Evening star., 1933-04-30
WILL ROGERS BACK
|: ON RADIO TONIGHT
N. B. c. "BIue" Network will
Carry New Series of
Variety Programs.

w YI1L ROGERS. the cowboy
a I humoriSt, who has kidded
wv potentates and presidents,
will return to the micro
phone tonight in the first
of a new series of variety programs
for WMAL and other, N B. C. blue"
network stations.
Al Goodman's Orchestra and the
celebrated Revelers' Quartet will sup
port Rogers in initial broadcast. which
will ccme into Washington from 3
to $3.50 o'clock.
WMAL also will broadcast a special
program at 1890 in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles M. Schwab on the eve
of their golden wedding anniversary.
Archer Gibson, organist. will take
prominent part in this feature.
Program Of Opera Arias.
As a pre-National Music week spe-
cialty, the National Grand Opera
Company will present at 2 o'clock a
program of noted operatic arias. The
soloists will be Viola Philo, soprano;
Grace Leslie, contralto; Harold Han
sen, tenor, and Conrad Thibault, bari
tone.
A new composition by otto Cessna,
titled "Marche Heroique," will have its
world premiere during the Radio City
promenade concert at 11:15 am. En-
70 Rapee's Radio City Orchestra will
play the work, in addition to Franck's
symphony in D Minor"
The Great Moments in History
dramatization at $50 will depict a Wv
i'd bit of Revolutionary history. The
title of the sketch is "Washington's
Retreat From Manhattan Island"
With Eddie Cantor on a prolonged
UonQtiny, tho y,nirrnYhnnn PeYf
Lahr will take his place on the Va
riety Hour with Rubinon and his or
chestra tonight at Z over WRC and
associated N. B. G. "red" network
stations. Lee Sims and Ilomay Bailey
also will take part in this broadcast.
In addition there will be sketch,
1.-THE Case Of Jane Doe"
d. A. v. Officials to Speak.
Another outstanding WRC broad
cast will be a program arranged by
the Disabled American Veterans of the
World War. The speakers will be
Ralph L. Chambers Thomas Kirby and
William Conley. ofacials Of the organ
1Zation.
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Sym
phony Orchestra, under the direction
Of Raymond Paige. will be heard this
afternoon over WJSV and af1liated Co
hlmbia stations in special concert
The program includes Haydn's Sym
phony No. IL" and the overture to
Weber's Der Freischutz."
Nick Lucas, grooming troubadour OF
the screen and radio, will be the guest
artist on the Parade of Melodies pro-
gram with Hal Kemp's Orchestra. He
will contribute "Tiptoe Through the
Tulips" and several other numbers he
made popular.
A Congregational service and q
Jewish period will make up the two
broadcasts of the Church OF the Air.
The Congregationalist period will be
heard from to $50. The period
from IL to 1890 has been reserved Tor
the Jewish service.
Matinee Program Cut.
The Sunday Matinee Of the Air pro-
gram will be cut to 15-ninute broad
cast this afternoon. The same talent
will be heard, including Victor Arden
and his orchestra, and Lopez and
Garcia, guitarists.
A special Presidents day service will
be broadcast during the Washington
Catholic Radio Hour over VOL. Rev.
George F. Strohaver of Georgetown
University will be the principal speak
er. The musical program will be pre-
sented under the direction OF Harry
Wheaton Howard.
VOLS major musical attractions
include q concert Of chamber music
and a program of popular melodies
by Leo Reisman and his orchestra.