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THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., APRIL 13, 1930—PART "FOUR. MARKOLSTEWSH | (v o s orms s 0 o] MAKES AIR DEBUT European Operatic Contralto Appears in Atwater Kent Hour Tonight. Maria Olszewska, Europe’s best known operatic and concert contralto, will make her radio debut in the Atwater Kent hour tonight over WRC and other National Broadcasting Co. stations. Although never on the air, Mme. Ols- zewska has just completed her second season in this country as a concert artist and star of the Chicago “ivic Opera Co. For her first broadcast she has selected the best of her operatic and her concert lullabies, dream songs and the like. Josef Pasternack has also made a special orchestral program for her first appearance. Harold Moare's Palm Sunday cantata, “The Darkest Hour,” will be presented by a mixed octet over WRC this after- noon. The composer is one of the younger generation of English organists and composers and a fellow of the Royal College of Organists. The can- tata is in six sections, as follows: “Pro- e,” “In the Garden Gethsemane,” e Trials Before Calaphws and Pi-| p MARIE. GERARD- R Sk the Road to Calvary,” “Cal- | & ‘On vary” and “A Brief Epilogue.” Hits From Broadway Shows. Hits from many of the currently pop= ular Broadway shows as well as old favorites will be heard on the Chase & Sanborn Choral Orchestra program. Erva Giles, soprano, and Prank Luther, tenor, will’collaborate in “Exactly Like You,” from “The International Revue.” ‘The Studebaker Champions will be heard in a program of popular songs, including “Rogue Song,” “The Man I Love,” and “With & Song In My Heart.” ‘The outstanding feature of the Davey ‘Tree program will be solo contributions of Paula Heminghaus, contralto, and Judson House, Irish tenor. Miss Hem- in‘hlu! will “The Rock of Ages.” and House Smiling.’ In -ddmun to the regular attractions WRC will introduce & new attraction, to be known as the lodent Big Brothers' Club. It wm include & number of orig- inal songs and stories and s 15-minute hero sketch. Bon Emery will direct the program. ‘Will Rogers, assisted by Bob Haring's! il be Orchestra, will present the second of the series of Squibb programs tonight over WMAL and associated Columbia Broadcasting System stations. The musical portion of the broadcast in- cludes selections from the “Follies” of 1918, “Sometimes” and “Saddleback.” Rogers will appear after the fourth selection, which is to be Arndt's “Nola.” Soprano Guest Aftist. Marianna Gonitch, leading soprano of the Philadelphia Grand Opera Co., will be the guest artist in the “Around the Samovar” program, which will be 10 minutes shorter than its usual period, due to a talk to be broadcast at 8:30 o'clock by Senator Clarence C. Dill of ‘Washington. His topic is “The Ameri- canism of Thomas Jefferson.” ammy the “crooning com- poser,” wfil be the guest artist in the Majestic Theater presentation. The Conclave of Nations broadcast will honor Poland. Tytus Filipowicz, Polish Ambassador to the United States, will be the speaker. “Poland, Past and Present,” is his subject. Senator Henry J. Allen of Kansas will introduce him. Gonzalo De Arango, Cuban baritone, and Eula A!exnnder "pianist, will give | & joint recital over WOL this morning g | k. A broadcast of the ry Baptist Church will afternoon the station will broadcast a special Lenten service from the Church of the Immaculate Conception. ‘WJSV's program includes a broadcast of the evening service at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, and con-| certs by the Clnlwl Singers and the Sacred Quarte! — NEW HIGH-POWERED RADIO STATION SOON ‘WFAA Expects to Have 50-Kilo- ‘watt Unit in Operation by End of Month, DALLAS, Tex. (#).