Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-11
OLD SONG MEDLEY :.
IS WMAL FEATURE.
NANNY" Composer Will
Headline Bakers Broadcast
Tonight Over WRC.

| Two faYorites of the musical comedy
stage. Frank Crumit and Julia Sander
| son, will present a well balanced pro-
! gram of old and new songs during the
Blackstone Plantation presentation to-
night over WMAL and associated Co
lumbia Broadcasting System stations
Besides the Medley of Old Songs"
that has been a regular feature on these
programs Crumit will sing an old favor
lite, $50 Long. Oolong," while Miss San
derSon will contribute I'm Going to
Keep Right on Asking You, in addition
to several other popular selections.
The Old Gold hour, with Paul White
man and his orchestra; a concert by
the Columbia Symphony Orchestra and
another mr.. and Mrs" sketch are
among the other Columbia features
scheduled by WNAL. Whiteman will
present another popular program, while
the Columbia Orchestra will play
group of classical selections, including
the overture to Wagner's "TannhauSer.
selection from Herbert's "Natoma"
and the introduction to act 3 of
Wagner's "Lohengrin." "A Penny
Saved" is the title Of the Mr.. and Mrs"
sketch.
LeSh to Ask Representation.
Aside from the Columbia attractions
WMAL has scheduled two outstanding
programs of local origin. The first will
come at GAS o'clock in the form of a
talk on national representation for the
District by Paul E. Lesh of the Wash
ington Board of Trade. The other will
be a musical program at 1880 o'clock
by the Washington Alumnae Club of
Mu Phi Epsilon National Musical
Sorority.
Walter Donaldson, pianist and COM
AZ he ~ xxi1l
appear as the guest artist with the
Happy Wonder Bakers in their weekly
broadcast tonight over WRC and other
National Broadcasting Co. stations. In
honor of the occasion the Bakers have
arranged a program composed chiefly
of Donaldsons compositions. These in
clude Back Home in Tennessee" MY
Buddy" MY Blue Heaven" and How
You Gonna Keep EN- Down on the
Farm?"
The Eveready hour presentation will
be dramatiEation based on an impor-
tant incident in the life of Joannes
Mozart. Frederick Forester, noted
dramatic artist, will impersonate the
great composer. An orchestra of SYM
phonic proportions, directed by Nathan
iel Shilkret, will provide the musical
setting, opening the program with the
overture to the Marriage of Figaro"
| caroline Andrews, soprano; JACOB
zayde, concert violinist, and the famous
Paulist ChoristerS also will take part.
The old ballad Frankie and john
ME-" as set to modern music, and a
medley of old-time favorites will be
played by Coon-Sanders' Nighthawks
IN the Florsheim Frolic.
Besides the musical features, WRC
has scheduled two talks. One viii be
given by Secretary of Labor Davis at
sis O'Clock during the childrens nag
program. Brig. Gen. George Richards,
paymaster general Of the Marine Corps,
will give the other. His talk is designed
especially for World War veterans. A
musical program to be broadcast in
connection with it includes selections
by the Marine Band and recital by
Louise Deuterman Allison, soprano.
A program of Irish melodies will be
presented by Gertrude Lyons in her
weekly broadcast tonight over VOL A
dinner concert and George Corley's Or
chestra also are featured by this sta
ton.
SoloistS from Washington's new Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra will con-
tribute to the program tonight of
WJSV. In addition there will be fea-
lures by the Montgomery Players and
Elgin's WaShingtonians.