The Washington times., 1927-08-25
ROMPING AROUND THE RADIO DIALSI
ANNOUNCER To
SING SOLO


The several loud speaker addicts
who have written to this Ssction
OF our daily endeavor toward On
lightenment, telling how they revel
in DeKoyen's music. should don
their reyeIing uniform before they
turn on the receiver this evening.
DeKoven Is coming along the air.
ways during the o'clock debacle
Of the WEAF-WRC chain listed
as q light opera concert. A male
trio viii sing the famous "Tink-
er's" tune from Robin Hood ana
Charles Schenck may or may not
sing Brown October Ale'' with
a chorus to help him over the big
moments of the piece.
We have our fingers crossed,
have walked around our chair
three times and expectorated over
our left shoulder in an effort to
break the jinx that juggles the
programs every time we announce
Charlie Schenek as a soIoist.
Chrales has been a concert singer
and a choir Psalmist for several
years before entering the announc-
ing business Every time we've
seen his name listed as a soloist
we've made special note Of 1t.
And when the program he was am
nounced to sing has been an
nounced- Charles was somewhere
else. Frances Sebel, soprano; Jus.
tin Lawrie, tenor; Paula Heming-
haus and several other radio we'll
knowns will be in the program with
Schenck.
VASA TO PLAY
CARNIVAL" SUITE
Before that, however. Vladimir
Vasa the Czechoslovakian pianist,
is to provide listeners to the Kilt
hour at 6:15, with some of the
most exquisite music Of Robert
Schumann-the ballet suite Car
lnevaP'-one OF the most important
of Schumann's compositions and one
that is seldom heard.
Schumann is one of the poets Of
music-with an imaginative sense
dealing in delicate. fine. lace-like
melody. "Carnegaf' is a suite of
about twenty very short motives
or themes. It was probably last
heard here when used by the
famous Imperial Russian Ballet and
is rarely heard as piano compost
ton although it was originally In
tended as such.
We are told that the program
notes accompanying each section of
"CarnevaP are of great Importance
to the success of the eoncert-and
your humble servant has been
asked to commit these to the micro
fw,
Vasa's playing. We hope for the
best.
LISTS "PRELUDES"
SYMPHONY FEATURE
In the Lewisohn Stadium concert
from WIZ this evening three most
contrasting compositions will be
| played, at least two of which are
very well known. The other num-
Der, which is the second on the
program that starts at $50, win be
a waltz by Langley, a member OF
the Stadium Orchestra. The over
ture viii be the old standby, evil
liam Tell' and the finale will be
LISTS greatest compassionate our
way of thinking Les Preludes."
There is to be one OF the regular
Eskimo revels at 8, a visit with
odd Bill in His Workshop" at 9:10
just after David Lawrence has
revealed some more facts regarding
the United States Government, at
Sail on the WRC program.
The United States Army Band
furnishes the most entertainment
for WMAL listeners this evening
with the usual weekly concert be.
ginning at 7:30. In the absence of
program we're unable to suggest
any particular part OF the concert
for special interest. A program of
foreign lullabys by Louise Ian.
caster from WGBS at $50 seems
to offer pleasant tuning possibili-
ties.
Erya Giles. soprano; Vaughn de
Leath, alto: Frank Mum, tenor:
Colin O'More. tenor, and Frank
Kamplain viii figure with the
other 'RadIotrons'' on, the WIZ
schedule at Z and the Elks Male
Quartet viii MARBLE from the same
station for half an hour beginning
at s. The Philadelphia Lord Cal
vert Orchestra performs at also,
frnE,a NNYTD