—This month is to bring a new mgh-powered voice to radio broadcastin; Before May day rolls around, WFAA, owned by the Dallas News and the ! Dallas Journal, expects to have its new 50-kilowatt station in operation. The transmitter is located 18 miles from the city in the heart of the farming coun- | The station divides time with WBAP on the clear channel of 375 meters, and has been on the air since the Summer | of 1922, first with 500 watts, and last | Fl]l with 5.000 watts, the first unit of the new high-power plant. —_— WOMEN AND CHILDREN ENLISTED BY HENDERSON Owner of KWKH Announces Moves in Fight Against Chain Stores. ‘Women and children have been cn- lsted by W. K. Henderson, operator of station KWKH at Shreveport, La., in his fight against chain stores. Henderson's step was disclosed in a recent announcement over his station, h was heard in Washington. The children’s organization, which is hen Irish Eyes Are et RicuaRD CROOKS » Marie Gerard, soprano, will be the guest soloist in the mid-week Kodsk 0 hour Thursday night over the Columbia nesday night Barbara Maurel, contralto, the Philco Symphony Orchestra. Aida 1] featured in the General Motors’ N. B, C. chain. Crucifixion,” during the R. C. A.-Victor network. R.-K.-O. hour Tuesday night. Today on (ALl time p.m., unless LOCAL STATIONS. 3156 Meters. | WRC 950 Kilocycles. 8:00a—The melody hour. 9:00 to 10:00a—Children’s hour. . 11:00a—Service of Foundry M. E.| Church—Sermon by Rev. Fred- | erick B, Harris, 12:30—Neapolitan Nights. 1:00—"“H. M. 8. lefou. tional Light Opera Co. 2:00—Roxy symphony concert. 3:00—Cantata—“The Darkest Hour.” 4:00—Service from Washington Cathe- dral—Sermon by Right Rev. | James E. Fréeman, Bishop of ‘Washington. 5:00—Davey tree surgeons. 0—Catholic_religious services. 0—Iodent Big Brother Club. :30—Correct time. 7:31—Capitol Theater “family.” 8: so—cnu. & Sanborn Choral Or- chest noo—om- ucvemmznt." by David 9: lB—Atwltzr Kent_hour, featuring Maria Olszewsha, contralto. 10:15—Studebaker Champions. 10:45—Sunday at Seth Parker’s. 11:15—Russian Cathedral Choir. 11:45—8Sam Herman, xylophonist, 11:58 to 12:00—Weather forecast. Early Program Tomorrow, ' :48s—Tower health exercises. by Na- 11:30a—Bridge talk by Mrs. John Munce, jr. 11:45a—“Canny Cook,” by Winifred | ishard. 12:00m—Farm flashes. 5—Lotus Orchestra. 5—National farm and home hour. | 0—Organ recital. 0—The Melody Thrse. 5—Opening game between Wash- ington and Boston, broadcast from Griffith Stadium. WJSV 205.4 Meters. 1,460 Kilocycles. 2:15 to 3:45—Patriotic Protestant Evangelical Association. 00—Gaspel spreadlnso.usochuon. Christ, Scientist. 9:05—Gretta Ludwig, contralto. 9:20—Sacred Quartet. 9:45~—L. Z. Phillips, trombonist, Godfrey, tenor. 0 be known as the Junior Hello World | 1! Club, 50 named in a contest among the members, joins the Modern Women of America Club and the Merchants’ Min- ute Men, organizations in his campaign. NEW PICTURE DEVICE Vacuum Tube Engineer Develops Photo-Electric Apparatus, NEW YORK (#).—Photo-electric ap- g::-uu for use in timed sporting events been developed by George Lewis, ‘vacuum-tube en; lln!cr A light ray focused aeross the track at the flmsh point on a photo- electric device. The impulse caused by the fleeting shadow is amplified and actuates a camera ihlr.h u es & pic- ture of thy m, including the dial of & stop wateh. Radio Business Picking Up. FHONOLULU (#).—Radio business is king up in the land of the ukulele. rchases of apparatus from the United :‘ut:;‘lm year more than doubled those 1928. Artists Appear in “Parsifal.” ‘Well known N. B. C. artists will ap- pear in & radio ner's last opera ccomposit &ifal” mwmh& ‘WEAF will be the key station. Opening Ball Game Will Be Broadcast By WRC Tomorrow A play-| account of the opening base’ game tomorrow between ‘Washington and Boston will _be direct from Grifith Stadium by WRC. ‘The lcast 1S scheduled to begin at 2:45 o'clock. 0—Chick 30 to 11:00—Capital Sacred Singers. OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS. he has sponsored | Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern Standard time. (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right.) (National Broadcasting Chain.) (National Broadcasting Co.) 1 h 11:45—Sam Hemm. xylophonist. ns.c—-muc New York—860. (Columbis Broadcasting Chain.) 