Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
RADIO CITY TO GIVE
|TSF|RST CONCERT
Symphony Program Over N.
B. c. Chain to Feature
Holiday on Air.

TINE first mammoth symphony
concert from Radio City will be
broadcast today by WRC and
i other N B. C. stations as the
outstanding feature Of the
Christmas day program.
The concert; originating in the. Radio
from 1915 to 1:3O o'clock. II Will
include excerpts from the oratorio
Voices of Millions" in which the
Tuskegee Choir and a special children's
chorus Of 225 will take part. Elizabeth
Lennox, contralto, and Viola Philo,
soprano, will have the solo parts.
WRC'S Christmas program also will
mark the return of the Electric Sunday
Circle concert, featuring famous stars
Of the Metropolitan Opera Co. Rosa
Ponselle. soprano, Will be The soloist
in the initial broadcas. Cne will sing
Schubert's Ave Maria" and Adams
"Cantique de Noel"
Eddie Cantor will stage a special
Christmas party for his broadcast from
to 8 O'Clock. He will sing Merry
Christmas. Happy New Year" and
This Hour With You" Rubinof and
his orchestra will take part in this
program, playing a group Of Christmas
melodies.
Two New Series
David Lawrence. who has been speak
ing on governmental affairs for more
than five years, will begin a new series
at 1918 The title of his broadcasts
will be Current Government"
Jesse Crawford, organist. will start a
new series of recitalS at 1870. He has
arranged a variety program. MADE up
Of Christmas songs and old and new
melodies.
The remainder Of the WRC program
is made up of the usual Sunday attrac-
lions. These will include another cpl
sode in the dramatic series "MoonShine
and Honeysuckle" and popular pro-
gram by Wayne Kings Orchestra
Brief bits of the Christmas celebra-
tons in Paris. Berlin and London will
be rebroaocast today by WJSV and
affiliated Columbia stations. From Ger
many will come description Of q
Christmas tree; from France a picture
of wooden Shoes filled with gifts. and
from England a description of Christ
mas stockings overf1owing with presents.
Another Columbia Christmas feature
will be the Saint-Saens oratorlO. which
will be sung by the Shannon Collinge
Ensemble. The soloists will be Mildred
Rose. Crane Calder. Theo Karle and
Barbara Maurel.
Cathedral Hour.
Selections from the works of Haydn,
Gounod and ether famous composers
of religious music make up the Cathe-
Cral Hour program from ! to 1870.
Christmas music will dominate this
program.
Mary Eastman. soprano. will sing
two solos during the program from to
$50 She will be assisted by Andre
KostelanetZ and his orchestra.
Columbia's Morning Church Of the
Air will be conducted by Rev. James
De Wolf Perry. Bishop of Rhode Island
The afternoon period will be conducted
by Right Rev. William Turner. Bishop
Of Buffalo, who will lead a Christmas
service.
VOL will broadcast today special
American Legion Christmas radio party
for the disabled veterans in the Gov
eminent hospitals. Capt. Watson B.
Miller will act as master of ceremonies.
The guest speakers include Norman B.
Landreau, departmental commander Of
the District: Representative Rankin Of
Mississippi and Gen. Frank T Hines,
administrator Of veterans affairs.
The regular Washington Catholic
Radio Hour over VOL from 5 to will
feature a special choral service by the
fathers of Holy Cross Seminary. Rev.
John Delaney will preach the sermon.
WMAL'S Christmas day program in
cludes musicale by the choir of the
Waugh NJ. E. Church. concert by the
Meyer Goldman Orchestra and dra-
matte sketch. THE Vanishing Princess"
by students of Central High School.