The Washington times., 1929-04-17
By BEN WADE.
SEVEN ST AGE
STARS On
W|NAL

A galaxy of stars. well known
among the celebrities OF musical
comedy, vaudeville and radio, will
be heard during the Columbia sys-
tenn broadcast of the La Palma
Hour, which will be tuned into this
city through WMAL.
George Price, a gentleman OF
musical.comedy- fame, will act as
toastmaster. At his announcement
we will be entertained by Arthur
Fields and Fred Hall, in comedy
number, II Gotta Code in MY
Doze;' Ray Doll in piano solo,
"F'inesse:' Joe Sanity singing "On
Summer Night" Evelyn Hoey,
star of Good News singing 10
be in Love, Especially With You"
and Buddy DOYLE, featured per-
former from, "Whoopee." singing
1--WE Got Feeling I'm Falling"
Two selections. Pirate Dreams
and ''Old-Fashioned Yesterdays"
will be rendered by La Palma.
Popular song hits played by the or"
chestra will complete the presenta-
| tion.
Ardit's III Bacio' (The Kiss) has
been chosen by Olive Palmer as her
soprano solo during the PalmonVe
| Hour.
One of the major features OF
this broadcast will be the rendi-
ton of Spanish music in French
| form, written by the American
composer Hosmer and played by
the symphony orchestra. The Sc
| lection to be presented is entitled
"Fantaisie Espagnole." Other fea-
lures will be provided by the
Revelers Quartet. Paul Oliver Will
be heard in the tenor rendition OF
| Tschaikowsky's None But the
Lonely Heart"
Governor Of New YOr'- to Speak
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt,
| speaking on the Empire State,
before the New York State wide
Economic Congress at the Hotel
Astor, may be tuned in via WIZ
at 10 p. m.
Willard Robson, youthful plan-
| ist, we'll known for his popular
! song successes and native bar
barrie melodies of the American
negroes, will be guest artist OF
the Happy Wonder Bakers program
through WRC. The regular male
trio will be featured with Frank
Blacks orchestra. Among instru'
mental selections will be, "One Step
to Heaven" Gingerbread Brigade,
I'm Romany," and "Sweethearts
on Parade"
Merle Johnston. one of the
original Ipana Troubadours. viii
lead the four "saxes" in a special
ARRANGEMENT of "Chansonette,
during the Ipana entertainment
through WRC. Among other al
! fractions will be an oriental med
lev and popular song hits.
The afternoon broadcast by WRC
will include the u. s. Navy Band
concert, Lieut.. Charles Benter di
recting. The Pacific Vagabonds
will offer "Roads to Romance" and
! a tango by Max Dolin as symphonic
i. iazz features from the West. The
Sunkist Serenaders present Julian
F! Oliver in a tenor solo Of ''Mimosa,
as part of the regular Spanish pro
gram. A special arrangement oi
/ McDowelPs ITO a Wild Rose, by
Harold Sanford, will be played 10y
Ludwig LAurier's orchestra during
the Slumber Music Hour.
ShOwbOat Presentation
An old play of Southern mountaU
life, entitled "Hearts of the Blue
Ridge" will be presented by the
Hank Simmons players through
:, WMAL and other c. B. S. stations
This virile melodrama. written more
than 20 years ago, is stellar We
hicle with many companies below
the Mason Dixon line.
Another medley, from the must "a
stage, will be heard when Ben Sci
win strikes up his Van Heusen Or
chestra. There will be tunes from
Hello Daddy "Tango de Reve,
and Building Nest for Mary,
will complete the program witt
Don't do that to the Poor Pus'
Cat" and Everybody Loves You.
Victor Herbert's beautiful. compo
sition, THE Dream Melody" vii
be heard during the musical by the
KoIster Concert Orchestra. through
WMAL. Other selections to be pre-
sented are Kramer's 1.-THE Last
Hour" Debussy's "Minuet and Pass
pied" Schuman's ScherZo from
string quartet in A minor and Wag
ener's prelude to THE Master
singers
Other attractions at the local Co
lumbia chain station will be Daguer
reotypes, DIX request program b!
Stanley Bell and Les Colvin, ant
music by Duke Ellington's dance
orchestra.
Estelle Hunt Dean, soprano, ac
companied by Margaret Gauges
will be heard through VOL. Hool
Kennedy, the jolly Scot. will b.
present in usual humorous form
accompanied by Grace Stanle!
Stevens and James Keane will offeI
Comic Poems
WJSV announces that Edgar c
Totten will speak on 'The His
torical Sketches of the Easter
Shore" Chick Godfrey and FraI
Ira me will be musical features o