Auckland Notes

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 45, 23 May 1930, Page 2

Auckland Notes

UR. Auckland correspondent writes: The three-act play, "The romantic Young Lady," which listeners are expecting to hear from 1YA on the evening of May 16, had to be abandoned owing to copyright restrictions. The play, which was being produced by Mrs... Zoe. Battley-Baxter, was to have occupied. ‘the whole of the evening session. In its place the same producer put on another play, "the Transit of Venus." Another substitution on the 1YA programme the same week was the band on: May 14,. Owing to a misunderstanding the Salvation Army Congress Hall Band played instead of the Auckland Artillery. Band, which ‘changed gates with the former to play on May ne a ‘A-600D crowd of bargain-seekers.as- " sembled in Auckland last week when an auction was held to clear the stock of a radio dealer who was giving up business. In spite of the good attendance, and the fact that most of the sets offered were in perfect order, com~ plete with valves, of well-known makes, most of the prices were certainly of the bargain. order. Two five-valve full eabinet models of .a very. well-known make realised six pounds ‘each, while other five-valve sets made from £2/10/to £3/15/-. Other prices were in proportion... -The auctionéer, who admitted that so far as radio went he was a tyro, raised a hearty laugh by misveading his sales list, and offering. in’ all seriousness a twenty-five-valve set. Another: set he said was fully guarantead to get America and Japan, in fact

it would do everything except act as au interpreter. ES a * . a eens ae * "THE second of the.-series of: special half-hourlv recitals which was to have been given from 1YA on June 18. has had to be postponed. Miss Chalker, pianiste, can not ‘perform on that date, and Signor Torzillo, harpist, recently fell and injured himself when about to take his place in the Civic Theatre orchestra. wee..0°% 8 ~ uw Tig reported that about 14,000 listeners’ licenses have ‘been ‘renewed so far in the Auckland’Province, which is a good deal better than at the same time last year. The total number of licensed: listeners in’ the ‘proyince on Mareh:31 last was’ approximately 17,~. 000, so that there is still a leetvay of about 3000 to be made up. ROT . Bs br Miss J. LAIRD is a new soprano to ™ pe heard from:1YA on June 3. Al though new to local ‘listeners, Miss Laird is no stranger-to the microphone, as she ,;was formerly a ynmember’-of the #.B.C. choir. On June 5 the Minus Fives, a well-known 1¥A combination, will give a minstrel show, and for June, 10 a programme has been. arranged by Mr. Leo Whittaker, a leading Auckland music teacher. .