The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-05-11
GREAT CONCERT UNITEs GREAT
INVENTIONS OF MUSIC AND
AIR

Violins- three greatest inven-
tions of the recent past, were brought
together recently in Chicago, and q
sacred concert rendered which was
picked up by radio enthusiasts of
twenty states.
While the program of the sacred
concert was being given, motion pic
lures were made by the international
News Reel, and upwards of 100000
motion picture fans will see not alone
the operations of the radio broadcast
ing station on the screen, but will al
so have the opportunity of witness
ing the operation of the latest inven-
ton in the musical world.
The program which was arranged
under the direction of two musical
directors, Morgan L. Eastman of the
Westinghouse Radio Station KYW at
Chicago, and Banks Creiger, was
called the greatest musical program
broadcasted so far by radio.
Mills Solo Is Feature
The Mills Melody Violins. furnish
ed the violin music that accompanied
the singers, the harp, the orgap and
a four-part harmony solo on one of
the group viOlins outshone the other
numbers of the program.
Wilson J. Wetherbee, program di-
rector of KYW Radio Station. an
nounced the concert to the radio
world, and as the program was about
to proceed the broadcasting room re-
sembled a concert hall and moving
picture studio combined.
In the center of the broadcasting
room, on the upper floor of sky
scraper in Chicago's loop, the various
musical instruments were arranged
around the huge microphone which
receives the music and transports it
by air channels to the world. At the
left Herman Klum, pianist, sat at
concert grand piano, to his right sat
Miss Shelby Jabine at an organ, and
Joseph Stetzl was seated at the Mills
Melody Violin console, with five VIC
Inns of the group control circled in
front of the microphone.
The Official Description
When the signal was given for the
program to proceed the following an
nouncement was sent out over the
radio:
Tonight among other musical
numbers, it will be your pleasure to
hear Mills Melody Violins, the latest
musical invention, played over the
radiophone, the latest device for
transmitting sound by wireless.
''Mills Melody Violins are real vio-
Inns, any number of which may be
placed under the control of single
player. The musician sits at the key
board, resembling that of any piano
or organ. Every violin he is playing
is at all times perfectly under his
control, so that he can execute the
most difficult feats of violin playing
with ease.
"On each violin all four strings can
be played at once and four-part har-
mony with string quartet effect can
be produced.
$50 remarkable is this electrically
controlled violin that the United
States Government has designated it
as one of the eight greatest inventions
of the decade.
''All the violin music this evening
will be played on the Mills Melody
Violins.
"While this program is being rem
dered a third great invention, the
motion picture camera, is making a
reel under the direction of Harold
Brown of the International News
Reel"
VioIins Play with Organs
A few seconds later "Andante Re
ligioso," by Thome, rendered by the
Mills Melody Violins, Joseph Stetzl,
violinist; Miss Shelby Jabine, organ
ist, and Miss Janice O'Hara, was be-
ing heard in all its musical grandeur
by 100000 persons listening in their
homes, offices, clubs, and other places
where radio receiving sets were work
ing.
Miss Esther Muenstermann, in her
beautiful contralto voice, next broad
casted Evening and Morning" by
Spicket.
'"The Anthem Hymn" by Shelley,
and sung by a quartet composed of
Marie Rossi, soprano; Esther Muen-
stermann, contralto; Magnus Schultz,
basso. and William Mitchell, tenor,
sent the music of this beautiful num-
Der ringing through the sound waves
to the anxious listeners.
Miss Janice O'Hara, concert harp