Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-30
NATIONAL HOOK-UP
ON TW0'FEATURES.
Foot PaII Game and Noted
Program of Entertainment
viii Open New Year.

Radios new year win open auspici'
ously with = national radio hook.
ups that are ;imoug the most amhl.
lious yet undertaken by the chain
Eroadcasters. They preSaGe Il Neal
during which more Nationwide net
works than ever before will be oper-
ated for the pleasure of the country
listeners. II seems certain that l92H
will surpass 1872, for chain programs,
tor only about six times this year were
stations linked from coast TO coast ny
telephone wire connections WINCH
make possible chain hroadcasting
The first of the national hook-ups
I'll 1928 will carry through % stations
the play >hy-play account Of the stan
fori-Pittshurgh foot hall game from
The Pasadena Bowl ri Roses The
afternoon of January :. From The
california city Il description a o WI!
~ given the radio audience q the
annual Tournament Of Roses the
same day.
The other national network pro
gran. Of the FIRST week in 192S VIII ne
broadcast from SO stations the night !
of Januar. !. when i new departure
viii be attempted o. II" National
Hroadcasting Co This will he 4 quad. ,
worth. president Of the National !
Rrcadcasting Co. has said will make
ole great studio of the whole ooun-
tY-v. AS artists on the program, spon-
~ored by Dodge Brothers, Will Rogers.
The master OF ceremonies. speaking
into the microph ne at Hollywood.
.,aNf.. will Introduce Al Jolson. who
will be in New Orleans: Fred stone.
IN Chicago. and Paul Whiteman and
his orchestra, in New York.
Graham McN3mee will describe the
foot hall game and the rose tourna' !
,nent from Pasadena. His voice viii
lie carried by phone wire 10 New .
York, where it will be distributed
tin ,ush the usual chain channels 70 /
The red. blue and orange Pacinc !
{ Noastl networks of the National Broad. !
casting Co. More than a5.e0o miles or |
wire will be used for this broadcast. !
The schedule calls for McNamee to go
on the air At I:45 pm, Pacific stand |
ard time, which is 2:45 Rocky Noun |
tain zine, 3:45 Central standa d time
and 4:45 Eastern standard time.
The sponsored program OF January
4 will represent perhaps the most eN- .
,,ensive hour Of broadcasting ever I'M
siertaken. Using $4,000 miles or teie- |
,,bone lines and three circuits across !
mocha meal achievement. Something t
ike Sc. goo yvill be spent on this broad |
cast. about half going into wire TONS
Plans are being made to broadcast .
ever all of Cuba and the whole United !
states President Coolidge's address
before the Pan-American Congress al /
Havana January 1s This also viii be /
done through one Of the large CHAINS. /
J-kuleIe music. as strummed ny us |
most famous living exponent, VIII oE /
heard by the radio audience OF VIZ.
AT 10 O'Clock tonight. when Chii Ed |
wards. better known 10 radio listeners
- .'Ukulele Ike" will appear as guest !
.rtist of the Palnolive Hour.
cliff Edwards mastery OF the /
,sbulele has carried him to the Broad /
way musical comedy stage, where ne
las appeared as headliner in some Of |
-ha biggest successes. His most re- |
t-ent appearances were in sunny. /
I.ucky'' and the current edition OF !
the Ziegfeld Follies.
Selections bv Victor Herbert, Mozart /
nd Rubinstein will be featured on the !
whittaIl Anglo-Persians program TO |
tas broadcast by WRC at O'Clock. !
After the plaintive Call TO the Des- |
t-st," which summons these broadcast |
ing opponents of Oriental music 10 /
their posts. the Suite OF the Sere- !
,sades,' by Herbert, will be played |
These serenades, in four parts span |
ssh. Chinese. Cuban and Oriental |
are numbered among Herberts finest |
writings. Later the radio audience i
win hear Rubinstein's ''Toreador ct !
AndaIouse.'
The Cities Service Orchestra. direct |
al by Rosario Bourbon, and the caea- |
lIers will be heard over WRC at |
o'clock. A medley OF old-time songs. |
especially arranged for this popular |
snale quartet by David Buttolph. VIII
he heard.
Rox Rorarlel. director Of the Rialto
Symphony Orchestra. and q group OF
assisting artists viii present the
weekly Jordan Music Forum TO he
broadcast by XMAL tonight. One Of
these artists is James Barr. tenor.
ssigo recently scored decided hit III
.ls appeara nee before the microphone
- WRBF Mr. Barr will sing Drink
10 Me Only With Thine Eyes" ''Tum-
lie Down Shack IN AthIone." and sew
raj other selections.
The Columbia Banjo Club. with
iiida Allen and Dorothy Thon1s as
solosgts, and Horace Walker and his
orchestra will provide WMAL'S other
musical features. In addition. there
viii he review Of the activities Of
tie Washington Chamber " Com.
rnerce by Dorsey ". Hyde, 5r.. it's
secretary.
George SHADING. director % the
an aggregation Of jazz
musicians that broadcast from WRHF
every Tuesday, with a trio Of his
musicians, viii give g special program
9ser this station this evening ar It's
chief feature.
WRHFE attractions also include
she trj-weekiy chiidren's program
foB6ucted by Miss Evelyn Tseichard
ard a dinner conceri