The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-01-17
"HAPPY" WALKER MUSIC ON WRC
ROmping Around
the
Radio Dial

A mid Westerner tuning in WCAP
last night at approximately $40,
without having heard any announce
ment of the program to which ne
was listening, probably tuned out
| Immediately.
The action would have been COM
plimentary TO Charles Benter and
his navy band orchestra.
The navy musicians. by reason
of their own excellence. SO faithful
ly reproduced the efforts of vii
| lage orchestra that to an unsus-
pecting listener, the result was ter
rible. To those IN on the secret,
the number was a delightful hui
moresque.
On the other hand, mid Western
tuning in the WCAP program,
either before or after the Gauflt
selection, probably remained tuned
In until the completion of the navy
concert.
Benter's program last night was
one of his best.
Varied enough to meet the whins
of the particular and executed with
sufficient brilliancc to- fulfill the
demands Of the exacting, the pro.
gram glided along from one Of
Renter's own marches, through the
"Village Orchestra incident, the
"Yeomen of the Guard" lie Coo
dor" and q group Of descriptives
to q Strauss waltz, with Gretchen
Hood stopping the show with the
popular because"
The Roernstein-Ward Park
Hotel Orchestra, returned from its
week at the New York Hippo
drome, rounded out the evening
with q dance concert that included
several new numbers.
Running briefly through our accu-
mulated mail we find:
That although John Mccormick
gives too busy" as his reason for
refusing to broadcast In the future.
the story persists that the booking
agencies warned him off the air
with u tale of bad business"
That following the booking at
Harry Snodgrass as soon as he
was released from the Missouri
State Prtsion, permission to broad
cast win be denied the prisoners in
the future.
That WLW, Cincinnati, has
added q portable stage to it's broad
casting equipment.
That American theatrical pro-
ducers are not alone in their con-
troversy over Droadcssting plays
and musical shows from the stage.
The same brew is boiling In Eng
and.
That the next Radio Worlds Fair
will be held in New York Septem-
Der 14-l9.
That John RiehI, listening in at
Louisville, KY, picked UP Petrograd,
Russia, on a five.tube neutrodyne.
That w. Speaker Tupman, leader
of the Meyer Davis Paradis Band,
is arranging another batch OF
classics for dancers. Among EN-
are motifs from the "Niebelungeu
Ring" the In;arci from Tam
hausei.' and other operate bits.
That moving picture house in
Cuba, Wis. has 1:iosed its doors,
and announced that radio busted"
it.
That Ernie Young, producer of
the many revueS heard at KYW,
Chicago, Is critically i'll and not ok.
pected to live.
That the De Forest Radio Com
pany is about to inaugurate a ra-
dio institute, providing for an en-.
rollment of 5000 students Ad-
vance courses In merchandising
and radio service will be given.
That WGR. Buffalo; WGY,
Schenectady. and CFCA, Toronto,
will make an elaborate study OF
the effects of the eclipse. January
"a, on radio.
That WHIP, Philadelphia, will
broadcast a performance of Car
men, by the Philadelphia Civic
Opera Company, next Thursday
night, The cast will include Julia
Claussen, Paul Althouse and Mae
Hotz.