MONDAY

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 52, 11 July 1930, Page 14

MONDAY

From 2YA. "THE representative of Messrs. Kirkealdie & Stains will deliver an-

other of her interesting lecturettes on "Home Crafts" this afternoon. There will be a further talk on "The Motor" this evening, the speaker on this occasion being Mr. J. M. Gamble, of General Motors Ltd. The evening programme at 2YA will be one of outstanding merit, marking, 2s it does, the farewell appearance of Mr. Barend Harris,

a le of Sydney, and the introduction of a new artist in the person of Miss Anne Gilpin, a young mezzo-soprano who specialises in songs of a classical : nature. | Mr. Barend Harris’s items are all "requests." This singer has made an excellent impression with radio listeners while he has been in New Zealand. He is a master of broadcasting technique and has an inherent sense of interpretation. The orchestrina’s items will include the "Coriolanus" Overture, the "Symphony in D Major," by Haydn, Drigo’s "Barque @’Amour, and Tschaikowsky’s "Waltz Caprice." The other supporting artists will be Miss Evelyn Robinson and Mr. L. Stapp, one of Wellington’s promising young tenors. Mr. Norman Aitken will be heard in elocutionary items, dramatic and humorous. Miss Hileen Goodson, the piano soloist for the evening, will play Friedman’s celebrated "Viennese Waltz." BAND RECITAL From 3YA. A TALK on open-air schools will be given at 3YA by Mrs, T. B. Taylor. The Christchurch Municipal Band _ (under Mr. J. Noble) will be playing for 3YA, the programme including several ilems new to most listeners. There will be two marches, "Grove House" and "Through Bolts and Bars," a minuet, the selection "Classica," the hymn "Abide With Me," and the patrol, "The Elephants’ Parade." Cornet solos-two popular numbers, "Londonderry Air’ and "Drink to Me Only"-will be played by Bandsman F. Barsby to band accompaniment, Miss Marjory Miller (soprano), Mrs. C. Bull (contralto). and Mr. B. H. Collett (baritone) will sing several old favourites, and Mr. L. T. J. Ryan will provide humour. Most of the items to be sung will be entirely new to listeners. "TO-NIGHT’S THE NIGHT" 4VA’s Programme, The first half-hour of 4YA’s progranune will be devoted to a presentation of "To-night’s the Night." The vocalists who wili present this will be Miss Mae Matheson, Miss Margaret Green, Mr. H. Johnston and Mr. S. Falconer. The supplementary programme to be presented by the same soloists will be of a miscellaneous nature. An instrumental combination, The Select Four, will also present a bright programme.