The Washington times., 1925-04-24
|ROmping Around
the
Radio Dial
By Listener-In


evening of entertainment last
night for five continuous hours
from Z to midnight
The Pan-American program, OF
course, was the feature of the eve
ning-and deservedIy because it was
good bill. The only objection
that could be offered to it was it's
length. Two and a half hours Is
rather long, even when the music
is of such a diversified nature as
that from the Pan-American Build
ing Patio.
The late program from 1890 to
midnight was one. Of the best late
programs we have had for some
| time, starting with the Radio
Franks and concluding with Olga
Steck's beautiful recital.
The La Java Orchestra has lost
none of its talent during its absence
from the microphone. Without a
| doubt it is one of the best organiza-
| tons now playing dance music in
| Washington.
Their program was doubly enter
tanning last night because it was
ever played society music from a
Radio Corporation station The La
Java management has taken out a
/ license with the Society of Authors,
/ Composers and Publishers. permit
| ting them to use the music over
the air.
| The La Java orchestra is believed
| to be the first dance orchestra that
| has ever taken out a license for
| broadcasting. 1t should set an ex-
ample for those organizations which
| play regularly from Radio Corpora
tion stations.
| Recently the CrandaH interests
set the style by getting license
| to use society music during their
weekly entertainment program. 1t
is quite likely that other broad
! casters, both here and elsewhere
will follow the lead.
General Pershing, who left the
| Gridiron Club dinner long enough
to talk to the radio audience, pre-
dicted that the next fifty years
will see as much progress among
| the ten republics of South America
as the last half century has seen
! In this country.
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his own observations made during
his recent trip to that continent.
| He contrasted the characteristics OF
South Americans and people OF
| this country declaring that though
1 they are different they balance
| each other and better acquaintance
can not fail to be Of mutual benefit
WSMB, the new station in New
| Orleans Is conducting a contests to
| get a slogan. The contest opened
last night and will continue until
Saturday May 8. Cash prizes are
| being offered.
WCAP will broadcast the cere-
monies attendant upon the laying
OF the cornerstone OF the Jewish
| Community Center Building, Six
teenth and Q streets a week from
Sunday. The broadcasting will in
clude an address by the President
and music by the Marine Band.
Pullman trains on the Great
Northern railway are being equipped
with radios. Instead of equipping
| each car with a loud-speaker, as is
customary In Canada, however, the
| railroad is putting a headphone at
each chair so that passengers may
listen without disturbing others.
Roxy's concerts hereafter are
! going back to the early hours on
which they were broadcast last
| summer from 500 to o'clock
| The Gypsies on Monday evening
| have also been moved up from 9
| o'clock to 6 o'clock.
Mary Thurman, popular screen
sctress and formerly with Mack
Sennett has been engaged as one
OF the attractions for the Crandall
entertainment tomorrow night.
| Miss Thurman will speak from the
studio Of WIZ, New York, probably
at 1870 o'clock.
The second artist who will head
line the Crandall program will be
Mary Lucia Fish, cOlOratura-
| soprano, who arrived from Europe
| a few days ago after studying with
Jean de Reske up until the latter's
| death.
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