FRIDAY

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 10, 18 September 1931, Page 19

FRIDAY

Features from 1YA ‘THERE will be plenty of variety in to-night’s concert. The orchestral numbers will include the overture "Life’s Laughter," "Hymn to the Sun," "Dance of the Apprentices" (by Wagner), and "Scenes Pittoresques." Doris Moore, a splendid contralto, will once again. delight listeners with her artistic singing, while the ever-popu-lar Asquiths will present another novelty entertainment, A talented young pianiste, Lily Cabaret, will make her debut before the microphone in a group of solos. Broadcast by 2YA PROGRAMME of varied items will be presented from the 2YA studio, The Orchestrina, under Signor A. P. Truda, will be heard in several numbers, including the Spanish waltz "Santiago." The popular Maori tenor Noho Toki will be heard in "Manuka" and "Little Greenstone Tiki," Maori songs by Don, and "I Hear You Calling Me" and "One Heart Divine." An instrumental novelty duo, consisting of hanjo and piano, new to 2YA, will play some snappy up-to-date numbers, 38YA Jottings NTRODUCED into 3YA’s_ programme will be a sketch, "The Signal," the scene of which is laid on the bridge of a merchant steamer during a fog in the English Channel in 1917. The sketch will be presented under the direction of Major Lampen, of Dunedin, who, in an introductory prologue, will narrate some Sailors’ superstitions. HW vocal portion of the musical programme for.the evening will be provided by the Lichfield : Mate Quartet. One of the quartet numbers, "Bird Songs at Eventide," will be sung to 2 background of bird voices, An instrumental programme will be provided rtf the Studio Octet, under Harold Beck, . Concluding the evening will be a half-hour’s gramophone leeturerecital by Karl Atkinson, on "The Sea in Musie." Dunedin Notes HERWD will be a miscellaneous programme to-night, included in which will be Pettitt’s Novelty Trio. Some old favourites will be sung by Mrs. D. Carty, and contralto solos will be sung by Jessie MeMillan.