Radio Digest (July 1924-Apr 1925)

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July 26, 1924 RADIO DIGES T— Illustrated SPANISH NIGHT AT KDKA THURSDAY Wednesday, July 23 Silent night for: CKAC, KFNF, KGO, WBAV, WEAO, WFAA. WFI, WGY, WIP, WMC, WOAW, WRC. CFCN, Calgary, Can. (Mountain, 440), 11-12:30 a. m., Ever Beady Battery program; Wendell Hall, popular singer. CHYC, Montreal, Can. (Eastern, Daylight, 341), 9 p. m., Vander Haeghe trio; Frances James, soprano; Peter Vander Haeghe, cellist; Mildred Page, reader; Queenie Gibson, pianist; "Jasper Park, the People's Playground among the Bockies," H. H. Melanson; C. Taylor, pianist. CKAC. Montreal, Can. (Eastern, Daylight, 425), 1:45 p. m.. Mount Boyal Hotel luncheon concert; 4:15, concert. KDKA, E. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Eastern, 326), 11:15 a. m., Daugherty's orchestra; 5:30 p. m., dinner concert, Pittsburgh Athletic association orchestra; 6:30, a night with Uncle Bemus; 8. Selzman-Hagar trio. KFI, Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacific, 469), 6:45-8 p. in , detective stories; vocal concert; 8-9, Evening Herald, Owen Fallon's Californians, dance orchestra; 9-10, Wampus night program; 10-11, Hollywoodland Community orchestra; 11-12, Ambassador hotel Cocoanut Grove orchestra. KFNF, Shenandoah, la. (Central, 266), 7:30 p. m., program, White Shrine. KFOA, Seattle, Wash. (Pacific, 455), 8:30 p. m.. recital, James Hamilton Howe, director. KGO, Oakland, Calif. (Pacific, 312). 3 p. m., speaker. Coral L. Williams institute; 4-5:30, concert orchestra. Hotel St. Francis, Vinton La Ferrera, leader; 8, musical program. KGW, Portland, Ore. (Pacific, 492), 3:30 p. m., talk, Jeanetto P. Cramer; 8. concert; 10, dance music, George Olsen's Metropolitan orchestra. Head liners of the Week WEDNESDAY night tune in for KFI for it is Wampas night and many of your favorite screen stars will Radiocast. The fisherman is not neglected these days of summer vacations. Isaac Walton will give a talk from WJZ on "Deep Sea Angling." His talk will present vacation suggestions on the Atlantic. Camp Fire Girls should tune in for WLS and get the demonstration of Camp Fire Girls' activities. Thursday, KDKA is presenting a program of Spanish composers for the Spanish speaking countries. Announcements will be made in both English and Spanish so that even an ordinary American may also tune in. Let us hope Lloyd George tunes in Friday night for WCAE. It is Welsh night in this station. If there is any poet who has not heard Charles L. H. Wagner, let him tune in for WGI this same evening. WMAQ, Chicago, and KSD, St. Louis, are still giving theater specialties Saturday nights. Why not move the Radio out on the screenedin porch and be amused without spending the evening in a hot motion picture theater. WJZ will again Radiocast the New York Philharmonic orchestra this Sunday and WGY will relay the concert. Little folks will relieve their elders Monday night at KQV, and the announcer says that this program is especially for Radio juniors. Have you queer notions about the movies? Tune in for WGY and hear what Quinn Martin the motion picture critic of the New York World has to say. The great problem before us now is what are the new "rules of the air." Prof. Floyd A. Nagler will discuss these from WHAA Tuesday. director; 10. Mary E. Vogt, organist; 10:30, Hotel Adelphia dance oorchestra. WOR, Newark, N. J. (Eastern, Daylight, 405), 2:30-2-45 p. m., Walter S. Ansbro, baritone; 3:30-3:45, Walter S. Ansbro; 6:15-6:55, "Music While You Dine," Baudistel's orchestra; 6:55-7, sports; 8-8:15, Gene Ingraham's orchestra; 8:30-8:45, Capt. Jerome