3YA Features

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 42, 3 May 1929, Page 15

3YA Features

. ATHLETIC Reminiscences" will be the subject of a talk by Mr. Charles Buckett. physical culturist, at 8Y¥A on Monday evening at 7.30. Mr. Buckett has had a wide experience, and will provide an entertaining quarter of a hour. Another interesting talk will be given on Monday evening at 9 o'clock, the speaker being Mr. D. EB. Parton, telegraph engineer. He will give the fifth of his series of lecturettes on "Pree Trimming."

SPLENDID vocal programme will support the Woolston Band on Monday evening. The band will present one of its best programmes, including items by Alford, Ketelby, Allatto, Suppe. Wagner, Mendelssohn and Thornton. ‘The vocalists for the evening will be Miss Linda Mills (soprano), Miss Rose Horrell (mezzo- soprano und Mr. Robert Robson. (QPENING the programme on Wednesday evening will be the continuation of the opera "Rigoletto," presented by means of gramophone records to the accompaniment of the plot described by Mr. W. H. Dixon, professor of singing. Then will follow Miss Hdith Warrhy’s pianoforte and vocal recital, her second appearance at 3YA. Associated with her on what will be an excellent programme will be Mr. Harold Prescott and the Studio Orchestra. At 7.30 on Thursday afternoon, Mr. W. H. Dixon, professor of singing. will give a talk on "Muscial Competitions, and Their Value to Students, Teachers and the Nation." Another very interesting talk on Thursday evening will be by Dr. J. Hight, Rector of Canterbury College. and he will speak on "Radio Broadcasting ; its Value as an Educational Medium." HE concert programme on Thursday evening will be mainly a song cycle, "The Pagoda of Flowers" (by Amy Woodforde-Finden) to be sung by Miss Frances Hamerton’s Melodious Four, with instrumental accompaniment by the Studio Trio, There: will be an excellent supporting programme of miscellaneous items. There will he two pianoforte solos by Miss Merle Miller. The Melodious Four will sing

Schumann’s "Folk Song." "Who is Sylvia" will be sung by Mr. Russell Sumner and Mr. IT. D. Williams will sing, "Rage, Thou Angry Storm." A talk of interest to lovers of pets will be given on Friday evening at 7.30. Mr. J. Gobbej, speaking under the auspices of the Christchurch Poultry, Pigeon, Canary and Cat Club, will deal with "The Preparation of Birds for Show." THE programme on Friday evening will be a very popular one, comprising as it will many old favourite songs. The vocalists will be the members of the Valencia Quartet, Miss Renetta Rings, Miss Mary Taylor, Mr. W. Bradshaw, and Mr. E. J. Johnson. Among the solos will be "Ever of Thee Vm Fondly Dreaming," "Killarney," "Mountain Lovers," "O Lovely Night," and "When the Sergeant Major’s on Parade." Duets will be "Hxcelsior"’ and "The Last Rose-of Summer," There will be two quartets. Humorous items will be given by Mr. George Titchener. There will be ‘cello solos by Mr. Harold Beck and selections by the Studio Trio. Saturday’s programme will be an entertainment ‘reminiscent of sixty years ago. Whenever an old-time programme has been presented at 8YA it has been of a particularly enjoyable nature, and this one, by the Revellers’ Concert Party, will be equally good.