The Washington times., 1927-06-03
By GARDNER MACK
OY 0AMD1NEN MAAE
GOLDMAN RAND|
| FAREWELL |

Among other things the broadcast
program this evening will bring
about the close Of the season Of Gold.
man Band concerts that have been
one Of the best public utilities the
sponsors thereof have provided for
their cash customers. Listeners are,
OF course, aware that the concerts
have been sent higher and yon by
one Of those Pooh Bah holding COM
panies which operates all sorts Of
things in several thousand cities
the statistical statements accompany.
ing the concerts being so involved
that both WEAF and local an.
nouncers are required to handle
them.
The Goldman Band Is Just regu-
lar band-no better and no worse
than dozens Of others that play for
radio. Its concerts, however, have
been welcome visitors to the living
rooms of the nation. Wed feel
rather weepy over the withdrawal
were 1t not for the fact that some
of the Guggenheim millions, that are
popularity credited with having been
made in giving reason for an active
campaign to conserve natural re.
sources, have been invested in an en-.
dowment for a series of open.air con-
certs by this band in New York
which have hitherto been broadcast
and viii be again this year.
PIANIST is
CONCERT SOLOIST
There will also be an opening on
the wave lengths this evening-as
well as q closing. The Lord Calvert
Orchestra viii open its summer sea-
son with a few changes in instru.
mentatiOn and a bit of lighter music
in the programs. This evening Rob-
ert Bond Gotta, the pianist, will be
the soloist, providing two numbers.
Gotta Is one Of the hardest worked
men in the orchestra inasmuch as he
plays accompaniment for all the so.
loists as well as playing in all the
regular orchestral numbers. He's
the only one Of the crew who doesn't
nave chance to rest occasionally.
He's a skillful pianist who has all
sorts OF musical intelligence-hence
his performance tonight ought to be
well worth tuning. William L. Mars.
den, saxophonist, will also have a
solo number in this evenings pro-
gram.
Those listeners who heard Vaughn
De Leath sing last week in the big
flood relief program of WEAF, and
who wonder where she came from
ana now they can hear her, should
censure this department for reniss.
ness in not calling attention to her
before. She appears on one of the
regular weekly programs of WIZ,
known as the Way Down Hour"
one tnstallment of which is due this
evening at z o'clock. She has four
solo numbers on the program this
evening, including "Old Kentucky
Home"
The general WRC program will
be just about as usual for Friday
with me- + of it coming from New
YORK d. ng the afternoon and
from Washington resources in the
evening. There will be EXCERPTS
from the Broadway show, '"The
circus Princess" at 6 o'clock. the
Goldman farewell at z, Sidney at
8, the W. B. and A. Quartet at
$3.50 and Lord Calvert at Gao.
The Dreamers," that hornev sort
OF program that came from WEAF
for the first time last week. will
De heard again at 9 O'Clock,
Scotch songs will be feature. NJ
the Royal program from WIZ At
1.SV and Jeanne Laval. contralto,
Win De the chief star Of the PhiIco
nour which WIZ dispenses at 8.
The vaudeville team which Yates
ana Lawley viii also helm I'm
Phico time.