The Washington times., 1930-10-22
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respondent for the Baltimore Sun
and one of the National Capitals
leading Democratic newspaper.
men, will speak on "The Political
Control Of the Next Congress"
over q National Broadcasting
Company network tonight at
7:45.
Mr.. Essary will be guest
speaker on the program Back
Of the News in Washington" con-
Quoted by william Hard, Wash
ington newspaper correspondent,
Mr.. Hard will introduce Mr.. ES-
sary to the radio audience.
Viscount AStor will speak from
London Sunday, october 26, at
1890 p. M, e. s. T., over WABC
and the Columbia BroadcaSting
network. He will ask his Ameri-
can listeners, If the United States
repeal or amend the Eighteenth
Amendment, what will they put
In its place?
Lord Astor, who had a dis
tinguished career in the house
Of commons before he succeeded
to his fathers title, and has since
carried on his reform work in the
house Of lords. is now a member
Of the British governments drink
commission, which is trying to
work out q system for the control
Of liquor sales in England. He
is q member of the American AS
tor family and his wife Is a
native Virginian, who has be
come one of the most active and
conspicuous figures in the house
Of commons. Naturally Lord AS
tors interest in the American
problem is keen.
In addition to his activities In
connection with the liquor laws,
Lord Astor has been prominent
in the movement to admit peer
esses in their own right to the
house of lords. the last strong
hold Of the male in England, and
he is the owner Of one Of Lon
don's most notable Sunday news
papers, the Observer.
The Curtis Institute Of Music,
now beginning it's seventh sea-
son, will broadcast 45-minute pro.
grams every Friday at 4 p. m.
E. S. T, from November z to April
II, over the Columbia network
and WMAL. The broadcastS will
originate in Philadelphia and will
be under the general direction OF
Josef Hofmann, famous pianist.
Emil Mlynarski will conduct the
orchestra and in his first pro-
gram will give Schubert's "Un-
finished" symphony and three
movements from the Symphonic
Espagnola" of Lalo, with Philip
Frank as soloist. The orchestra
has 110 members.
Miss Margaret Bell Houston,
granddaughter of Gen. Sam Hous-
ton, first governor Of Texas, is
booked for a speech through an
NB.C-WJZ network Tuesday af-
ternoon, November 4. Miss Hous-
ton, winrec Of the National
Poetry prize, will face the micro
phone as 5 O'Clock, Eastern
Standard Time. She is the au-
thor Of several books Of verse and
contributes regularly to national
magazines.
Johnny johnson, whose orches-
ira is heard regularly from the
Cosmopolitan Hotel in Denver
through N. B. c. networks, has
played in ractically all Of the
musical centers of the world.
During the past two years he
has apr cared at Miami, Palm
Beach, New York, Atlantic City,
London and Biarritz, among other
places.
Highlights on today's radio pro-
grams are:
7:15 p. M.
WAIAL-Alice Boulden, leading
lady in the Joe Cook musical
comedy, "Fine and Dandy" will
be the guest artist for the
Rhythm Ramblers program over
the Columbia Broadcasting net
work and WABC. Miss Boulden
will sing Can This Be Love" and
eating Worms in the Garden" /"
$3.50 p. M.
WMAL-A true story, "Circul:1-
stantial Evidence" has been
adapted for radio presentation
by James Whipple and will be
broadcast by Forty Fathom
Trawlers.
It concerns a captain of a
fishing schooner, who was found
stabbed and unconscious on the
deck of his boat by the crew.
They had been out in dories set
ting the travis and made the
discovery upon their return. The
cook, who was the only other
person aboard, was placed in
irons. When the captain recov-
erS consciousness he tells a
strange tale which exonerateS the
"''uSs0 'OSa; $50 p. M.
WRC-''Mardi Gras," one of
four numbers from Ferde Grofe'S
Mississippi Suite" will be sung
by the RevelerS during the Palm
olive Hour.
Olive Palmer, soprano soloiSt,
sings Love Has Found My Heart" I"
from Sigmund Romberg'S operatta
Countess Martha" The familiar
and ever-popular 81 Hear You
Calling Me" will be offered by
Paul Oliver, tenor. The orchestra
program varies from selections
from talkieS to Elpar's stirring