Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1931, Page 59

AY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MARCH 29, 1931—PART FOUR. TWO NOTED OPERA STARS WL SNG Gigli and Thomas Featured on N. B. C. Programs Today. Two famous opera singers Beniamino Gigli, Metropolitan Opera tenor, and John Charles Thomas, baritone, will contribute to the outstanding radio programs today of WRC and other Na- tional Broadeasting Oo. stations. Giglh will be the soloist in a pro- gram of Itallan music, to be broad- cast from 7:30 to 8 o'clock. He will sing the aria “Cielo E Mar,” from Ponchielll's opera, “La Gioconda,” and several songs of Densa and Ruso- Di_Oapua. ‘The Kent ‘Hour at 9:15 o'clock, will have Thomas as fts guest solost. Josef Pasternack's Orchestra will as- sist him, ‘WRC also will broadcast during the Garden Party this afternoon a recital by is King, baritone, who has starred in “The Three Musketeers, “Vagabond King” and “Rose Marl He also was Teatured in the screen wversion of “Vagabond King.” Chevalier to Sing. OMlurlce Chevalier, lfil‘:"u ?{ the :7!{:!&1 rchestra program, contribuf Shree. numbers, “Its_a Great Life If You Don't Weaken, “We Can Live on Love” and “Bon Soir.” ‘The orchestral speciaities will be “Russian Hearts” and “Slavonic Fantasie.” Chandler Goldwaithe, organist, has selected the frolicsome “Kitten on the Keys,” for his solo in the Tree Hour. Melodious songs of all time make up the rest of the musical program. A dramatization of one of the tense moments in American history, the transmission of the first tclunph mes- sage between Washington and Baiti- more, will be the high light of the Big Brother Club tation. The musi- cal background will be provided by Joe Rines and his Joy Spreaders. Oratorio to Be Given. The first radio performance of Edward Elgar's famous oratorio Apostles,” will be given by tional Oratorio Society. Only gn‘:’t Ii‘]’l bendm today, o and concluding part being sched- uled for next Sunday. Belle Baker, of vaudeville fame, will be the guest artist on the National Broadcasting Co. Artists’ Service pro- gram. An orchestra directed by Wil- liam Wirges will assist her. Another WRC musical feature will be a concert this morning by the Cleveland Symphony Orchestra under t e dlmcfinn of Nikolal Sokoloff. The originate in the new l! 000000 Severlnce Hall in Cleveland. ‘WMAL and associated Columbia sta- tions will rebroadcast today a talk from London by Viscount D'Absrnon, finan- cier and former British Ambassador to Germany. His topic is “The Economic Crisis—Cause and Cure.” Philharmonic Program. The New York Philharmonic Sym- phony Society Orchestra will open its concet with the “Overture” to Gluck's “iphigenia in Aulis.” Anether selection will be the “Symphony in F Major, No. 8,” by Brahms, A musical greeting to Spring and the radio premiere of Byron Gray's latest composition, “On the Way to my School,” are to be featured Crawford in his recital. The m will be Paul Small, tenor. The latest chapter ef ABordoni musical serial is to mm aboard a transatlantic liner. 8ir A drams entitled “The ring You're Away,” from “The Only Girl” and Liszt's “Liebestraum.” ‘Two of WMAL's attractions of local origin will be a Palm Sunday program by Emily Coville, prominent Was! ton soprano, and & concert b Shoreham Orchestra. WJSV tonight at 10:30 0 & veteran radio artist, up several months ago was & re(uhr con- tributor to the WISV and Talent Club, composed of colored employes of the Census Burean. ‘WOL will broadcast the morning service at the Church of the Epiphany in addition to its other regular relig- dous features. PENTODE TUBE USED IN COMMERCIAL SET Radio Apparatus Utilizing Five- Element Valve to Be Available Within Next Few Weeks. First announcement of the use of a pentode radio tube iIn & commercially )todnced recelving set was made last ‘week when A. Atwater Kent, president of the company .