Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1931, Page 34

THO FLY STARS WAL FEATURE ichard Dix and Claudette: Colbert on Programs i Tonight. UL | S, e aasrede- ru QP70 van s 9 ¥ Two wmotion picture stars, Richard Bix and Claudette Colbert, will take rt in programs to be broadcast to- ht by WMAL and associatéd Co- mbia Broadcasting System stations. * Miss Colbert will sing two songs in e Personalities presentation, s new ature, to have its. premiere at 10 iclock. “Reaching for the Moon” and ut of Nowhere” are announced as r contributions. Freddie Rich's Or- estra will assist her. ¥ Dix will make one of his infrequent icrophone appearances in the ‘Musical ’ucktnll From California program. He will be Interviewed by Louella Parsons, motion picture writer. The supporting usical program will be provided S ymond Paige's Orchestra, the Hall Hijah Quartet Tnd the Three Cheers trumental Trio. ?lel'he McAleer Melodists also begin & #ew series over WMAL and associatec gations at 10:30 o'clock. Sam Lanin's chestra, “Scrappy” . Lambert, Dick bertson and Lance will teke part. The program will be popular in ¢haracter. [ 4 Wichitd Train Stop. “ The Fast Freight will stop at Wichita, ans., in its musical journey. e, e organist, and the quartet will sur- und the fourth largest milling center M the United States with hnrmnnle‘a’ that include “Is That. Religlon? “@When I Take My Sugar to Tea,” “Star Dust” and “Sweet Sue.” % Bill Schudt’s “Going to Press” period will present Raymond Bill, president of the Federated Business Publications. Another talk will be broadcast st 6:40 @'clock, when Dr. Joseph A. Murphy, supervising megical inspector of the District -public schools, -outlines taken to protect the health of the school ehildren. ~ John Held, jr., . #portsman, will be interviewed by Grantland Rice during the weekly sports oadcast tonight by WRC and a net- work of other National Broadcasting Co. stations. The interview will be de- Yoted.to Held's favorite hobby—dogs. David Lawrence, newspaper Writer énd editor, opens a new series of in- festment broadcasts at 9 o'clock, speak- fng on “The Government and .Busi- ess.” He will be followed next week Fred W. Sargent, president of the Chicago & Northwestern Raflways. : Second King Appearance. Dennis King, who played the lu% foles in “The vmggxd King,” Musketeers” and “Robin Hood,” 1 make his second radio appearance f the week in the concert scheduled by {l::: at 8:30 o'clock. Assisted by the will sing songs from the plays in which he ad- @ition to “The Lady of the Lake” Na- thaniel Shilkret’s Orchestra will assist Bobby Jones in his weekly chat will tell of the first American amateur golf m which went abroad, to &y ithe mng:!f' l;[e .1?0 x;mw Allan o:-l.n-m- failure, losing . : Snydor's Orchestra “and the Edith Reed Entertainers will contribute to the Program of WOL. A variety of attractions make the ngv chedule, the. features beiog & T esentation by the mewly organized JSV_Players and the weekly broad- mt of the Sons of the American jon. i Major Radio. Features I 1 SPEECHES, n;: of me‘pew:dw-nmmn;" Raymonds Ciapper, -~ WRC. F s : _David Lawrence, WRC, 9:00. ‘VARIETY. Dennis King and Nathaniel Shil- 8:30;/ cal Cockfall From Califc WMAL, 8:3); Fast Preight, WMAL, 9:00; Olive Palmer, Paul Oliver, 's Gustave Haenschen' Orchestra, WRC, 9:30; Grantland Rice interviews John Held, jr., art- sportsman, WRC, AL, Alds and Prank La w, 8t. Moritz Orchestra, L, ; Palais d'Or Orches- tra, WRC, 12:30. HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE. -$:45—Tony's Scrap WGR. 5—Topics Thomas — WJZ, WBAL, WBZ ‘WLW, WRVA and KDKA. *8:00—"Harbor Lights,” tales of an old sea captain—WJZ, WBZ, WLS, WBAL and WREN. strumental trjo, orchestra, mixed chorus and soloists—WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WHAM and KDKA. 9:00—Wayside Inn; Choristers’ Male Octet — WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, KDKA, AM and WGAR. ':30—«1;:6:&1!! ) ‘ tenor; Regwmald renrath, Billy Hughes, orchestra H and male chorus of 17 volces— . WJZ., WBAL, WBZ, KDXA, WLW and KYW. 1:00—Variety program—WLW. 1:00—Slumber “Music; string* enssm- ble, under direction of Ludwig Laurier—WJZ, KDKA, WBAL and WREN. Amos 'n' Andy, second broad- cast — WMAQ, KWK, WREN, WDAF, WHAS and WSM. 11:30—Kremlin__ Art Quintet—WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WGAR and ‘WREN. 31:00— WALLACE HOPPER gl‘thMWmnln'flu'l.ldWIu Never Grew Oid Tells Radie Lis- Seners More of Her Secrets of Beauty, Health and Diet. Watch “your local N. B. C. chain programs. TUNE IN 2 (Cut Out This Schedule) Tues., Thurs., WRC, Wash., 3:30 P.M. m 'd-t Pri., WBAL, Baltimore, 3 P. M. P, 'WRVA, Richmond, 3 P. M, o . Today on (Al time p.m., unless 315.6 Meters. WRC 556 gilocyeles. 