The Washington times., 1924-02-26
Wy BAND AND MIDNIGHT VANITES" SHOW HEAD AIR PROGRAM
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BY Listner-In

At last we have heard Paul
Whiteman's Orchestra in peace and
comfort.
We have listened to every note
of it's music without being dis.
tracted by mental computations OF
the probable total at this foot of
our bill,
It is an extremely satisfying ex.
perience. Gould we but have
thumbed our nose at the greedy
horde Of walters as we left the
Palais Royal to proceed to the
"VanitieS," 1t would have been q
perfect evening.
Whiteman is the generally &C.
cepted master Of American synco.
patton. Many proclaim him also as
the master of pure ''Jazz."
But we find less delight in his
orchestrations of the Somebody's
Wrong" type Of songs than in his
II Love YOU" his Shanghai Lul-
laby" and his own particular brain.
child. Wonderful One"
We can't remember exactly what
1t was that first brought the Ameri-
can public to Whiteman's feet. But
to US he has always been associated
with the Americanization touch of
Orientalism that he pu: in "The
Song Of India" and his Syncopated
version Of Zone Fine Day" from
Madame Butterfly.
1.-THE Shanghai Lullaby" with
Whiteman's own violin grooming
out the melody appealed to us as
Whiteman at his best.
If you have any doubts as to the
high regard with which Whiteman
is held on Broadway just consider
with what excitement the WEAF
announcer told us that we were
listening to Paul Whiteman's with
the emphasis on the Paul and the
Whitenan) Orchestra direct from
the Palais Royal.
We feel no hesitation in placing
the Whiteman concert before the
broadcast of the Vanities.
Having become, like every radiac,
to greedily expect the best and all
Of everything to be given US through
the air, we confess that the Vanities
brought US some disappointment
and some jealousy.
We wanted to Taught with that
bowling audience at Joe Cook. And
we wanted to see the male chorus
singing Pretty Peggy" to that
charming lady.
No one would ever rave over
Pretty Peggy's voice.
But all the time that she was
on the stage, we knew that some
thing was happening and that we
vrvarn V1nfaCinO II
We suppose, though. that. after
all, we got more than the price of
our admission.
Joe Cooks story Of the four
Hawaiians and the fascinating tune
of Pretty Peggy" were good re-
turns on our investment.
1t is a pleasure to know that
every dance orchestra in the
country cannot start STUNNING
away at pretty Peggy" every five
minutes of the night. Earl Carol
won't let them. And Earl Carol is
right. It is far too good to be
turned in a week into another
''Marcheta.
The actor interview stunts that
are being conducted by WEAF are
interesting novelties.
But we felt last night that for
once we had seen the actual hook"
grab an actor around the neck and
jerk him abruptly from the stage.
It was all the fault Of the an
nouncer who threw the switch on
the microphone too quickly and cut
Henry Hull's farewell into a rude
Good D."
If William G.. McAdoo really in
stall his own broadcasting station.
1t would be advisable for him to
speed up the work.
Senator Jim Reed was shouting
all the way across the country last
night from KSD, st. Louis, and
making some rough remarks about
Mister McAdoo.
The air was certainly busy fur.
Their up the Atlantic coast last
night. The Herald Traveller was
sponsoring an opening program from
the new Brunswick Hotel studio
Boston, that WIZ was shooting out
at 1000 watts. Incidentally the
Brunswick Orchestra is an organ
ization to be watched. It's good.
At 1890 WHAZ, at Troy. opened
up with q program by the Far
East students at Rensselaer, Poly.
technic University that 1t was hoped
would be heard in China and India,
With all the static that was in
the air we doubt If 1t got one
tenth that far. And the talk on
mah-jong that formed part Of the
program, we don't believe. would
have interested the Orientals much
The Woodmen of the World, ii
Omaha, and Mr.. Voliva's musicians
at Zion City. ILL.,, were advertising
themselves as usual and making 9
bang-up good job Of It.
Zion City was repeating a pro
gram given last November.