New Britain herald., 1926-02-13
BACK O. THE MIKE

BACK O THE MIKE |
 One Of the biggest events in the world Of sport vii! take place in the Hotel Roosevelt, New York on Tuesday night when Governor Smith, Mayor Jimmy Walker and Commissioner Mclaughlin and stars in every field of sport, will be pres ont at the great Sports Testimonial dinner which will De given by the New York Evening Graphic and broadcast exclusively through WRNY.
 Colonel John Hammond, presi- dent Of the New York Hockey club, Chairman James A. Farley Of the State Athletic commission; Murray Hubert president or the Amateur Athletic union; W. Jones Mersereau. John Anderson, French open golf champion and many other celebrities in the athletic world will be there. IL is expected over three thousand people will attend this big event 10 get a glimpse of their favorito baseball, tennis, football, golf and ring stars. Jack Dempsey who Is enjoying life at this time in the sunny south is expected to be back in time for this event, as is Georges Carpenter,
 And right on hand to entertain will be all the stars Of the stage and screen world, 10 say nothing of music. Vincent Lopez will be there with flying colors; Texas Guinan, J. C. Flippen. Of Hello Lola," all star acts from the Hippodrome, the Carter Waddell Dancing Girls, Jack Osterman Of "A Night in Paris" Miss Bobby Folsom of the Frirolity club, and many others.
 Tn line with its policy of presenting unusual treats to it's listeners, WGBS will broadcast the latter part of the famous British revue, "Charlot's Revue Of 1026,' direct from the Selwyn theater, where 1t is now one of New York's biggest hits, on Tues day night. The broadcasting will commence at 10 p. nl., continuing until the final curtain-about II, Ann Case. former Metropolitan Opera soprano, is the artist schod- uied for tomorrow evening in the all-star series of Sunday night radio concerts sponsored by A. Atwater Kent, Of Philadelphia. The concert l will be broadcast from Station WEAF' and IA connected stations al 1 q:15 o'clock.
 II is believed the changes made 1 to the WOR antenna which is To- cated atop the Hamburger building' 1 Newark, \. J., contributed to the l successful reception abroad during | the recent international tests, when according 10 cable dispatches from Moscow, Russia, Maxine Brown, l "The Sweetheart of the Air,' WAS | heard in the Russian capital. Two | other stations reported heard in Russia were operating with 70 times more power than does Station WOR, which transmits on 800 watts.
 Enough to satisfy the most ardent iazz enthusiasts and listeners who trip the light fantastic will be heard February 19 at 10 ?, m, from Westinghouse station WBz in the second radio ball presenting five of New England's leading dance or chestra.
 Virtually the entire evening will be devoted to dance music, The regular WBZ features will be broad cast during the early part of the evening but from 10 o'clock into the wee small hours of the morn- Ing, jazz music of every variety will be on the WBZ wave. The five or chostras are McEnelly's Singing or chestra, W. Edward Boyle's Cooley Plaza orchestra, Ray Stewartson and his symphonic jazz band, BlIl Tasillo and his Hartford orchestra, and Wittstein's orchestra Of New Haven.
 The Brown university dinner 10 be broadcast in WOR. Newark, next Wednesday evening from 9;3o to f0:30 o'clock, will feature as the principal speakers, Charles Evans { Hughes, Henry D. Sharpe, Judge Norman s. Dyke and Dr, ". H. F. Faunce. This dinner Is to be broad- cast direct from the Belvedere din- ing room of the Hotel Astor, New fork city.
 Jane and Catherine Lee Of mo ton pictures and vaudeville fame are now becoming radio stars. They made their debut before the Mike" last Saturday night from Station , WBPI, New York and will soon again be heard over the same sta ton.
 The Lee sisters have appeared in moving pictures for 12 years. Jane is now 16 and Catherine, IT, and according to those who have heard and seen them they are getting bet ter as they grow older. 1nasmuch as they started in the first rank that is saying quite lot. The two sisters are now doing vaudeville having lately finished a 12 months 4nIlr