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% *mADI0 CHAINS PLAN OPERATIC NUMBERS +Chicago Civic Opera Orches- tra, Mme. Koshetz and Cehanovsky on Program. ‘The Chicago Civic orpeg Orchestra, one of the country’s most fAmous musi- cal organizations, and two prominent opera stars, Mme. Nina Koshetz, so- prano, and George Cehanovsky, bari-| tone, will wnbterll:’ule dm the netwo;k rograms to roadcast tonight by 'MAL and WRC. ‘The concert of the Chicago Civic Opegp Orchestra will come over WMAL and associated Columbia Broadcasting System stations direct from the stage of the Boston Opera House during the Majestic Theater of the Air program. Giorgio Polacco will direct the or- chestra, The recitals of Mme. Koshetz and Cehanovsky will be features of the At- .water Kent hour, which WRC will broadcast in conjunction with other| National Broadcasting Co. stations. The Atwater Kent Orchestra will again have & guest conductor, the celebrated Eu- gene Goosens, director of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. He will direct the orchestra in four numbers—"“March” from “Antar,” “Valse de Concert. No. 2,” “The Afternoon of a Faun” and “The Flying Dutchman.” i Other WRC Features. Aside from the Atwater Kent broad- east, WRC's program contains its other regular attractions, outstanding of ‘which are the rural sketch, “Sunday at Seth Parker's”; the concert of the! Studebaker Champions, and the Chase | & Sanborn Choral Orchestra. The Champions will revive three old num- bers, mixing them with popular melo- dies. Mary McCoy, petite soprano, and | Frank Luther. tenor, will be featured in a duet, “If I'm Dreaming,” from | “Sally,” in the Chase & Sanborn pres- entation. The Old Company songalogue, the ! Davey hour and the Durant Heroes of the World sketch, to be devoted to Simon Bolivar, South American patriot, are other WRC features. Cheer- ful songs over which & past generation made merry comprise the songalogue P , while the Davey offering in- cludes “The Message of the Violets” from “The Prince of Pilsen.” Margaret Olsen, soprano, and a male quartet will | sing this number. Snowden to Be Heard. A rebroadcast from London of a talk | by Philip Snowden, British chancellor of the exchequer, will be one of the earlier attractions of WMAL and the Columbia network. “The Financial Aspects of Naval Disarmament” is the subject of the talk, to. be broadcast at 12:30 o'clock. Frederic Willlam Wile, in Lon- don, “covering” the Five-Power Naval Conference for Columbia, will introduce | the speaker. . In addition to the Majestic Theater, the night program of WMAL contains several other outstanding Columbia tractions. 'These include the Bac Home hour, from Buffalo; an organ cital by Jesse Crawford a. . the Ara. besque dramatic sketch, to be based cn the story “Lowlands.” Eve Whitfard Lovette, soprano, and hrthgnhuh. baritone, will contribute broadcast of the morning service at the New York Avenue Pres- byterian Chureh. Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor, will preach the sermon. | WJBV's program will be provided by | ITALY IN GOOD WILE LINK. Ambassador to Radic Message on World Peace Parley. Italy will be honored in the fourth ©of the series of international good-will programs to be broadcast by WMAL and associated Columbia Broadcasting System stations Tuesday night at 10:30 o'clock. Nobile Giacomo de Martino, Italian Ambassador to the United Btates, will speaker. He will dis- cuss Italy’ 'wpoint on problems con- fronting the Five-power Naval Confer- ence in London. The musical. portion of the program will have an Italian atmosphere, < REPRODUCING -PROGRAMS. Manufacturer Reports Stations In- stalling Electric Pick-Ups. Many broadcast stations are install- ing electrical pick-ups for reproducing recorded programs, one manufacturer Teports. The pick-ups consist of phonograph turntables and amplifiers, the - output going directly into the transmitter, WMAL Concert Program. Emil Mlynarski will conduct the In- stitute of Music Orchestra in its con- cert over WMAL Friday, WBAL Has Ne; Microphone. WBAL, Baltimore, has installed a new type condenser microphone, de- eigned by Gerald W. Cooke, chief engi- neer. Its use provides a silent back- ground for music. | i . e o 99 Major “Chain” Features TODAY. 