The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-11
'DANROSCH TALK
FROM WRC

The most important feature In 2
continental program Of importaxt
radio broadcasts scheduled for this
evening, Is the first presentation BY
WEC at o'clock Of the Balkite
Hour. with Walter Damrosch and
his Wagnerian lectures.
While no formal notice has been
given, it is assumed that the Batkite
Hour will be a permanent fixture q
the WRC Saturday program. ana
that the concerto Of the New York
Symphony and the Datnrosch lee.
lures that alternate with them Will
be regular features Of weekend loud
speaker deliveries.
Tonight Dr., Damrosch viii lecture
on the second and third acts OF
''Siegfried," with piano illustra tons
Of the score and several vocalists
presenting some Of the vocal num-
berg In the score.
LECTURES HAVE
UNIVERSAL APPEAL
There is little need to elaborate on
the Damrosch lectures. There IL
probably nothing In music like them,
and there Is certainly nothing with
such universal appeal. The WRC
broadcast breaks into the series OF
these talks and concerts near the
end OF the first group. which has
been devoted to the operas OF the
Nibgungen Ring, which tell in such
q musically spectacular way the old
Morse and basic Teutonic legend of
Siegfried, the Rhine maidens. Val
hall and Brunhilde and her yalkyries.
"a. ~ - kN1
IL necessary for DIR. Darnfosch 70
devote two evenings to "sieefried
instead Of one. az had been origi-
nally planned.
"FIREBIRD" BY
BOSTON SYh1PHONY
StravInsky's famous suite. .'The
Firebird,s Il to be the chief feature
of the Boston, symphony concsrt
which WBZ, WIZ. WGY. and
WHIP Ill broadcast at $40 O'clock
Few compositions Of modern times
have provoked more controversy or
more unstinted praise than this
very modern dance legend By the
gifted Russian. In addition 70 the
suite the orchestra viii play Sibe-
iuss seventh Symphony IN one
movement and an overture by Elgar.
This concert win not be broadcast
By WRC.
The band ana gee club Of the
Eastern Penitentiary Of Pennsyl-
yarlia win Sc the chief features of
THE program OF VIII. philAo elphia,
this evening. beginning at S:15. At
S:45 Graham McNamee will present
the Happiness Candy Boys. Gladys
Rice. the Ipana Troubadolirs and
others Of the WEAF features from
WPG, Atlantic City. This concert,
through program error, was report
ed to be scheduled for last night.
At 1880 this evening from WHNI
rather varied program win be-
presented from the banquet Of the
Young Mems Philanth-opic League
In New York. that win include Ed
die Cantor, George JeaseII. Louis
James, Vincent Lopez, Bonnie Leon
ard. Anatole Friedland and others.
AIDA TO SING
FOR ATWATEIa KENT
The second OF the Peoples Yes
per Hours win come from WRC at
Gas tomorrow evening and at 1880
the third Of the Wardman Park Lit.
tie Symphony concerts will BE-
broadcast by WMAL. The chief
feature Of the evening program win
be the concert by Frances Aida dur
ing the Atwater Kent hour from
WEAF through WRC.
This win be the third time Nine.
Aida has appeared on the Atwater
Kent program and the second time
within the last few months. To-
morrow evening she will be heard
In q program Of unusually varied
character with the Atwater Kent
Orchestra.
There win be no Maxwell House
program tomorrow evening, but the
Pennsylvania Railroad hour can
be tuned at 8 o'clock from WIZ
with Douglas Etansbury az vocalist
This concert will be q series of in.
strurnental and vocal numbers, all
Of which are well known. knit to-
gether into q definite story. It will
be something new to this kind Of
entertainment and should be well
worth tuning.