0—Fur Trappers’ Orchestra. 0—The Gauchos. O—The Globe Trotter. e Twins. 5—Dr < Julius Klein. 00—Rhapsodizers. 0—Around the Samovar. 00—Theater of the Alr. 00—Back Home hour. 394—WJZ New York—760. (National Broadcasting Chain.) 11:15—Soul 11:30—Armchair Quartet. 282.8—WBAL m.lunun—l.‘“. 5:00—Two hours from W: 7:00—Reverles (30 mlnufu). wIzZ (30 minutes). Richard Crooks, lnlermllomlly with Lawrence Tibbett, baritone, in a presentation of the Stainer cantata, “The | Armida, newest star of the talkie screen, will be f She will sing several Mexican songs. \)* o network. Over the same network Wed- will be heard as the guest soloist with Doninelli, Metropolitan Opera soprano, “family party” tomorrow night over an mous tenor, will sl honors | hour Thursday night over an N. B. C. featured in the | the Radio otherwise indicated.) 4759 Meters. WMAL 630 Kilocycles 10:00 to 11:00a—Watch tower services. 12:30 to 12:45—Rebroadcast’ from Lon- | don—Talk by Raymond. Swing on the Five-Power Naval Con- ference. 1:30—Ballad hour. | 2:00—Montreal Symphony Orchestra. | 3:00—Columbia Male 3:30—Conclave of Nations—“Poland. 4:00—Cathedral hour. 5:00—News reel of the afr. 5:30 to 6:00—Sermon by Rev. Donald Grey Barnhouse of Philadelphia. 6:30—The Gauchos. 7:00—The Globe Trotter. Julius Klein, 8:00—Correct time. 8:01—La Palina Rhapsodizers. 8: !0—‘;!1‘?10:!1-. Jeflerson,” by Senitor 8:40—Around the Samovar. 9:00—Majestic Theater of the Air. 10:00—Will ers. 10:30—Arabesque—Dramatic sketch. 11:00 to 12:00—Back-home hour, Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Organ reveille. 8:30a—Morning devotions. 8:45a—Something for every ome. 00a—“Opening the Morning Mail.” 11:00a—Ben and Helen u!k it over. 11:15a—"Timely Topics,” by Senator Capper of Kansas. 11:30a—The children’s corner. 11:45a—"Your Diet,” by Janet Lee. lz:flflm—oolflmbll Revue, 0—Ambassador Orchestra. 00—The Honolulans. 2:30—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. 3:00 to 3:30—Columbia Ensemble. WOL 2289 Meters. 1,310 Kilocycles. 10:00a—Earl Carbauh, baritone. 10:30a—Gonzalo de Arango, Cuban b.nume, and Eula Alexander, 11: 00‘—2%1’% of Calvary Baptist 5:00 to 6:00—Lenten services from Church of ch- !mm;,clg:u Conception, conducted v. John Keating Cartwright. Early Program Tomorrow. 8 {g on—&en‘yuclukn dnfly chat. 0a—Music: 12:00m—Tanten services 272.6~WPG Atlantic City—1,100, 7:00—Special Sunday concert. 9:15—Hotel concert orchestra. 10:00—News; old :ocpel hymns. 10:30—Galen Hall Tri 11:00—Organ recm.l 282.8—WTIC Hartford—1,060. piano. 11 M)—Merry Madcaps (1 hour), 422.3—WOR lel—‘ll.. 6:45—New York newspaper hour. B 'ariety pi 8:30—Jesters’ Orchutrt. 9:00—Saxophone Octet. 9:30—To be mnwncul 10:00—Life 10:; SD—Hllu'y Etml Playhouse. 11:30—Moonbeams. 2563—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170. 4 5 10:15—8ame as WJZ (1% hours). 260.7—WHAM Rochester—1,150. G oo—mvelog\n piano reverie. 7:00—Fireside forum. 7:30—Same as WJZ (3% hours). 319.5—-WGY M—"II. 00—WEAF (1% hours): church. 30—Same as WEAF (flt ‘hours). // AIDA DoNINELLI Major “Chain” Features TODAY. 1 W—le‘uonll Ll!h! Opera Co.; ore”— wnc and N. B. C. net- loo—Monusll Symphony Or- chestra; lymphomc con- cert—WMAL CBS. network. 5:00—Davey hour; Judson House, tenor, and Paula Heminghaus, contralto, so- loists—WRC and N. B. C. network, 8:00—Enna Jettick melodies; Betsy Ayres, soprano; mixed quartet and instru- mental ensemble — WJZ, ‘WBZ, WBAL, WJR, WLW and others. 8:16—Collier’s radio hour; Rep- resentative Fred Hartley and dramatization with musical interlude — WJZ, KDKA, WBZ, WPR and others. 8:30—Choral Orchutu poj lar program hll Qhman and Vicwr Arden —WRC and N. B. C. network. 