1:00—National Light Opera Co., “Iolanthe” —WRC and N. B. C. network. 4:00—Cathedral hour; vocal and instrumental 1 tures—WMAL and C. B. network. 5:00—Davey hour; Walter Pres- ton, baritone, and other soloists—WRC and N. B. C. network. 7:00—Heroes of the world: dra- matic sketch of an im- portant incident in the life _of Simon Bolivar, South American patriot, with musical background WRC and N. B. C. net- ‘work. 8:00—Enna Jettick melodies; mixed quartet and instru- mental ensemble — WJZ, ‘WBZ, WBAL, WJR, WLW and others. 8:15—Collier's radio hour; “Fashions in Piction,” by Albert Payson Terhune, with musical interlude— WJZ, KDKA, WBZ, WJR and others. 8:30—Cheral Orchestra; popu- lar program, with Phil Ohman and Victor Arden —WRC and N. B. C. net- ‘work. 9:00—Majestic Theater; 'Chi- cago Civic Opera Orches- tra—WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 9:16—Atwater Kent hour; Mme. Nina Koshetz,. soprano, and George Cehanovsky, baritone—WRC and N. B. C. network. 9:45—Dramatic sketch based on rod"—WJZ, WBZ, WJR, ‘WHAM, WCKY, KDKA and WREN. 10:45—"Sunday at Seth Parker's”; rural sketch—WRC and N. B. C. network. 11:00—Back-home hour from Churchill Tabernacle at Buffalo—WMAL and C. B. 8. network. : MARY ; e CHARLES- | . DEeNNis King = Charles, Lillian Buchnam and Dennis program Friday. periods. Publix hour Saturday. over WRC. Today on 475.9—WMAL—630. (Columbia Broadcasting System.) 10:00 to 11:00a—Watch tower service. 12:30 to 12:45—"The Financial Aspect of Naval Disarmament,” by Philip Snowden, chancellor of the Exchequer of Great Britain, from London 1:30—Memorial Park program. 2:00—Ballad hour. 3:00—Symphonic hour. 4:00—Cathedral hour. 5:00—News reel of the air. 5:30 to 6:00—Sermon by Rev. Donald Grey Barnhouse of Philadelphia. 8: 8: program. 9:00—Majestic Theater of the Air. 10:00—The Royal program, with Crawford organist. 10:30—Arabesque—Dramatic sket¢h. 11:00 to 12:00—Back-home hour. Early Program Tomorrow. 9:00a—“Opening the Morning Mail.” 9:30a—Blue Monday Gloom Chasers. 10:00a—"Radio Home Makers,” by Ida Bailey Allen. 10:30a—Harmonies and contrasts. 10:45a—High Gear. 11:00a—Mirrors of beauty. 11:15a—Ben and Helen talk it over. 11:30a—The children’s corner. 11:45a—The Mixing Bowl. 12:00m—Columbia Revue. 12:30—Piano syncopations. 12:45—Yoeng's Orchestra. 1:30—Ambassador Orchestra. 2:00—The Honolulans. 2:30—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. 3:00 to 3:30—Columbis Ensemble. 315.6—WRC—960. (National Broadeasting Co.) 8:00a—The Sunday symphonet. 9:00 to 10:00a—Children’s hour. 11:00a—Service from All Souls' Unita- rian Church—Sermon by Rev. U. G. B. Pierce, pastor. 12:30—The Nomads. 1:00—"Iolanthe,” by National Light Opera Co. 2:00—Roxy symphony concert. 3:00—Jewish hour. 4:00—Service from the Washington Cathedral—Sermon by _Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Episco- pel Bishop of Diocese of Wash- iny Jesse / gton. 5:00—Davey tree surgeons. 6:00—Echoes of the Orlent. 6:15—Countess Olga Mentlolago Al- bani, soprano. 6:30—Old Company songalogue. 7:00—Heroes of the World—"Simon Bolivar.” 7:30—Correct time. 7:31—Musical program by Maj. Ed- ward Bowes' family, from the Capitol Theater, New York. 454.3—WEAF New York—660. 5:00—Tree program, vocal and organ —Almp WEEI, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WFI, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WFJC, WSAI, WTAM. 6:00—Echoes of the Orient—Also WRC, WGY, WCAE, WWJ, WFL 6:15—Countess Albani, soprano—aAlso C, WGY, WCAE, WWJ, ‘WFIL 6:30—Songalogue—Also WEEI, WCSH, WT. WJAR, WRC, WGY, WGR, WFI. 7:00—Heroes—Also WJAR, WCSH, WRC, WGY, WTAG, ‘WFJC, ‘WSB, 5 7:30—Maj. Bowes' Theater Family, mu- sical presentation—Also WJAR, WRC, WGY, WCAE, WWJ, WSAI, WFJC, WIOD, WHAS, WSB, WTAM. 8:30—Choral orchestra—Also WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WRC, CKGW, WBT, WTAM, 