Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-30
RETIREMENT BILL
TO Be EXPLAINED
Senator Dale to Discuss
Pending Legislation in
Forum Talk.

An explanation of the legislation
pending in Congress to improve the re-
tirement law for Government employees
will be given by Senator Dale of YER
mont tonight over a nationwide net
work of Columbia BroadcaSting System
stations during the weekly National Ra-
dio Forum, arranged by The Star.
WMAL, serving as the key" station
for the network, will broadcast Senator
Dale's address at 1880 O'Clock. 1t will
be followed by the Dream Boat" con-
cert by Emery Deutch and his enSem-
BILE and a dance program by Will Os-
bornes Park Central Orchestra.
plumbers Opera" Satire.
The major musical attraction Of
WMAL will come during the Philco
hour, which has arranged a special
presentation of John ODells satire,
THE Plumbers Opera" The opera,
though it mimics the melodrama and
mannerisms of legitimate opera, is
closely related to the light operas Of
Gilbert & Sullivan because of the sub
tie quality of its satire and the eX-
quisite music to which it is set.
All of Philco's guest singers are new
to the hour, but are well known in radio
circles. Margaret Speaks will play the
leading feminine role. She has sung in
musical comedy and was formerly prima
donna of Broadway revue. Others in
the cast are Erwyn Mulch, baritone
soloist of the Cathedral of st. John the
Divine in New York; John Barclay,
baritone, and Helen Oelheim, contralto
In the Manhattan Moods musicale,
scheduled by WMAL at $3.50 O'Clock,
the Columbia Symphony Orchestra will
play two numbers written by Claude
Macarthur. director of music of the
Columbia BroadcaSting System-"Dear
Eyes Of You and "Sambo in the Barn
yard" Marie Gerard, soprano, will &C
company the orchestra In the former.
Two other outstanding Columbia at
fractions on WMAL's schedule are an
other rebroadcast of a resume of the
Five-power Naval Conference, coming
from Frederic William Vile, in London
via short waves. and a dramatization of
My Battle With Coffey, Infamous
Butcher of Women" written by Sheriff
Lyall Wright of Juneau County, Wis.
1t will be the True Detective Mysteries
presentation.
Lily Damita, vivacious French screen
and musical comedy star, is announced
IS the guest artist in the FleiSchmann
Sunshine hour, to be broadcast tonight
by WRC and associated National Broad
casting Co. stations. She will sing Its
You Love" from one of Broadway's
musical hits, Sons o. Guns" Rudy
Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees and
Phil Cook also are scheduled to take
part in this hour. Cooks contribution
will be two-part skit, East to Play"
in addition to Family Photographs" a
take-off on tintypes Of the old family
album.
The weekly r. c. A.-Victor hour will
have as its guest Soloist the interna-
tionally famous violinist, Mischa FL
man. A symphony orchestra. directed
by Nathaniel Shilkret, will assist him.
Elman viii play MendelSSohn's Con
certo in E Minor" Tango" one of his
own competitions, and the Hymn to
the SUM-
The Seiberling Singers in their weekly
broadcast at o'clock will present a
varied program, which opens with
Rachmaninoff'S Prelude in G Minor"
James Melton, tenor, will be the soloist.
He will sing Itch Liebe Dich" and
Brown Bird Singing"
War Air Fight Dramatized.
WRC's dramatic presentation will be
The Night Fighters" a play based on
the World War, in which air fighting
Is the theme. Cecil Lewis, former d.
rector Of programs of the British
Broadcasting Co., will direct the pro-
duction.
WRC will close its program with a
broadcast OF the second part of the
opera Russian Shadows" sung by the
National Grand Opera Co.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will
present the first of a series of radio
programs tonight over VOL. The
musical portion of the broadcast will
be provided by the Overseas Band of
the organization. directed by Lieut.. A.
z. Harper. Talks will be made by Mrs.
Bessie Hanken of Revere, Mass, ma
tional president Of the ladies' auxili-
aries to the organization.
Horace Sidoti, known as THE Lone
Troubadour," and the Nordica Mandolin
and Guitar Club, under direction of
Walter T. Holt, will take a prominent
part In the program of WJSV.