Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-10
SPEECH REPLACES
WRC MELODRAMA
Senator Wheeler to Tell What
Progressives Are
Fighting For.

mystery House." the popular melo-
dramatic radio serial, gives way on the
| program of WRC tonight to Senator
Wheeler of Montana, who will speak on
What the Progressive Democrats and
Republicans Are Fighting for in Con-
gress."
WRC drops the sketch at one of the
| most thrilling episodes. Washington
listeners who have been following the
series can pick it up. however, through
stations WEAF, WTAG. WWJ, woo,
| WGR, WCAE and WDAF.
! Two of WRC's major musical fea-
lures will be provided by the Cities
Service Orchestra and Cavaliers and
Planters PickerS, which consist of Billy
Artz's Orchestra and the Songsters, a
| Negro quartet. Rosario Bourbon has
arranged a varied program for the
Cities Service hour, while the Pickers
will present a group of Southern melo-
dies. The speciality will be an orcheS-
trail version of Away Down South in
Heaven"
Selections by Arthur Pryor's Band also
will be woven into the Schradertown
broadcast between the dialogue of Gus
and Louie, the garage partners. The
band will play two of Pryor's compost
tions, THE Victor March" and In
Lovers Lane" in addition to Mussi's
| Echoes of the Metropolitan Opera
| House." the "Grasshopper Dance" Of
BucalossL and Laigini's Voice of the
| Chimes"
volcano Island" Tale.
volcano Island" a dramatic tale of
an old sea captain, will be narrated in
the Harbor Lights period. scheduled by
WRC from 9 to 9:30 o'clock. The story
deals with fabulous treasure hunt,
with q picturesque and tragic back
ground.
| The Brownbilt Footlites, which has
been combing the concert and theatre
cal world for new talent, introduces to-
night over WMAL and associated Co
lumbia BroadcaSting System stations
two prominent artists-LouiSe Richard
son. formerly prima donna Of the Amer
lean Opera Co., and Joe Sanity, sing
ing comedian. Miss Richardson will
contribute several bayou songs, while
Sanity, who wrote Hawaiian Butter
| fly" "Tamiami Trail" and several other
popular numbers, will sing group OF
his outstanding successes.
The Curtis Institute Of Music pro-
gram, which returns to WMAIis pro-
gram after an absence of several weeks,
| will feature William Cameron, harpist;
Benjamino Grobani, baritone; George
Pepper, violiniSt, and Theodore Sa1den-
berg. pianist. The program is made up
Of classical numbers exclusively.
True Story Hour.
The True Story hour dramatization,
| to be broadcast by WMAL at g. o'clock,
will be based on the story Stronger
Than Love-" It Is q romantic tale, its
scenes shifting from the blossom
scented mountains Of Japan to the
Latin Quarter of Paris.
WMAL will close its program with an
hour of dance music by Sleepy Hall and
his orchestra, now playing at Wardman
Park Hotel.
The District Of Columbia Chapter Of
the Izaak Walton League of America
will present a special program over
VOL at Gas O'Clock. It will consist
chiefly of humorous dialogue between
! Rufus and Rastus," Negro characters.
The Alexandria Hawaiians and James
Chamberlain, tenor. are featured to-
night by WJSV. which has arranged q
diversified program, starting at $50
O'Clock and continuing to IL O'Clock.