3 9:00—"Our Government”—Aiso WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WGR, WSB, WBT, ‘WRVA, WFL. 9:15—A. K. Hour, three guest artjsts— Also W1 ‘WHAS. 10:15—Champions’ Orchestra — Also WTIC, WTAG, WCSH, WFI, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WGN, WJAR, WEEI, WSAIL 10:45—Seth Parker—Also WHAS, WWJ, FJC, WGY, WCSH, WEEI, Three of this group come to radio for the first time this week—Mary King. All three will be heard over WMAL. Miss Charles will join Astrid Jason in presenting the Brown-Bilt Footlights Miss Buchnam is to be the soloist in the “Marning Musicale” King, a stage and screen favorite, is to be starred in the Paramount- John Charles Thomas, famous American baritone, is to be the guest soloist in the General Motors “family party” PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1930. (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right. All time p.m., unless otherwise indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS. OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS. Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. WRC, WGY, WCAE, WHAS," WSAI, WFJC, wwJ,| THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, ‘ : JOHN CHARLES THOMAS- e~ i LiLLIAN Bucunam- tomorrow night ’ the Radio 8:30—Chase & Sanborn Choral Or- chestra. 9:00—"Our Government,” by David Lawrence. 9:15—Atwater Kent hour, feal Nina Koshetz, soprano, and George Cehanovsky, baritone, 10:15—Studebaker Champions. 10:45—Sunday at Seth Parker’s. 11:15—Russian Cathedral Chotr. 11:45—Sam Herman, xylophonist. 11:57 to 11:58—Weather forecast., Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower health exercises. 8:00a—The Aunt Jemima Man. 8:15a—Morning devotions. 8:30a—Cheeyi: 11:30a—Songs by Pauline Haggard. 11:45a—Bridge talk by Mrs. John Munce, jr. 12:00m—Farm flashes. 12:10—Lotus Orchestra. 12:45—National farm and home hour: 1:30—Organ recital from Kitt studio. 2:30—The Melody Three. 3:15—"Historic Inns,” by Elsie Lothrop. 3:30—American Foundation for the Blind. 4:00 to 5:00—United States Marine Band. 228.9—WOL—1,310. (American Broadcasting Co.) 10:00a—Earl Carbauh, baritone. 10:15a—Bonnie D. Sosamon, soprano, and Louis Thompson, pianist. 10:30a—Eva Woodford Lovett. soprano, 11:00a—Service of the New York Ave- nue Preshyterian Church. 12:30—Rose Crick, soprano. Early Program Tomjorrow, 7:30a—Reveille. s 7:35a~—Musical clock: 8:00a—Birthdays. 10:00a—Household chat, Peggy Clarke. 10:15a—Music. 205.4—WJISV—1,460. (Independent Publishing Co.) 10:30 to 12:30—Evangelistic service— Sermon by Rev. Willlam Mc- Dougall. 7:30—Evening service of Patriotic Protestant Association. 8:30—Maurice Wiedmeyer, baritone. 8:45—Travel talk by Dr. John O. Knott. 9:00—L. Z. Phillips, trombonist, 9:15—Gretta Ludwig, contralto, 9:30—Gospel melody. 9:45— Chick Godfrey, tenor. 10:15 to 11:00—Clark and Gourley, gos- pel singers. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00 to 10:00a—Helpful hints to house- wives; music. 11:30 to 1:00—Farm news, current events and music. 3:00 to 5:30—Midafternoon musicale. 348.6—"""BC New York—860. §:30—"-~mon by Dr. Donald Grey warnhouse—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKBW, WADC, WKRC. 6:00—Fur Trappers' Orchestra—Also WNAC, WCAU, WHK, 6:30—Reviewing Musical Hits—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKBW, WADC, WHK, WKRC, WGHP, ‘WSPD. 7:00—Orchestra—WABC only. An- cestors—only to WCAO, WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WKRC, WGHP, WWNC, WDBJ, WBRC, WDOD. 7:30—French Trio—Also WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WGHP, WKBN, WSPg, WWNC, WDBJ, WBRC, B 7:45—Dr. Julius Klein—Also WNAC, WEAN, WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKRC, WKBN, WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WMAK, WADC, WHK, WKRC, WGHP, WSPD, 8:30—Wayne King's Orchestra—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WMAK, WADC, WHK, WKRC, | WGHP, WSPD. 9:00—Theater of the Alr—Also WNAC, | WEAN, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WMAK, WDEL, CFRB, WADC, WHK, WKRC, WGHP, WSPD, WWNC, | WS4z, WTAR, WDBJ, WBRC, | WDOD, WLAC. 