Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1931, Page 55

IHE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO! ) D. C, MAY 10, 1931 —PART _FOUR. 11 f Popillar.Tfio and Dramatic Star Featured of thess open a blg new field for RUSSIAN SOPRANO T0 SING OVER WRG « Mme. Mario Kurenko and Symphonic Choir Will Give Musical Programs. ¢ . Mme. Marlo Kurenko, Russian so- prano, and the famous Russian Sym- phonie Choir, will contribute to two of the outstanding National Broadcasting Co. programs coming into ‘Washington today over WRC. The Kent hour, at 8:15 o'clock to- night, will have Mme. Kurenko as the guest soloist. She will sing “La Prin- cesa Triste,” the new tango of the Spanish composer Maduro. P Hhe. Russian Symphonic Choir will present the Garden Party nrxflm at 2:30 o'clock this lfle‘mm. - is .}I}l‘!el be the final program in series. choir will feature the Work of noted Russian composers. Mother’s Day Specialties. The WRC program also contains sev- eral Mother's day specialties. The first will be broadcast at 9 o'clock under the direction of Edgar White Burrill. The other, arranged by the National George ‘Washington Bicentennial Commission, is scheduled at 10 o'clock. It will fea- ture a talk by Representative Sol Bloom of New York, associate director of the Bicentennial Commission, and selec- tions by the United States Marine Band Orchestra, with Flora McGill Keefer, contralto, as the soloist. A program devoted to contemporary musical compositions will be presented by a symphony orchestra directed by Nathaniel Shilkret at 6:30 o'clock. The selections include “Moods,” & new com- renade,” by ‘The to that of Wagner and his gres dramas. thectogy 8% Gathotlo: University, will be the speaker in the National Catholic how at § o'clock. He will discuss the engyclical *-!n the condition of labor by rton Downey, popular tenor, will be heard in & special Mother’s day pro- gram at 7:45 o'clock over WMAL and e S Shiten 2 s luce fo e firs alr ballad, “The ‘Taught Me sipg this number, accom orchestra. Irene Bordonl to Sing. Trene Bordoni reaches Monte Carlo in her illusory tour of world-famous re- sorts. She will sing three numbers— “My Lover,” “The Land of Going-to- Be” and “Don't Look at Me That Way. “Lucis,” and gems from “The Desert Song” of Romberg. rley Ernest, soprano, and Rose Novak, violinist, will present a special Mother's day program over WOL this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. tion's other features include s popular program by Ralston's Orchestra and the regular Washington Catholic radio e Bllver B t Rm h:u‘:dcveleu. Margare! . 80prano, Chick Godfrey, tv?g‘.,vm contribute to the program of - Stations Outside of U. 8. Listed. According to 8 newly revised list of North American broma:!ung nuuw:l ou'.:iéle the Unueg States, just lssued o New Apparatus Tested. Tests of new apparatus for the es- tablishment of & radiotelephone serv- ice between Great Britaln and Japan have been completed by the British post office. Peru Curbs Radiotelegraph. In the wake of her recent revolu- tion. Peru has issued s decree pro- hibiting all private and amateur radio- tel h transmissions “with & view to keeping secret official dispatches.” l Major Radio Features | SPEECHES. *Caledonls, fit:;n and Wild,” by Sir sing. Hj trom | feft beniad, but she learned the hits Rochester Concert Orchestra, WRC, 10:30a; Deems Taylor Musical Séries, WRC, 12:30; Gsrden Party, with Russian Symphonic Choir, WRC, 2:30; Kent hour, with Maria Kuren- ko, soprano, WRC, 8:15; Detroit Symphony Orchestra, 8:30; lla(.]u;usm Cathedral Cholr, WRC, VARIETY. #ack Ralston’s Orchestra, WOL, 3:30; Choral Orchestra, with Maurice Chevaller, WRC, 7:00; Trene Bordoni, with Eugene Ormandy’s Orchestra, | WMALL 8:00; Jesse Crawford, WMAL. | 9:00; Muriel and Vee, instrumental | 10:15; South Sea Is- 1:00. DRAMA. and Honeysuckle, WRO, lub, WRC, 8:45; History,” WRC, SMoonshine :00; Big Brother Ol “Famous Trials in 9:15. HIGH LIGHTS ELSEWHERE. $130—The Dandies; Betty Smart, con- tenor, and Orchestra — WEAN, WNAC cut WGN, ¥:00—Melodies; WIR, . %:16—Magazine Hour; address by Sen- ator Borah of Idaho, and dra- matic sketch—WJZ, WBZ, WHAM, KDKA, WJR and WMCO. :16—The Stag Party; Billle Burke, stage star—WB, WJZ, WBZ, WBZA, WHAM, WJIR and WLW. 8:45—The BSalute; Zoel Parentean's Orchestra. :16—"Gang Killings; Why They Go Unpunished,” by Charles Fran- cls Coe—WJZ, KDKA, WBAL, re