The Washington times., 1929-03-15
Ronping Around
the
Radio Dials
BY BEN WADE ,
FANNY BRLCE
To FEATURE
PROGRAM

The worlds foremost comedienne,
Fannie Brice. whose talents have
been exploited in the Ziegteld Fol.
iles,' the "Music BOX Revue and
ether musical successes. including
'.Fannie," which was written
especially for her, viii feature the
Veedol VodeyIl bin through asso.
clated stations OF the Columbia sys
TEN tonight. The comedy queen
will be assisted by Jay Brennan.
Who will ever forget "My Man, :"
as Fanny alone can sing 1t. nor
check the merriment that char.
acterizes each OF her countless
Yiddish musical bits Of nonsense?
That is why It is safe to bet that
there will be veritable mob scene
dialing WMALward at $3.50 p. m.
Julius Tannen, who will preside
over the presentation as master of
ceremonies, is another comedian OF
the first class.
Additional talent will be furnished
by Joseph Howard, who has prom.
ised to sing medley OF the hits
be has made famous. He will iii
the bill with Helen Clark, the Ponce
Sisters, q male quartet. and the
Veedol Orchestra under the capable
Freddie Rich.
Sam Herman win play two xylo-
phone solos during tho Cities Ser
vice broadcast. His selections,
Nola," by Arndt, and Nevin's
Mighty LAX Rose" are numbers
he viii offer by popular request.
The overture to the opera mig.
non." that gentle but intriguing
work Of Ambrose Thomas, with the
well-known aria. "Knowest Thou
that Fair Land" will open the con.
cert OF the Pacific Little symphony
at 4 p. m. through WRC.
Four excerpts from ArrioIa's
Nursery Idols suite viii likewise
be featured with TschailSowslxy's
'Marche Slav," . brilliant folk
composition.
Senator W H. McMaster tF.) Of
South Dakota and Senator Duncan
u. Fletcher D.) Of Florida will
speak during the Half Hours with
the Senate" program at 1880 p. m.
''The Psychology and Philosophy Of
the Senate" has been chosen by
Senator McMaster as . topic, while
Senator Fletcher win discuss THE
Senate and the Merchant Marine"
Much hilarity may be expected
from the Schradertown Band,
when they celebrate their nayoralGy
election, through WRC.
Evelyn Hoey, the soprano soloist
OF the Wrigley Spring Program.
will render ain the Spring a Young
Mans Fancy" during the N. B. c.
broa dcast, while Harold Sanford,
Victor Herbert's famous arranger,
will conduct the orchestra in .
number of selections, including
Mandelssohn's Spring Song"
The melancholy but beautiful, "An.
dante Cantabile" from Tschai-
kowsky's second-string quartet will
feature the Slumber Music hour
with Rossini's overture to "Semira-
mide."
A tale of KIDNAPPING by Mexican
bandits will furnish the thrills in
the "Close.ups" broadcast through
WMAL, at 8 o'clock.
During the True story hour, Mary
and Bob will be found In Kelly
Field with the drone Of airplanea
forming the accompaniment to the
war romance Of tragedy and love
that they will hear--apd we may
hear by tuning In WMAI4,
Frank Luther, Jack Parker and
Phil Dewey. who comprise the Lu-
ther Trio, well.known record artists,
will render several Of their best.
known hits, including my Old
Kentucky Home" and "John Peel"
as highlight Of the Kodak hour,
through WMAL.
Doris Doe. contralto soloist, win
sing my Curly-Headed Baby" and
the orchestra, under the direction Of
Nat Shilkret, will include "The
Man I Love-" "The Whistler and
: His Dog" and '"The Storm" from
William Tell" In their presenta-
ton.