Evening star., 1938-05-15

V concerning the Toronto Pror
with the announcement tina
Stadium programs beginning on June
c. B. S. has placed its microphones ir
City OF New York, previous pickup.
having been made in 1881, 1882 and
1897.
The stadium concerts are presented
by the New York Philharmonic-S Sym.
phony Orchestra and annually attract
more than 100000 persons. They were
inaugurated in 1918 as an experiment
In light music programs to entertain
soldiers and sailors in New York City
IN wartime. Distinguished conductor.
and guest artists are heard during the
series.
A feature this year will be the
debut of two promising young con-
ductors, Massimo Freccia and Macklir
Marrow. Mr.. Freccia was born in
1906. in Florence, Italy, where he stud.
led violin and composition, makine
his debut in trio at the age of 10
He was conducting the major orches.
tras of European music centers while
only rs and became director of the
Budapest Symphony in 1888 He ar.
rived recently from Rome, where he
was conducting at the Agusteo Mr.
Marrow, 38-year-old Virginian, has
been identified with the Provincetowr
Players as composer and conductor.
Jose Iturbi is to conduct 10 concerts
at the beginning of the season, ano
William van Hoogstraten will appear
! for his eighteenth consecutive summer
The fifth conductor is to be Alexander
Smallens. returning for his fourth
season.
TODAY's PROGRAM.
MUSIC-Bruna Castagna. contraltc
A'A of the Metropolitan Opera Co.
will be the guest soloist of the Sun
day Evening Hour (WJSV, 81. The
program:
oysEtu5e to THE Merry Wives s,of,. Of p,
windsor Orchestra N'c0lar'
% .G Ma Lyre 1mmortelle' from ,nos
sHsas Mss castasna n chorus sH and Orchestra.
Petite Suite'-tat En- Bateau
=
tc) Ballet Debussy
Orchestra
"Do Not Go My Love" Hagemann
Tscha ikowsky
~. Miss castagna and orchestra;,
Miss castasna and Orchestra.
Overture to Die Fledermaus"
Miss Castaena and Orchestra.
1.-THE Spacious Firmament on High hv,r
Orchestra
Chorus Audience and Orchestra.
Ernest La Prade conducts the N. B. c.
Home Symphony (WRC, II a.m).
The program:
Overture to "Stradelle' e'----- Flotow
...Poi9nsi;se Use, Militaire" Ghopn CnoEIa
Selection from Peer Gynt Suite"
Grieg
Soprano Viola Philo is guest with
the symphony orchestra of Radio City
Music Hall (W11AL, 1870 am). The
program:
prelude. Choral and Fugue'
Albert
Msrietta's Song from The Dead srn.o,.
.1,.be,w,,zer,| Miss Philo. str.uss-plech
. .0@SSA Miss Philo 0''~D,sA s"',.
Fifth symphony, 1890 sibelius
Orchestra.
The combined choirs of Northfield
Seminary and Mount Herman School,
East Northfield, Mass. present their
regular spring program of sacred mu-
sic (WRC. 1900.
DR.. John Warren Erb conducts the
Lafayette College Glee Club in pro-
gram of college songs and selected
choral music (WMAL, 3:45).
Lyn Murray's Summer Session
= (WJSV. 7:30) features a musical sa-
Lutte to the University of Michigan.
VARIETY-May Robson, veteran
film comedienne, is the guest Of
Charlie Mccarthy and plays in skit
with Don Ameche (WRC, y.
Cissie LOTUS. stage star who re-
turned to Broadway this season after
being absent from the boards for a
number Of years; Leonard Warren,
baritone co-winner of the Metropoli-
tan Opera Additions of the Air: Lew
White. organist. and Linton Wells,
speaking from Panama City, are the
features of the Magic Key program
(WMAL, -.
Billie Burke is interviewed on her
long career in motion pictures and
Albert Moran tells something of his
practical joke efforts in Hollywood
during Feg Murray's broadcast
(WMAL, 500.
DRAMATIC story of the develop
ment of the airmail service in this
country is presented in dramatic form
during the World Is Yours program
(WRC, $500.
Irene Rich is starred in a play deal
Ing with romance and political man.
euvers (WMAL, 8:45).
Constance Bennett plays Catherine
the Great opposite Tyrone Power
when the Hollywood Playhouse offers
. radio version of Il, Gregory Orlov."
The story Of Anthony and Cleo
patra is presented in a manner in
tended to prove that women in love
Short-Wove Prooroms