2YA Features

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

2YA Features

HE Rey. C. V. Rooke will be the preacher at St. Thomas’s Angli@an Church on Sunday evening’ A band concert will follow, to be given in the studio by the Wellington Municipal Tramways Band under Mr. BH, Franklin. The assisting vocalists will be Miss’ Rosina Hxton (soprano), Miss Mary Bald (contralto), and Mr. Harry. Matthew. (baritone). ON Monday afternoon there will be broadcast descriptions of the third day’s play in the second Test match. At 7.40 a lecturette on "Denatured Foods" will be given by Mr. Walter ¥. Dudson. Miss Ailsa Nicol, the brilliant young soprano from Lower Hutt, who is shortly going to the Old Country for further training, will be singing on Monday evening, two. of her items being "Magdalen at Michael’s Gate" and "The Lass with the Delicate Air." Miss Hilda.Chudley (contralto), Mr. Frank

Amoore (tenor), and Mr. Wilbur Davies (baritone) will be the other singers contributing to an excellent programme. Mr. Norman Aitken will recite "Devil May Care," and will broadcast some original humour. Miss Gladys Smith will play pianoforte solos. A fine instrumental programme will be provided by the 2YA Orchestrina under Signor A, P. Truda, the items comprising the overture "Fikgal’s Cave," Tschaikowsky’s "Petite Sufte," Sarasate’s "Romanza Andaluza," "Rim-sky-Korsakoff’s "Hymn to the Sun," Tosti’s "Serenade," Moszkowski’s "From -Foreign Ports" and Delibes’ "Valse." N Tuesday evening at 7.40 there will be the weekly talk for the man on theland. ‘There will be a miscellaneous programme on Tuesday evening. Classical instrumetnal numbers will be played by two Wanganui artists, Miss Dorothy Hughes-Johnson (violiniste), and Mr. Horatio Nelson (pianist). The singers will be Miss Phyllis Martin (soprano), Mr. A. H. Beckford (baritone), and Mr. Spence Furrell, who will sing popular songs. Humorous songs at the piano will be given by Mr. BH. A. Sargent. The programme by the 2YA Salon Orchestra under, Mr. Mat Dixon will’ include the overture "Schone Galatea," "Sanderson’ s Songs," and "A Doll’s House." FURTHER lecturette on the correct pronunciation of Maori words will be given by Hare Hongi on Thursday evening at 7.40. Thursday evening’s concert will be a very popular entertainment, provided as it will be by the Wellington Artillery Band (under Captain T, Herd), Miss Jeanette Briggs (soprano), Miss Ngaire Coster (contralto), Mr. Oliver Foote (tenor), Mr. L. Bent (baritone), Miss D. Hughes-Johnson (violiniste) , Mr. Horatio Nelson (pianist), and Mr. Victor and Miss Elsie Lloyd, humorous sketch artists. FrRtpay evening’s programme will be mainly operatic. Excerpts from well-known grand and light operas will be» presented. The Vocalist, ll be Miss Lynda Haswell (sopfuno), Miss Rosa Gardiner (contralto), Mr. ‘Will. Hancock (tenor), Mr. Ernest Short (baritone), Miss Dorothy Hughes Johnson (violiniste), Mr. Horatio Nelson (pianist), Madame Eugenie Dennis and partner (sketch’ artists), and the 2YA Orchestrina under Signor A. PB. Truda. ON Saturday evening there will be a further talk by Mr. W. M. Jackson on "Gladioli and Gardening Hints." There will be a good week-end variety programme on Saturday evening. The contributing artists will be the everpopular Melodie Four, Mr. Billy marty (popular songs at the piano), Mr. Ix: Beavis (steel guitar items), Mr. Errol Muir (humorous numbers), and the 2YA Salon Orchestra under Mr. M. Dixon. A xylophone solo, "Sparks," will be played by Mr, L. W. Probert, with orchestral accompaniment.