Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-14
ANNOUNCER SINGS
IN WRC PROGRAM
AIois HavriIIa Will Take New
Role Over Air
Tonight.

Alois Havilla will step out Of his
usual role as a radio announcer tonight
to appear as the guest soloist In the At
water Kent half hour to be broadcast
by WRC and associated National
Broadcasting Co. stations.
A baritone. Havrilla appeared IN
number of light operas and musical
comedies before beginning his career
before the microphone as an announcer.
In his radio recital he will sing THE
Blind Ploughman," Kernochan's Snug
eler's Song" "A Wanderers Song" by
Rasbach. and Fishers "Sittin' Thinkln' >"
Aside from the Atwater Kent half
hour WRC's program contains It's
regular array of N. B. G. presentations
and an added feature-a special pro-
gram of chime music from the Church
of the Epiphany in celebration OF the
eiehty-fifth anniversary of the opening
of the church for worship. The pro-
gram, to be played by Thomas Spence
on the McKim Memorial Chimes, Will
be broadcast at 1890 o'clock this
morning.
Biblical Drama Scheduled.
WRC also has scheduled tonight in
place of the sketch Rapid Transit"
Biblical drama stephen" 1t will be
presented by the National Players I'M
der the direction of Gerald Stopp.
In the Roxy" Symphony Concert
this afternoon Joseph Stopak, violinist.
will be the featured soloist. There also
will be another violin recital by Godfrey
Ludlow at 3 o'clock. The maeStro'S
hour to follow includes special orches-
trail and vocal version Of Tschaikowsky's
symphony in F Minor"
The Capitol Theater broadcast this
evening will have as its star Laura
Newell. harpist. The Studebaker Cham
pions will present a popular program
which contains My Hero" from the
musical comedy The Chocolate Sol
der; "Hallelujah" from Hit the
Deck" and by the Waters of Mime
tonka." The specially of the Russian
Cathedral Choir will be "A Beetle and
a Rose" Melnikoff's musical satire on
q Russian general and peasant girl.
Station CKAC, Montreal, will join the
Columbia BroadcaSting System tonight
for the Majestic Theater of the Air.
and the initial portion of this program
to be heard in Washington over WMAL
will be devoted to welcoming the new
addition. Maxine Brown, musical
comedy and vaudeville star, will be the
guest artist for this broadcast, assisted
by Muriel La France, Redferne Hollins-
head, Wendell Hall and Arnold john
sons orchestra. Her contributions in
clude such romantic tunes as Miss
YOU" and ITO Be in Love"
Other WMAL Attractions.
wMAL's other major attractions to-
night include another episode of Mrs.
Murphys Boarding House" the regular
broadcast of Russian music, known as
Around the Samovar"; Brokenshlre'S
Choral Islanders, and "ArabeSQue,"
which will present thrilling drama on
n lonely isle in the Pacific.
In the afternoon WMAL will broad
cast the regular symphonic and Cathe-
dral hours. John Corgliano and his
orchestra will present the Symphonic
hour, in which is to be featured the
overture to Mozart's Magic Flute"
Many Soloists will contribute to the
Cathedral hour. Among them are Helen
Oelheim, contralto, and John Barclay,
baritone.
VOL will open its program this
morning with Where to Motor To-
day" broadcast. The morning services
at the Foundry NJ. E. Church will fol-
low. Amos n Andy" the vesper hour
and the program Of the Christian
Science Parent Church are among the
evening attractions.
The Bethany Male Quartet will be
heard tonight from WJSV. The sta
tons other attractions include recitals
by Jack Perry, tenor: David Martin,
baritone, and L. z. Phillips, trombon-
list, and . concert by the Ladies Choir
of Fairfax, Va.