FRIDAY

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 42, 1 May 1931, Page 19

FRIDAY

Auckland Topics THIS evening’s programme will be well and truly varied, the outstanding feature being another appearance of Simon Philipoff, who will play several balalaika solos. A very fine baritone, new to 1XA, J. W. Nicholls, will sing several well-known ballads. Mister Ree will entertain with Radio Magic, and the Salon Trio will be heard in instrumental trios, soprano solos, with violin obbligato, violin solos, piano solos, and ’cello solos, while Bric Waters and Ray Jury will once again be heard in piano and xylophone novelties. Other instrumental numbers will be provided -by that popular combination Bert Kingsland’s Saxophone Quartet. 2YA Features FEATURED on the programme. will be two humorous sketches by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bailey, the well-known Auckland entertainers. The orchestrina will present bright musical’ numbers. Rd, ©. Madigan (basso). will be heard in two songs with orchestral accom‘paniment, "Cloze Props" and "Harlequin." Mildred Kenny’s Guitar Orchestra will- again delight listeners with popular numbers, including the Maori item "Haere Ra e Rere taku Poi."

From Christchurch A MISCELLANEOUS programme will be heard from 3YA. Frances Hamerton, well known as a soprano soloist, will give a pianoforte recital. Further instrumental numbers will be provided by Harold Beck (’cellist), and the Christchurch Broadcasting Trio, while Les. Croft will demonstrate what can be accomplished on mouth organs. One of his numbers will be played without the aid of hands on the smallest mouth organ in the world. By means of reecordings, orchestral, military band, violin, balalaika and accordeon selections will be introduced. The vocalists for

the evening will be the Salon Quartet, presenting a popular programme of solo and concerted numbers, the latter ineluding some plantation songs. At 4YA SomMn familiar melodies, including "Old Mother Hubbard," "The Bells of St. Michael’s Tower," and "A Perfect Day," will be heard from the Select Four. The Bluebird Hawatian Trio will present novelty numbers, as