New Britain herald., 1925-04-13
Through The Static

teriany to the enjoyment of radio on Saturday night and Sunday night. We might go so far as to say that If the signals had not been loud It would have been impossible to listen to any station without hearing the steady rat-tat-tat of static. There was plenty of 1t on both evenings, Western stations were among the loud ones and those within 800 miles nearly raised the roof. Fading was a minus quantity.
 Our telephone aerial was present | and accounted for last evening and the evening before, too. We have | found that this aerial brings in sta tions much louder than does the out side aerial, although there is not such a choice, due to the extremely broad tunf-s, We'll, that's neither here nor there. What we were going to say was that we brought in WBBR al Staten Island, New York, on thai telephone aerial. The Choral Singers were on the air with group of re- ligious songs, among them being "Precious Jesus How Love Thee. The music came In so clearly that T was possible to pick out the par sung by each person.
 The string quartet from WBBf rresented "Nlinuet" by Beethoven this being the dearest of the even ing, although 1t was not especially loud at that time. Fred Twaroschk a tenor soloist, gave way to song ex pressing himself in There's Green Field Far Away" WBBk program became too deep for u after listening to few numbers. Tn selections were altogether too sever 70 for us and we turned away, in scare of something lighter.
 ROXY and His Gang" seemed be having lots of fun at WEAF, bt Il we couldn't get in on 1t worth darn. While music was being played everything was all right, but til minute Ray started to announc the volume seemed to drop off g per cent and the static Increased per cent. Roxy had a cold or some thing last night. He seemed to be his usual good humor, but he take as if he had his mouth full or h' l. potatoes, and everybody knows 1t hard enough to talk through col potatoes. let alone hot ones.
 The Venetian Serenaders were C the air with their usual Sunday evel ing concert from WDWF. "The St' dent Prince Waltz" from the ne J. musical show, The Student Prince which has recently opened in Ne York, was one of the features Of II program. "Dance of The Hours some one whose name we've forgo B. ten, and selections from "The B' hemian Girl" were other. numoe rendered. We have yet to hear thi group repeat a number, except Whe one is requested.
 
 It was a great day for u churches. Chimes and organ mus galore floated out into the ether. VI listened in for awhile at WBz in t! morning and heard some of t Easter music in connection with t service at the South Congregation church.
 ." Jack and Paul, Little and Small That well known announceme on came from WTAM on saturd ." night, the Radio Midgets taking pa in the weekly Coo-Coo club progra . from that station. Art Hershke, Jones. the Red Headed banjo play and the whole bunch were prese and entered into the evenings affai |. like a hurricane, finishing in | same manner. That gang seems
 have an unlimited supply of pep the fun never dies down at | ). Cleveland station on Saturday nigl rs. between the hours of o'clock a F o'clock. The features Of the pi gram were the songs by the Midge ne "Oh. Those Eyes" Tn Shadowlant "Blued Eyed Sally" and "Becat They All Love You" were put nt. in the inimitable style of these t
 entertainers, who have sung tn
 way across the continent,
 Jack Little presented nove
 stunt, "The old Broken Do
 Piano" supposed to represent ra. plano which held forth in the e IS; ner saloon in the old days. The sou es of the nickel dropping into the S
 the self-winding mechanism.
 broke but badly bent, grooming
 way along, and the several ia ra, starts before the instrument tina
 got under way were faithfully
 produced, And then, true to ty ol- inc old piano broke out with ".
 Sorry Made You Cry" In the m ra. de of it. the music roll beca al tangled up or something, and re
 tition or several chords was he $. for about two minutes before
 music continued. The whole s'
 was played just bit off key. st.
 -s." There's DO necessity for say
 that the remainder Of the progl
 was worth listening. people are red aware Of that. Art has apparel
 lost that great, secret sorrow wi
 made him a cold, silent man Of
 great open spaces, and he burst
 in flow Of wise cracks which on'. us sitting with out mouth oI
 Great stuff!
 her, Radio Station WEAR, Cleveit
 Ohio. will not present it's reg ell Friday evening program this " en- at the usual time. Instead of b'
 on the air from : until Ii ?. m rith will be silent until midnight, Pron
 l., or gIo strnka Of 10 q OrOPr