The Washington times., 1929-03-29
By BEN WADE
FAMOUS TENOR
To SING FOR
WMAL

Tonight at 10 o'clock a nation
wide twist of the diala to stations
OF the Columbia BroadcastinR Sys.
tenn will bring to the homes OF az
many dialers the golden-toned voice
Of the American tenor, Richard
Crooks, guest artist Of the kodak
| hour.
| This Columbia debut of the re.
nowned singer will present him in
one of his most popular songs.
Absent" by Metcalf. His other
selections are Victor Herbert's "Ah.
Sweet Mystery OF Life" and 1T Is
as in a Dream" from Lalo's lie
ROi D'Ys."
The orchestra will feature the
program with a musical Obeisance
to the Passiontide, by a rendition
Of the Good FRIDAY music from
"Parsifal." Charbier's "Espana
Rhapsody" Barefoot Trail" and
Gounod's "Romeo and Juliette Waltz
Song" are selections they will also
PLAY.
Other features through WMAL
will be the Lenten Choir under the
director Of F. Channin Collinge.
| This third and last Lenten per-
Torrance Of the ensemble will in.
clude the greatest work OF Dubois.
THE Seven Last Words" With
| the assistance Of sOloists. this choir
which Is the same that has sung
| In the Cathedral hour. will sdd a
| fitting commemoratiOn to the end
Of the season.
The Silver String Revelers. True
Story Hour, and dance music by
| the Lotus Orchestra, Paramount
Hotel Orchestra and Dick Caspar.
rie's music makers, will complete
the evenings program.
Secretary of the Interior Ray
Lyman Wilbur and Senator T. H.
Carawav Of Arkansas will share the
Half Hours with the Senate" pro.
gram through WRC.
Senator Wilbur will speak on
the work of his department. Sen.
atOr Caraway. as representative
OF the upper house, will be heard
In What Does the Country Expect
Of the Democratic Party Under TIL
Administrations"
Bach's version of THE Passion"
according to st. Matthew. will form
a special Good Friday" program
to be broadcast by the Salon SIM
ers, accompanied by concert
orchestra.
The religious program directed
by George Dilworth, will open with
a prologue for the orchestra. The
tenor and bass will announce the
Passion. Then in sequence THE
Rulers COnsDire Against Christ. )"
| The Amounting At Bethany" the
Treason of Judas" THE Prepare.
ton for the Passion" and THE In
stitution OF the Holy Eucharist"
will be sung. THE Scene at the
Mount OF Olives" Peters Denial
Foretold by Christ" THE Agony
in the Garden" "Christs Prayer
in the Garden" and The Betrayal
and Arrest" follow. Christ Is
Bound and Led Into the City" THE
Disciples Forsake Christ" and "The
Christian Soul Bewails the Frailty
of Mankind" come next. 1.-THE
Scourging." THE Growing with
Thorns," The Way Of the Cross"
The Crucifixion," AT the Descent
from the Cross and THE Burial
| complete the musical version of the
greatest drama of all time.
A new composition, "Moon of the
Fallen Leaves" by Reibold, dedi-
Gated to Director Bourbon. will be
featured during the Cities Service
Hour. Other selections will include
'Serenade." by Victor Herbert. and
"Minuette." by Friml.
A special program of a concert
nature will be presented by The
Evening in Paris" group. Ludwig
Huot. a French tenor, will sing
lie Reeve Passe," a post war song.
"AgnuS Del" and Deep River" will
be offered as contralto and bari.
tone solos. The last part of the pro-
gram has been appointed in tribute
to Marshal Foch
WaHner'R opera, "Parsifel." will
he presented through a combined
network Of N. B. c. stations, In.
Guiding WRC.
The United States Marine Band
concert. a joint recital by George
Beughler, baritone, and George Ross,
pianist: Milady's Musicians, a string
quartet feature, and the Schrader.
town Band will complete the WRC
broadcast.
WSJV will present the Two Black
Humming Birds. Davis Martin, and
Bill Thompson's FiddlerS as fea.
lures.
A program Of spirituals sung by
the Rev. w. s. Ephrium will fea.
ture the VOL presentation. Henry
Booker jr.. a 12-year.old student Of
Howard University. will play the
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