10.00—Poet of the Organ—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKBW, WADC, WHK, WKRC, WGHP, | WEPD, | 10:30— Arabesque—Also WNAC, WEAN, 'GR. 11:15—Choir — Also WJAX, WWwJ, WGY, WRC; Sam Herman— Also WWJ, WRC. 1 WCAO, WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKBW, WADC, AsTrio-JAsON- WHK, WKRC, WGHP, WKBN, ‘WDBJ. WSPD, & | 11:00—Back Home hour, Rev. Churchill —Also WCAU, WMAL, WHP, WLBW, WKBW, WADC, WGHP, WSPD,' WDBJ, 'WDOD. 12:00—Coral Islanders; 12:30 — Mid- night Organ Melodies—WABC only. 394.5—WJZ New York—760. 5:00—l$tlonsl Religlous Service—Also A » WHAM, A JAX. 6:00—To be announced—WJZ and stations. 7:00—Travel e, descriptive mono- logue—! JZ only. 7:30—Josef Koestner Orchestra—Also | WBZ, WBAL, WJR, WGN, WHAM, WLW. 8:00—Melodies—Also WBZ, WHAM, WJR, WHAS, WSM, WSB.. 8:15—Uncle Henry's Magazine—Also WBZ, WHAM, KDKA, WJR, KYW. 9:15 — Singers — Also - WBZ, KDKA, WJR, WHAM, CKGW; Penrod— Also WHAM, WJR. 10:15—Musicians—Also KDKA, WHAM; Katherine Tift - Jones — Also KDKA. 11:15—1Islanders (30 min)—Also KDKA, WJR; quartet (15 min.) ~—Also KDKA, WJR. 272.6—~WPG Atlantic City—1,100. 5:16—Religlous services. 7:00—Special Sunday concert. 9:15—Hotel concert orchestra. 10:00—News; studio concert, 10:30—Galen Hall Trio. 11:00—Organ concert., 282.8—WBAL Baltimore—1,060. 5:00—Two hours from WJZ. 7:00—Reveries (30 minutes minutes). 282.8—WTIC Hartford—1,060. 8:30—Same as WEAF (45 minutes). 8:15—The Enchanted hour, 10:15—WEAF (30 minutes); violin re- < cital. 11:00—Madcaps; news; organ (1 hour). 422.3—WOR Newark—710. §:00—Dr. Payne; songs. 5:; --Master Trio; Organ Reveries, 8:30-—Hotel concert orchestra, i WJz (30 30—By the fireside. 9:00—Manhattan S; 10:30—Halsey Street Pl 11:30—Moonbeams. 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170. 5:30—Same as WABC (1'% hours). .1:00—H. and F.; Pioneers. 8:00-—WABC programs (2!, hours). my Orchestra. house. ature; Stylemasters. 3 w‘-me as WABC (45 minutes). .9—KDKA Pitisburgh— 6:30—-Same as WJZ (30 minutes). 7:00—Calvary Episcopal Church. 8:00—Feature and WJZ (13 hours). 9:45-<The Wizard: light opera. 10:45—-Same as WJZ (1% hours). 2007i—WHAM Rochester—1,150. 6:00—Travelogue; musical. 7:00—Fireside Forum. #4:30=<WJZ programs (3% hours), ¥79.5—~WGY Schenectady—790. $:00—WEAF programs (6% hours). +302.8—WBZ Springfield—990. 6:00—To be announced. 7:00—Hotel Ensemble. 7:30—Same as WJZ (2% hours). 9:45—Candle Quintet. 10:15—Sports; WBZ Players. 11:15—Hockey; Bruins vs. Chicago. CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN STATIONS. 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700. 6:00—Orchestra. 6:30—Story of an Opera. 7:00—Hotel orchestra. 7:30—WJZ (30 minutes); concert. :30—To .be announced; Kernels. 9:30—Symphony hour. 10:30—Great Adventurers. 11:00—Musical novelesque (1 hour). 398.83—WIR Detroit—750. 6:00—Entertainers; vocal; feature, 17:00—Corn Poppers; ensemble. 7:30—WJZ programs (2% hours). 10:15—Happy half hour. 11:00—News; Police Quartet. 11:30—Same as WJZ (30 minutes). 12:00—Organ recital; dance (1 hour). 405.2—WSB Atlanta—740. 7:00—WEAF (30 minutes); eoncert. 8:00—WEAF and WJZ (274 hours). 10:15—Bright Spot hour. 277.6—WBT Charlotte—1,080. 6:00—Twilight hour, 7:00—Same as WEAF (30 minutes). 7:30—First Baptist Church. 8:30—Same as WEAF (13, hours). 10:15—Organ recital. 365.6—~WHAS Louisville—820. 7:00—WEAF and WJZ (3% hours). 10:15—Kentucky program. 10:45—Same as WEAF (30 minutes). 11:15 — Reporters; Homing Prog. (45 minutes). 461.3—WSM Nashville—650, 7:00—Weaf and WJZ (14 hours). 8:15—Presbyterian Churc?n services. 9:15—Hour from WEAF. 10:15—WSM Rhythm Symphony. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110. 7:00—WEAF (30 minutes); organist. 8:00—St. Mark’s service. 