2YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 23, 20 December 1929, Page 14

2YA Features

ON Sunday afternoon a relay from the De Luxe Theatre *of a lecture on Christian Science will be carried out. The speaker will be the Hon. William E. Brown, C.S8.B., member of the Board of Lectureship of the Mother Church, the First Church of Christ Scientist, Boston and Massachusetts, U.S.A. The service of the, Taranaki Street MMethodist Church will be relayed on Sunday evening The preacher will be Rev. T. R. Richards, and the organist and choirmaster, Mr. H. Temple White. The Wellington City Silver Band, under the conductorship of Mr. C. A. Forrest, will provide the programme for the concert session. The band will have associated with them the following artists: Miss Meanette Briggs (soprano), Mr, J. M. Caldwell (bass), and Mr. Chris.. Edwards (tenor).

ODODE EEE EE EEE EE EE NE NE EE eee -eeoreerroreerme N Monday evening a programme of outstanding merit will be presented, the vocalists on this occasion being Mrs. Walter Fuller (soprano), Miss Ngaire Coster (mezzo-contralto), Mr. Roy Hill (tenor), and Mr. S. BE. Rodger (baritone). The elocutionary portion of the programme will be in the capable hands of Mr. Cedric Gardiner, one of Wellington’s leading elocutionists. Items by the 2YA Orchestrina, under Signor A. P. Truda, will comprise "Th Cymbeline Overture," Korsakofé’s "Capriccio Espagnole," a selection from "Le Cid Ballet Music," a selection of Brahms’ "Gipsy Songs," and Finck’s "Chopiniana." Another feature of the programme will be a brief organ recital by Mr, Henry Mount, the talented organist of St. Gerard’s Redemptorist Church. Pergolesi’s "Gloria in Excelsis’ and the "Hallelujah Chorus" from THandel’s "Messiah," will be Mr. Mount’s ?+ams on this occasion. (THE programme for Christmas Eve (Tuesday) will be one that will be in keeping with the occasion. The 2YA Salon Orchestra, under Mr. M. T. Dixon,, will play a programme of special Christmas music, the programme opening with Coleridge Taylor's "Christmas Overture." Other items | will be Hilenberg’s "Christmas Bells," Gounod’s "Nazareth," Ketelby’s "A . Dream of Christmas," the selection, "Beneath the Holly" and the "Gloria," from Hadyn’s "B Flat Mass." The assisting vocalists will be Miss Hilda Chudley, Mrs. R. 8. Allwright, Messrs. Frank Bryant, W. W. Marshall,’ and R. S. Allwright. Mr. Jock Lockhart, Scottish humorist, will be heard for the first time from 2YA. A feature of the programme will be a Christmas play, "The Stranger" (by du Garde Peach), played by Mr. Victor §. Lloyd and company. Details of the cast will be found in another column. At the conclusion of the studio concert the Wellington Municipal Tramways Band will play a programme of Christmas carols until midnight, when the Midnight Mass will be relayed from 5, St. Gerard’s Redemptorist Church. ~/ Qn Christmas Day the Rev. W. G. Carpenter will conduct a_ special Christmas studio service. Assisting Mr. Carpenter will be ‘the Rev. E. D. Patchett and Brigadier Wall of the Salvation Army. Suitable musical numbers will be incorporated in the order of service. On the evening of Christmas Day there will be a special programme broadcast at 8 -o’clock. The artists contributing will be Miss Nora Gray (soprano), Mr. Wm. Renshaw (tenor), Miss Nora Greene (contralto), and Mr. John -Prouse (baritone). The vocal items by thage artists will be interspersed with gramophone records suitable to the oceasion. . (THURSDAY is Boxing Day, and a special programme has been arranged aecordingly. Allan’s Dance Orchestra. the leading Wellington dance "orvhestra, has been engaged, and the supporting artists will be the Lyric Quartet, Mrs. Hileen Miller, and Mr. and Mrs, E. Ransom Myers, The Lyric

~~ Quartet will be heard in. solos and — meerted numbers of a light nature, and Mrs. Hileen Miller will sing several popular songs, while Mr, and Mrs. Ransom Myers will feature humorous musical sketches. oa ON Friday evening a programme of operatic and musical comedy items will be given. The vocalists will be members of the Philharmonic Quartet. Two other outstanding items of interest on Friday evening will be the’ sketches to be given by Mr. and Mrs. J. William Bailey of Wanganui, who are about to leave that city preparatory to settling in Auckland, where they -have decided to open a school of dramatic art. ‘The items to be played by, the 2YA Orchestra will be the overthre to "Masaniello,". a selection from e opera "Romeo and Juliet," two niusical comedy selections, "Dorothy" and "My Cinderella Girl," and the "Dolores Waltz," by Waldteufel. A BRIGHT vaudeville programme will be presented on Saturday evening. The Salon Orchestra, undér Mr. M. T. Dixon, will play Thurban’s "Americana Suite," a selection from "Mhea Caharet Girl." Lotter’s "Southern

"Wedding," and several of the latest _ dance novelties. Vocal solos will be given by Miss Rosina Exton (soprano), ‘Mr. Claude O’Hagan (baritone), Miss Agnes MeDavitt (contralto), and Mr. Seon Brown (tenor). Mr. Albert Davey will contribute to the humorous portion of the programme, and. Mrs.. Mildred Kenny and Mr. M. Tonks will enytertain with banjo duets. st