Evening star., 1931-12-06
ROSA PONSELLE
RETURNS TO AIR
Metropolitan Soprano viii
Sing Seven Numbers in
Twilight Hour.

Rosa Ponselle, leading soprano Of the
Metropolitan Opera Co., returns to the
nicrophone today as guest artist in
the Twilight Hour program, a National
Broadcasting Co. feature coming into
Washington over wRC.
The program is scheduled from $50
10 6 O'Clock. Miss Ponselle will sing
seven numbers. The principal selections
will be Dvoraks Songs MY Mother
Taught Me" kiss Me Again from
Herberts Mile. Modiste" and Ave
Maria"
Frank Mum, tenor. better known as
Paul Oliver, is TO open new series
as guest artist in the program known
as the American Album Of Familiar
Music. Co-StsrTing with him Will be
Mary Mccoy. soprano, and Veronica
Virgins, contralto.
Seth Parker Returns.
The Seth Parkers, now on an extensive
vaudeville tour, are to return to the
air at 10 As for one performance. The
program will come from Chicago
Mai. Edward Bowes and his Capitol
Theater family" also are to contribute
to WRC's program in new Sunday
morning series to begin at ll:30
O'Clock. The program will last for an
hour. .,
The Sentinels of the Republic will
present James w WadSWOrth, former
Senator from New York, in a talk at
! o'clock on ours the Best Form of
Government" He will review various
forms Of government, starting with the
0ynasties of ancient ManChus in China.
Three prominent educators also will
be heard over WRC at 80 in pro-
gram arranged by the National Educa-
ton Association. The speakers will be
Miss Florence Hale, president Of the
association; DR.. John Finley associate
editor of the New York Times and
Dr. Willis Sutton, former president of
N. e. A.
The remainder of WRC's program is
made Up of other regular N B. C. at
fractions. These include the program
by Eddie Cantor and Rubinoff' S
Orchestra, and the musical comedy
program at 945.
Vaudeville Stars on Program.
Grace Hayes, musical comedy and
vaudeville star. and Sid Garry, vaude-
vile and recording artist, will contrib
ute TO the Edna Wallace Hopper
Varieties program over WMAL and
other Columbia stations. Music will
be furnished by the London Kit Kat
Club Orchestra.
Seldom-h heard works by classical and
modern composers make up the major
part of the program Of the New YORK
Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.
The opening number will be the
symphony in E. Flat Major" by
Johann Christian Bach. 1t will be fol-
lowed by Mendelssohn's Symphony in
D Minor No. s."
For his weekly recital Ernest
Hutcheson, pianist, will feature Chopin's
"ScherZo in G Sharp Minor" The Co.
lumbia Concert Orchestra will assist
him
The international rebroadcast from
London will bring a talk by Viscount
Rhondda on The Feminist Move
ment." She has taken an active part
in this movement in England.
A new WMAL feature will be the
"Oalifornia Melodies" program at 1l:30.
The program will originate in the
studios Of XIII, in Los Angeles. Irene
Dunn, screen star, is TO be the guest
artist.
VOL will broadcast the morning
service Of the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church. in addition TO its other
regular features. These include the
Washington Catholic hour, and con-
certs by the National Hawaiians and
Parks concert trio.
Features from the Fox and Howard
Theaters will be broadcast tonight by
WJSV. This station also will carry
its other regular attractions, which in
clude a concert by the Shoreham
Orchestra, and the Gospel Twilight
Hour at AIS.