Her limited stature and slig and | not seem en adequate framéwork for . e three attractive girls on the left constitute the sof t-volced Boswell Trio to be heard {n the Pleasure Hour pro- m Wednesday night over N. B. C. Helen Brown, right, former member of the Theater Guild, who will take & | gra prominent part in the March of Time dramatization over the C. B. 8. network Friday night. CO’&/MBIA AND NATIONAL NETWORKS TO CARRY THE PROGBAMS. Folks Behind The Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. T ISN'T exactly blue, nor sweet nor hot. It isn't crooning, nor is it spiritual. But whatever it is that Lee Morse sings it's effective. Some thousands of listeners to her pro- over the Columbia network have | mc convinced of late that singing | s la Morse is just what the doctor | ordered. Some one gave this little girl a great big voice. And some one also gave her fiery hair | of the shade that is erropeously call- | ed Titian. Actual- 1y it is more old| Bourbon with sun shining through it, | assuming that any | ‘Y one present re-| members that par- ticular tint. Miss Morse, & 4 veteran of stage, screen, vaudeville Lee Morse. And she would have to hold a one- poungd weight in her hand to make the register an even hundred. . That's the young woman in person. htness does It desert the lower register an the soprano scale. Miss Morse is & direct descendant of Zachary Taylor. Her relatives, the Tay lors of Tennessee, include the much-in- print antithesis, “Piddlin’ Bob” 2nd| “Alf” Taylor, the brothers who opposed each other in a race for gubernatorial | honors. Her father, Rev. P. J. Taylor, now 175 years old, is one of the éight original Texas rangers, of whom but three survive. His life was rich with adventure, pioneering and fighting. Suc- cessively he was cowboy, ranger and rancher before turning to the gospel. Such is her heritage. | Miss Morse never studied music for- mally, but her father thought it wel to teach her the tunes of a few hymns | and of those doleful prairie ballads | which he had learned as a Texas ran- | er. When, he took her on a visit to lornia & theater manager heard her and cowboy laments were of the time and audiences on the Pan- circult liked her. Hitcheock made her leading lady in “Hitchy-Koo.” She sang in the first editlon of “Artists and Models.” She made dozens of records and sang for the talkies. And early this year she signed a contract at Columbia. Her suc- cess in 15-minute recitals gained her an engagement as sololst in commercial programs. SOVIET STATION OPENED 100,000-Watter Is Second SBuper- Power Broadcaster in Russia. Russia’s second 100,000-watt broad- casting station, protype of & series to| be built throughout the country by the | Soviet electrical trust under the five-| year plan, has just been placed in oper- | ation at Koipine, according to the| Soviet Union Review. The other 100- kilowatter is Moscow Komintern, and it has been reported that Russia is plan- ning still another super-power broad- caster of 500,000 watts near Moscow. ‘Two more 100,000-watt stations are under construction, one in Noginsk, near Moscow, and the other in Novosibirsk. The only other stations approaching power are Radio Roma, built with American equipment and _also rated at 100,000 watts, and Radio Rasin | at Poland, which is saild to have a| power of 160,00" watts—the highest ngn;;my use” .y sny station in the world. . List of Stations Compiled. A new list of all radio stations in |1 Today on the Radio (Al programs scheduled for Eastern Standard Time.) WRC 315.6 Meters. 950 Kilocycles. 7:00a—Melody hour. a—Children’s hour. a—Program by winners of the first high school solo singing contest. 9:00a—Mother's day program. 9:30a—Lew White, organist. 10: \ George nial Commission: by Representative Sol Bloom of New York. 10:30a—Rochester Concert Orchestra. a—Golden Rule Foundation pro- gram. 0—Deems Taylor Musical Series. 30—Artists’ Service program. 00—Moonshine and Honeysuckle. :30—Garden Party, featuring Russian Symphonic Cholr. 3:00—Religious service by Dr. the Orchestra. 7:00—Choral Orchestra, featuring Maurice Chevaller. 8:00—"Our Government,” by David Lawrence. 8:15—Kent hour, featuring Mme. Maria Kurenko, soprano, and Josel Pasternak Orchestra. 8:45—Big Brothers’ Club. 15—Famous in 45—Sunday st Seth :15—Muriel and Vee, vocal and in- strumental duo. 10:30—Russian Cathedral Cholr. 00—South Sea Islanders. 