The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-06
QUAR- f I
GOES ON
TWICE
Gretchen Hood and Senator
Spencer Other Features of
Entertainment.

~~~NNRSAOAAS WA NSsSeSAS~NN
program of music, song and talk
feature the program from WRC
tonight. The headliners on the
bill are Ben Levin and his luke"
Gretchen Hood, the Columbian
Male Quartette, Florence Reed.
popular actress, and Senator Sci
den P. Spencer Of Missouri.
Ben Levin Very Popular.
Ben Levin, accompanied by Bob
and George Groome on the steel
guitar, will entertain the radio
audience for fifteen minutes with
popular songs and gags Levin
was on the program from WRC two
or three weeks ago, and received
such voluminous response that he
has been billed again for late
(. program.
Florence Reed and Ralph Kellard,
who will appear at the President
Theater next week in the Lullaby
will follow Levin on the program, in
q popular booking.
The Columbian Male Quartette
, has appeared" many times before
VNOA tAC 1uOy Will SGIlO LI1lS
evening, at $3.50 and 10 o'clock.
Gretchen Hood To Sing.
: Gretchen Hood, soprano, is
another well-known artist who has
appeared on local programs. George
II. Wilson will accompany her at
the piano. ~
- The more serious side of the
program will be carried by Senator
Spencer, who will talk at 9:15. The
subject of his address has not been
announced.
Other popular features on the
local program will be piano re
cital by George Dixon Thompson
q violin recital by a member Of
Crandall's Metropolitan Theater or
chestra, and a talk on Automobile
Brakes" by w. s. James. chief OF
reau of Standards.
Out-Of-TOwn Programs.
Leading the out-of-town pro-
grams is that Of st. Louis, where
q concert by the St. Louis Sym
phony Orchestra will be broadcast
at 8 O'clock. The concert will be
conducted by Rudolph CAM and
Frieda Hempel, soprano, will be the
soloist.
Cincinnati Is offering a special
concert by the Sigma Alpha Iota
Sorority Of the Conservatory OF
Music, including instrumental and
vocal specialties. A radario in one
act will also be part Of this pro.
gram. which starts at II. Doherty's
Melody Boys are offering a pro-
gram at midnight.
T1ouo1ov1 &C. 90
ferng an unusually attractive pro-
gram. The opening feature, at 8,
will be songs by the Singers Club
Of Cleveland, Of which Edwin
Arthur Kraft is the director. There
will be a group Of numbers by the
music committee Of the Cleveland
Federation Of Women's Clubs in
cluded in the Music Memory Con-
test, which is an annual event in
Cleveland, held under the auspices
Of the Cleveland Orchestra.
Talks ON Travel.
Several numbers Of instrumental
and vocal specialists is also IN the
program. In addition, Capt. Kilroy
Harris, author and traveller, will
entertain the radio audience with
an Illuminating as well as inter
esting travel talk. During the
world war Captain Harris was
decorated on four occasions by
King George Of England for gal
lantry in action.
The program from WEAF, New
York, will be opened at T. with
half-hour mid-weekly service pre-
sented by the New York Federation
OF Churches. The famous Hunter
toI1 -
with an Introductory lecture by DIR
Henry I. Fleck, director Of musical
activities of the college, followed
by special musical program. Some
Of the other activities will be popu
lar hits by the Photograph Trio
piano recital by Alexander Chi
grinsky, and a recital of Southern
songs featuring four negro spiritu
ais, by Edna Fields, mezzo con
tralto.
Instrumentalists and vocalists Of
the Albany Central r. M G. A
will furnish the program from
WGY, Schenectady. On the pro
gram will be numbers by the Y
M. G. A. orchestra, the Association
Glee Club and solo numbers, botI
instrumental and vocal. Secretary
Frank L. Howe, jr., will give ar
address on The Y. M. C. A. ant
the Community"
Analysis Of Talk.
The two weekly golf talks are OF
the program for this evening. Inni:
Brown, editor Of the American
Golfer, talks on Golf" from WY
New York at sos, and B. A. An
0rews. golf expert Of Chicago, gives
the sixth of his series Of lessons
on golf from WMAQ, following tn,
Boy Scouts weekly talk at s. :,
The Union League dinner in New
York will furnish some good talks
This program, to be broadcast di
rect, from the Union League Clul
by WIZ, will begin at 1880. Speak
ers will be General Robert LIE,
Billiard, Admiral Coontz, Admira
Robson, Admiral Plunkett, Admira
Wiley and Captain Gleason.
The Crescent Gardens Orchestra
Of Revere, conceded to be one O
the best in New England, viii
present treat for lovers Of tn,
light fantastic through wBZ, tn,
Boston studio of the Springfield
station, beginning at $3.50 and $40
This orchestra features a specialt,
act by Jack Lynch, an exceedingly
clever entertainer.
Down in Texas, the Foster Mer
rin Music Company, Is offering FIRE,
copies Of latest hits. for the frs
1000 fans reporting reception q
their concert through WBAP. N