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Show PRIZES OFFERED 8 FOR BEST VOICES national Radio Audition Open to Young Singers j in This Country. America's future generation of vocal stars will be disclosed to the world this Fall as another of the wonders due to radio. Every young man or woman with the gift of song, whether from country, town or city, will bav an equal chance. A nation-wide quest for the best young singers and the opening of the door of opportunity tc them has been undertaken by the Atwater Kent Foundation, an Institution established for scientific and educational purposes by A. Atwater Kent, the Philadelphia radio manufacturer and sponsor of, the Sunday night grand opera hour, broadcast over a network of nineteen stations. The Foundation has announced plans for a "National Radio Audition," to find by competition the best undiscovered undis-covered voices In the United States. Prizes aggregating $17,500, with tuition tui-tion for a musical education In certain cases, are offered as follows: The two winners of first place in the National Audition a man and a woman will each receive a gold " Hi A. Atwater Kent, President of Atwater Kent Foundation, which opens door of opportunity to undiscovered vocalists. decoration, $5,000 in cash and two years' tuition in a leading conservatory. conserva-tory. Winners of second prizes will each receive $2,000 in cash and one year's tuition. Winners of third prizes will each receive $1,000 and one year's tuition. Winners, of fourth' prizes will each receive $500. ' i-"f Winners of fifth prizes will each receive $250. Musical, civic and women's clubs in each community in each state will ha luvited to hold local contests to .select the best young man and best young woman singers of their towns. These ; winners will then be certified to a state audition, which will be broadcast broad-cast by a radio station in each stale. A state winuer of each sex will bo chosen and will receive a silver medal. The next step is a district audition. The young men and women who have won state honors will be. taken to a Centra! broadcasting station In one of five districts, where an audition will be broadcast to select the two wiDuers a young man and a young woman from that district. The two winners in each district will receive gold medals and the ton finalists thus selected will be taken to New York for the final National Audition, to !be broadcast over a national na-tional network of stations. All ex- , peases of contestants in the district and final auditions, including railroad fare, hotel bills, entertainment, etc., will be paid by the Atwater Kent Foundation. '. The spirit and purpose of the National Na-tional Audition are indicated in a statement by A. Atwater Kent, president presi-dent of the Foundation, who said:-"The said:-"The discovery of one of those rare voices, of which each generation produces pro-duces a very few, seems to me an ' event of. profound national impor- 1 tance. Even when such a voice could give pleasure to only a tew thousand People in a year it was a national treasure. Now that millions may en-Joy en-Joy It on the same evening through the medium of radio, such a voice has become priceless. "The National Radio Audition, supported sup-ported by the Atwater Kent Foundation, Founda-tion, Is an undertaking to search the entire country for beautiful voices ' and to offer these singers an opportunity oppor-tunity for full development, recognition recogni-tion and reward." i The principal qualifications for con- 1 testants are as follows: I Must not be over 25 years old; 1 must never have been associated with a professional theatrical or operatic company; must never hv been a paid principal In any concert held outside out-side their own states; must declare su Intention to follow musical ca-leer ca-leer and must be free from theatrical or musical contract. This limitation permits choir sing- ef3 to enter the audition, even ; though they may have received financial finan-cial compensation for einging In churches. Other groups from which entries are anticipated are etudente in musical schools and toceJIy prominent promi-nent singers In high schools end col-!ege8. col-!ege8. Musical organizations In each state are also afforded as opportunity ' 9 Hrticip, , |