The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-28
ROmping Around
Radio Dial
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BY LiStner-In.

The broadcasting studio, we have
decided after passing several hours
in one last night, is a distracting
and even terrifying affair.
That there are no fits and bursts
of temperament caught up in the
nicrophone and shunted out into
the air puzzles us.
We watched at least a dozen
artists perform on the evenings
program at WRC. Only two COM
pleteIy mastered their situations
and remained calm and collected.
under the fire of interruptions and
annoyances that are part and par.
Gel of the great task of broad
casting.
These two were Frederick VIII.
liam Vile and Moe Baer, leader
of the Wardman Park Trio.
All of the other performers COW.
cred in some degree under the
whip lash of a science that still
rules artistry in the broadcasting
studio.
Accustomed to public appear
ances on the concert stage, the
orchestra pit or the speakers ros-
trum, these others appeared I'M
easy and fretful on this stage, be.
fore en- unseen audience, where
announcers, mechanics and curious
spectators like ourselves. serve to
confound and obstruct the soul of
art.
We fancied them wishing they
were well out of the whole mess
and miles away from the sound
proof room into which curious
eyes peeped and where microphones
had to be moved and removed to
suit the whims Of electrical appa-
ratus.
Vile Knows Caprices.
Vile. on the other hand, is rather
magnificent before the microphone.
He has learned well it's caprices and
seats himself before it, thoroughly
its master.
He has the happy ability. too, to
queu all disturbances about him,
Once he begins to read from his
yellow sheets Of paper, he first sub
dues everything and then builds up
an atmosphere of intense interest
among the studio workers and the
curious spectators.
Baer gains his supremacy in a
different way. He 'high.hats' the
microphone, even seems to sneer at
it, and SCOTS at any Interruptions.
He. too, is rather magnificent, in
his aloofness from tibet hings that
seem to him. as he plays, too trite
for consideration.
There was another fascinating
study in microphone appearances in
the person of Paul Tisen, who con.
Quoted his Moscow orchestra
through a cycle of Russian love
music that was honestly brilliant.
Tisen Small Chap.
Tisen is a small. slenderish chap
wholly Russian, and fully an artist
His long raven-black curls swing
down in his eyes as he plays and
sways his body in emphasizing the
tempo.
We expected him to lose himself
completely In his music, to forget
that he was in broadcasting studio
and fancy himself back home living
his own romances in Russia. And
he almost did.
But toward the end of his per.
Torrance his temperament seemed
to crack under the strain of in.
terruptions and movement in the
studio. He carried on beautifully.
but off somewhere in the transmits.
sion room science seemed to chuckle
over another victory.
We missed the street car that
brought our laxative friends to
work this morning, but we can as.
sure our readers that thew are
agreed that "WRC knocked 'em
dead again last night"
The talent was there, and a nice
balance to the program.
II, without damning our praise
we may interpose one objection, we
would remark that we prefer the
regular WRC. announcers to do
all the announcing in the regular
announcing way, rather than the
introductions as they were given
last night to the Tivoli artists.
Leading up to the headlined
features of the program were an
appropriate talk by Doctor Abran1
Simon, on Our Duty To Our
Heroes" which was delivered in
Doctor Simon's brilliant manfier,
some nice guitar work by Earnest
Deale and William Watson and a
pleasing piano recital by John Vic.
tor Walsh, who also later accom-.
panied Miss Verona Horen.
The National Male Quartet. re-.
appearing this week at the Tlvoli,
returned to WRC, stage costumes