Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
STARS Tt" APPEAR"
FOR RADIO SERIES
Bebe Daniels to Present Yer
sion of "Rio Rita" Over
N. B. C. Network.

WRC and a network of other National
Broadcasting Co. stations will introduce
tonight the first of a new series OF pro-
grams depicting famous musical shows
of the stage and talking screen with
the original stars in the title role. The
initial presentation will be condensed
version of Rio Rita" featuring Bebe
Daniels
The productions will come from San.
Francisco under the sponsorship OF the
California Packing Co. Supporting the
stage and motion picture stars Will be
a mixed vocal chorus, a group OF SoloiSts
and full orchestra under direction OF
Emil Pollack.
For its radio premiere Rio Rita" has
been reduced to four scenes-the Mexi-
can cabaret scene, the garden scene,
the Mexican town, and the barge. Miss
Daniels will s&A I'm Always In Your
Arms" the nu:.lber she sings twice in
the picture.
Another special feature to be broad
cast by WRC will be the finals of the
interscholastic basket ball tournament
in Chicago Bill" Mundy will de-
scribe the event play by play.
Walter DamrOsch Featured.
Walter Damrosch will feature the
General Electric hour concert with
"The Snow Is Dancing, from THE
Children's Corner suite of Debussy
The other selections will be the Jubilee
overture" of Weber, the "Minuet" from
MoZart's symphony III Flat" the
Theme and Variations" from Tschai-
kowsky'S Suite No. g." and the Cuban
Rhapsody" of Maganini.
Happy" new composition OF Harry
Archer and Gus Kahn, will have It's
debut in the Lucky Strike dance period,
to be provided by B. A. Rolfes Or
chestra.
Ginger Rogers, Broadway musical
comedy favorite, who recently joined
the Hollywood film colony, and Stanley
Smith of screen fame will be the guest
artists in the ParamOunt-PubliX hour
over WMAL and associated Columbia
Broadcasting System stations. others
to take part in this program include
Jesse Crawford, organiSt; Marcia Freer.
soprano; Harriet Lee, contralto; Paul
Smith, tenor. and David Mendoza'S Or
Chestra.
Hank Simmons Show Boat troupe
will present Oliver Byron'S four-act
melodrama, THE Inside Track" This
is logical drama, and all Of its scenes
are laid in England.
Denman Thompson to Speak.
"Dixie Echoes" a period devoted to
SpiritualS, and the Babson finance
DTOduCdSG art dNlOLS " AA9 O0AASA
Columbia attractions. In addition the
station has scheduled a varied array Of
features of local origin. These include
a talk on THE Base Ball Situation" by
Denman Thompson. sports editor of The
Star; a talk ON National Representa-
ton of the District by Frank J. Cole
man, secretary of the Central Labor
Union and editpr of its official organ,
the Trade Unionist, and a Junior
League-Jellef program by Mrs. Theo-
Gore P. Noyes.
Mr.. Coleman'S talk will be the third
of a series arranged by the Citizens
Joint Committee on National Repre-
sentation. He will discuss how labor
views the movement for national repre-
sentation.
The Victory Ministries and recorded
version of the JeffrieS- Sharkey fight in
New York in 1899 are featured tonight
by VOL. WJSV announces variety
program, with the principal contribu-
tions by the Virginia SerenaderS. Dick
Halls Serenaders and the Waikiki Har-
mony Boys.