11:30 to 12:00—Palais d'Or Orchestra. Early Program Tomorrow, 6:30a—Tower health exercises. 7:00a—Gene and Glenn. 7:15a—Morning devotions. 7:30a—Cheerlo. 5 :00a—Parnassus Trio. Me,” by Jean Carroll. 9:45a—Hits and Bits. 10:00a—The Blue Streaks. 0:15a—Radio Household Institute. 10:30a—Singing Strings. 1 Al and Pete. Orchestrs. m— Palals 0—National farm and 0—Organ recital and mh&‘i 00—Women's Radio Review. 0—United States Marine Band. 228.9 Meters. 1,310 Kilocycles. 10:00a—"Presumptuous Sins,” by Judge z Rn\;;l:iflord. br 20l 8] cal pr m. 0a—Services o, the New York Avenue Presb; Church. 12:00m to 12:15—Birthdays. 3:00—Program by the Greek Branch of the I B. 8. A, 3:30—Ralston's Orchestra. 4:30—Mother's day program by Shir- ley Ernest, soprano, and Rose Norak, violinist. 5:00 to 6:00—Catholic radio hour, | broadcast from the | Church of the Im-| maculate Conception. Early Program Tomorrow. a—Talk by Pe; Clarke 10:20a—Fublic ‘Service Man. a—Bob Hamilton at the organ. 11:00a—The Parents’ Forum. 11:15a—Recordings of James Melton, tenor. 11:30a—Half Hour with Grest Com- posers. 12:00 to 1:00—Luncheon musle. Stations Heard in Washington Keys. the world, compiled by wave lengths, | i has been prepared by the International Burean of the Telegraph Union at Bei, Switzerland. Contalning 445 es, it may be procured by the pub- for 25 Bwiss francs ($4.83), which includes postage. flhort-;)':ve Manual Popular. Growing interest in short-wave com- munication is evidenced by the fact that 120,000 copies of the Radio Ama- | teur's Handbook, which has just gone umber Music; Lud e nssimbie W%, WHAM, KDKA, and in- into an_elghth edition, have already been distributed all over the world. It is » manual of short-wave apparatus construction and. operation prepared for use of amateurs and short-wave fans by the American Radio Relay , the national or- tion at Hartford, Coni Authorized Service Delco, Remy, Klaxon, Northeast & Sparton orns MILLER-DUDLEY CO. 1716 14th 8t. N. W. North 1583-4 475.9 Meters. WMAL 630 Kilocycles. ‘Watch Tower Service, ewish Art program. ebroadcast om London— “Caledonia—Stern and Wild,” by Sir Ian Colquhoun. 1:45a—French Trio. 15—Trio Symphonique. 12:30—Gypsy Trail. 00—Poet’s Gold with David Ross. 1:30—Ballad hour. 2:00—Symphonic_hour, 3:00—Cathedral Hour. 4:00 to 5:00—Evensong service from ‘Washington Cathedral. 6:00—"A Few Facts About Furniture,” by Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce. 6:15—Shoreham Concert Orchesf 7:00—"Devils, Drugs and Doctors, Dr. Howard W. Haggard. 7:15—Kate Smith, crooner. 7:30—Kaltenborn Edits the News. 45—Morton Downey, tenor. W—'ghc Play Girl, featuring Irene ordoni. 30—Detroit Symphony Orchestrs snd Edgar Guest, poet-philosopher. 9:00—Jesse Crawford, organist, and Paul Small, tenor. 9:30—Fortune Builders, featuring Douglas Gilbert. 9:45—Frank W. 8. Evans, tenor. 10:00—Continental String Quartet. 10:30—Around the Samovar. 11:00—Quiet Harmonies, featuring Vin- cent Sorey's Orchestra. 11:30—Ann Leaf at the organ. 12:00—Weather forecast. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Morning Moods. 30a—Tony’s Scrap 45a—The Dutch Girl. 9:00a—Opening the Morning Mail. 9:30a—Boyle program. 13:33&-)4{:,1:(13’ Parade. :00a—"What I Am Trying to Do.” 10:15a—The Madison Singers. 10:30a—The Biscuit Bakers. 10:45a—Three Modern Maids. 11:00a—Paul Tremain's Orchestra. 11:30a—Columbia Revue. 12:00m—Park Central Orchestra. 12:30—Concert Ensemble. 12:45—Barclay Orchestra. 1:00—Dale Urmbrow. 1:15—Columbia Artists’ Recital. 1:30—Rhythm Kings. 2:00—Columbia Salon Orchestra. 2:30—Ann Leaf at the organ, 205.4 Meters. WISV 1% Kilocycles. 11:008 to 12:30—Services of the Fourth Presbyterian Church. i : e signal. '; :go—aollfd Wkéeelcr. tenor. :§5—Service at First Chur 4 p os—sChH!t bscmist. St : ongs h' G 5 9:30—Song Story, Sers t Ringrose, soprano. 1 Godfrey, tenor. D 10:30—Broadcast from the Free Meth- odist Church of Alexandria. 11:00—When Day Is Done. 11:30—Silver String Revellers. 12:00—Weather report. Early Program Tomorrow. 9:00a—Down South in Dixie. 9:05a—Weather report and Grand- father's Clock. 9:40a—Hints to Housewives. 9:45a—"'A Shower for the Bride.” 10:00a—Elizabeth Chamblin, soprano. 