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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
METRoPoLrTAN-aMy Man.

Fannie Brice's first screen vehicle,
my Man." Warner Bros. Vitaphone
picture, will be held over for second
and final week at Crandall's Metro
politan.
Fannie has long been acknowledged
the worlds greatest singing Coincidence
Of her type. All the ingratiating tricks
of mimicry, all the appeal of her songs.
whether mirthful or sad, are claimed to
be reproduced flawleSsly by the magic
Of Vitaphone.
The story suits Fannie, bringing out
The gay abandon Of which she is capable,
and now the mothering quality as a
part Of her charm. She Is cast in MY
Man" as the sister of q little boy and
an incorrigible girl. Working in a
theatrical costume factory, she enter
tains her fellow workers with songs and
antics-and one day, on her way from
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
COLUMBIA-"Trail Of 'ss."

"The Trail of '98" will be held over
at Loews Columbia for second week
to thrill with its famous story of the
gold rush to the Klondike, written by
Robert w. Service. It Is an Nom
sound picture, the cast including Dolores
Del Rio, Ralph Forbes, Harry Carey,
Tully Marshall, Karl Dane and Tenen
HoltZ. The picture was two years in
the making and employs thousands of
extras to tell the story.
It concerns the life of a beautiful
girl whose family has just come to
Alaska. She is sought after by no
torious gambler. but loves young man
who Is seeking his fortune in the frozen
North. After an unsuccessful search
for gold the young man goes away
without leaving any word for bis sweet
heart. When he does find gold he
rlisheS home with the news to his sweet
heart and finds her in the dance hall.
She spurns him and fight follows with
the gambler, whose clothes catching
fire sets the entire city afire. The final
fadeout, however. finds the girl and boy
facing new life.
Johnny Marvin, the Victor record
star, Will be presented in q Metro
Movietone act In musical novelties, and
an M-G-M sound newsreel presents
John Gilbert. Joan Crawford, Norma
Shearer, Lewis Stone, George K. Arthur
and Ernest Terrence In one of those
hear and see pictures. The Fox Movie-
tone News. the Nom News and the
Columbia orchestra round out the bill.
LITTLE THEATER-"Behfnd the Ger
man Lines"
At the Little Theater in this city
Behind the German Lines" Is sched-
uled. opening Saturday.
In this picture the first opportunity
was given the German nation to tell
its own story of what actually hap
pened in story full Of action.
One hundred camera men of the
UFA Company were assigned by the
imperia German government to cover
it." More than one-fourth of these
men were killed In action, but their
cameras carried on and today the film
is ready to tell their story.
One of the most picturesque figures
in the entire story is. that of the now
famous Red Knight" known then as
Baron Won Richthofen. Before his
capture he was successful In bringing
down some IS enemy planes" and
throwing hundreds of encampments
into chaos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
EOX--"RlindfOId."

"Blindfold" is scheduled for next
week at the Fox Theater. 1t Is de-
scribed as a story Of the underworld
that possesses more thrills, more laughs,
more love interest and all the other in
gradients than are usually found In
pictures of this type.
Two stars of the Fox "lot" in Holly
wood have the principal roles, namely,
George O'Brien and Lois Moran.
The story introduces cop in the
underworld and what he goes through
to protect and win the lady he loves.
Featured in the cast is Earle Foxe, a
former washington favorite.
Buddy Page, master OF ceremonies.
will introduce talented stars ana give
further demonstration Of his versatility
IN d cOlorfully beautiful setting.
Leon Brusiloff's overture viii be
Charbrier's "ESpana."
The Fox Movietone News viii round
out the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-20
EARLE-sstranKe Cargo."

Strange Cargo" Pathe's first all
talking picture, win be seen and heard
at the Earle Theater for one week be-
ginning this Friday with a midnight
premiere. The plot has to do with the
mysterious staying of the owner Of q
pleasure yacht while on voyage to
the Azores. When last seen the man
is talking to his friends In . brilliantly
illuminated salon. The lights go out
suddenly, a groan Is heard and when
lights are brought on the man has
vanished Every passenger Is suspected
and searching investigation is made,
in the course of which strange happen
ings occur. leading up to one Of the
most amazing climaxes ever seen on the
screen.
Notable stage and screen players in
the cast include Lee Patrick, June Nash,
George Barraud, Kyrle Bellew, Frank
Reicher and Josephine Brown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Behind the MicrOphOne
BY THE RADIO EDITOR.

