Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-28
THANKSGIVING DAY
PROGRAM IS VARIED
Grid Game, Opera and Davis
Address in Forum Are
Radio Features.

A gala Thanksgiving day program
which runs the entire gamut of enter
tainment, with gridiron classic. a
grand opera and the National Radio
Forum as the outstanding features, is
Scheduled today by Washington's radio
stations.
The foot ball game will be the Uni
Nersity of PennSylvania-Corneu battle
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia. Both
WRC and WMAL will broadcast play
by-play description of this event. The
opera. a tabloid version of Samson and
DaIilah" by the National Grand Opera
Co, is scheduled by WRC, which also
will broadcast the first of the seasons
new series of Victor programs, IN which
John Mccormack world-famouS tenor,
will be the guest Soloist.
WMAL's major contributions to the
holiday program will be the weekly
radio forum, arranged by The star ana
rnonsored by the Columbia Broadcasting
system, and an electrically recorded
international good will" program OF
two hours duration, introducing the IA"
NOUS military bands. orchestras, ensem-
bles and choruses of the United States
and nine foreign countries.
Davis Is Forum Speaker.
Secretary of Labor James J. Davis,
who has served in the cabinets of three
Presidents. will be the radio forum
sneaker. 1.-The Greatest Business Man
ager in the World" is Secretary DAVIS
topic, His broadcast tonight will mark
his second trip to the microphone IN
the forum series, his first being on Labor
day, when he surprised national raolo
audience by singing a little Welsh song
he used to sing when schoolooy IN MS
native country.
Forty-two stations in addition to
WMAI, will broadcast the special good
will" electrically transcribed program,
sponsored by the General Baking Co. TO
mark the birthday anniversary OF one
of its products. Each station VIII OPP
crate independently without chain
hook-up, since the program was record
ed in a portable sound studio taken
around in September and october to
collect the performances Of the famous
military bands, orchestraS, choruseS and
ensembles.
In the program will be heard, in the
order named, the band Of His Majestys
Royal Air Forces OF London, the Buoa-
pest Gypsy Orchestra, the band OF the
Carde Republicaine of France, the st.
German Chamber Orchestra of Paris, the
Swisslander Brass Ensemble, the original
Lanner Schrammel Quartet and odd
street musicians of Vienna, the National
Band of Germany, the Berlin Manner
Choir under DR.. Felix Schmidt, an or
chestra from La Scala Opera, Milan,
Attilio Pareli conducting; the Irish
Guards band. the pipers Of His Maj
esty's Scots Guards and John Philip
Eousa and his band in three numbers.
Mccormack Offers Two Groups.
Mccormack, who has not faced mi
crophone since January l, 1927, will
contribute two groups of three numbers
each to the Victor program. The first
group is made up Of Rachmaninof's
ITO the Children" Bird Songs at
Eventide" and kathleen Mavourneen."
In the second group are Mary Dear"
an old Londonderry air; "Bantry Boy"
and Thanks Be to God" The orcheS-
trail portion of the program will be
provided by salon orchestra under the
direction Of Nathaniel Shilkret. Nc |
Cormack will broadcast through Sta |
ton XII in Los Angeles, where he Is |
ut work on motion picture.
A dramatiZation of detective story |
based on the activities of United States |
operatives in uncovering plot to over |
throw the government of Mexico and a |
late dance program by the Paramount |
Orchestra are among WMAL's other |
major attractions The remaining fea- |
lures of WRC include the Jack Frost |
Melody Moments, which is to be an OPP
cratic program, and a special Thanks |
giving program by the Soldering Sing
ers.
Thanksgiving services arranged by the
Y. M G. A. will be broadcast by WJSV
IN addition to variety of musical fea-
lures. VOLS program contains its
usual attractions.