The Washington times., 1930-08-22


announces today plans for just
about the biggest program yet
heard over the air: The great
est array Of talent ever as.
sembled. for q single program will
form q radio pageant that viii
make history. The date is Sep.
tember 6, the time 1880 p. m.
(Standard). and the program will
last an hour and half.
Floyd Gibbons will be master
Of ceremonies and in the course
of the program among others
there will be heard Phil Cook,
Jessica Dragonette. Billy Jones
and Ernie Hare, Little Jack Lit
tie, Vincent Lopez, Graham Nc.
Nance, Gilman and Arden, Paul
Oliver, Olive Palmer, Roxy him.
self Gin person., the Revelers
quartet, Gladys Rice, B. A. Rolfe
and his Lucky Strike Orchestra,
Nathaniel Shilkret and his or
cheStra and Rudy Vallee and his
Connecticut Yankees.
The program will be presented
by the National Broadcasting
Company over a nationwide net
work.
Highlghts Of the first Interna-
tional Track and Field Met ever
held in the United States will be
given through an extensive Ma
tional Broadcasting Company net
work from Soldier Field, Chicago,
Wednesday night, August ~.
The broadcast is scheduled to
begin at 1890 o'clock Eastern
daylight time, and will continue
for 80 minutes. Activities Of
crack track and field men Of the
United States and the British
Empire will be portrayed by two
veteran announcers.
Can you hum the little melody
that is played by the string quar-
tette during station breaks on the
Columbia Broadcasting network?
If so you have a particularly
good ear for music. The Colurn-
bia signature was composed with
the definite purpose Of bewild-
ering the music mind. This was
to prevent the theme from. be-
coming a tireSome melody that
would bore listeners by its con-
stant repetition.
The Columbia theme Is two
years old this month. It was
composed by Channon Collinge,
who at the present time is conduct
ing the Cathedral Hour, Conclave
of Nations, and light opera broad
casts.
Highlights on today's radio pro-
grams are:
8P. M.
WRC-A two-year-old comedy
song, where Do You Worka,
John?" will be revived by the
Clicquot Club Eskimos under the
direction Of Harry Reser. Saint
SaenS' "DanSe Macabre" and
Madrid" by Francesca, provide
music contrasting current day
dance tunes in the following: BE
ware Of Love-" with MY Guitar
and You," and $50 Beats My
Heart for YOU"
8 p. M.
WRC-NumberS ranging from
the latest song hits to favoriteS
Of several years ago provide con-
trast during the broadcast Of the
Raleigh Revue. The performance
will include g soprano solo by
Olive Kline. piano gymnastics by
Phil Gilman and Victor Ardon and
orchestral numbers under the di-
rection Of william Merrigan DAILY.
The RoverS, a male quartet, will
assist In the program.
$3.50 p. M.
WNdAL-Passenger and crew Of
the Gold Medal Fast Freight ex.
hibit a cosmopolitan musical taste.
The classics and the popular
tunes share equally. The Gold
Medal organist signals the start
Of the trip with MoskowSki'S
"Bolero." His other offerings in
clude Dvorak's Indian Lament"
Cadman's Eat Dawing," selections
from "SweetheartS" and a varia-
ton Of "St. Louis Blues" Pagan
Love Song" and my Home Town"
are among the selections Of the
Wheaties Quartette.
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