The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-03-23
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HUWI UIuUHUU
Occasionally there comes that
rare opportunity. the lack Of which
Bobby Burns lamented so POLITICALLY
and mournfully. and we DO have
chance to see ourselves as others
see us. Or rather hear ourselves
would be more appropriate to the
business in hand. inasmuch as It
relates to a lecture on Washington
by a gifted orator Of WBBM. Chi
cago, which the wave lengths will
bring to properly.tuned receiving
sets this evening at . O'Clock.
Because most of us learn our
native city only when We take
visitors around on sightseeing
tours, perhaps some Of US can learn
something of Washington we never
suspected from the Chicago lecture.
Hence the fact that 1t will be
placed at the apex of this standard
OF radio Information.
The new Bakelite. program this
evening, which WEAF sends hither
at $3.50, will take listeners on a
search for the fountain of eternal
youth, which the late Mr.. Ponce
de Leon hunted 50 assiduously
among the subdivisions and land.
scape gardens that form the toe
of the United States. It Is de-
voutly hoped that someone has
spoken firmly but kindly to the
program manager of this feature
and made him see the folly Of vast
ing the talents Of perfectly good
singers and instrumentalists as he
did last week with the inaugural
hodge podge he put on the air.
ARMY BAND
PRESENTS NOVELTY
Frederick William Vile opens the
WRC broadcast this evening with
his weekly political gossip. which
is now going to most Of the Middle
West through wEAT and its asso.
ciated stations. Then comes the
weekly concert OF the United States
Army Band, which this week has
as it's novely a duet for flute and
French horn, to be played by Ser
geants Alexander Lutekiewitz and
Alfred Leudtke, Tits famous 'Sere.
made" The band win also play
La Golondrina," one OF the love-
lest and most fascinating Of Span
tsh songs, arranged as an inter.
mezZo.
The Perfect Diamond Enter.
tainers will provide another story
of a famous demonstrating the
listeners to India for most OF the
weird history. Then WEAF will
take charge of things and send it's
regular Wednesday evening pro-
gram beginning with Is minutes of
the Natl lal Cavaliers and includ-
Ing the yeast.powder saxophonists,
the toothpaste jazz hounds, the
Bakelite program. the coughdrop
songsters, and a light opera, Mel
Gwynne," by Planquette, the com.
poser OF THE Chimes of Nor.
mandy"
LISTENER TAKES
CHANCE WITH WIZ
In the WIZ output this evening
there will be gambling combina.
tion-in addition to the Army
Band-that will make interesting
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grams states that Lambert Murphy
and Arthur Middleton will be the
soloists Of the Maxwell concert at
3 o'clock. and another states that
the Fiske Jubilee Singers will be
featured. So, the listener takes a
gamble in tuning the concert, with
this odd assurance. that he will get
something worth listening to, no
matter which attraction really
works the inicrophone. The Radio.
irons will be among those present
at the usual hour this evening, and
the armchair brigade has been
switched to Wednesday evening
and $50.
An interest event of the outer
wavelengths will be the reproduc.
ton of the Convention Of ITS" in
its original setting at st. Johns
Church, Richmond, Va, by WRVA.
at $50. This was the convention
where Patrick Henry made his
famous speech ending with the
phrase Give me liberty or give mo
DEATH" At 8 o'clock the Belasco
prize play, Judge Lynch" will be
produced by WABC, and during the
late hours. beginning at Il:4b.
John Carson. oldtime fiddler. viii
perform at WSB.