3:00—“Mammy Stories,” by Lucine Finch. 3:15—“The Good Neighbor Hour.” 0—Radio Play Bill. 00—Eastman Symphony Orchestra. Mable Wayne Orchestra. ‘The Lady Next Door. $:30—"Pamous Paintings in .Many Lands” by ‘Alice Hutchins | Drak¢ e. 5:45—The Tea Timers. :49—News flashes. :59—Correct time. 6:00—"“Education for Health in the | Public Schools,” by Dr. H. B. Learned, lent of the Board of Education. 6:10—Black and Gold Orchestra. * 7:00—, Andy. "17:15—Rock Creek program. 7:30—Mme. Frances Alda La Forge. 7:45—"Back of the News in Washing- | ton.” by Raymond Clapper, chief of the Washington Bureau of the | ‘and Frank the Radio otherwise indicated.) S—— 2:45—The Melody Three. 3:00—"A Small Rose Garden,” by Dr. Marshall A. Howe. $:15~Talk by Louis Rothschild, direc- : tor of Better Business Bureau. 3:30—La Forge-Berumen Musicale. ‘:W—"s“t: Magic of Speech,” by Vida utton. WMAL 475.9 Meters. 630 Kilocycles. 8:00—Columbia Salon Orchestrs. 3:30—Syncopated Silhouettes. 4:00—United States Navy Band. 5:00—Primer for Town Farmers. | 5:10—Asbury Park Orchestra. 5:15—Byrrus Williams, pianis, 5:30—Biltmore Orchestra. 5:40—Candy Contest. 5:45—Flashes from The Evening Star. 6:00—Correct time. 6:01—Bill Schudt's “Going to Press.” Speaker, Raymond Bill. 6:15—Musical Menu. 6:30—Program resume. 6:32—Winegar's Barn Orchestra, 6:40—"Protecting the Health of Our | Children,” by Dr. Murphy. 6:45—Roland Gaver, xylophonist. Joseph A. 2:30—Ameritan School of the "Alr, “Folk Songs of the British Isles.” 3:00—Rhythm Ramblers. 3:30—Columbia Salon Orchestra, 4:00 to 4:30—The Three Doctors. 228.9 Meters. WOL 1,310 Kilocycles. 3:30—Good afternoon program. 3:45—“Say It With Flowers.” 4:00—Jerry Jernigan, pianist. 4:15—Talk by Louls Rothschild, direc- tor Better Business Bureau, 4:30—Alvin Thaden, entertainer. 4:45—Musical Moments. 5:00—One-Time Opportunities. 5:15—Edward_Dawson, planist. 5:30—"“The Early Diagnosis Cam- by Dr. Wililam H. Hough. :40-—One-Time Opportunities. :00—Strickland Gillilan, humorist. :15—Edith Reed’s Entertainers. :30—The Aerial Columnist. :45—Hollywood Lights. 00—Dinner music. :20-—News flashes. :30—Snydor’s_Orchestra. :00 to 8:30—Estelle Wentworth pro- gram. Early Program Tomorrow. :30a—Musical Clock. :00a—Birthdays. :10a—Musical Clock. 10:00a—Talk by Peggy Clark. | 10:20a—Public Service Man. 10:30a—Organ reverie. D. C., WEDNESDAY, 10:30—1 Dougherty’s Orchestra. 11:30—Weather report. Early Program Tomorrow. 9:00a—Down South in Dixie. 9:05a—The Town Crier. 9:10a—Beauty Chat by Mme. Calevas. 9:20a—Weather forecast and Grand- father’s Clock. . 9:40a—Hints to Housewives. 10:00a—An Easter Monday Luncheon. 10:30a—Talk on Children. 11:00a—Sacred Hour. 12:00m—Correct time. 12:92—David Martin and Ann Meeks. 12:15—Emery Doughegty’s Orchestra. 12:45—Farm news. 1:30—Old King Tut. 2:00—Musical Moments. 3:00—Mary Jane and Uncle Bob. 3:30—Memory Boys. Folks Behind The Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. rise of Mary Charles to radio stardom was a perfectly conven- tional series of auditions and successful tryouts, uncolored b; any of the tricks of fate that | catapult many entertainers to fame. APRIL 1931. over to-the establishment of M. Charlot, @ musical cofffedy impresario, and he gave her the principal role in his 1929 Londdn revue. It brought her immedi- ate recognition. Her next: job. was in a promising Broadway revue that opened in Boston and folded ‘up after a short run in New York. Then she was cast in a leading role in the Chicago production of “Sweet, Adeline,” but fell 1ll and with- drew m: the company. The show never wept 'on the boards. But from then on Miss Charles’ ca- reer progressed more smoothly, and Paramount called her for talkie shorts | with Charles Ruggles. That was a nat- | ural sf to mediately, made use of her talents for its