The Washington times., 1929-04-16
By BEN WADE
MUSICAL REVUE
IS WRC AIR
FEATURE


Don Carney, wel1-known radio
performer, and Edna Kellogg, musi-
cal comedy star. viii head the
notable cast OF players and singers
for mile. Potpourri," the air re-
vue, which will be presented in
the Eveready Hour. through N. B.
c. stations. The musical comedy
will be presented in exactly the
same manner in which broadway
hits are offered in New York
theaters. Nat Shelbret has written
the musical score.
Grover Whalen, the worlds most
famous "greeter," win wind up the
popularity series In the third and
last of the R-K-O all-request pro-
grams, tonight through WRC and
other N. B. C. stations. The New
York police commissioner will pre-
sent the gold medal awards to the
winners.
Leatrice JOY, motion picture star,
and Trixie Friganza are listed as
the features of this last bill. In
the same program will be Friscoe's
Miranda Band and the Hillbillies,
a group Of musical mountaineers.
Ben Bernie and his band will
contribute variety hour of jazz.
His distinctive Interpretation Of
modern jazz music will combine the
slow dreamy ballad music with the
breaks" of faster jazz. So it win
be first rate hookup, this R.K-O
Hour.
Governor of Maine to Speak
The first of a new series, So
conyland Sketches. will be inaugu-
rated over the N. B. C. system,
with Governor William T. Gardiner,
of Maine, the first of the State
executives to appear on the pro-
gram. His address will be prelim-
mary to a special Maine sketch
entitled "Trout Fishing" Govern
ors of New York and the six New
England States will be heard dur
ing the series.
Prof. Felix Fraukfurter, of Har-
ward University, and Raymond Fos-
dick, of New York city, an attorney
Of national renown. will discuss
"Crime and Society as the subject
of the Voters Service program
thro, .gh WRC.
Genia Fona iowa and the orches-
ira under the direction of Cesare So
dero will present a program includ-
ing works of Saint-Saens, Massenet,
Debussy Franck and Gounod. Lester
Place and Robert .nascocello, the
Piano Twins. will be guest artists of
the Prophylactic entertainment. They
will offer Alters modernistic Man
haitian Serenade." A Japanese novel
cite, "In a Lotus Field" features the
Cliqu.t Club program of dance tunes.
A vocal chorus will be heard in Lift
Up the Latch"
The major chain broadcasts of the
official opening of the baseball sea-
son has been postponed until 3
O'Clock tomorrow.
Two excerpts from 1.-THE Pathetic
Symphony by Tschaitowsky will be
rendered by the u. S. Navy Band,
directed by Lieut. Chester Benter, as
a feature of their Columbia System
broadcast. This program will come
from the Navy Yard in Washington,
following the talk by Frederick Will
liam Vile the Political Situation
in Washington Tonight" "The
Mighty Pacific a baritone solo, as.
sisted by the band, win be offered by
Mozart's Magic Flute" 'The Kill
ties" by Morris, Ketelbey's 'In a
Chinese Temple Garden" and "An-
chor's Aweigh.'
Whiteman's Selections
The tangos which Paul White
man will play in the Old Gold-Paul
Whiteman Hour through WMAL
are lie Seduction" La Rumba''
and La Violetero." The waltzes
include AN Old Love Affair,
Where Is the Song of Songs for
Me?" SOFTLY AS In a Morning Sun
rise," and ':Love Take My Heart"
AS usual the program will open
with strains of the Rhapsody in
Blue and then will launch into a
sprightly group Of numbers from
Spring Is Here"
Adele Vasa, young American So
prano. who formerly sang with the
American Opera Company, will be
heard in ''Lo, Hear the Gentle
Lark" by Bishop. She will be as
sisted by the symphonic orchestra
Helen Oelheim will sing Gretchani-
noff's ION the Steppe." Ivan Ivantz-
Off will give a baritone rendition
Of Mendelssohn's I'm a Roamer
Bold and Gay" These are the
featured artists of the Voice of Co
lumbia offering through WMAL. A
mixed quartet and orchestra will be
included in the presentation.
James c. Yaden will be heard
through VOL when he speaks on
the "Value of Parent Teacher Move
ments to the Community" The
Ultra Moderns Dance Orchestra
will present a half hour Of popular
hits, from 7:30 o'clock.
The Silver String Orchestra heard
through WJSV viii conclude the
program, which boasts of Tate T.
Hackner, Bureau Of Customs, speak.
ing on Civil Service" Charles Sc
bastien, tenor; Gerry Furlong popu.
lar songster. and Martin and Mary