Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
TWO NOTED OPERA
STARS WILL SING
GigIi and Thomas Featured
on N. B. c. Programs
Today.

Two famous opera singers Beniamino
Gigli, Metropolitan Opera tenor, and
John Charles Thomas, baritone, will
contribute to the outstanding radio
programs today of WRC and other Ma
tional Broadcasting 90. stations.
Gigll win be the soloiSt in a pro-
gram Of italian music, to be broad
sing the aria "Cielo E Mar" from
Ponchiell's opera, La Qioconda, F"
and several songs Of DenEa and Russo
Di Capua.
The Kent Hour at e:15 O'Clock, will
have Thomas as It's guest soloist.
Josef Pasternack's Orchestra will as
sist him.
WRC also will broadcast during the
Garden Party this afternoon q recital
by Dennis King, baritone, who mas
starred in THE Three Musketeers, ;"
"Vagabond King" and Rose Marie"
He also was featured in the screen
version Of "Vagabond King.
Chevalier to Sing.
Maurice Chevalier, star Of the Choral
Orchestra program. Will contribute
three numbers, Its a Great Life II
You Don't Weaken, I'VE Can Live on
Love" and Bon Soir." The orchestral
specialties will be Russian Hearts"
and "Slsvonic Fantasia
Chandler Goldwaithe. organist, has
selected the frolicsome Kitten on the
Keys" for his solo in the Tree Hour.
Melodious songs of all time make up
the rest of the musical program.
A dramatiIation OF one OF the tense
moments in American history, the
transmission of the first telegraph mes
sage between Washington and Balti-
more, will be the high light of the Big
Brother Club presentation. The must
cal background will be provided by Joe
Rines and his JOY 6preaders.
OratoriO TO Be Given.
The first radio performance Of Sir
Edward Cigars famous oratorio. The
Apostles" will be given by the Ma
tional Oratorio Society. Only the f1rst
part will be broadcast today, the sec
ond and concluding part being sched-
uled for next Sunday.
Belle Baker, of vaudeville fame. will
Be the guest artist on the National
Broadcasting Co. Artists Service pro-
gram An orchestra directed by VIII
liam Wirges will assist her.
Another wRC musical feature will
be a concert this morning by the
Cleveland Symphony Orchestra under
the direction Of Nikolai Sokoloff. The
$4,000, 900 Severance Hall in Cleveland.
WMAL and associated Columbia sta
tons will rebroadcast today talk from
London by Viscount D'Abernon, f1nan-
cier and former British Ambassador to
Germany. His topic is The Economic
Crisis-Cause and Cure"
Philharmonic Program.
The New York Philharmonic SYM
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concert with the Overture" to Gluck's
''Irhigenia In Aulis." Another selection
will be the Symphony in F Major, No.
g." by Brahms.
A musical greeting to Spring and the
radio premiere of Byron Gray's latest
composition, "On the Way to Sunday
School," are to be featured by Jesse
Crawford in his recital. The eoloist
VIII be Paul Small, tenor.
The latest chapter Of the Irene
Bordoni musical serial Is 10 take place
nous star will sing three numbers,
SOUS les Toits de Paris" you Do
Something to Ne" and do / Love
You?"
A drama, entitled THE Trial and
Passion Of Jesus Christ viii be pre-
scented during the Goldsn Hour Of the
Little Flower, instead of the usual ser
mon Dy Kew. Charles Z. Coughi1n, au~
thor Of the play. DR.. Cougalin also will
enact the role Of the historian in the
presentation.
Local Music Features.
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
has arranged a varied program Of six
numbers. The principal selections are
"When You're Away" from THE Only
Girl" and LISTS "Liebestraum'
Two Of WMAL's attractions of local
origin will be Palm Sunday program
by Emily Coville. prominent Washing
ton soprano, and q concert by the
Shoreham Orchestra The orchestra
viii play 10 numbers. ranging from
the Hymn to the Sun" of Rimsky-
Korsakoff, to the "Gondolier' Of Nevin.
L. z. Phillips, the man who makes
the trombone talk" will be heard over
WJSV tonight at 1880 O'Clock. He is
Q veteran radio artist, and UP until
several months ago was regular con-
tributor to the WJ6V programs. This
station also has scheduled q new fea-
ture, a concert by the Census Choral
and Talent Club, composed Of colored
employees Of the Census Bureau
VOL will broadcast the morning
service at the Church Of the Epiphany
n addition to its other regular relig-
ious features.