The Washington times., 1930-04-28

What with his radio debut
Convict x46812,. whose colorful
description Of the gigantic Colum
hus (Ohio) penitentiary fire
proved such a novelty in radio
last week, finds himself $500
richer. william s. Paley, presi
dent of the Columbia Broadcast
ing System, sent a check for that
amount to the lifer, whose name
Is Otto Gardner, as a token OF
his appreciation for what was
probably the most thrilling air
program that has been Offered
since radio had its inception.
Three special features win be
heard this week as part Of the
daily program by the Radio
Home-Makers Club, over the Co
lumbia Broadcasting System. 81,
a special May Day program,
featuring Maria Theresa. dancer
and adopted daughter OF the late
Isadora Duncan, will be broadcast
Thursday at 10 a. m. She will
trace the history of May Day
through the ages.
Also on Thursday will be heard
atalk on 1.-THE American Woman
and Her Clothes" by Baron de
Meyer, French fashion expert,
who is visiting America. This is
q forerunner of the first radio
fashion show, which will be pre-
sented from 10 a. m. to noon Fri
day.
On Friday a complete ward
robe for the average young woman
will be described. Well-known
stage stars who will display
models at the studios, include
Barbara Newberry, chosen by
Florenz Ziegfeld as the possessor
Of the most beautiful legs in the
world. She will talk on shoe
and hose fashions.
Milton j. Cross, NB.C. an.
nouncer and 1929 diction award
winner, received a letter q few
days ago from another M. j.
Cross, the latter an automobile
dealer in Fort Plain, N. Y:
you're not the only M. J.
Cross to win distinction" the
letter said, II received first
prize recently for delivering
more cars than any other dealer
in my territory"
7:15 p. M.
WRC-Whether Soviet Russia
can convert the agricultural dis
trictS into great communal farms
or return to the old peasant pro.
prietorshipS will be considered by
James G. Mcdonald, authority on
international problems, in his
weekly talk in the series, The
World Today.
$3.50 p. M.
= WMAL-One of Irving Berlin's
latest tunes, "To My Nanny"
from the new AL Jolson picture,
Nanny" will be included ON
the program to be presented by
Merle Johnston and his Coco
Couriers. Henry ,Burbig, humor-
tst, will present one Of his dialect
sketches.
WRC-Rodgers and Hart tunes
that mark their progress from
college to prominence as musical
comedy composers are woven into
'a1medley to be sung by the male
quartet of the A. & P. Gypsies
program.
$3.50 p. M.
WRC-Offering highlights of
an international concert career,
Maria Kurenko, Russian soprano.
will be presented in the General
Motors Family Party.
1O:OO r. M.
. WMAL-"Little by Little" and
Happy Days Are Here Again
are included in the selections to
be played by Guy Lombardo's
Royal Canadians during the Rob.
ert Burns Panatela program.
Ben Alley, tenor, and Helen
Nugent, contralto, will sing duets
OF "You Brought a New Kind of
Love to Me" and Telling It to
the Daisies"
1880 r. M.
WRC-Lighter classical selec
tionS, outstanding compositions
and American folk tunes will be
woven into a symphonic pattern
under the direction of Adolf
Dumont, Middle West conductor
in a new weekly series known as
The Sign of the Shell.