The Washington times., 1927-01-24
WHAT'S DOING ON THE AIR
MUSIC To FILL
AIR TONIGHT

All sorts and conditions Of music
and entirely music-will make the
WRC broadcast program notable this
evening. The music will range from
the Hill Billie ballads and dances Of
the North Carolina, Tennessee and
West Virginia mountain country to
the very sonorou5 and ornate grand
opera, Der F'rieschutz," by Won
Weber. and it will come from several
different directions.
Perhaps the most notable feature
of the program is the Inauguration
of a series of afternoon concerts by
the U. s. Navy Band Orchestra, I'M
der the direction of Lieut.. Charles
Benter These concerts are to be
given every Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock. These concerts are to be
given every Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock. For the first of them
Lieutenant Benter has prepared a
most varied programs most of his
programs are! The Navy Orchestra
Is maintaining its reputation for
original Interpretation of musical
masterpieces and Of giving about
every type Of listeners.
MEAL-TIME MUSIC
FROM NEW YORK
Another feature Of the broadcast
that might be noted is that lunch.
con, tea-time and dinner music will
all come from New York. with a
pro1ongation Of the later from Wash
ington. The Rolfe Orchestra will
again provide the luncheon music;
f0o To n nsf,a f,1aY feaey
a series of Monday tea-time con-
Astoria provides an hour of dinner
: tunes from Q to Z. At 7 Sidney
starts his Mayflower crew and they
will operate for half an hour when
the regular Emerson hour. directed
by Eugene Martinez will be pre-
scented.
The root beer subsidy takes It's
listeners to the hill country of North
Carolina. Tennessee and West Vir-
ginia, when it comes to loud speak
ers at $50 and will provide Hill
Billie music in abundance. The
chain grocers have quite bit of
variety in their program, ranging
from the music of Ethelbert Nevin
to Glazonuv and including several
Victor Herbert,
The famous Won Weber opera,
"Der F'rieschutz," of which the
overture is about the only familiar
number, is the offering of the
Cesare Sodero forces from WEAF
this evening. Der Frieschutz" has
the distinctions Of. rising to most
tragic heights and yet providing a
happy ending. Judson House will
make his appearance in the Sodero
organization in the hero's part and
Frances Sebel will sing the part of
the heroine. The last hour Of the
WRC broadcast will be supplied by
Never Davis Swanee Syncopators.
Gladys Rice. who is most popular
with Washington listeners blossoms
forth this evening as the featured
singer in new series of light opera
hrQadcasts VIZ will inaugurate at
$3.50 O'Clock. With Miss Rice will
be Frank Mum. tenor. well known
as a monograph srar, concert
singer and radio artist. They will
be supported by an orchestra under
the direction Of Walter Haenschen.
During the Willys.O overland concert.
directed by Henry Hadley from
WIZ at $3.50 o'clock, Anna Graham
Harris. contralto, will be heard as
soloist.
Another New York broadcast
that may be of interest is the din
ner of the Culver Academy alumni
during the course of which adj.
dresses will be made by Brig Gen.
Merch B. Stewart, superintendent
of West Point; Admiral Hugh
Rodman, superintendent of he
Annapolis Naval Academy; Brig.
Gen, Leigh B. Gignilliat, superin.
tendent of Culver Academy; Brig.
Gen. Hugh A. Drum, U. s. A.;
Comdr, Jonas ingram, U. S.. NJ,
and others. The program starts at
9:15 from WMCA.
{. In the continental broadcast will
be found an Irish program from
WOO at $50, a program of all