9:00 — WEAF (15 minutes); Blues Band. 10:15—Fireside Reverie. Blake in White’s Place. George Blake, 17-year-old organist, temporarily was taking the place of Lew White in the organ broadcasts on N. B. C. His home town is Nutley, N.J. Sun Editor Will Talk. Dexter Keeser, associate editor of the Baltimore Sun, and Huston Thomt» son, Washington attorney, will be speak- ers in the Voters' Service over WRC Authorized Dealer CARLSON RADIO DEMONSTRATIONS TERM M. W. DOVE \ 1118 13th St. N.W. National 379! EUROPEANS WATCH U. S. BROADCASTING —_— Congratulatory Telegrams Received by American School of the Air Director. That European broadcasting circles are watching with great lmg'rub the | American School of the Air, the first comprehensive nation-wide educational broadcasting experiment in America, was revealed yesterday when Columbia Broadcasting System officials made public radiograms from two of Europe's foremost leaders in educational broad- casting extending congratulations and best wishes for success, One of the radiograms, which were casting director of the American school, came from Prof. Friebel, director of the Zebtralinstitute for Ersiehung and Un- terricht of Berlin, Germany’s adult ed- ucational institute, reading, “Hearty wishes for good luck for the opening of American School of the Air.” The second was signed by Dr. Rich- tera, director of Radio Wien, Austria’s great broadcasting station located at Vienna, saying “Having heard of the opening of the American School of the Air, Radio Wien sends greetings and best wishes for good success.” i | THE LISTENERS’ FORUM Ready for Medal Award. Radio Editor: Will you inform the three stalwarts who having earned de- mand their 150-pound leaden hero medals that they are ready for distri- bution? On its face we have Graham Mac- Namee, raging and raving, with radio signals going to the worthy and un- worthy; underneath the legend ‘“They rather would listen than attend the game—it’s cheaper.” On the other side we see victim, headphones on ears. other end on crystal set, tired after his 3l5-hour session, but still going, and underneath “A glutton for punishment.” ‘We are mnot at all disappointed to learn that only three or four had quali- fied for my medals, the other 100,000 or more in the Capital City either dodging the issue entirely or getting out while getting out was possible. If a 3l%-hour foot ball game “over the air” is a good and desirable thing, why not put on that irritating “lady next door”—glad she and her noisy brood are no neighbors of mine—for a 4-hour session? Or some other woman whose voice sets our teeth on edge with & message we don't care to hear. Why not put on some political windjammer, one of the many political is not or won't be, for three or four hours at a time? Why not the mock heroics some radio advertisers are partial to for a Or the now reformed- for a time—Henderson, from Shrev rt, La., for a sales talk or just knock- E?l the chains for as long as he cares to, with an hour or two thrown on for added measure? Why stop at & homeopathic dose of what we don't especially want. Just tell friend broadcaster to give us a man's size dose of features we don't relish and make us like it. Might bring back the old days when WRC gave us code practice, with a collection of the choicest code they had in stock. Then we had only one remedy—that is, tu turn off the set. Let our broadcasters, with WRC lead- ing the procession, do as I suggest above and any one may have my 1931 model a. ¢. de luxe set, super sensitive and selective, for a song, and they may select the song. 8. SALOMON. Identifies Questioned Station. Radio Editor: Re your “Listeners’ Forum” February 2, please inform Mr. Otterback the station he heard on 960 kilocycles is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is either CFAC, CFCN or A. L. GROVES, Brooke, Va. WILL_HONOR LINCOLN. WMAL to Broadcast Special Pro- gram Next Wednesday. A program in celebration of Abra- ham Lincoln's birthday anniversary will be given on WMAL Wednesday. It will consist of drama and music. The Lincoln drama will be followed by & “rally around the " This addressed to Miss Alice Keith, broad-; D. C. FEBRUARY 9, 1930—PART FOUR. - Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. HILE radio announcers continue to be the sub- Ject of jokes and comic