Radio dial (May-Dec 1931)

*— utli -4 IdJI ^UB 1"" WEEKLY. Volume I, No. 29 WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 10, 1931 Price 5c Complete Local and Network Programs Begin • ■ on Page 6 •• Philadelphia ; Symphony Is :. This Saturday Third of Philco Concerts Will Be Heard On CBS Leopold Stokowski will turn his attention to the great "romantic" composers of the early nineteenth century when he directs the Philadelphia Orchestra for the third broadcast of the Philco series, on the Columbia network from 8:15 to 10 p.m., Saturday (December 5). In the network will be WKRC, WABC, KMOX, WBBM, WADC, WLAP, WSPD, WCAH, WOWO, and WHK. Following is the program: Invitation to the Dance Weber Excerpts from "Rosamunde" Schubert Overture, Entr'acte, Ballet Overture (Roman Carnival). .Berlioz Scherzo ("A Midsummer Night's Dream"). .Mendelssohn Symphony in D minor. .Schumann Introduction: Allegro, Romanza, Scherzo, Finale. Four Famous Speeches Will Be Reviewed on Air "Famous American Speeches" is the title of a series of four talks to be given at WLW by Arthur S. Postle, Instructor in Speech at the University of Cincinnati, at 6:30 p. m. Tuesdays, beginning this week (December 8). The schedule of his talks follows : Dec. 8— Patrick Henry— "The Call to Arms." Dec. 15 — George Washington's Farewell Address. Dec 22 — Henry Ward Beecher's Liverpool Address. Dec. 29 — Theodore Roosevelt "The Man with the Muck-Rake." In giving these talks, Mr. Postle will include parts of each of the four chosen speeches, together with the historic background, comments on the speech itself, and a statement of the immediate results accomplished. Gene Rowell of Gene and Glenn (WSAI 8 a.m. week davs) celebrated his thirty-first birthday last Week during a broadcast on WTAM. The station's staff pave bim a 32-piece set of Haviland china, but Warren Wade, announcer, making the presentation speech on the air slipped, felt, broke all except a few saucers and •oup plates. AtlanticTo BeSpanned For International War Debt Debate / ?yriitfv-tn»»-At>a»ftc -ocean between then uJiv^Vty ano^v^ford university will a .'ii'.i:-. j "t:t; ii._ ti_:i„j c>«i-.. n. Rosa Ponselle, leading soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, sets the mood of her program for the General Electric Sunday Home Circle period Sunday (December 6) at 5:30 p. m. with Ethelbert Nevin's "The Rosary." WSAI and othe: WEAF-NBC stations will broadcast trie concert. Miss Ponselle will also sin^ "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny," "Kiss Me Again," from "Mile. Modiste," "Songs M; Mother Taught Me," by Dvorak ; "Goodbye," by Tosti, and "Ave Maria," by Bach-Gounod. Ohio Receives Compliments of Parade of States Complimenting Ohio and its contributions to the national and cultural life of America, the General Motors "Parade of States" will dedicate its program to that state in the broadcast to be heard at 9:30 p.m. (Monday December 7) from WSAI and other NBC-WEAF network stations. Phil Dewey, baritone, will be the guest artist in the Ohio program of this "state-parade" scries. In continuity and in the tribute to the state, attention will be called to Ohio as the homeland of presidents and men of distinction in American history. As a gesture of respect to the Wright Brothers, "The Aeroplane," a tone nocm by Whithorne, will be played by Erno Ranee's orchestra which will introduce the program with "Paraphrase on Beautiful Ohio." Oxford and Harvard Will Argue World Question in Trans-Atlantic Broadcast debating teams from Harvard argue the question of war debt cancellation' '\vtu% the United States and England will listen to the broadcast on Saturday (December 5) at S p.m. on the WEAF-NBC network including WSAI and other stations. James W. Gerard, former ambas | sador to Germany, will preside at the NBC New York studios where the Harvard men will broadcast the affirmative side of the argument, Resolved: That in the interests of world prosperity, war debts should be cancelled. The Oxford men, supporting the negative, -will speak in London where the British Broadcasting Company will reSroadcast their remarks by" short*\vave to America as the NBCrw'ill 'do for the Harvard team. 'Each team will hear Jieir opnonents by radio. The audiences in the United States and England will be asked to send in their votes, not on the merits of the question, but on the skill with which each side was handled. Mr. Gerard calls the event a "milestone in the history of broadcasting." "At a time when suspicion and narrow national views rule the world, it is a splendid thing to learn how close together science has bound the far corners of the earth," he said. | Wile Will Cover t Disarmament Meet for Radio | The Columbia Broadcasting j System has announced the asf signment of its political an1 alyst, Frederic William Wile, | of Washington, D. C, to broadJ cast from the General Con1 ference on Disarmament to be I held at Geneva, Switzerland, | under the auspices of the [ I League of Nations, beginning I February 2. Adele Astaire, Fred's sister and co-star in "The Band Wagon," will be guest star in the Nestle program on WCKY and other NBC-WJZ stations at 8 p.m. Friday (December 4). Contract Bridge Playlet Will Be Repeated by NBC Page boys, veteran actors, musicians, announcers, engineers and studio whatnots will participate in the repeat performance of "The Bridge Fiends" on the NBC-WEAF network Friday (December 4) at 7 p. m. The program consists chiefly of a 32-versc poem written by Dr. Sigmund Spaeth, music authority. Each verse is spoken by a different person. The only qualification for the 32 is that each must have attempted to master contract bridge, and therefore feel his role. The impromptu actors take their parts only for the fun of it or for revenge, and receive no pecuniary recompense. The skit was first given in October. WENR and WWJ probably will broadcast Leopold Stokowski, conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony orchestra, which will broadcast at 8:15 p.m. Saturday (December 5), and Pitts Sanborn, music critic, who will explain the music during the intermission. Hugo Mariani, NBC orchestra leader, wears bright colored shirts, generally red, green or blue. He could be taken for a lumber jack. Russ Columbo to Sing Listerine Program for NBC Russ Columbo, whom NBC always bills as "The Golden Voice of the West" or as the "Valentino of Song," has been selected by the Lambert Pharmical Company (Listerine) to sing their new program, beginning Monday (December 7) at 5:45 p. m., and at the same time on Thursday and Fridav on an NBC network, including WJZ and WENR. A similar program at 10 p. m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday, will be heard through WCKY, WJZ. WGAR, WMAQ and WJR. Columbo will direct his own orchestra (so the story goes), will play the violin, and will sing.