The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-25
Lily Pons to
Give Recital
at 8 Tonight
John Charles Thomas Also
Is On Headline List Of
Programs.

Outstanding stars of the radio,
stage and screen are to take part
in today's radio observance OF
Christmas. Programs have been
planned for the entire day with
artists varying from John Charles
Thomas to the Sing Sing prison
yule program and fdom Lily Pons
to Kate Smith.
Highhghting the days radio
events is the dramatization OF
Charles Dickens "A Christmas
Carol" in which Lionel Barrymore
will make his second annual ap-
pearance at Scrooge.
Mr.. Barrymore will be heard over
the WABC-Columbia network from
4 to 430. The famous actor Is
under contract for five more Christ
mas appearances as Scrooge, &C
cording to the sponsors of the
Hollywood Hotel and Burns and
Allen programs, who are putting on
today's play.
Dick Powell, master Of cere-
monies for Hollywood Hotel, is to
introduce Mr. Barrymore. The
supporting cast will include Buster
Phelps as Tiny Tim; Charles Car
roll as Bob Cratchit, and Theodore
Osburn as the Ghost of Christmas.
Oratorio to Be Given
At l today. Handel's famous
Christmas oratorio, 1.-THE Messiah"
is to be presented over the Colum-
bia network and WFBM, by the
Akron Civic Chorus. At 2, the an
nual Columbia Christmas concert
is to be heard over that network.
Canada's yuletide celebration will
be broadcast over the NBC network
and WIRE at 3. At the same time,
the Columbia network stations are
to put the Los Angeles Symphony
Orchestra Christmas concert on the
air.
Victor Herbert's operetta, 'Babes
in Toyland," is to be broadcast over
WIZ network at $3.50, with Harold
Sanford's orchestra playing the
music.
Members of the 400" who happen
to drop into Ritz-Carlton at 3:45
will have the opportunity of hearing
Margaret Santry, author and news
paper woman, interview some New
York personality over the Colum-
bia network Jerry Cooper will sing
provide the music.
Kate Smith On at $3.50
Nazar Kurkdjie and his Concert
Ensemble are to present a holiday
program over the CHS network from
SIS to $50. Tobanis Around the
Christmas Tree" is to be followed
by "Danse DIES Marionettes, by
Gillet, and finale, Santa Claus
Express"
Kate Smith, always popular with
her Christmas cheer broadcasts, is
to be heard over the Columbia net
work and WFBM. at $50.
The hour of 8 tonight will be
radios triple-threat hour. John
Charles Thomas, baritone, is to be
featured over the NBC-WJz net
work with more than 300 orphans
from New York institutions who, as
his guests, will sing at that hour.
Allen Also Scheduled
Lily Pons, dainty damsel OF the
opera world, is to sing several OLD
World carols on her program with
the Andre Kostelanetz orchestra at
3. The famous "Ombra Leggiera, u
from Meyerbeer's opera, "Dinorah, >
is to be featured on Miss Pons' pro-
gram.
The young soprano will pay trib-
ute to the holiday season with two
eighteenth century French carols
will open her program with Delibes
Lies Files de CadiX." Kostelanetz
has prepared a special orchestral
setting for Harry Warren's I'D Love
to Take Orders From You" Other
compositions on the program will
include AIS Well" and Victor Her.
bert's March of the Toys"
Last, but by no means least OF
the EIGHT o'clock" stars, is drol
Fred Allen, who will be heard over
WLW at that hour. Yes, Portland
is to be there too.
Music from Sing Sing prison
played by the prison band and suns
by the glee club, is to be broadcast
over the NBC-WJz network at $3.50
during Warden Lewis E. Lawes