Evening star., 1932-12-11
ADDITION FINALS
ON WRC TONIGHT
Five Men and Five Women
Will Compete for $4,000
in Cash Prizes.

l. addition of the Atwater Ken
Foundation, contest between
j 10 outstanding amateur singers
will be broadcast tonight BY
WRC and a coast-to-coast network
Of other N. B. c. stations.
The singers-fve young men and
i've young wonlefl-Will compete fol
$4,000 In cash prizes. The contest
is scheduled from 1915 to 11:15 pm
The 10 finalists, selected from $4,000
amateurs who entered this years con-
test, are:
Northeastern district-Miss Lydia
Summers, 25, contralto, New York City;
Thomas L. Thomas, 81, baritone
Scranton, Pa
Midwest district-Miss Frances De-
Voice, %, contralto, Minneapolis
MINI: Clyde Franklin Kelly, "a, bari
tone, st. Louis, Mo.
Southern district-Miss Peggie Jo
Lobb, %, coloratura soprano, Concord,
N. c.; Wilson Angel, 1e. bass, Winston
Salem, N. C.
Southwest district Miss Edythe
Hoskinson, %, mezzo-soprano, Hutchin-
son, Kans.; Robert Miller, %, baritone.
Dallas, Tex.
Far West district - Miss Laura
Lodema, 10, mezzo-soprano. San Fran
cisco, Calf; William Felix Knight. "a,
dramatic tenor, Santa Barbara, Calf.
New Dramatic Series.
WRC also will broadcast tonight the
first episode of a new dramatic series
called "Romances." In dialogue and
duets, the cast will depict various types
of courtships of present-day life. The
premiere is scheduled at 1902 pm.
Eddie Cantor will introduce several
new songs in his broadcast with
Rubinof and his orchestra from 8 to 8.
one of the ditties win be eff 1t Wasn't
for Love-" Rubinoff will play as his
violin solos Souvenir" and please"
The orchestral selections include 'Fit
as a Fiddle" my Little Nest" and
"Jack in the Box
The cupboard romance between
"The Angel Cake and the Ginger
bread Man will be described in song
by Wee Lawnhurst in her program at
4:l5. She also will sing II May Never
Pass Your Way Again" and Sweet
hearts Lullaby
DR.. dorado Taft, sculptor, viii be the
speaker during the Our American
Schools" program from $50 to z. His
topic. is Why Have Art in Dur
Schools?"
The air premiere of Jensen's "Pas-
sacaglia" and q tribute to Edward Mac
Dowell, American composer, will be the
highlishts of the New York Philhar-
monic Symphony concert over WJSV
and other Columbia stations from
TO S.. Another feature will be Brahms
symphony No in D Major"
A contest of wits between several
New York humorists will be featured in
the Americas Grub Street Speaks pro-
gram at o'clock. Those taking part
win be James Thurber, Frank Sullivan,
VIII Cuppy, George Chappen, Ogden
Nash, Rube Goldberg Milt Cross, Otto
Soglow and William Steig.
Hopper to Be Guest Star.
De Wolf Hopper will be the guest
star in the Roses and Drums" dra-
matte sketch from to $50. He will
play the role of Stonewall jackson in
a play dealing with the Civil War
period. tsfFT5 -
Marguerite Padula, star of the NOV
Ing picture version of Hit the Deck,
wifi be featured on the Roxy program
from $50 to g. She win sing Halle
lujah." her feature song in the pro-
duction.
Stanley B. Hazard, associate secre-
tary of the. New York City Baptist
Mission Society, will conduct the morn
ing Church of the Air. The afternoon
period will be conducted by Rev.
Eugene Callahan of the Church Of st.
Gregory in New York.
Rosalmira Colomo, Mexican soprano,
win be the guest soloist on the pro-
gram with Harold Veo's Little Sym
phony Orchestra tonight over WMAL.
The orchestra will play Reethoven'S
''Egmont Overture" and the largo from
Dvorak,s New York Symphony"
Norman Frauenheim, pianist, the
Davisonian String Trio and the George
Washington Troubadours will con-
tribute WMAL'S other musical features.
DR.. Joseph Christopher of Catholic
University will discuss "The World
Crisis and Christianity during the
Washington Catholic Radio Hour over
VOL. The service will be under di-
rection of Rev. Francis j. Hurney.