10:15a~—Fashion talk. 10:30a—Program by Federation ‘Women's Clubs. ed hour. time. in 8l of 3:00—Edith V. Smith, 8:30—Sunshine hour, —_— “Announciatrices” to Get Test. Though Italy recently decided to limit the use of lady announcers, Prance plans to try out an “announc- iatrice” for the first time over Radio Rennes, in Brittany. EDWARDS RADIO SERVICE 9th & Mass. Ave. N.E. LI 9118 LI 4995 OPEN EVENINGS & SUNDAYS "|VALLEE IS AMBITIOUS POWER T0 CENSOR RADID ADS DENIED |Opinion Holds Commission Has no Right to Ban Lottery Broadcasts. BY ROBERT MACK. The power of the Federal Radio Commission to rule off the air radio programs having the element of prize enterprise or lottery is questioned by Col. Thad H. Brown, general counsel, in an opinion submitted to the com- mission. With meny small stations reaping & | musician-author-lecturer, and Os- Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. ATEST reports from the National Broadcasting Co.|200 show that more than 12,- 000,000 men, omen and children have enrolled in the two radio piano-playing classes— “Keys to Happiness” and “Music in the Air.” This is the world’s largest piano class. Verbally guiding this enormous student body through the ele- mentary stages of fingering the ivory keys are Sigmund Spaeth, bourne McConathy, noted music educator. Spaeth directs the “Keys to Happiness” and McCon- athy the “Music in the Air” pro- grams. No effort is made in these classes to offer technical piano rich harvest in revenues by throwing open their facilities to such schemes, while newspapers and other periodicals are prevented from accepting similar accounts because of the postal laws, the commission has been giving serious study to complaints from representa- tive news organizations. Even the adverse opinion cf its legal di- vision, which infers that congressional action is necessary to outlaw these pro- grams, commission has not defi- nitely decided its course. ‘Upon receipt of Col. Brown's opinion the " commission studied the question behind closed doors. It had asked for the opinion after the American News- paper Publishers’ Association, at its annual convention, had adopted & resolutioni protesting against the prac- tice and petitioning the commission to promulgate a general order which would prohibit lotteries on the air. Sykes Moves for Delay. Action, however, was deferred at the request of Vice Chairman E. O. Sykes, who wanted more time to study the matter. Chairman Charles McK. Saltz- man and Commissioner Harold A. La- fount are believed to favor immediate banishment from the air of such pro- grams. Commissioners Ira E. in- son and W. D. L. Starbuck, although they are opposed to the practice of radio lotteries in principle, are repre- sented as feeling that the radio law prohibits the commission from exer- cising gny power of censorship. ‘The ission, it was said, s mind- ful of the injustice being done news- papers and other publications by per- mitting radio stations to accept such types of programs unmolested by the law. It may yet decide to assume jurisdiction, in view of circumstances, and forbid such programs as contrary |i to the “public interest, convenience and necessity,” the broad yardstick upon which the commission operates. Hanson Gives His Views. Elisha Hanson, counsel for the A. N. P. A, in his letter of complaint to the commission held it had the power to outlaw radio lotteries. “Under the general powers conferred upon the commission by Congress to administer the law in the public interest, con- venience and necessity,” he said, “the | commission has ample power to meet this situation now through the pro- mulgation of a general order forbid- ding stations to broadcast such pro- grams and, in view of the fact that it is only through the broadcasting tions that those desironus of evading both the Federal law with to the transmission of such information mrougih mails and the State laws prohibiting the conduct of a lottery can carry out their schemes, the com- mission would be justified in promul- P"nl such an order immediately.” ‘Copsright, 1031, by the Consolidated Press.) TO BECOME AUTHOR Wants Publio to Talk About His Writing As It Now Does About His Singing. NEWbe\;ORK (B.