New Britain herald., 1929-07-27

O'Reilly, who is blessed with a goodly share of the Celt's inde- pendence and rowing, fighting spirit, has smelled powder under nine revolutionary flags in seven differ ent countries. Having been both spectator and participant. he has a wealth of experience to draw on in depicting the lighter and more ludicrous side of war, and he can appreciate the soldier who fights for the want of a more exciting diver sion.
 An ample opportunity to display their talent is given to the brass and woodwiud players in the selec- tions from the sonorous depths of grand opera chosen by Edwin Franko Goldpaan, director, for the Goldman band concert to be broad cast from the campus of New York University at S:45 this evening. The vigorous tempo of the professional numbers and marches is effectively Counterbaianced with the soft hu- nor and the fine music of eXcerp.s from The Mlkado. Three selections from Wagner one by BrahrGs ani one from Sir Arthur Sullivan will make up the program. Rosalie Wolfe, soprano, has chosen a group of charming lyrics to be sung dur ing the intermission. The second part of the bands program will in clude Strauss, Lane Wilson, Gret.-l- aninoff, and Beach.
 WOR has long had its eyes on the Franklin Four, a quartet Of instru- mentalists who have been on the air for years, and who have been playing toge ther for decade ar more. They have been signed up anu will make their appearance at the Newark station this evening at 9:So
 Three of the four are brothers Al kauer is the director and Charles and William complete the family representation. The fourth is Al Sasch.
 For years the quartet have been turning down offers to become pro- fessionals, all Of them having lucra- tive positions in the business world Emelia .da Prato, the young so. prano of San Francisco, who won second place in the national radio addition oI 1927, is to be the guest artist on the program which will origin ate in the WEAF studios or the NEG system at 9:l5 Sunday night. After the concert she viii start for the Pacific coast after two years intensive study for an oper. attic career
 Miss de Prato. a native of Lucca. Italy, came 70 the United States with Ter immigrant parents when she was three years of age. Both of her parents obtained employment in packing plant in South Sd Francisco, and there the youngster attracted attention with her voice when she was but six years old - the Italian colony and the town Hooking to hear and applaud her when she was so small that she had | to stand on a table to sing.
 l Opera has always been her am- bition and through her school days l and her days of routine work as a stenoSrapher in lumber yard, she continued to sing and study.
 An All hoven program will be the offering of the Cathedral of the Columbia Broadcastng sys- tenn Sunday afternoon at f o'clock Three excerpts from the great ma 5- ter's composition, The Mount ot Olives, will be high spot on thi: program of sacred music. The or chestra will play the march as the opening number, and this will be followed later by the we'll known Mine Innermost Heart Is Burning 10 be sung by a trio The concer> will end with another selection from the same composition. Hallelujah to be presented by the ensemble.
 Works of Russian masters will bI interpreted by a native Russian en. semble in the next broadcast ol Troika Bells over the NEG system Sunday at two o'clock.
 This program holds particular at, traction in the hot summer months with it's musical pictures of the snowy Carpathians and the tinklinf sleigh bells of the native Russian sleds. The balalaika orchestra, un der the direction of Alexander kirl loff of Chauve Souris fame, is as sisted by Genia Fonariova. WEAE is the New York outlet of the pro gram.
 A mystery play entitled The 1oml will be the offering of the player in Arabcsque, when the artists O this popular hour present their neX program over stations of the 'B. sunday night at ten o'clock.
 This drama deals with an ol, tomb discovered in China The cx plorers are astounded to find tn tomb empty, although there was body buried within. Going over tn
 relics and in an endeavor to fin, the clue to the mystery. the solutio
 is given in an unexpected manne
 by the Emperor, who reveals th
 tragic story of an emperor's bride
 A real Chinese orchestra provide
 the musical background for thi \ drama. and the play itself will fur | nish thrills aplenty for those wh l tune in on stations WABC an WNAC, the eastern outlets.
 A M. S