The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-16
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

! HAurits Melchoir, the Metropoli- 1 tan Opera Companys leading heroic tenor, will sing the familiar Prize Song" from Waaner's "Die Mesiter. singer" along with selections by OYieg and Richard Stratus, when he appears as guest soloist on the Ford Sunday Evening Hour over Sunday, from o:O0 to 1O:O0 p. Tn., EST. The concert will originate in Detrcit's Masonic Auditorium and the conductor of the symphony or. chestra and the chorus will be Jose 1turbi. The 0rieg selection by Mel- choir will be "En evane", and the two Strauss Neder will be "Heirns Iche Aufforderung" and "Zueig. nunR" The orchestral selections will | include the Overture to Wagner's Flying Dutchman"; the Largo from | Handel's "xexes"; Haydns "Seren~ ade in 0 Major; hiszt's "second Hungarian Rhapsody; Dubensky'A "0oSsips," and Stravinskys Fire works" In conclusion, the orches- tra, chorus and audience will join in the singing of the hymn, Come Thou Almighty King" w. J. Cam eron win give . brief talk on cur. rent events during the intermissiOn. Melchoir has just returned from three.nlcnths vacation spent on his 5000 acre estate ct Chossewitz, Ger. many, and the concert will be his first Of the season. Last year he sang no fewer than 34 performances of Wagnerian opera ct the Metro politan. After leaving the United States last spring, he also made ap- pearances at Covent Garden, in London, and at the Grand Opera House in Paris. A member of five opera companies, his present sea- son will be the most strenuous of his career.
 Phil Baker, '"rhe Great Amer. lean Trooper, will cause Rud- yard KiplIng to sincerely regret
 he ever wrote . word, and Shir- by Temple will shudder with hOr. rOr, when he presents Patsy Kelly in hiS foggy version of "Wee VII. Ae Wrinkle" during his broadcast Sunday, over the WABC-C Colum- bic network, from 7:30 Co 8:OO ?. m, EST. In this mighty dramatic epic of fAr.oR India, Phil, biting OfR more than he can chew, will play the he-mAn role of Gap tain Wlllisnas", while that shrink ing vlolet of the networks, Miss Kelly, promises to scintilIate as "Wee Willie Wrinkle" To add to the confusion, an ingredient ever. present in the Baker dramas, Che sCene of the playlet will be located in . dense fog off Sheepshead Bay, with Beetle" being heard, on the minute every minute, as q bell buoy. Frequently breaking the trend of dramatic thought will be Oscar Bradley'S orchestra and some unique compositions feat used on Bakers accordion, to in. Clude "sing and Be Happy" "Big Boy Blue" and "YOu Can't Have EverythlMg."
 Jack Benny will play the role DOT. trayed by Ronald Colman when he presents his own version of the co. lufubia Picture Lost Horizon" on hi0 broadcast with Mary Living stone, Kenny Baker, Schlepperman Andy Devine and Phil Harris' or. chestra over the NBC-Red network, Sunday, D. In., EST. Benny will change the locale of the famous James Hilton novel and motion pic. ture in his play. Instead of being Q Never Never Land in Tibet where grown.upS never grow old, Jack will make 1t Never Never Land where comedians jokes never grow whSkerS. There the ancient wheezes from Joe Miller'S scrap book will continue to bring down the house and even the weakest puns will cause the TnerrieSt bursts of laugh- ter. Jack is aware, however, that he will be unable to use the ancient gags on his program since they will be broadcast to the world where they resume their creaking joints and aching payoffs. Mary Living. stone will play the role of the young lady going along on the trip for the ride, and Schlepperman will per- form as the chief lama of the final resting place of good comedians. Andy Devine and Kenny Baker will also accompany Ronald Benny on his trip. Lost Horizon, in which Jack apparently plays the title role, will be the Waukegan testers initial attempt to borrow from the world of the legitimate drama this sen. son. Phil Harris will enlist the aid Of . machine gun battalion to keep Abe Lyman across the studio while he directs his orchestra in Blue Bonnet" and "Have You Got Any Castles, Baby"
 The football clash between the Fordham eleven and the KridirOn forces of Pittsburgh will be broad. cast by WYNN this afternoon d. rectly from the Polo Grounds. Red" Barber, sports announcer. will be At the miCrophones to bring the WlxN listeners a play by play description of the game starting at G:00 ?. m.
 The first Of the new "RIslnr Musical Star" programs, designed tO bring to stardOm outstanding instrumental and vocal talent. VIII have its premiere on Sunday, at 10 ?. m., EST, over WEAF. NEG, with Pauline Pierce, young mesEo-sopFano, as the first guest. artist. Selected by the Jury of Additions, comprising Alexander 6mallens, Alma Chuck and Ernest Schelllng, Miss Pierce is Q gradu. ate of the New York JuiIIiard school of Music. She has sung for 2OO--WDRC-.H .Har tford-.I3SO M.