Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
KVONOTED SINGERS
SHARE SPOTLIGHT.
Rosa PonSelIe of Opera and
Minstrel Eddie Leonard
on Air.

Rosa Ponselle, prina donna soprano
Of the Metropolitan Opera Co., and
Eddie Leonard of minstrel fame will
share the radio spotlight tonight In the
network broadcastS.
Miss Ponselle will open the fifth sea-
son of Atwater Kent radio concerts to
be broadcast by WRC and associated
National Broadcasting Co. stations,
while Leonard will be the star of the
Majestic Theater of the Air, Column
bia BroadcaSting System attraction
coming into Washington over wMAL.
Assisted by a chorus from the Met
ropolitan opera and Josef Pasternack's
Orchestra. Miss Ponselle will open her
recital with an aria from Verdi'S THE
Force of Destiny" the selection in
which she made her operate debut
She also will sing "Habanera," from
Carmen; MY Old Kentucky Home"
THE Night Wind" and Swiss Echo
Song"
Will Spin Yarns.
Ieonard's contributions to the Ma
jestic hour will be chiefly stories con-
corning the men he met in his long
career in minstrelsy. One of these is
built around Lew Dockstader.
Both WRC and WNAL also have a
new feature to introduce tonight. The
former will broadcast the initial Du-
rant radio program, which Is to be
series of dramatic sketches depicting
incidents In the lives Of the great men
who nodded the worlds history. La
fayette, the French patriot, will be the
first subject. WMAL's addition is
broadcast of the Back Home Hour
ceremonies from the Churchill Taber-
nacle at Buffalo. Featuring symphonic
arrangements of hymns by large or
chestra under the direction of Herbert
Straub, these programs represent dis
tinct innovation in radio presentations.
The La Palma Rhapsodies, to be
heard over WMAL at 8 o'clock, will
open their program with Lets Do It"
the hit of the musicomedy Paris" in
which Irene Bordoni starred last sea-
son. The orchestra will play, in addi-
ton, "Why Can't We Be Friends" and
way Down South in Heaven" The
Around the Samovar" offering of
WNdAL will feature "Chenamanka," an
imitation Of the old-fashioned hurdy
gurdy by Peter Bijo's Balalaika Or
chestra.
Bowes Plans Experiment.
An unusual orchestra ensemble will
be a feature of Mai Edward Bowes
and His Capitol Family" broadcast
over wRC at 1880 o'clock. Waldo
Mayo, orchestra concertmaster and
VIOllulSL OF the IaIHlly, WHOSE CON"
cert tours have led him across the
American Continent and over Europe,
has experimental three years with
radio broadcasting, and this evening
one of his experiments will be present.
ed to the radio audience.
Away to Rio" the Old Company
Singers will go In a musical voyage
ringing with sea chanteys during the
broadcast of the Songalogue over
WRC at $50 O'Clock. The selections
include Eight Bells "Old Man
Noah" Nancy Lee sail Away to
the Rio" "As on to the Southwark
We Go" and sail Away to the Rio
Grande"
The Chase g. Sanborn program,
another WRC feature, will have Mary
Mccoy, musical comedy favorite, as
its guest star. She was chosen to
carry the soprano parts, which have
become an outstanding hit of the mu-
steal potpourri Of this presentation.
The program contains number Of
popular songs and q Negro spiritual,
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"
The Ladies' Choir of Fairfax, Va,
will open WJSV's program tonight
with group of old-time hymns. The
stations other features include recitais
by Roland Wheeler, tenor; Gretta Lud-
wig, contralto, and David Martin.
baritone.
VOLS abbreviated program consists
Of q broadcast Of the morning services
at Calvary Baptist Church and the
novel musical feature, Where to Mo-
tor Today"