| light or transmission wires, you
should call the local power COM
pany and ask for assistance in re-
ducing or eliminating the inter-
| ference.
when satisfied that the inter-
ference is not due to electric light
or transmission lines and the set
itself is free from internal noises,
proceed carefully to check all
! lights, sockets, switches and cleo
trical appliances in the house.
Experience teaches that COM
mon sense and careful elimination
Of each probable interference pro-
ducer will bring satisfactory re-
suits"
A nation of radio listeners will
attend" what critics have de-
Scribed as the greatest first night
in the history of music, Monday,
November 4, when Chicago'S new
$2O,000,000 Civic Theater is for
mally opened by the Chicago Civic
Opera Company.
An extensive network Of sta
tions associated with the National
Broadcasting Company will broad
cast a portion of Verdi's Aida"
which has been selected for the
dedicatory performance in the
new theater, The broadcast will
be picked up directly from the
stage and will last an hour, be-
ginning at 9 o'clock Eastern
standard time.
In view of the Importance of
the occasion directors of the Chi
cago Civic Opera Company have
selected what they regard as one
of the greatest casts ever pre-
sented in single performance.
Rosa RaiSa will appear in the
title role of Aida, supported by
a cast including Charles Marshall
as Radames; Cyrena Van Cor
don as Ameris; CeSare Formichi
as AmonaSro, King of Ethiopia;
Virgilio Lazzari as Ramfis, high
priest; Chase Baromeo as the
King of Egypt, and Hilda Burke as
the prieStesS.
All of scene one and part Of
scene two in act three, which con-
tain several of the most noted
ariaS Of the famous opera, will be
heard by the radio audience dur
ing the hours broadcast. Action
of the opera portrays a story of
tragic love and jealousy in the
court Of the Egyptian Pharaohs.
WEAF will be the New York out
let for this program, and tt is ex-
tremely unlikely that it will be
sent to WRC
For the last several weeks engi-
neerS Of the Columbia Broadcast
ing System have been testing
uperpow effectiveness by
utilizing the facilities of W3XM
at Whippany, N. j., one of the
most modern high-powered broad
casting stations in the world. The
massive equipment at Whippany
is an exact duplicate of the unit
now under construction which is
to form the new Columbia key
station in New York City, replac-
ing the present 5,000-watt unit at
WABC.
Tests are being made for a suit
able site for the superpower trans
mitter. Past experiences have
indicated that a marShland in the
presence of salt water offered
highly desirable transmitting con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
SINGERS ARE SELECTED
FOR ADDITION CONTEST
Four Sopranos, Two Baritones, a
Tenor and a Basso to Represent
D. c. in Semi-Finals.

Four sopranos, two baritones, one
tenor and one basso have been selected
from 40 young singers of Washington
to compete at WRC Wednesday for the
honor of representing the District in
the semi-finals of the National Radio
Addition to be held in New York City.
The eight singers are Florence Yocum,
soprano; Helen C. Daily soprano; Irma
Briggs, soprano; Maxine Snavely, So
prano; j. Donald Thomas, baritone;
Giuseppe Bruno, baritone; Gilbert
Fraser, tenor: and Thomas N. Leef,
basso. They were selected after Cruel
ing trials before a board Of exacting
judges after forty-nine voices had been
heard and their various points of
quality, performance. enunciation, etc,
considered, in a series of additions ex-
tending over two afternoons ct the
WRC studios.
Chairman Percy S. Foster. of the Dis
trict of Columbia Committee Of the
Atwater Kent Foundation was In gen.
eral charge Of the additions and DR.
Albert W. Harmed and Mrs. Gertrude
Lyons were in charge Of the manage
ment Of the young singers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
%HE elimination of unneceS-
sary noises that mark radio
recention has become one of

reception mas become one OF
= the most serious radio prob
lens, not only for the listener, but
also for the owners of the broad
| casting stations and the set manu-
facturers. The radio set itself
however, is not always the Of
fender, but usually gets the blame,
when really 1t is other electrical
outfits and convenienceS which
cause the trouble.
There are two general causes of
interference, according to the lat
! est book on the subject, Home
made Static and How to Cure It"
issued by the Radio Manufacture
erS' Association. These are "natu-
raP' and man made" Natural
static, caused by lightning and at
moSpheric disturbances, already
has been reduced somewhat by the
use Of higher powered trans
hitting stations, but man-made
static is yet to be eliminated
by man.
To aid haraSSed set owners in
finding and eradicating interior
ence the manufacturers aSSocia-
ton recently enlisted the aid of
more than 200 leading radio and
electrical engineers. Under the
supervision of H. B. Richmond
these engineers reported their
fullest knowledge and information
as to the cause of static and the
procedure necessary to find and
eliminate it. The result of their
reports, in condensed form, is in
corporated in the book, Home
made Static and How to Cure It."
"The actual correction of the
condition causing interference is
usually a simple matter" accord
ing to the book. THE most i'm
portant step in eliminating or re-
ducing interference is to trace it
to a definite point or device. The
means for accomplishing this are
not always within the province of
the radio set owner and the course
should be pursued as follows:
IF your radio set is of the type
which uses an antenna system
(aerial and ground), the wire con-
Meeting to antenna and the wire
connecting to ground should be
removed from their respective
binding posts and a small piece of
wire substituted. Connect this
wire directly across the aerial and
ground posts.
"Such procedure then leaves the
radio set effectively without an
antenna system, which is regularly
the collector Of energy for the set.
The result is that any interference
which is being picked up outside
the radio set itself is reduced or
eliminated when the collector is
removed.
eff the case is such that the in
reference is reduced or elimi-
mated, you may decide imme-
diately that it is from an outside
cause and not due to your radio
set.
eff, however, the interference
continues with equal volume a
careful analysis of the radio set
should be made. (Any reputable
radio service organization will
make this examination
when it is decided that the
noise is due to outside causes and
your local radio service organiza-
ton has carefully checked the
source. If it is found due to electric
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

