The Washington times., 1929-03-25
NJ { 7 TROPOL|TAN
OPERA STARS
On AIR

Editha Fleisher, famous European
lyric soprano, will be heard instead
of Florence Easton in the popular
operate program of the General
Motors Family Party through WRC
| this evening when Cadillac Will ne
host. Miss Easton, originally en-
gagged as co-star with ALTO Te'lesco,
| the Metropolitan Opera Company
tenor, for this concert, has fallen vic
tim to laryngitis and at the last
moment finds herself unable to sing
The hour will open with Frimfs
stirring March of the Musketeers.
The no less thrjliing toreador music
from Carmen" will be the second
orchestral presentation.
One of the most beautiful OF
operate choruses, THE Bell Choral,
from the first part OF "Pagliacct
| will also be given. The entire pro-
gram will alternate songs, choruses
and orchestral numbers.
A "Chimes Group" consisting of
Planquette's Chimes of Normandy"
and THE Bells of st. Mary's' by
full orchestra, with Franklin Baur
singing Temple Bells" from Fin
| den's Indian Love Lyrics" will be
offered as a speciality in the Voice
of Firestone" presentation.
A Classical Group" of NBC
broadcast will include Mendelsohn's s
Midsummer Nights Dream"
There, will be the usual popular
features rendered by Mr.. Baur,
Vaughn de Leath and the orchestra.
The entire program of the A and
P Gypsies will celebrate the vernal
dieties of the old and new worlds.
Rachmaninoff' Floods of Spring"
will be included with Rustic of
Spring." by Sinding and Grieg's
ITO SPRING Lincke's Spring, Beau
tiful Spring and Mendelssohn's i'm.
mortal "Spring Song" are well
known classics that will be offered.
Through WMAL, old fashioned
love will be described in a duet by
Julia Sanderson and Frank Crum-
init, during the Burns Panatela
Pageant. In addition to this duet
the popular singing team will sing,
THE Bee Song"
Miss Sanderson will render as a
| solo number, Lover Come Back to
Me" from THE New Moon and
Mr.. Crummit will sing Kingdom
Coming"
interpretations of popular musical
favorites will be given by the
| orchestra.
The United Choral Singers will be
heard In a program of "Alice in
Wonderland" songs. which were
| written by Lisa lehman. This
program was originally scheduled
for two weeks ago, but was neces-
sarily postponed.
| Returning to WRC. the National
Grand Opera Company will present
radio version of Bizet's Carmen,
retaining all the principal arias and
illustrating the action, under the
direction Of Maestro Cesare Sodero.
Tenor solo numbers by Arthur S.
Phillips will feature the program of
Roxy's Gang" There will be con-
tributions from other artists well
known to listenersin of this hour.
The exploration of the Missouri
River Valley by Pierre de la Veren-
dyre. in 1898, who was searching
for the ever receding short route
to India, will form the theme of
the Empire Builders" program.
Juliette Gaultier de Ia Verendrye,
a direct descendant of the explorer.
will be featured in mezzo-soprano
renditions of Indian songs. sung to
the accompaniment of Indian tom
toms.
Amos m Andy will be on the air
as usual this evening at I'll o'clock.
following .half-hour of dance
music by the Annapolis Hotel Or
chestra and piano gymnastics by
Warner Kennedy. Strains from the
usual Colonial Dance Music Hour
will complete the broadcast.
Miss 10 Persell, soprano-soloist,
who is heard frequently over local
stations. will be heard in a recital
at WMAL at $40 p. M, and again
at WJSV at S:15 p. m. The Homo
lulans are another feature at the
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