Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
WAR SONGS HEAD
PROGRAM TONIGHT
West Point Quartet Will Sing
Military Airs Over Co.
Iumbia Chain.

The first of series of four broad
casts of typical war songs will be pre-
sented by the West Point Military
Academy Quartet in the De Forest radio
hour tonight over WMAL and other
Columbia network stations.
This unusual series will include songs
Of all American wars, from the Revoiu-
ton through the World War. The songs
were collected by Lieut., Edward A.
Dolph, professor of economics and Eng
lish at West Point, and arranged by
Philip Enger, band leader and teacher
Of music at the Military Academy.
The songs included in the initial
broadcast are those of the Revolution
airy War, the War OF 1872 and the
Florida War. Among them are Yankee
Doodle" Mad Anthony Wayne" Pa
triotic Diggers" and THE Star Span
gled Banner"
The Majestic Hour, another Outstand-
ing WMAL-C Columbia attraction, Will IN
troduce the five Locust Sisters. -Four OF
them. all harmony singers, were starred
in Hit the Deck" the "Foilies' and
cher musical shows. The fifth, plan-
list. has been soloist with the New YORK
Philharmonic Orchestra. The quartet
will be heard in a varied group of pop
ular songs, including two Of their orig
inal numbers from Hit the Deck"
Mathilda, the pianist. will contribute
two piano solos, Glad Rag Doll" and
Godards 'Mazurka."
Helen Kane Guest Artist.
The Sonatron, La Palma and Around
the Samovar attractions also are sched-
uled by WMAL. in addition to its usual
variety of afternoon attractions.
Helen Kane, who is starred In GOOD
h. Ia artist
Sonatron program She has selected
group of songs with which she has been
Identified on the stage, That's My
Weakness Now" Il Wanna Be Loved
by You" us There Anything Wrong in
That?" and Me and the Man in the
Moon" AS usual, Ben Selvins orchestra
will provide the instrumental back
ground
Venice will form the setting for the
La Palma broadcast, while Peter
Biljo's Balalaika Orchestra and three
Russian soloists furnish the music Tor
the Samovar period.
The Atwater Kent hour, one of WRCs
major musical attractions tonight, Will
Introduce William Simmons, baritone,
and Allen McQuhae, tenor, both well
known radio artists.
Lists Novelty Orchestra.
The Studebaker Champions. 81
piece novelty orchestra under the di-
rection of Jean Goldkette; Maj. Edward
Bowes and his Capitol family" the
Old Company program and the Stetson
Parade also occupy their usual place
on WRC's schedule In addition there
will be another version of Sunday at
Seth Parker's" and the regular dlcto-
graph period.
william Dorm, xylophoniSt. will be the
featured soloist in the Capitol Theater
broadcast. The Old Co. period includes
a group of Songs of the Sea-" to be
sung by a male quartet. The Stetson
Band will recreate the huge part which
was part of Boston'S celebration OF the
150th anniversary of the evacuation OF
the city by the British.
Joseph Bruno, baritone, and Saliva
tore Carta, tenor, who specialize in
operate arias, will give joint recital
over VOL tonight at $50 o'clock. They
will sing excerpts of Verdis In This
Solemn Hour"
The wJSV schedule is made up of its
usual array of Sunday attractions.