The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-30

THREE new songs by Mary Lyon
4 Taylor, two being premier rem
ditions, and a number of other Sc
lections, will be featured tonight
over WFBM at 7:05 o'clock by Maui
rice Fowler, well-known Indianapolis
boy soprano; Marjory Holtz, So
prano; Charles Buckley, violin;
Louise Danner, violin, and Josephine
Aumann, piano. The new selections
are Little Cricket on the HEARTH"
"Ain't God Good to Indiana?" and
"a Bird in My Bower"
The program will be heard as fol-
lows:
song-"A Bird in My NJ BQ 2T T,vo; r.yior
''','.. Martory Hoitz SOPRANO.
Saint God Good to 1n1dianaT I,or r:;,ior
..n, Maurice Fowler; Boy Soprano; ave-.
1DS auPer Charles hls K. Buckle BucSiey ist
maid of the Mist Mary Lyon. Taylor
''You Understand and I Love You"
. Mariory Hoitz, Soprano
Little Cricket on the Hearth
Christ Church Chimes Mary lyon lyon T isyI
Rose OF the Dawn" Mary Lyon Taylor
..sou Maurice Fowler. Boy SOPRANO,
Pm Dreaming Love of YOU , 49, '.'
Marioryi Hoitz, Soprano no. ~ ~
"cReese Man" ......... Mary Lyon TSy!0r
josephine Aumann. pianist 5 G Louise eS-0-
Dauner, Charles R. Buckley,
"rhe Old Refrain 10lni ..::....... .Kreisler
Memorial day and Speedway day
dance music may be tuned in to-
night on the WKBF wave length
from to midnight. The Elks Club
orchestra will be on the broadcast
ing end and the program is under
the direction of William F. Stephens.
Katherine Bobby and Maxine
Moore, contraltos, will sing several
numbers composed by Edna May
Green, local song writer, to be
radiocast over WFBM at 1886 to-
night. keep This a Land of the
Free" will be featured as Memoir
ial Day selection.
The Trixie Trio composed of
Mabel Greenhalgh, piano; Margaret
Anderson, banjo-mandolin an d
Alma Queisser, banjo, also will be
heard.
The complete program follows:
eff You're Locking for Heaven leave ,i.,; cr.or
Sung by Maxine A Moore e-'' ''N
'Keep This a Land of the Free,
800. .....;.;;. Edna May Green
mighty LAX Rose" .5i-;.;;::.........B Bond
''ROSeS OF Yesterday" Edna May Green
sung by Maxine Moore. o,,,.
l'ali'O"" The Dixie Trio, - H
.r,s sung .by KxatheryRRa BolT5E. =, c.r.or
Sung by Maxine Moore
An abridged version of "Billee
Taylor" or 1.-THE Reward of Virtue"
a nautical comic opera in two acts
by Henry P. Stephens and Edward
Solomon, will be presented as the
opera in miniature to be heard over
the Columbia broadcasting system
from WOR, Newark, at tonight.
"Billee Taylor" is an old comic
opera, and while the credit for its
writing is given to H. P. Stephens
and Edward Solomon, it is under
stood that Solomon did the major
portion of the work on the musical
score. 1t is interesting to note that
Edward Solomon was the first hUS-
band of no less stage celebrity
than Lillian Russell
The cast of characters of "Billee
Taylor" is as follows:
Tenor-Captain the Hon. Felix Flapper.
r. N. of H. NJ. S. Thunderstorm
Tenor-Sir Mincing Lane, Knight. self
Ten5r@Biliee Taylor. a gardener.
Baritone-Ben Barnacle, "Bosur" OF the
"Thunderbomb."
Bass-Christophe Crab, an ancient school
soprano@Phoebe FairleIgh, village
maiden betrothed to Billee.
cling Lanes daughter. Phoebe's rival.
Alto-Eliza Dabsey, an old fame of Bar
A,to-Susan.
"The Royal Vagabond," a comic
opera in three acts by DR.. Anselm
Goetzel, with Jessica Dragonette,
soprano, in the lead, will be pre-
scented as the Philco Hour feature
through stations associated with
} the NBC Blue network at 8 tonight.
The book and lyrics Of the
opereJta are by Stephen Ivor Sim
ney and William Cary Duncan. The
radio presentation will be directed
by Harold Sanford. The action OF
the play takes place in the City Of
Bargravia, Act l taking place at
the Kings Head Inn, Act 2 in the
Royal Palace courtyard, and Act 3
in the throne room.
The cast of this presentation fol-
lows:
Anita Chefcheck, Princess Helena.
................... Jesslca Dragonette
PetroH ......'..'.'''''''''; Goini TJS Io1e
Wanda ..........ss......'. .MurleI Wueon
Princess Violetta ........... Mary Hoppe
Prince stephan .s.sss'sss... Ian S11tHtoy
Musical Director ........ Harold Sanford
Old Stager ................He Henry M. Nicely