The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-06-21
YALE HARVARD
BOAT RACE
ON AIR

All the color and glamor Of col
legiate Americas annual rowing
classic, the Yale-Harvard crew race
on the Thames River, New London,
Conn, win be transmitted to a nation
wide audience when the event takes
place tonight at o'clock.
Four microphones will be placed
along the course of the river and
from these, eyewitness accounts OF
the spectacle will be relayed by
Graham McNamee, and Paul Du'
mont, two premier sports an.
nouncers Of the National Broadcast.
ing Company; James +. Clancy and
Paul Lucas members OF the staff
of VITO, Hartford, which viii be
the key.atation of this broadcast.
This eight,oared tilt in which the
Crimson will vie with the Blue in q
foursrnils grind upstream on the flood
tide, win be seen by announcers from
the starting line, the Submarine
Base. at Cows Point and at the
finish line, the complete description
Of the event and the colorful spec
tacle along the course will be relayed
to you over WRC. According to the
best Of races, this may be delayed
on account Of tidal conditions, but
there will be plenty Of things to
interest you, about the crowds. 90
tune in at the scheduled time.
Classical Program
Classical works OF lyric composers
are featured in tonight's City Ser.
vice program. Kreisler's s'Leibes.
fraud and TschaikowslSy's "'Ro
nance in F Minor" are listed
among the orchestral high lights,
with an additional feature In the
violin solo by Sascha Fidelman,
'Danse Hongroise.''
Characteristic songs by the Cava.
hers will include an amusing YER
sion of Frankie and Johnny"
4 tuneful broadcast, Summer
Melodies" win be continued under
the direction of Harry Horlick,
over WRC. at 9 o'clock.
The orchestra will be assisted by
Dolores CassinelIi, soprano, and
Julian Oliver, tenor.
WMAL presents I'm A Russian
village" in it's weekly broadcast at
3 o'clock.
Russian Story
"Stenka Rasin and the Princess, u
one Of the most famous Of Russian
folk songs will be featured on the
program. The song depicts an epi.
sode in the career of Stenka Rasin,
the Robin Hood Of that country
Rasin became enamoured of a. Per.
sion Princess and took her in his
boat as 1t sailed down the VoIaa
River The crowd who were watch.
ing him became worried about their
hero, who had endeared himself to
them because he was the champion
or the poor and took money from
the rich to give to them. They ac.
cused him OF forgetting his career
because of a woman, and Rasfn. to
prove his sincerity, seized the
Persian princess and threw her
overheard into the VoiRa.
This sorrOwful river will be
featured in two other song, at Go
to the River" and Down the Volga
Other interesting programs at the
local C. B. 8. station, are the
Then and Now program; Doc Vests
program in which Dorsey Byron
continues to be the featured soioist:
and the Emma Jettick melodies
which are mostly Scottish songs
tonight. Then there is an hour 81
dance music to round out the
broadcast.
Amos n Andy. the uncomfortable
mirth makers, are at VOL tonight.
Kathryn Dunning, q noteworthy
pianist will also give a program.
Ar WJSV there are Bran Hughes
Rhythm Boys, Honey Post the vocal
Coincidence; David Martin the
Marine baritone and the Harnaelody
Boys for your entertainment.