The Washington times., 1928-02-04
IT'D RADIO PRES5'
|. CLUB 0PE MING

In order to complete the radio
| cycle of rather important events in
| The history of the National Press
| Club, loud speakers will this eve
ming OFFER as their most important
| happening the dedica ton OF the new
quarters 0f the club in the National
Press Club Building by President
Calvin Coolidge. The President laid.
/ the corner stone Of the building with
| loud speaker accOTnpa ninent q little
more than year ago This evening
/ at 10 O'Clock he will visit the new
quarters of the club Ia the COM
pIeted structure for the first time
and give them the Presidential dou-l
bic % after which he'll tell the wide
world about them through one Of
the nation wide radio Elookups,
starting with WRC, which places
itself at the disposal Of the head
OF the nation
The exercises 1T the club will ike
wise be the formal inauguration Of
q new administration with Fred ES-
sary, Washington correspondent to-
tbs Baltimore Sun, ~ president.
Frank 3. Moves. president Of the
Associated Press, win also make q
brief address during the evening.
Music win be provided bv the United
States Marine Band orchestra d.
rected BY Capt. Taylor Branson.
CHICAGO OPERA co.
TO SING sAIDA"
Aside from which there WIN be-
plenty more to occupy the attention
Of dial tWisters during the evening
and keep them busy. Perhapg the
Boston ana WNAC-or Providence
and WEAN, depending on which il
easier to tune where the Chicago
Civic Opera Company will be heard
In Aida. Ten days ago one act
OF this opera by the Chicago artists
was broadcast from the Auditorium
Theater Iii Chicago. Tonight the en-
tire opera will be heard, beginning
at 7:50. with practically the same
cast that sang for the Chicago
broadcast
Another interesting item on the
evening schedule will be the first
radio appearance, of which we have
knowledge, Of the Estelle Went
worth Opera Company in q con-
densed version of 1.-THE Mikado'
from WMAL IT 9:15. EstelIe Went
worth is q name to conjure with
among the people who have been
addicts Of light opera. A member Of
the famous Bostonians, she was very
much In the public eye as an opera
singer for many years Lately she
has been deyoting herself to teach
ing In association with her husband,
the late Albert Parr. Her presenta-
ton Of 1.-THE Mikado" should be In
teresting to hear.
In the hour usually devoted to the
New York symphony Orchestra, be-
ginning at o'clock this evening
there win be a concert Of orchestral
and vocal music presented by an Or
chestra directed by Richard Hage-
man and Kitla Ernstinn, soprano;
Viola Silva, contralto; LomeIino
silva, tenor; Hans Kramer and
Frederick Baer, baritoness JesSica
Dragonette and her pals will present
THE Merry Widow" beginning at
o'clock, as 1t was done before dur
| ing the Philco exercises.
| In the middle distances one may
/ tune the Haverford Glee Club and
Orchestra from WPG at $50; the
Bamberger Symphony from WOR at
| or listen to the broadcast Of mes
sages to the tar north from WBZ
at IL o'clock.
Early tuners today-those as early
as IL o'clock this morning-will have
opportunity to hear Mrs. Peter G0elet
Gerry, wife OF Senator Gerry of
Rhode Island, tell the world from
WRC about the Congressional Cook
Book. Mrs. Gerry is president of the
Women's Congressional Club which
sponsored the publication of the book
and has Soma interesting stories. TO