The Washington times., 1924-02-25
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Broadcasting Of National
Shows First Act Arranged
by Herald.
Tonight's the night!

&VAASA1O . OAAO OAknNS
A gala program is promised for
local fans, Headlining the bill
will be the broadcasting Of the
first act of Earl Carrolls "Vani-
ties" playing at the National
Theater. On the same program
will be a dance music recital by
the peer Of, all popular musicians,
Paul Whitemau, and his orches-
ira, and last but not least, the
eleventh concert by the Glee Club
Of the Friendly Sons of Saint
Patrick, direct from Hotel Aston,
New York.
Herald Arranged for Play.
Broadcasting Of the "Vanities"
will be an innovation in local radio
circles, this being the first time that
an act from local theater has been
broadcast. Arrangements for the
event have been made by The Wash
ington Herald.
A crew of telephone men under
the direction of H. M. Craven, super
visor Of radio broadcasting, worked
all last night installing necessary
apparatus, and a truck has been
placed near the theater to amplify
the voices before they are carried
by telephone to the broadcasting
station. =
Earl Carroll's Vanities is one Of
the largest and most extravagant
revues to ever visit here. It has a
company Of more than 100 artists
and a jazz orchestra Of twenty-six
pieces. Peggy Hopkins, Joyce, inter-
nationally famous actress will sing
her popular hit, pretty Peggy"
and Joe Cook, familiar vaudeville
comedian, will give his repertoire Of
comedy. including his story Of the
''four Hawaiians." -.
The show will start at S.15 o'clock.
A program of the first act.is given
under the Local Broadcast column
on this page. NJ, 70.
Whiteman in FOllies
Paul Whiteman's world famous
orchestra recently save a recital Of
modern music at Aeolian Hall, New
York, and so many were turned
away that a second recital is soon
to be given. He is now, one OF the
leading features of the Ziegte1d
Follies and the radio audience viii
undoubtedly be pleased by his pres
ence before the microphone with his
full staff Of artists.
This program will be picked up
from the Palais Royal.
One of the selections that White
man will play for the Bell Telephone
audience is the, popular waltz, ''Won.
derful One" He is said to have
written the first draft of the song
on the back of a trunk the day he
married Wanda Hoff.
Playing under the direction of
George H. Gartlan, the Friendly
Sons Of st. Patrick's Glee Club,
consisting of more than seventy
voices which have been remarkably
trained in ensemble work will give
q concert following the "Vanities. !"
The soloists are John Finnegan,
tenor, and Joseph Martel, baritone,
with Joseph p. Donnelly and Hector
Mccarthy as accompanies
A string quartet consisting of
Meyer Pollock, first violin; Emanuel
Noses; second violin; Andre Cham.
bellan, viola, and oliver Edell, cello.
VIII render the supporting music.
The unusual nature of this program
and the excellence Of the singing
Which 1t promises ed to the .installa-
ton OF special equipment at the
Hotel Aston in order that it, might
be made available to the radio
audience.
The out-of-town program has
many interesting and unusual
features tonight, in addition to the
usual scheduled programs.
The formal opening Of the Boston
Herald Traveller, WESTINGHOUSE sta
ton, WBZ, at Brunswick Hotel
Studio, tonight, will be marked by
special program beginning lust
after the regular program from
WIZ, Springfield, ends at &
o'clock. A varied program is prom.
ised with speeches by noted men
including the Governor of Massa.
chusetts, Charming H. Cox's talk
Dy Alice Brady, star Of "Zander
the Great" and stories and SONGS
1rom THE Passing Show" now
playing in Boston.
"A delightful feature of the WOR,
Newark, program, is a concert bv
the Glee Club Of the Oranges a..
sisted by Henry Curtis Colby. tenor
and John H. Spooner, tenor. The
giee club is an organization Of men
OF importance who reside in tho
Oranges, N. j., and is under the
direction of a master. of gro,,n
singing: An extensive program r.
planned. an 20
The play, tablets Irish Rose ;,
Will De broadcast direct from the
4 Cox Theater, Cincinnati, by WI,W
ct $50, in a special feature fo,.
Shut-Ins. Other highlights on this
program will be Woody Mever's
Cincinnati Orchestra and SONGS bv
Viola Luring. During the intermts.
sion Of the show, special musical
features will be provided. ''A
A concert by the RennsaIaor
POLYTECHNIC Institute Students Svr,.
pnony Orchestra, A. Olin Niles. con.
Gcuctor. will be broadcast throMob
WHAZ. Troy. at 9 o'clock. follow.
ga by Far East program present.
s cd by Oriental students taltinr an.
gineering courses at Rensselaer