New Britain herald., 1925-11-20
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sons being that there were sharp bursts Of static and the other being that volume wasn't present as il Wa inc night before. Tho persona2 "orer all' in the composing room has just told us to condeuse. anu condenso wc will or got pop ou the nose. The old srutterins noise was noticeable again last night. too.
 We arrived in the house just in time to hear the tail end of presi- dent Coolidgo's speech, His voice came 10 us very well from WTlc and we heard 1t from WGY. WEEI and WIZ also.
 Billy Buffers orchestra was on the air from NTlC, filling the air with harmonies. It was the best band We could find last evening and we decided that the folks over al Le Bal must have had a great evenings dancing. This orchestra made q speciality of blues numbers and how 1t can play them! What You Call Elm Blues" and "Bugle Call Blues" were featured. the last parody on familiar bugle calls par in hy trumpet and twin saxophones mostly. T Want To Sec a Little More of What I Saw in was also featured. Have you noticed the difference in the tone Of the music. The first time the band broadcast there was too mtAh bass. but now the microphone is placed just right and each instru- ment can be heard easily.
 An instrument trio with delicate tendencies played Some Day" from Ohio State university. Col umbus. That Some Day" was not the popular number of that name. but a classical selection with B piquant little melody. The trio was from the Fort Have hotel.
 WLWL at New York city was either mixed up with some other station or transmission was terrible. Distortion was so noticeable as to be disagreeable. An organ selection was being played as the final num- her, when we tuned in, but for the life of Us We couldn't make out what it was about or what the announcer said until he stated that the station was signing of.
 "Oh, How l Miss You Tonight" with q vocal chorus by a soprano with one of the most appealing voices we have heard. and Make Believe You're Mine" were two Of the selections played by the Fleet wood Hotel dance orchestra from WMBF. The announcer for the first time in his sunny life forgot to make an announcement as 10 the where ahouts of the station. He should be taken 10 cturt about it. We waited through Make Believe You're Minc' in order to hear what he had 10 say.
 When Tho One You Love Loves You" was popular with two stations at the same time, 4 baritone soloists, Fred Lindsay by name, offered Il from WLW, Cincinnati, and so- prano soloist was warbling the same number from WQJ, the Calumet Baking Powder and Rainbow Gar den station. Crl-CAW- -go." as Jerry Sullivan says.
 We heard WCBD at Zion City for the first time on the new set last night, The station came in with con- sidcrarle volume and 1t seems queer that We should have overlooked 1t before. \ piano solo, "Scherzo," by Paderewski. was featured. No com ment. The announcer remarked that the annual Thanksgiving band con cert will be given next Thursday evening by the Zion band of Sn pieces, The affair will take place in the Tabernacle.
 The White Cockade" and The LampHghters Hornpipe," as played on the fife and drums by the Civil War veterans, lent touch of pathos to the program from WBZ. These mon, both more than so years Of age, played the music on the same instruments they used during the Civil War The program was really surprising. Both kept absolutely perfect time and never once did the fife tone break or the drum beats talter. It sort of made us wonder whether we'll be able 10 be as active as that when We reach so. The vet crans. it will be remembered, ap- peared at WBZ last year at this time.
 Fort Worth came in loud. but So did the code. Music by band could be heard, but no theme could be traced. and all we could hear of the announcement was star r-Telegram at Fort" So there you are.
 
 WSBC at Chicago was competing with WTIC for volume honors, los- ing by q hair, The Five Trouhadours, a group of excellent singers who ac- compsnied themselves on ukuleles, rendered a pleasing program. One ot the numbers was "Ukulele Baby Another selection, sung in the typi- cal lazy Southern style by one or the group, was "ninah.'
 While we have tho room we want 10 tell you about Joe E. Brown. the star Of Captain links" which is playing in New York now. Joe was at the studio of VICES last night at midnight and he interviewed some of the girls Of the chorus. The pro- gram was one Of the funniest ex- exhibitions We have heard. but he brought out the fact that as a rule the chorus girl Of to- day is looking forward to a career and is a hard working, clean cut young miss. at least that's what each one Of them said, who was inter