FRIDAY

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 49, 20 June 1930, Page 15

FRIDAY

AG LX. Me. J. F. MONTAGUE will continue his talks on the pronunciation of Maori words, with special reference to place-names. The vocalists for the concert will be Miss Kay Christie (possessor of a very yeautiful contralto voice), Madame >sra Melvin and Norman Day. ‘These ‘o latter will be heard in solos and

"ots. The recent radio performance of Mr, Arthur Webb, soprano cornetist, was hailed with delight by numbers of listeners in Auckland, and this evening he will appear again, playing four solos. Mr. Webb was for four years champion cornetist in New Zeaand.

The Studio Trio will play some delightful selections and Mr. Bric Waters will be heard in two pianoforte solos. Mr. Waters holds a very high position as a musician in the Dominion, not only as a pianist and conductor but as.a composer, and his compositions have been heard often from 1YA. . Talks on Rugby Wellington Features. A FEATURE of interest to Rugby enthusiasts throughout the country will be the series of talks to be given at 2YA by the well-known Rugby authority, Mr. Dan McKenzie. The first of these talks will-be given to-night at 7.40. The concert programme will be of an operatic and miscellaneous nature, the vocalists being Mr. Barend Harris (who will feature several solos from opera, with explanatory remarks beforehand), Miss Gwladys Hdwardes and Mr. Charles P. Edwards. Miss Elaine Newton, a visiting pianist from Wanganui, will also be heard in several items. The elocutionary portion of the programme will be in the capable hands of Mr. Albert Davey. The Orchestrina under Signor A. P. Truda will play items in keeping with the. operatic nature of the programme. Concert Items from 3YA. A POPULAR concert programme, followed by a session of dance music, will be broadcast by 3YA. Mrs. L. Barriball, one of Napier’s leading sopranos, now resident in Christchurch, will make her radio debut. She will sing two of Easthope Martin’s descriptive songs and also the well-known "Hymns of the Old Church Choir." There will be tenor solos by Mr. Douglas Suckling and bass songs by Mr. W. J. Richards. Mr. Geo. Titchener will dispense humour in his items, "The Agitator" and "My Motor Bike." A programme of instrumental music will be given by the Studio Octet under Mr. H. Beck.

Dunedin Notes. [HH vocalists will be Miss Ra Stubbs (soprano), Miss Irene Hornblow (contralto), Mr. A. Walmsley (tenor), and Mr. A. W. Alloo (baritone). Two sketches will be acted py the Winkel-Lampen Radio Players"The Stranger" and "Stung." The instrumental portion of the programme will be provided by the Studio Trio, in trio and solo numbers. As a ’cello solo Mr. P. J. Palmer will play Popper’s "Gavotte." Mr. Max Scherek, pianist, will play Debussy’s "The Submerged Cathedral." ;