Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-08
RUTH CHATTERTON
IS WMAL FEATURE
Microphone- Shy Stage and
Screen Star Will Appear
in Musical Cocktail.

Ruth Chatterton, celebrated star of
the stage and screen, but microphone
shy, will take part tonight in the Musi-
cal Cocktail From California, to be
broadcast by WMAL and a transconti-
mental network Of associated Columbia
BroadcaSting System stations.
Louella Parsons, motion picture writer
and critic, will interview Miss Chatter
ton, drawing from her some of the init
macieS of her career in Hollywood. The
musical background will be furnished
by Raymond Paige's Orchestra, the
Three Cheers Vocal Trio and Sol Hoopii
and his Hawaiians.
Another stage celebrity, Nan Hal
perrin, who has covered every important
vaudeville circuit in the country, will
be heard over WMAL in the Personali-
ties program at 10 o'clock. She will
sing two original character songs, 1.-THE
Bridesmaid" and THE Youngest in the
Family" Freddie Rich's Orchestra also
will contribute to this broadcast, featur-
ing Deep in My Heart" from 1.-The
Student Prince" and the popular waltz
of few years back, Three O'Clock in
the Morning"
The Columbia Concert, at 10:45
o'clock, will present jeanette Vreeland,
SOpI dI1O, DIS JIle BueSL Eugene
Ormandy's Orchestra will assist her.
"Scrappy" Lambert and Dick Robert
son will be the chief contributors to the
McAleer program. Every Street Is
Canal Street in Venice" and At Wanna
Be Around My Baby All the Time" are
their duet numbers.
The Fast Freight will pay a swift
visit to New York. Al Chance will de-
scribe the wonders of the city, and the
organist and quartet will entertain with
a popular program, which includes
Cheerful Little Earful," Body and
Soul and 1--WE Got Rhythm"
Progress of the nationwide campaign
to wipe out illiteracy will be outlined by
Secretary of Interior Wilbur in a spe-
cial program which WMAL will broad
cast at $50 o'clock
FRITZ Scheff who immortalized Vic
tor Herbert's Kiss Me Again." will re-
turn to the microphone tonight to take
part in the concert to be broadcast at
$50 o'clock over WRC and a network
OF other National Broadcasting Co. sta
tons.
Miss scheff, incidentally. will sing
Kiss Me Again." in addition to a med
ley of other Herbert compositions, and
the Two Hearts in Waltz Time" of
Stolz. The orchestra, directed by Ma
thaniel Shilkret. will feature Strauss
Tales From the Vienna Woods" and
Godowsky's I'm Old Vienna"
Bobby Jones in his weekly golf chat
at o'clock will discuss the tie game he
played with Alex Smith. The In
Vestment period, at o'clock, will
present Fred w. Sargent, president of
the Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Co. in a talk on the national railroad
situation.
Grantland Rice, sports writer at
1880 o'clock will interview Clarence
Burlington Kelland, author and hunor-
ist. Kelland will tell stories of the
buffers preparations for the golfins
season. Leonard joys Orchestra will
provide the musical setting.
Howard Thurston, master magician
VIII be heard over VOL this afternoon
at 5:15 o'clock. His subject will be
Confessions of Magician" The WOI,
program also features a presentation by
Edith Reeds Entertainers and a studio
recital arranged by Estelle Wentworth
A dinner concert by Abilio Martins
Orchestra, a presentation by the WJSV
Players and concert by the Melody
Three will provide variety for the
WJSV broadcast other features will
include dance music by Emery Dough-
ertys Orchestra and a program by the
Sons Of the American Revolution.