Radio Digest (July 1924-Apr 1925)

January 31, 1925 RADIO DIGES T— Illustrated Saturday, January 31 Saturday, silent night for: CFAC, CFCA, CKY, KFAE. KFDM, KFKX, KHJ, KOB, WBAP. WBAV, WBBG, WCAU. WCBD, WEAO, WEBJ. WEEI, WEMC, WHA, WHB, WHO, WJY, WKAQ, WLW, WOI, WOO, WTAY. CHIC, Toronto, Can. (Eastern, 350), 7:30-8:30 p. m., instrumental quintet; Arthur E. Vandervoort, baritone; Lawrence DeFoe, tenor; Hazel Hall Vandervoort, soprano; 9:30-11, Charles E. Bedley and his orchestra. CHNC, Toronto, Can. (Eastern, 350), 9-11 p. m., dance music, Charles E. Bodley and. his orchestra; Jack Gourlay, Scotch monologuist; Dwlght Wilson, baritone. CKAC, Montreal, Can. (Eastern, 425), 7 p. m., kiddies' stories in French and English ; 7 :30, Windsor hotel dinner concert; 8:30, studio variety program; 10:30, Windsor hotel dance orchestra. CNRO, Ottawa, Can. (Eastern, 435), 7:30 p. m., bedtime story and lullaby, Aunt Agnes; 8, "William Tell," "Danse des Enfants," "Danse des Galants," "The Mikado." Chateau hotel orchestra; 8:30, "Homing," Forbes W. Van Why; 5:30, Town Crier and Village Urchins; 6-7, dinner hour music; 7-7:30, D. B. Carpenter's musical halt hour; 8-10, program, Salisbury and Alexander, Captain Edward Salisbury, lecturer; 10-11, Abe Lyman's Cocoanut Grove dance orchestra from Ambassador hotel; 11-12, program. The Green Mill. KOA, Denver, Colo. (Mountain, 322.4), 9-12 midnight, Joe Mann and his Bainbow-Lane orchestra. KPO, San Francisco, Calif. (Pacific, 423), 7 a. m., setting-up exercises, Bernard Drury; 1-2 p. m., Kudy Seiger's Fairmont hotel orchestra; 2:30-3:30, musical matinee, Puckett's dancing academy orchestra; 3:305:30, tea dansant, E. Max Bradfield's Versatile band; 8-12, Art Weidner's dance orchestra. KSD, St. Louis, Mo. (Central, 549.1), 8 p. m.. City club glee club and orchestra. KTHS. Hot Springs National Park, Ark. (Central, 375), 8:30-10 p. m., concert, McAfferty sextet and other artists; 10:30-11:30, New Arlington Meyer Davis orchestra. KYW, Chicago, III. (Central, 535.4), 6:30 a. m.. morning exercises, Y. M. C. A. ; 11 :35, table talk, Mrs. Anna J. Peterson; 6:8-5-7 p. m., children's bedtime story. Uncle Bob; 7-7:30, dinner concert, Congress hotel; 8-8:58, Ann H. Swenson, contralto; Oscar Heather, tenor; Indiana male quartet; 9:35-11:30, Congress classic; 12-2 a. m.. Congress carnival. PWX, Havana, Cuba (Eastern, 400), 8:30 p. m., concert. orchestra. Prof. Antonio M. Bomeu. WAHG, Richmond Hill, L. I. (Eastern, 316), 12 p. m., 2 a. m.. Ascuitto Brothers dance orchestra. WBBR, New York, N. Y. (Eastern, 273), 8 p. m., violin duets, George Twaroschk, Carl Park; 8:10, Carl Park, violinist; 8:15, Bible questions and answers; 8:45, violin duets, George Twaroschk. Carl Park. WBCN, Chicago, III. (Central, 266), 6-6:30 p. m.. Purple Herons orchestra; 6:30-7, American trio; Bernard Schweitzer, tenor; 7-8, fireside hour, George B. Cleveland Walt Goodwin's band; 8-12. Midway Dancing Garden orchestra; George Forsyth, tenor; Southtown harmonizers; Triangle trio; Will Dillon, tenor; Englewood string quintet; Les Cameron, tenor. WBZ, Springfield, Mass. (Eastern, 337), 6 p. m.. Leo Beisman's Hotel Lenox ensemble; 7:05, bedtime story for the kiddies. Hotel Kimball; 7:15, sketches, naval history, E. S. B. Brandt, Lieut. Commander U. S. N. ; 7:30, concert Hotel Kimball trio; 8, Boston Arena of the B. A. A. track and field games. WCAE, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Eastern, 462), 2:30 p. m., teadansant. Nixon restaurant; 4:30, orchestral program, Ed Lally's Kendezvous cabaret orchestra; 6:30. dinner concert, William Penn hotel; 7:30, Uncle Kaybee; 7:45, inside movie chats; 8:30, Boyal entertainers. WCAL, Northfield, Minn. (Central, 337), 9:45 a. m., chapel services; 12 midnight, Herbert Hauge, saxophonist; Beuben Benson, banjoist; Luther Noss, pianist WCCO, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. (Central, 417), 10:45 a. m., home service, Betty Crocker; 8 p. m. , "Fireside Philosophies," Bev. Boy L. Smith, pastor; 8:15, opening of Twin City Automobile Show and Trade week. WDAF, Kansas City, Mo. (Central, 411), 3:30-4:30 p. m.. The Star's Badio orchestra; 6-7, School of the Air, address, Tell-Me-a-Story Lady; Trianon ensemble. Hotel Muehlebach. WDAR, Philadelphia, Pa. (Eastern. 