Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-26
MELTON WILL SING
ON GALAPROGRAM
Classical Music Features An
niversary Event on WRC
This Evening.

The Mobiloil hour will celebrate its
first birthday anniversary tonight over
WRC and other National Broadcasting
Co. stations, with James Melton, popular
tenor. as the guest soloist.
The program will be composed exclu-
sively of the better known works of
Kreisler and Rubinstein. Melton will
sing three numbers-Kreisler's Caprice
Viennois," selections from his Apple
Blossoms" and the Romance" Of
Rubinstein. The orchestra under the
direction of Nathaniel Shilkret has in
cluded among its contributions Rubin
STEMS "Toreador and Andalouse" and
his ''Kamennoi- Ostrow.'
A music and word picture of South
ern plantation scenes appears in the
brief program of Harvey Hindermeyer
and Earl Tuckerman to be broadcast
at T30 o'clock Another dramatic
sketch by the Wilbur Coon Players will
follow.
Symphony at 9 O'Clock.
In the Halsey-Stuart program at 9
O'Clock the Chicago Little Symphony
Orchestra will play the outstanding
works of Mozart, Tschaikowsky, Friml
Horlick and Glazounow. The Palm
olive hour, a half hour later, features a
colorful musical parade of favorites OF
other days. "Macushla,'' Russian
Lullaby" Last Rose of Summer" and
"In Little Spanish Town" are promi-
nent among the selections.
The Conclave of Nations" the inter-
national goodwill program of the
Columbia Broadcasting System, sched-
uled by wMAL tonight, is to honor
Cuba. Senior Don Prestes Ferrara,
Cuban Ambassador to the United States,
will be the speaker Senator Fletcher
of Florida viii introduce him. Music
typical of Cuba will round out the
program.
Other outstanding Columbia attrac-
lions to be broadcast by WMAL include
81. the Gold Medal Fast Freight, the 40
Fathom Trawlers, the La Palma Smoker,
the Philco hour and four-act melo-
drama. 1.-THE Boy Detective" by the
Hank Simmons Showboat troupe. In
addition there will be broadcast from
Atlantic City of the portion of ses-
sion of the department of superintend-
ence Of the National Education Associa-
ton.
Story TO be Told.
An original story by James whipple
dealing with the lusty days of cross
Channel smuggling by French and Eng
lish adventures in 1895 will be drama
tized as the 4o-Fathoms presentation.
The La Palma program is made up OF
a group of popular numbers.
A variety program is featured by the
Gold Medal organist and quartet. The
organ numbers range from selections
from H. M S. Pinafore" to medley of
old-time popular numbers, while the
quartet will sing Across the River" and
when You Come to the End of the
Day."
Ben Alley, tenor, and Helen Nugent,
contralto, will join an augmented en-
semble which will present the Philco
hour. Song hits from Maurice Cheva-
lier's latest picture, 1.-THE Love Parade"
will be featured. John Barclay, BARI
tone. will sing "Oh, Paris, Stay the
Same"
Radio Joe and his Budget Boys will
dedicate their weekly program to Wood
ward 81 Lothrop in observance of the
stores golden anniversary
A concert by Edith Reeds entertain
ers and the weekly feature. Half Hour
with Great Composers" head the pro-
gram of VOL. The program of WJSV
includes late dance program by Ray
Acton's Modernistics and a concert by
the United States Army Band.