The Washington times., 1927-02-14
Valentine WILL
RULE THE AIR

Good old ST. valentine. the
original champion Of the flapper
and the collegiate and jolly salts
fier Of youthful yearning for com.
pany ID to have control Of many
wave lengths this evening! Far
and near the story Of the saint
win be told and omething sug.
gestive Of the love theme will be
woven into the music and other
forms or entertainment.
The WEAF grand opera company
will have the most elborate cele.
bration on the schedule with pro.
duction OF Donizetti's "Elixir OF
Love-" which was done but q few
weeks ago and which. though grand
opera In form and style, Is really
comic opera In theme and provides
q happy ending after some very
lovely music has been sung and
some very comic situations evolved.
The Barrere Little Symphony
Orchestra will contribute rather
important item to the Valentine
Day idea with a program Of
great love stories in music from
WABC at 8 o'clock. The Barrere
Little Symphony Is one of the best
known and most popular OF the
smaller orchestras Of the country
as Is attested by it's great demand
In monograph establishments and
the patronage Of its concerts.
Barrcfe. one OF the best known
flautists of the world, also has
keen judgment and great individ.
uality as director.
COSMO HAMILTON
TO DISCUSS DICKENS.
One OF the really big things Of
the week is due from WRC at
Gas this evening when Cosmo
Hamilton, the distinguished British
author and playwright, viii speak
for fifteen minutes on Charles
Dickens as a Dramatist and Ac,
tor" Hamilton IL the author Of
the play. "Pickwick," which has its
first production here this evening
at the Belasco.
1t viii be interesting to hear him
discuss this subject in view Of this
fact. because the great Dickens was
himself a party 20 the production
of a Pickwick play which didn't do
so well. Perhaps Mr.. Hamilton will
tell why. Much Of Dickens great
ability as a sketcher OF character
is believed to be due to his theatri-
cal experiences. He always wanted
to be an actor-much more keenly
than to be a writer-but let Hamil.
ton tell 1t!
The Navy Band Orchestra will
open the exercises this afternoon
for WRC at o'clock with the
| usual Monday concert. At Sidney
and his Mayflower gang viii pro.
vide dinner music and at TAO the
Emersonians will provide a pro.
gram OF songs appropriate to Val.
entine's Day. The Harvesters come
from WEAF at $50 o'clock, the
grocery subsidy at 9 and the grand
opera at 10 o'clock. The Swanee
| Syncopators close the evening
| festivities with an hour OF dance
music beginning at II o'clock.
RECORD BOYS AND
FORD AND GLENN
Both the Record Boys. from VIZ
and Ford and Glenn, from WLW
will be on the air at o'clock FOR
those who care to tune outside
/ WaVelengths. AT the same hour
WRNY will contribute a Valentine
program and WEAF will stage q
performances by old time minstrels
The WHY'S Overland concert this
week, directed by Henry Hadley
from WIZ at $50 o'clock, will pre-
sent Vera Curtis. soprano. as guest
| soloist.
Gladys Rice and Frank Mum
will, as usual. be the chief features
Of the Light Opera hour from
WIZ at $3.50 o'clack and at the
same hour the very good band Joi
| the Tall Cedars OF Lebanon will
perform in Atlantic City through
| WPG. For those who would gel
the best OF organ recItals that
Vincent Percy person OF WTAM viii
make the Cleveland Public Hal
organ sing its songs at 11:30 o'clock