Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09
.FADA SYMPHONIC
i, DEBUT IS TONIGHT
a.
Lois Bennett, Soprano, Will
Sing Two Selections With
Mendoza's Orchestra.

The widely heralded Fada Symphonic
hour will make its debut tonight over
wAdAL and other Columbia Broadcast
ing System stations, with David Men
doza as the director. For nine years
Mendoza has been director OF the Capt.
toll TheateT Orchestra in New York.
and his work is already we'll known to
the radio listeners who have followed
the regular broadcasts from this thea
ter since the regime of S. L. Rothafel
.(Roxy).
Lois Bennett of Gilbert & Sullivan
operetta fame will assist Mendoza with
the initial radio concert by contrlout-
ing two soprano solos, one OF which VIII
be the Bird Song" from "Pagliacci;"
Mendoza'S salon orchestra, organized
especially for the new series OF con-
certs, will present a program of semi
classic and light music, the selections
ranging from "Cavalleria RuSticana" to
Musical Comedies of Yesterday" In
the musical comedy group Mendoza mas
planned to carry out his theory OF the
IMPORTANCE of the melody of number
without the accompanying jazz rhythm.
Whiteman to Be Heard.
MuSlcally, Hdul WLllcIildu dAAO LAS
famous orchestra will vie with Men
doza's orchestra for the principal hon
ors over the Columbia network. In the
second of its series of radio concerts in
Universal City, Calf, the Whiteman
group will play number of lively num-
bers, opening with Canadian Capers,
a popular song of several years ago,
and following with the current hit,
Button Up Your Overcoat." In some
of the numbers there will be vocal
choruses by Bing Crosby and Jack Full
ton, soioists of the Whiteman organiza-
ton.
Outstanding among WMAL's other
attractions will be another joint recital
by Mathilde Harding, pianist, and Sergei
KotlarSky. violiniSt, the third Of the
series of Poetic ReverieS," and a new
period of slumber music, designated as
THE Dream Boat" In her solo num-
by Eastwood Lane, Crap Shooter
Kotlarskys solos will be En- Bateau,
by Debussy, and a Kreisler arrange
ment of the ballet music from Rosa
munde."
One of WRC's major attractions VII
be the second of the unique series,
Roads of the Sky" during which AS
siStant Postmaster General Glover, In
charge of the air mail, will speak on
new Sky SpeeQS IOE buSlIIcSS' 41lc
talk will be punctuated with musical
incidentals by concert orchestra d.
rected by Hugo Mariani
Attractions on WRC.
"Neapolitan Nights" the Prophylac-
tic hour, the Eveready hour and the
Clicquot Eskimos will provide WRC's
principal musical presentations. Gene
Rodemich and his orchestra will be
heard in the Prophylactic broadcast in
a program of current Broadway hits
A vocal trio will assist the orchestra
IN choruseS and sing an original version
Of Ida" Popular dance tunes also
will be played by the Eskimos, while the
''Neapolitan Nights presentation will
3e in the form of visit to Naples.
Giuseppe di Benedetto, tenor; Nmo
Eucile, baritone, and Joe Biviano, ac-
cordionist, and a mandolin quartet will
present the p gram. The Eveready
hour announces another Summer pro-
ram of dance music and light orcheS-
raj selections.
Dean William c. Ruediger of George
Washington University will speak in the
)arent-teacher period over VOL tonight
n the course in parent-teacher work
that institution. Dinner music and
IN Amos n Andy" episode are the
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