The Washington times., 1930-04-08

In outlining the prospects for
radio sales in 1880. the annual
report of the Radio Corporation
of America estimates there are
1000, 900 potential customers for
battery sets.
There are 100000 sets in use
bought between 1923 and 1925
and a large percentage of these
listeners are listed as among
those who might be susceptible
to a sales argument for battery
less receiver.
BY the same statistics one
finds there are 19,500,000 wired,
homes and 10,3OO,OOO unwired.
There were 100000 to 100,.
900, 900 tubes sold in 1929. The
estimate for 1880 is $4,000. 900
tubes. Approximately $850,00O,,
900 was spent for radio appa,
ratus in 1929 and more will be
spent this year unless the experts
guess wrong
All of which means this is an
air-minded nation insofar as en-,
tertainment is concerned.
President Hoover is scheduled
for two April broadcasts. He will
speak at the Washington lunch.
con celebrating the eightieth
birthday of DR.. William Henry
WEIGH, dean of American medi-
cine. This event will be on the
air today at IL o'clock noon over
the Columbia and NB.C. net
works. DR.. Livingston Farrand,
president of Cornell University, is
listed as the other speaker.
DR.. WEIGH. whose connection
with Johns Hopkins Hospital and
University dates to the early days
of the institution, advised the
formation of the Yellow Fever
Committee, which discovered the
mosquitoes contribution to the
spread of that disease. He is
president of the board of di-
rectors of the Rockefeller Insti-
tute for Medical Research and
chairman of the Advisory Council
of the Milbank Memorial Fund Of
New York. He is a member Of
scientific societies in many cou1-
tries, has received orders from
foreign rulers. and holds honorary
degrees from more than a dozen
universities and colleges.
The Presidents SeconC broad
cast this month will be his ad-
dress to the Daughters Of the
American Revolution in session
at their thirty-ninth Continental
| Congress on April 49, Broad
casting will begin at $3.50 p. m,
Eastern standard time, over the
Columbia and N.B.C. networks.
Highlights on today's programs
are:
4 p. M.
WMAL-Col. U. S. Grant, Sd.
director of Public Buildings and
Parks, and D. Robert Yarnall.
of the American Engineering
Council, will speak on the pur
chase and preservation of the
old Potomac River canal and
locks near Great Falls. This
project was built and directed
by George Washington. Musical
selections by the United States
Army Band.
5:55 p. M.
WRC-"Keeping Up With the
Times" News flashes by Viii
liam Moore, feature editor.
WMAL-Old favorites will pre-
dominate during the Blackstone
program broadcast by Frank
Crumit and Julia Sanderson.
They have made up the program
to include numbers which they
have sung over the air before,
and which listeners have re
quested that they do again.
p. M.
WRC-The immortal story of
Cleopatra has been chosen for
a dramatic broadcast over the
Eveready Hour. Rosaline Greene.
star of many Eveready Hour
dramatizations, will portray Cleo
patra. Charles Warburton. the
noted Shakespearian interpreter.
will play Antony and Frederick
Forester will enact the role of
Caesar.
$3.50 p. M.
WRC-Bert Kalmar and Harry
Ruby, two of Tin Pan Alleys more
prominent residents whose songs
have been the hits OF numerous
Broadway musical comedies, will
be guests of the Happy Wonder
Bakers.
1880 p. M.
WMAL-ExcerptS from Romeo
and Juliet" will form leading spots
in a grand opera concert. Adele
Vasa, formerly with the American
Grand Opera Company, will sing
the leading role in the broadcast.
She will be accompanied In her
renditions by the Columbia Grand
Opera Orchestra.
WRC-A broadcast direct from
a sound stage in Hollywood, fea
turing a group of motion-picture
stars, a tap-dancing ensemble OF
Is girls and a negro chorus OF 40
voices will be presented over
coast-tocoast netw ork. Among
those to be heard will be Richard
Dix, Bebe Daniels, Betty CompSon,
Olsen and johnson and Wheeler
and WolSey.
U. S. to Spend 100000
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