9:00—Majestic Theater; SBammy Fain, “The Crooning Com- poser”—WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 9:16—Atwater Kent hour; Maria Olszewsha, contralto— WRC and N. B. C. net- wor. 10:00—Squibb program; wm Rogers—WMAL and C. B. S. network. 10:15—National Oratorio Soclety; Verdi's “Requiem” part 2 —WJ KWK and WHAM. 10:45—"Sunday at Seth Park- ers" runl sketch—WRC B. C. network. 11 OD—Blck ‘home hour from Churchill Tabernacle at Buffalo — WMAL and | C. B. 8. network. 302.8—WBZ Springfield—890. 6:00—Recital; American Legion. 7:00—Musical chocolate box. 7:30—8ame as WJZ (2% hours). 9:45—Tufts Glee Club; sports. 10:30—~WBZ Players (45 minutes). CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN STATIONS 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700, 6:00—Orchestra; concert. 7:00—Hotel orchestra, 7:30—WJZ (30 minutes); variety con cert, 8:30— Jesters; Perkinsville. 9:30—Musical novelesque; historical. 11:00—Concert hour. 12:00—Farm Orchestra (30 minutes). 398.8—WJR Detroit—750. 8:00—Entertainers; baritone. 8:30—Same as WJZ. 7:00—Rh; Venetian Ensemble. 17:30—Same as WJZ (2% hours). 10:15—Happy half hour, 11:00—News; Police Quartet. 11:15—WJZ (45 minutes); dance hour. 405.2—WSB Atlanta—740. :00—WEAF and WJZ (3% hours). 10 15—Musical Trio (30 minutes); WEAF (30 minutes). 11:15—Bright Spot hour; organ. 277.6—~WBT Charlotte—1,080. 6:00—Same as WEAF (1!; hours). '7 JO—HHL Baptist Church 0—WEAF (1% hours); organ. 365.6—WHAS Louisville—820, 7:00—~WEAF and WJZ (3% hours). 10:15—Kentucky program. IB 45-W 'EAF (30 minutes); musicale. 1:30—Reporters; homing program. 461.3—WSM Nashville—650. 7:00—~WEAF (30 minutes); concert orchestra. 8:00—WJZ (15 minutes); service. 9:15—WEAPF (1 hour); orchestra. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110. l 00—!-10&21 m'chuh‘l .! n recital. 8: OHD—O{nu"n iscoj 9:00—WEAF (15 m 10:15—Fireside reverie. ———— Japan-Australia Link. Direct radio service between Japan and Australia. including the South Seas and the Straits Settlements, is to be established soon. church Cord Brougham Showing _extremely careful ownership, Now offered at con- siderable savings. PACKARD’S USED CARS Kalorama Road at Seventeenth ELECTRIC CONSOLE COMPLETE WITH RCA TUBES DELIVERED 'A.N& INSTALLED $69%° #10% OKAY RADIO CO. 417 11th St. N.W. 1760 Pa. Ave. service. uu:)u Blues Band, | 26-STATION SHIFT Behind the Microphone MAY NOT BE MADE Plan of Engineers to End Cross-Talk Interference Not Adhered To. ‘The valiant gesture of the Federal Radio Commission to end cross-talk | interference between high-powered sta- tions on cleared channels by shifting | the assignments of 26 stations may not materialize fully. ‘The only announced purpose of the changes, which are scheduled to be- come effective May 1, was that it would eliminate interchannel interference caused by insufficient frequency, or “ether” separation instead of geographi- cal separation between the stations. It is now sald, however, that the com- mission did not adhere to the recom- mendations of its engineering division, with the that engineering principles have been disregarded and that l.ha objective of reducing inter- ference on each of the 13 cleared Moreover, the inter-zone scramble be- tween the East-Central or second and Middle Western or fourth radio zones, cropped up anew when the commis: slon’s engmeefl.nf division tried to just this difficulty. Station KYW, Chicago, operated by the Wexllnzhou!e Electric’ & Manufacturing Co., again is the center of this contest, and al- ready is in the courts about its former troubles, Using Borrowed Channels. When it promul the commission announced adopted, with only “routine” changes, the engineering recommendations made last February. But actual changes, it is charged, show that the commission has so arranged those engineering recommendations so that station KYW is still left “holding the bag,” with a cleared channel borrowed from the second radio zone, and which, under the law, it may lose if adequate showing is made by a qualified second zone station that it can serve the