ditions. The WABC transmitter is
so located at present.
When the site is found, two lat
tice work steel towers 800 feet in
height will be erected to support
the antenna which will form the
transmitter'S radiating system.
X
Peggy Clarke, the popular studio
manager and household lecturer
OF Station VOL, left Washington
yesterday on a belated vacation
trip with Chicago as her destina-
ton. She expects to return in two
weeks.
The daily household chat, the
weekly market review and Miss
Clarke'S other varied activities be-
fore the microphone will be taken
over during her absence by Miss
Bertha Parker, who needs no in
PRODUCTION to VOLS audience
For many months Miss Parker has
broadcast beauty advice to the
women who listen to VOL.
X X X x
A 50-piece symphony orchestra,
a wordleSS choir of 40 voices, a
cast of 20 veteran actors and q
production staff utilizing the best
talent in radio-these are the in
gradients to be combined by the
National Broadcasting Co. to
produce what is expected to be the
most pretentious and elaborate
radio presentation ever to go on
the air.
The production is the Westing-
house Salute, a series of presenta-
tions which will be inaugurated
Wednesday night, November 6. at
1880 o'clock. According to N. B. C..
executives it will be the most
costly radio presentation ever to
go on the air regularly. 1t will
employ the largest cast Of musi-
clans and actors of any regular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

program. The technique of its
production represents the latest
developments in radio Snowman
ship and it is the first production
to include every microphone me-
dunn heretofore used in radio,
supplemented by the new develop
ment in presentation methods.
The orchestra actually will be a
90-piece group, for the 40 voices
in the choir will be considered as
instruments and the musical
scores for the singers will be writ
ten in the same manner as the
music is prepared for the regular
musicians in the orchestra. In
stead of words, the singers will use
only the tones of the human
voices.
The orchestra will be under the
direction of Cesare Sodero, macs
tro of the National Grand Opera
Company and nationally known
conductor. Assisting him will be
a permanent staff which includes
a dramatic director, choirmaster.
a musical director, three arrangerS
and two copyiStS. Arrangements
have been made for this staff to
work exclusively on this one pro-
duction. Sodero has prepared spe-
cial musical scores for each pro-
gram in which are interpolated
excerpts from the compositions of
the masters.
Another departure in the pro-
duction will be that the customary
announcer will be eliminated. In
stead listeners will hear the voice
of Pedro de Cordoba, one of
Americas greatest actors. His
voice will link together the va
rious parts Of the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
RADIO QUEEN FINDS
RULE MEANS WORK
Olive Shea indicates She
May Give TaIkies a
WhirI Soon.

NEW YORK Co).-Since Olive Shea
personiflcation of radio beauty, became
q queen she has been a busy little miss
Unexpected honors have been thrust
upon her until minute for herself
Is rare thing. Offers galore have been
received. The movies and the stage
have bid for her services and other
proposals, including several of marriage
have been made.
All of this activity has centered upon
the demure young lady, an 18-year-old
native of New York City, feet 3
inches tall and ITO pounds in weight.
just because she was crowned queen of
radio beauty at the Radio Worlds Fair
in New York. She won over entrants
registered from the Atlantic to the Pa
cif1c.
Letter File Is Packed.
Her correspondence file is packed. In
it are at least a half dozen proposals
of marriage and numerous persistent
requests for her autographed photo
graph. One admirer merely pasted her
photograph on his air-mail letter as the
only identification in addition to her
stations call letters.
Olive for the present is on the staff
of WABC, key station of the Columbia
Broadcasting System, where she had
her first thrill as radio artist less
than a year ago. She got on the staff
by applying for a job like any other
person. Given a regular addition, she
passed with honorS, and the highway to
success soon found many stops for her
on important programs. She was en-
tered in the beauty contest by officials
of the station, and her selection as
queen was a unanimous decision of
the judges.
Notification of her victory came to
Miss Shea as she was singing This
Is My Lucky Day. into the WABC
microphone. Since then she has been
dinners, theaters, receptions and what
not
Keeps Busy at Show.
She has been photographed literally
right and left. During the radio show
there was added to her duties that of
hostess at the exhibition in addition
to appearing 10 times in programs
broadcast from the hall of radio sets.
Olive says that she has received such
tempting offers from Hollywood that she
has about decided to accept one OF
them. She has made several "talkie"
tests, the outcome of which she awaits.
Meanwhile she continues her radio
work, appearing in Showfolks. Night
Club Romances, the Entertainers, Our
Playhouse and other WABC features.
Beauty and other things aside. Miss
Shea is determined to win fame In the
drama. Dramatics on the radio was the
one thing that really started her on the
way.
ultimately she hopes to be behind
the footlights in Broadway success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

