The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-15
RADIO OBSERVES
GOOD FRIDAY

The spirit Of Good Friday will be
manifested in an unmistakable way
in the character of the music that
will come to radio listeners this eve.
ming. Also in the fact that one looks
long and carefully over the pro-
grams Of more than 100 stations to
find a suitable program Of dance
music for the evening. There are
plenty of dance programs to be on
the air--but the fact that many sta
tons that usually wind up the eve
ming with gaiety will forego all
forms of it is significant of the
solemnity of the day-as zen as be-
ing one Of the very few occasions
when such condition is noted.
Two new programs will be heard
from WRC this evening-the first
being another of the talks by "Bab, !"
the popular shopping adviser OF The
Washington Times, which viii come
to listeners at o'clock from WRC.
The SECOND will be brand-new fea-
ture sponsored by the Centtr Market
Company and presented by Anita
Hawkins from WRC at $50. Miss
Hawkins will make tour OF the
stands in Center Market every Fri
day hereafter and will tell listeners
what may be found there for the
market baskets of the city.
One Of the most pretentious pro.
grams the Marine Band Orchestra
has presented this season will be
heard at $3.50 this afternoon from
WRC, WEAF, WWJ and WCAE
when the orchestra opens its weekly
concert with the exquisite prelude
to Wagner's "Parsifal." The most
important number on the program
will be from ''Parsifal" the solemn
procession Of the knights OF the
Holy Grail"
Into this symphonic epic Wagner
has put all of the grandeur, the
solemnity and the triumph that can
be expressed in music. Just as, in
| the opera, it is one Of the great
climaxes--so too it was to Wagner
thought and life as a composer. II
was his grand work-and he made
it quite worthy of the master spirit
that conceived it as well as of the
thought it expresses and purpose
| for which it was composed.
/
/ Wynne Mathison and Charles Ran
nedy's famous Good Friday play
1.-THE Terrible Meek" from WRC
and WEAF. There are only three
characters in the play-an officer
and a soldier of the British army
and a peasant woman. The play
has great thrill-and a most
human appeal.
One of the most triumphant oil
Gounod's great religious compost
tons, the chorus, unfold Ye Por
tails" from The Redemption" viii
be the first number on the program
Of the Lord Calvert Orchestra al
. o'clock from WRC this evening
Good Friday music will dominate
the entire program, the soloist be
ing Sigmund Zeibel, violinist, who
will play the Bach ounod, ave
Maria" and the Meditation" from
Massanet's "Thais." The program
will close with the "Tannehauser'
march. For this concert the Cal
vert Orchestra will be provided with
a brass section, which we sincerely
| hope it will keep for the remainder
| of its season.
"STABAT MATER"
CLOSES PROGRAM
The Anglo-Persians at 10 O'Clock
will provide program Of Holy Week
music Of an unusual character and
may be depended upon for unusual
Interpretation. The final feature OF
the WRC-WEAF program will be 9
condensed version of Rosini's "Stabat
Mater" directed by Cesare Sodero
On the outside wavelengths one
will find the Royal program from
WIZ at $50 making a visit to the
Holy Land, with Helen Clark, con
tralto, and Charles Harrison, tenor
as soloists. The program starts witt
a part of Haydn:s Pastoral sym
phony and includes many well known
songs, duets and orchestral selec
tons suitable to the evening.
The Vessella Band will be heard
f. On WPG at 8 o'clock, the same
hour the Philco program comes from
VIZ. At 10 o'clock the choir o.
the University of Chicago may b.
tuned at WIS and at the same hour
there will be presented an hour O.
great songs from WBAL.