Evening star., 1929-07-01
BEGIN LIGHT OPERA
SEASON TONIGHT
National Company Will Pre-.
sent Tabloid Version of
III. M. S. Pinafore."

The National Light Opera Co. will
open its Summer season of operettas
tonight over WRC and other National
Broadcasting Co. stations with a tab
loid version of Gilbert and Sullivan's
tuneful H. M. S. Pinafore."
The new light opera season. like pre-
vious Summer schedules, will present
the works of Gilbert and Sullivan ex-
clusively. Graham Harris, conductor
of last years successful season, will
again direct the productions.
III M. S. Pinafore," one of the
brightest of the famous Savoy operas
of London, will bring back to the micro
phone three famous radio artists
Leslie Joy, light opera baritone; Will
liam Rainey, tenor, and Frank Moulan
star of a number of revivals of Gilbert
and Sullivan operettas. Others in the
cast are Paula Hemminghaus, con-
trafto; Frank Croxton, bass; Theodore
Webb baritone, and Eslie Thiede, So
prano.
Marks End Of SOusa.
The opening of the light opera sea-
son, however, will herald the passing OF
two of WRC'S popular features-the
weekly Empire Builders historical
episode and the concerts of John Philip
Sousa and his famous band. Sousa' s
final concert will be broadcast tonight
during the General Motors family
party" and the historical sketch, EN-
pire Builders" will be the last of the
current series.
Sousa has arranged a gala farewell
radio program, the feature of which
will be short talk by the famous
bandmaster and march king. The clos
ing Empire Builders" broadcast will
be another Indian legend Of Glacier
National Park.
Roxy" and his Gang" the Voice
of Firestone and the A. & P. Gypsies
also are scheduled by WRC. Roxy
will present the program scheduled for
last week and postponed for the broad
will be featured by original songs by
members of the Gang" A variety
program is announced by the Gypsies
the specialities being Bratton's charac-
teristic intermezzo, In a Chinese
Pagoda," and Drigo's Reconciliation. -
The Firestone broadcast will be patri-
otto, with Independence day as its
theme. Vaughn De Leath contraito
soloist, will sing MY Buddy" in re-
sponse to q request by a group OF
wounded World War veterans at Walter
Reed Hospital.
Columbia Attractions.
WMAL will present tonight an array
of regular Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn attractions and a new one to be
identified as THE Black Flag Boys >
Their program will be musical In char
acter, with contributions by an Or
chestra, trio and soloists.
Musical vignettes, the Coco Couriers
the physical culture hour and the con.
cert of the United States Navy Band
on the Capitol Plaza are among the
regular Columbia presentations. The
vignettes will draw inspiration from
the South. The program includes Myd-
dleton'S Down South" Hosmer's
Southern Rhapsody" and Guion's
Turkey In the Straw" :.
In the Coco half hour Henry Bur.
big. humorist, will burleSque the famous
nursery rhyme, The Old Woman Who
Lived in a Shoe" The rest of the
program will be musical, consisting oi
many dance hits.
Local Origin Features.
The features of local origin scheduled
by WMAL include a recital by Louise
Bonuso, soprano, and a historical tall
by John Clagett Proctor on "The Bat.
! tie of Monmouth, June %, 1778."
Col. B. j. Lloyd of the United State.
Public Health Service will speak from
WJSV tonight under auspices of tht
District of Columbia Society, Sons o.
the American Revolution. His topic Il
THE Crusaders of the Twentieth Cen.
tury." Woodville Brown. "the South.
ern troubadour";; the Virginians, tn,
Taylor Sisters and the Whoopee Tris
will provide the stations main musica
| features.
VOL has scheduled tonight anothe
concert by the Half Moon Melody Boy
and joint recital by David Martin
baritone, and Melville Slaughter, tenor
in addition to its regular presentations
which include an Amos n Andy
| episode.