Evening star., 1932-04-02
SYMPHONY MUSIC
ON WMAL TONIGHT
Philadelphia Orchestra to
Broadcast Contemporary
American Compositions.

A concert by the Philadelphia Sym
phony Orchestra, conducted by Leopold
stokowski, will be broadcast tonight by
an extensive Columbia network and
WNIAL.
The program, scheduled from 8:l5 to
10 O'Clock. will be devoted solely to con-
temporary American music. The open
ing number will be the Pleasure Dome
of Kubla Khan" by the late Charles
Tomlinson Critics of New York. This
will be followed, in the order named, by
Covells "Synchrony," Powell's 'Natchez
on the Hill" Copelands Music for the
Theater." the Mine Colors" of Gruen-
berg, Dubensky'S "Atonal Fugue, HIS
Humor." from Benefits Abraham Lin
coin" symphony and PlstonS suite
Little Congress Dinner.
Another outstanding WMAL-Colum-
bia feature will be a broadcast OF the
principal addresses at the thirteenth an
nual dinner of the Little Congress at
the Shoreham Hotel Seven men who
at one time served as assistants to
members of Congress and have since
risen to positionS of increased reSpon-
sibility and prominence Will be heard.
Chief among them is Senator White OF
Maine. Others INCLUDE Representatives
Kvale of Minnesota, Grail OF California,
Lanham of Texas and Mobley OF
Georgia.
The broadcast from the dinner is
scheduled from 1915 to lO:45 O'Clock.
1t will replace the regular institute OF
Public Affairs program.
Frederic William VILE. veteran raQlO
political analyst, who recently returned
from Geneva, also will return to the
microphone for his popular weekly re
syme of the political situation in Wash
ington. During Wile's absence this
feature was presented by prominent
Washington newspaper correspondents.
Ruth Etting to Sing.
Ruth Etting has selected two popular
melodies for her broadcast at 10 o'clock
with Nat Shilkrets Orchestra I'm
Sorry, Dear" will be followed by the
Cuban Love Song The orchestra'S
speciality will be "Two-Step Charlie"
From its own studios WMAL will
broadcast a discussion Of Government
affairs by Senator Capper Of Kansas at
O'Clock and a talk at $50 O'Clock by
Thomas S. Settle, secretary Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Mario Chamlee, famous concert and
operate tenor, is scheduled to take part
in the Civic Concert program at 8
o'clock over WRC and other National
Broadcasting Co. stations.
In the Paint Club program at $50
O'Clock the PickenS Sisters, harmony
trio. will be featured. Andy Sannella
saxophonist. and Harold van Emburgh,
will contribute IN thic
program.
Educators to Speak.
Two faculty members of the Univer-
sity of Chicago-Paul H. Douglas, econ
omist. and Frank N. Freeman, psy
chologist- are announced as the speak
ers in the program at $50 o'clock ar
ranged by the National Advisory Coun-
Gil of Radio in Education. DR.. Douglas
will discuss Social Insurance. The
Basis of Learning" is DR.. Freeman's
topic.
Jimmy Grier and his orchestra in
Los Angeles will provide the music for
the triWeekly dance hour from 10 to IL
O'Clock Several screen stars, including
Maurice Chevalier, jeanette Macdonald
and Charles Ruggles are scheduled to
take part in this program.
"Oh. Yeah" an underworld play from
the pen of James Irvine, will be pre-
sented over WJSV tonight at $50
o'clock by the Radio Play Arts Guild.
Irwin Wallach and Ruth Blumenthal
will have the leading roles. WJSVs
musical features will be provided by
Frederick H. Green. baritone; Roland
Wheeler, tenor, and Slaughters Or
chestra.
Leila Endicott. popular Washington
blues singer; Edith Reed and Eddie
Leger, banjoist, will contribute to the
program of VOL.