The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-15
TOSCANINI IN
RADIO DEBUT

Radio listeners who have been
in touch with symphony orchestra
and operatlc history for the past
10 to IL years will be torn 'twixt
two most conflicting emotions this
evening when. asked to tune out
the New York Philharmonic from
WIZ with Arturo Toscanini con.
Quoting, to hear the Walter Dam.
rosch lecture on Gotterdamerung'
from WEAF and WRC. Toscanini
Is one OF the three or four great
| names that will always head the
! list OF orchestral conductors and
vie with Damrosch. Theodore
Thomas and Leopold Stokowski tor
nrst place as the greatest director
of all time.
Toscanini is one of the most
dynamic and versatile of musical
directors. With most pronounced
ideas of his own and a capacity for
expressing them in the music of
almost any composer of any school
of music. he is hailed the world
around as one of the great musical
geniuses OF modern times. His
concert begins at WIZ 1T S:25.
DANTROSCH CONCLUDING
NIBLUNGON LECTURES
The Damrosch lecture, which
comes from WEAF and WRC at 3
O'Clock, is the concluding talk on
the operas Of the Nfblungen legends
by Richard Wagner. The last part
of the fourth opera, der Getter-
damerung," will be the subject of
this evenings talk.
Symphonic and operate music
I will dominate the wave lengths
most of the evening, according to
| the continental program. The Bos-
ton Symphony will play for the lis
teners of WBZ beginning at $40
| o'clock and at 10 o'clock WGN will
present another of its series of
Great Moments From Grand
| Operas"
Both luncheon and dinner music
will be furnished WRC today from
the Waldorf-As in New York
| through WEAF-the luncheon pro.
| gram beginning at 12:45 and the
|
Jarvis will be introduced to pro.
vide half an hour Of readings and
| at 1880 the program Is transferred
| to WEAF where a one-act play. a
| melamge of musical comedy and the
Damrosch lecture follow each other.
WMAL CELEBRATES
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
The program from WMAL this
evening. starting with Phil Hayden
and Lee Colvin at o'clock. will be
| developed as a celebration of the
first anniversary of the stations
existence. Starting lis broadcasts a
year ago with a very low wave
length WMAL has supplied a very
high grade of entertainment and
has made host of friends. In the
fall Will r. Pierson, one of the most
popular of Washington radio impress
| sarios. was made director, the wave
length was increased and WMAL
became the real radio mouthpiece Of
| the business men cf Washington.
1t is called the Washington Radio
Forum and it has made good in
that capacity.
Fluctuations and congratulations
are extended the station by the radio
department of The Washington
Times. May it have many happy
returns OF the day-live long and
prosper!
Tomorrow Marguerite Clark Crom-
we'll will again be heard as soloists
during the peoples vesper hour
from WRC, starting at 6:45. The
Wardman Park Little Symphony
concert will be heard from WMAL
at 1880. Julia Glass, pianiste, will
be the featured star of the Capitol
Theater program from WEAF and
WRC at 7:20, and during the At.
water Kent hour Maria Kurenko,
the Russian colorature soprano. and
Salvatore de Stefano. harpist. will
be presented.