The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-04


year was one Of the outstanding
events of the operate season, will
be heard on the Magic Key" pro-
gram. The distinctive melodies Of
Guy Lombardo and his Royal
Canadians will perform on the
same program which is dedicated
to outstanding features of the
past year.
Albert Payson Terhune, famous
author Of dog stories, comes to
the air for his fourth series of dog
dramas today at 4:30 over NBC-
WIZ. The programs will consist
of dramatization of Terhune's
stories and will be heard weekly.
The "Carborundum Band,
starts It's tenth January on the air
with a program of sparkling mu-
sic over the WABC- Columbia net
work tonight at $50. Edward
d'Anna has chosen selections from
operettas, musical comedies and
marches for his 50-piece band,
and Francis Bowman will be heard
in another tale from Irish folk
lore.
TINE return Of Al Jolson will be
Il marked tonight at $3.50 on
the NBC-WEAF chain when he
rejoins the Chateau program as
star and master of ceremonies.
For his first program of the new
series, Jolson has marshalled
corps of guests including Bette
Davis, the Yacht Club boys, Nudge
Williams and Walter Hagen. Dur
ing his absence, his place was
filled by Wallace Berry. Victor
Young's orchestra and the Cha
teau singing team, Jack Stanton
and Peggy Gardiner will accom-
pany Jolson.
NTINO MARTINI, noted tenor,
IN will feature the familiar
aria "Salut Demeure" from
Gounod's Faust" as a highlight
on his program with Andre Kos
telanetz' chorus and orchestra at
8 over the WABC-Columbia hook
up.
A half hour of crossroad va
riety, containing folk melodies,
popular tunes and comedy skits,
will feature the Corn Cob Pipe"
Club" program at $50 tonight,
NBC-WEAF.
Methodist and Catholic speakers
will be heard during the morning
and afternoon periods, respective
Iy, of the Church of the Air"
over the WABC-Columbia net
work tomorrow. At 8 the Rev.
Ernest F. Title, of the First
Episcopal Church of
Evanston, Ill, will speak from Co
lumbia's WBBM studios in Chi
cago. At noon the Rev. Edgar
Schmiedeler, director of family
life section of the Catholic Con-
ference on Family Life, is to speak
from the studios Of WJSV In
Washington.
A NEW series of Melody Mat
N inee" programs are to be
heard each Sunday starting to-
morrow afternoon at over NBC-
WEAF. The broadcasts will fea-
ture Victor Arden and his orches-
ira, Muriel Dickson, soprano, and
the Cavaliers quartet.
Victor Arden has appeared on
Broadway in Lady Be Good"
Tip Toes" Funny Face"
Treasure Girl" and Spring Is
Here
Miss Dickson came to the United
States last year with the D'Oyly
Carte Opera Co., directly from the
Savoy Theater in London. She ap-
peared in numerous Gilbert and
Sullivan operas with the D'Oyly
Carte troupe on Broadway and in
numerous cities in the United
States and Canada.
Sir Thomas Beecham, British
conductor and specialist in the
music of Mozart, will direct his
first broadcast of the season at
the helm of the New York Phil
harmonic Symphony orchestra
over the combined nationwide
WABC- Columbia and Canadian
networks at 2 tomorrow.
TIME world premiere of a new
Il opera by an American news
paper man, to be presented in
the Krefeld Municipal Opera
House, Krefeld, Germany, tomor-
row, is to be brought to American
radio listeners over an NBC-
WEAF network at 2.
This new opera, Leon and Ed
rita" was written by Charles
Flick Steger. 1t is his third mu-
steal work for the stage, and the
third to be produced in European
opera houses.
Leon and Edrita' is based
upon a popular comedy by the
noted Austrian poet, Franz Grill
parzer. 1t deals with the romance
of a Germanic warriors daugh-
ter and a Frankonian bishops
cook. The scene of the three
acts is the Rhine country about
1900 years ago.
Curt Cruciger, conductor of the
Krefeld Municipal Opera. will
direct the premiere performance.
Hansi Won Krones. Viennese
prima donna, will create the role
of Edrita, and the baritone role
of Leon will be sung by Josef
Redenbeck.
Love in Bloom" hit song of
1884, will be played by Abe Ly-
mans orchestra as a feaureo Sc
lection on 'Melodiana" over the
WABC-Columbia network tomor-
row afternoon at 4. AS a solo.
Bernice Claire will sing Hands
Across the Table" and with Oliver
Smith will offer I'm Falling in
Love with You" and WAS 1t a
Dream?" Smiths solo selection