The Washington times., 1929-04-29
VI R D | OPERA
IS FEATURE
At WRC

The Masked Ban, three-acl
opera by Verdi, will be broadcast in
tabloid form by the National Grand
opera Company. over N. 3. G. sta
tions at 10 o'clock tonight. The
radio opera. to be produced under
the leadership of Cesare Sodero,
will include Julian Oliver, a promi-
nent air star, in the notable cast.
Interesting is the fact that the
scene of this opera was laid in
Naples originally, but for political
reasons was changed to Boston. The
actionsis times for the late seven
teenth century.
with five more stations added to
the regular list that is broadeasting
gThe Voice of Firestone,' that popu-
liar offering Is, now heard over the
! largest Sthain In use by any broad
kcaster. 4 1T fs no surprise then that
l'rea1Iy stupen dous programs are ex-
! pected by the great unseen audi
| ence.
Tonight, selections by composers
more especially noted for their
! ballad numbers, will be featured.
! Schubert is represented by his beau
tiful "Serenade," sung by Franklyn
Baur. The tenor will also render
Kreisler's "Old Refrain" and THE
Song of, India" by Rimsky-Korsa-
koff. Vaughn de Leath will sing
| "Sleepy Valley" Harrison's I'm the
Cleaning and Coot's Precious Lit
tie Thing Called Love" Orchestral
features wiz include Down South"
lyerds,s f"Trfnmphai March. Hish-
~ "a vvs.are HanpSways, Z Nevln,s Con
| .doiieTs', and, .yiegesk g MY Bungalow
lof Dreams. /.
| NAPOLEONIC
SKETCH :.
The drama of the building of Ma
noleon's coronation coach, which
'The Man of Destiny" believed
/ was to plav an important part in
/ his life will be represented dur
| ing the General Motors Family
PARTY tonight. The basic idea OF
| the radio sketch is that the true
artisan gets a thrill in building a
/ coach, which will reflect the pee
sonality of its. occupant. There
| win be Incidental music. with intro
duction and finale appropriate to
| the drama
Special services in memory OF
Marshal Ferdinand Foch will be
broadcast from the Washington Ca.
| thedral by WRC. Ambassador Paul
Claudel and Bishop James p, Free
man will be the speakers
Victor Herbert, Kreisler. Dvorak.
Neyin. Curtis and Delibes will be
| represented on the semi-classic pro-
/ f7f1aa CT hU
and p. Gypsies this evening.
The Astorian voyage. the settle
ment and development of Wenat-
chez Valley in the State of Wash
! ington form the theme of the En-
pire Builders program.
! Each week a large symphony Or
chestra under the direction of How
ard Barlow selects a different coun.
| try and paints a picture of it with
music instead of a brush. The fea-
ture through CHS. stations is ,-thes
| Musical Vignettes. Bohemia Will
furnish the background for to-
! nights broadcast. Such famous
compositions of Dvorak as the
Carnival Overture" the scherzo
from the New World Symphony
and "Siavonic Dances Nos. 10 and
8" will be featured. The Polka"
and Dance of the Comedians" from
| Smetana's "Rartered Bride" will
| furnish another interesting Bohe-
mian contribution.
STAGE STARS
ENTERTAINMENT
| The GirI.is You and the Boy is
[ Me- will be interpreted by Julia
Sanderson and Frank Crumit az a
! feature of the Burns Panatelas
| Pageant. They will also render
Peace Of Mind as a duet. Miss
Sanderson will sing Let's Take a
tRamble Through Honeymoon Lane"
and Mr. Crumit will provide mirth
with ''If Give Up the Saxophone,
Will You Come Back to Me?" Or.
.chestral novelties complete the pro-
gram.
Other highlights at WMAL are
Henry Burbig's burlesque of Serv-
ices poem On the Wire" during
the Coco Courier program; the
Vitaphone Jubilee Hour, Night Club
Romahces and music by Meyer
j Davis Swanee Syncopators.
Warner Kennedy will polish the
piano keys in the studio of VOL.
The American University Quartet, a
| new feature on the program Will
be accompanied by Mrs. Bernice
Field. Mrs. H. N. Stull will talk
on 1.-THE Summer Round Up" David
Martin, the popular baritone will
be presented just before the two
hours of dance music which regu-
larly concludes the broadcast.
The District Of Columbia Society
of the Sons of the American Revo-
| II1fiop will niuo tie sapand addraSS
over WJSV. Honorable Josiah A.
Van Orsdel associate justice Of the
Court of Appeals for the District