Rudy Vallee, Down East college boy
whose grooming radio voice is to be
heard in the talking movies along with
poses innumerable, is back with his first
love.
That first love is, of course, the radio
It was via the loud speaker that his fair
followers got their opportunity to re-
singing and speaking voice.
Rudy really has made good, If any
one hasn't happened to know 1t. He
began his musical career in college
where music helped pay his way. Be-
fore America took to him he played on
the radio in London. His introduction
to New York listeners was on WMCA
Later NBC took him over, and he
quickly was put on the chain with his
orchestra. The country at large was
just as receptive as the big city
The call Of Hollywood followed as a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
De LUXE RADIO SHOW
is OPENED AT MOSES
Large Group of 1880 Standard Re
ceiving Sets Placed on Dis
n1aY at Store.

With a display of a large group Of
the 1880 standard radio receiving sets,
w. B. Moses & Sons opened de luxe
radio show Friday in the radio depart
ment of the store.
A feature of the show, which will
continue through this week, is a tone
test. Sets hidden from view are turned
on and visitors are asked to vote for
the one they believe has the best tone.
A prize will be awarded the author Of
the most meritorious letter concerning
the set receiving the most votes.
York Averill, buyer Of the radio de-
partment, is in charge of the show.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Rudy Vallee Under New Contract,
To Face Mix" on Thursday Mig hts

matter, of course. If his radio listeners
were legion, movie magnates figured
that those who wanted to see him by
the magic Of the screen would pack any
theater.
Radio alone, will not take up all OF
his time, for he has other engagements
including the theater and the night
club. For the present he is to make &
single weekly microphone appearance
/ in the Sunshine hour on Thursday
nights over WRC and chain. His con-
tract provides that he take part in nc
other sponsored program. However, he
may play in some programs later as a
NBC sustaining artist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
HILDA BURKE LISTED
TO SING FOR HOME TOWN
Star Soprano in Program Novem
Der II Over VIDAL in Honor
of Baltimore.

BALTIMORE (P).-Hilda Burke,
prima donna soprano, and star Of the
Chicago Civic opera Company, is to
sing for her home town.
She will appear in a program from
VIDAL the evening of November II,
acting as Soloist with the VIDAL con-
cert orchestra, conducted by Felicia lula.
Miss Burke is native of Baltimore.
She attracted attention by winning first
honorS in a municipal vocal contest, at
which three Chicago opera singers acted
as judges. After that honors came fast,
and last Fall she made her debut on the
Chicago opera stage in aida"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

Byrd Short on Radio Tubes.
The Byrd Antarctic expedition has
run short of tubes. A special ship
ment was forwarded upon wireless re-
quest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Stokowski Program Arranged.

The second broadcast by Leopold Sto-
kowski and his Philadelphia Orchestra
on WEAF and coast forecast network,
next Sunday afternoon, will include
Russian Easter" by Rimsky Korsakoff,
and Polovetski dances from Prince
Igor" by Borodin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
Whiteman Back in Hollywood.

Paul Whiteman and his orchestra
have returned to Hollywood for the
making of a movie. His next broadcast,
Tuesday. will be picked up from that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27
CONCERT TO BE ON NAA.

Founders Day Music of Lener
Quartet Feature.
The Founders day concert of the
Lener String Quartet of Budapest in
the chamber music auditorium of the
Library of Congress Wednesday after
noon at 4:45 o'clock will be broadcast
by the Naval Radio Station NAA.
The quartet Is composed Of Jeno
Lener, Joseph Smilovits, Sander Roth
and Imre Hartman. It's program Is
made up of the compositions of Mozart,
Haydn and Schubert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

Government railways Of South
Africa are installing many motor rail
coaches.
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