Radio Doings May 22, 1927 - AmericanRadioHistory.Com

78 Radio Doings May 21
Broadcasters' Digest
Joseph Mikity, formerly headlined as
the famous Hungarian tenor, is now
without a title. and radio can be blamed.
Some eight yearn ago, when Diskay
first arrived in the United States, he
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stood on the upper deck of an open
liner, looked at the Liberty statue and
said. "This is to be my country." With
that remark he hurled medals that had
been presented him during the World
War into the briny deep. He had been
on the opposing forces during the war.
having substituted for his brother in the
enlistments when just a boy. As a captain,
which rank he attained, he received
many honors.
immediately after arriving he signed
for a singing tour of the country. After
the prescribed time he tiled his papers
of citizenship, but when he was supposed
to appear in New York his singing
had taken him far afield. It wasn't
until he had started singing over KNX
that he was able to remain in one city
long enough to go to the federal school
and study.
This week he became a full - ledged
citizen. Now he is looking for a new
name. for. despite the fact that he spent
a great deal of money building up his
name as the famous Hungarian tenor.
he refuses to sing any more under that
title. He Is looking for a new name
now. and, until he finds one suitable,
will just appear as Joseph Diskay.
Radio KNX, the Los Angeles Evening
Express and the El Patio ballroom combined
recently and gave a huge bene.
fit ball for the flood sufferers of the Mississippi
valley. Several thousand people
attended the ball.
In between dance numbers various
KNX radio artists appeared in person.
This ball was in conjunction with the
request of the American Red Cross for
radio stations of America to raise
their quota $1,000,000.
Announcement has just been made by
Leigh Harline. program manager of Radio
Station KFXB, of the booking of a
concert program to be given on the
night of May 20. by advanced students
of Lillian Bowles, lyric dramatic soprano,
whose studio is in the Beaux Arts
Building.
The program will he given during the
period of S to 9 p. m.. and will include
the following: May Howarth, lyric soprano;
Winifred Burton. dramatic soprano;
Kenneth Lee, baritone; Elizabeth
Logg. contralto; Dora Hall, mezzo
soprano; Ruby LeClere, coloratura soprano;
Lucy May Story. child soprano,
with Ruth O'Connor and Bertha Suchter
as accompanists.
An additional feature of this program
will be the appearance of Virgil Drellberg,
violinist, accompanied by Harry
Nielson.
The Cliff Dwellers Cafe are broadcasting
very pleasing programs from the
following stations: 9:30 to 10 p. m., on
Mondays, over KNX; 9:30 to 10 p. m.. on
Tuesdays. over KFQZ; 9:30 to 10 p. m.,
on Wednesdays. over KMTR, and 9:30
to 10 p. m., over KFWB.
SYMPATHY
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It is with sorrow that we learn of
the death on May 9th in Cannes,
France, of Mrs. Jordan L. Mott, Idolized
mother of Major Lawrence
Mott, owner of Station KFWO. We
send our most heartfelt condolences
to Major Mott, and hope that the
anguish of his bereavement will be
softened by the knowledge that his
mother's cherished memory will live
long in the admiring hearts of her
family and large circle of friends.