Auckland Notes

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 20, 28 November 1930, Page 3

Auckland Notes

ype Auckland Comedy Players, un- ; der the direction of Mr. J. F. Montague, will produce two short dramatic sketches from 1YA. on December 2. One of these, entitled "The Devil’s Rock," was a prize winner in the radio play-writing competition held last year. The authoress is Miss Betty Kerr, of Timaru, who is a well-known contributor to the "Home Journal’ pages of the "Radio Record." ‘This is the first time the sketch has been performed with a full cast. The other sketch to be presented is called "Her Busy Day." ON December 19 Mr. Montague is to faut on a new type of entertainment from 1YA, under the name of "Passers-By." The nature of this show is being kept secret, but something novel is promised for those who listenin to 1YA that evening, * * ° HB concert by the Auckland Piano Students’ Association from 1YA on Wednesday went off very well. One or two of the artists were obviously nervous at their first appearance before the microphone, but the general standard of playing was very high and some excellent new artists were introduced to local listeners. A NEW combination known as the "Harmony Five" is to play from "LYA for the first time on the evening awaiian guitar, steel guitar, mande- , and violin, and will be heard in popular numbers. * * * ‘AN Auckland radio firm who are wholesale agents for a well-known American-built receiver, state that the manufacturer of these sets is about to bring out a receiver which can eas ily be fitted to any make of motor-car. This set is specially designed for auto mobile reception and is stated to give excellent results. Incidentally, the same firm report that October was their best and busiest business month during the last six years. & * ON Christmas Day 1YA will come on the air at 9 a.m. to broadcast @ children’s special Christmas session, which will last till 10 am. At 11 a.m. the station will relay the service from St. Matthew’s Church, and at 7.30 p.m. there will be a relay of the Congress Hall Band from Albert Park, the station remaining on the air till about 9.30 p.m. 5. These artists play the * s "THREE well-known 2YA artists will be heard from 1YA on the evening of December 29, These are Miss Linnie Nicholas and Mr. Vryn Bvans, sketch artists, and Mr. Sam Duncan, tenor.