2YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 27, 17 January 1930, Page 14

2YA Notes

HH service in ‘Taranaki Street Methodist Church will be broadcast on Sunday evening. The preacher will be the Rey. T. R. Richards. The studio concert to .be broadcast at the’ conclusion of the evening service will be given by the Port Nicholson Silver Band and the following vocal artists: Miss Nora Greene, Mr. William Renshaw and Mr. Ernest Short. ON Monday 2YA will be- "on the air" at noon, in order that listeners may be kept in touch with the results of the second day of the Wellington Racing Club’s summer meeting. At 7.40 Mr. H. ©. South will give another of his interesting talks on "Books-Grave and Gay." An interesting and varied pro-

gramme has been arranged for the evening’s concert session. The vocalists will be Miss Monica Malfroy (mezzo-soprano), Messrs. J. M. Caldwell and Roy Hill (bass and tenor respectively), and Miss Edith Buckmaster (contralto), Mr, Caldwell will sing two of the melodious Hebridean folk songs-‘The Peat: Fire Flame," and: "The Road to the Isles." Mr. Albert Davey will be heard in a Mel, B. Spurr number, and in some items of his own composition. Mr. H. Temple White will give a brief\> Jin recital comprising the following items; "Le Soir’ (by Gounod), Scotson Clark’s Chorus of Angels and "Triumphal March" (by Lemmens), The 2YA Orchestrina, under Signor A. P, Truda, will play the "Ruy Blas" overture, a selection from Wagner’s opera "The Flying Dutchman," "Anitra’s Dance," from Grieg’s "Peer Gynt Suite," Von -Blon’s "Serenade ’Amour," Massenet’s "Angelus," rahm’s "Hungarian Dance. No...5," and a concert waltz by Waldteufel. ON Tuesday evening, at 7.40; there will be a talk "For the Man on the Land." Tuesday evening’s — programme will be of the usual popular type, the contributing artists being Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kemp, who will: be heard in solo and duet numbers. Mr, Billy Hart (popular songs at: the. piano), and Ajax and Bejax, in two \ "Cohen" sketches. The 2YA Salon Orchestra, under Mr. M. T. Dixon, will play a selection from "William. Tell | ‘Ballet Music," Braga’s, "Serenata," Drigo’s "Valse des Alouttes," Loughborough’s "Jevington Suite,’ and a selection of "Sullivan’s Songs." WEDNESDAY is usually "Silent Day" at 2YA, but on this oecasion the Station will be on the air _at noon in order that the results of the third day of the Wellington Racing Club’s summer meeting may. be broadcast. At 2 p.m. the proceedings held in connection with the 90th anniversary birthday party of the Wellington Early Settlers and Historical Association will be relayed ‘from the Early Settlers’ Hall. The function will terminate at approxi-\ mately 5 p.m. ‘ ON Thursday afternoon, at 3.3o’clock, Miss Flora Cormack will: , deliver another of her interesting! . talks relating to Filmland, her sub-' ject on this occasion being "Popular Phrases of Hair Personality in Screenland." At 7.40 p.m. Mr.'A, J. Nicholls, hon, secretary of the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society will. deliver a lecturette on "Gladiooli." The Band of the 1st Battalion Wellington Regiment will give a studio concert on Thursday evening, ‘Their items will be "Melodious Memories," by Finck; a cornet solo, "Besses o’-the Barn," will be played by Bandsman W. Barke; .Lithgow’s intermezzo, "Australia To-day", a descriptive. selection, "A Rural Wedding," and the waltz, "Over the Waves." Assisting the band will be the Lyric Male: Voice Quartet, Miss Anne Davies (soprano) and Mr. Len Ashton, the popular ‘entertainer, at the piano, A feature of Thursday -‘evening’s

programme will be a lectyrette by Sir Alexander Roberts on thé "Present and Future Industrial Development of Wellington Area." Sir Alexander is one of Wellington’s leading business men and is one whose remiarks will be listened to with interest. ON Friday afternoon the studio programme will . be interspersed with descriptions. of the first day’s play in the second ericket test match, M.C.C. (England) v. New Zealand. The match, which ‘is — being played at the Basin Reserve, .-will be described by Mr. A. Varney. © The evening’s concert programme _ will be mainly of an operatic. nature, the vocalists being Miss Gretta Stark, Mr. John Prouse, Mrs. T. Treacey and Mr.: Chas. Edwards. Mr.: Peter Dorrian (elocutionist) will contribute "The Garden of. Eden" (by: Thomas), and’"‘The Tearful Tailor’:(a humorous*number). The 2YA’.Orelestrina, under Signor A. P. Truda, ‘will play numerous: operatic selections. . « ON Saturday the 2YA williagain be on the air at noon in order that the results‘of the summer meeting of the Wellington Trotting Club can be made available to listeners. In _between the races, descriptions of the second cricket match will be given by Mr, A. Varney. At 7.40 Mr. W. M, Jackson a horticultural expert, will give a talk on "Gladioli and ‘Gardening Hints." THE evening programme will be one that will please particularly the Scottish section of the community, onsisting aS it does of a relay of the ellington Caledonian _Society’s "Burns Nicht." Prior to commencing the relay the Salon Orchestra, under Mr. M. T. Dixon, ‘ will play Myddleton’s selection, "The, Albion."