The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-01-08
.ROmping Around
Radio Dial
BY Listner.In
RADIOPERA.'

Radiopera makes its 1924 debut
tonight with Wagner's Der
Xigeuner-baron" at WIZ and Her.
bert's two act operetta, 1.-THE Bo'sn's
Bride" at WGY.
Both performances are open only
to those with distance sets and ef-
ficient traps. but there should be a
few iSteners-in who will forego the
local program Tor one night to hear
one Of the two operas. From those
fans who are successful in hearing
the performances, Listner-in solicits
expressions Of criticism.
RadioperA is sure to be developed
into one OF the principal features
Of broadcasting and it is for the
purpose Of determining the amount
of enjoyment derived from the per-
formanceS that we ask for the
criticism.
We expect soon to announce a
program of opera from one of the
local stations.
Box BrOadcastS.
Thousands of dials were set last
night for the address of Edward w.
Box who was booked from WEAF
and WCAP to comment on the
peace plan award.
Perhaps the most important fea-
ture of the brief address discovered
by Listner-In was Mr.. Bok's refer.
ence to the winner as he" WithS
such an audience who were anxious
to hear all that the donor Of the
award had to say for his plan, we
felt that an opportunity for ardent
championship of his plan was over
looked.
Much of the time allotted to Mr..
Box was used by him in explaining
the ways in which his hearers could
vote in the referendum.
There was never time when
the little word yes could mean so
much to the world Mr.. Box de-
clared in asking for affirmation of
his peace plan.
Pat" Harrison Campaigns.
Through an accident we stumbled
right into the midst of a noisy
burst of oratory that seemed from
it's character at first to emanate
from somewhere in Georgia"
A speaker with Southern flow
of words was vilifying the Repub-
lican Party and cunning for
George" Harvey with both barrels
loaded with vicious words. We con-
suited our program but there was
nothing that bore any resemblance
to the subject coming through the
air.
So we hung on, disliking very
much to pass up the Hawaiian
music which WRC was offering.
Eventually we learned it was Sena-
II lit ~
jackson Day dinner at the William
was being broadcast from KDKA.
If the diners had been the nomi-
mating convention for the Demo-
cratic Party, William ]. McAdoo
today would be the standard bearer
for his party.
AS the Senator from Mississippi
listed the possible candidates,
voting the support of the entire
Democratic Party to any one who
might be nominated, Governor Al
Smith and John j. Davis seemed
TO bring the most applause from
the guests.
That is, until he remarked on the
gentleman from the city of beau
tiful motion picture ladies" Then
his audience Qf the sound we heard
were reaD picked up their chairs
and threw them, hurled plates up
and down the dining room of the
hotel, and, set off a battery Of
French seventy.fives.
At Home.
Except for the entirely unexpect-
ed journey to the Jackson day din
iler and a brief sojourn in KDKA
earlier in the evening, we stayed at
home last night and enjoyed the
WRC program from the depths Of
our easy chair.
1t was decidedly a well-balanced
bill Of variety with some excellent
headliners. Gretchen Hoods re.
cital was exceptionally good through
the air and we waxed enthusiastic