Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-17
COLUMBIA LISTS
BROADWAY STARS
Musical Comedy, Vaudeville
and Recording Artists
Take Part Tonight.

Seven stars of the musical comedy,
vaudeville and recording fields will take
a prominent part in the weekly La
Palma Smoker, an outstanding Column
bia Broadcasting System attraction,
coming into Washington tonight over
station WMAL.
George Price, popular musical COM
edy artist, will act as POSTMASTER for
the program. Assisting him will be
Arthur Field and Fred Hall, recording
artists; Ray Doll, pianist; Evelyn Hoey,
star Of the musical show Good News;
Buddy Doyle, featured performer in
"Whoopee," and Joe Sanity, who also is
well known along Broadway. Aside
from specialties by these artists, the
La Palma Orchestra will play six popu-
lar selections.
Five other Columbia attractions are
scheduled by WMAL. Outstanding
among them are Hank Simmons Show
Boat. which tonight will present
dramatization of Hal Reds story of
Southern mountain life. Hearts Of the
Blue Ridge" the Van Heusen broadcast
featuring Annette Hanshaw, and the
holster Radio Hour. In addition there
will be late dance program by Duke
Ellington's Orchestra and q period OF
old songs which come during the
Daguerreotypes and Silhouettes broad
cast.
Medley Of Movie Follies.
A feature of the Van Heusen program
will be a medley of the Fox Movietone
Follies," played for the first time before
the microphone. Victor Herbert's 1.-THE
Dream Melody" will be the piece de
resistance OF. the holster program, while
the Daguerreotypes and Silhouettes fea-
ture will be Roots pathetic melody,
1.-THE Vacant Chair"
Besides the Columbia attractions,
WMAL has scheduled number of local
origin. These include the weekly pro-
gram Of Radio Joe and His Budget
Boys" and special broadcast for DIX"
listeners to be provided by Stanley
william Bell and Lester Colyin.
Willard Robinson, youthful pianist,
who has made musical literature from
the grooming songs and native melodies
of the American Negro, will make his
radio debut tonight as the guest artist
with the Happy Wonder Bakers, one of
WRC's major attractions. The regular
trio will be featured with Frank Blacks
Orchestra.
WRC Lists Features.
The Ipana Troubadours, the Sunkist
Serenaders, the Palmolive Hour and the
Gold Strand Orchestra also are sched-
uled by WRC. In addition there will be
the weekly resume of the political stu
alton in Washington TO be given by
Ray r. Tucker. political writer.
Merle Johnston's Saxophone Quartet
will have conspicuous part In the
Ipana broadcast. It will play "Chanso-
nette." The orchestral selections fea-
ture an Oriental medley and the popu-
lar "Hindustan" Julian Oliver, tenor,
will again be the guest soloist with the
Serenaders. while the Palmolive Hour is
made up of a wide variety Of selections.
The Gold Strand Orchestra will have
Marjorie Horton, soprano, and Fred
Vettel. tenor. as its guest soloists.
when Day Is Done" will be Vettel's
contribution. and Miss Horton, will sing
Looking for Boy"
Miss Marion Stanley, soprano: the
Hilo Hawaiians, and the Manassas Fid-
dlers are among the WJSV attractions
tonight, while VOL Is featuring Comic
POEMS" by James Keane. and a Is
minute program by Hook" Kennedy,
the Jolly Scot" who will be accom-
panied by Grace Stanley Stevens.