Evening star., 1926-02-19
CONCERT ON RADIO
BY MARION TALLEY
New Prima Donna Can Be
Heard by Listeners Here
From WRC.

Marion Talley the lS'Eear.olu
Kansas City girl who made her debut
with the Metropolitan Opera 60.
Wednesday night. will follow that
event with her radio debut tonight
as one of the artists in the fourth
Victor concert to be broadcast by
WRC and other stations throughout
the United States.
"Caro Nome" the aria from Nerdi's
opera "Rigoletto, which alone won
her nine curtain calls, will he one OF
the numbers, according TO the Asso-
ciated Press which announces that
the radio hook up includes her home
town, and thousands of Missourians
who have followed her career since
her beginning as Il choir singer. Will
have the chance to hear her. More
than 100 friends and relatives from
Kansas City. including her parents
who came to attend her Metropolitan
debut, will be at Aeolian Hall tonight
when she sings.
Others on Program.
Other artists on the program will
be Giovanni Martinelli, tenor, of the
Metropolitan Opera; Marguerite
d'AivareZ, contralto, and the Victor
Salon Orchestra, under the direction
of Nathanial Shilkret.
The Victor hour will be broadcast
y -
participated in by WRC through the
courtesy of WCAP.
The extra ordinary success of Miss
Talley constitutes one of the most ro-
mantle stories of modern opera. and
her career since her addition before
Gatti- Ca SaZZa, at the age OF 10, has
been followed closely throughout the
United States. Her musical education
was made possible through the gen
of Il
subscribed $4,000 for this purpose.
Martinelli, one of the worlds best
known tenors, has won signal tri-
umphs in Europe, South America and
the United States, and has been in
many of the greatest dramatic tenor
roles Of opera.
Has Unusual Voice.
Nine d'Alvarez made her debut in
Brussels, has been heard in concert in
this country and has appeared in the
San Francisco Opera Co. and the Cali
fornia Opera Co. She has a contralto
voice of unusual color and brilliance,
the type of voice which lends itself
admirably to radio broadcasting.
Miss Talley's first group will include
"Caro ONE" and Comm Thro' the
Rye" Her final group will be Una
POGO F'a," from the Barber OF Sc
VILE" and Home. Sweet Home" The
latter will be sung especially for the
Kansas City listeners.
Martinellis numbers will include
Celeste Aida" from Nerdi's Aida
d'Alvarez's program will include the
"Habanera," from Carmen"
Miss Talley, In spite of "klieg
eyes" the penalty Of much f1ashlight
photographing after her appearance
in "Rigoletto," is to polish up her
part in Lucia di Lammermoor" for
her second appearance Monday.
She has accepted cheerfully the
critics suggestions that she had not
completed mastery of splendid voice.
"Still Much to Learn"
"I still have much to learn" she
said Her old teacher, John r. Jones,
Kansas City choir master, said:
THANK Heaven they've given her
room to grow" Tomorrow night
about GO Of the Missouri visitors will
honor Rose Kean, another Kansas
city girl, formerly with the Civic
in a local play.
Says Jacob A. Harzfeld leader of
the Missouri delegation:
People out our way who think
New York is hard-boiled don't know
New York. We have been treated
with every kindness and courtesy.
Human nature is the same in New
York and Kansas City and that's
why we were sure of the result"
WCAP, which will relinquish an
hour of its time to WRC, has arrang-
ed a varied program before and after
the Victor hour. It's outstanding fea-
ture will be a special radio program
arranged by the Mems Club of the
All Saints Church at Chevy Chase
Circle.
The weekly concert of the Mozart
String Quintet will open WCAP's pro-
gram at o'clock. Subsequent at
fractions include playlet by the
Thomas Herbert Stock Co, a recital
by Ann French. mezzo-soprano; a
talk on short-wave communication by
Lieut.. COndr. A. II. Taylor of the
Navy, and dance music from Ward
man Park Hotel.