Evening star., 1927-09-19
RECORD FOR RADIO
/ IS PROMISED FANS
Worlds Fair, Huge Network
Broadcast and Fight to
Furnish Programs.

At once heraIding the radio world
fair, the advent of a new national
broadcasting chain, the finest single
evenings program in the history of
radio and a record network broad
cast of a world championship prize
fight, this is undoubtedly the big
gest week of the year in the realm
Of radio. The week carries with it
almost as much prospective delight
10 the average listener seeking to be
entertained at home as it does trade
and technical significance to the
galaxy of experts of all sorts and
manner gathered for the big do
ings" in Madison Square Garden and
elsewhere in New York.
The radio world fair, which opens
tonight. signals the shake-off of the
giant industrial infants swaddling
clothes. At Madison Square Garden
radio stands forth with prideful dis
play of it's tremendous scope and
marvellous achievements. Show man.
ayers calculate that 100000 900
worth of business contracts between
manufacturers and agents will come
out Of the business sessions which
are the primary object of the huge
fair.
The science of radio and the indus
try have all of their marvellous de-
vices on view-immense and minute
instruments that transform and trans
NIT audible sounds so that they carry
TO the homes of the country and to
the far corners of the earth; tele-
vision devices for flashing pictures
through the ether; means for trans
mitting light and power by radio. to
mention only part of what is being
shown at this exposition. Nearly
every manufacturer of radio and parts
has his products on display, with
many new models of sets and ac-
cessories being introduced for the first
time.
The radio industries banquet, sched.
uled to be held at the Hotel Astor
Wednesday night, is to have a splen-
did program provided by all branches
of radio and representing the finest
features in the art of radio entertain
ment.
Not only the 50-odd stations of the
National Broadcasting Co.'S Red, Blue
and Pacific networks. but the Is of
the newly operating Columbia Broad
casting System and a score of more
stations are hooked up" for this
affair. 1t is to be broadcast on nearly
every wave in the broadcast spectrum,
which means that every part of the
North American continent and prob
ably the larger share of the world will
be able to listen in. These are the
stars of that program, to be directed
by Maj. j. Andrew White:
Walter c. Kelley, the Virginia Judge;
Moran and Mack, Palais Dor Orches.
ira, Hotel McAlpin Orchestra, Noble,
Whalen and Kenny, the Columbians,
Red Nichols and Kalama's Hawaiians,
Everready Orchestra, Senator Ford
from WOR," Maxwell House Ensem-
bic. Maj. Bowes and Capitol Family,
sam n Henry, from WGN," the
Radiotrons, Van and Schenck, n. B. c.
combined opera companies, Ipana
Troubadours, Happiness Boys, Royal
Stenographers, Dodge Bros. Fast Four,
Evelyn Hubert, Silver Masked Tenor
and Goodrich Four, Philco Ensemble,
the Cavaliers, Reinald Werrenrath
and Everready Revelers.
These and the broadcasting of the
Dempsey-Tunney bout from Chicago
the next night are the high lights of
the weeks entertainment in so far as
the listener outside of New York is
concerned. For the latter the net.
works have also planned an immense
hook-up. Throughout the radio week
in New York listeners within hearing
distance of the stations on the various
chains which are fed" out of New
York ''key" stations may anticipate
other f1rst-rate programs each day and
night.
Ceremonies incidental to the open
ing of the Fourth Annual Radio
Worlds Fair in Madison Square Gar
den tonight will be broadcast by
WRC as its outstanding attraction.
Speeches by Gov. Alfred e. Smith of
New York, Maj. Gen. Robert L. Bull
lard and Acting Mayor Joseph A.
Mckee Of New York are featured.
The principal musical portion of the
program will be provided by "Roxy's
Gang" who will broadcast direct from
the crystal room in Madison Square
Garden instead of the regular studio
In the Roxy Theater.
The A. & P. Gypsies and a tabloid
version of 'L'Amico Fritz" by the
National Grand Opera Co. are other
features on WRC's program, which
will come from Madison Square Gar.
den.
A two-hour program, composed of
music, playlet and a talk, is sched-
uled tonight by WMAL. The play
let will be presented by students of
the O'Connor School, while the mu-
sical attractions will be given by Ted
Newell's Band and Ethel Johnson
Mennett, soprano.