Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-17
ED|SON'S PROGRAM
IS FORUM FEATURE
Two Speakers to Stress I'M
portance of Light Over
Radio Tonight.

The fiftieth anniversary of Thomas
Edison'S invention of the incandescent
light will be concentrated by the Ma
tional Radio Forum in its weekly pro-
gram tonight over WMAL and coast
forecast network of Columbia Broad
casting System stationS.
The Importance of light, both artifi-
cial and natural, will be stressed in the
forum by DR.. Charles G.. Abbott, secre-
tary of the Smithsonian Institution,
and DR.. E. c. Crittenden, chief OF the
electrical division of the Bureau of
Standards. DR.. Crittenden will devote
his talk chiefly to the electric light and
its development. subject with which
he Is intimately familiar, while DR..
Abbott will discuss a new line of re-
search work undertaken at the Smith
sonian to determine the exact effects
on growing plants of changes in the
amount and quality of light as well as
the Importance of studying the sun as
the source of all life and power.
The forum, arranged by The Star, Is
sponsored by the Columbia system. 1t
Is scheduled from 1880 to IL o'clock.
Weekly Political Review.
Two other prominent features on
WNIAL's schedule are the weekly review
of the political situation in Washington
by Frederic William Vile and another
detective mystery drama based on the
story of CALIFORNIA; Red Rose" muir
der.
The Towerizers with Ben Alley, tenor,
as the guest soloist; the Gold Seal Hour
and the Temple Hour are among
WMAL's other major attractions. The
station also has scheduled new fea-
ture of local origin to be known as THE
Family Circle" This program viii be
presented weekly by A. Cloyd Gill,
father of the radio Thirty Club" and
Is designed to depict the intimacies and
the trials and POPULATIONS of domestic
life.
Phil Cook, the internationally famous
comedian, whose versatility also extends
to song writing and singing, will be the
Individual star of the Fleischmann Sum
shine Hour tonight over WRC and as
ISOLATED National Broadcasting Co. sta
tons. Cooks contributions will be two
original humorous skitS known as
Cooks Comics, Nos. and q" He will
be supported by Ben Pollack's Park
Central Orchestra, Welcome Lewis,
crooner; the Cavaliers Male Quartet
and "Scrappy" Lambert, tenor.
James Melton on Air.
Franz Schuberts musical query,
s'yVho Is Sylvia?" will be sung by James
Melton, the tenor, during the program
of the Soldering Singers. to be broad
cast through WRC at 9 o'clock. A bass
solo novelty, when Big Profundo Sings
Low c. will be presented by Wilfred
Glenn The male quartet will be fea-
tured in "A Day in Venice" by Nevin.
New popular airs, tempered by clas-
steal touches, will be broadcast in the
HalSey-Stuart program, which WRC
will broadcast at 10 o'clock. The odd
Counsellor" financial expert, will inter-
pref current trends in investment mat
tiers. Among selections on this program
are Deep in the Arms of Love-" "A
Song of the Blues, "AragonaiSe" from
Carmen" "If You Believe in Me-" and
clos Toros'' from La Feria''
Eugene Ormandy has constructed
what he calls "a musicians program"
for the Jack Frost Melody Moments,
which WRC also will broadcast. Ac-
cording to Ormandy it is the kind of a
program musicians like to hear-mostly
classical with sprinkling of modern
numbers. Brahms, Bizet and Delibes
are among the musical sources for the
orchestral highlightS. A novelty will be
Q fox trot imported from Germany.
The Walter T Holt Mandolin and
Guitar Club and Carl v. Allensworth, a
blind musician, will take a prominent
part in the musical portion of the pro-
gram of WJSV. VOLS outstanding
musical features include whiStling
novelty by Terry White and recital
by Elsie Varle Lang, soprano.