Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-11
HISTORIC TRIALS
TO Be BROADCAST
W,RC viii Garry First OF Sc.
ries, Dealing With Soc
rates, Tonight.

Famous trials OF history whose out
come swayed the destiny OF nations WI
be re-created in a series OF broadcaStS,
Historic Trials" to be introduced to-
night over WRC and associated Ma
tional BroadcaSting Co. stations.
The series ems with the trial OF
Socrates, father of Western thought and
teacher of Plato, who was condemned
to drink the fatal cup of hemlock for
his blasphemy in daring to challenge
the existence of the pagan gods. AS
far as scholarly research permits, dra-
matte dialogue from rtual testimony
in the trial will be reproduced in this
and succeeding broadcastS, with view
to making the series an Interpretation
of history through the medium Of court
trials.
The trial Of Socrates will be followed
by those of Joan of Arc, Mary Queen Of
the Scots. Sir Walter Raleigh and
Others. The new series is the work OF
Edward Hale Bierstadt, author and
editor.
Concert Bureau Hour.
Another outstanding WRC attraction
will be the weekly Concert Bureau hour,
which tonight will present a group Of
familiar radio stars. These include
Erva Giles. soprano: Richard Maxwell,
tenor; Mildred Hunt contralto; Howard
Phillips, tenor; Phil Napolean, trumpe-
ter; the Piano Twins and Hugo Mari
ants Dance Band. Jules Brazil will act
as master of ceremonies.
Buck and Wing" the comic sketch of
q small-time vaudeville team; Broad
way Lights" a popular radio revue,
and the Seiberling presentation are
among WRC's remaining major fea-
lures. The specially in the Broadway
Lights" episode will be a musical re-
Election of Mazda Lane" featuring
Sue Baxter, Emily Woolley, the Landt
Trio and q dance orchestra. James
Melton, tenor; a quartet and the sing
ing violinS will be heard again in the
Soldering program. Melton's solos will
be Moya's Song of Songs" and Cooks
''Ah, Moon Of My Delight" The sing
Trysting Place" from MacDowells
woodland Sketches"
The United States Marine Bands
concert at the Sylvan Theater tonight
will be broadcast by WMAL as one Of
its principal musical offerings. The
other musical attractions include I'm a
Russian Village" "SweetheartS" and
late dance programs by the Paramount
and the Bell Hops orchestraS.
Detective Mystery on WMAL.
WMAL also has scheduled another
detective mystery, which will be back
grounded against The Vanishing Phan-
tom of Leavenworth," and a talk pre-
pared by Science Service on The Heav-
ems in July" The I'm a Russian VII
lage" program includes q Cossack folk
song, Maxim Zalemak." and Song Of
a CoSsack" Peter Biljo's Balalaika
Orchestra, quartet and Nine. Valen-
tinova will take part in this broadcast.
Louis RothSchild, director of WASH
ingtons Better Business Bureau, will
present the first of a series of talks over
VOL tonight on Sound Investment
and Advice to Those Who Would In
vest" In addition to the stations regu-
lar features, it also has scheduled a re-
cital by Jeanette Leibsiger, 13-year-old
pianist.
The United States Army Band, re-
Gently returned from the international
exposition in Spain, viii! give Q concert
from WJSV tonight, There also will be
concerts by the Hawaiian Melody Boys
and a dramatic sketch.