The Washington times., 1925-08-05
I UPNAN ? j I s
OVERT FINE
MUSIC
Radio Fans VIII Look Long
Time to Find Better orches-
ira Than MayfIoWer's
BY LISTENER-IM

Radio will look long time be-
fore it finds a better dance
orchestra than w. Spencer Tup-
mans Hotel MayfIower organize
ton.
Last winter 'eTup," as he Is
Familiarity known, was leader OF
the now. famous lie ParadiS Band.
He il generally given the credit for
the success OF that organization a
success which was climaxed about
week ago when the original lie
Paradis Band which Is now on tour
was chosen to play at the Wander
biIt wedding.
This summer Tup has organized
and "put over" an orchestra for
the Hotel MayfIower. He has met
with much the same success at his
new task as he did at lie Paradis.
Before his orchestra was . month
old It was chosen to play regular
ly every week for the sophisticated
radio audience Of New York
through WIZ. and the world at
large through WGY the most pow
erfuI broadcasting station in the
world, as well as our own WRC.
TypicaIIy Tupmanic.
Last nights performance was
typically Tupmanic. It displayed =
perfect time and an intiricacy Of
rhythm that would do justice to .
symphony orchestra. One Of the
best pieces played was Tupman's
owns adaptation Of 1.-THE Washing
ton and Lee Swing The request
performance Of kitten on the
KEYS by Tupman gave an indica-
ton Of the leaders, own talent.
station WJR, the new and power
full station az Detroit and Pontiac.
Michigan will broadcast It's iuaug-
ural program week from Sat
urday, with an opening address by
Governor Alex Groesbeck OF Mich
igan and q program reDlete with
well known entertainers.
The new station will operate on
wave length Of SIT meters with
transmitter capable Of using 5000
watts.
After the local singed off last
night we had no trouble riding the
static into about a dozen stations
inciudinr WSMB. New Orleans;
WMBF. Miami Beach: SIWCX,
Detroit: WTAS, EIgin; VOL,
Chicago; webb, Chicago; WHIT,
Deerfield: KDKA, Pittsburgh; WIN,
New York: WMCA, New York. and
WEB. Atlanta All Of them were
coming In fairly clearly and needed
very little tuning.
al Joint recital by Gretchen Hood,
soprano and Everett Hardel1, tenor
will head tonight's program from
wCAP. Other WCAP features viii
be concert by the United States
Navy Band with Lieutenant Charles
Benter conducting anda concert
on fretted instruments under the
auspices Of the Walter 7. Holt
studio.
WRC win offer q concert by the
United States Marine Band for the
early evening, between and $50
o'clock.
WRCs afternoon bill:
~ noon ~ Organ recital by
Charlotte Klein, with Hazel Gibson
Wood. soprano soloist, broadcast
from the First Congregational
church.
p. m.AIrving Boernstein's Ho-
tel Washington orchestra.
s p. n1.-Concert by Marine
band.
6:25 D. m-Baseball.
WCAP Program
z to $50 p. m-Outdor concert
by the u. S. Navy Band, Lieutenant
Charles Benter, leader. from the
bandstand at the u. s. navy yard,
Washington, broadcast jointly with
station WEAF, New York, and
other radio stations.
$40 to- 8:35 p. Baseball re-
suits of the day."
8:35 to $50 p. m.-Fretted instru
meat musical concert under the
auspices OF the Walter T. Holt
studio.
$50 to 10 p. m.-Gretchen Hood,
soprano. and Everett Hardell, tenor.
in joint recital, accompanied by
George H. Wilson.
On Early TOmOErOw-WCAP
6:45 to 7:45 a. m-''Tower Health
Exercise"