Evening star., 1929-06-24
RADIO FEATURES
HUDSON REGATTA
WRC and WMAL Will Be
Linked Into Networks for
Boat Race Broadcast.

A graphic description of America S
annual intercollegiate shell regatta this
afternoon on the Hudson River near
Poughkeepsie will be broadcast over ex-
tay.ssye networks Of the National and
Columbia broadcasting systems. Both
WRC and WMAL will be linked into
their respective networks for this unu-
sual broadcast.
The two broadcasting systems have
made elaborate preparations to cover"
the event. The Columbia, however,
will do it in more spectacular way
by describing the races from the land.
sky and water. The National an
nouncing staff. headed by Graham NC
Nance, will be stationed at vantage
points along the four-mile course.
The three races to be rowed In the
regatta are timed an hour apart, start
ing at AIS o'clock. Washington time,
with the freshman contest. The junior
varsity will follow, with the varsity, the
classic, closing the event. In the orieI
interludes between races musical pro-
grams will be broadcast.
Use Short Wave Transmitters.
Columbia will use short-wave trans
mitters for its sky and water descrip-
tions, Ted Husing will be at q mi
crophone aboard an S0-foot twin-screw
Yacht. following the shells down tne
Hudson, while the aerial description VIII!
be given by Louis A. Witten, VINO Will
fiy around the race course In an am
phibian plane. AZ,
After the regatta broadcast WRC will
continue with its regular program, the
features of which include tabloid YER
sion of Leoncavallo's opera, i Pagllac-
ci' by the National Grand Opera Co;
the eighth of series Of 10 concerts by
John Philip Sousa and his band, and
the Empire Builders historical sketcn:
which will be based on the legends OF
Glacier National Park. There also Will
be the usual weekly concert by the A.
& p. Gypsies and the Voice OF FIRE
stone broadcast, but the Roxy pro.
gram has been eliminated because OF
the regatta broadcast.
Julian Oliver. tenor, will sing the
role of Canio in Il Pagliacci Inc
other soloists are Marjorie Horton So
prano; Nino Fucile. baritone; Frederic
Baer, baritone. and Harold Branch:
tenor. The soloist with Sousa,s Band
who will play Pintos "Valse de Con-
cert The Gypsies have arranged
classical program composed Of the
works of kreisler. Bach. Drigo, Dvorak
and Brahms. Franklyn Baur, tenor,
and Vaughn de Leath, contralto, Will
again be the soloists In the FHesOone
program. The Mariani Concert Or
chestra will assist them.
Navy Band Concert on Air.
The concert of the United States
Navy Band on the Capitol plaza will
be one of WMALs outstanding musical
features tonight. Only half an hour
of the concert will be broadcast. how
ever. The stations other major at
fractions will come over the Columbia
network. These include the Coco
Couriers, the Physical Culture hour ana
Night Club RomanceS.
burlesuue on the comic poem, Levy
at the Bat" win be given by Henry
Burbig. humorist, as the speciality In
the Coco program. In addition there
viii be a varied musical program by the
CeCo Orchestra and vocal trio.
s'The Crime Situation in the United
States" viii be discussed by Wade n.
Ellis. former Assistant United States
ATTORNEY General at WJSV tonight. he
will speak under auspices OF the sons
of the American Revolution. The sta
tion's musical program includes mar
monica solos by Harry Arnold, ukuieie
selections by Bob Merchant and con-
cert by the Whoopee Trio.
The Half Moon Melody Boys VIII
make their radio debut tonight over
VOL. A dinner concert and recital
bv David Martin. baritone. are among
the stations other musical features.