Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-15
AIDA TO SING ROLE
IN OPERA ON RADIO
"Manon Lescaut" to Be
Given on National Broad
casting Chain Tonight.

"Manon Lescaut," the Puccini opera
which Frances Aida selected for her
farewell performance at the Metropoll-
tan Opera a few weeks ago, will have
its radio premiere tonight over WRC
and other National Broadcasting Co.
stations, with Nine Aida singing the
title role.
Sharing with La Boheme" the repu-
tation of being the most tuneful OF all
Puccini operas, "Manon Lescaut" is
based on the love story by the Able
Provost. Aside from Nine. Aida, it Will
bring before the microphone an impoS-
ing group of opera singers, including
PaSquale Amato, Mario Chamlee, Merle
Alcock and Giuseppe La Puma. Gen
marc Papi will direct the production
and an orchestra of so pieces will COM
plete the full operate Interpretation OF
the work
The opera, coming between and 8
o'clock, will prevent the broadcast OF
amos m Andy" This feature may be
heard however, through stations WIZ
New York;, WHAM (Rochester),
KDKA Pittsburgh, WCKY (Coving-
ton, Ky), WRVA Richmond, Va.
WHIT charlotte, n. G., WPTF era
leigh, N. c., and WHO'D miami Beach,
Fla).
Damrosch's Orchestra.
Three movements from TSchaikow-
sky's sixth and last symphony, which
the composer called the "Pathetique,"
will be interpreted by Walter DAM
rosch's Orchestra in the General Elec-
trio hour. The orchestra also will play
Chabrier's March Joyeuse," which
opens the concert.
The Launderland Lyrics broadcast
and a special National Drama week
program are among WRC's remaining
features. Bernice Taylor, soprano; Fred
Waldner. tenor, and 22-piece orcheS-
ira directed by Josef Koestner will pro-
vide the Launderland program. Sew
eral sketches of current plays will be
presented during the Drama week pres
entation in which a group of proml-
nent stage stars will take part.
One of WRC'S earlier features will be
talks by Senator Walsh of Montana
and Mary Anderson of the Womens
Bureau of the Department Of Labor on
the general subject of Peace" They
will broadcast during the period set
aside for the Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom.
District Vote Topic.
Two talks headline the program to-
night of station WMAL. The first will
be given by Miss Jessie Dell, member
of the United States Civil Service Com
mission, VINO VIII advocate naClonal
representation for the District. She
win broadcast under the auspices of the
Citizens Joint Committee on National
Representation for the District. The
second talk will be made by Alister M.
Macdonald, son of England's prime
minister.
wMAL's musical features will come
during the weekly Paramount-Publix
radio hour and the Dixie Echoes broad
cast. Negro spirituals will make up the
latter program. The station also has
scheduled another Around the Samo-
war; program to be provided by Peter
Bilio's Balalaika Orchestra, Nine. Sa-
MAZDA Nicolina, soprano; Mile. Elena
Kazenova, violinist, and Eli Spivak, bari
tone.
A joint recital by Edith B. Athey,
pianist, and James Moore, tenor. and a
concert by the Silver String Revelers
are among VOLS features tonight
WJSV announces a varied program in
which its regular contributors will take
part These include the Virginia Sere-
naders, the Catskill Trio and Pa Brown
and his Brownies.