‘m&m name, dis- closed that sets utill this nn- element valve are in produuau will be made avallable within the next few weeks. ‘The receiver, demonstrated to & group of radio experts, is essentially a super-heterodyne empicying the pen- | tode tube as an audio-frequency ampli- | fler. The et is described as compact | and resembles in size the commonly termed midget ri ver, . Use of pentode valves in radio receiv- tng sets has been under research by engineers for the last two years, when they were first made available commer- clally. As the name implies, the tubes have five elements. They resemble the popular screen-grid type valves, but, in addition to having a screened grid, have a screened plate. This affords high amplification with reasonably high wer. ‘While pentodes may be employed as elther radio-frequency or audio-fre- quency amplifiers, they have their most useful applicaticn Introduction of the screen-plate fla- ture permits the high ei on the four-element screen and at the same time ff power amplification. Space Grabbers Besiege Radio. Pity the poor radio station manager. bbers” are no less zealous in orts to get free publicity on the they are to get into the news- newspaper editors, radio “deasters must discard many times ,,o.\ material than they can broadeasters’ mail—and waste hukd —are dally laden with “favors” in thes, form of data from quacks, faith | hesiorsy oters of various sorts ‘vee time on_the air. A horized Service X oclfl'leed X .\')UD 17{8 14th St. Na W. North xu:.u AN in the latter circuit. | Singer and Stage Stars to Broadcast RIGID TELEVISION | This stster team is well known in WASHINGTON STATIONS TO CARRY THE PROGRAMS. OHN CHARLES THOMAS, American baritone, on the le%, will be soloist tonight in the Kent hour over WRC. The | Radio Round-up Thursday night over WMAL will present the Dodge Bisters, on the right, as the guest artists. musical comedy and vaudeville. (ENSORSHIP URGED Lafount Sees -Many Abuses Unless Regulated Like Motion Pictures. | BY/ROBERT MACK. Rigld censorship of television before “seeing” by radio becomes commercial- ized was advocated yesterday by Fed- fount. the not distant radio future, the com- missioner foresees many abuses unless television is stringently regulated and censored, like the movies. Excessive ad- vertising by means of pictures trans- mitted through space and “immedest broadacts” are imminent unless the necessary legislative steps are taken. Sclence, Mr. Lafount said, unquestion- ably will conquer the technical prob- lems confronting television. But there are many new legal and economic prob- fems to be coped with when television makes its bow as a public service on a commercial basis, as against its present experimental status. Seen as Great Force. “I belleve that television is destined to become the greatest force in the world,” said he. “I think it will have more in- fluence over the lives of individuals than any other single force. Therefore, the necessity for advancing cautiously and preparing earefully for the advent of this rapidly approaching development is apparent.” Existing broadcasting stations, Mr. Lafount believes, are the logical tele- vision broadcasters of the future, and | they will transmit sight synchronized with sound for home reception. The existing radio law, he feels, does not cover television adequately, since it pro- hibits the commission from exercising any powers of censorship over radio, “I believe thaz pictures must be cen- Today on (All time p.m., unless W'R 315.6 Meters. 