The Washington times., 1930-10-20

speaker during the Hau Hour In
the Nations Capital" program
which will be broadcast over an
NB.C.-WRC network tonight at
8 o'clock.
Gordon will at tnss time dis
cuSs Buying a Pig in a Poke" !"
He replaces Emery A. Buckncr,
former u. S. Attorney for the
Eastern District of New York,
who was formerly scheduled fer
this time.
Sherlock Holmes, the great
character detective, and his COM
panion, DR.. Watson, created by
the late Sir Arthur Conan Doyle,
will do their detecting on the air
when a new series entitled THE
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes"
is broadcast over a National
Broadcasting Company network
beginning at 10 p. m. tonight.
William Gillette, actor and play
wright, famous for his interpreta-
ton of the role of the master de-
tective, will portray Holmes in the
inaugural program of the radio
series. In 1873 Gillette made his
stage debut with stock COM
pany in New Orleans when he was
20 years old.
It was in 1901 that Gillette
dramatized Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle's detective stories under the
title, Sherlock Holiness" himself
playing the title role, with mucn
success in this country and in
England for two successive sea-
sons. It was Gillette, and not Sir
Arthur who made famous the
peacked cap and the curved pipe
universally associated with the
character.
The first episode in the series,
which is sponsored by the George
Washington Coffee Refining Com.
pany, will be 1.-The Adventure of
the Speckled Band" and will be
broadcast from the NB.C. Times
Square studio.
Holmes and Watson will fathom
battling crimes each Monday
night from 10 to 10:30 p. m, East
6rn SCduudFu GlIlc.
There were 13,478,600 radio
receiving sets in operation in this
country on July l of this year, &C
cording to an estimate issued to-
day by the electrical equipment
department of the Commerce De-
partment. However, radio experts
declare that this figure is very
conservative. Accurate data on
the question has been secured by
the Census Bureau, but the results
have not as yet been tabulatcd.
In the estimate just made pub
lie, New York State is credited
with 1852, 1000 sets, California with
1,47O,0OO and Illinois with 1,060,-
900. These head the list. Nevada,
with $4,000 sets, is at the bottom
of the list.
All such estimates are pure
guess work. Only the recent Cen
sus Bureau tabulation will be &C.
curate. Those who have studied
the question carefully are Of the
opinion that when this tabulation
is completed it will be found that
there are at least 100000 radio
receivers in this country. Time
will tell.
Highlights on today's radio pro
grams are:
$3.50 p. M.
WMAL-The moon, kindly dis
posed toward night festivals and
boat celebrations, will be music
cally acclaimed by orchestra and
ensemble which will offer a
Moon Medley during the Mardi
Gras program.
WRC-"Dream Melody" from
Victor Herberts comic opea,
Naughty Marietta" will be
played by the A. & P. GypsieS
A Chinese novelty, Sing Song
Girl" will be offered by the quar-
tet. Harry Horlick will direct the
following program:
"Polonaise No. l." who SWal'
lowed Jonah?" Madame Lulu.
"You Brought a New Kind of
Love to Me-" Behind the Blue
Horizon" Thank You, Father"
WMAL-The brillian mt Bac-
cranale from Saint-Saens' mas
terpiece, the Biblical opera Sam
son and Delilah,' will be the
opening number with which the
IS master musicians of the Min
neapolis Symphony Orchestra will
greet their radio audience.
$3.50 P. M.
WRC-A medley of Southern
songs, arranged by Frank Black
will be sung by the Brigadiers
Quartet as feature of the Gen
eral Motors Family Party. In
this group are six melodies
"Swanee River" Garry Me Back
to Old Virginny," "Oh Suzanna,"
"Old Black joe" INV Old Ken
lucky Home" and Dixie"
The soloist of the program is
James Melton, tenor. He will be
heard in two numbers Fritz
Kreisler's THE Old Refrain" and
Moya's Song of Songs" The
string ensemble will play I'm
Falling in Love With Someone"
from Naughty Marietta" and
the Russian Gypsy air, Dark
Eyes"
10 p. NJ.
WMAL-University of Michigan
football songs will be sung by the
Robert Burns male quartet with
orchestral accompaniment fur.