Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
MISS LEWIS SINGS
over WRC TONIGHT
Metropolitan Opera Star viii
Open Radios Observance
of Music Week.

Mary Lewis, prima donna soprano Of
the Metropolitan Opera Co., formally
will open radios observance OF Music
week" tonight by appearing as the
guest soloist in the Atwater Kent Hour
to be broadcast by WRC and an ex-
tensive network of other National
Broadcasting Co. stations.
Miss Lewis stopped midway in the
filming of her first motion picture to
travel across the continent to take part
in the program. She will sing group
of grand opera arias and two songs
from her talking picture, "The Siren
Song" An appropriate Music week"
program also will be played by the At
water Kent Orchestra, directed by
Josef PaSternack.
One of the most daring exploits IN
American naval history, Stephen De-
catur's burning of the frigate Phtla-
delphia, under the pirates guns in
Tripoli harbor, will be dramatized IN
the Big Brother Club period. the
Fifth Symphony" by Alexandra Glaz-
ounow, will be played In condensed form
by YaSha Bunchuk's Orchestra as the
feature of the broadcast by Major Ed
ward Bowes' Capital Family"
Arrangement of Melodies.
Melodies of Richard Rodgers, Broad
way composer, have been arranged by
Director Frank Black for presentation
during the Chase & Sanborn Choral
Orchestra program. When I'm LOOK.
ing at YOU" from 1.-THE Rogue Song.
is to be sung as a duet Dy Frank
Luther, tenor, and Gitla Erstinn, So
prano. Gilman and Arden, two-piano
duo, win present MY Love Parade" A
traditional Mexican folk song, La
Golondrina" ("The Swallow'O, Is an
other ensemble number In which Eliza
beth Davenport, contralto, latest addi-
ton to the Choral Orchestra. Is TO be
heard.
ranged medley o. poPa.sr o mS,eStes
will be featured on the Studebaker
Champions broadcast. Modern musical
comedy hits as well as tuneful songs
from talking movie productions Will ne
included in the program. :,
Another rebroadcast from London Is
one of the earlier attractions today OF
WMAL and associated Columbia Broad
casting System stations. 1t viii De q
Peace" by j. L. Garvin, noted Euro
pean journalist. :.
In the regular "Conclave Of Nations"
prLsram Nicaragua will be honored. DR..
Don Juan B. Sasca, Nicaraguan MN
lister to the United States, will be the
speaker. He will discuss the Nicaraguan
Canal project. Senator wheeler OF
Montana will introduce him.
Joint Recital Scheduled.
In addition to the usual variety OF
other Columbia presentations, WMAL
has scheduled joint recital by Toscha
Seidel, violinist, and John Barclay,
baritone. The works of Schumann ana
Strauss will be featured.
A program inspired by May flowers
will be presented in the Majestic
Theater broadcast by Arnold Johnston's
Orchestra, Muriel LaFrance, soprano;
Redferne Hollinshead, tenor, and Grace
Lamar, contralto. Nine. Luda Lud-
milova, Russian soprano. will be the
soloist in the Around the Samovar
presentation. AS a feature of the pro-
gram of the Coral Islanders, David
Ross, Columbia announcer, VIII give
several Hawaiian readings.
Ballads and sacred songs make up
the program of Mrs. Eva Whitford
Lovette, soprano, to be broadcast this
morning by VOL. She will be assisted
by Elsie Cranmer, pianist. The recital
will be followed by broadcast of the
morning services at the New YORK
Avenue Presbyterian Church, at which
Rev. Joseph Sizoo will preach.
Services tonight at the First Church
of Christ Scientist will be broadcast
by WJSV. The station also has sched-
uled variety of musical features.