The Washington times., 1929-07-31
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'IOLANT THE
TONIGHT

- nat most people consider Gilbert
aild Sullivan's best work, 'Iolanthe, !"
tsn9iE be broadcast by the National
Light Opera Company at $50 o'clock
t6night. over WRC and associated
NIB C. stations under the direction
nf DR.. Thecphil Wendt
Fhe humorous story, first pro-
duced at the Savoy Theater, Lon
don, 1882, has a particularly fasci.
Eatirg theme, the basic idea being
The punishment of a fairy, by the
queen for marrying a mortal.
Frank Moulan, baritone; Erva Giles
soprano: Paula Heninghaus, con-
tralto; Theodore Webb, baritone, and
alma Kitchell mezzo-soprano, arc
:. among the we'll known radio singers
who will participate in the presen-
tation.
A gala concert win be broadcast
from station WNAC in Boston, In
Ehohor OF the seventh anniversary
of this member of the Columbia
yBroadcasting System. WMALf will
pick up a portion Of the celebration
I ct $50. o'clock. Practically all the
music to be heard during the pro-
s9sran has been written or arranged
by members OF the stations STATE
and 1t is expected that the radio
audience will enjoy the tribute to
ss1aet Of the oldest stations in the radio
q .,.4nily.
Airs Of the Nineties
a The Mauve Decade will be cele-
teated In song during the Palm
aspltVe Hour when the ensemble sings
3ts own special collection of Gems
s;of the Nineties" over WRC at $40
o'clock.
ssf Under the direction of Gustave
1asnschen, the orchestra win inn
i mediately launch into the usual
Iapid-fire selections. from present-day
tproductions.
! guess this must be radio birth
sday night.
A program consisting entirely of
Srnusical selections written by Dale
b &6Hambrow, is La Palina's tribute to
Itlais young comedian Of the air on
sshia seventh anniversary in the music
business. The program coming via
p. .WMAL at $50 o'clock, will disclose
snIpsical numbers of wide range of
EtHpe and variety.
i. An interesting program of classi-
cal music win be presented by Bern
hsId LevitoW and his orchestra in
sthe holster hour over this station
zaE 3 o'clock. The ballet music from
Aehuhert's opera "Rosamunde, = will
4Qaugurate the program followed by
-stAe prelude 20 Debussy's Il 'Enfant
rcdicue. A waltz by Dvorak will
.5Nad touch of gaiety and the
Ssftha1e from Haydn's String Quartet
INC minor viii close the program
with the scherzo from McDowelrs
Sonata Tragica."
srf4 Classic Music
The United Symphony program
over the local CHS. station at s
@se,clock. will be comprised OF two
chanzonettas and other melodic COM
sspositions of the "chason'' type.
a0peniilg with the Mozart overture,
Aampresario, the orchestra will
Scontinue with .Tschaikowsky's de-
Efghtful "Canzonetta" and Thome's s
nGuitare." George Rymer will offer
d group of three Well-knoWn num-
bers, Dear Heart of Mine" Schu-
&1asrt's .Serenade," and "Can 1t Be
sIaove. /" Works of GODDARD, Rubin
stein Drigo. and Glazounoff COM
@plete the program.
a popular piano syncopator is
Dot Myers Wildman. who will be
presented over this station at tbs
o'clock. Dance music by Duke Ell
elington's band at 1890 o'clock ana
tls. D. x, popular request program
at IL o'clock will bring the broad
Cast to a delightful fms.
Foot by Foot to Buffalo is the
title of the talk that Louis Varnum
Wnulfe will give over VOL at
6A5 o'clock. Edith Reeds musical
entertainers are other attractions.
ii The Rev. Edward G.. Gisrel,
evangelist viii be presented over
sWJSV at 8 o'clock. Ahlenfels and
Meyers, will do some harmony work
asat's. $3.50 o'clock. Other popular
entertainers are the Close Harmony
Girls and the Hilo Boys.