The Washington times., 1924-06-06
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PRESIDENT
W|LLG|VE
TALK
bernstein and Orchestra
Will Play Two Hours Of
Dance Music


A national oratorical contest,
between seven school children
chosen to represent their COM
munities, will be broadcast to-
night through WCAP, direct from
the D. A. R. Memorial Continental
Hall, with the President of the
United States presiding and MAX
ing an address. Chief Justice
William H. Taft heads the board
Of judges, which also includes
four other Justices of the United
States Supreme Court.
Two Hours Of Music.
The musical headliner on the bill
will come from Wardman Park.
where Boernstein and his orchestra
will offer two hours of dance music
par excellence beginning at 10.15.
Just after the oratorical program.
Following the baseball results at
SIS, Violet Warren Pierson, dra-
matte reader, will open the enter
tainment program at Z. with peter
Pam" by Barrie. This will be fol.
lowed at 7:20 by 1.-THE Purple
Cow" the fourth of series of
talks by the limited States Depart
ment of Agriculture, in the interest
Of better understanding of food
prices, and agricultural conditions
Congressman Ernest w. Gibson
of Vermont will speak on "The
Park System of the Capital City"
at TAO. This talk of considerable
interest to Washingtonians, will be
preceded and followed by recitals
by artists from the Paul Bleyden
Studios. Martha K. Woolley, con.
tralto, will render a song recital at
1870 and Madam Henriette Coque.
let, lyric coloratura soprano, will
give second recital at o'clock.
DR.. Vernon Kellogg, secretary of
the national research council, will
talk on Insect Life" at 8:15 This
lecture is given under the auspices
Of the National Research Council
and Science Service.
Radio Drama at WGY.
Headlining the out-of-town pro-
gram tonight will be the presenta-
ton of "a Million Casks of Pronto",
the radio drama which was awarded
the $500 prize in the contest con-
Quoted by station WGY. Science.
tady, by the WGY Players. The
play was written by Agnes Miller
Of New York, expressly for the
fair" and many Of it's important
situations were constructed with the
view to Interpretation by sound de-
vice. The WGY orchestra will play
accomplishments.
The cast includes only six charac.
ters. These are: Miss Weston, Doc
line Greene), William Bruce, DR..
Syms and Pappandoppulus.
Action in the play is at the pres
emit time. The prologue is staged
In a drawing room. Act Is in
Doctor Channing's office and act 2
takes place at the Tukkagassket
house.
Pupils of the Academy of the
Holy Names of Albany, will give a
program consisting of piano. violin
and vocal solos on the late program
from WGY, at 1880 o'clock.
Opera From KSD.
A second big feature for tonight
will be the broadcasting Of the
opera, The FREELY by Friml, direct
from the Municipal Opera, in Forest
Park, st. Louis, at 9:15 through
KSD.
Gertrude Bryan will present a
One-act play and character songs
through WIZ New York, at 7:10
o'clock. A surprise program has
been booked for S:15 and Spechts
Alamac Orchestra will entertain at
1O:45 o'clock.
WEAF is rebroadcasting the ma.
tional oratorical contest as its
headliner, but Mildred Scott.
soprano, who will sing at $50 is
we'll advertised, and Billy Jones
and Ernest Hare, entertainer will
come on at followed by popular
orchestra with a commercial name.
Springfield WBZ is silent during
the early part Of the evening, but
comes on at 10 o'clock with re-
cital by Alice Hatch, soprano, and
at IL presents concert by the
wBZ trio. KDKA, Pittsburgh, is
offering the Holden trio, at 8
o'clock.
GIee Club concert.
A concert by the Mckinley Glee
Club, of the Mckinley Vocational
School, Buffalo, VIII be broadcast
through WGR, at 7:45 followed by
q varied musical bill at 8 o'clock.
The educational department of the
Y. M. c. A. will give another eX-
tended musical program at 9:15
followed by Hotel Statler supper
music at 10 o'clock.
A musical program by the Hick.
vile School Entertainers Of Ard.
more will be broadcast through
WOO, Philadelphia, at 1870 o'clock,
followed by an organ recital by
Mary E. Vogt. Joseph McGrath
and his Serenaders will give the
concluding program at 9 p. m.
The usual late programs are on
with the Nighthawk Frolic from
WDAF, Kansas City, at 12:45, the
Midnight Frolic FROM VINO, Mem.
phis, at midnight, and the Mid
night Revue from KYW,, Chicago,
from 9 to 1880. The latter has
been moved still earlier, now closing
about three hours earlier than It
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