public interest with it. Moreover, two adjacent channels, 1,140 and 1,160 kilocycles, are assigned to the second zone. This is incon- sistent with the purpose of the shift, as_announced, which sought greater separation between channels in the same zones. The engineers recommend that sta- | tion KYW be shifted from the 1,120 kilocycle channel, at present borrowed cycles, which would be made a fourth zone channel. This would permit KYW to operate on a channel within its own zone and remove the “threat.” Station WOWO, at Fort Wayne, Ind., and station WWVA at Wheeling, W. Va., which operate on 1,160, are ‘nhflud to 1,180 under the realign- ment, with the engineers recommend- |ing that the latter channel be made a second zone channel. Thus the al- locations as between zones would have | been equalized, but station WOWO would have been assigned one-half time on a second zone rrowed channel, when it is located in the fourth zone. It protested, and the commission, again without ~ consulting the engineers, switched the 1,180 channel to a fourth zone assignment in Pplace of 1,140, leav ing the situation as to “borrowed | channels exactly as it is today. WOWO 1Is Satisfied. | _ Station WOWO, it is understood, is | now satisfied. KYW is not. Station ‘ WWVA, which is using one-half time | on a fourth zone borrowed channel, ! but which would have been operating on & second zone channel had the en- gineering plan been adopted, is non- | committal thus far. The Louisville Courier-Journal, op- erating station WHAS, far from | pleased with the Ceal it has received. It was shifted from 820 kilocycles to | 1,020 kilocycles, a channel much in- | | ferior. The commission has assigned to station WCAU, in Phlladelphlu, the select 820 kilocycle frequency, remov- ntg }112 lmm 1,170 in the upper reaches’ o ‘The new comphclting element in the interzone shift is that second zone sta- tions again are on the heels of station YW. Four stations in that zone had plied for the borrowed 1,020-kilocycle nel, seeking to wrest .z from the Welunghouu station. The commission had designated a hearing lor April l! But now, since KYW has been shifted to 1,140—still a borrowed channel—sta- tion WWJ at Detroit has applied for that cRannel. The commission, con- sequently has postponed the hearing until May 6, because it has received in- timations that stations WLBW at Oil City, Pa.; WJAS at Pittsburgh and pos- sibly WCAU might desire to amend their applications for the 1,140-kilocycle channel. Alda Has “No Regrets.” { NEW YORK (A).—Mme. Frances | Alda, who retired from the grand opera | stage for the radio, says after the end | of her first season as an exclusive broad- cast artist: “I have no regrets. In- deed, T look forward to the many addi- tlonll opportunities to broadcast. Washingten's Tube Center POST-STANDARD GUARANTEES channels involved will not be achieved. | J&" from the second zone, to 1,140 kilo-| R CX 301A....65¢c CX112A ...$1.59 CX 371A ...$1.59 ELIMINATORS SPEAKERS ACCESSORIES At Lowest Prices! POST STANDARD 816 F St. N.W. 4323 11th St. NW. Open Unti! 10 P.M. BY THE RADIO EDITOR. HROUGH an arrangement with the New York Tele- hone Co. the National roadcasting Co. is to be furnished at regular periods with a list of “dead” telephone num- bers for use in broadcast sketches. The new service was arranged | because “Amos 'n’ Andy” once| used a “live” telephone number | and causeéd 16 end of trouble in the broadcasnnfi studios and the offices of the telephone company. The first day after that broad- cast a tired woman called up the telephone company and reported that she had received some 800 | telephone calls during the pre- vious night, and that the calls| were still coming in at 2 o'clock in the morning. As neither “Madam Queen” nor “Kingfish” lived at her home, she asked that something be done about it. The result is that blank tele- | phone numbers will be used here- | after, not only by “Amos 'n’ Andy,” but by all other National Broadcasting‘Co. ‘plgyeu. 