395), 11:45 a. m., daily, almanac; 12:02 p. m., Stanley theater organ recital; Arcadia cafe concert orchestra; 2, Arcadia cafe concert orchestra; 2:30, Charles Silverthorne. baritone; Mrs. Paul B. Gibson, soprano; 4:30, Cotton Pickers dance orchestra; 7:30, Arcadia cafe dance WEAF. New York, N. Y. (Eastern, 492), 4-5 p. m.. Dart's Brooklake orchestra; 6-7, dinner music, Walclbrf -Astoria hotel; 7-7:30, Madge Kennedy, screen and stage star; 7:45-8, Phillips Steele, baritone; 88:30, talk, "A Home for Every Child," Sophie Irene Loeb, President of Child Welfare committee of America; 9:30-10:30, concert, Waldorf-Astoria hotel; 10:3010:45. Ida Davenport, soprano; 11-12, Vincent Lopez and his Hotel Pennsylvania orchestra. WFAA, Dallas, Texas (Central, 472.9), 12:30-1 p. m., address, G. F. Thomas; 8:30-9:30, Baylor University Alumni's Founder's day program; 11-12, Adolphus hotel orchestra. WFI, Philadelphia, Pa. (Eastern, 395), 1 p. m., Meyer Davis Bellevue Stratford concert orchestra; 3, zither solos, Leonard Zaph; Ethel Polick Eckard, soprano; Bernard Poland, tenor; Edna Lerieux, contralto', Loretta Kerk, pianist; 4:30, Bey Elrae dance orchestra; 6:30, Meyer Davis Bellevue Stratford concert orchestra; 8:30, program from WEAF. WGN, Chicago, III. (Central, 370), 1:40 p. m., luncheon concert, Drake concert ertsemble, Blackstone string quintet; 3, rocking chair time; 5:30, Skeezix time for the children; 6, organ recital, Lyon & Healy; 6:30-7, dinner concert, Drake concert ensemble. Blackstone string quintet; 8-9, classical concert; 10-11,, dance numbers, Don Bestor Drake dance orchestra, Jerry Conley Blackstone dance orchestra. WGR, Buffalo, N. Y. (Eastern, 319), 12:30-1 p. m.. Hotel Statler concert ensemble; 6-7:30, dinner music, Hallpryd string quartet: 8:30-11:30, New York city banquet of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, jointly with WEAF. WGY, Schenectady, N. Y. (Eastern, 380), 7:30 p. m., international intercollegiate night, auspices Edison club: chorus selections, entire assembly; "Cavatina," Abe J. Moore, violinist; instrumental selections. Union college instrumental club ; songs and cheers, alumni of Cornell university. University of Washington, University of Minnesota; "On the Boad to Mandalay," :::;:;:::*:*:*:*vv..-.v. "Wait," Irene Babln, soprano; "Saxophobla." A. Lewis; monologue, "The Spell of the Yukon," Gordon Rogers; "I Am a Friar of Orders Grey," Frank A. Simm; "Gavotte and Variations," C. C. Ballantyne Fuller; play, "Suppressed," Ottawa drama players: "Why Is the Geological Survey," E. D. Ingall; "Bird of Love Divine," Irene Babin, soprano; "Nola." A. Lewis, saxophonist; monologue. ^'Pledged," Gordon Rogers; "The Lost Cord," Frank A. Sim, tenor; "Nocturne in C Major," C. C. Ballantyne Fuller; Chateau Laurier hotel orchestra; Jack Grace. KDKA, E. