WEDNESDAY

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 24, 26 December 1930, Page 19

WEDNESDAY

From Auckland STATION 1YA will open up at 11 a.m. to broadéast trotting results. At 740 Mr. Norman Kerr will give another talk. on "Physical Culture." For New Year’s Eve at 1VA a special programme has been arranged. Ernest and Wendy Luks will present "Merry Moments at the Piano." These two artists have proved extremely popular since their first appearance at this station a few weelis ago. The Trivolian Trio, consisting of piano, banjo, and saxophone, will make their first appearance in several numbers, The Mati Trio are already very welcome, and they will be’heard in seveyal popular. songs. Miss Phyllis Gribben has returned to Auckland on holiday, and the many admirers of her voice will be glad of having the opportunity of hearing this very fine contralto once again. The second part of the evening’s programme will be devoted to a special presentation of a novelty programme entitled "A New Year’s

Eve House-party," to be produced by Mrs. Zoe Bartley Baxter and her company. Dance musie will follow, to be succeeded by a relayed description of the New Year Eve festivities: which always take place round | about the Ferry Building. 2YA Notes BRIGHT programme has been arranged for this evening. Three new radio artists will appear for the first time. They are Mr, and Mrs. C. W. Edwards and Mr. A. H, Outtrim. Mr. Edwards is a powerful bass singer’, while Mrs. Edwards has a voice of very pleasing contralto quality, and also sings artistically. Mr. Outtrim is an outstanding artist with a voice of a pleasant, robust tenor quality, and should soon prove popular with listeners. ° Messrs. J. H. Thomas and B. French, a new novelty instrumental duo, will also appear on the programme. Their items will comprise _ popular songs and ballads arr anged by themselves. The combination consists of a mandolin and Spanish guitar, the latter being an instrument which is very popular in America, but is not heard very often in this country. Igr. Cedric Gardiner, a popular entertainer, will recite two humorous excerpts by the famour Farjeon. The. Orchestrina, under Signor A. P. Truda, will play suitable supporting music. From 10 to 11.55 pm. a dance programme will be given, after which a relay of the Watch Night Service from St. John’s Presbyterian Church will be carried out,

Christchurch Notes MESS Addie Campbell, who earned the soubriquet of "The Bendigo Nightingale" when she first appeared before the Australian public, . will be heard again from 3YA this evening, when she is certain to enhance the very fine impression she created some weeks ago, She will present a variety of songs: Gounod’s’ "Ave Maria" (sung to violin obligato), "When We Meet." "The Mother Song," and "You're First, Wee Lassie." Solo and concerted vocal numbers will be provided by the Avonside Male Voice Quartet. Mr. Jock Lockhart will

dispense Scottish humour, while there will be selections by the Studio,Octet From 10 to 11.45 dance music will be broadcast, after which the microphone will be taken to Cathedral Square to let listeners know . how Christchurch welcomes the New Year. From Dunedin APPROPRIATELY enough, 4YA has engaged the Dunedin Highland Pipe Band for this evening. The pipers will contribute extensively to the concert programme from 8 to 10, and at midnight. the strains of "Auld Lang Syne" will float -over the air accompanied by'the bagpipe music,