1YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 17, 8 November 1929, Page 14

1YA Features

PASTOR CAMPBELL will be the preacher at the Church of Christ on Sunday evening when the service is to be broadcast. A studio concert will follow. The contributing local artists will be Miss Molly Atkinson isoprano), Mr. R. Thompson (baritone), and Miss Rhona Spéed (elocu- ° tioniste). N Tuesday evening there will be 4 concert of "Negro Spirituals," to be followed with a gramophone lecture recital by Mr. R. W. Strong, who will entertain listeners with Acts 2 and # of Puccini’s famous opera, "La Boheme." . BEADING the programme on Wednesday evening will be the newlyformed 1YA Orchestral Octet under Mr. Erie Waters, which will contribute a varied selection of instrumental items. Also contributing to the programme will be Mrs. Amy Milburn (soprano), Mr. Clinton Williams (baritone), and Miss Theo Halpin (pianiste). The coneluding portion of the programme will be given over to a gramophone record review, whén latest recordings will be presented, with interesting comments. ‘THE popular "Minus Fives" will : again appear on Thursday evening, and will contribute a novelty programme entitled "After Dinner." This will follow the lines of the recent "Night of Convivialities," with appropriate noises and diversions. Dance music will follow until 11 p.m. NN Friday evening, following a short concert felay from Lewis Hady’s Hall, a three-act play will be presented entitled "The Witness for the Defence," by A. HB, W. Mason. This, play will be produced by Mrs. Zoe BartleyBaxter, whose previous efforts "on the air" have proved such outstanding successes. Mrs. Bartley-Baxter has assembled an extremely strong cast for ‘this production, including . several

of Auckland’s leading amateur actresses and actors. GATURDAY evening’s programme will * be contributed to by Miss Audrey Perry (elocutioniste), Miss Gwladys Payne (soprano), who is making her first appearance at 1YA, Mr. Roy Stevyenson (baritone), and Master Desmond Casey, boy soprano, whose sweet voice gained him many successes at

the recent Auckland Musical Competitions. Orchestral selections will be played by the 1YA Orchestral Octet under Mr. Eric Waters.