The Washington times., 1925-04-22
Ronping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Listener-In

Having more confidence in the
beauty of debutante's faces than in
the charm Of their voices, we visit
ed the studio of WRC last night.
And we were amply repaid, though
it might have been easier to write
a rational review IL we had stayed
at home.
Whatever impression the program
made on listeners, it is safe to say
that the staff and guests at WI2C
had more fun than they've mad for
many months. And there was
probably more pep in the studio
during that entertainment than
during any event that was ever
broadcast there.
More inviolate rules OF the studio
were broken by the debutantes
during the half hour they were
there than have been broken dur
ing the past year. The girls were
talking when they shouldn't have
been, walking where they Shouldn't
have walked, and even singing
when they shouldn't have sung.
One of the young social lights
who arrived to take her place in
the chorus just as the program WIS
about to end, brought her dog along
with her right into the studio 1t
brought a gasp from the studio at
tendants, but nothing was said, it
was the debutante's party. i.
But even those who were listen
ing and not looking, must have en-
joyed themselves. Certainly it was
different il nothing else. And
Anne Elstner, working along with
Ellsworth Tompkins, did some an
nouncing that would shame many
who make that their profession.
She got off some pretty good
cracks" In front Of the mike"
Musically speaking, the hest num-
Der was a duet between Charlotte
Hartman and Commander Long
worthy. Another duet by Miss
Hartman and Katherine Marshall
was also good.
Camille Little almost missed her
part. She arrived, painting, just
as the announcers v ere about to
close the bill. Miss Anne Dew
ereux arrived too late to take ner
place in the chorus.
But the best of all the debutente
act was different from the usual
monotonous run of orchestras and
bands. And it is just that that is
going to draw the crowds to the
Belasco this Week-to see some
thing different from the usual run
Of plays and revues.
Transmission trouble up at WY,
New York, prevented us from hear
ing the Friar'sf Club dinner in
honor Of M. Koenigsburg, with it's
featured presidential speech broad
cast from record The program
did not even get on the air in
New York.
The Brunswick hour of music
brought an attractive list of enter
tainers, including the Criterion Male
Quartet, Frank Mum, Virginia
Rea, and Morgan Downey. The
best number of the evening was
THE Melody That Made You
Nine" sung in the melodious tenor
voice which is the priceless posses
sion of Mr.. Downey. He ought to
make a success as a Brunswick
artist.
Why didn't WCAP broadcast the
Associated Press luncheon yester-
day afternoon with its Vice Presi-
Dental address? The luncheon was
put onto the air by WEAF and a
chain of stations, and it was
WCAP's day on the air.
Events of that kind give the va.
riety which Is the spice of life" in
radio programs. The fact that
WCAP is passing up good bets like
that leads us to feel that something
is wrong somewhere. Probably it
is not with the management here,
but the higher officials in New
York.
But wherever the trouble is, the
fact remains that local listeners
missed good program that they
shoYyid have hoard tH