Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-06
ROXY AND HIS GANG
BACK ON AIR SOON
Widely Known Entertainer
Will Be Heard Over
Blue Network.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.


NEW YORK. February 5.-"Roxy'
with his familiar Hello, everybody
greeting known to thousands OF
radio fans, will be back on the air IN
a series Of weekly broadcasts within
the next month. This fact was made
known today in an announcement is
sued by officials of the National
Broadcasting Co.. stating that he ana
his gang" would be heard through
WIZ and the affiliated stations of the
National Broadcasting Co.'S blue net
work. WBZ, Boston and Springfield;
KDKA. Pittsburgh, and kHW, Chi
cago, as we'll as the SoH>~>"n diVl-
sion, WHAS, Louisville; VINO, Mem
phis; WSB, Atlanta. and WSM, Nash
vile. The exact evening and time OF
this revived presentation will be
given later, states the announce
ment.
Roxy" in addition to his many
duties as president and general man
ager of the new Roxy Theater, now
nearing completion on Seventh ave-
nue. between Fiftieth and Fifty-tirst
streets. New York City. is assembling
a new gang" which will include
many old favorites and a few new
performers heretofore unknown to
radio listeners. Those familiar with
''Roxy's' past presentations will de
light in knowing that among those TO
he included in the new gang are
Candy and Doug CMne. Maria
Gambarelh, dancer and singer, and
Douglas Stanbury, baritonel. known
as the "Sweethears of the Air; Phil
Gilman and Victor Arden, pianists:
Adrian da Silva. tenor: Celia BranZ,
contralto; Godfrey O'Hara, composer,
author and singer; Dorothy Miller,
soprano; Gladys Rice, coloratura So
prano; Beatrice Belkin, soprano; Anna
Robinson, soprano: Wee Willie"
Robeyn, tenor; Joseph Stopak. VIC.
linist; Jim Coombs. basso; Frank
Moulan, comedian. and Florence Mul.
holland, contralto.
Predicts Greatest Gang.
This group of entertainers. together
with additions to be made in the few
weeks now remaining before the open
ing broadcast program. will form, ac-
cording to Roxy" the greatest gang
ever assembled" To support these
artists, Roxy" is now engaging
vocalists and instrumentalists to form
two of the largest organizations Of
their respective types ever to face a
microphone.
One of these units will be a vocal
chorus of 100 male and female voices
and the other a complete symphony
orchestra of ITO instrumentalists
under the alternate guidance of four
conductors, II. Maurice Jacquet, the
noted French leader; Charles Trevin.
Erno Rapee and Frederick Stahlberg
The musical equipme mt which Roxy"
intends to use in his new series of
broadcasts is complete in every detail
on his staff, he will have dance
orcheStraS, string ensembles, quintets,
quartetS and trios and every type of
speciality orchestra such as marimba
bands, balalaika orchestras and other
groups of instrumental performers
rarely heard by the listening audience.
New Organ Feature.
One of the largest organs in the
world, now being installed in the new
Roxy Theater, also will be one of the
features of the series.
Special studios. located at the Roxy
Theater, are practically completed,
and il will be from there that the
broadcasts viii originate. These
studios are said to be of the finest type
built and tests have revealed that the
acoustical conditions are ideal for
broadcasting purposes.
Little need be said of "Roxy's" past
performances on radio. His first ap-
pearance was made in May, 1928. and
the quality of entertainment furnished
by Roxy and His Gang" together
with the cordiality. and sentiment
exercised by Roxy himself in pre-
sentinG the programs, made them one
OF the outstanding events of the air.