2YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 9, 13 September 1929, Page 14

2YA Features

UNDAY’S church service will be relayed from the Vivian Street Church, the preacher being Pastor W. B. Carpenter, following which at 8.15 — the Port Nicholson Silver Band recital will be relayed from the Grand Opera House. R A. BE. WILSON, of the Tourist | Department, will lecture at 7.40 p.m. on Monday, taking as his subject, "Tourist and Holiday Resorts." The evening programme will include concerted and solo vocal items by the Htude Quartet, a concerted number being "The Huntsmen’s Chorus," from "Der Freischutz,’ and duets will be rendered by Mrs. Ray Kemp and Mr., Will Hancock. Instrumental selections by the orchestra will include the "Adagio Movement" from Beethoven’s "Moonlight Sonata," and numbers 2 and 7 of Brahms’s "Hungarian Dances." Mr. Cedric Gardiner will recite Paterson’s "Rio Grande" and a humorous selection entitled "‘Petér." A REPRESENTATIVE of the Agri- ° cultural Department will continue a series of lecturettes at 7.40 p.m. on Tuesday, "Hor the Man on the Land." Popular selections typify the evening programme, which will be contributed... to by Messrs. Hdward Silver and, }' Claude Hoare in the latest popula’ songs and jazz piano numbers. Orchestral items will include a selection of Haydn Wood’s songs, and Messrs.

omen {Brown and Langtry will render as a ‘flute and clarionet duet, "The Mad \Scene" from "Lucia di Lammermoor." Mr. Val Jones (baritone) is to sing popular ballads by Herman Lohr, and humorous elocutionary numbers will be given by Mr. Bert Thompson, who will also sing a selection from "The Show Boat," "Ole Man River." "Poor Butterfly,’ from "The Big Show," "Only a Rose," from "The Vagabond King," ana "Warewell," from "The Maid of the Mountains," are three musical comedy s@lections to be sung as soprano Solos by Miss Anne Davies: "'[HOMAS Bracken and his, Works" ; will be the subject of a lecturette by Mr. G. W. Otterson on Thursday, and the following. concert has been snecially arranged by the Wellington mercial Travellers and Warehousemén’s ‘Association Concert Party. This combination is a live musical body, and, can be depended upon to provide listen* ers with an evening of more than usual interest. Orchestral selections will include the overture "Maritana" by Wallace, selections from "La Boheme," by Puccini, and selections from the musical comedy "You're in Love," by Friml,. "Mrs. J. F. ‘Woodward will sing a soprano solo, "Invitation," with "orchestral accompaniment, and Miss Joyce Downing will render pianoforte solos. "Mother o’ Mine" and "Devonshire Cream and’ Cider" are popular ballads to be sung by Mr. L, J. Bryan (baritone), and Mr, Alf. Mazengarb. will _ provide selections with original humour. \ ("[!RAVELLING Home Across Canada" is the subject of a travel talk to be given by Mr. V. Hutchinson on Friday at 7.40, and the ensuing musical ‘programme will-feature the Ariel Singers in grand opera and musieal comedy selections. Mr. W. Roy Hill (tenor) will sing "Questa o Quella," from Verdi's "Rigoletto," and Miss Jeanette Briggs and Miss Ngaire Coster will present excerpts from "The Lily of Killarney" and "Rinaldo" (Handel). Humorous sketches, including a selection from "The Foiled Fiend" by Coke are to be played by Madame Eugenie Dennis and partner, and Mr. J. M. Caldwell (bass) will. sing the "Vulcan’s Song," from "Philemon et Baucis," and selections from Mozart’s "Tl Seraglio." Orchestral selections of particular interest will inelude the overture to "Martha," selections from Bizet’s "Carmen," excerpts from "The Lily of Killarney," and the "aust" hallet musie by Gounod. ON Saturday afternoon Mr. Chas, Lemberg will eoénduct the usual Rugby: football relay from Athletic Park, and a leceturette will be given by Mr. A. W. Free at 7.40 on "John Howard, the Pioneer." Saturday’s vaudeville programme will be one of the finest to be presented for,some time, and will include OCrowther’s arrangement of "Sonny Boy," to be sung by the Melodie Four, and this combination will also sing as concerted numbers 2

_ "Doan Yer Cry, Ma Honey" and "Peter the Cat.’ Solos will be rendered by members of the quartet, particular in-° terest centring in Mr, R. 8. Allwright’s presentation of Molloy’s "Merry Mo A ventriloquial turn has been arranged by Mz. Will Haigh, which should prove of more than usual interest, and Mrs. Mildred Kenny’s Steel Guitar Trio have arranged Hawaiian music which will include "Kamiki March." OGomic¢ songs and whistling solos will be given by Mrs. Winifred Birch-Johnston, who’ is a well-known popular. entertainer throughout the Taranaki and Wairarapa districts. Mrs. Birch-Johnston will include in her items ‘"Delaney’s Donkey" and "O’est Vous," by Green. Instrumental selections of a light nature will also be rendered by the orchestra,