The Washington times., 1927-11-02
|RAD|OT|CS N AY
HEAR LEG|NSKA

One OF the most erratic geniuses
OF the music world. Ethel Leginska
Is scheduled to perform a dual role
for radio listeners this evening at .
o'clock as the chief feature of the
Columbia chain program. She is to
be heard first as a pianiste and then
she will direct the celebrated Colum.
bia Phonograph Concert Orchestra
in the playing Of Liszt's Les Pre-.
ludes" and the Flower Waltz" from
Tschaikowsky's "Nutcracker Suite"
1t may be noted that we say Nine.
Leginska Is scheduled" to perform.
Likewise that no definite statement
is made regarding her piano mum.
bers. The program calls for q
Chopin group and il Leginska an.
pears at all and plays Chopin,
listeners will have the great Slav
composer really interpreted to them
by one who can make the piano sing
the songs Of the music poets as few
people have ever done. But
IL Leginska happens to see an at.
tractiVe advertisement for a movie.
or decides to take a nap. or 20 to
Chicago, or drive around Central
Park. or give a dinner party and
play for her guests-she will not be
at the Columbia Brcadcasting Sys.
TENS studio at the time she Is ex.
pected and no power on earth can
make her preside at the program
scheduled. Leginska Is just that
| way. She il the greatest woman
pianist in the world today and one
OF the greatest the world has ever
Seen-an artist whose music is dis.
tinctive and colorful. But no music
she plays is quite as colorful or as
subject to rapid changes of mind
as Leginska herself. So--she NAV
or she may not be on the@ air to.
night. We hope she is--and will
tune her through WCAO. Baltimore.
OIL TRUST
MAKES AIR DEBUT
Another interesting feature of the
evenings exercises will be the ad.
| vent of the Standard Oil Company Of
New York to radio advertising ranks
with a program by Van and Schenck
and one or two others OF note. The
concert will be broadcast by WEAF
and one or two other stations of the
big chain as the "SocOnians." The
program will )e a weekly affair and
will include the two famous vaude-
vile stars, we ; informed. through.
out its course.
The WRC activities start for the
evening with concert by the
Sacred Heart Quartet. which should
make for good tuning Inasmuch
as II includes Hazel Arth. contralto
Mabel Lstimer. soprano: Robert
O'Lone tenor, and William Cross.
baritone. and is under the direction
Of Mary Louise Sullivan-the names
of all Of whom are guarantees Of
good singing. The George Hall
Orchestra Of WIZ fame will enter
tain the customers for an hour
until the Aeolian exercises begin
at $40 with Wanda L.andawska.
harprichordist. and the International
Singers as chief attractions. Then
come the toothpaste entertainers the
OveTshoe and auto tire orchestra and
quartet and the Swanee toe teasers.
The WMAL Brunswick hour
starts at 7:3O and $50 the United
States Army Band will be heard
from the City Club lounge. The
CarbauGh Concert Company. which
has been away most of the sum-
mer on tour. will be heard from
WIFE at S:45 o'clock. A special
feature to be tuned in the middle
distances will he a program devoted
to the District Of Columbia which
WIS will give its customers begin.
| ming at 3 o'clock this evening.