The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-28
new COMIC ACT
MAKES DEBUT
OVER WRC

Meet J. Jefferson Jones and HIS
family from Onyx, Pa, who are
making their first appearance on
radio, tonight. over WRc and af-
filiated N.B.c. stations, at $50
o'clock.
The Jones family will henceforth
be the leading characters of a new
comedy travelogue, which opens
this evening on board a ship, taking
them to Paris.
The side-tickling situations that
are necessarily to arise among their
experiences en- route, are promised
to make you steady customers at
the studio in the National Press
Building. Don't miss the first in
stalment. you know you can't ever
get all the fun from SECONDHAND
recounts.
Fayorite current tunes will be
presented by Gladys Rice, Welt
known radio soprano, and a concert
orchestra under the direction OF
David Buttolph. The soloist will
be heard in Chant d lnuou,
Mean to Me-" wake Up Chillun,
Wake Up" and medley from
sunny" Orchestra numbers In
clpde Hosmer's Southern Rhap-
s6dy" and "I'll Never Ask For
More"
Classical Music
Under the direction of RoFario
Roilrdon the Cities Service Orches.
ira will present classical selections
as '@The Dance of the Camorrists'
from Wolf Ferrari's "Jewels of the
Madonna" over WRC at o'clock
Merle Johnston, renowned saxophone
virtuoso, win contribute the more
modern compositions.
Romantic June in Schradertown
and romantic music by the Schrader
town Band signifies love, and IL you
] listen to the 1880 o'clock program at
WRC you will find that Gus and
Louie are not altogether occupied
with a garage business, even though
they will take off enough time to
save It from ruin, before the broad
cast closes.
The Then and Now Hour, con
\ sisting of songs of the past. con
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has selected two comic melodies
about wives, for its feature during
the 1890 o'clock broadcast over
WMAL. They are my Wife's Gone
to the Country" and Here Comes
My Ball and Chain" Other mum
bers will be est Louis Blues" "A
Precious Little Thing Called Love.
"Gee / Wish Had a Girl" and
$50 This is Love-"
About Catherine the Great
A satirical song created by tbs
Cossacks about Catherine the Great
and Graf Potemkin, entitled Mos
quito" will be the feature of tbs
| program that I'm a Russian Village
will offer. It was Catherine. who
| abolished the independence OF
Ukrainia and scattered the Cossack
bands all over Russia and the feel
| ing against her Is clearly noticeable
in this song which represents Cath
crime az a fly and Poteml1in as q
mosquito.
Other Russian folk songs will bt
offered by vocalists and orchestra
/ to round out the program.
The Riddles will enjoy Edith
Reeds special program for them
at Ala O'Clock. Later there will be
Phil Hayden, in popular songs
Dot Meyers Wildman. in piano
syncopations, and two dance or
chestras.
Amos n Andy promise a satisfac
tory entertainment over VOL al
I'll o'clock During the afternoon
baseball fans can hear q play-b
play account of the Washington
Boston game broadcast from tbs
studio Of The Washington Times
| through this station.
David Martin Washington's Ma
rine baritone, will sing for listeners
to WJSV at o'clcak.
An interesting program Of lyrics
/ will be offered at 8 o'clock BY
| James Chamberlain, well known
| Washington tenor.
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