The Washington times., 1929-03-26
RUSSIAN CHOIR
To Be NRC
FEATURE

The famous Russian Cathedral
Choir of New York, under the direc'
ton of Nikolai Vasilieff, will pre-
sent a program of liturgical chants
in the special Easter concert Of the
Eveready Hour, through WRC, to-
night.
This music was written for the
Russian church by some of the
greatest Slavic composers and Is
considered, by many, the most
magnificent in the world. 1t was
all written before the Russian
revolution. Its beauty and sincerity
has a wild gayety in marked con.
trast to the peasants unhappy life
and became, as it were. his only
refuge from sordid reality.
A full symphonic orchestra under
the direction of Nathaniel Shilkret
will be heard in a series of char.
acteristic Russian sketches.
James Stanley, noted basso and
soloist of the New York and Rus
sian Symphony Orchestra, will also
take part in the presentation.
Tschaikowskys great symphonic
composition, q musical description
Of Easter Eve in Moscow will be
one of the principal numbers of the
program.
Voters Service Feature
Prof. Paul Douglas of the Uni
versity of Chicago, will be the first
speaker of the Voters Service pro.
gram. He will discuss the DE
velopment of Federal Interest in
Public Welfare" The second
ooo1nu HEr. ToDun pro,,o ~ Nos.
ton, will treat the topic of Federal
Aid to the States as an Instrument
of Public Welfare" For several
years Mrs. Brown has studied Fed
eral aid and is the author on many
pamphlets on the subject.
Frank Luther will lead the Cow
boy Trio" in their Jewsharp, violin
and guitar entertainment with the
Prophylactic Orchestra. The pro-
gram will include Ripplin
Waters" a. piano solo by Frank
Banta.
Dance tunes and orchestral novel
ties will be broadcast by the Clicquot
Club Eskimos, with Harry Reser
leading. Every Moons a Honey
Moon," "Oh, Baby, What Night"
and The Gladiator will be among
the selections.
A concert orchestra will accom-
pany Genia Fonariova in a classical
program. The well-known mezzo-
soprano will render three selections
by Borodin, including The Sea-"
one Of his most colorful compost
tions.
The efforts Of the small-time pair,
Buck and Wing" impersonated by
Phil Cook and John Mitchell, to
make good, in the Radio-Keith-O Or
pheum Hour, should provide top
notch amusement for the radio
audience.
Performing under their critical
gaze, the Keller Sisters and Lyn 1
will offer vocal harmonies. Charles
Ray, the serene celebrity, will be
present in the role of raconteur;
Yvette Rugal, the miniature prima
donna; Paul Specht and his orches-
ira, and Joseph Regan, the Irish
tenor, will offer a varied musical
program. Benny Davis, the song
writer, with a company Of instru-
plete the entertainment with Gladys
Rice, stage and studio soprano, and
the Happiness Boys.
One Of the features Of the WMAL
broadcast will be the Suwanee Four,
the wellknown male quartet, enter.
tanning this week at the GayetY Thea.
ter in the cast of THE Jazz Regi-
ment." These singers are familiar
to listeners-in as part of the Hall
johnson Negro Choir.
Whiteman Offers Spirituals
Merely to display his prowess as
a music master, Paul Whiteman
will present a group Of spirituals
as a feature of the Old Gold-Paul
Whiteman Hour, over the nation.
He has selected Swing Low
Sweet Chariot" Nobody Knows, -
"All Gods Children Got Wings" "
and Deep River"
In addition, the program will in.
clude Hymn To the SUM-" a med
ley of waltz numbers and a large
group Of musical hits played in
the inimitable Whiteman manner.
Josephine Jirak, scontralto, will
be presented in selections including
two Grahams' songs, ''Zueignung," "
by Strauss, Clarke's THE Blind
Ploughman" and Danny Boy" an
old Irish tune arranged by Wealth
erly, as a feature of the Curtis In
stitute of Music program. y
Classical Program
The United States Army Band,
under the direction of Lieut..
Charles Benter, will offer a musical
program as a part OF the weekly
talk by Frederic William Vile, on
THE Political Situation in Wash
ington Tonight"
Estelle Hunt Dean, soloist of St
Martins Church and the chapel at
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