The Washington times., 1927-01-06
'OINAR' s VERSES
ON THE AIR

| UW hit AIf
Aside from the banquet Of the
Citizens Committee of One Thous.
and at the New Willard Hotel,
Washington, tonight. where "Amer.
lea and the Crisis in Law Observ.
ances and Enforcement" will I'LL the
air from WRC-the most important
prospect for loud speakers this eve.
ming. as we see 1t, will be the con.
cert Of the Apollo Quartet from
WPG. Atlantic City, when Liza Leh.
mans "In a Persian Garden" will
be presented. Both of these fea.
threshold for thought and for
pleasureable emotion-are available
to any person with an average one.
tube receiver.
United States Senator William e.
Borah Of Idaho and United States
Senator Morris Sheppard OF Texas
are to be the chief speakers at the
dinner party-the particulars Of
which the news columns undoubted-
ly describe in detail.
The singing of Liza Lehman's love.
~ music, which she designed ais a
setting for the Rubyiat of Omar
Khayam. will take place ut 1915.
Those radiotics who like their mel
ody Of an oriental flavor should tune
it by all means. There are one or
two Of the songs from the suite that
are rather familiar. from much
phonographIng-but the entire thing
is seldom heard even ON the concert
Platform. It takes lot Of singing
and the accomplishments likewise
must be Played with care and inter.
pretive skill.
ROXY RETURNS
TO THE MICROPHONE
The return of Roxey to the micro.
phone-about which some questions
have been asked. Is now a settled
fact and the popular impressario Is
to be heard through the WIZ chain
beginning in February-the exact
date to be announced later.
| Roxey Is one of those institutions
that one either likes very much or
doesn't care for at all. Whatever
may be the attitude. however. there
| is this to be said about him-he
puts every bit Of himself into his
work on the wavelengths with an
enthusiasm that isn't duplicated by
anyone ! know. Further than this
he presents music with instrument.
alists and vocalists in a way no
one else does.
He will have many Of his old
gang with him on his return. a
very much larger orchestra than
he has had and an organ that he
will probably talk about several
months!
KIT HOUR
CHANGES TIME
After the Carlton Hotel has for.
warded a concert OF dinner music
to the customers from WRC begin
ming at Z this evening, the Kit
Hour Of Music is next on the pro.
gram, with Elizabeth Winston
ptaniste. as the soloist. Miss Win.
ston Is an Ampico recording artist
and needs no introduction to Wash.
ington listeners. The Kilt Hour
this week, starts at 8 o'clock. At
8:45 George Ross will provide piano
music until the beginning of the ban
quet at 8 o'clock, and the evening
program will be completed with an
hour Of dance music from the lie
Paradis Band.
Dorsey Hyde, secretary Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. is to begin
a series of radio talks from WMAL
at $40 this evening which win
have to do with the future of Wash
ingtoii and its possibilities. From
the City Club at $3.50 WMAL will
broadcast a musical program that
will include selections by Dora Min.
ovich. pianist and Isaac Minovitch
violinist. Earlier in the evening L.
2 Phillips will be introduced by
Director VIII Plerson to play recital
of trombone selections.
ON OUTER.
WAVE LENGTH
For those who would twist the
dials a bit there viii be a concert
OF negro music. banjo playing and
1 a sermonette from WRVA at S:15.
Programs Of this sort are a reg.
ular feature Of the Richmond sta.
ton and they are worth tuning.
| To go to another extreme, there
will be an interesting program pre-.
sented from Ottawa and Montreal
by CNRO and CNRM as a Joint af
fair descriptive Of a sleigh ride be
tween those cities. Both have been
coming into Washington receivers
with considerable volume lately and
ought easily to be tuned.
The famous Shannon Quartet
which includes Wilfred Glenn and
FRANKLIN Bauer among others, has
Joined with Lew Radermann, violin
list: Sammy Herman. zylophonist
and Irving Kaufman, comedian. to
form a group called 1.-THE Radia.
irons" who will make their debut
on the wave length from WIZ at
3 o'clock this evening.