The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-07
BOX IS ON.
BIC RADIO
PROGRAM
Schedule for This Week to Be
One of Most Elaborate in
/ Many Months.


Of important broadcasters for the
week.
Box will speak from the WEAF
studios at 8 o'clock, and has prom
ised to give a comprehensive ex-
PLANTATION of the plan which has
been awarded sthe Box peace
prize. His comment on the plan
also will be included in the ad.,
dress.
Millions to Hear Him.
The re-broadcasting Of the Box
speech from the WCAP station was
made possible when WRC, which
will have the local air tonight,
expressed its willingness to stop
its program while the address was
being delivered.
The Box feature probably will
attract more listeners-in than any
air-talk since President Coolidges
address to Congress.
WEAF will contribute further to
the evenings entertainment by a
third piano recital by Walter Dam.
rosch, dean Of American conduc-
tors, broadcast direct from Carnegie
Hall. A lecture will accompany
the recital. This concert will not
be re-broadcasted through WCAP.
The local WRC, with the ex.
ception of the time that it is
silent for the broadcasting of the
Box speech, will offer one Of its
varied programs Of music and
talk.
Artists On the Program.
On the program will be song re-
citals by Gretchen Hood, soprano,
and Alfred Pendleton, barytone; a
Concert by the Sol Minister trio and
political talk by Frederick William
Vile. A late dance program will
be rendered by the Honolulans un.
der the direction of Ernest Beale.
Over in Pittsburgh, kDKA will
soften the ether with an elaborate
concert by Christine Miller Glenn
son, mezzo contralto, accompanied
by Earl Mitchell and the KDKA
Little Symphony Orchestra. The
concert will begin at o'clock.
An Afternoon talk by Minnie
Dupree, star Of 1.-The Shame
Women" now at the Comedy The.
alter, New York, will be heard from
the WOR station, Newark. WOR
will present in the evening Com.
n1ander Klein, executive officer of
the Shenandoah; Emily Begin, form.
erly with the Metropolitan Opera
Company; DR.. Olga Stastny, of
Omaha, who will speak on 1.-THE Is
land OF Marcronessi," and Holly.
wood" McCosker on Current Mo-
ton Pictures" r.,
Julia Tibbitts and her violin and
John G. Smith and his guitar will
1loat their music from the WGY
studio, at Schenectady.
Concert by Orchestra.
Meyer Davis will be represented
IN the air tonight by his Bellevue
Stratford Hotel Concert Orchestra,
which will offer a dinner concert
from Philadelphia through WIFI.
Wanamaker's WOO wave shooters
In the same city have scheduled
dlnner music from the Hotel Abel.
phta Concert Archestra, and a con.
cert at 9:15 by Emo Rapee and his
orchestra direct from the Fox The.
ater.
Program Every Night.
Beginning with the Box address
tonight events Of radio importance
are scheduled every night for the
remainder of the week.
The two-act operetta, "The
Bo'sn's Bride" of w. Rhys Her
bert, will be rendered tomorrow
night by the WGY light opera COM
pany from Schenectady. The en-.
tire score will be sung and the
accompaniment will be PLAYED bv
the WGY orchestra augmented by
q number Of instruments.
If WGY fails to respond to the
dial tomorrow night, listeners-in can
turn to WIFI, at Philadelphia. and
hear THE Lost Silk Hat" a one.
act playlet by Lord Dunsany. Night
owls can tune in later to WEAF,
where the entertainment at the an.
nual dinner Of the Motor and Ac.
cessories Manufacturers Associa-
ton will he broadcast The pro.
gram will include the entire second
act of the reigning musical comedy
success, "Mr. Battling Butler"
KDKA also will offer a late dance
music program.
Concert In Washington.
Our own WRC will occupy much
OF the wavelight Wednesday when
It will present Secretary of the
Navy DENLY who will speak on
the Navy. The program will in.
clude also a concert by the United
States Navy orchestra.
On Thurday night WEAF will
inaugurate the broadcastinE of the
Chamber Music Course conducted
ny DIR. Henry T. Fleck at Hunter
College. The recitals in the air
are made possible through the
generosity Of Adolph Lewisohn.
Friday WGY offers it's second
big feature for the week in a
presentation Of George Bernard
Shaw's "Arms and the Man" by
the WGY players.
For City's Children.
OF especial interest to Washing.
tonians on Saturday afternoon will
be program of child entertain.
Jnent broadcast from WOR, New.
ark, under the direction of Harry
Echulman, president of the National
Stage Children's Association. Schul.
man recently brought his children
performers to Washington where
they were received at the White
House and later gave two per.
! ;1oftnances at the New Willard.