New Britain herald., 1928-12-03
Today's Features

Party at 9:3O over WEAF and
VITO. Rosa, who was born in Meri-
den had meteoric rise from OBJ
security to stardom, and has the dis
tinction Of being the first American
born artist to sing with the great
Caruso at the Metropolitan when she
made her debut in la Fora del
Destino." Together with Miss Pom
selle will be Eugene Goosens. con-
ductor of the Rochester Philhar-
monte orchestra. who will direct the
orchestra which will accompany Miss
Ponselle.
The Gypsies, who broadcast regu-
larry Monday evening at $50 over
the same stations, have arranged a
program OF request numbers for to-
night, most of which will be selected
at the time of the concert. Numbers
on the regular program include
Glazounow' Grand Pas Espagnol."
Borodin's AT the Convent" kreisler-
Jacobs apple Blossoms" and Eu-
genes "Cupid's Garden Intermezzo."
| new series of programs will be
| inaugurated tonight. to be known as
Voice of Firestone,' and it will be
broadcast in two periods. the first
from s to $50 and the second from
1880 to II over WEAF and VITO.
Among the performers for the open
ing night are Franklin Bauer well
known American tenor. until recent
| ly with Flo Ziegfeld's "Follies";
Miss Vaughn de Leath, the original
radio girl; the Choristers, noted
radio male octet, and 35-piece
symphony orchestra under the di-
rection of Hugo Mariani. The in
augural program contains classical
numbers that have become popular,
and popular numbers that are al
most classical A special arrange
ment of Down South" by Middleton
will be the first number by the Or
chestra to be followed by Fosters
Come Where My Love Lies Dream
ing" sung by Bauer. The octet will
be heard in Nellie Was a Lady" an
other Foster number while Miss de
Leath will sing Comm Home"
Selections from 1.-THE Vagabond
King" with the Choristers singing
the famous Song Of the Vagabonds''
will close the musical program.
Pietro Mascagni's three-act opera
IL AMIGO Fritz" is tonights presen-
tation by the National Grand Opera
company in their regular program
at II o'clock over WEAF, under the
direction of Cesare Sodero.
The Thompkins Corners Jail has
been converted into a newspaper Of
flee, and tonight the first edition of
the Thompkins Corners Enterprise
will come off the press. This is one
of the features of the regular Real
Folks programs which comes
through WIZ and WBZ at $50. All
the familiar folks of the community
have had an active hand in prepar-
ing and publishing this newspaper,
and the sheet" will be published
according to the best newspaper
traditions
The United Choral singers, fea-
tured regularly over WOR and
WNAC will be heard in a series of
pieces that have never before been
featured on their program at s
O'Clock tonight. Among the num-
bers are Coleridge- Taylors "Clang,
Clang. Clang," Chadwick's I'm a
China Shop" Stevens THE Cloud
Capt Towers" Macfarlane's Echo is
a Timid Maid" and C. V. Stanford
Sir Charles Byng"
A new and unique type of broad
cast will be offered by the Adven-
lures, who will he on the air for the
first time at 10 o'clock tonight over
WOR and WNAC. The Adventures
will represent hardy band of Cali.
fornia pioneers of the 10 century
, living in the tempestuous ABS" The
, feature will portray the differen,
types of fortune seekers and thei,
exciting experiences A large or.
chestra. vocal quartet and soIoist.
Will furnish a background to these
exciting escapades.
In order to offer the radio audi,
ence something of the social, politi
cal and cultural background of tn,
South American countries, James G
Mcdonald, in his Monday evenin,
talks on "The World of Today vii
discuss the different countries To
nights topic will be South America
Background and will come through
WEAF at $50.
Old world dance forms will b
played during the hour of stumble
music at II o'clock over WIZ an,
they will include Beethoven
'Polacca,' Bach's "Bourree" from
Violin Sonata" Lakes Gems o
stephen Foster" Borodin's "Noc
turne" and Schubert's "Wiegenlied.
LC.
KEY WORKER GETS 500