850 Kilocycles. 8:00a—Melody hour. 458—“The Funny Paper Man."” )a—Children’s hour. 0a—Woodwind Ensemble. 0a—Troika Bells, 0a—Organ recital. 0a—Cleveland Orchestra. 30—Echoes of the Orient. 00—National Oratorio Society. :45—Deems Taylor musical series. 30—N. B. C. Artists’ program. 00—Moonshine and Honeysuckle. :30—~The Garden Party, featuring | Dennis King, motion picture | and musical comedy star. | 4:00—Religious service by Dr. S. Parkes Cadman. 4:59—Correct time. | $:00—The tree hour, with mixed | chorus and orchestra. hour. featuring | lier 9l n—;-?u' oov:rnment " by David 18—John mnrl- ‘Thomas, baritone, | and Josef Pasternack's Or- chestra. 10218 hm Trials in History,” fea- turing _Clarence Darrow and James M. 10:45—8uzday at Seth Parker's. 11:15—Weather forecast. 11:16—Muriel and Vee, vocal and in- strumental duo. 11:30 to 12:00—Russian Cathedral choir. Early Program Tomorrow, 4ba—Tower health exercises. 00a—Gene and Glenn. 18a—Morning devotions. 30a—Cheerio. 00a—Parnassus Tr Sa—Campbell omwsm and soloist. | 45a—Our Dafly Food. 10:00a—*Safeguarding Your Food ms Drug Supply ” by W. R. Me,” by Jean 10:45a—Hits and Bits. 11: ou—'nn Blue | 12:45—Canadian Grenadier Band. |8 no—“mun Drugs and Doctors,” by | | 8:45a—The Dutch Girl. | 9:00a—Opening_the Murnln{ Mail. | 110:15a—Harmonies and Contrasts. | 12:00—On 3 12:30—Naf farm and home hour. 1:30—Mayflower Orchestra. B n_recital. 2:30—" BSunshine Circle,” lotte Goer. 3:00—Musicaiities. 3:15—Current Events. 3:30—The Sixteen Singers. WJSv 205.4 Meters. 11:00 to 12:30—8ervices of the Fourth | Presbyteria; by Char- | 1,460 Kilocycles. n_Church, 3:15—Church of the Alr. 3:45—Census Chorus. 4:45—tudio_feature. 5:00—John Clark. :15—Tango Troubadours. 6:00—Gospel Spreading Association. 7:00—Powhatan Orchestra, 7:28—Time signal. ‘ 7:31—Roland Wheeler, tenor. 7:55—Eervice at First Church Christ Scientist. | 9:45—Margaret Ringrose. 10:00—Chick Godfrey, tenor. 10:15—Henry Nestor. 10:30—L. Z. Phillips, trombonist. 11:15—Weather report. Early Program Tomorrow. 9:00a—Down South in Dixie. | 9:05a—Town Crier. | 9:20a—Weather report and Grand- father's Clock. 9:4%9a—Hints to Housew i 10:00a—Elizabeth Chambli 10:15a—Fashion talk. 10:36a—Program _ by | Women's_Clubs. | 11:008—8acred hour. | 12:60—Correct _time. 12:05—8outh Greenwich Racketeers. 12:45 to 1:15—Abilio Martin's Or- chestra. | 2:00—Debate between George Wash- ington and Pennsylvania State Universities. 3 Mflm flushel Gmwn-Upl kae Radxo School. NEW YORK (#) —Grown-ups enjoy | | going to “radio school” as much u oungsters. Pifteen per cent of the | correspondence handled by the educa- | tional buresu of CBS, which presents | th» school's program,. comes from adults | other than educator: Free Wheeling 1931 Studebaker Sedan Like New" New Car Guarantee $405 off Delivered Price Ace Motor Co. Finer Resale Cars 14th at RSt. North 9532 , s0p Federation | WABC the Radio otherwise indicated.) H 45a—Watch Tower urvkce. hi] 00m—Jewish art program. :30—Rebroadcast from Lonfon— “The Economic Crisis,” by ‘Vis- ocount D'Abernon. 1:15—Emily OoV!fl!, planist. 30—Ballad_hour. 00—Cathedral hou :00—New York Phl!hnrmonic Sym- 4 oo—-g.sw-m from the Wash- e m Cathedral. 5:00—Sermon by Rev. Donald G. Barn- house. 5:30—Sweetheart hour, featuring Adele | Vasa, Barbara Maurel, Ben ley and Evan Evans. 6:00—Shoreham Orchestra. 7 DO—-The Goldfl’l Hour of the Little 1- | Dr Howard W. Haggard of ml University. 