weekly broadcast over the Columbia network. Radio executives heard her | just once and signed her up. | Miss Charles was born in Phflldel-l phia in 1907. B‘EQ sings popular and character songs, ahd has a natural flare for dialects. She is particularly adept at impersonations of Irene Bordoni, Libby Holman, Helen Morgan and other stage personalities. She didn’t like ra- dio at first, loves it now, but still has | that nervous feeling when she steps up to a microphone. * K K x ELEN CORBIN HEINL, Washing- ton concert pianist, is to appear this month in two coast-to-coast roadcasts within a week. These pro- grams, her fourth and fifth of the sea- son, will come April 23 and 28. The Mme. Ernesting the Athletics, April 14. e Schumann-Heink has S Beaeh home, siter completing the na , tour with Roxy's Gang. Stations Heard in Washington Regularly. ' Kcys. Kcys. radio, for Paramount im- | WEA Flashes from The Evening Star, a tesume of world mews, is broad- cast daily by WMAL at 5:45 o'clock. ey Admiral Algernon, Walker-Heneage- Vivian, aged 60, who retired from the British Navy 11 years ago, was at Paddington, England, recently to Miss Beryl Stanley, 25, daughter of a railway clerk, ATWATER KENT MAJESTIC 2000 14th St. NW. At Harvard L 1 artist, writer and Her earlier career on the stage, how- ever, brought a haphazard lot of coin- cidences and accidents. It was the ind of career one might expect woul overtake Ted- ‘who 7:00—~Morton Downey, tenor, with Freddie Rich and his orchestra. 7:15—Park Central Orchestra, 7:30—The Smith Brothers. 7:45—Daddy and Rollo. 8:00—Arthur Pryor's Band. 8:15—Barber Shotgull’b!k 8:30—Musical Cocktail from California. 9:00—The Fast Freight. 30—Arabesque. :00—Personalities, featuring Claudette Colbert and Freddie Rich’s Or- chestra. 10:15—Fashion forecasts. | 10:30—McAleer Melodists. | 10:45—Columbia Concert, featuring Chief Yowlache, baritone. | 11:00—Swanee Syncopators. 12:00—Weather forecast. 12:01a—St. Moritz Orchestra. 12:30 to 1:00a—Ann Leaf at the organ. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Morning devotions. 8:15a—Melody Musketeers, 8:30a—Tony’s Scrap Book. 8:45a—Morning Minstrels. 9:00a—Something for every one. 9:30a—Morning Moods. IW:MR;?M!L\HK with Ida Balley en.. 10:15a—Easter Egg talk. :20a—Warren Sweenie, f Gold. 11:00a—The Parents' Forum. 11:15a—Naval Hospital request pro- gram. 11:45a—Harold M. Dudley, baritone. 12:10—Lenten services. 12:30 to 1:00—James Gordon Selwood, tenor, 205.4 Meters. [ WISV 140 Kiloeyetes. :00—Station flashes. :30—sSunshine hour. 30—Children’s program. 00—Science and History. 15—Along Route 50, 00—News flashes. 15—Classified program. :00—Blue Ridge Mountaineers. 28—Time signal 31—Abilio Martin's Orchestra. 00—Miss Reba De Saye. 15—Program by Sons of the Amerl- can Revolution. 15—Don Whitman, crooner. :30—WJSV Players. 10:00—Harmony Songsters. United Press. 8:00—Bobby Jones’ Golf Chat. 8:15—Varieties. !Hl}ilkret Orchestra and Dennis King. 9:00—Talk by David Lawrence, and music, ~9:30—Haenschen's Orchestra, with Ollv’:ts Palmer and Paul Oliver, | : sololsts. 10;30—Grantland Rice interviews Joh: Held, jr., writer and sportsman. | 11:00—"“The Volce of Radio,” by Nellie | Revell. 11:15—Weather forecast. 11:16—Vincent Lopez Orchestra, 12:00—Florence Richardson's Orches- first will be over an N. B. C. network | in the Birthday Party. The other is | scheduled by Columbia as guest soloist | with Howard Barlow's Symphony Or- chestra. | * ok K X | HE Columbia System is adding an- other studio to its New York head- | quarters, making eight in all. Ted Husing is going to do a play-by-play Jescription of the opening game between RADIO REPAIRING! Phone WEST 2968 GEORGE’S 213941 Pa. Ave. N.W. Complete Line of Philcos $5 Delivers Any Philco $1 Service Charge o Anywhere Announcing a Series of Addresses on PRESENT BUSINESS PROBLEMS AND CONDITIONS by eminent leaders of American business, industry, and finance, to be presented on the HALSEY, STUART & CO. RADIO PROGRAM inaugurating the FOURTH YEAR of ‘the program that does more than entertain’ @ Miss Charles’ first big chance at musical romedy came when she was chosen for the | lead in the London cast_of a success- ful Broadway eye- and - ear produc- tion. 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