New Britain herald., 1925-05-20
Through The Static

i 800 miles came in well last evening. Unusual volume was noticed on VICES and WIN, both of New York. There was little static, An cXtraordi- nary large number oC stations broad tasting below 2SO meters caused . miXups on various wave bands and | many of these stations were a total | oss, Fading was not troublesome. 1 New York stations were our best bets as, night, anl, although we tried ,o bring in stations farther west than Newark. x. J., our efforts were unrcwarIrd, Not Chicago station greeted Us during the entire even ing. so wc stayed in New York, talk Ing side trips 10 Atlantic City and Hartford, Last night we heard corona (korenoD (lNmona) (comon0 for the first time. We hear 1t, but that's all tho good it did Us. The corona. or any one Of the other names, (take your choicc) sounds something like a 2ither, only more so, It's tone Is wild and at times plaintiye. Now you . know what 1t is, The smyrna quar- let vas responsible for the introduc- ton of that instrument, From VICES this organization offered program Of Turkish music. The announcer said that if one desired 10 enjoy the !, music, he should be smoking q water pipe, We tried 10 get one, but it was attached 10 the bath tub. The music didn't fit our nervous disposition at all The unexpected turns and thrills got us on edge and just as we would get settled, along come another sky nook 10 send Us off into tantrums again. The program was educational, however, and the music, while not the type we would rave over, proved to be an interesting novelty.
 They're having somc fine fishing a' Atlantic City these days. That much s we learned, as a result Of listening in. The knowledge came from the , mouth of the announcer at WPG he Worlds Playground, Although code was extremely annoying a' times, the station came in so loul Hat all interference was plotted out The Hotel Traymore dance orches tra, playing in the submarine grill o' 'he hotel did extremely well, Consid' ring that the band was playing un- dor water. But maybe the name o' ne grill room l. only a blind Susie" NO Wonder" and "Swec Seventeen" a departure from "Wher You and I Were Seventeen" pro a, vided excellent entertainment.
 The Temple Male quartet. ia nous Hartford musical organization the name Of which is knowl throughout New England renderct hat stirring old time martial air "Leador O" Company R." This mum her although one Of the old timers has been sung seldom in recen years. and We have never befOr heard it over the radio. l. gives th members Of the quartet an eXcellen ol chance 70 display their talent! " "Twilight,' q calm, sweet number was sung with a great deal of feel ing and The blending of the voice vas remarkable.
 .. John Dwight, tenor of the Templ ''' quartet, offered Hymn Of in Night" and "OnIy Smile" Dwigl ,., has p}etsiNg voice, which he ncye '''' allows 10 become affected,
 Miss Martha Blake, 14-ytar-ol Hartford pianiste astonishcd Gs wit ncr program. She played selection '' common to Rachmaninoll and otht gamous musicians and she presontc them with an understanding usual ~-serycd for pianists Of a more mt -ure age. One number was "l Autumn" glowing with all the colo
 of fall landscape.
 Back 10 VICES and the SmyrI "' quartet vas in the midst Of reque
 program. They rendered three u
 pronoGn"abc numbers before '
 left the station.
 '.'' Radio fans should tune in on KO Denver, Colorado, on Friday event
 or this week. f such a thing Is DC ..ib,e At Il o'clock, eastern daylig 1' saving time. or s o'clock mounta l. tine. q Denver company will prese "Ermn.c" It vas staged less tn
 two weeks ago in Denver and will
 offered on Friday evening for { u d. entertainment of the country
 large,
 Ina Raines, dramatic soprano a
 popular staff member at the Roe
 Mountain hroadcasting station a'''' the General Electric Co.,, who starr
 as "Erminic' in the premiere, V
 be featured in the title role fr' Sa" KOA. Elwn Smith, well known
 radio listeners. will sing the tel
 role. The pair will be supported b
 chorus and a group Of soloists r S rase1ta.iye of the leading talent
 'lo W.st.
 stra. Of Miss Ra!nos' talent local l ards ,ca'Ic critics wrote recently, ' "a. eoicc is a very beautiful one {