Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-31
AUSTRALIAN BAND
TO PLAY OVER AIR
Bell on Parliament Building in
London Also Will Be
Heard Tonight.

The sound of Big Ben, England's his
toric bell atop the Parliament buildings
in London, and the melodies OF dance
band in Sydney, Australia. have been
incorporated in the gala radio programs
arranged to herald the advent OF the
new year.
WRC and the National Broadcasting
Co. network will broadcast these two
spectacular features, unless prevented
by unfavorable atmospheric conditions
between England and the United States
and San Francisco and Sydney.
When Big Ben's booming tones mark
the end of the old year and the begin
ming of the new in England 1t will be
just O'Clock New Year eve in WASH
ington. At that time the pickup of the
signals from across the Atlantic will be
New Year greeting from England to the
United States will be rebroadcast.
Because of the difference in time, the
dance music from Australia is not
scheduled to be heard until 4 o'clock
tomorrow morning. This will come at
the end of the special New Year fea-
ture. Dancing Across the Country"
which has been planned by the National
Broadcasting Co. so that radio listeners
will hear famous dance bands from
coast to coast from midnight to 4 am.
The Australian program will be sent on
short waves to the General Electric
Co.'S special receiver at San Francisco.
Station VITAL and associated Column
bia Broadcasting System stations also
will mark the passing of the old and
tn coming of the new year with a gala
program, in which is to be injected the
merrymaking atmosphere OF Times
square, New York. Eight dance bands
vii. take part in this program, which
is to begin at 11:l5 o'clock and con-
tinue to l am Shortly before mid
night however, microphones will be
suspended from the Paramount Thea
ter, in the heart of Times square. to
pick up the revelry on the street below.
WRC will lead up to its special New
Year Eve program with group of its
regular attractions and the 7-11's, a
new dance band, under direction OF
Dave Grupp. The Eveready hour pres
glee club, directed by Reinald Wer-
renrath. internationally famous BARI
tone. The club is made up entirely Of
business executives and professional
men 1t is known as the Alumni Glee
Club The spirit of New Year eve also
will manifest itself in the program of
the Clicquot EskimoS. Another group
of vaudeville stars and Leo Reisman's
Orchestra will present the R-K-O hour.
Aside from its special New Year
eve program, WMAL has scheduled its
regular Columbia attractions. Out
standing among them are the Black
stone program, the Old Gold hour, with
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra, and
the Fada hour, with David Mendoza and
his orchestra. Frank Crumit and Julia
Sanderson are again co-starred in the
Blackstone program, and will offer as
their speciality a medley from Irving
Berlin's Music Box Revue" in addi-
ton to I'm Following YOU the theme
song from the talking picture SHOW
of Shows" The True Story offering
will be dramatized version of "A
Daredevil Resolve"
Mrs. Henry D. Aller, chairman of the
safety committee of the District Con-
gress Of Parents and Teachers, will
speak from VOL this evening on
Teaching Safety to Children" The
stations musical features include din
~ner concert and a studio program ar
>0ged by Gertrude Lyons.