The Washington times., 1928-01-07
TON TALKS
FILL THE AIR

There will be an early flight of
aviation information over the wave
] lengths this afternoon from four OF
/ the best.informed men in America on
| the subject which listeners may
tune from WGBS at 2 o'clock or any
part OF the next two hours. The
| alrplane faIk is to be provided jointly
/ by Comdr. Richard r. Byrd,
Assistant Secretary of War #. Tru-
bee Dawson, Assistant Secretary OF
Commerce William p. MacCracken,
| ir.. and Col. Paul Henderson. Prac-
| tically every phase of practical ayi.
alton will be discussed at length and
/, liz terms that laymen can easily un-
derstand.
There will be little but music to en-
terrain the listener in the evening
hours, but the outlook is for some
OF the most interesting music that
one can hear. Old.time songs will
be heard from WRHF at $50, a
real collection OF them by singers
who ha we devoted considerable time
to studying them and are able to
present them as the old-timers like
to hear them. The weekly Bible
talk will be heard at 6:45 from WRC
and will be followed by music from
the Mayflower band.
In the New York Symphony pro-
gram, which comes from WRC
under the direction of DR.. Walter
Damrosch at o'clock, there will
be four of the most diverse COM
positions one could select. each Of
which occupies very high place
in its own classificat n. The con
cert starts with the overture from
Mendelssohn's Midsummer Nights
Dream" suite. This suite, com
posed as incidental music for a pro-
duction of the great Shakespearean
fairy play, Is considered by most
authorities as the finest example nf
Interpretation OF the fairy idea in
music. The overture is bold and
(iashing. or delicate and dainty In
turn. like an etching touched here
delssohn composed this music when
he was but IL years Of age!
ARABIAN NIGHT
TALES IN MUSIC
Second on the program Is the
Young Prince and Princess" feature
of Rimsky-Kar "Schehera-
zade" suite-tle setting to music of
the tales OF the Arabian Nights
Entertainment There Is no more
brilliant or colorful composer in the
musical library than Rimsky-Kar-
sakow. He produces the most amaz.
Ing tonal effects, utilizing every or
chestraI resource and making each
instrument play a dazzling part in
a display OF tone color few of his
contemporaries can equal. With this
habit of composition used to the
R.sfH 4arvtfwS SrNAeS
Inc what he has done with the
oriental tales Scheherazade invented
and with which she saved her life
by telling them to her lord and
master.
The third feature Of the concert
win be Haydn's variations on the
Austrian national hymn, which the
audience win easily recognize, and
the finale of the program viii be
the finale of Glazounov's Sym
phony In B Flat"
Jessica Dragonette and her
Philco musical comedy associates
will be heard I'm Victor Herbert's
early opera, THE Rose of Algeria
at o'clock. Radio listeners are
familiar with much OF the music Of
this opera. The Wardman Park
Orchestra will provide dance music
for WRC addicts In the final hour
of this evenings broadcast.
talk on the Forthcoming charity
ball at 7:35 o'clock. a recital by
Frances GuIehns and Helen Clark,
pianists; joint recital by Elvina
Neal Rowe, soprano, and Ridgway
Taylor. baritone, and 4. group Of
songs by Leslie Mack. are among
the high spots of the WMAL broad
cast az the program shows 1t. The
popular Morgan College Jubilee
Singers can be tuned from VIDAL
at 1870 o'clock, a Jackson Day
dinner from WPG at 8 and a con-
cert by the Hohner Harmoniacs can
be heard from WRNY at 9:35