New Britain herald., 1928-09-12

The mere" musician and enter
tainer will be of secondary impor-
lance within the next few days when
politics will monopolize the ether
waves. BY the time the national
elections get around. the average
listener no doubt will or should
know as much about politics as the
big political bosses"
Then again We have the world )
series, which will begin October 8.
At that time presidential campaigns
and politics will be forgotten and
every man, woman and child. who
is within listening distance of a
radio. will concentrate their atten-
ton on the outcome of each game
From the press notices sent out
by the NBC, it appears that the re-
publicans will have the edge on the
democrats in monopolizing the air
they being on the air three times
son, Jackson, Cleveland and Wilson
will have the freedom of the waves
on two days in the week.
Besides these regular broadoasts
of the Situation" irregular appear
ances before the mike will be
made by different speakers.
The democratic campaign speeches
will be heard Wednesdays and Fri
days from 1920 to IL o'clock in the
evening over a nation wide net
work. Morning campaign speeches
by the democrats include Mondays
from 1890 to II and Wednesdays
from 1880 to -,
The regular republican campaign
will start Saturday, September Is.
while the democrats will fire their
first gun on the following Monday.
| The republican time on the air is
Mondays from to $50 in the eve
ming, over 80 stations; Thursdays
from 9 to 80 in the evening over
81 stations, and Saturdays from >
to $50 over 20 stations. The day
time schedule includes Mondays
from 1880 to 11:45 over IL stations,
and Thursdays from 1920 to 1915
over six stations.
While waiting for the campaign
speeches, we might just as we'll take
it easy Tor the timebeing and listen
in to whatever is worthwhile.
For tonight we have with us a
mixed quartet and a string quintet
at o'clock over VITO with offer
ings like Jensen's "Murmuring
Breezes." Del Riego's Shadow
March," Shilkert's Wee Bit of
Heart" Wilson's We Two Beggars"
and Mendelssohn's Farewell to the
Forest"
| Then at $50 We have a gala con-
cert over the same station with
specially orchestra, vocal and in
strumental soloists and a symphony
orchestra in a program which in
cludes such melodies as What a
Night for Spooning, Chabrier's
"Rhapsodie Wspana." Blue shad-
ows," Jude's The Mighty Deep"
! WAS It a Dream ?" Rimsky- korsa-
koff's Flight of the Bundle Bee
and many others.
Patrons of the light opera can de-
light at 1890 in presentation of
! Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial by
Jury" which will be presented over
VITO with Rosalie Wolf. Theodore
Webb. Steele Jamison, John Oakley
and George O'Brien in the title
roles.
Sentimental songs will rend the
air at $50 over WIZ and WBZ with
such melodies as Wright's "Nio-
let's" Sweet Rosie O'Grady." Dip
per's In the Garden of Tomor-
row." Mays Friend of My Soul,
| Rossiters Look at the World and
Smile Bonds "A Perfect Day and
others.
! Admirers of the late Victor Her
| bert will have the pleasure OF lis
| tening to his The Quaker Girl at
O'Clock over the same stations,
with Jessica Dragonette in the main
| role. During the latter half of this
hour the orchestra will play several
excerpts from George NJ. Cohans
triumphs.
Then for the final feature WIZ
offers the slumber music hour at IL
o'clock with Griegs 'Triumphal
March opening the program 9th
| er selections include one from
| Suppe's 'Boccacio,' Shubert S
"Scherzo and Minuet," Jessers