Evening star., 1929-12-01
STARS TO COMPETE
FOR RADIO HONORS
Performers From Concert,
Comedy and Base Ball
to Be Heard Today.

Stars of the concert, musical comedy
and base ball world will vie for tht
headline honors in the outstanding
radio programs to be broadcast today
by WaShington's radio stations.
One group, composed of Maria Kuren.
ko, famous Russian soprano; Everett
Marshall, baritone of the metropolitan
Opera Co., and Babe Ruth, known ir
sports circles as 1.-The Sultan of Swat,
will be heard over WRC and associated
National Broadcasting Co. stations
WMAL and its associates in the Colum-
bia Broadcasting System will present
the other group, consisting of William
S. (BilD Hart, the motion picture cow
puncher, and Miss Lee Morse, the beau
tiful singer of Southern melodies, both
Of whom will take part In the Majestic
Theater Of the Air.
Ruth to Give Experiences.
Nine. Kurenko and Marshall will
share the Atwater Kent hour, while
Ruth, appearing as the guest speaker
in the Gilbert Sports Revue, will tell
how he hits home runs. A special set
ting has been arranged for Ruth's
broadcast in the form of reproduc-
ton of exciting scenes at the Yankee
Stadium
Nine. Kurenko will sing six solos and
join with Marshall in one duet num-
Der, the "Paingi Fanciulla," from Verdi's
''n Trovatore." Four solos will be Mar
shall's independent contributions, his
speciality being the Prologue" from
Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci.'
The Old Company Songalogue. the
Chase & Sanborn Choral Orchestra, the
Studebaker Champions and Sunday at
Seth Parkers," the popular rural sketch,
are among WRC'S other major attrac-
tions. Songs of courtships which have
held the attention of lovers since 1900
will be heard in the Songalogue, while
the choral orchestra will muSically de-
pict Spanish, Argentine and Broadway
scenes. Fred Waldner, tenor, will again
be the guest Soloist with the Cham
pionS, singing the dramatic LESS Than
the Dust" from Indian Love Lyrics. {"
and "One Alone" from Romberg's
Desert Song"
Lois Bennett, soprano, and Willard
Am1Son, tenor, will be the soloists in
the McKesson News Reel of the Air
program, to be broadcast by WNEAL at
o'clock. AmiSon will sing 1.-The
Dream" and Miss Bennett the Ca
votte''
Rameau Selections Feature.
Two selections from the works Of
jean Rnulppe Hameau VIII be featured
by the French Trio In its broadcast over
WAfAL at 7:30 O'Clock. Nine. Lydia
Savitzkaya, harpist, will direct the trio.
Jesse Crawford will open his weekly
Royal concert with a number of Sc
lections from Friml's 'Firedy," follow
ing with the Indian Love Call" and
Nights of Gladness." The Back Home
hour, which closes WAfAL's program,
features a solo by Herbert Jones, bass,
Lord God Of Abraham" from MendelS-
Sohn's great oratorio Elijah"
Another talk by Pat Grove, reformed
outlaw, and a half-hour program by
the Full Gospel InStrumentalists of
Alexandria, Va, are the major features
scheduled by VOL. There also will be
a recital by Miss Paige Burroughs. con-
tralto, accompanied by Gretchen Hood,
WJSV also has added another fea-
ture to its Sunday program, a health
talk by DR.. v. Leeds Singly, to be
broadcast at tbs O'Clock. The re.
mainder Of the program is made I'D
Of the stations usual Sunday night
attractions.