The Washington times., 1925-07-28
ROnping Around
Radio Dial
BY LiRtener-m

The radio presentation or Coo
mother" by the Arts Club Players
over WRC Saturday night must
have gone long ways toward con-
!, vincing some sceptics of the pos
lsibilities of radio drama.
The play was ideal for radio pro-
/ duction in that there were only four
characters and all the action took
place at one point, making change
in scenery unnecessary. But the
plot was not as simple as some of
those we have heard over the air
and the presentation proved that II
is possible to get q complex idea
across.
Critics have already prophesied
the doom of radio drama, pointing
out its limitations as compared to
| the legitimate stage or even the
moving pictures. They have claimed
| that because of the fact that radio
drama can only appeal through the
ears it is too limited in scope.
They declare that lack OF
scenery, q lack of facial expression
and the absence OF visible acton
are too great obstacles for the in
visible drama to overcome.
They fail to realize. however, chat
written story or play has. these
same limitations and yet gets
across. They fall to take the au-
dience's imagination into considera-
ton. The critics fail to realize that
mental picture can be drawn Ly
half dozen words that would back
real stage scenery off the map.
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After demonstrating to the world
at large what super-power viii do
under the most adverse conditions,
such as prevailed Saturday night,
WGY of Schenectady is going 10
make two more tests this week
with its so ki1owatt transmitter.
The trials will be made tonight
and Thursday night at midnight.
The signals coming into our loud
| speaker last Saturday night were
plenty strong enough to drown out
any ordinary summer static and we
are expecting to get almost perfect
results tonight. In a few weeks,
WIZ, the Radio Corporations big
station in New York is going to
conduct similar tests on the same
power. 1t looks like real super
power is on the way.
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The Marine Post Band from
Quantico, Va, put on a concert last
night that was entertaining as any
musical program Tor many night.
We would like to hear more of
the Quantico music.
/ The New York Philharmonic or
chestra, conducted for the FIRST time
! by Nikolai Sokoloff Of the Cleve-
land Symphony orchestra will be
| Lewiston Stadium over WRC to-
night.
other features of the evening pro-
aram include a dance program by
w Spencer Tupman and his Hotel
Mayflower Orchestra and the niu-
steal travelogue "Over the Seven
Seas" which will take listeners
this week to Benares and Delhi.
WRC's complete bill:
IL MONOGRAM recital by Ruth
Farmer broadcast from the First
Congregational church
1 p. NJ Hotel Mayflower or.
chestra.
$40 p. m.-scores.
6:45 D, m. - Timely Hints on
Personal Taxes" by Charles A. Rus
sell, assistant assessor, District of
| Columbia.
.. mover the Seven Seas
Benares, Delhi"
7:25 p. m.-Concert from the
| Lewissohn stadium by the New
York Philharmonic orchestra. Pro-
/ gram: "Freisschuetz" oVertur e
(Weber); Poem for. Orchestra"
| uoefler); "Rakoczy,'' march Der
lioz); Symphony No. CTschai-
| kowsky).
9:25 p. m.-"The Charm Of the
Tropical Orient" by F. r. Eldridge,
chief of the Far Eastern division,
Department of Commerce.
$40 %. m.AFloyd Williams, tenor;
| George F. Ross at the piano.
10 p. NV. Spencer Tupman
and his Hotel Mayflower orchestra.
On Early Tomorrow.
| WCAP--6:45 to 7:45 p. m.-'Tower
Health Exercises"
Silent night.
| WRC-9 to 10 a. m.-Women' s
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