The Washington times., 1924-05-01
D. c. OPERA
STARS TO
APPEAR
Almas, Band and Shriners
GIee Club Among Other
Local Features.

gram has been billed by WRC for
tonight featuring an operalogue
of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammer-
moor" by Peggy Albion assisted
by members Of the Washington
Opera Company. Other features
will be the Almas Temple Band
and Shriners' Glee Club, the Bet
ter 'Ole Club Orchestra and
julius Ochs, violinist.
The operalogue of this particu.
larly beautiful musical production
will afford a real treat to all
lovers of good music. The musical
Interpretation of Sir Walter SCOTS
story, "The Bride of Lammer-
moor" is always a great favor
ite..
Assisting Artists.
Peggy Albion's interpretations of
the opera are well known to local
radio listeners, and have done much
toward increasing appreciation in
the works of the old masters. The
assisting artists from the ranks Of
the Washington Opera Company
will be: Dorothy Mansfield, soprano;
Rose Polio, contralto; Louis Annis,
tenor, and Albert Shefferman, bari
tone.
AS the final feature on the pro.
gram, the Almas Temple Band and
Shriner's Glee Club will present a
very attractive program. The Cleo
Club, directed by Charles Bartlett,
In addition to the program Of choral
and solo numbers will present az
the featured soloist, Edith Helena
I'd IN
have the highest coloratura voice in
the world of concert. The Almas
band is one of the finest in the city.
Headed by William White, principal
of music at the Army Music School,
the band will play an elaborate and
pleasing program.
Fourth Ochs Recital.
Julius Ochs, assisted at the piano
BY his brother, Karl Ochs, will play
his fourth recital from WRC. Mr.
Ochs broadcast from WIZ, New
York recently, and received volumes
thought only a, youth, Is an &C
complished artist. He win play
Earasate's beautiful narrative
eZigeunerweisen" again tonight, in
response to many requests.
Other numbers will be Arthur B.
Pierce, reader of dialect stories; the
Better ole Orchestra, which has be-
come one of the most popular
regular features from WRC; A. M.
Toomis, of the National Grange, in
his famous talk, 1.-The Animated
BUGGY" and the question box.
The early evening program will
Include talk by Jane Adams on
peace and Freedom"
Three Dramas Scheduled.
Three radio dramas are schedul.
ed for tonignt's program from dis
tant stations with another in the
afternoon. This sort of entertain
ment is forming a greater part III
the radio bills than formerly. To-
night will be the third evening
this week, when there have been
two or more plays on the air.
The headliner tonight will come
from WGY, Schenectady, where the
WGY players will present Alfred
ESutro's 1.-THE Walls of Jericho
I Musical accompaniment will be Of
fered by the WGY orchestra.
Characters of the play are: Jack
Frobisher, Hankey Bannister; The
Marquis of Steventon, Lord Dray'
ton, Harry Dallas, Bertram Hanna
ford, the Hon. Wilfrid Renton
Lady Westerly Lady Parchester
Miss Wyatt; Lady Lucy Derenhan
(played by Estatelle Rogers), and
Lady Alethea Frobisher Dlayed by
Rosaline Greene(.
| The action takes place at the
present time. The program is:
Act I. An ante-room to a ball
Room.
Act II. A drawing room.
Act Ill. A library.
#Act ". A drawing room.
WOR, Newark, will present one
'sCheaper to Marry" with Clay
borne Foster, the star, this after.
noon. The third play will be too
Ehr for Neutrality-suspicious. to enjoy,
coming from KGO, Oakland, where
the KGO players win present,
%Daddy Long Legs" A one-act
musical play will be presented from
1FI, Los Angeles, at midnight.
Guy Hunter, the blind entertainer,
81 q feature from WOR, Newark,
this afternoon that many fans will
enjoy. Helen Rennyson Wilson, So
prano, will render two song recitals.
The program from WEAF "opens
with services by the New York
Federation of Churches followed by
Thornton Fishers daily sport talk.
The ,Amphion Male Quartet, two
orchestras, including the Hotel
Pennsylvania's organization and sew.
eral recitals, are listed.
Cincinnati opens through WSAI
as usual at 1880. A program for
the benefit of the Cincinnati Com.
munity Chest is first, then a con.
cert by George Myers Orchestra.
WLW comes onto the air at 10
with the radio club, followed closely
I by special program by the Gin.
cinnati Conservatory of Music, fea.
turing a male quartet.
IL Mary Singh Breen, banjoist, and
Peg Wanamaker, pianist, will af.
, ford some entertainment from
WY, New York at $3.50, followed
~ "Movie Cartoons" by Douglas C.
Harlon. The New York program
closes at Gas with the Come Back
Club Entertainers.
The program from WAX, Cleve.
land, will be opened by one hour
of music by the Cleveland Hotel
Orchestra. This will be followed
BY soprano solos by Estelle Chaplin
Thomson. There will also be mum.
Abers by the Bryan brothers, yer.
rattle pair, who will entertain the
aIdience with piano duets and SO.
ano and baritone solos with