1YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 29, 31 January 1930, Page 14

1YA Notes

DiViNa service on Sunday evening will be relayed from St. Mary’s Cathedral, the preacher being Canon William Fancourt, and the organist Mr. Edgar Randall. This will be followed by a relay of a concert by the Auckland Municipal Band, conducted by Mr, Christopher Smith, from Albert Park. HH 6artists contributing to the operatic programme on Tuesday ‘evening will include Miss Irene Frost, contralto, a very popular young singer. She will sing, "Mower Song" ("Faust"),"When All Was Young" ("Paust"), and "Habanera," from "Carmen." Mr. Reg. Richards (baritone) will also be singing on this evening, his numbers being "O Tu Palermo I Vespri \Siciliani" (Verdi), "Dream Minuet" (Beethoven), and "Sea Gipsy" (Willeby). Misses Edna and. Phyllis Tye, who on-their previous appearance at 1YA were very successful in their piano and vocal numbers, are contributing "Clair de Lune" (Debussy), "Ave Maria," from "Cavalleria Rusticana" (Mascagni), "Alas, Those Chimés so Sweetly Stealing," from "Maritana" (Wallace), "Kreisleriana No. 7" (Schumann), and "Lascia Ch’is Pianga’" (Handel). Instrumental items will be rendered on Tuesday evening by the Studio Trio, including ’cello solos by Miss Molly Wright. Mr. A, B, Ohanppell, M.A., will deliver another of: his topical talks and, the programme will eonclude with a gramophone lecture reeital by Mr. Karl Atkinson, "Gems from ‘Faust,’ " HE programme for Wednesday even- ‘ ing will be provided by the AuckJand Salvation Army Congress Hall Band, under the conductorship of Mr. Thomas Pace. The Minster QuartetMiss G. Hoskings, Miss M. Davidson, Mr, A. McPherson, and Mr. R. Stephen-son-will provide the yocal portion of the programme, their quartet numbers

being "Shepherdess and Beau Brocade" (Phillips), and "’Come Back to Brin’ (Herbert). .Mr, Cyril Towsey, pianist, will delight listeners with a rendition’ of "Prelude-Minuet and Romance from Suite in H Minor" (Raff). QN Thursday evening at 7.40 0’clock, Mr. T. Bloodworth will speak on "Work of the International Labour

Office." This lecture is being given under the auspices of the League of Nations Union. At 8 o’clock that popular combination, "The Minus Fives," assisted by the’ Clarsax Duo, will present a novelty entertainment, "Mixture to be Taken as Before,’ and listeners are assured of a good evening’s entertainment. The programme will conclude with dance music.

N FRIDAY, February 7, the birthday of the immortal Oharles Dickens, the Rev. A. B. Chappell, M.A, who is the president of the Auckland Dickens Fellowship, has arranged for members of this society to give half-an-hour of excerpts from the works of this wonderfuk writer. Mr. Chappell himself will deliver a 15 minutes’ talk

on Dickens, The remainder of the programme will be provided by the Studio Trio, in instrumental trio numbers, and Miss Millicent O’Grady (soprano), and Mr. Len Barnes (baritone), who will be heard, in solos and duets. . Me. CHARLES VALENTIN will make-his first appearance at 1YA on Saturday evening. This artist is an excellent ventriloquist, and with his two dolls, George and Mary, should provide listeners with some bright entertainment. Also appearing for the first time is the "Sunshine Duo," playing various instruments, from the mouth-organ to the guitar.. The 1YA Orchestra Octet, under Mr. Hrie Waters, will be giving some fine instrumental numbers. The Bohemian Duo, always popular with the 1YA audience, will include among their numbers, "Tip Toe Through the Tulips" (Burke), "Painting the Clouds With Sunshine" (Burke) and "A Grand and Glorious Feelin’" (Ayer). Mr. A. G. Taylor (bass-baritone) and Miss Hope Asher (mezzo-soprano) will be heard in vocal solos, the programme as usual eoncluding with dance music.