Evening star., 1934-08-05

hour radio program, Hollywood
Columbia network on Friday mig
The first regional additions were
held IN Seattle and San Francisco
Thursday. -Four keal winners COM
petad In the former city and nine IN
the latter. On Friday, Denver was
the contest center for three more
girls and Dallas for nve In St.
Louis tomorrnw nine regional con-
testsnts viii meet, and IA will COM
pete In Chicago. Pittsburgh regional
additions will be held Tuesday. with
eight girls taking part. while Boston
tests i3. Washington and Atlanta
select regional winners Wednesday.
Eight girls will take their additions
IN the former city and 10 in the
Georgia metropolis. Montreal viii
be the last Of the regional points out
aide New York 10 holc a contest
Three girls from Canadian stations
viii enter the seni-final stage in
that city.
Additions at wABc. New York, on
Friday viii be q combination Of local
and regional finals. Because OF the
large number OF applicants. series
OF eliminations are being held. and
II contestants chosen from IS
auditioned at the Radio Playhouse on
July 30 will meet oa August 10 for
the semi-final test.
Local winners are travelling to
regional points with expenses paid by
Columbia, and the regional winners
will be transported IL, New York. also
eliminated in the regionsls and the
finals will have their expenses paid
back 10 their local addition points.
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Impressive rites of The centuries -old
Marian Congress, Catholic celebra-
ton In honor of the Virgin Mary.
viii be brought to an American radio
audience for the first time Sunday.
August IL, from ! 10 1880 pm, and
August Is from 1880 to 2 pm. over
the Columbia network. The congress
viii meet in Portland. Greg, the first
time ever held on American soil.
Highlights viii include addresses by
former Gov. Alfred e. Smith Of New
York on Sunday and by Alexis
Cardinal Lepicer, s. NJ, Archbishop Of
Tarsus, of Rome, during the Monday
broadcast.
The sunday program will open In
the grotto Of the Sanctuary Of Our
isorrowful Mother, the national shrine
dedicated by Servite Fathers to Mary
and all mothers. Mona Piilee and
the choir will render the brilliant
"Infiammatus" from Rossinis "Stabat
Mater" and thousands Of Catholic
laity attending the congress will join
musical director of KOIN, G. B. SIS
outlet In Portland, viii lead the
sanctuary orchestra in the melody,
"Sarabande," and Gene Baker, bass
baritone, viii offer the aria, Rolling
In Foaming Billows," from Haydn's
oratorio, "The Creation" After
Smiths speech, the program will close
with the orchestra and chorus pre-
senting Land of Hope and Glory"
and America the Beautiful"
The Monday program viii open
with the choir and orchestra in the
choral theme from Gounod's RE
demption" The orchestra VIII follow
with the "Andante" from Edward
Grieg,s Sonata. Opus T." After Arch
bishop Lepicier's talk. the broadcast
viii end with choral number.
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The unveiling of memorial to Da-
vid Livingstone. African explorer. will
be transmitted from Victoria Falls,
Southern Rhodesia, by short wave
over a Columbia network today from
to $50 am. This win bel the first
broadcast from Southern Rhodesia
ever to be carried over an American
network.
A description of the Livingstone
statue and addresses by DR.. James
Gray, dean of the Presbyterian
Church Of Africa, and the Hon.
Howard unwin Moffatt. ex-premier of
Southern Rhodesia and q nephew of
Livingstone, will be heard.
The program viii be carried by
telephone lines from Victoria Falls to
Capetown and short waved to the
United States by way of London.
Maj Charles F. Atkinson, one of
the worlds leading authorities ON the
Civil War and executive of the British
Broadcasting Corporation, will be
heard over an N. B. c. network dur
ing an international broadcast from
London at pm. The British officer,
author Of a number of books on the
American conflict Of the States, will
be heard in conjunction with the
SEVENTEEN anniversary of the Battle
of Mobile Bay. wdAL viii carry the
program locally.
Brahms "Sextet for Strings in G
Major" Opus SO, played by the Musi-
cal Art Quartet, with William Hyman-
son. violinist, and Elizabeth Green
spun, cellist, will be heard over wMAL
at $50 pm. The members Of the
Musical Art Quartet are Sascha ia
cobson. Paul Bernard. Louis Herman
and Marie Roemat- Rosanoh.
Or. Charles L. Goodell, officiating
during the Sabbath Reveries program,
will have THE Christian Crisis" as