sketches, the fact re- mni%bthlt without them there wouldh’'t be any programs. So far no technique of radio presen- tation has been evolved that elim- inates the announcer, and there is little likelihood that such a drastic change in broadcasting methods ever will be made. The announcer is the peg on which the program is hung. When a continuity is written, the first speeches to go on paper are the words of the announcer. The pub- lic depends on him, too. He must tell them the names of the selec- tions to be played, what the pro- gram is about and the other de- tails Impossible to get across in any other way. In musical programs the an- nouncer takes the place of the gmgram notes offered in concert alls, theaters and opera houses. In the dramatic production he not only fills the place held by the printed program in legitimate theaters, but has revived the old theater narrator, the person who filled in the gaps between scenes of the play. In the elaborate presentations the announcer be- comes a master of ceremonies. The medal award by the Ameri- can Academy of Arts and Letters for excellence in diction on the radio, won last year by Milton J. Cross of the National Broadcast- ing Co., had its effect on the status of announcing in radio. It signified the first recognition given radio as an allied academic art and served to stimulate an- nouncers everywhere to improve and clarify their speech. {Barrett Dobbs, That the job of announcer also is highly regarded by young men is indicated in the tremendous number of applications received by the broadcasting networks for positions. At the National Broad- casting Co. studios alone it is es- timated that more than 100 men —and quite a few women—call every month to take the tests necessary to qualify as an an- nouncer. In addition, letters by | the score come in asking “How| can I become a radio announcer?” | * k % Xk The West Coast, which for years | has startled the world by the im- mensity of the salaries paid to movie stars, is now enlarging its high-salary reputation by enter- ing the big-money radio fleld. A new leader in this sgher: is Hugh | 3 who has just signed a contract to conduct a| sponsored program over the Pa- | cific Coast network of the Na-| tional Broadcasting Co. for three years in return for a salary of more than $300,000. | This puts Dobbs among the| leaders in radio. The salary is| even more impressive when it is considered that he is conducting a sectional broadcast, whereas other top-price entertainers work | over national hook-ups. Rudy Vallee tops the list in the East. He gets $2,500 a week for himself' and his orchestra on the Fleischmann Sunshine hour. Vin- ‘cent Lopez.is said- to receive the same amount weekly. When the Natlonal Broadeasting Co. bought “Amos 'n’ Andy” from WMAQ, it aranteed these entertainers E¥5,000 a year, but their salary is reported to have jumped to $100,- 000 a year when they were or- dered on the air twice a night. Franklyn Baur, the Firestone ten- or, is said to write his name on the back of a $1,000 check every | g week, while Jessica Dragonette gets more than $700 weekly. Gra- ham McNamee’s salary is report- ed to be in excess of $1,000 a week. flag. ‘am replaces “Show Boat,” which as been moved to Friday night. . WRC OPERA SATURDAY. Frances Alda to Be Featured in “Manon Lescaut.” Frances Alda, singing the title role, and Mario Chamlee, tenor, as the Chev- alier des Grieux; Pasquale Amato as Sergt. Lescaut and Merle Alcock as the singer, will participate in the broad- cast of the fourth of the Puccini operas, Saturday night over WRC. The opera is “Manon Lescaut” and is based on the love story by the Abbe Prevost. Gennaro Papi will direct, with Alois Havrilla as narrator. HEARS U. S. BY AIR. Chicago Station Transmits Program to New Zealand. CHICAGO (#).—What is believed to have been th~ first American radio pro- gram to be rebroadcast in New Zealand was given by WENR. The program was transmitted by WOXF, short wave transmitter. It was picked up by the Radio Broadcasting Co. of New Zealand and rebraodcast. Business by Radio. BELEM, Para (#).