The Washington times., 1925-02-10
INC0GNITO MUSIC ON PROGRAM
|ROmping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Listener-In

It may have been the effect of
the A. and r. Gypsies or it may
have been caused BY the enticing
railroad advertisements that almost
daily grace The Times radio page.
Whatever the reason, the fact re,
mains that our tubes have become
possessed Of the wanderlust.
Saturday night they took US to
Los Ange1es-as pleasant a. radio
journey as ever we embarked upon.
Last night these nonIRdic tubes
set ug down smack III the heart OF
Mexico City.
We remained there for fifteen
minutes hearing Professor Funny.
Rachnaninoff prelude" a bit Of
Griek and third number that
might just as well have been in
the Brunswick Music Memory Con-
test for all its uIfamilfartty in the
nanaaA Of both selection and COM
The music was played for us
through the courtesy Of station
CYX.
Sometime back we complained Of
distant reception In general AMI
stated that none Of 1T was satisfaei
tory. We were inclined to anuse-
ment ct the stories Of Hearing the
Coast"
we apologize. Given favorable
atmospheric conditions and the use
Of superpower we are convince
that 81 concert In Frisco or Alaska
can be artistically reproduced IN
washington.
10 be sure, our Mexican music
was rudeIy annihilaIed shortly after
ii o'clock when WSAI and the Cin.
cinnati Enquirer came steaminE oft
on their radio lane.
A second theory also seems about
to be shattered. Our managing
editor, who Is never mistaken, az
well az second earnest listener
reports that Baltimore was plainly
heard in Washington Sunday after
noon.
The station listened to was sths
new Jones plant. WGBA, operating
on 254 meters.
Give 1t listen between 2 and
this afternoon.
The Gypsies, sdedicating their
concert to The Dreamers'' were
by Tar the hest bet Of last evening
Back and forth across the world
they wandered these roTnAds
pauslng only to seize some parficu
larly coIorful bit Of music and make
1t their own by breathing into II
all the fire and fancy Of their
gypsy nature.
Prom Brazil to tine HimaIayas
they came and went, from Moscow
4. 4 r.. =
STEAMBOAT, returning at last to the
WEAF studio. leaving behind them
memories OF strange and fascinating
melodies. The sChanson Bone
rniene, "Eugen Onegfn," an Often
bach overture; Black Eye" and q
number Of their own gypsy dance
strains.
The reOpening Of L'Aiglon and is
re-entry on the air was an interest
ing event for the tuner Of dance
music. The new L'AigIon orchestra,
conducted by Sam Udrin. has nj
need to survive any elimination
contest to enter into active comps
tition with the old refiables Of the
Capital dance orchestras.
We predict that the Udrin outfit
will be favortte.
&
WCx, Detroit, was cutting the
corners of broadcastfng propriety
pretty close during the early eve
ning-a story or two that would
never by any. chance get into Peggy
Albion's clildren's hour
WV. the second OF the Detroit
pair, was trying, out a S50-meter
wave-length.
The How Do You Do song that
1ourished throughout the East last
summer, has sought other chimes.
Saturday night we heard 1t at XII,
Los Angeles, and last night 1t took
UP about ten minutes OF the pro-
gram OF CFCF, Montreal.
Washington listeners are In for
disappointment on Thursday
night.
The third of the Victor concerts,
featuring DeGogorza and Chemet,
we understand, is not to be re-
broadcast locally.
Which Is further proof that
Washington should have two wave
lengths.