7 »* OR his 10-minute broadcast on | Sunday nights in the new| Squibb series over WMAL and | other Columbia network stations Will Rogers receives $5,000, or $500 a minute. This, by the way, | is declared to be the largest amount ever paid an entertainer | in a regular series of radio pro- grams. * kX ok | SPEAKING of gifts, Ted Husing, | the ace of Columbia announcers, | “got lucky breaks recently.” For instance, a radio manufacturer presented him with a de luxe model receiving set. He was mas- ter of ceremonies at the opening of a new Philadelphia station, WHAT. He recelved a_“swanky” gift from the National Press Club for the manner in which he de- scribed the spelling bee. He was interviewed eight times. He re- ceived notification that he would go all the way to Bermuda to describe a boxing match and a horse race which is not to be broadcast but will be sent over a powerful loud speaker which can be heard for a distance of two| miles. * k% ¥ ADIO'S great court scene did of a tame affair, for the suit| brought by Will Osborne against | his own band to participate in the | Rudy Vallee, his rival crooning | orchestral leader, was dismissed. The action centered around who was the first crooner. Justice McGoldrich in the New York Supreme Court ruled: “It's i nothing but plain syncopation There is nothing new in that. J was once an orchestra leader my- self in an amateur way.” * X Xx % UDY VALLEE, incidentally, topped all radio personalities n a recent popularity poll con- ducted in St. Louis. The poll was | made by a St. Louis newspaper in connection with a series of fea- ture articles on radio. Of 481 votes cast in one day, those for Vallee led all others by almost two to one. * ok ox (GUS EDWARDS, who is credited with having discovered more stars than any other man in the amusement world, will introduce some of his latest finds in the {R. K. O. hour Tuesday night over WRC and other N. B. C tions. Armida, girl and one of the screen’s out- standing personalities, and the Collette sisters will be presented by Edwards. The Wilson brothers, German comedians; Baby Rose Marje, and Alice Hamilton, a character comedienne, also will take part in the program. MOS 'N’ AND‘I" are going into the talkies. “Check and L JOME-MAKERS I TUNE IN| Menus..RECIPES..SAMPLES Child Care hints. .. Other ideas galore! RADIO HOUSEHOLD INSTITUTE Station WRC —11:15 :cery morning sta- OGERS E. B. lvulll A SONS each Sunday evening at 10 o'clock over Station WMAL and 34 other stations from coast to coast. a vivacious Mexican Double Check” probably will be the title of the vehicle which radio pictures will produce. ‘The contract !ot the talklng picture production was signed | yesterday, and the starting date | will be announced shortly, as will | the details of the film. The exact amount to be paid the famous radio comedians for the picture cannot be determined ' because the contract provides them with a share of the profits | If the picture is a success the pair will receive close to $1,000,000. | And just to think that nine months ago their combined in- | come was approximately $100 a | week. | * k% x T seems we're to have a ciga- rette war on the radio. For a long time the sponsors| of the saturday night dance pro- |gram by B. A. Rolfe and his or- chestra have been alone in pre-| | air. Now with the Radio Revue, sponsored by a rival cigarette | maker and with Bill Day as or- chestra leader on the air, it was | decided that Rolfe could not pro- vide sufficient dance music in the hour he has on Saturday night. | present another hour on Wednes- day night. The “campaign” should work largely to the benefit of the radio | audience, for each group, no doubt, will try to outdo the other. * % % * LAYING as a single unit, picked musicians from America’s three service bands, the Army, Navy and Marine, will broadcast a concert over WRC and an N. B. C. network on the night of April 21 from 10:30 to 11 o'clock. Government notables and sev- eral hundred diplomats are ex- pected to attend the concert, which is to be sponsored by the Pan-American Union. The con-| cert will be given in the Hall of the Americas in the Pan-Ameri- can Building. |, The joint band will be led al- ternately by Capt. William J. | Stannard of the Army Band.