New Britain herald., 1928-11-27
Today's Features

A sketch entitled 1.-The Angel o
the Battlefield" depicting the lifs
Of Clara Barton. founder of the
American Red Cross, will 'be pre-
scented tonight over stations WEAt
and VITO at $50 with JaneI
Beecher playing the part of Clara
Barton. Tonight's sketch will de.
pict d few significant and colorfu
episodes from Clara Barton's par
ticipation in the Civil War.
Characteristic music OF the Amer
Iican countryside will be featured by
Vaughn de Leath. with special or
chestra effects in her regular week
ly broadcast over WEAF at 1880
tonight. Immediately after the
opening medley Miss de Leath will
sing the familiar sweet Alice. Ben
Bolt" which will be followed with
Listen to the Mocking Bird" Nov
city "rube" selections include
Country Fair" and Reuben Reu-
ben" Another old favorite, Sweet
Genevieve" will be heard as cello
solo.
Cotton and Morpheus, the two
black-facc stars will again twinkle
with their custo mary humor during
4 program over WIZ and WIZ at
o'clock which will include among
other numbers IF You Want the
Rainbow" Somebody Else" popu-
lar medley, A concert arrangement
OF Deep River" Lilac Time" and
TO Know You is to Love You"
"Romeo Crashes the Balcony"
will be the title of tonigh,'s "Em-
barrassing Moments in History"
sketch of the "Three in One" the
alter program at . o'clock over WIZ
and WBZ. Musical entertainment
will be supplied by male trio, a
concert orchestra and excerpts nom
old favorites by Mabel Zoeckler.
Alma Peterson. American prima
donna soprano. formerly with the
/ Chicago and Philadelphia operas.
will be heard during the Massenet
program presented as the works
Of Great Composers feature at 10
o'clock over WIZ. Miss Peterson
will be heard in excerpts from ne
Cid" and three other selections by
the famous composer. Other num-
bers will be rendered by Theodore
Webb. baritone: a concert orchestra.
and instrumental soloists.
All aboard for Jonesport, Maine,
at $50 via the VITO route for an
other one of those famous rehear-
sails in Seth Parker's singing school.
WBZ at this same hour will offer
another one Of those interesting
programs of the Dutch Masters Min
strels with a number Of we'll chos-
en- selections headed by II Want
Good Girl and I Want Her Bad"
sung by Percy Henus, co-partner
Of Al Bernard. who will be hear
in II Certainly Was Going Some"
and others.
I'm explaining the new re-alloca-
ton order. the Federal Radio COM
mission at Washington writes:
"Your vicinity has been provided
with the maximum Of radio service
possible under the 1925 Radio Act
OF Congress. which required the
radio commission to transfer to
other parts of the nation. many
wavelengtbs hitherto IN use in the
East.
AS you are doubtless aware, only
limited number Of wavelengths or
channels can be used for broadcast
ing, and these. by the 1928 Radio
set, Davis AmendmenD the conf
mission Is ordered to re-distribute
equally amou: AL The citizen OF the
ration. that is, to states according
to population.
"Of course. this has meant that
from certain sect ons heretofore en-
joying an EXCESS OF high degree of
radio servic. provided by enterrri'-
ing broadcastcrs. vavelengths have
had to be withdrawn. and these
transferred to less favored states
and sections. The eastern zone has
thus particularly suffered. while the
southern zone, for example. has