2YA Notes

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

2YA Notes

HE service conducted in St. Thomas’s Anglican Church on Sunday evening will be broadcast by 2YA. The preacher will be the Rev. C. V. Rooke. Following on the church relay the concert to be given in His Majesty’s Theatre by the Wellington Municipal Band under Capt. T. Herd will be broadcast. ONDAY evening’s programme will be one of merit and of interest. The Studio Orchestra will open with the overture "Italians in Algiers" (by Rossini) and will also play during the evening Massenet’s "Scenes Pittoresques," "Rubinstein’s "Reve -Angelique," a piece entitled "Schubert’s Sketch Book" and Moszkowskl’s "Three Spanish

Dances." Mr. H. Temple White will give a brief recital on the organ of the Taranaki Street Methodist ‘Church. The pianoforte soloist for the evening will be Miss Patricia Clayton, who will play "Cuban Dances," by Cervantes. Miss Clayton was to have played some weeks ago, but untunately she had to eancel her engagement at the last moment, owing to her being indisposed.

HE vocalists for Monday. evening will be Miss Monica’ Malfroy (mezzo-soprano), Mrs. T. Treacey (contralto), Mr. Oliver Foote (tenor) and Mr. John Prouse (baritone). Mr. Norman Aitken, the popular elocutionist, will recite; an excerpt from "Julius Ceasar’-"Cassius instigating Brutus," and a humorous number: "The ’Bus Conductor."

ON Tuesday evening the usual. light "popular" programme will be given. The Studio Orchestra will play

the "Nell Gwynn" Overture, a selection from the "Ballet BHgyptien," "Two Light Syncopated Pieces," by Coates, and "The Dance of the Sun Feast" (by Waller). Mr. BE. W. Robbins will be heard in several tehor solos and Miss Dorothy Russell, a pleasing young soprano who is making her radio debut, will sing two popular numbers from "The Maid of the Mountains." Mr. L. W. Probert will play a xylophone solo, ‘Splittin’ Kindlin’s Wood," by Hacker, Mr. Jack Wilkinson will contribute to the humiontis portion of the programme and poptimr fox-trot songs will be rendered by Mr. Edward Silver.

HE Wellington Municipal Tramways Band will contribute the major portion of the programme on Thursday evening. Their items will include the popular overture "Pique Dame," an intermezzo, "The Wedding of the Rose," a humorous fantasy, "Three Blind Mice," Alford’s popular "Lightning Switch," and a _ selection from "The Mikado." The vocal portion of the programme will be contributed to by the Mellow Fellows Male Quartet and Miss Ivy Stanton (contralto). Two humorous sketches will be given by Madame Eugenie Dennis and partner. ne

N Friday evening the Etude Quartet will present vocal gems from grand opera, comic opera and musical comedy. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russell will have charge of the humorous portion of the programme and in their capable hands this section will be oue that will give satisfaction to all listeners. ‘The orchestral items will be the overture to Flotow’s opvra, "Martha," selections from "Samson and Delilah," "The Student Prince," and from Offenbach’s operas. The concluding item will be a selection from "The Mikado."

ATURDAY evening’s programme will be given by the 2YA Revue Company and the orchestra. Since their last appearance before the microphone the 2YA Revue Company have been augmented and this will enable the party to give listeners a varied and entertaining programme, The orchestral items will be "The High School Cadets’ f

Mareb," the "Dornroschin Waltz," and a musical comedy selection, "Queen High." The orchestra will also play ‘several dance novelties. The usual dance programme will conclude at 11 p.m.