2YA Items

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 43, 10 May 1929, Page 14

2YA Items

"THE service conducted by the Rev. J. R. Blanchard in St. John’s Presbyterian Church will be broadcast on Sunday ‘evening. . Afterwards will follow the relay of the concert by the Port Nicholson Silver Band in the Grand Opera House. ON Monday evening Mr. A. J. Nicholls will continue his interesting lectures on "Gardening." Miss Nora Greene, who will be singing, will present as her items "An-Old Garden," "The Woodland Tailor,’ Brahms’ "Sapphic Ode" and "The Forge" ; with Mr. Roy Hill ‘she will be, heard in Tosti’s favourite "Venetian Song." The soprano vocalist for the evening will be Mrs. W. Fraser Morrish, who will sing "If My Songs Were Only Winged" and Liszt’s. "The Loreley." Mr. Roy Hill’s solos will be "Afton Water" and "An Hriskay Love Lilt," one of the Hebridean folk songs; with a ’cello obbligato played by Miss Lilla

Hill he will sing "Had You But Known." ‘The three songs chosen by Mr. S. BE. Rodger, popular baritone, will be "The Last Watch," "The Link Divine" and "Mate o’ Miné." Also ca Monday evening’s programme there will be a short orga recital by Mr. H. Temple White, who will present two eo'ng and will be associated with Mr. Harold Oakes (trombone) in "Softly Awakes M: Heart." A dramatic and humorous recitation will be given by \"r, Norman Aitken, whose items will be "The Face on the Bar Room Floor" and the humorous number "The Taxi r’s Story." WELLINGTON’S popular tenor, air G. Austin Blackie, will, in/ response to a request, repeat "Mary" on Tuesday evening. The other solo items will be "Joy and Pleasure" and "Love, I Have Won Thee." The well-known singer of popular songs, Mrs. Mabel Jackson, will be heard in three items and humorous numbers will be recited: by Mr. Henry Desmond, namely, "Joe’s Bassoon" and "Without Preju- " » he orchestral portion of the -!

programme on Tuesday evening will include "Pique Dame," "Old Favour- * ites* and "Three Dances from Tom \ Jones." There will be dance music at 9.30 till 11. . ON Thursday evening the Wellington City Silver Band, under the conductor, Mr. H. Baker, will provide the instrumental portion of the programme, the items selected being of a wide and popular range. The old favourites, The Mellow Fellows, will be the vocal"ists, assisted by Mrs. E. Ransom Myers (mezzo-soprano). Mr. T. J. O’Connor -will be heard in three original numbers, the humorous "A Railway Mixup" and also "The Lie" and "The Truth.’ He will also recite the wellkniown "How We Saved the Barge," A lecturette on "Dancing’ will be given by Miss Margaret O’Connor. ‘OR Friday evening Mr. D, McKenzie _ will give another of his series of talks on "The Laws of Rugby." Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russell, the wellknown entertainers at 2YA, will add considerably to the enjoyment of Friday evening’s programme of: light opera. Solos from "Madame Butterfly," "The Lady of the Rose," "The Masked Ball," "I Pagliacci," "The » Quaker Girl," "High Jinks" and "Lilac Time" will be sung by Miss Hileen North (soprano), Mrs. Mary Porteous (contralto), Mr. Charles Edwards (tenor), and Mr. Erie Harrison (baritone). Mr. Edwards will also be heard in. Speaks’. popular setting of "On the Road to Mandalay." The orchestral selections for Friday evening will be chosen from some of the most popular operas, ‘The Bohemian ‘ Girl" and "The Beggars’ Opera." Other selections will comprise "Master Melodies from Famous Light Operas." On Saturday evening "The Strollers" will entertain with a variety programme. They have previously appeared at 2YA and are a very talented and popular combination. The items will be all of a light nature. admirably suited for a Saturday night entertainment.