Me-. Cormick’s items will include "The Unforeseen"’ (Scott), "Evening Prayer" from "Eli" (Costa), and the great Aria from Verdi’s great Opera "Aida," "Ritorna Vincitor." The Studio Trio will play "Three Miniatures" (Bridge) and the "Second Movement from Unfinished Symphony" (Schubert). Miss Mollie Wright will be heard in a ’cello solo, "Rustic Dance." ‘Continuing her recital, "Half-hours with the Great Composers," Mrs. Daisy Basham, in conjunction with Mr. William Gemmell, will present a talk on MacDowell. COMBINATION new to 1YA in the personnel of the "Radio Scamps" will, on Saturday evening, present a programme of humour and novelties, entitled "A Night of Fun and Frolic." This will be produced in the character of a concert party, and will include popular vocal choruses and solos interspersed with instrumental and humorous cross talk. -Of such a bright and breezy entertainment should therefore be looked forward to by all listeners. At the conclusion of this programme, dance music will be broadcast until 11 p.m. "THE Divine service to be broadcast on Sunday will be relayed from St. David’s Church, the Rey. Ivo Bertram being the preacher and Mr. HW, C. Craston being the organist. At the conclusion of the service a programme will be broadcast from the ‘station. The artists include Mrs. A. B. Schade, soprano; Mrs. L. Edwards, contralto, who will be making her first appearance at the station; and Sergeant W. H. Hallahan, bass.