The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-17
ROXY PROGRAM.
FROM WRC


Aside from the fact that announces.
ment is made--by Roxy himself
that the program Of the new. Roxy
Theater will be heard from WRc
as q special hookup with the WIZ
blue networks there isn't much ex.
element in the outlook for this
average radio Thursday. Roxy
doesn't state just when his pro.
grams will be broadcast, In his com.
munication to v. aghinRton radiotics
but it will very likely come some.
time next week.
This evening will provide another
opportunity for WRC listeners to
hear Rua1 da Costa, vioIinist ana
BENJAMIN Rather, pianist--the two
young artists who made such q hit
during the Kit hour a week or 30
ago that they were Immediately re,
engaged for the same program this
evening. This will probably be the
outstanding feature Of the evening
from the older Washington station.
But there win also be q strong bid
for stellar honors from WMAII
where the City Club musicale will
be broadcast with quite q collection
of stars. Nine. Marie Won Unschuld,
pianiste: Daniel Breeskin, violinist;
Helen Howison, soprano; Ludwig
Mandy, 'cellist; Mrs. Henry r.
Rathborle, reader and several others
are scheduled to provide the enter.
tainment which begins at $50
o'clock.
NAVY ORCHESTRA
OPENS PROGRAM
The United States Navy Band Or.
chestra will start the evening con.
cert program for WRC, after the
Raleigh Hotel Orchestra has pro.
vide an hour Of dinner music. There
is no indication Of what Lieutenant
Benter and his men viii play. The
concert will begin at o'clock. Al
900 the two young artists referred
to will present the Kilt hour and al
10 the lie Paradis Band begins an
hour Of dance music which brings to
a close the shortest program WRC
has presented this season.
Dance music starts the WMAL
exercises at and at 1855 Ann Arlen,
the sining viollnist, and Mary Besse.
mer, pianist. will entertain. Dorsey
Hyde, secretary OF the Washington
Chamber OF Commerce, Is to present
a short talk on the coming Wash.
ington industrial exposition at $40,
and the City Club exercises start. as
stated. at $3.50.
The Glee Club OF the Western Re.
serve University, Of Cleveland, ap-
pears before the El1icrophoIle OF
WTAM at o'clock for an extended
program. This club is rated az one
OF the best in the Middle West. and
has had special broadcast training.
MORE HYMNS
ON FOR TONIGHT
Those radiotics who enjoyed the
midweek hymn sing from WEAF'
last week as WRC broadcast It, NAV
be able to tune the feature from
WEAF at this evening. There
viii also be another Of the series
OF short scenes exploiting famous
characters in literature from WEAF
following the singing Of the hymns.
The ginger ale and ovsrshoe sub
sides follow along in regular order
as usual.
At WIZ Vernon Dalhart, one Of
the best known Of the Hill Billie
entertainers, with a couple OF pals
will have the microphone for an
hour beginning at o'clock and at
9 the regul;" program Of the Radio.
trans will he staged with a new
member. sdonroe Silver, who will
give q series Of his Cohen" mono.
logues.
Otherwise and elsewhere one may
find "Hiawatha" set to music al
WPG at S:15, a tabloid version OF
that very tuneful light opera. 1.-THE
Geisha" at ~VBz at 10 and a recital
by correll and Gosden at v-GN at
1870.