1YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 10, 20 September 1929, Page 22

1YA Features

"QIUNDAY evening’s service will be re-, ‘layed from the Pitt Street Methodist Church, the preacher being Mr. W. Walker. Following the relay, a studio concert will be presented, to’ which Miss Molly Atkinson and Messrs. T.Moffitt and Hartley Waxourton will contribute. "ON Monday everiltig 1YA will not ob- ' serve the usual silent day, but. "will relay a debate from the Auckland University Hall between the members of the Victoria’ College (Wellington) "debating team, which is to tour U.S.A.. "and a team representing -the Auckland ~"Whiver sity College. ‘ This should prove "poth = an interesting and entertaining , featur e, T 7 p.m. on Tuesday Mr. George Campbell will ..continue. his. in- . Structive talks on "Motoring," and at %A0 p.m. Dr..A. B. Fitt, under the auspices of the W.E.A., will talk on "Why and How We Dream." The evening pro--gramme consists mainly of vocal gems from grand opéra and musical comedy. ‘.Miss Alma McGruer. (soprano), and Miss Beryl Smith (contralto) will sing solos and duets from "Cavalleria ‘Rusticana," "High Jinks," and. "Going : Ip." while Mr. Frank Sutherland’s *’very fine bass-baritone voice will be "heard in "Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves," by Handel, among other splendid numbers. Miss Audrey Perry, fresh from a suc_¢ess as Angela in the recent production of "Florodora,’ by the Auckland Amateur Operatic Society, will give three eloeutionary. numbers... The Studio "Trio .will again give some very fine items, and Brassin’s arrangement of the Fire Music. from Wagner’s "The Valkerie" will be played as a pianoforte solo by Mr. Eric Waters. Anothér ‘topical talk will be given by Mr. aA. ‘iB. : Chappell, M. Ay Me: Norman .Kerr will talk again on Thysical Culture at'7.40 on Wednesday evening, and a fine concert pro- . ‘gramme will follow. A combination new to the evening session will per-

form.. Many listeners will remember the enjoyable programme given at a recent children’s session by the Tudor Orchestra, led by Mr. Reginald Morgan, which will provide all the instrumental section of the programme.’ Their items will include gems from popular as well as classical music. The New Zealand Four will also sing further numbers from their extensive repertoire. . RECENTLY at 1YA, a novelty programme was heard, entitled "What did you do in the Great War, Daddy?’ and in respaise to many requests, a somewhat similar evening will be given by the same combination, under the title of "Not Quite on the Western

Front." Listeners are assured of a night of humour, together with some of the old songs of the Great War. HERE will be two talks on Friday evening, one at 7 p.m, by Mr. Frank Sutherland, on Rugby Football, and the other at 7.40, on Esperanto, by Mr. W. G. E. Wheeler. During the evening session another enjoyable re-

‘lay of the concert to be given by Messrs. Lewis Eady, Ltd. will be heard and will be followed by a studio’ programme which will include pianoforte solos and duets by Miss Kathleen O’Leary and Mr. Bric Bell, a ’cello solo by Miss Mollie Wright, and: items by the Studio Trio. A singer new, to 1YA will make her appearance in the person of Miss Aimee Clapham (contralto), who, besides singing solos, will be associated with the Madame Mary Towsey Quartet. Vocal solos and duets will be sung by Madame Mary Towsey, Mr. John Bree, and Mr. John McDougall. On Saturday afternoon 1YA will rebroadcast 2YA’s running description of the inter-Island Rugby football match

to be played at Wellington. At 7.40, Mr. G. D. Rutter will give another of his instructive talks on Gladioli.. The evening session will consist of items by the Studio Orchestra, the Bohemian Duo, Ingall’s Hawaiians, and the everpopular Asquiths.