Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-21
AIDA AND LAFORGE
ON WRC PROGRAM
Miss Evelyn Herbert, Stage
Prima Donna, Also Will
Sing Tonight.

Nine. Frances Aida, soprano, formerly
with the Metropolitan Opera Co., and
Frank LaForge, American pianist-com-
poser, open q new series Of semi-weekly
radio programs tonight over WRC and
q network Of other National Broadcast
ing Co. stations.
Nine. Aida and LAForge win recre-
ate scenes of the drawing room, at
tempting to convey the music, CONVEX
The soprano viii sing standard songs,
including the works of Victor Herbert,
Gilbert and Sullivan and others. On her
initial program she will sing 1.-THE Birth
Of Morn" "Old Folks at Home" and
IAN Open Secret" IsaForge, in addi-
ton to accompanying Nine. Aida, will
play some Of the difncult piano COM
positions for which he 10 noted.
Miss Evelyn Herbert Sings.
Another famous singer, Miss Evelyn
Herbert, prima donna Of many famous
stage successes, also will be heard over
WRC as the guest artist with Nathaniel
Shilkret's Concert Orchestra at $3.50
o'clock. She will sing Lover, Come
Back to Me" and gems from MY Mary
land" The orcheStra's program in
cludes 'Punchinello" and the Scarf
Dance" Of Chaminade.
The sports celebrity to be interviewed
by Grantland Rice at 1890 o'clock will
be w. l.. CYOung) Stribling. who is
signed up for q heavyweight bout with
question the fighter about his early
career and his plans for the forthcom-
ing battle with Schmeling.
The Varieties program, with Bugs
Baer, and the weekly concert by Olive
Palmer, Paul Oliver, Elizabeth Lennox
and GuStave Haenchen'S Orchestra are
among WRC's other outstanding N. B.
G. presentations.
Washington Pianist to Play.
Helen Corbin Heinl, Washington
pianist, will be the soloist with the
United States Marine Band in its weekly
radio concert tonight over WAAL and
a nationwide network Of 40 other Co
lumbia Broadcasting System stations.
She will play the HUNGARIAN Fan
tasy" Of Frank IASZt.
The Columbia concert presentation
will feature Eugene Ormandy's Orches-
ira and Max RoSen, Rumanian violin
iSt, who will use his SIC, 900 Stradivarius
for the broadcast. RoSen's program Is
made up Of the First Movement Sym
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Tales" and the Spanish Dance" Of De
Falla.
An all-Bach program will be offered
by ToScha Seidel, violinist, and the
Columbia Concert Orchestra. The OPEN
ing number will be the beautiful Con
certo for Two Violins." This number
will be played by seidel and John
Corigliano.
Blues Singing Scheduled.
Morton Downey, tenor, and Freddie
Rich's Orchestra viii present a popular
program at o'clock. The Vagabonds,
directed by Emery Deutsch, have ar
ranged q program made up Of Cuban
and Russian numbers.
The proceedings at O dinner in honor
Of Archbishop Michael Curley in the
Maynower Hotel tonight will be broad
cast by VOL. The station also will
broadcast a special program for Walter
Reed Hospital arranged by the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
Lorraine Maust, popular ''blues"
singer, and Big Eds Squirrel Hunters
will be the principal contributors to the
program tonight Of WJSV. A travel
talk by Mai. william Beall and q con-
cert by the Melody Three are among
the stations other features.