—Ford plantations at Boa Vista on the Tapajos River are now in radio communication with the Ford offices here at the state capital through the granting of a permit by the Brazilian government for the erec- tion and operation of tworadio stations. Request Program T;sdny. will sing a request program on WMAL 0/d Companys Lehigh dnthracite means | Safe, &onongica//lmi Tiune in the = OLD comAmrsl SINGERS every Sunday, 6.30 p.m. WEAF & Assoc. N. B. C. Statlens OLD COMPANY'S Julla Sanderson and Frank Crummit | The record salary for a single broadcast, however, is believed to be held by Sir Harry Lauder, who received $15,000 for his first 15 minutes on the air. He sang three songs at $5,000 a song. He then did another 15 minutes on an- other. program, and is believed to have been paid the same amount, making a grand total of $30,000 for 30 minutes. . * oK R K Reference to “Amos 'n’ Andy” recalls an announcement sent out last week by the National Broad- casting Co. that the most recent gift received by the popular en- tertainers was two pairs of elastic shoe laces. The laces were sent by an inventor who sympathized with “Andy” because of his diffi- culties in breaking in a new pair of_shoes. Dog food and a dog collar, also, were sent to the entertainers sév- eral days ago with a note that they were for the recently adopt- ed dog. * % k Xk Merlin H. Aylesworth, president of the National Broadcasting Co., incidentally foresees in the suc- cess of “Amos 'n’ Andy” an early revolution in playwrighting, - act- ing and musical composition. In his annual report, Mr. Aylesworth had this -to say about the pair: “The outstanding success of the two comedians known on the air as ‘Amos 'n’ Andy’ interests me keenly, because they are working in a new art form. .They have | the radio Friday. something suggestive of a serial in a magazine, and at the same time suggestive of the daily comic strip, but it also is new and for the air exclusively. “This original creation, which they .can read in about 10 min- utes, has become so popular that when we changed their time on the air last year, 100,000 written protests were received within two weeks. 1 am acquainted could enlist such a vast and enthusiastic_audience within the sharp time limitation of about 10 minutes a day. Surely this must new adventures in writing, in act- ing and in musical composition.” SAUL HOFFMAN NAMED TO WISV STATION JOB Resign: Columbia Heights News Business Manager After Two- Year Connection. Saul Hoffman, 1575 Spring place, last week was appointed manager of the commercial de- partment of station WJSV at Mount Ve;n;s!n Hills, Va. loffman resigned as business man- ager of the Colum: bia Heights News, official organ of the Columbia Heights Business Men's Association, to take the posi- tion. He was con- nected with this publication since its founding about ug] man left the staff of the paper, he will gontinue his active membership in the association. Saul Hoffman. b il Radio Pay. Increasing. According to latest available data, the average salary for radio service men has gone up from $18 to $25 per week to $40 to $60. Standish Story on Radio. ‘The story of Miles Standish, which never grows old, is to be depicted on It will be broadeast in the “Famous Loves” program, WJZ and chain. Radio Tube Intricate. Although a radio tube is considered to contain nothing but a vacuum, ite nmuctlon requires expert chemical B 3 Station WGST Joins CoTnmhil. Station WGST, Atlanta, Ga., will join the Columbia Broadcasting System as the seventy-third link in its Nation- Wwide network February 15. It is owned by the Georgia Institute of Technology and operates with a power of 500 watts on a frequency of 890 kilocycles. Brush Man Shifts Time. The Brush man, heretofore heard over WJZ and chain on Sunday eve- nings, has shifted, his includes Earl Spicer, baritone, o Bate urday nights. it Tarbell in Safety Program. Ida M. Tarbell; author, editor Jjournalist, is to disciiss “Personal’ Re- sponsibility in Safety” in the Universal Safety Series Tus