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Eastern, 309.1), 1:30 p. m., Daugherty's orchestra; 6, dinner concert. Charlie Gaylord's orchestra; 7:30, Richard, the riddler; 8:30, banquet, Westinghouse Veteran's association. KFI, Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacific, 469), 5-5:30 p. m.. Evening Herald, table talk, news; 5:30-6, Examiner's musical half hour: 6:45-7, speaker; 7-7:45, dance orchestra; 7:45-8, The Bookshelf: 8-9, song recital; 9-10. Examiner, Placentia, California, Chamber of Commerce program; 10-11, Packard Radio club. KFNF, Shenandoah, Iowa (Central, 266), 6:30 p. m.. concert, Maltland. Mo., H. L. Lecper, director. KFOA, Seattle, Wash. (Pacific, 455), 8-10:30 p. m., U. S. S. Nevada orchestra, Pantages vaudeville. KFQ.X, Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacific, 278), 10:30-11:30 a. m., sunshine hour program, conducted by Mrs. McPherson; 3:30-4:30 p. m., impromptu studio program. Roy Reid Brignall, pianist; G. N. Nichols, cornetist; 7:30-9:30, auditorium service, sermon on Divtne Healing, Aimee Semple McPherson, pastor. KGO. Oakland, Calif. (Pacific, 312), 1 p. m . luncheon concert. Pacific States Electric company; 4-5:30, concert orchestra, ■ Hotel St. Francis; 8, program, San Francisco musical club, Mrs. H. F. Stoll, director; "The Proposed Changes in the Direct Primary Law," J. H Zemansky; Arrillaga Musical college, Vincent de Arrillaga, director; 10-1 a. m., dance music, Henry Halstead's orchestra. KGW, Portland, Ore. (Pacifle, 485.1), 10 p. m., George Olson's Metropolitan orchestra. KHJ, Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacific, 395), 12:30-1:30 p. m.. Hi Moulton and his orchestra; 2:30-5, Charlie Wellman'8 Saturday afternoon frolic; 6-6:30. Art Hickman's Blltmore hotel concert orchestra, Edward Fitzpatrick, director; 6:30-7:30, stories, American history. Prof. Walter Sylvester Hertzog; David Durand, Henrietta Poland, reader; George Ezra Crane, screen juvenile; Uncle John; 8-10, program presented by Sllverwond's. arranged by J. Howard Johnson ; 1012, Earl Burtnett's Blltmore hotel dance orchestra; 12-2 a. m.. The Lost Angels of KHJ, with Majestic Six orchestra. KMX, Los Angeles, Calif. (Pacific, 337), 8 a. in., morning prayer; 9, Hired Hand, news; 10, Hired Hand's morning message; 10:30; "Radio Talk to Radio Fans," Head liners of the Week SATURDAY night the new Northern Electric company's station, CHIC, opens at Toronto. America's new Passion Play, "Vision," which will probably be the outstanding Radio event of 1925 will be given this same evening at "WIP by the Villanova players. WRC is featuring this evening the Elena de Sayn string quartet, a group of artists well known in America and Europe. For the first time in the history of the Rocky mountain territory complete Roman Catholic services will be broadcast in the morning and evening by KOA, Denver. Bishop J. Henry Tihen will preach in the morning and Rev. Hugh L. McMenamin in the evening. WCBD will give a special program Monday to dedicate its new high power station. All the Radio artists of this station will appear and the program will last from 8-12 midnight. WCBD is well known for its good music. Dixie melodies will be sung at WEMC by Dixie members of this college. Tuesday night the American Pen Women of the Atlantic coast will give a program at WJY, New York. Tune in and hear some of your fa . vorite authors. Mr. "Bones" and Mr. "Tambo," well-known characters cf the American minstrel show, will make their Radio debut at KGO tonight. At midnight Wednesday tune in for WBAP and get religion with the Hired Hand broadcasting from the Negro Holy Ghost . Camp meeting. The Hired Hand will broadcast direct from the church. "II Trovatore," an opera popular for its beautiful music, will be given by the WGY Opera company, Thursday at WGY, Schenectady. The entire opera will be given. Later in the evening at 9-10 p. m., Pacific time, the American Pen Women of Santa Clara will take charge of the KPO program. If you prefer something frivolous, dial for KSAC and listen to two professors give a "Swede" program. The original Peggy O'Neil, character singer, will be on the air for the first time Friday at