| Lieut. Charles Benter of the Navy | Band and Capt. Taylor Branson not materialize. It was a sort | of the Marine Band. Each leader | will choose a select group from | concert. The combined unit will comprise 100 musicians, although there are 250 men in the three bands. s Comedians to Co-Star. Winnie Lightner and Joe E. Brown nging comedians, will be co-starred in 2 radio production of their latest pic- ture, “Hold Everything,” on a Nation wide network of WEAF and statior Saturday evening. ‘ TRADE lN Your Old Battery or Electric Radio on a ATWATER KENT Liberal Allowances Terms as Low as $10 Monthly Base Ball Season Will Soon Be Here. Is Your Radio Per- forming Well? If Not, Call || North 0730 for Prompt and Efficient Service MONARCH RADIO SHOP 1801 L ST. N.W. Open Evenings 9000 SUN CABS RADIO MAY BARRY 7 SINGER TO FAME Girl From Marian Talley!s Home Town on Program With Operatic Stars. senting their products over the | | So the conclusion was reached to| NEW YORK (#).—Radio is ready to wave its fairy wand and create & magic carpet that may carry a youthful singer to fame, | It is to provide Nation-wide aerial highways for the golden voice of a 19- year-old girl from the home of Marian Talley, singing in the coast-to-coast presentation of “La Boheme," her first public opera. ‘The young woman is Thelma Kessler, who came from Kansas City two years ago seeking honors in the big city. Now, | while still going to school, she will make | her initial appearance on the radio in company with singers classed as the Nation’s leaders of the opera stage. | They include Frances Alda, Pasquale Amato and Mario Chamlee. | Opera Last of Six. ‘The opera is the last of the six com- | posed by Puccini to be broadcast .by | WEAF and the N. B. C. network, and the young singer is to take the difficut role of Musette. It is to be presented Saturday night from New York. Miss Thelma is unusually beautiful |and has a voice that maestros describe as “gorgeous beyond compsre” She came to New York in January, 1928, | just after her seventeenth birthday. She quickly won a fellowship at the Juillard Musical Foundation, Recentiy she went to the Judson Program Bureau for an audition. It was granted, developing into a sort | of personal triumph. She sang for every executive in the organization, each listener sending for some one elsp. | Right there, after Gennaro Papi, direc- | tor of the Puccini broadcasts, had heard her, she was cast for “La Boheme." Girl Is Lyric Soprano. The girl is a lyric soprano and lives with her parents near Central Park, New York. Her mother has been with her since she came from Kansas City, while her father has been here for the last year, Miss Kessler's quick rise plul]eh closely that of her predecessor, Talley. Both were aided flnlnclll]y by | the same persons. Both were encour- | aged by the same musical influences in Kansas City and both studied under much the same conditions in New York. Both sought honors in opera. | There the road forks. Miss Talley sang her first opera on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York before 3,000 persons. Miss Kessler will sing her first opera on the radio, and her audience will number millions, with the Nation as the auditorium. Mask and Wig é]ub Show. ‘The annual Mask and Wig Club show, “John Paust,” Ph.D.” l:u‘fll be broadcast t. How do your tubes World; Record for LONG LIFE/ You owe it to your- self to hear it bef.lzre buying any kind of a radio set. Hear it today. New York Recording Laboratories 1219 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. 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