Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-31
Victor Presentation
Becomes international Event

The first Victor Presentation of the
New Year, to be broadcast through the
Blue and Red Networks Of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company. begin
ming at 9 o'clock, Eastern Standard
Time $500 o'clock Central Standard
Time) Saturday evening, January /,
assumes an international aspect with
the double announcement that CHYC,
Montreal and CHIC. Toronto, Canada,
will be linked into the chain for the
occasion, and that the entire program
will be radiated by both the long and
short wave transmitters of WGY,
Schenectady and KDKA, Pittsburgh.
The addition of the Montreal and
Toronto stations will bring the four
star program to Canadian broadcast
listeners, and If conditions are at all
favorable, the short wave transmits
sions should be heard in South Amer
lea, South Africa and England The
32,79 meter transmitter of WGY,
which will be used in addition to the
stations regular 3795 meter wave
length, has been re-broadcast by sta
tions in Cape Town, South Africa and
in London, England, while KDKA's
short-wave has been picked up and re-
transmitted on numerous occasions in
South America.
The stations OF the National Broad
casting Company's Blue an Red Net
works in addition to CHYC, CHIC and
WHAD, Milwaukee, (not regular mem
bers of the networls) which will send
out the program will be: WIZ, WIZ,
KDKA and KYW of the Blue Net
work, to be inaugurated this evening
nd
VITO. WGR, WIFI, WRC, WCSH,
WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WSAI, WGN,
KSD, woo, WCCO. WDAF and WGY.
Four world-famous artists will offer
this exceptional program to the i'm
mense audience. They will be: John
Mccormack, famed Irish tenor; Rosa
Ponselle, Metropolitan Opera soprano;
Mischa Elman, distinguished violinist
and Alfred Cortot, famous pianist.
Twice before, vast numbers of radio
! listeners have heard Mr.. Mccormack
on the first day of the New Year. He
was born in Ireland, studied in Italy,
where he also made his operatic de-
but and was later featured at Covent
Garden. London, and the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York City. OF
late years, he has been celebrated
chiefly as a concert artist.
Miss Rosa Ponselle is Of Italian
| blood, but was born in Meriden, Conn.
Her early career was one of unusual
struggle, during which She appeared
in many minor engagements. Finally
however, her marvellous talents tri-
umphed over all obstacles and soon
she was appearing at the Metropolitan
with the great Caruso.
Mischa Elman, who has lived for
some years in America, is native of
South Russia. His career really be-
gan when the great teacher, Leopold
Auer, heard him play, quite by acct
dent. Today, Mr.. Elman is outstanding
as one of the worlds few great violin
lists. 1t is interesting to know that
special permission had to be obtained
from the late Car before Elman and
his family might leave Moscow.
Alfred Cortot the fourth of the
great artists to be heard in the COM
ing Victor Presentation, was born in
Switzerland of French parents. In Eu-
rope, he has gained for himself a
place among the foremost pianists of
his day and audiences in America have
accepted this opinion.
The detailed program to be pre-
sented by these four concert and OPP
cratic artists and by the Victor Sa-