WAHG, Richmond. Whether he will sing "Peggy O'Neil" is still unknown. W. T. McDermidd will give an interesting talk at KFAE, Pullman, on the art of the northwest. KFQX may soon change its call letters to KSND. Do not be surprised if you hear this call from Seattle. B. K. Swartz, tenor; Edison club quartet; songs, grad. uate engineers, British Empire colleges and universities from New Zealand, Australia, South Africa India Canada, British Isles; comedy skit, "Burlesque on Radio Broadcasting," Massachusetts Institute of Technology; songs and cheers, Kansas State college, Washington State college. University of California. Leland Stanford; Edison club string orchestra; "Laddie Buck O Mine," E. W. Baughman, baritone; address, J. G. Barry; songs and cheers, alumni of Clemson college, University of Vermont; Union college glee club; "Springtime," S. A. Clark, clarinetist; songs and cheers. University of Kansas, California Tech. ; address, Francis C. Pratt; guitar and banjo duet, "Southem Melodies," E. O. Bicker, George Bicker; reading; songs and cheers, alumni of University of New Hampshire, Georgia Tech.. Virginia Poltechnic institute; trumpet and flute duet, "An Evening on the Sea." A. F. Sellers, i'. L. Hempker; songs and cheers, alumni of Worchester Polytechnic institute. University of Colorado, University of North Carolina; "Native Songs." General Elec. Chinese engineers; "A Test Man's Opinion of Test Men," A. E. Marshman; songs and cheers, alumni of Texas Agricultural Mechanical college. University of Texas, Pa. State college. University of Nebraska; "The Trumpeter," B. E. Welton, bass'; chorus selections; songs and cheers, alumni of University of Mississippi. Auburn Polytechnic institute, Tulane, Oregon State college; Edison club. WHAS, Louisville, Ky. (Central, 400), 4-5 p. m.. selections. Alamo theater organ; 7:30-9, concert, Barnev Bapp's orchestra; fifteen-minute specialty, Wendell Hall. WHK, Cleveland, Ohio (Eastern, 273), 6 p. m., dinner music. Radiograms; 9, Rainbow club entertainers, Billie Bugbee, Violet Owens, June Farley, Bobbie and Dede Fitzpatrick, Lucille Phillips. Dean Smith, John Peattie. Art Cooke; McCroy entertainers; 10, Emerson Gill and his Bamboo Garden entertainers. WKN. New York. N. Y. (Eastern, 360.4), 6:30-7:30 P. m., Vincent Catanese and his Hotel Alamac orchestra; 7:30-8, Hotel Carlton Terrance orchestra; 8:30-9, Strand Roof Entertainers; 9:10-9:20, Alfred Dulin. concert, pianist; 11-11:30, Jimmy Clarke and his entertainers; 11:30-12, Roseland dance orchestra. WIP, Philadelphia, Pa. (Eastern, 509.9), 1 p. m., Karl Bonawitz, organist; 5:05, Hotel St. James dinner dance orchestra; 7. Uncle Wip's bedtime stories; America's new "Passion Play:" "Vision," presented by Villnova players, Robert Christis. Peter Smith, Howard Brady, Josephine Burella, Mae Dougherty. Louis Memminger, John Larkin, Kenneth Cook, James McFaddn, M. Gilbert Johnson, James Phelan, Joseph McGuinn Arthur Farren, James Downey. William Foley, Michael Foley Thomas Graney, Philip Danahy, John Cronin, James Judge, Mortimer Sullivan, Francis Kane, John Callahan and Plulr Piazzi; singing by St. Mary's double quartet; 10:05, Art Coogan and his Club Madrid orchestra; 11:05. Karl Bonawitz. organist. WJJD, Mooseheart, III. (Central. 302.8), 7:15-8:15 p. m., Mooseheart theater orchestra; 9-12, Log Cabin dance music. WJZ, New York, N. Y. (Eastern. 455), 1-2 p. m.. Erdody's Park Lane orchestra; 4-4:30, Hoik and Jerome, songs ; 4 :30-5 :30. Sherry's Tea orchestra : 7-8, Joseph Knecht's Waldorf-Astoria dance orchestra; 8-8:15, "Art for Laymen," Walter M. Grant; 8:158:30. Let it la Graham, soprano; Paul Haenssler, accompanist; 8:30-8:45, "With Baron Von Humboldt In the Wonderland of .South America," Harry Chnpln (Continued on page 10)