The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1930-04-19

Easter will be ushered in with
q night-before program Of sacred
music by the A Capella Chorus
Of the First Congregational Church
over WMAL and the Columbia
system at $3.50 tonight.
Helen Kane, who was discharged
from her first position in a piano.
roll plant when an irate employer
discovered her hoop hoop pall
doping" from the top Of his desk,
will transmit some Of her now
famous characteristic songs dur
ing the presentation Of the Para
unt-Publix Hour over WABC
and the Columbia BroadcastinG
System tonight at 10 p. m.
The network that will bring
this program to listeners through
out the United States and Canada
comprises sixty-one stations, the
largest number to broadcast any
weekly radio feature.
The 1929.30 series Of six Puc.
cini operas heard for the first
time on the air will be con.
cIuded tonight with the premiere
broadcast Of la Boheme," ct
Z p. m.
A magnificent cast will In.
terpret this most melodious Of
all Puccini's works, q cast made
especially interesting because 1t
marks the operate debut of
Thelma KessIer, 19-year-old honor
pupil at the JuiIlard Musical
Foundation. Musical experts hail
hers. as the rarest voice discov.
cred in decades.
The cast will be as follows:
Mimi. :. Frances Aida, soprano
MuSetta. Thelrna Kessler; soprano
Rudolph. Mario Charnlee, tenor
Marcel. .PaSquale Amato, baritone
Colline. .... James Davies, bass
Schaunard.
49,. Frank Chapman, baritone
Musical director. .Gennaro Pap
Narrator. .AloiS Havrilla
Author of the Operalogue. -.
.............R Robert A. Simon
Nine. Aida, singing Mimi
will be heard in the role Of her
greatest success. This role marked
her debut at the Metropolitan
Opera more than q score Of
years ago; she has sung 1t with
all the greatest artists Of the
last two decades, from CaruSc
down.
1880 A. M.
WMAL-The United states
Army Band. direct from the Army
barracks. Capt. William ]. Stan
nard, leader.
p. M.
+ WMAL-ManliuS School Cadet
Band, direct from Syracuse, ny
8 p. NJ.
WRC-Keeping up with The
Times, news flashes by William
Moore, feature editor.
Up. M.
WRC-Puccini's opera, LA 30
heme," with Frances Aida aS
Mimi" and the latest radio
operate star, Thelma KesSler,- a
"Musette."
8 p. M.
WMAL.-Strickland Gillian
noted humorist, in Sense ane
Nonsense"
$3.50 r. M.
WMAI-The a capella choru
of the First Congregations
Church, Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl
leader, In q program OF sacred
choral music.
WRC-Winnie Lightner anC
Joe E. Brown, singing comedians
will be co-Starred In q radio pro
duction of their latest movie
Hold Everything" to be broad
cast during the Del Monte pro
gram. Its songs and comedy %
the prize ring make it effective
for radio. '" 80,
|
81. M.
WZRC-Walter DamroSch Intro
duceS the General Electric hou
symphony concert with the ovel
ture to Smetana's 1.-THE Bartere'
Bride" a comic opera by Fred
erich Smetana, a native o
Bohemia. During the hour Floy'
Gibbons. recounta one Of his. wal
time experiences.
WMAI-When Hank Simmons
Show Boat ''AGaybelle" ties u
at the radio. pier. listeners viii b
treated to Phil Makers version
of. the four-aet thriller eth
Miners Sweetheart" by Clyde 7
Williams.
10 p. M. s.,
WMAL-Smith and Dale, fol
marly Of the. Avon Comedy Foul
will be heard during the Pars
mount. Publix hour. Others o.
/ this program are David Mendo2
| with the Paramount Orchestra
Paul Ash presenting his stag
show April Showers" Wynn Gil
Quartette; Paul Small, tenor
Harriet Lee, contralto; Vic Inct
cornet soloiSt; and Jesse Crav
ford, organiSt.