The Washington times., 1924-02-09
EXCELLENT
FEATURES
PLANNED
Three Orchestras to Be
Heard in Addition to
Other Numbers.

Tonight's the night. Local fans
are in for another treat the eve
ming, when WRC stages a dis
tance test, with a late program
lasting until well toward 8 a. m.
Three orchestras, a vaudeville
troupe and many individual fea-
lures are scheduled, and. as a
result many a radio fan will be
late to church tomorrow morning.
General Patrick to Speak.
The speaker of the evening will
be Major General Mason M. Patrick,
chief Of the army air service. He
will discuss the proposed round the
world flight of army airplanes.
Jack Newton, jazz pianist, and
Former Washingtonian, who dropped
into town on his way to Chicago,
will play some Of his we'll known
numbers.
Margaret Callahan, local mezzo.
soprano, will give a song ro"i-o'.
Walter T. Holt will have a section
OF his banjo club on deck, ana in
addition to the other instrument al
features a new dance orchestra will
make its radio debut-Leverton' s
Bandits in q popular dance pro.
gram.
Ali Baba Jack Mullane and a
detachment of his Forty Thieves
will be the brand-new feature on
the program. His program will be
Of the informal type, a pleasant
departure from the ordinary CUSTOM
with Jack fathering the thieves and
making them say their parts. The
thieves will be on the air for an
hour and half or two hours.
Blues to Run wild.
The Blues will run wild and Ali
Baba will pass the mystic "Open
Sesame" over some brand.new gags
and dialogues, with the black face
comedian, Lou Worth, one of his
buddies from the old days on the
big vaudeville circuits.
The ever charming Dixie Glen.
denan will be heard in some of her
own numbers and the two Mitchells
BILL and Hazel-will burn up the
1vories and the ether.
Another Lew-Lew Brown-tenor,
will hand out some hot ballads
and then Ben Levine will accom-
modate with songs and strings
The Monrose Players will round
out the first delegation Of the Forty
Thieves in a steaming two hours Of
music and fun. Sam P. Holland
will be at the piano all the time
and Mullane, the chief Of the band,
will keep in close touch with the
microphone and inform everyone,
including the management of the
studio, what Is on deck next.
Looks like a hopeful evening to
stay at home with the one-tuber or
crystal.
Memorial Service Sunday,
Sundays local program, through
WCAP, includes a special memorial
service for the late Woodrow Wilson,
at the Central Presbyterian Church.
with Mr.. Wilson's pastor, the Rev.
James H. Taylor, delivering the SER
mon. In the afternoon service from
bethlehem Chapel, Bishop James E.
Freeman, will deliver the sermon,
The evening program includes a
special musical program direct from
the Capitol Theater, New York, with
Roxy's gang playing the parts. Later
an organ recital from the studio of
the Skinner Organ Company will be
given.
WEAF', the semi-local, has q good
program, with Landau's Serenaders
in an hour of music; lesson on
bridge, by Raymond F. Rode; Wal.
ter Camp, on the value of athletic
training. and an intimate historical
talk by Prof. Howard r. briggs, Of
New York University.
Westinghouse Band to Play.
Over in "Philly" there will be a
concert by the Women's Symphony
Orchestra, Of Philadelphia, at 8:20
o'clock over WIFI, or II fan can not
hear that, he can tune into KDKA
ten minutes later and hear an elab.
crate program from the Westing.
house Band.
A musical treat Of unquestioned
excellence may be expected from
o'clock, with a concert by Nine.
Florence Vessels, and artists Of
the Vessels Studio Of New York.
On the same program is a talk by
David p. Howells, one of the best
known men In the motion picture
industry, who has produced many
foreign pictures.
For the late evening, the usual
orchestras and entertainment will
be heard, with the addition of
"WSAI Midnight Entertainer"
from Cincinnati, at 1 o'clock. The
second annual concert Of the Radio
Association Of Western New York
will be broadcast from Buffalo,
WGR, at IL midight with an ex-
tensive program of music and