Features from 3YA

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 18, 15 November 1929, Page 15

Features from 3YA

RELA4yYs from Ashburton will occupy Sunday evening from 7 o’clock. A concert by the Ashburton Silver Band under Mr. H, J. Osborn will follow the broadcast of the service in St. Stephen’s Anglican Church. THE Christchurch Municipal Band ‘ under Mr. J. Noble will provide the main portion of Monday evening’s concert. A well diversified. programme will be presented. Mrs. Ida St. ©. Graham will sing three sohgs, two of _ them being great favourites of 30 to 40 yeats ago, Blumenthal’s "Sunshine pad Rain" and Lane’s "Carmencita." She will also sing Berlin’s "Always." Miss Sylvia Marshall, mezzo-soprano, a very pleasing singer who has not been heard froth 3YA recently, and Mr. J. Francis Jones, altvays a popuvera! enemas coemsharianierenenminitepenneantedeevdenimend

lar baritdne, will be singing. A new perfotmer will be Mt. B. H. Collett, tenor. Blocutionary numbers by Miss Ruby Boot will be "Adam" and "Little Tan’ Shoes." WEDNESDAY evening’s programme will include numerous operatic numbers. Some fine performances may be expected frofm the Studio Instrumehtal Octet under the .conductorship of Mr. Harold Beck. The vocalists will be Miss Myrtle Langely, Miss Anita Graham, Mr. Harry Francis and Mr. Robert Robson. Mr. Francis is a brilliant yourig tenor who made his debut in radio during the Radio Bxhibition. . One of his songs will be "Your Tiny Hand is Frozen." "The King’s Minstrel," one of the songs to be sung by Mr. Robson is one that was very popular with an older generattion and is now rafely heard. Miss Mavis Ritchie, the clever young elocutioniste, will recite a selection from "Romeo and Juliet," and will also give. by special request, "Good-bye, Lynette," a recitation with piano obbligato. ON Thursday evening at at 7.30 Mr. H. F, Baird, of the Magnetic Observatory, Will give a talk on "Weather in Relation to. Farming." . . Miss Agnes Cunningham,’ A.T.C.L., Ty, A.B. late of Timaru, and now .of

Christehurch, will. be a great acquisition to the ranks of 8YA singets., She is a highly cultured musician. On her first appearance at 3YA on Thursday evening she will sing three of Mallinson’s: songs and the now almost. unkhown old favourite, "The Daily Question." On Thursday evening, also, Mrs. Nora Bingham Puddey, a very popular: mezzo-soprano, will also be singing. The male voices will be those of-Mr. Harold Prescott and Mr. Clive Hindle. Elocutionary items will .be given by Miss Marian Drysdale. "THERE will be a popular entertainment on Friday evening-studio concert items until 9.30, with a ringside description of a boxing match at Ashburton to follow. Miss Nellie Lowe and Mr. T. G. Rogers, in solos and duets, will contribute to the concert programme, the duets being "T’ll Sing to You" and "Till Dawn." Baritone golos by Mr. W. J. Richards will be "Joe the Gipsy," "Up from Somerset." and "Captain Mac." There will be instrumental items by the Christchureh Broadcasting Trio. [THE tadio vaudeville on Saturday evening will again be a very attractive entertainment. Miss Nellie Billeliffe (mezzo-soprano) and Mr. W. H, Inkster (baritone) will be the singers. There will be Scottish humorous items by Mr. Bracey Wilson. The popular Chatterboxes will give another of their 20 minutes’ entertainments. There will be items by the Studio Trio.