The Washington times., 1930-09-11
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- few days ago an order went
o6ffrom the executive offices Of
tie National Broadcasting Com
pany that hereafter spot news
brdAdcasts are not to be cut off at
ascrucial moment. The orders
say that the switch over must be
praeeful and that even II tha
bf6 6dcast peaches upon the time
OF another feature, whoever is In
charge must not leave the air In
such manner as to anger the
listening audience.
perhaps the incident which led
uI. to the new order was the fact
that not so long ago when Bill
Munday was describing one of
tllee Junior world series games
from Memphis over WIZ, Just
when the game had reached a
roint with the score tied at 4 to
Al the bases full and two men out
III the ninth inning, the broad
cast was abruptly cut off with a
r1umbled apology and some or
chestra music was substituted for
the really exciting details OF the
Junior ball players.
Esir Wilfred Grenfell, noted lee
tdrr and surgeon, viii speak over
an extensive National Broadcast
ing Company network tonight on
"Ine Lure Of Labrador"
sTar. Grenfell has spent the major
part of his long and active career
ills Labrador. It was his work in
pfoyiding hospitals and adequate
housing for the fishermen Of the
peiiinsula that won for him the
knighthood. The hospital ships
which he has equipped have been
Of real service to Seamer.
His lectures on disqualification
ana on child welfare have been
heard in every English-speaking
country. =.
Dr. Grenfell's talk, which will be
delivered in N. B. C.'s New York
studios, will be heard from 6:4S
to p. m. over WRC.
Irene Bordoni. effervescent in.
tsrnationa1 star Of stage and
screen, will play to two audiences
ali sone time Wednesday night,
September II, when she broad
casts over the Camel Pleasure
hour.
ABehind a huge glass curtain on
the stage of the New Amsterdam
Taeater in New York, the ia
nao0s little comedienne will be
watched by a large audience
while she broadcastS to another
invisible audience Of millions
throughout the country.
Accompanying her in this
unique broadcast will be Reinald
Werrenrath, Willard Robson,
Mary Mccoy and the other. fixed
stars Of the Camel Pleasure
FIour. WIZ and the associated
stations of the National Broad
casting Company will pick up
Mile. Bordoni's sparkling songs
at. $3.50 o'clock eastern daylight
tine.
almost everyone harbors a
suppressed desire to lead an or
cheStra-pfefersbly a dance or
cheStra," says Ted. Weel11s, whose
music will be heard from Mime.
apolis over the. Columbia net
Work every Thursday at 1880
psa n, z. D. S. T., beginning Sep
tefi1ber 25.
The following illustrative Incl
dent occurred several years ago
when WeenaS and his ) orchestra
played an engagement at a Yale
dance the night before the Yale.
HAYWARD game. John Coolidge
was there with a young lady, and
while everyone present clamored
to be introduced to the son Of
thes former President, young Cool
idge expressed a desire to meet
Weelns. After the introduction,
Ted leaned forward and asked,
Would you care to lead the boys
fora few minutes. Mr.. Coolidge?"
a"Would I? That would be
great. If you'll please dance with
Miss - for me, I'll be glad to. :"
When the dance ended some
two hours later, John Coolidga
was still leading the orchestra
and Ted was still leading the
young lady around the floor.
8P. M.
SFRC-Queen Elizabeth, 0ne Of
England's most illustrious sover-
eigns, win be the reincarriated
guest Of honor at the Arco Birth
day Party. Numbers heard during
this program include Dvorak's
''Hulnoresque," when I'm Look
ing at YOU" Still as the Night"
and Songs My Mother Taught
Me-"