New Britain herald., 1925-04-30
Through The Static

wood, except for the fact that they
 helped to push the current along.
 They were two ampliter tubes and so we had the power of one tube all
 night.
 Conditions weren't so bad, up to
 time of signing off, about lo o'clock. There was some static, but not i enough 10 make it imperative to take off the phones and stop listening in. ! The stations we succeeded in bring ing In came in with clarity uncom- mon in our experience.
 James Egan, Irish tenor held
 forth from WHN for lengthy per- iod last evening, It is seldom that WliN is steady enough 10 warrant listening to 1t for any length of time, but the station foated in graciously
 last evening and faded little. A pro- gram Of Irish songs, among them the well known "Macusha," and sev-
 eral others not so well known, was
 presented, An enjoyable offering and l the voice of MTG, far famed an
 nouncer of WIN, pleased us, too. 1 His voice is brisk, pleasant and clear 1 and he never fails to tell all about
 each performer appearing at the
 station.
 Then we went to WBZ and there
 we remained for some time. Uncle
 Bill was tho most interesting feature.
 This aged Yankee came down from
 Vermont 10 give his weekly talk 1 from the station. He rendered several | selections in French Canuck dialect,
 among them "The Wreck of the 1 Julie Plante," and one about Ma l poleon and his little dog. Uncle Bill | proved himself 10 be quite a singer,
 too. He sang a number, evidently
 an old favoritc with him, I'm Co.,
 ing Home To Clo." and we were
 surprised 10 hear that he had such a
 pleasant singing voice. Uncle Bills i period before the mike at WBZ each
 week Is awaited with interest by
 many fans,
 A two-act comedy, Sally Lunn, " vas presented by the Gladys Ruth
 Bridgham players from WBZ. This : play we remember, was one which i the Amphion club was thinking of ! producing at one time in the course
 Of our years at the New Britain High 1 school. Somehow or other, they never got around 10 it. The play ls
 not one which has gained fame in
 "legit," but it has gained consider i able fame among amateur organiza- i lions and contains an interesting l plot. Let's see, it's something about
 man marrying a woman who is as
 young as her husbands three or l phaned children, two sons and a l daughter. One of the sons is at Yale,
 the other is at home and the daugh-
 ter attends Smith.
 The fellow who is at home com ! plains because he has no one with
 whom to attend dances and the 1 young wife decides to impersonate a i girl, Sally Lunn." It seems that the 1 other son and daughter have never { seen their new step mother and they
 are completely fooled, etc. Interest ing complications ensue and there IS
 no end Of comic situations A play 1 entirely suited to radio work, be-
 cause 1t is not too long and it is l loosely constructed, so that If a burst
 of static happens to blot out-some of 1 the words the theme can be picked
 up from some other part in the com
 edy. The artists last night put the 1 play over in big time style.
 |
 Mary Zoller, xylophonist, present i cd an interesting, although rather
 ear drum bursting program from | WBZ. She demonstrated her clever 1 ness by the way in which she i handled the little wooden mallets. | Among her selections were Peace
 on Earth" march; "Raymond, 1 overture; "Chromatic Fox Trot"
 and I've Been a Bad Boy" also a i fox trot, we think.
 Tomorrow Is to be a busy day at i WTIC, the hroadcasting station of ] The Travellers Insurance company, at ] Hartford,
 1 With an introductory talk by Dr. ! Thomas H, Denne at o'clock, the 1 Hartford station will broadcast an 1 afternoon of health talks with songs 1 sprinkled in. The program has been
 arranged in honor or Medical Day.
 Other numbers are: When the
 care O. the baby begins" by a well
 known public health nurse; The
 Vegetable Man" by the kindergar-
 tens Of the North Street Settlement { and Village Street Mission.
 \ doctor of no mean reputation 1 will then picture the chllds early ! years and the need for correction i turing that period. The subject Of ! his talk will be "The Health Habits
 in Childhood and the Need Of Early
 Correction" "Milk" by the kinder 1 gartens Of Spruce Stree Settlement , and the Union For Home Work is
 next on the program and will be fol-
 lowcd by The Value of Nutrition in
 Childhood" by Miss Dorothy Buck
 ley, state chairman Of May Day.
 Child Guidance" hy Dr. Otto G.
 Weldman, medica director Of the i Helen Hartley Jenkins Clinic, will conclude the program except for 8 song by a group of Outdoor School
 children.
 In the evening. WT1C will broad i east the annual spring concert Of the 1 Travellers Choral club. Seventy voices
 composed Of ,mployes Of The Trav-
 elers companies. They will render
 such works as The Banner Of St. 1 -