The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-06

En0 NuDOnSGelm NUMBER because
she felt 10 would hurt her reputa-
toni But Holman viii DIay II!
i Holman win play Ii and the
other "OId numbers he has
4 scheduled THAT will be even older
q thousand years hence when the
HOfmanns Of that time win still
be playing them. He win play IL
because IL is honest, fOuR-squar0
nusic-because it has q melody
that vibrates the heart strings
when an artist like Holman vi
brates the piano strings, or the
violin strings or the vocal cords,
with IFS cadences. Because il has
/ an elementaIly human idea be-
hind IL. And there are thousands
like 10 lying, dust covered, fp
every music library. Cultivat3ng
/ the acquaintance of good must
cal library novel tho
idea might seenl-wOuld be an
excellent thing for radio program
makers!
Assisting Holman tomorrow
might win be Nine. Elizabeth Day.
soprano. who isn't at all afraid os
her reputation either, according to
the program selections she has
made. She made her american
debut in New York this year, al
Though she has been well known in
Europe for years. She will sing
two groups OF songs in English
all songs familiar to music lovers.
| Mystery Drama Starts Tonight
'HThe Step on the Stair, chock
full Of mystery and all the tricks
1.-THE melodramatists can imagine, win
begin what its authors hope will be
a serial thrill by way of the air
wayes-and WRC ybroadcast-tO.
night. Sixteen radio stations are
putting The Step ON the Stair" on
the air In various narts OF the coun.
tryan on various days OF the
week.
| The first chapter WIN be produced
by local cast under the direction
Of Miss Madge Tucker, the other
members OF which are Maurice
Jarvis, Jean Farnum Peterson, John
Davenport Long, Martin Scranage
and Edward b Husing. Walter Il.
Tesch, chief engineer OF station
WRC. has been rehearsing weird
noises and effects for a week in or
der that he might put blood curd-
ling periods to various parts Of the
ldrama.
Representative Theodore Burton
OF Ohio, Republican, and Repres-
entafive Eugene Black Of Texas,
Democrat, are to talk about the
Italian debt settlement this even
ing during the hour WRC and
VIZ devote each week to the
work of Congress.
Lambert Murphy, tenor, Elsie
Baker, soprano, Royal Dadmum,
baritone, Lucy Marsh, contralto,
and the eight Victor artists who
have been filling vaudeville and
concert dates in various parts of
the country, are to be the stars of
the Victor hour next Friday night.
The concert of the Victor Company
Jeritza and Emilio de Gorgoza to
the homes of radio listeners-in.
Freeman at Chicago Club
Bishop James Freeman OF the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington is
to speak tomorrow night before the
Sunday Evening Club in Chicago
and his address will be broadcast
by KYW. The Sunday Evening
Club is one of the notable non
sectarian Sunday organizations Of
the country.
1t has a choir Of 100 singers. one
of the most famous organists in the
Middle West, and listens, each Sun
day evening, to distinguished
| speaker from some section OF
America or Europe. The services
are designed for radio as well as the
audiences that pack Orchestra Hall
every Sunday, and are broadcast
every week by KYW, beginning
at 1920.
For whatever benefit il might
be to listeners-in-the wise per-
sons ON Capitol Hill Opine there
will be no drastic radio legislation
this year. The White bill, which
gives the Secretary of Commerce
authority to regulate broadcast
ing, will probably pass the HOust
next week. But the Senate, it Is
learned, will not give 1t cO' sidera,
ton this year. Nor is the Senate
inclined to do much with its own
radio biIIs-beyOnd trying to have
hearings.
Some Day Wen Know" one OF
six sacred songs written by L. z.
Phillips. director Of the Times Her
aid Newsboys Band, will be broad
cast at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing by Fred Swaroschk, tenor from
radio station WBBR (273) on Staten
Island, New York.
Princess FlaVia" Tomorrow
The opera that has been made
from the story of ''The Prisoner Of
Zenda' and produced by the Shu
berts under the title of Princess
Flavia,' will be broadcast In its
entirety tomorrow night at 10
O'Clock from the studio Of WIZ in
New York. This is the first broad.
cast of Shubert production under
the arrangement the theatrical
magnates have made for radiating
all their shows that are ~adiable.
Both the radio and ,theater groups
are considerably interested in the
outcome OF the experiment and
will welcome comment.