Hart; 9-9:15, Corby; 10-10:30, Bell Becord Symphony orchestra. WOS, Jefferson City, Mo. (Central, 440.9), 8 p. m., "Marketing the Apple Crop," T. J. Talbert; 8:20, Miller County Old Time orchestra. WQJ, Chicago, III. (Central, Daylight, 448), 3-4 p. m., "Doughs — Biscuits and Variations of Biscuit Dough " Helen Harrington Downing; "Cheese," Martha Logan' "Draperies— How to Select and Make." Sterling Bryant McDonald; 7-8, Mrs. Dydia Lochner, contralto; Marion Henry, accompanist; Lilah C. Bell, reader; 10-2, Balph Williams and His Bainbo Garden orchestra. WRC, Washington, D. C. (Eastern, 469), 3 p. m., fashion developments of the moment, Women's Wear; 3:45, Eleanor Glynn, pianist; 3:50, current topics. Editor of the Outlook; 4, songs; 6, stories for children, Peggy Albion. WTAM, Cleveland, Ohio (Eastern, 390), 8 p. m., program arranged by Cleveland Plain Dealer; oldtime songs and melodies; Carl Bupps's Hollenden Hotel orchestra; solo numbers. , WTAS, Elgin, III. (Central, 286), 7:30-7:35 p. m.. bedtime story, Olivia; 7:35-8, Dell Lampe's Trianon ballroom orchestra; Lee Sims, pianist; 8-8:30, popular song numbers WTAS artists; 8:30-12:30, Lampe's Trianon orchestra; Lee Sims pianist. WTAY, Oak Park, III. (Central, Daylight, 283), 6:457:45 p. m., Pat Barns, author and character of "Buck on Leave," and his company; 9-9:45, Guyon's Paradise orchestra. WWJ, Detroit, Mich. (Eastern, 517), 8 a. m., settingwomen's editor; 12 n, Detroit News orchestra; 3 p. m., Schmeman's band; 7, Detroit News orchestra; 7:30. Schmeman's band, up exercises, E. J. Horton; 9:45, talk, Detroit News Aleta Smith's sweet soprano voice will once more float over the ether Wednesday, July 23, from WFI, Philadelphia. KHJ, Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacific, 395), 12:30-1:15 p. m., concert, the Piggly-Wiggly trio; Fred C. McNabb of Aggeler-Musser Seed Co.; 6-6:30. Art Hickman's concert orchestra; 6:45-7:30, children's hour. Professor Walter Sylvester Hertzog; Victoria Louise Kerner, screen juvenile: Dick Winslow, screen juvenile; bedtime story, "Uncle John"; 8-9:30, concert, courtesy Bay F. Chesley, Bell, Calif., Ford agent; Zarh Myron Bickford, mandolin; 9:30-10. concert, Al Schiller, pianist; Dr. M. F. Baumgardt, lecturer; 10-11, Art Hickman's dance orchestra. KPO, San Francisco, Calif. (Pacific, 423), 1-2 p. m., Budy Seieer's Fairmont Hotel orchestra; 2:30-3:30, Jack Fait's Entella Cafe orchestra; 4:30-5:30, Rudy Seiger's Fairmont Hotel orchestra; 5:30-6:30, children's hour; 7-7:30, Budy Seiger's Fairmont Hotel orchestra; 8-11, E. Max Bradfleld's versatile band; "Your Boy and Mine, and the Smith Hughes Act," Wm. T. Elzinga; program. Western Musical Trades convention. KQV, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Eastern, Daylight, 270), 4:30-5 p. m., daily Sunset stories, Diary of Snubs, Our Dog; 8:43-9. fifteen minute song revue, Ben and Thelma Fields; 9-10, ballads and heart songs, Elizabeth Rieder, soprano; Ernest George Scott, baritone. KSD, St. Louis, Mo. (Central, 546), 9 p. m., concert. Crow's band. KYW, Chicago, III. (Central, Daylight, 536), 11:35 a. m., table talk, Mrs. Anna J. Peterson; 6:45. children's bedtime story; 7-7:30, dinner concert. Congress hotel; 8-8:58. Margaret Martin, soprano: .John Stamford, tenor; Sallie Menes, accompanist; Herbie Mintz, pianist: 9:45-12:30, midnight revue; 9:10, talk, H. Archibald Harris. PWX, Havana, Cuba (Eastern, 400), 8:30 p. m.. General Staff band of the Cuban Army, Captain Molina Torros, leader. WBAH. Minneapolis, Minn. (Central, 417), 12:30-1:30 Dick Long's trio and soloist; 7-7:30 p. m., lecture. Dr. J. W. Holland. WBAV, Columbus, Ohio (Eastern, 423), 12 m., Ha Lorbaeh Owens, pianist. WBZ. Springfield, Mass. (Eastern, Daylight, 337), 6 p. m., dinner concert, WBZ trio; 7:30, bedtime story for the kiddies; 7:40, WBZ trio; Mrs. Carl Bommel. pianist; Arthur S. Cann, tenor; Mrs. Eleanor Turner LaZazzera, accompanist; 9. G. F. S. Webster, whistler; Orlando Barr, accompanist; fl:3fl, Hutter trio, Agnes Hutter, soprano. Barbara Hnlter, pianisl ; Horace Hutter. xylophonist; 11:30, Leo Relsman and hi:: Hotel Brunswick orchestra; 12, songs. Bill Coty, Jack Armstrong. WCAE. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Eastern, Daylight, 462), 3 p. m.. Fred Rosenfeld, pianist; 6:30, dinner concert, William I'enn hotel; 7:30, Sunshine girl; 9:30, musical, Hill Top L. O. 0. M. No. 151. WCX, Detroit, Mich. (Eastern, 517), 4:15 p. m„ musical program; 0. dinner concert; 8:30, musical program, direction of George Carr. WDAF. Kansas City. Mo. (Central, 411), 3:30-4:30 p. rn.. the Star's Badlo trio; 6-7 p. m.. School of the Air, piano tuning in number on the Duo-Art ; address, speaker from the Meat Council of Greater Kansas City; address, weekly health talk, auspices Health Conservation association; chidren's story and Information period; mule. Carl Norberc's Plantation Players, Hotel Muehlebach; 8-9:15, program arranged and presented. J. I'olndexter, Mrs. Jennie Schultz, and other WDAR. Philadelphia, Pa. (Eastern, Daylight, 395), 11:15 a. hi,, dally almanac; 12:02, Stanley theater Olivia Erbstein is the ten year old daughter of the owner of WTAS, Elgin. Every night at eight o'clock the little dog above the microphone and many young listeners in approve of Olivia's stories, because, being still rather young herself, she knows what to give her audience. Irene O'Connor, a charming Irish lassie, will sing songs of old Erin from VLACr, Minneapolis St, Paul, this week. organ recital; 12:30, Arcadia cafe concert orchestra; ii Ji^ea<tla Cafe concert orchestra ; 7 :30, Dream Daddy s bedtime stories; 8, Arnold Abbott, talk; 10, Arcadia cafe dance orchestra. W,EAf,' „!"8W York' N Y (Eastern Daylight, 492), 11-11:30 a. m., musical program; 11:30-11:45, young y^i18/^ pr??ram : J-4:15 p. m., Margaret Schilling, 4:15-4:30, Mary Kirschman, pianist; 4:30-5, children s stories ; 6-7, dinner music, Waldorf-Astoria hotel; 7-7:15, United Synagogue of America; 7-15-7:30, Helen O'Shea, soprano; 7:30-7:45, talk, American Agriculturist; 7:45-8:15, Vic's orchestra; 8:15-8:30, Gold Dust Twins; 8:30-8:45. Artells Dickson, baritone; 9-9:15, Jordon Coben. pianist, 9:30-9:45, George A. Leach, baritone. WEAO, Columbus, Ohio (Eastern, 360), 1:30 p. m., educational lecture, member Ohio State university faculty; 4 p. m., health talk, member state board of health; music, university talent. WEBH, Chicago, III. (Central, Daylight, 370), 7:308:30 p. m., Marie Kelly, reader; Nick Lucas, tenor; Oriole orchestra; 9:30-10:30. Kenneth Sterling, baritone; Oriole orchestra; 11:30-12:30, Pauine Willis, soprano; Willie Green, tenor: Oriole orchestra. WFAA, Dallas, Tex. (Central, 476), 12:30-1 p. m., music. Bed Head girl. WFI, Philadelphia, Pa. (Eastern, Daylight, 395), 1 p.m,. Meyer Davis Bellevue Stratford concert orchestra; 3. Aleta Smith, soprano; Loretta Kerk, pianist; 6:30, Meyer Davis Bellevue Stratford concert orchestra. WGI. Medford Hillside, Mass. (Eastern. Daylight, 306), 7:30 p. m., musicale; popular song hits, Don Ramsey, pianist. WGR, Buffalo, N. Y. (Eastern, Daylight, 319), 12:30-1 p. m., George Albert Bouchard, organist; 6:30-7:30, dinner music: 9-11, concert. Ladies' orchestra, direction of J. P. Quinn; 11:30, Vincent Lopez Hotel Statler dance orchestra, direction of Harold Gieser. WHA, Madison, Wis. (Central, 360), 7:30 p. m., "The Child Labor Amendment," Taylor Frey. WHAS. Louisville, Ky. (Central. 