The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-15
Fishing The Air
BY G. SHUBERT FRYE
All references are Central Standard Time

n XERPTS from a half dozen or
IL more operas will be presented
by the Continentals in their NBC
sadiocaSt at tonight over the Blue
network. The Continentals are a
group of grand opera singers, heard
weekly over the Blue chain, who
Anave won i favorite place in the
&learbs of their listeners. They will
oe assisted by the orchestra under
the direction of Cesare Sodero IN to-
nights program, which WI be heard
as follows:
Overture to La Fora del Destino" Verdi
70. Du. Mein Holder Abendstern"
from "Tannhauser" ......... Wagner
Baritone Solo. Frederic B2er
space, Pace MIC Do from Ia Forz 1ord,
O' soprano SOPRANO Solo. Astrid 'Fieida -
tScherzo" from Midsummer Night
Dream Orchestra ''i0'-''O''i'
'Onde Lei ii Mostri Grato" from
0V Contraifo an Tenor Duet t''-'-' ~
Grace Or; Leslie lie, ana ana Julian Oliver
selection from " H2dbestra 'Dell0eS
"se T9nto in 1T3 All gomini" from
Amour; 9 3'19, Veux Tu de Moi" from ,,,,,,
' Gontralto solo Grace Leslie i'0iiS
'Sul Campo della Gloria from Bells
arg Tenor and Baritone Duet 0'ii1'''i
Julian Oliver and Frederic Baer
Nell Gwyn Suite, 1............. German
Country Dance"
"Pastorale Dsnce''
MerrymaAerS' Dsirce
The classic school is we'll repre-
Sented at the regular weekly concert
by the Bamberger Little Symphony
over WOR under the direction of
Bernard Levitow Opening with the
richly harmonious and dramatic
strains of Wagner's overture to
"Rienzi," it proceeds to paint a SER
les of delightful musical pictures
throughout. Tales from the Orient"
one of the Johann Strauss concert
waltzes, follows the Wagner work
and then comes Erda'S Warning to
Wotan from Wagner's ''Rheingold, -
sung by Edwina Eustace, contralto.
I'll Penseroso" by Millegram and
a Lacombe number follow, after
which is heard the brilliant march
from Queen Of Sheba" by Gold
mark. A lighter, more def touch
is added with two Debussy Arabes-
ques after which the soloist, Miss
Eustace, is heard again in a group
of songs for contralto: ut is Night, >
by Black, Robert Braines Dawn
Awake" and Grieg's Midsummer
night" The concert closes with Sc
1ections from "Chu Chin Chow"
Showed under by thousands Of re-
quests to repeat numbers they have
broadcast, the Seiberling Singers
will dig themselves out-partially,
at least-tonight, by giving an en-
tire program Of request numbers.
James Melton, the Soldering
tenor, is scheduled to sing Ma
cushla," a favorite of John Nc
Cormack and of his audience. "Nola"
will be presented by the quartet,
and the orchestra and voice COM
bination will render Sir Edward Ell
CARS stirring ceremonial march,
''Land of Hope and Glory" A fav-
orite spiritual, de Gospel Train"
will be heard as an orchestra selec-
ton
The detailed program is as fol-
lows:
Orchestra and Voices
Nola ''''.'''' ;,,;;,.o.rto+ '''''''''' AIHo'
"Berceuse" from @Jocelyn .,... Goddard
Tenor Solo
Dance Q fine Hours" from La Go -,
'on'8 Orchestra ''''' Fo'''''-'+i
de Gospel Train da,,:;::t.. Spiritual
''Macushla" ....... c.l09' McMourrough
.. n. Tenor Solo $3.50.
"A Dream" io;n;oo,rit::ff Bartlett
''Pomp and Circumstance"
Orchestra and Voices
Many of the brightest stars in
Broadway's theatrical armament are
scheduled to appear in the new
series of programs which Theater
Magazine will broadcast through
stations WGBS, every Tuesday at
$50.
The opening program of the series
which goes on the air tonight in
cludes Joe Cook, the star of Rain
or Shine; Fannie Brice, now head
lining in vaudeville; Oscar Shaw,
star of the Five O'Clock Grip;
Will Mehoney, of Take the Air;
Willard Mack, of "The Scarlet Fox"
and Jeanne Eagels. These cele-
briteS will be introduced and put
through their PAGES by Sylvia
Golden, assistant editor of the mag
azine.
Keeping the program light, Shaw
will deliver one of the humorous
monologs which have made him
famous and will sing a comic song.
Joe Cook and Will Mahoney are
also counted on for funny declama-
tons, and Miss Brice tor one or two
of her character songs. Somewhat
more serious will be Jeanne Eagels'
bit, when she tells her side of the
Equity case in this, her first, broad
castcaSt, and Willard Mack will eX-
plain what makes some plays sue
coed and others fail.
Songs that have proved to be
favoriteS over many years will be
brought from the Treasure Chest
of Memory" by the Stromberg- Carl
son sextet in the program which will
be broadcast through stations as
ISOLATED with the NBC Blue network
tonight at 6.
The male quartet, whose members
are Milton j. Cross, first tenor;
Maurice Tyler, second tenor; Walter
Preston, baritone, and Marley R.
Sherris, bass, will sing Mandy Lee"
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