The Washington times., 1927-03-28
ITALIAN SINGER
ROXY STAR


Mademoiselle Maria Gambarelli, a
singer Of Italian street songs. il to be
the chief feature OF the Roxy pro.
gram this eyening-Roxy having de.
termined to put feature st1nts into
the program now and then just to
make II different" Mile. Gam.
barellI will come to the microphone
with q considerable repuLstIon as a
singer-although she is perhaps best
known In the theater as a dancer.
Those who know her also acclaim her
as a singer-the only singer who
has made hit who boasts of no par
ticular classification of voice. She
has what might be called a charac.
ter voice, as a matter of fdct--a
voice that has that rare quality Of
putting exactly the idea of song
into words and tone and making its
meaning unmistakable This Is a
characteristic possessed Only by the
real artists. and Mile. Gambarelli has
it-plusi
Roxy Is authority for the state.
ment that as a singer Candy is--
but shucks-I've given the whole
thing away--when ] wanted to keep
you readers guessing and wondering
who the performer with the Italian
name could possibly be. Uh-huh-
it's just (iambyl But J meant all
/ said about her in the first para
graph. because she can put charac.
ter and meaning into a song as
few people know only wish
four.fifths of the singing stars we
hear nightly would study her meth.
Cd and try to use it. They would
improved their value to listeners
about 1000 per cent! And that goes
for most OF the regular union opera
and concert stars we hear as well as
the run o. the microphone type!
MONDAY REGULARS
ON PROGRAM TONIGHT
The United States Navy Band
Orchestra win start things going for
WRC as usual at . o'clock this
afternoon. The Jansen Orchestra
from New York will play an hour
of late tea music or early dinner
music-depending on household time
budget-at o'clock and at 6:45
there will be an engrossing talk on
"Watchmakers and Inventors" by
Carl M. Mitman, of the National
Museum. The Roxy feature fol.
lows.
The usual Monday evening exer.
cises will be run through from
WEAF with the Harvesters in New
England, the cash and carry psies
and the grand opera--"La Favor
ita," being the example this even.
ing. This IL about the fourth per.
Torrance of the Donizetti opus the
Sodera forces have presented. They
do It we'll The Swanee syncopators
win syncopate through the last
hour OF WRC broadcast beginning
at IL o'clock.
In the outer gardens there will
be a number of flowers Of broad.
cast to gather-static being willing.
From WEAF at tbs there will flow
a talk by DR.. William r. Sheppard
Of Columbia University. on ''The
United States and Latin America"
that might be interesting. At S:15
rather important happening will
occur at Rochester In the concert
OF the Rochester Little Symphony
and the Eastman School Chorus,
which WGY forsakes its Monday
evening silence to broadcast.
Erva Giles, who has not been
heard very often of late. reappears
in the WIZ light opera broadcast
at $50 with Frank Mum. tenor
helping in the duets and having
solo or two of his own. At 10
o'clock another rather. important
feature will be presented when
WABC stages q Bret Harte enter.
tainment with THE outcasts Of
Poker Flat" as the subject. This Ia
one OF Harte's most thrilling stories
the kind with genuine thrills and
no nachine-made stuff. Another of
those excellent concerts by q negro
church choir will come from Atlanta
at 11:45 and WABC stages a Har.
ward celebration at midnight.