The Washington times., 1927-02-28
With Gardner Mack

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| WAVE. LENGTHS
Most important Of all the affairs
Of the wave lengths this evening
important In It's possibilities and
potentialities Gar beyond It's enter.
Gainment values--is the inaugural
concert to be played In the Hall OF
the Americas at the Pan American
Union at o'clock by the United
Service Orchestra and broadcast by
NAA. It il an amazing thing when
We sometimes realize suddenly. that
4 mass Of fIrst-class material for
doing something we are most
anxious to do. has been lying under
our hands-so close we frequently
must push 1t out Of the way In our
search for It'll
The United States Navy Band
and Orchestra. the United States
Army Band and Orchestra. the
United States Marine Band and
Orchestra are part and parcel
O. the governmental establishment
here. The United States Naval
Radio Station NAA is one Of tho
i most powerful In the world. The
Fan American Union has in its
files thousands Of musical compost.
tions--and thousands is c0nserva.
tive figure to use in this instance
that equal most Of the modern
music in artistic value and poetic
conception. che need for estab
fishing and maintaining better
understanding among American
nations has always been great and
was never greater or more vital TO
world peace and world progress
than It Is today.
All OF these things have been
lying at our finger tips here In
washington for years and tonight
Is the very first time that use is
being made OF the first three to
help bring about the last named
and help In 4 way that cannot be
calculated. i Its possibilities are so
limitless.
ARMY AND NAVY
ORCHESTRAS COMBINE
The concert tonight win be
played by q combination Of the
Y. s. Navy and the u. s. Army
musicians. which Is called the
United Service Orchestra, Lieut..
Charles Benter and Capt. William
Stannard will alternate at the al.
rector's desk. The program will
include works Of the composers of
IL American countries, among them
| the preludes from Hugo's opera,
The Sun God,n which win have
their premier presentation at this
concert.
The soloists are to be MiIia
Ybarra de Dominguez. soprano. of
Mexico, and Carlos Valderrana,
pianist, of Peru. The singer Is a
noted soloist who has appeared In
the United States with symphony
orchestras several times. The
| pianist IL q composer who has
been heard in Washington several
times in recital. The organization
Of the concert is due TO the In
defatigable effort OF DIR. Franklin
Adams counselor of the Pan Amer.
lean Union, covering many months
of hard work. Paul Gascoigne viii
announce the program.
The WRC program opens with
tea music by the Jansen Orchestra
| from WEAF. followed by an hour
of dinner music from the May
flower. The Emerson hour comes
as usual at 1880. followed by the
Harvesters and Grocers from
WEAF in regular order. The
grand opera tonight will be Am.
broise Thomas lovely work, Mig
non." with the overture Of which
radiotics are so familiar and the
evening ends with an nour Of
dance music from the Suzanne
group.
ARCHBISHOP TO
TALK ON TOLERANCE
One of the promising features Of
the evening broadcast Is the ad.
dress by Archbishop Curley on
Tolerance" which WMAL win
broadcast at $3.50 p. m. The address
is to be the principal event during
the dinner to be given this evening
in honor of the archbishop by the
Knights of Columbus at the New
Willard Hotel.
Frank Cuthbert. baritone, is to
be the soloist OF the Hadley hour
from WIZ which starts at $50.
The orchestra under Henry HadIey
win have q very much assorted
program. AT $50 the WIZ light
opera contingent will present
music from such old timers as
''The Wizard OF the Nile" prince
OF Pilsen,'' Three Twins" etc.,
with Gladys Rice, soprano. and
Frank Mum, tenor, as soloIsts.
There will be a production of the
oratorio. "Elijah," at WPG at $50
with L. Powell Evans directing a
chorus Of $50. Vincent Percy will
be heard at the Public Hall organ
with one OF his unique recitals
from WTAM at 1880.