—Hu?;”v‘l!e:)"s ‘hope to become a recogn author, so that the public will talk about his #s it now does about his allee is serious about putting his words into print. So serlous, in fact, that he already is building the ground- work. As a starter there is his auto- biography which, despite statements to the contrary, was entirely his own effort from the first capital letter to the final period. Has Written Many Articles. That isn't all ti.at he has done and is doing as an author. He has written n;xmeroua newspaper and magazine arti- cles. ‘When Rudy gets on the typewriter he doesn't mince words. Very often radio writers who have sald what he considers to be unkind things feel the lash of his phraseology. Few who read about Rudy know that| he was pretty good in English while at | college, giving him a foundation, for his | authorship ambition. Says He Works Hard. “I was high ranking man in my freshman year at the midterm Shake- he explains, allee, slthough he may sing in a distinctive style for which he has gained unusual fame, says he is just the aver- age active young man. “I work hard” he says, “with my orchestra, and think more of how the public will appreciate my efforts than of myself.” School of Air Widely Used. With the completion last week of the second School of half-hour broadcasts were carried, Co- lumbia Broadcasting System estimates that 40,000,000 schools used the serles in their curricula. It lists the follow- ing States as leading in radio educa- tional methods: Ohio, California, Illi- nois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina_and Louisiana. DEMONSTRATED IN YOUR HOME FREE Long Time to Pay Balance ALTERNATING OR DIRECT $5.00 CURRENT With 1|a foundation for further instruc- playing. Instead, both Spaeth and McConathy have adopted so- cially entertaining methods. The radio instruction is designed to take the students along to a point of development where, if desired, they may consider the lessons as tion. Members of this large f?mnc class range in age from 8 to 80. They live in every State in the Union and represent nearly every nationality. Their radio speaker is the teacher, a chart the lesson, their home piano the instrument and their keen interest in quickly and easily acquiring a foundation of piano playing the inspiration. s BY far the largest single class| of users of the telephone sys-| tem of the United States are the| two major radio networks, the| National Broadcasting Co. and Columbia Broadcasting System, and the various regional network services, which link stations to- gether by telephone lines for na- tional and regional programs. These services and the various remote control pickups employed by individual stations represent a revenue to the telephone system of well over $5,000,000 annually. 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Although Colucchio rarely broad- casts, he rehearses with Rolfe's Orchestra and is always available to take Sannella’s place should illness or some other unforeseen occurrence prevent him from go- ing on the air. “Qur fear of New York taxicabs more than anything else led us to get an understudy for Sannella,” said Rolfe. So Colucchio appears at all re- hearsals and sits in the studio, his guitar in his lap, during the broadcasts, always waiting to take Sannella’s place should the necessity arise. PEER ITH the radio trade continu- ing in the throes of a slump, turning over the usual number of receiving sets, but doing a dollar | volume of business of about half the usual amount, due to the lower-price factor introduced by midgets, the “makings” of a new major industry are seen by some trade observers in new home en- tertainment devices that are fol- 1o in the wake of radio. 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With proper advertising, listeners throughout the country could be | made aware of the splendid pro- rams from various foreign coun- ries, lncludlnF the broadcasts from the Pope’s station, in Vati- can City, that can be tuned in almost any night on the short waves. Craven to Efin Aad;els. “Improvements for Broadcasting” will be discussed by Lieut. Comdr. T. A. M. Craven of the Navy at a dinner meet- ing of the Washington section of the Institute of Radio Engineers Thursday evening at 6:30 o'clock at the Conti- nental Hotel. Talk Into Hidden Microphone. A broadcasting station in Germany recently invited a gardener, a book- binder, a seamstress and a housewife to visit its studio. They began to talk informally of this. that and other things, not knowing that a concealed | microphone was picking up every | word. When their spirited conversa- | tion about public affairs was ott off. the station had countless calls frging that the broadcast be continuefl. Bkt Important Subjects Listed. 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