Station 4YA

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

Station 4YA

oe First Monday Concert (COMMENCING on Monday, May 6, a. new time-table will be in force at 4YA. In future, the only silent day during the week will be Thursday, and the station will be on the air daily, «ufternoon and evening, just as the other stations are, There will also be a daily children’s session, organised by Big Brother Bill. To inaugurate the new era, a firstclass programme has been arranged for Monday evening. At 7.30 p.m., Dr. Mérrington will give a talk on "Aspects of the League of Nations." The artists engaged for the evening are: Miss Mary Pratt, Miss Roma Buss, Mr. L. E, Dalley, and Mr, F, M. Tuohy, who will sing solos and duets from the best-known operas. The instrumentalists will be the 4YA Broadcasting Trio, Mrs. E. Drake (pianiste), Bandsman Nelson (instrumental-bari-tone), Mr. T. J. Kirk-Burnand (cornet), and the Kaikorai Brass Quintet, There will be two sketches by Miss Anita Winkel and Major F. H. Lampen, one of the sketches being "A Mar-+ riage Has Been Arranged." ON Tuesday evening, at 7.80, Mr. Lloyd Ross, M.A., of the W.H.A,, will continue his talks on "Drama." Tuesday evening’s concert will be given by the St. Kilda Band, with the assistance of 4YA vocal artists. These artists will include Mr. Cecil Hawes, baritone. who will sing "King’s Man," "On the Road to Mandalay," and "Duna." Mr. R. A. Mitchell, tenor, will sing "Be Thon Faithful Unto Death," "When My Ships Come Sailing ‘Home," and Schubert’s "Cradle Song." Miss Tui Northey, elocutioniste, will give "An Incident," "Pierrot," and " Lesson with a Fan." ,

(CONSPICUOUS on Wednesday evening’s programme stands a debate, "That Parsons are of More Value to the Community than Lawyers." The. respective sides will be taken by Pas-. tor W. D. More and Mr. F. B. Adams. EDNESDAY’S programme will be the popular type. Music of a light nature will be played by the Waverley Orchestra. There will be Scottish humour from Mr. J. A. Paterson. Mr. John Davidson will sing baritone songs, "T Hear a Thrush at Eve, "Come to. the Fair," and "The Bonnie Lass of Ballochmyle." "THE vocal numbers on Friday eyen-" ing, which will be sung by the 4YA Harmonists, will include the fam:: ous "Soldiers’ Chorus" and "So We'll Go No More A’roving," two concertei* numbers. Soprano solos by Miss Maé Matheson will comprise "Had You but Known" and Homer’s "Requiem." Miss Mollie Andrews will sing "Love Triumphant" and "The Spinning Wheel." Mr. F. M. Tuohy will sing "Do Not Go, My Love," "Star of Eve," and "Till I Awake." Rachmaninoff’s "Prelude" and Godard’s "Second Waltz" will be played by the Broadcasting Trio. There will also be violin, ’cello, and piano solos. A further instalment of the grand opera "Rigoletto" will be presented on Friday evening. On Saturday evening 4YA will rebroadcast 3YA’s "Old Time Concert."