Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-12
EXIT Of SUMMER
TO BRING CHANGES
Many Old FavoriteS of Radio
World Will Return for
Fall Season.

The passing Of Labor day, which
seems to serve as an exit" for the
Summer vacation season. will bring
10 the listeners of WEAF and many
Of its associated stations several new
program features Of particular In
terest. With the opening of the Fan
radio season the return of many OF
the old favorites who signed or
prior to the summer season, also VIII
be welcomed back on the air.
new contract for the presentation
of a Good VIII publicity program has
just been executed by the Broadcast
ing Co. Of America with Fansteel Prod
ucts Co, Inc, of Chicago. Their pro-
grams will bring the famous Walter
Damrosch and his New York Sym
phony Orchestra before the micro
phone. The first program goes on
the air. Saturday, October %. begin
ming at 9 O'Clock from IL stations. 1t
will be regular feature every Sat.
urday, known as the "Balkite Hour"
Programs to Alternate.
For the first 10 weeks, with the eX-
ception of Christmas. the programs
will alternate in nature, one being a
musical by the New York Symphony
Orchestra with Walter DamroSch con
Quoting, and the other piano lecture
recital by Nj. DamrOSch of the type
which has made him famous through
out the musical world. Mr.. Damrosch
has expressed particular delight IN
being able to conduct these recltalS
before the microphone, for he realizes
their educational value to the music
loving public. The "Balkite Hour will
he heard simultaneously each week
Boston; WGR. Buffalo, WEI, Phila-
delphia; WCAE, Pittsburgh; WV,
Detroit; WSAI, Cincinnati; WTAM,
Cleveland; WGN, Chicago; WCCO. St.
Paul, Minnea polls; kSD, ST. Louis,
and WDAF, Kansas City.
Among the first of the vacationists
to return 10 take their accustomed
place on the list of regular WEAF
features were: THE Happiness Candy
Boys" Billy Jones and Ernest Hare.
You have a date every Friday
night at eight" is their signing off ,
advice to their hosts of radio admirers
each week. They returned to WEAF"s
microphone Friday evening.
Another popular group to return
will be the "A & p 'Gypsies," whose
Monday evening concerts Of gypsy,
hungarian and Russian music have
been one Of the outstanding features
d1 inc w EAT CHILL III I'LL &C SCokS
This group is under the direction OF
Harry Horlick, a young Russian vio-
linist. who promises programs of such
a character that they will be vel
coined by the radio listeners.
Two of WEAT'S well known sun
day features, which have proven of
distinct interest to radio listeners,
will be found again on the programs
beginning on Sunday, October 3. The
first is the young peoples confer
ence under the sponsorship of the
Greater New York Federation Vi
Churches. This conference is adj
dressed from week to week by DR..
Daniel A. Polling. The other is the
Fall session of the mems conference
In the Bedford Branch Y. NJ. c. A,
Brooklyn. y. Y, made nationally Ia
nous by the weekly address and ques-
ton period of DR.. $. Parkes Cadman.
Tuesday night has long been pop
ular evening with radio listeners for
it is then that the presentations OF
the "Eveready Hour" are heard. On
September q, the Everendy group Will
be assembled. featuring their return
with a "get-together" program. The
first Of their So-called continuity
programs, which will be broadcast
October 70, is based upon THE Show
Boat" by Edna F'erber. On Wednes-
day evening. oct oher G, THE Smith
Brothers" will begin making their
weekly visits to WEAFs studio.