Auckland Notes

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 34, 7 March 1930, Page 6

Auckland Notes

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HE dates for Cinderella’s (Miss Palmer) annual holiday have now been altered, and she is now expected to leave on March 11. She will be away for a fortnight, and Mrs. Daisy Basham, a well-known local artist, will. deputise for her. Kv\LToN BLACK and Alice Bennetto, who scored such a success when they broadcast for the first time from 1YA recently, are listed to appear again on April 8. Their first success was even more meritorious than was generally realised, for on that evening the microphone was not working satisfactorily. HERD is a distinct possibility that the pantomime, "Dick Whittington," which is being given from 1YA to-night (Thursday, February 27) will later be produced from one of the other YA stations and possibly from them all. This is a most ambitious production, and the performers and others connected with it have worked extremely hard to make it a success. Even if it is not popularly received, which seems very unlikely, praise’ will be due to the producers for making the effort and for their initiative in attempting something so completely new to New Zealand listeners, HE 1YA programme on Wednesday, February 26, was undoubtedly poor, and more than one listener found it distinctly boring. It is queer that often a programme which sounds excellent "on paper" is very mediocre when actually performed. Broadcast artists are evidently like cricketers. Bven the best sor’"t'mes fail to score.