The Indianapolis times., 1928-05-02

81, 1881. 1t was produced IN Ph1la-
delphia in 1892 and at the Metro
politan Opera House in 1894.
When Bobby Brown of Chicago
headed for France at member of
the A. E. F. he took along a luke,
which the boys in his outfit proudly
acclaim he played in the front line
trenches.
It comes about naturally enough
that Bobby and his Overseas IKE
are inseparable. So when Bobby
was invited to join WMAQ staff ar
lists, the invitation read, Services
If Bobby Brown and his overseas
yke."
Tonight between 10 lp. m and
a. m. and on each Friday and Mon
day nights at the same hours, he
will charge of the late evening pro-
gram Of the Chicago station.
Frequently during these hours
Bobby and his Uke will team up in
close harmony.
The Foundation day program, in
cluding an address by President
William Lowe Bryan, of Indiana
University, will be broadcast by
WFBM at $50 tonight by remote
control from Bloomington. Vocal
and instrumental numbers by
student entertainers will finish the
hour.
A selection from Planquette'S s
THE Chimes of Normandy" will be
played as the opening number in
the hour of Slumber Music which
will be broadcast through WIZ,
New York, and WEBB, Chicago, at
9 tonight.
The complete program for this
broadcast follows:
SELECTION from THE Chimes of
Three Irish Numbers ...... Ansell
.TS .GTSold eng, anG Silver ................L Lehar
Menuet from Third Symphony HAYDN rSdin
,,, Viola Solo, Herbert Borodkin
T6e LondonderIy Air.. Old irish S1PleIaiy Meiody
Barcarole from Tales of
Aria 0iiIan from IF Sharp Minor one"0a'n
Sonata '.'.'.......' .Scnumann
A new series of musical events is
being inaugurated under the direc-
ton of Daley Paskman, director of
Gimbel Bros station, WGBS, under
the general title of The Soul of the
Violin" The first of these will be
given through that station at 815
tonight, and succeeding periods, fea-
turing Stradivari, CremonaS and
other famous makes will be broad
cast on succeeding Wednesday eve
ningS at the same hour. In the first
period, William Chosnyk, young
Ukrainian-American violinist, will
present a program including several
of his own arrangements of little
known Ukrainian folk dances. The
instrument which he plays is
Nicholas, Of great value.
The Philco Hour, which moves
this week from Saturday to Wednes-
day evening for its broadcast of
comic and light operas of other
years, will present The Burgomas-
ter" through stations associated
with the NBC Blue network tonight
at 7.
1.-THE Burgomaster," a musical
comedy of old and new New York,
from the time of the Dutch settlers
to the present day, was written by
Gustav LuderS, with book and lyrics
by Frank Pixley. The prologue is
laid in the town square in New Am
sterdam in 1860. Act I takes place
on Broadway and in City Hall Park,
in the present, and the action of
the second act in it's three scenes
is laid, first at the seashore, then in
the city, and later at a lawn fete
in Mrs. Splurger's Venetian garden
on the Hudson River.
Thursday mornings 6:15 program
of the Parnassus Trio broadcasting
over NBC Red network stations,
WEAF, New York; WEEI, Boston,
and WRC, Washington, will include
the following numbers:
La Gitana" ....:................ Kreisler
&c Tpis 1s fove "ioor
'Stiopin