The Washington times., 1929-05-11
CLIMAX
FOR MUSIC
WEEK

A Spec1aI radio climax OF Nati0nal
Music Week will be broadcast by
a male chorus and 19.piece brass
band over stations of the NBC
system tonight at 10 o'clock.
Songs that have haunted the
campus and halls of our leading
colleges and universities will come
over the air on this occasion, tc
hearty good cheer.
The tentative program under the
direction of George Dilworth reads:
vardina," Going Back to Nassau
Hall' PrincetonJ; Anchors Aweigh"
(Annapolis); ION Brave Old Army
Team" "If You're from Colorado, !"
"Hail California" Lord Godfrey"
(Amherst; Alma Mater" (CornelD;
"Men of Dartmouth" 1.-THE Victors"
(Michigan); "The Grim Grey PAIL
sales" IN. Y. W; THE Red and
Blue" (Pennsylvania); Rambling
Wreck From Georgia Tech" Yea
Alabama" and son Wisconsin"
The General Electric Hour will
be the occasion of the first air
presentation of the Prelude to Rob.
ert Braine's American opera, "Vir.
ginia." The symphonic orchestra
conducted by the eminent Walter
Damrosch, offers this and other
selections from the opera of the
Civil War. with a story of crinoline
days, in. which love and beauty
intermingle with sacrifice to produce
q powerful drama, as a special OBJ
servance of national music spirit.
| Robert P. Lamont, Secretary of
Commerce., will be the speaker in
| the fourth nationwide broadcast of
the Universal Safety series. His talk
Safety A National Problem" will
be another effort toward reducing
Americas annual 100000 death toll
by accident.
Famous NOyes Poem
The romantic bandit of Alfred
Noyes' poem "The Highwayman'
has been depicted musically by
Deems Taylor and will be broad
cast by the Salon Singers with
Edward Wolter. baritone in the
leading role, as special NBC
presentation. Special choral effects
in support of the soloist and the
Instrumental background. promise
to make the "Highwayman" in.
| tensely vivid and emotional.
! Roger w. Babson, known inter
nationally for his knowledge of
financial facts and figures. will
begin a series of broadcasts over
the Columbia Broadcasting System
at 1880 o'clock, tonight. These broad
casts will occur on alternate weeks
consisting of musical selection
grouped around a short and init,
mate chat on financial conditions,
conducted by Mr.. Babson per.
sonally.
Ethel Holtze1aw Gawler, soprano
will be heard in a song recital
| through WMAL. Mrs. Elizabeth
Gardner Coombs, well known con.
cert pianist will assist the singer.
The Catholic University Glee Club
under the direction of DR.. Leo
! Bohrendt will offer a program of
college medleys and favorite glee
! club selections, through this sta.
ton at 7 o'clock
| Isaac Cans, chairman of the Re.
tail Trade Committee Washington
Chamber of Commerce. will give a
brief talk on vital subjects. which
| come up in his work.
| uIee SUCCESSIVE DFOaQCdSIS OF
! popular dance music will be heard
from $50 o'clock George Olsen 8
Orchestra. King Covert's .Vagabonds
and the Club Plaza Orchestra are
the jazz organizations, that. will
| bring the program to a delightful
close at II o'clock.
Novelty Entertainer.
Luigi Calbi, versatile instrumen.
talist of the "And So To Bed" Com
pany. current at Polls Theater,
will entertain listeners of VOL at
$50 o'clock with a program of popu
lar and classical selections. Signor
Calbi plays the violin, cello, banjo
and mandolin. Each of these in.
struments will be used this evening.
Another attraction at the station
atop the Annapolis Hotel. is the
Washington Chicago baseball game
broadcast from the studio of Tne
Washington Times The Sylvan
Trio. heard often in Washingt on
will hroadc a Mothers Day pro,
gram. The Trio is composed o
Ruth Kobbe contralto; Deborah h
Lawson, first soprano and Grace
Stanley Stevens second soprano.
What Shall We Do With Our
Muscle Shoals" is the question
Congressman Gordon Browning D.)
from Tennessee will put to listen.
ers Of WJSV. Col. Charles T.
Stengle will be another speaker
from this station His topic is
What's Doing on Capitol HIP"
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