Kiwi Concert Party [sic] ; Children's book week. 1953-09-01.

Rights Information
Year
1953
Reference
183407
Media type
Audio
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Rights Information
Year
1953
Reference
183407
Media type
Audio
Series
D series, ca. 1935-1950s.
Categories
Nonfiction radio programs
Radio interviews
Radio programs
Sound recordings
Duration
00:20:23
Credits
RNZ Collection
New Zealand Broadcasting Service (estab. 1946, closed 1962), Broadcaster
GREEN, Marjorie, Interviewer
White, Dorothy Mary Neal, 1915-1995, Interviewee

Side 1. Broadcaster Marjory Green introduces members of the Kiwi Revue Company ahead of a performance of Māori songs. [Some members were formerly in the Kiwi Concert Party of World War II.]
She says the well-known members present are: Tony Rex, Eric Snowdon, James Lavery, Maurice Tansley and pianist Jack Roberts. Two new members, Len Weir and Clifford Powell who are from Melbourne, Australia are interviewed about each other. They talk about their singing careers - both have been finalists in the Sun Aria competition and the Mobil Quest in Australia. Tony Rex is interviewed by Marjorie about how he chooses material for the revue. The sextet then sing a medley of several waiata Māori to piano accompaniment.

Side 2. Children's Book Week - Marjory Green interviews Mrs Dorothy White about Children's Book Week, being run by the New Zealand Broadcasting Service and the New Zealand Library Association. Mrs White is a former children's librarian and the author of a guide to choosing books for children and the mother of two children herself.