Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-28
WMA[... WILL CARRY
WHITMAN CONCERT
Leader and Orchestra to
f. Stop Off in Chicago
+ for Program.

In Chicago tonight TO give its weekly
radio concert over the Columbia Broad
casting System, in which WMAL Is the
Washington link.
WBBM, In whose studios the concert
Is to be given, will serve as the key"
station for the broadcast. Whiteman
has selected q large and varied program
for his first touring" broadcast, which
includes q combination Of new numbers
and popular favorites. Two fox-trot
medleys will be featured, however.
The Voice Of Columbia program, an
other WMAL- Columbia attraction, Will
offer as its speciality an orchestral YER
sion Of RUDE Blooms Song of the
Bayou" which won for him the $4,000
second prize in the Victor contest. The
program also contains several operate
selections, the outstanding of which will
be the Bird Song" from "Pagliacci,"
sung by Adele Vasa, and Stride La
Vampa" from I'll Trovatore," to be sung
by Helen Oelheim.
Other Columbia Attractions.
other Columbia attractions on the
WMAL schedule include the weekly re-
view Of the political situation in WASH
tngton by Frederic william Vile, con-
cert by the Navy Band, "Celler
Knights" comedy skit, and late
his Royal Canadians, in which Nine.
Belle Forbes Cutter, soprano, will be the
guest soloist
The Navy Band concert which will follow
Mr.. Wile's broadcast opens with Sousa's
1.-The Liberty Bell" march. 1t will be fol-
lowed by the "Tannhauser" overture
of Wagner, and a concert solo by Ralph
Ostrom, The Lost Chord" OF Sullivan.
Among the other numbers are the fan
hn
Shadow Dance" from "Dinorah." and
the symphonic march of DeLuca,
ATHENS the Beautiful"
Comdr. Edward Ellsberg, U. S. NJ,
who had charge of the work OF raising
the submarine Ssh from its watery
grave off the Rhode Island Coast, will
give dramatic version of incidents in
his book, ION the Bottom" musical
background will be provided by Ma
thaniel Shilkrets Orchestra. One of the
musical features will be an original
tone poem, dedicated to the heroic
crew that raised the Ssh.
Gov. Roosevelt on Air.
The SECONDHAND program tonight will
Introduce Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt
of New York A dramatic sketch to fol-
low will depict the turning point of the
Revolution-the battle of Saratoga,
which led to Burgoynes oe1eat ana sur
render.
The Clicquot Eskimos. the Radio
Keith Orpheum Hour, the Prophylactic
program and the Voters Service are
among wRC's remaining major attrac-
ton. The Prophylactic program also
will feature Blooms prize composition,
''Song of the Bayou" played by Gene
Rodemict's Orchestra. The program OF
the Eskimos, while dominated by dance
tunes, includes two of Sousa's marches,
''U. S. Field Artillery" and "Sabres and
Spurs"
"The Federal Government and the
Indian" is the topic to be discussed in
the Voters Service period. The speak
ers will be Gen. Hugh L. Scott, distin-
guished for his military career and for
his work in behalf of Indians, and since
1919 a member of the Board of Indian
Commissioners, and Lewis Merriam, q
staff member of the Institute Of Gov
eminent Research in the Brookings
Institution.
The Columbia Trio, the Melody Boys
and the Silver String Reyelers, will pro-
vide the major portion Of WJSv's mu-
steal entertainment tonight. while VOL
is featuring q program by Ransdall Sis
terS and DOrothy Skinner.