Evening star., 1929-12-21
OPERA TO Be HEARD
ON CHAIN TONIGHT
Ma ToSca" Selected as Sec
ond of Series to Be Given
on Network.

'Ts rosca- las been selected as the
second of the series of Puccini operas
for broadcasting tonight over an extern
sive network of National Broadcasting
Co. stations, in which WRC is to be the
Washington outlet.
A brilliant cast of Metropolitan Opera
stars will sing the radio version of La
Tosca." Outstanding are Frances Aida,
soprano; Merle Alcock, contralto; Mario
Chamlee, tenor, and Pasquale Amato,
baritone. The radio arrangement of
the score is the work of Gennaro Papi.
Alois Havrilla will narrate the opera
logue.
La Tosca," founded on the drama
by Victorien CARIBOU, has never been
heard on the air. 1t will be sponsored
by the American Radiator & Standard
Sanitary Corporation.
The opera broadcast removes Amos
n Andy" from the WRC program.
The popular team. however, can be
heard direct from WIZ. New York, at z
o'clock and from WMAQ, Chicago, at
IL O'Clock.
A portion of another opera, Verdi's
ia Traviata," also will be broadcast
tonight, but it will not be heard over
WRC. The "blue" network of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. will carry this
feature, which is scheduled from 10 TO ii
o'clock over WIZ, WBZ. WBZA, WBAL,
wHAM, KDKA, WJR, KWK, WREN,
WCKY, KFAB and WHO. The opera
will be sung by the Chicago Civic Opera
Co.. with Claudia MuZio and Charles
Hackett in the leading roles. It will
be picked up from the stage OF the
Chicago Civic Opera. Act and a
part of act will be the only portion
to go on the air, however.
Impressions Of Masters.
Musical impressions as interpreted by
six master ompoSerS-Grieg, RAN
Beethoven, Carpenter, Wagner and
Strauss-will make up the General
Electric hour, which Walter Damrosch
and his symphony orchestra will broad
cast over WRC and associated stations
at 8 o'clock. AS usual, Floyd Gibbons.
journalist and author, will intersperse
his talk on Adventures in Science"
The swinging tango melodies of Latin
America will contrast sharply with
BroadwayS favorite fox-trots when El
Tango Romantico the famous Latin
Orchestra, joins with B. A. Rolfe and
his orchestra in presenting the weekly
Lucky Strike concert; scheduled by
WRC from 10 to IL o'clock.
Another WRC feature will be the
weekly talk of Merle Thorpe, editor OF
Nations Business, in "The New Busi-
ness World program at 8 O'Clock.
Thorpe has chosen for his topic tonight
els Small Business Doomed?"
"Mr. and Mrs" Sketch.
wMAL has included in its program
tonight the usual array of Columbia
Broadcasting System attractions, Of
which the GulbranSen hour, with Henry
Hadley's Symphony Orchestra, and the
Paramount -Publix Radio hour are out
standing. In addition there will be the
Dixie Echoes broadcast and the "Mr.
and Mrs" sketch.
The principal attraction of local
origin on WMAL's program is talk
by Thomas p. Littlepage, chairman OF
the Committee on National Represen-
tation of the Chamber Of Commerce, on
citizenship Rights for the Washing
tonian.'
The Waikiki Harmony Boys and the
Alexandria Humming Birds will be the
chief contributors to the program to-
night of WJSV. The CatSkill Trio OF
old-time f1ddlers will close the program
with a half-hour concert
The Women'S City Club Ensemble will
present 15-minute program Of Christ
mas carols tonight over Station VOL.
Another musical feature announced by
this station is a two-piano concerto by
jeanette Leipsiger and Marie Howe
Spur.