The Washington times., 1924-02-16
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Wendell Hall Also Slated to
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y y Tonight.

= An elaborate program incidental
TO the banquet Of the Washington
Board Of Trade, at the new Will
lard Hotel, will feature the pro-
gram from WCAP tonight, with
the addition of fifteen minutes Of
entertainment by Wendell Hall.
AZ Orchestra music from the ban
s3quet will be furnished by the
= Pemberton Symphonic Ensemble,
Maurice Shrowsh, conductor, and
the community music will be led
by "Bob" Lawrence, accompanied
at the piano by evil" Pierson.
Two Of ROxy's Here
~ Two of Roxy's famous Sunday
night gang from the Capitol Thea
ter. New York, Florence Mulholland,
sscOntralto, and Betsy Ayres. soprano.
will be on hand for the occasion
and should liven up things ma
terially.
Addresses by E. T. Colladay, presi.
dent of the board, ana Congressman
viii r. Wood, Of Indiana, will be
sipart Of the long program. 4 saxo-
phone septette is one Of the many
!. unusual features billed.
Other high spots on the program
fare the Washington quartet, in selec.
q tons from 1.-THE 'Serenade"; Xylo-
phone solo, Louis Saidenberg: dance
specialties, the Gladding Sisters;
tenor solo,. John F. M. Bowie: lass
z solo, Fred East, and a Spanish
dance by Jean Stewart, Pember-
ton dancer.
- All in all it looks like a good
night to stay at home and save a
little money.
Sunday Services.
Sundays local program includes
services from st. Johns Episcopal
\ Church, at II: the usual service
from Bethlehem Chapel with Bishop
u Freeman delivering the sermon at 4;
and the evening service Of the YER
mont Avenue Christian Church,
where the Rev. DIR. Earle Wiley,
will preach on Voices and Visions"
at 8 p. m.
$r4.::2 The regular Sunday musical pro-
I gram from Capitol Theater, New
York, the second part of which is
under the direction of Roxy with
5shis gang, and the usual organ re-
cital from the studio of the Skinner
= Organ Company, are on the pro-
gram tomorrow night.
The out of town offering for to.
night is the regular Saturday night
schedule, devoid of particularly in
teresting features.
~ One or two exceptions may be
noted however. WEAF, in New
York, will feature Prof. Charles
H. Levermore, winner of the Box
Peace Prize, in a talk before the
Foreign Policy Association at Hotel
:@:Astor. Kirby Page, author Of
w. G. Fields, now starring in
Poppy and one of the best
comedians on the American stage,
is also on WEAF. Others worthy
Of note are George Vause, pianist:
Thomas Butler, baritone, and
Bernard Ahrens, baritone.
Harry knight, Versatile Must
cian," is leading the program from
= WBZ. Springfield, with a number
Of saxophone and clarinet solos.
He goes on at O'Clock, with a
ball Trio at o. m.
"",4 A feature, Of interest to many,
= will be a review Of the Princeton.
'' Pennsylvania Military College polo
game, through WIFI, at Philadelphia.
This will follow the Sunday School
lesson at 9 o'clock.
In the afternoon WOR presents
Baroness LEILA de Torinoff in a
short talk on 1.-THE Russian Revolu-
ton from a Woman's Viewpoint"
with Russian folk songs. Frank
Dailey's Meadowbrook Dance Or.
chestra, will perform before and
/ after the baroness.
S. At l a. m. the WSAI midnight
entertainers at Cincinnati will vary
the usual late program with the as
gistance Of Billy Lewis and his
dance orchestra from the same sta.
ton.
Old KDKA comes across at 8.1E
and $3.50 this evening with concerts
by the Westinghouse band. The
second appearance will have addi.
ttonal interest with the "appear.
u ance" Of the unknown tenor" who
will probably keep local fans guess.
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