This is a coast- to-coast WEAF and New Chadwick Composition. A new composition e Whit- fleld Chadwick, "Vlflggnm," will be played by Walter Damrosch’s Or- chestra over WEAF and network Satur- ay. OME-MAKERS TUNE [N Menus..RECIPES.. SAMPLES Child Care hints. .. Other ideas galore! RADIO HOUSEHOLD ‘INSTITUTE Station WRC —11:15 every morning This Past Week DIOGENES found his man at the AMERICAN RADIATOR HOME BANQUET OTHER CELEBRITIES WILL GREET YOU EACH NIGHT at 6:30 except Saturday and Sunday WRC and Affiliated N.B.C. Stations L] offered by the AMERICAN RADIATOR COMPANY WLW T WMAQ 447.5Meters A Radio Quality int the way for us to| INGREASING POWER SHOWN N RADID Seven 50,000-Watt Broad- casters Are Already in Operation. ‘Tendency in broadcasting is toward ~ No other art with which | super-power stations, and is evidenoed ' by the number of broadcasters in the country already using the maximum amount of 50,000 watts as well-as those who are applying for increased power allotment. The Federal Radio Commis- sion's records now show seven stations ' in the country licensed to use 50 kilo- watts, nine other with construction pe=- mits for erection of super-power sta- ' tions, and flve more with applications for construction permits pending. The tendency toward Frelur power has resulted in generally better re- ceptlon throughout the country. When broadcasters first sought. increased power in excess of 5,000 watts' several years ago there was a genéral clamor among both radio listeners and engl- neers that high power would be im- practical and would cause no end of interference. Modern Seis Offset Power. ‘When the first super-power stations were built three years ago the predic- tion of engineers was true. Listeners with old model receiving sets located within 10 miles of the transmitter found it impossible te tume out the signals. However,” with th» rapid de- velopment of radio receiving sets which has taken place during the last three years, resulting in uniformed and in- creased selectivity, the problem of in- terference has virtually been eliminated. With the modern sensitive receiver of today it is possible to select any desired broadcaster while within the shadow of the super-power station's antenna. Allocation of 50,000 watts to stations has resulted in generally improved re- ception throughout the country. In metropolitan areas it has solved the problem of Summer reception, the im- pact of the high powered signal com- pletely drowning out static and other foreign disturbances. The rural listen- er, who previously could only hear the weak local station. and .seldom the city stations, now tunes. in nightly on met- ropolitan concerts. # Listeners Well Satisfied. Statistics recently pared by the Federal Radio Commission show_ that there are seven 50,000-watt broadcast- ers in the country. AJl of these sta- tions, save one, .operate on exclusive channels, and check-up on interference shows the listeners are well satisfled with high-] broadcasting. The one exception is station WGY at Schenectady, which .shares time with KGO. ot 0 kilowatts WEAF, New York; 20; Cincinnati: WTIC, Hartford, Conn., and WTAM, Cleveland. -In ad- dition, WJZ at Bound Brook, ‘N. J., operates with a power of 30,000. - More :hln h’ot &h" s:.rn’uou lulloml-'a‘fi hroughout the country are employing 10,000, nine of which have construc- tion permits for the erection of 50,000~ watt stations, and five more have made application. Stations holding' construction per- mits for 50,000 are KYW, Chicago; WBAP, Fort Worth, Tex.; WABC, New York; KNX, Hollywood; KMOX, ° St. Louis; WOAI, San Antonlo, Tex.: KFI, Los Angeles; Chicago; WFAA, Dallas. ~ Applications pending before the commission for 50.000-watt psrmits are stal W. N ndes the mepilations ‘of..the.jobifn . mission, stations of such are licensed for 25,000, the- jum gsmdm under its own ailocation, and watts is assigned experimentally. Small WMAL Guest. Paul Small. tenor, will be guest solo- ist in the Radio Vue on Tu Youwll Want One! 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