The Washington times., 1925-10-01
ROmping Around
the
Radio Dial
-By Listner-In-

Broadcasting will begin new era
sunday night when Reinald Wer'
renrath. the famous American bari
tone, steps up to the microphone
in the WEAF studio and his voice
is broadcast through dozen sta
tons throughout the East and
Middle West, including WCAP.
For Werrenrath will be the first
l.of q long line of the worlds great
Fest artists who will perform 1ol
the Sunday night radio audlences
of these stations, and 1t VIII marx !.
the first time in the history %
Iradio-with one exception-tha
opera singers and great arusts "
THE first rank have signed up f0T
radio performances.
Ever since broadcasting began
these artists have been studiouAy
avoiding the microphorle. First
they objected that radio was not
vet perfect enough to do justice to
their voices. Then their managers
claimed that it would ruin the bo1
office receipts.
But radio soon reached that
stage of perfection which made
the first objection nonsenSical.
Then Roxy stepped out and
showed the folks what radio pub
lfcfty will do for artists. His
gang toured the country and
filled the theaters and concert
halls wherever. they went, while
the more famous artists per-
formed before empty seats.
Finally it was evident that the
artists would broadcast II they
could be paid. But where was
the money coming from? Several
attempts were made to. raise
funds, but they failed. The pub
lie would not pay directly What
then? The present system OF
commercial broadcasttng emerged
from the tang1e. And we flnd
Atwater Kent, prominent radio
manufactures, footing the bill Tor
the greatest lineup OF concert
stars ever listed undes single
series.
Many critics claim that Sunday
night radio will come into It's
own for the first time. They nan
it as the beginning OF g new uay'
when great stars will not be
known as photograph stars, but
as radio stars. They will not be
called recording artists, but broad
casting artists. :,
Certainly, whatever the eventual
results of the new series may pc.
there will be q. suddenly increased
interest in radio Sunday night.
Many folks who have not listened
for months will tune up the old
receivers and spend their Sunday
nights at home.
The first Pan American program
OF the season will be broadcast by
WRC. WIZ, New York. and WG1s
Schenectady tonight. featuring an
4 address by General James u. Har-
sbord, president Of the Radio Cor
poration Of America, from the
court yard of the Pan American
Building. The bill will be feas
tured by recita4s9 by Grace Wash
burn, soprano; Helen Corbin Heinl.
pianist: Fred East, baritone. and
Henri Sokolov and Jose de Huarte.
violinfsts and music by the Unit
ed States Army Band. -
Other events tonight are the
Romany Royal Hour of Music. the
LIE Paradis Roof Orchestra and
the Shoreham Hotel Orchestra
4WRC'S Entire Bill
1000 a.. m.JProceedings of In .
ternational Parliamentary Union
Conference from the House OF
Representatives.
100 D. m.-Luncheon music by
Boernstein's Hotel Washington
Orchestra.
2:55 p. m.-Baseball game be-
tween Washington and Boston.
with William M. Sweets announc-
ing from the Washington Times
Studio.
GAO D. m.-Baseball results.
6:45 D. m.-Market summary,
Department Of Agriculture.
700 D. m.--Sidney Seidennnann's
Shoreham Hotel Orchestra.
7:40 D. m.-Talk, "Flies," John
M. Aldrich. National Museum.
500 p. m.-Pan American pro-