The Washington times., 1930-07-24

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Charlotte cushman, most power
fui actress America ever produced,
viii be reincarnated guest-of-honor
at the Arco Birthday Party broad.
cast tonight over the WEAF coast
to-coast network.
Values and their measures must
have changed from her day to
today. Her biographies point out
that she had mo sex appeal" !" yet
for 40 years she reigned undis-
puted as the worlds greatest &C
tress.
She never married.
In her day thespians travelled
long and hard. Every theater in
America offered her capacity ati-
diences; likewise Europe and the
Antipodes.
Nancy Sykes, Lady Macbeth,
Romeo, Cardinal Woolsey, queen
Catherine these were her great
roles. Her Interpretation Of Romeo
was superb: few male actors ever
equalled it. She said men should
never play that role: BY the time
they were old enough to under.
stand Vt, they were too old to
look it,
s'The show must 60 off, is the
motto of the newly organized
Clock Watchers Association at the
National Broadcasting Company.
Designed to promote the acclir-
ate timing of radio features. the
new society will admit to its rolls
any announcer or production man
who. for a whole week. keeps all
his programs from running more
than 10 seconds over their al-
lotted space in the schedule. So
say the bylaws, regulations and
rules of procedure, which are be-
ing prepared by Patrick Kelly,
N. B. C.. supervisor of announcers.
Successful presentation of lIet-
work features is partly a. matter
Of split second timing, Kelly
points out. Programs must dove
tail accurately into the hourly
routine.
Radio is probably the only buSi-
ness in the world where it could
happen but the Clock Watchers
Association at N. BIC. Is taking
shape with the hearty approval OF
the company executives.
The show must go on is IN
old show business aphoriSm which
applies neatly to radio. But Just
as important is another version =
the show must go of" /" For al
ways another program, with per-
ahaps another network. is inn
patiently awaiting the channels.
And so, the show must 60 off"
Is the motto Of the new N. B. C.
Clock Watchers Association.
Station WIZ, owned by the
Radio Corporation Of America
and operated by the National
BrOadcasting Company, has filed
application with the Federal
Radio Commission for a permit
to replace the present equip.
ment Of that station with more
modern apparatus. No increase
In power was requested.
Highlghts on todays radio pro
gram are:
7:1S r. M.
WdAL Frederic william vile,
Colun1bia's Washington CORE
SpOndent, will discuss the "Politi-
cal Situation in washington To-
night" when he speaks from the
studio Of WMALl.
7:45 r. M.
WNTAL-Popular melodies of
the day will be featured by Fred.
die Rich and his band, playing
as THE Rhythm King"
$500 P. M.
WRC Charlotte Saunders
: CuShman. who was called the
most powerful actress America
ever produced. will be reincarnat-
ed guest at the Arco Birthday
Party broadcast.
The musical selections heard
during this program will include
Cheer Up, !" Love Me and the
World is Mine" "A Little Bit of
Heaven, " and Who Knows?"
$3.50 r. M.
yVlGALr Toscha Seidel. violinist.
will play the second movement Of
the MendelSchn Concerto on his
program over Columbia Broad
casting System. Mr.. Seidel studied
this number under Leopold Auer,
and played 1t on the first pro
gram he ever presented In Eng
land.
WRC Playing composition of
his own authorship, "Valse Chro
matique." Clyde Doerr. saxophon,
ist. is presented by Eugene Or
mandy during the broadcast OF
Jack Frost Melody Moments.
9P. M.
. WNIAI1-Jack Shilkret and his
orchestra will play Brother Mats
'.Kiddie CaperSy as q feature Of
! the Mid-Week Kodak hour.
WRC-Jo Johnny Marvin, popular
vaudeville entertainer and radio
artist, will be featured in the RCA
hour. Marvin win be heard in
some Of the songs he has helped
TO make popular.
$3.50 p. M.
WMAL. Postmaster GeneraiI
Walter f Brown will be the