400), 4-5 p. m.. Alamo Theater orchestra; Dick Qulnlan's Golden Derby orchestra; 7:30-9, concert, auspices Nicholas Bohn. WHB. Kansas City Mo. (Central, 411), 7-8 p. m„ educational talks; music. WHN. New York. N. Y. (Eastern, Daylight, 366), 2:152:30 p. m., Edward B. Marks Music company; 2:303:15, stage of the Metropolitan theater, Brooklyn; 3:45-4:15, Original Louisiana Five, Al Kins, leader; 4:15-4:45, joint recital, Mary Hunter, pianist, Madeline Groff, soprano; 4:45-5, Wm. J. Stuart, original poems; 5-5:30, N. Y. Philharmonic trio; 6-7, alamac festivo board; 7-7:15, Roemer sport period, Thorton Fisher; 7:30-8, Roseland dance orchestra: 8-8:20, program, Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America; 8:20-8:30, Agnes Macpeake, soprano; 8:308:45, Big Brother period ; 8:45-0, Blgmund Stuckgold, baritone; 9-9:30, Metropolitan theater; 9:30-10, Chas. Strickland's Palisades Park orchestra: 10-10:15, Lillian Aikman, soprano; 10:19-10:30, Alfred Dulln, pianist. WHO, Des Moines, Iowa (Central, 526), 7:30-9 p. m„ Bankers Life Badio orchestra, W. I,. Marsh, Stewart Dulaney, directors. WIP, Philadelphia, Pa. (Eastern, Daylight, 509), 10 a. m., seashore gossip; 1 p. m., Karl Bonauitz, organist; 3, "What the wild waves are saying ; 3:30, Comfort's Philharmonic orchestra; 6, Frisco feerenaders dance orchestra; 7, Uncfe Wip's bedtime stories. WJZ, New York, N. Y. (Eastern, Daylight, 455), 44:15 p. m., Eleanor Gunn's fashion talk; 4:10-4:15, daily menu; 4:15-4:30, talk, John C. Cutting, Meat Council of New York; 4:30-5:30, Waldorf-Astoria tea music; 7-7:20, Cafe Boulevard music: 7:20-7:30, financial developments of the day; 7:30-8, Cafe Boulevard music; 8-9, Dettborn & Howard, Hawaiian guitars; 9-9:25, "The Heart of the Office," Mr. G. S. Childs, University of the air; 9:25-10:05, Estey organ recital; 10:05-10:30, "Deep Sea Angling," Fred Fletcher. Evening World; 10:30-11:30, Billy Wynne's Greenwich Village Inn orchestra. WKAY, San Juan, Porto Rico (Central, 360), 6-7 p. m., municipal band. WLAG, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (Central, 417), 10:45-11:15 a. m., household hints, Mrs. C. A. Kirby ; 2:10-2:40 p. m., women's hour, "Beauty," Maude Hart: 2:40-3:10, magazine reading "The Hired Man"; 7:30-8, farm lectures,. "Book Review," Leonare E. Wells; 8:15-9:15, concert. Carlo Fischer, cellist; Wilma Anderson Gilman, pianist; Bernard Ferguson, tenor; 9:15-9:30, business message; 11-12 p. m., dance concert Geo. Osborn's Nicollet Hotel orchestra. WLS. Chicago, III. (Central, Daylight, 345), 1-2 p. m., music numbers, Carl Craven; 6:30, Frank Westphal orchestra; 7 10 minutes with the "Solemn Old Judge"; 7:15, Edward H. Sickles, vocalist and pianist; 7:45 8, lullaby time. Ford Rush, Glenn Rowell; 8-9, boys' and girls' hour; 8-8:15, WLS Radio tribe of Lone Scouts; 8:15-9, demonstration of campfire girls' activities at a girls' camp. Sue Waddell; 9, Mrs. S. D. Rodenberg. soprano; 9-10, "Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis in Illinois," A. O. Peterson; 10, Apollo club, Harrison Wild, director. WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio (Central, Daylight, 423), 4 p. m,. "Shut in" program, Duning Benevolent and Musical service, Lilliam Aldrich Thayers Settlement School of music; 8, Virginia entertainers; 8:50, "Bees," Dr. W. C. Herman: 9, Leviathan orchestra. WMAQ, Chicago, III. (Central, Daylight, 447.5), 6 p. m., Chicago Theater organ recital; 6:30, stories for • children. Kalherine Waller; 8, weekly Northwestern