Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-19
ARTISTS OF WEAF
ENTERTAIN TODAY
Radio Stars Set Up Studio
Here to Aid Fund for
:!asnita! Sets.

a renroduction OF WEARS broad
casting studio will be set up in the
Washington Auditorium this after
noon for the six popular radio artiSts
who will take part in the special en-
tertainment for the benefit or the
WASHINGTON. Radio Hospital fund
committee, which is making "A drive
for money enough to replace or re-
rendition the WORKOUT and disabled
receiving sets it installed several years
ago in 40 hospitals and charitable IN
situations in the District
Graham MCNamee. premier radio
announcer. Will preside at the micro
phone during the entertainment ana
also act as the studio manager. the
popular radio artists who have been
brought here from New York to par
ticipate in the special show lnclude
GLADYS Rice, coincidence: Genia lie
linska. operate soprano; Winitred 1.
Barr ostesS-aCcompaniSt at W EAf,
and the Smith Brothers,
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge is expected 10
occupy a box at the matinee perform
ancc, in addition to a number Of prom
incnt Washington society mAtonS.
members of Congress and the dlrlo-
matte corps. The second ana hual
show will be given tonight
Tickets are on sale al I. Arthur
Smiths They also may be procured
at the Auditorium box office.
Leroy Mark. chairman of the hos,
pital radio committee. appealed for
large attendance ut both performances
in order to assure sufficient funds 10
put the sets of the "shut-ins III the
various institutions in tirst-claSs opeg-
ating condition.
The Baltimore Advertising Club
will provide WRC with its principal
broadcast attraction tonight. As
sembled in the AlcaZar Auditorium III
baltimore for its nineteenth annual
banquet. the club will be entertained
10y group of radios favored stars.
all of whom have appeared on the
air in programs sponsored by com
mercial institutions. Microphones on
the stage of the auditorium will pick
up their offerings for broadca sting
through WRC.
There will be seven acts featuring
Kin Carroll and Erma Calvert. the
star Radio Twins: the Bonnie Lad
dies: Eugene Martinez, baritone:
Douglas McCOmas, tenor; Fred East,
Washington baritone; the ''Iodent
Twins" and Phillips Carlin, WEAF
announcer, who will give a humorous
talk
A new addition to WRC's program
tonight will be concert by the Bridge
water College Male Quartet. Other
features include the concluding lecture
recital on Die MeisterSinger" by Wal
ter Damrosch. the second of the series
Of talks by David Lawrence on Our
Government concert by an octet
OF wind instruments from the Army
Music School. and dance music by the
he Oerriquet de Paris Orchestra OF
New York.
Mary Langley, soprano. who made
her radio debut several years ago at
NCAP. will make one OF her infre-
quent appearances before the micro,
phone tonight at WMAIL She will
be accompanied in her recital by Mar
Win Jester.
Among WMA1--s other attractions
az 2 recital fly James a Barr. tenor.
joint recital ny Mrs Walter T.. Hill
ioE, SOPRANO, and Miss Minnie FIcx-
-, concert pianist. and q cabaret
aEng'e program
Another night II poor radio yecep-
CzEa kle-s TEAssed- ard with the return
o. colder Tssa1 be- il may Fe possible
Io tEzD5 - The oUt-oF-to stations
eoTaAghf without the nerye-racking
STATIC blasts that for the last 4s hours
nave distorted everything that dared
venture into the sensitive ether.
While noE quite ar had as THURSDAY
night. the atmospheTics last night sue
ceeded in blanketing most DIX recep-
ton A few signals were tunable with
sufficient volume and clarity for rec
oEnltion, but most fans did one of two
thfngs-stuck to WRC's program or
stopped dialing and went to ped.
The signals of WIS. Chicago. APP
peared TO be less affected by static
than others that could be heard in
spite of the din. but they were weak
in comparison with this stations nor
mai strength. WABc and WIZ. New
York; KDKA, Pittsburgh, and WAX,
Jacksonville, also were able to pene-
trate the static barrier with some de-