The Washington times., 1924-03-17
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WCAP Will Be Connected Up
to Program Being Given
by WEAF.

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Every turn Of the dial will
bring in Irish music this evening,
every station in the country, with
one or two exceptions, having
made special preparations for
the celebration Of st. Patrick's
day. The local program through
WCAP will be brought through
from the studio of station WEAF,
and while Irish airs have not been
featured in this program, the
date was not forgotten.
O'Quirke Directs Recital.
In a joint recital under the lead
Orship Of Conal O'Quirke, who win
act as accompanist, Leah Horne,
soprano, and Oscar Steele, baritone,
will render a series Of selections in
honor Of st. Patrick's Day. These
two capable singers will give q
duet from ''Rigoletto." They will
be assisted in two concerts by
Rhea Vellignette, contralto; Jose
phine Chaka, soprano, and Milo
Miloradovitch, soprano.
A recital worthy Of particular
note, will be offered the radio audi
ence by Isadore Geffen, cellist, &C.
companied by Nine. Applebloom
Arnold. Mr.. Geffen is a pupil Of
the eminent Dutch cellist, Willem
Willeke, and has a wide following
through his concert work and colo
appearances in Brooklyn churches.
A talk by Robert E. Sherwood.
Wading into the Movies" will be
the only variation from the musical
m the evenings program. He will
tell briefly the story of the inven.
ton Of motion pictures, a general
description of the mechanical branch
OF business personnel, "reminiscences
Of well-known actors and actresses,
the scope of educational pictures
and a forecast of the motion pic
ture industry. Other features of
the evening will be a piano recital
by Adrian j. Vanderbilt, the
famous Cordes Marks Orchestra.
Book Reviews Begin.
WRC has arranged an interesting
program for afternoon and early
evening. The first Of the series of
book reviews under the auspices of
the League Of American Pen Women
will be given by Mrs. William Ath-
erton Du Puy, writer and lecturer,
ct $3.50. who will discuss "Lummox,"
by Fannie Hurst. Music recitals will
be given by Dorothy D. PiCZer,
meZzo-soprano: Wilhelmina Guide,
pianist, and Athos Darlington Guy,
tenor.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superin.
tendent of schools, will talk on
THE Schools of the Nations
Capital" Immediately following the
bedtime stories. George H. Clarke,
Of the Radio Corporation, will speak
on 1.-THE Cost of Free Radio
The distant stations are making
more of feature out of st. Pat
r1ck's Day programs than either
or the locals, most of the features
consisting of Irish concerts.
The bulk Of the program from
WHAZ, Troy, is taken Np with q
concert of Irish songs, music and
stories, with an address on Ireland
and the Irish people by Deputy
state Comptroller Bernard Patton.
Popular dance music by Rosamond
burgess and her orchestra will con.
clude the program from Troy.
The entire program from Atlanta,
WSB, from l to midnight, is Irish
IN tone. The 9 o'clock program
features Irish music by the Elk
Royal Purple band, and the liar
program Is headlined by George
McNulty. Irish tenor.
Dinner to Be Broadcast.
One of the most elaborate of
the Erin programs comes from WIZ.
New York, where the Friendly Sons
OF st. Patrick are holding a dinner
ut the Astor Hotel. Speeches will
be made by Senator Henry F. Ash.
urst, Col. William Donovan. John
Crosby. Col. William Haskell, and
A. Augustine Davis, Irish poet.
Another special program will
come from WLW, Cincinnati. with
. string quartet from Hotel Sinton,
speeches on ireland. Talks will be
given by John r. Quinn, national
commander of the American Legion:
Joseph O'Doherty. Irish Republican
member Of the Dali Eireann, and
Archbishop Henry Moeller.
Some of the other stations offer
Ing particularly good Irish music
are WOO, Philadelphia, at 8:45;
WOR, Newark, at 9:O5. and KDKA,
Pittsburgh. at 8:45, with the Little
Symphony Orchestra in a special
program of Irish airs.
A little variation from the Irish
is offered at Davenport where, fol-
lowing the usual II o'clock musical,
Wendell Hall, the RED. Headed
Music Maker" will offer a brand
new variation of his popular songs
and Gags"
The Harvard Glee Club will broad
cast from WNAC, Boston, at 8, in
q program which will be of much
national interest, and this will be
followed by program of Irish
music from the Copley Plaza Or
chestra.
The Metropolitan Male Concert
Club and q troupe Of assisting
artists will be broadcast through
WGR, Buffalo, at 8, followed by
the Hotel Statler Dance Orchestra
in one Of the few late programs in
the air tonight.