university lecture; 8:40, travel talk, Clara E. Laughlln; 9, talk, one of the Chicago charities; 9:15, Mabel Arline Hansen, soprano; Mrs. Wyne Misener, contralto; Bcrniee Lucille Weber, pianist. WOC, Davenport, Iowa (Central, 484), 12 m., chimes; 8 p. m., Edwin Swindell, organist; Mrs. John Malloy, soprano. WOO, Philadelphia, Pa. (Eastern, Daylight, 509), 11 a. in., Mary E. Vogt, organist; 12:02. Wanamaker Crystal tea room orchestra; 4:45, Mary E. Vogt, organist; 7:80, Adelphia hotel concert orchestra, A. Cnndelori, director; 9, piano recital, Harriet G. Ridley; 9:30, WOO concert orchestra, Robert E. Golden, Thursday, July 24 Silent night for: KFOA, KQV, KSD, WAAW, WBAV. WCAP, WDAR, WGR, WHO, WOO, WOR, WOS. CKAC, Montreal, Can. (Eastern, Daylight, 425). 7 p. m., kiddies' stories in French and English; 7:30, Rex Battle and his Mount Boyal Hotel concert orchestra: Nap. Dansereau, cellist; 8:30, La Presse studio entertainment; 10:30, Mount Boyal Hotel Boot Garden dance program. KDKA, E. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Eastern, 326), 11:15 a. m., Scalzo's orchestra; 5:30 p. m.. dinner concert, KDKA Little Symphony orchestra; 6:30. little Miss Merry Heart will sing for the kiddies; 8. KDKA Little Symphony orchestra; John Lavello, piano-accordionist; 10, concert. KFI, Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacific 469), 6:45-8 p. m.. Y. M, C. A. concert; lecture; 8-9, Ambassador Hotel Cocoanut Grove orchestra; 9-10 Examiner, Placontia Chamber of Commerce program; 10-11, instrumental concert. KGO, Oakland, Calif. (Pacific, 312), 4-5:30 p. m., concert orchestra. Hotel St. Francis, Vinton La Ferrera, conductor; 8, "Kindling," three-act drama, Wilda Wilson Church, director: Musaes trio. KGW, Portland, Ore. (Pacific, 492), 3:30 p. m., children's program; 10, dance music. George Olsen's Metropolitan orchestra. KHJ, Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacific, 395), 12:30-1:15, p. m., concert; 2:30-3:30, Hollywood Bowl program; sponsor, Mrs. J. J. Carter; presenting Bess Daniels, pianist; 6-6:30, Art Hickman's concert orchestra; 6:45-7:30, children's hour. Prof. Walter Sylvester Hertzog; weekly visit of Dickie Brandon, silver-sheet juvenile; bedtime story, "Uncle John"; 8-9. concert, courtesy Piatt Music Co. ; 9-10, Daniel Nelson Clark, Radio Journal, speaker; Anton Chris, steel guitar; Thorlief Olsen, baritone: 10-11, Art Hickman's dance orchestra. KPO, San Francisco, Calif. (Pacific. 423). 1-2 p m., Rudy Seiger's Fairmont Hotel orchestra; 2:30-3:30, Junior Musical of Alameda, Mrs. John Merrill, manager; 4:30-5:30, Rudy Seiger's Fairmont Hotel orchestra; 5:30-6:30, children's hour; 7-7:30, Rudy Seiger's Fairmont Hotel orchestra; 8-9. Theodore J. Irwin, organist: 9 10, program, Watsonville artists; 10-11 E. Max Bradfleld's Versatile band. KQV, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Eastern, Daylight, 270), 4:30-5 p. m., daily sunset stories and diary of Snubs, our dog. KSD, St. Louis, Mo. (Central, 546), 9 p. m., concert. Crow's band. KYW. Chicago. III. (Central, Daylight. 536), 11:35 a. m.. table talk. Mrs. Anna J. Peterson; 7-7:30 p. m.. dinner concert. Congress hotel; 8-8:20, "Twenty Minutes of Good Reading," Rev. C. J. l'ernin; 8:20-9:15, Ruth Kueehler. soprano : Ned Santtrey, accompanist; 9:15. "Safety First," Z. C. Elkin; 10-11:30, "At Home" program. WAAW, Omaha, Nebr. (Central. 360), 8-9 p. m.. talks. Rev. e. hi. Brown, R. a. Smith. WBAH. Minneapolis, Minn. (Central, 417). 12:30-1:30 1>. in,. Diet; 1, uug's trio and soluist ; 9:30-11, on popular program WBAV, Columbus, Ohio (Eastern, 4231 service, Columbus Council of dun (Continued on pay.