The Washington times., 1925-12-22
EROInping Around
the
Radio Dial

Tales Of Hoffman the beautiful
opera Of Jacques Offenbach was
presented on the air. last night for
the second time in the past several
months.
The members or the WEAF
Opera Company under the direction
OF Caesar Sodero gave q splendid
performance. Notably among tho
numbers Weli- rendered were THE
Doll Song and the soprano and
tenor. duet Of the .Barcerole.
Featuring the selections from the
hour of music by the A. and r.
Gypsies'' last night were three
numbers that are especially adapt
ed to that touch Of the wild that
the "Gypsies. seem to cultivate
more and more at each perform
ance.
The pieces were Tschaikowsky's
Ballet Suite Gubai's Henry
Katti" and Edwards Waiting for
the Dawn"
The Metropolitan Male Quartet
made its debut over the air last
night and rounded out it's program
with ,son1s very good selections.
At first 1t seemed az IL they
were not properly grouped about
the n1icrophOTle the tenor was q
little too prominent but, as the
program progressed, Ii increased In
harmony and we look forward to
q return engagement from them.
The quartet is composed OF
George A. Myers, second tenor: A..
L. Lambdin. first bass; Louis Z.
Annis, first tenor, and William M.
Hanft, second bass.
The feature OF the Christmas Eve
program from WRVA, Richmond,
Va, will be a number OF selections
by the Boys Chorus Choir from
All Saints Church, Richmond.
under the direction OF Ernest FL.
Crosby. WRVA's program will
start at 5 o'clock. Christmas Eve.
The judges for the radio play
contest now being conducted by the
Drama League of America and
Station WIS. Chicago, have been
announced. They are Augustus
Thomas, playwright: George Arsiss,
actor, and James O'Donnell Ben
net, former dramatic critic.
A concert by the United States
Marine Rand, Capt. William II.
Santelnlann. leader, will be brpad-
cast from WRC tonight.
This feature will share musical
honors on the program with the
New York Edison Hour w.
Spencer Tupman and his Hotel May.
flower Orchestral: Meyer Davis
LIE Paradis Band and the incidental
music to THE Grand Tour that
will come to the local station from
New York
Two talks, one by William Ford
Epson, former commercial attache
of the Department OF Commerce in
Vienna. and another by Doctor Ed
mund A. Walsh. regent OF the
School Of Foreign Service of George
town University, also will go on
the air tonight.
WRCs Complete Bill.
11:55 a. Warrington time sig.
nails.
1900 noon-organ recital by
George F. Ross from the Homer l..
Kit studios.
100 p. m.--Hotel ! Washington
Orchestra, Irving bernstein, Tii.
recting.
500 p. m.-Hotel Hamilton Or
chestra, Daniel Chawlow, directing.
6:45 p m.-"Christmas and New
Years In Salburg,'' by William
Ford Epson, former commercial
attache of the Department of Com
merce in Vienna.
ZOO p. m.-"show Shopping" by
Leonard Hall, dramatic editor of
the News"
ITO D. m.-"The Diplomacy of
Machiavelli," by DIR. Edmund A..
Walsh, regent of the School OF
Foreign Service, of Georgetown
University.
7:SO D. m.-Concert by the United
States Marine Band; Capt. William
H. Santelmann, leader, broadcast
jointly with WIZ.
$40 p. m.-"New York Edison
Hour" broadcast jointly with sta.
ton WIZ from New York.
$50 p. m.-Rose Mountain, con-
tralto, from WGY.
1000 p. m.-"The Grand Tour"
broadcast jointly with station WIZ
from New York.
1870 p. NV. Spencer Tupman
and his Hotel Mayflower Orchestra
broadcast with stations WIZ and
WGY from the Hotel Mayflower.
1870 p. Morgan recital by
Gertrude Smallwood.
1900 midnight--Meyer Davis lie
Paradise Band broadcast from tho
Cafe LIE Paradis.
On Early Tomorrow.
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