1YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 48, 14 June 1929, Page 14

1YA Notes

THE Pitt Street Methodist Church will be on the ir on Sunday evening. The Rev. L. B. Dalby will be the preacher, Following on the church | service there will be a relay from Whangarei. The concert to be given by the WhangaTei Band is to be broadcast. An excellent programme has been arranged by the band, which is a splendid combination, and the best of Whangarei’s vocal talent will contribute. On Tuesday evening Mr. Geo. Campbell will continue ‘his talks on "Motoring." .

{XCERPTS from many operasfrom light to grand-will be on the air on Tuesday evening from 1YA. These will include ‘"To-night’s the Night," "Rose Marie," "High Jinks," "Yeomen of the Guard" and "Tristan and Isolde." The vocalists will be Miss Alma McGruer, Miss Beryl Smith, ‘Mr. J. Simpson and Mr. D. Black, who will sing solos, duets and a quartet. "Fristan and Isolde" (final portion) will be presented by means of records, the story being described by Mr. Karl Atkinson.

Wednesday evening will be occupied with a three-act play, John Drinkwater’s "A Bird in Hand." This will be produced by the Auckland Little Theatre Society under the direction of Mr, Kenneth Brampton. The last radio performance by this Society was strikingly successful, and "A Bird in Hand" should be equally so.

"THE first of three fine quartets which will be sting by the Lyrte Four on Thursday evening will be "Grandfather’s Clock." The others will be "Night Winds Flow" and "Afton Water." Solo items will also be sung, these including "Jes Hold My Hand To-night" and "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind." ‘There will also be a duet, "Soldiers and Comrades," and humorous items will be given by Mr. A. McElwain. Asisting the Lyric male voices will be Mrs. A. BE. Schade (soprano) singing a Maori song, then "You in a Gondola" and "The Kerry Dance." ‘There will be selections by the Studio Orchestra and by Mr. A. Towsey (pianist).

Another play will be performed at 1VYA next week, this one being Bernard Shaw’s "Saint Joan" on Friday evening, the actors being the Auckland Comedy Players under the direction of Mr. J. F. Montague, who will also give elocutionary numbers,

A FURTHER interesting item on Friday evening will be a talk by Mr. A. B. Chappell, M.A., who will discourse for fifteen minutes on topical subjects. As Mr. Chappell is a leader writer on the "New Zealand Herald," he is au fait with all world happenings, and his new series of talks, which are to be weekly, will be very interesting to all listeners. "THE lady vocalists contributing to the musical programme on Friday evening will be Miss Sarah. Stacpoole (soprano), singing ‘Homing" and "Coming Thro’ the Rye," Mrs. L. Edwards (contralto), whose songs will be "In An Old-Fashioned Town" and "At Dawning." Mr. Frank Sutherland (bass-baritone) will also be singing, his numbers being "Along the Dusty Road" and "The King’s Minstrel." ‘There will be instrumental items by. the Studio. Trio and by Miss Molly Wright: (’celliste)..

On., Saturday. afternoon 1YA will broadeast the results of the Auckland Trotting Club meeting'at Alexandra Park, and a description of the Rugby football at Eden Park.

SEVERAL new artists will appear on Saturday. evening, contributing 10 the radio vaudeville. Duéts’ will he sung by Mr. T. Scott and Master Jack Cameron, and, solos, tenor and soprano, will be rezidered:. by ‘the same artists. Popular bass:.songs will be sung by Mr. E. Green, and Miss R. Speed will be heard in elocutionary numbers. There will be novelty items by the Bohemian Duo and ukulele solos by Mr. Harding. There will be selections by the Studio Orchestra,