8:15—Piano Pals—Dolph Opfinger and Charles Touchette. | 8:30—Kaltenborn Edits the News. | 8:45—The Gauchos, with Vincent Sorey and his orchestra and Tito Guizar. 9:00—The Playgir], featuring Ireme| Bordoni and Eugene Ormandy’s | Orchestra. 9:30—Edgar A. Guest, with Detroft Symphony Orchestra. | 10:00—Jesse Crawford, organist. { 10:30—Around the Samovar, with Peter | Biljo's Balalaika Orchestra. J 11:00—Back home hour, from Buffale, 12:00—Weather report. 12:01—Quiet Harmonies, featuring Vin- cent Storey’s Orchestra. 12:30 ‘fnlrm_omn recital by Ann Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Morning devotions. | 15a—The playboys, Bud lnd AL 8:30a—Tony’s Scrap Bool 9:30a—United States Navy L. by Ida Balley 10:00a—"Greetings,” Allen. 10:30a—Mr. Fixit. :45a—The Melody Parade. :00a—"“What I Am Tfm to Do.” :15a—Madison St :30a—The Biscuit 11:45a—Three Modern Maids. i 'ored " he said. “I do not undertake to y by whom, but I can see the possi- hlmy of the right to transmit pictures being abused. There is no law now on the subject, unless it be assumed that the existing radio law applics to pic- ADDRESSES. tures. Personally I should not like to “The Eeonomic Crisis,” by Viseount |8ee commercialization of television until D’Abernon, rebroadcast from London, | Congress has had an opportunity to en- WMAL, 12:30. “Devils, Drugs and | act laws on the subject.” Dectors,” by Dr. Howard W. Haggard. (m,, %t physiology et Tate, | Effect on Movies Is Problem. AL, 8:00; “Our Government,” by | ‘The effect of television upon existing David Lawrence, WRC, 9:00. standards of living is of utmost impor- | tance, aceording to the commissioner. CLASSICAL. A big question is whether it will mean Cleveland Bymphony Orchestra, WRC, | the pessing of present-day radio sound 11:30 am.; ‘Cathedral hour, WMAL, | transm! ission. Another problem is its 2:00; New York Philharmonic Or- | possible effect upbn movies, since tele- chestra, WMAL, 3:00; Dennis King, | vision promises to be “talking movies” WRC, 3:30; Beniamino Gigli, tenor, |brought into the home on nightly 7:30; Irene Bordini and | schedule. Bugene Ormandy’s Orchestra, WMAL, | “It has been wisely said that our 9:00; John Charles Thomas, nndt(}ovemmem 0! of many hcme Josef Pasternach's Orchestra, WRC, | units,” the commissioner asserted. “The 9:15; Detrolt Symphony Orchestra | effect of radio and television on these and Edgar Guest, WMAL, 9:30. units of necessity will affect the Na- VARIETY, hae b ly led, be Jack Ralston's Orcltestrn, WOL, $:30; | St bt o b g b S Frest blessing and contribute greatly to cul- Choral Orchesira, featuring Maurice | ture, happi: ity it Chevalier, WRC, 8:00; Jesse Graw- | O e better homes, more united families and Sord, WMAL. 10:00; Muriel and Vee, lnn intelligent and united Nation. vooal and instrumental duo, WRC, | «Wuigarity and lewdness must be kept 11:95. | off the air, and that danger impends unless television is strictly reguiated. | Advertising must be kept at a minfmum in the ‘radio talkies.’ This subject is one that should be carefully studied by every thinking American.” | (Copyright, 1931, by the Conbolldltd Press.) /e Miniature Rece.vers Tested. Miniature radio Teceivers weighing two pounds and (~signed to be carried by policemen while walking their beats are being tested in London. A warning WFBL, WEAN, WNAG Tote on a pocket buzzer informs the and VECAT ' officer that a message is coming 7:00—Sanute io the dairy and dce |through from headquarters. The set is cream industry; Zoel Paren-|Teputed to Lave an effective range of teau's O¥chestra—WJZ, KDKA, | 100 miles. WGN, WEVA and WBAL. gty '“—M':"’:l;fi Betsy Ayres, Mary Clock Turns on Radio. CHICAGO (#).