[N.B.C trade releases]. (1952)

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2 Cities Service concert orchestra conducted by Rosario Bourdon, The Cavaliers Quar¬ tet, with piano accompaniment, was an added attraction on the ''Cities Service Concert," heard for a full hour Friday nights on NBC radio from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00, On Jan, 3, 1930, soprano Jessica Dragonette, "the Cinderella girl of radio," and announcer Ford Bond joined the program. Miss Dragonette1 s voice and her wardrobe, which matched the mood of her songs, were the feature of the concert series for eight years, Victor Herbert's melodies topped the list of 5,000 different selections played or sung during that period, "The Blue Danube," "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life," "Roses of Picardy," "Indian Love Call" and "Dance of the Hours" were among the tunes most re¬ quested by listeners. The famed Revelers Quartet, which starred such male singers as James Melton and Frank Parker, was a program feature from Nov, 17, 1933, until February, 1938. A year before the Revelers left the concert series, soprano Lucille Manners replaced Miss Dragonette on Feb, 7, 1937. Miss Manners continued in the tradition of the Cities Service program, singing "music with a melody" for many years. Noted sportsman Grantland Rice was a frequent intermission speaker with comments on headline sports events. Col. Louis McHenry Howe, President Franklin D, Roosevelt's secretary, occasionally spoke briefly on major nation¬ al issues at intermission time. On Feb. 4, 1938, after more than a decade as conductor of the "Cities Service Concerts," Rosario Bourdon transferred his baton to Dr. Frank Black, who directed the augmented orchestra, Lucille Manners, baritone Ross Graham and a chorus led by Ken Christie for a period of eight years until Oct. 27, 1944. That night Paul Lavalle (more)