The Washington times., 1925-04-27
GYPSIES ON AIR EARLY TONIGHT
|ROrnping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Listener-In

Bigger and bigger events are com
ing with reach of the broadcasting
microphone. Saturday night two
important programs were broadcast
here and in New York, both of
which rated" front page stories in
papers throughout the country, the
next day.
One OF these was the Interna-
tional Law dinner at which Secre-
tary Kellogg spoke at the New
willard. and which was broadcast
from WRC. The other was the
American Legion's national tribute
to General John j. Perishing i'll
New York, which was broadcast Ey
WIZ, and WEAF.
Nearly every night there Is at
least one such program being broad
cast in the Eastern part of this
country, which is in reach Of local
listeners.
Static was rather bad Saturday
night but we wanted to hear Cen
eral Pershing program from the
Hippodrome Theater, 80 we tuned
In. 1t took at least fifteen minutes
10 get tuned near enough so that
The program was distinct through
the static, but we finally achieved
our purposei and then just as Will
Rogers and some of the best known
Broadway entertainers were about
to come on, went to sleep and
didn't wake up until the whole pro.
gram was over and WEAF was
signing off, at about 2 o'clock.
Before we dropped off however.
we heard one of the widest and
most spontaneous cheers ever
broadcast, which was evidently just
as General Pershing walked onto
the platform.
The Crandall Saturday Nighters.
who are becoming real favorites
with local listeners had another IN
teresting program Saturday night.
Mary Lucia Fish, the coloratura
soprano had a pleasing voice and
we enjoyed her recital much as we
hate these radio coloraturAs.
The Metropolitan Theater String
Quartet proved to be be a clever com.
bination. We will probably hear
plenty from them.
Nelson Bell. the Crandall an
nouncer. has the WRC staff fooled.
Every Saturday evening Bell an
nounces the studio program and
then turns the bill over to a WRC
announcer at the Metropolitan
Theater.
And usually as the announcer at
the Metropolitan finishes announc-
ing the second number he turns
around and finds Bell seated in
one of the front rows OF the
theater, just as IL he had been there
for hours, while in reality 1t was
just a few moments before that he
was heard announcing from Four
teenth and Park Road.
Nobody knows how he does it,
but they have nicknamed him The
Aviator" because they are sure he
couldn't get there so fast except
in an airplane
Station WJAZ, Chicago, which is
familiar to old radio fans. is coming
back onto the air, according to an
announcement from Chicago. The
station with those call letters was
famous about year ago for its
weekly broadcasts to the Macmillan
arctic exploration party. 1t was one
Of the most powerful stations on the
air. No announcement as to wave
length or power to be used in the
resurrection of the old favorite was
made.
The second of the series of college
reunions which will be broadcast
from WGN. Chicago, will be broad
cast Thursday night with a North
western Night featuring Ralph
Baker. star fOotbalIer of that school
We missed Roxy's program last
night for the third time in success
sion. Something always happens on
Sunday night to keep us away from
the loudspeaker.