The Washington times., 1929-03-04
BY BEN WADE.
WORLD
To GET D. c.
PROGRAM

Washington, as the seat of the
Inaugural ceremonies, holds the en-
viable distinction of being the key
station of the greatest radio event
in history.
Through the National Broadcast.
! ing Company and the Columbia
| Broadcasting System, a complete
report of the nations supreme
hour, transmitted by the finest
radio announcerial corps In the
country, will not end until the last
brilliant moment of the Inaugural
Charity Ball, fades on the scene OF
the story.
The glorious induction of Herbert
| Hoover, into Presidential office, win
be sent on short wave lengths to
all parts of the world. A micro
phone on the Inaugural stand will
conduct to radio listeners, the ac-
tual swearing in of Mr.. Hoover. the
central figure in the most preten-
tious worldwide broadcast ut at
| tempted.
Appropriate to the occasion, Mime.
Frances Aida, famous grand opera
star, will be featured in the Gen.
eral Motors Inauguration night
program, in selections of such va.
riety that will exemplify the dem.
.ocracy of musical art and musical
taste of the nation, at the time.
when the new President is installed
in the White House.
The orchestral program, undsr thu
| direction of Genaro Papf, promising
almost as great variety. win con.
clude with the gand march. which
forms the third movement in
Tschaikowsky's Sixth SYMPHONY.
This irresistible triumphal accom-
pllshment is most fitting for
/ residential inauguration.
Nine. Aida will be heard in SONGS
from operatic aria to simple ballads
over coast-to.coast network Of IS
stations and through WRC.
Music from the stage of the Roxy
Will be brought through the same
station. Song of the Bayou" by
Rube Bloom, the composition which
Won second prize in the recent Jtn.
FOR Record competition, will receive.
Its first public presentation at this
time.
John Deacon, Roxy's latest "find, j"
will sing "Macushla," by McNar.
rough Frank MouIan will rAndsr -
response program.
s. L. Rothafel, who is the famous
RCxy, will act as master If rere
monies at the official entertainment
Tor inaugural visitors in this city
Dance numbers, solos. sersaades.
classical selections and ballads com.
prise the A. & P. Gypsies' program
for this evening.
The return of the Lewis and
Clarke expedition from the p. cific
coast will be the theme of the Em
rire Builders program through WRC,
This thrilling tale of heroism N lie
winter of 1906 will conclude the
odyssey.
Al Jolson, Colleen Moore, Dorothy
Mackaill, Conrad Nagel, Monte Blue,
Alice White and other stars of the
movie colony will be headliners of
the first of the Vitaphone Jubilee
;Hours, direct from Hollywood
studios through WMAL.
! DaVy Lee, whose rise to fame. as
Sonny Boy" of Jolsons hit, '"The
singing Fool" has placed him in
the first ranks of stardom. will also
| w ScNACu dpOH IO entertain the
coast-to-coast audience.
Henry Burbig will burlesaue THE
Kids Last Fight" as a speciality
OF the Coco Courier Hour. A mus
ical program of popular hits will
be added to the feature Among OUT
standing numbers, I'm Get BY
The Waltz / Can't Forget" and
In the Arms of Love- will be
| played.
A program of romantic flavoring
will be given in the Burns Panatela
Pageant, which opening with Here
In My Arms from Dearest
Enemy will continue with waltz
of the Flowers" by Tschaikowsky,
Dear Eyes That Haunt Me" from
Circus Princess" and Lover Come
Back To Me-" from New Moon"
The main attraction on the United
Choral program will be the Bar
carolle from Offenbach's Tales of
Hoffman" rendered by the orches-
ira chorus. soprano and contralto.
Helping Washington Get the
Vote will be the interesting talk
of Jesse c. Suter. vice chairman,
executive committee of national rep
resentation for the District of Co.
| lumbia, over WMAL.
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