Evening star., 1926-12-18
ARTISTS To OPEN
RADIOS NEW YEAR
Victor Concert and 0peratic
Stars Will Sing Over
Many Stations.

will have a most pretentious begin
ming.
Four operate and concert artists OF
worldwide reputation will inaugurate
at this time the new Victor series OF
radio concerts which will be distrib-
uted over the country through net
work of stations which include Wash
ington's WRC. Twenty-Five stations
already have contracted for this fea-
ture and others are expected to line
up within the next week.
The artists billed for this stellar at
traction are John Mccormack. tenor;
Rosa Ponselle, soprano; Mischa FL
man. violinist; and Alfred Cortot,
pianist. With them will appear the
Victor Salon Orchestra under the di-
.rection of Nathaniel Shilkret.
OF these four artists three of them
will be heard over the air for the first
time. Mccormack has participated in
the two previous Victor New Year
programs. The coming New Year
marks the debut of Ponselle, Elman
and Cortot.
Radio wonders will never cease.
Reports come from San Francisco
that radio fan in that city. Oliver
J. Williams, recently had the unique
experience of recording upon phOno-
graph discs a number of Japanese
songs II hours ahead of time. This
seeming paradox was occasioned by
the vagaries of international time.
1t was 8 o'clock in the morning
that Williams was toying with the
dials of his radio set, according to
the story, when suddenly he heard
voices in a strange language. This
was followed by music that he did
not recognize. The volume was so
cf, taf I>o $y,ay, iof oly ala1a6 hiS
loudspeaker before a phonograph re-
cording device that he had in his
room and took the whole program on
the discs.
He suspected that the music was
coming from a Japanese station, al
though he could not understand the
language. The following day he COM
municated with Terae Kawasaki and
#. Kaneko, attaches of the Japanese
consulate. They came to his home
and listened to the music as it was
reproduced on the photograph. They
Immediately recognized it and stated
that the program had come from
JOAK of Toxic. After getting this
confirmation Williams communicated
with the station and got final cor
roboration. The program was broad
cast by JOAK at 8 o'clock on the
evening before he received it, or II
AiOdl uACoNA vi Noc1li Il dANAoCO llillC.
One of the brilliant spots on WRC's
program tonight is another dramatic
piano recital by Walter Damrosch.
This famous artist will confine his
program strictly to the Wagnerian
operas.
The Damrosch recital will come
after a lighter program by the
WEAF Musical Comedy Troupers
who have arranged to present a radio
version of 1.-The French Maid
WMAL's program will be predom-
inately musical, vocal and instru-
mental. Will p. Kennedy of The
Star will be the only speaker. 1t will
mark Mr.. Kennedy's eleventh appear
ance before this stations microphone
in as many weeks. He has selected
for his topic Laying the Legislative
Dust"
Radio listeners should not believe
everything they hear. For instance,
a newspaper correspondent in Win
chester, Va. dispatched to The Star
today an item stating that Mrs. H. B.
Dunlop, living in the suburbs east of
tire town, reported she heard a speech
Wednesday by Premier Mussolini of
Italy, presumably coming from Rome
We quote from the dispatch: THE
voice of the premier came through
strong, clear and distinct. Mrs. Dun
lop said the speech was later inter
preted by an announcer in New
York.
Fans who read Wednesdays news
papers know that the speech was
broadcast by WGN in Chicago, and
was recorded on a disc record made
especially for broadcasting purposes.
The first person to carry the official
title of Continuity Writer" In metro,
politan radio circles is William NJ.
Sweets. formerly publicity representa-
tive of WRC and now attached to
WIZ. He writes the special setting"
announcement for the feature hours
at that station