—H. E. Benedict has and Wilworth's Ensem- ble—WJZ. WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, WWR, KDKA and rigged up his alarm clock so that, in- stead of ringing, it turns on the radio set previously tuned in to his favorite KYW. { 8:15—Magazine hour; address by Th | morning program. omas C. , commis- | sioner of paients, and dramatic sketch—WJZ, WBZ, WHAM, | KDKA, WJR and WMC. 9:30—World Adventures with Floyd | Giobons"—WJii. WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, KDKA, WJR and WLW. | 10:15—Boswell Sisters, vocal and in- | strumental _trio-—WJZ. KDKA, | WBAL, KWK aud WBZ. 10:30—Slumber music; Lydwig Laurier’s | String Ensemble-—WJzZ, WBZ, | WBZA. WHAM, KDKA, WJR | Major Radio Features DRAMA. and Honeysuckle, 3:00; Big Brother Club, WRC, “Famous Trials of History,” 10:15. HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE. 4:00—New York Philharmonic Orches- !l'l—«WABC WCAU, WEAN lfld‘ LE 30—1‘!1! lmndl"i Betty 8mart, con- Ben Alley, tenor, and Rich's Orchestra — ‘WRC, 7:00; WRC, RENT RADIO 12:00—Paul Tremaine's Orchestra. 30—Columbia Revue. | 00—Park Central Orchestra, 30—Ambassador Orchestra 00—Columbia Artists’ Recital. 30—American School of the Alr— “Theodore Roosevelt.” | 3:00—Columbia ‘Balon Orchestra. { WO 228.9 Mcktl. 1,310 Kilocycles. 10:00e—"‘Thief in Heaven,” by Judge Rutherford. 10:15a—Musical program. 10:30a—Festival of music. 1 a—Church of Epiphany. 12:00 to 12:15—Birthdays. 3:30—Ralston’s Orchestra. 4:30—Cuban Musical Echoes. | 5:00—Catholic radio hour, broadcast from the Church of Immacu- late Conception. 6:00 to 6:30—Fashion Review. Early Program Tomerrow. 7:30a—Musical Clock. 00a—Birthdays. 8:10a—Musical program. 10:00a—Talk by Peggy Clarke. 10:20a—Public Service Man. 10:30a—Bob West at '.he organ. 11158 Bonauet of Roses Roses. 11:30a—Half Hour with Great posers. 12:00—Luncheon Music. 12:10—Lenten Servic: 12:40 to 1:09—Luncheon Music. The Dial Log Stations Heard in Washington Regularly. Kcys. Kcys. 1] wiz Flashes from The Eveming Star, @ resume of world news, is _daily b bv WMAL l.l 5: ‘5 Gtm Entirely Automatic No Bothersome Tuning Improvs Tone. Reduces St Brings in Distance. Increases Volume, Prolongs Life of Tubes. Beparates Siati FOR ALL RADIOS sg» rosT ONLY 1 8832 L8, 8.0.2.2.8. 2082 ¢ ¢ 1 ******** and WLW. 11:00—Vaudeville— w1w 11:30—Scuth Sea Islanders: wstring orchestra—W. 1Z WREN, KWK KDKA and KFAB EASTERN STATES SUPPLY MOST TALENT FOR C.B.S.| Burvey Shows 43 Per Cent of En-| tire Staff Comes From Atlantic Seaboard. NEW YORK (P)—Eastern @tates have supplied most of the talemt for the C. 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In view of the improved record being shown by stations month by month, thanks to their voluntary adoption of crystal controls and other new technical | | developments in transmitters, the eom- | mission is now considering the adoption | of an order requiring all American sta- | tions to maintain their frequencies | within 50 cycles—that is, permitting an over-all deviation of no more than 100 | cycles. An engineering conference will be held here on April 20 to iscuss this Proposed new requirement. Many of the stations on the “honor ' The name that hays always stood for the utinost in* pure quality now\ stands - Spartons, with the masical cfiadmbednnfl-fll of the fadio world! *Radio’s Richess Voice” ;nll azs operating ot tha requency, an ex nical momplhhm% is divided into two of conve: cyeles from thelr m is listed among the muou wandering le’:nthl]n 200 cycles from their assigned channe NAUTILUS TO BROADCAST Amateurs Will Be 'Able Wilkins’ Reports. 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