1YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 28, 24 January 1930, Page 14

1YA Features

[HH Rey. Lionel B. Pletcher will-be the preacher at the Beresford Street Congregational Church on Sunday evening, when the service is to be broadeast.. The relay of a concert to be given in Albert Park by the Auckland Municipal Band will follow. » ON Tuesday evening the 1YA Orches-’ tral Octet, conducted by Mr. Bric Waters, has included among their numbers musical comedy selections from "The Beauty Prize’ (Kern). A further number to be rendered by the -Octet will be "The Maid of Orleans" (by Rawlinson). The Clarion Trio will be singing some delightful musical comedy numbers, including excerpts from "Going Up" and "To-night’s the Night," also "The French Maid." Miss Phyllis Gribbin (contralto) will make a welcome reappearance to the programme of 1YA and will sing "Softly Awakes My Heart," from "Samson and Delilah," and "O Ship of My Delight" (Phillips). The programme for this evening will conclude with a review of the latest gramophone recordings by "A Commentator." ‘AT 7.40 p.m. on Wediesday evening ~ Mr. Norman Kerr will give a further interesting talk on ‘Physical Culture." In the studio concert the instrumental section of the programme will be rendered by Mr. Reg. Morgan and his orchestra. This combination is always very popular and has a num-ber-of delightfiil items to present. Violin and xylophone solos will be played by members of the orchestra and Mr. Morgan will himself be heard in baritone solos. Madame Mary Towsey’s Quartet will sing "Hileen Alannah" and "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny." Solos will be sung by the members of the quartet, and Mr. Oyril Towsey will play the favourite "Sonata in C Sharp Minor" (Beethoven), which is better known as the "Moonlight Sonata."

A® 740 p.m. on Thursday Sir George Richardson will speak from 1Y4A, unde the auspices of the League of Nations Union, on "Peace." The "Radio Scamps" will again go scampering and listeners are assured of an evening’s bright entertainment. . This will be followed. by the usual programme of dance music until 11 p.m, A HALF-HOUR’S relay of a concert in the Lewis Hady Hall will open the evening’s programme on Fri-

day evening. Amongst the artists ineluded on the studio programme are Madame Cora Melyin and Mr. Norman Day, who will be heard in duets and solos, also Miss Hinemoa Rosieur, contralto. The Studio Trio will play some splendid numbers. Mr. Brie

Waters will render a pianoforte solo, "Scherzo B Minor". (Chopin). N Saturday evening the 1YA Orchestral Octet under Mr. Hric Waters will play light numbers, including the delightful "Hyde. Park" suite. This should take Londoners back to one of their favourite resorts. The Asquiths will be giving another of their drawing-room entertainments, and Mr. Stan Pritchard, baritone, will be

and Jack" will present some of the latest "hits" at the piano, and the programme will conclude with an hour's dance music.