The Washington times., 1925-04-18
|ROnnping Around
the
Radio Dial
BY Listener-In

programs last week only one fan
has written to register protest
against our attitude.
In her letter the woman who
signed herself "a lover Of good
music said:
why do you insist on picking
on Station WCAP and the Marine
Band?
musical organization in Washing
ton and we are extremely lucky to-
be able to hear 1t over the air. /
have been listening to the radio
nearly every night for two years
and have heard nearly all of the
Marine Band concerts and have not
yet tired Of them.
Why don't you say something
about the 'sameness' of the WRC
the air is used in broadcastins
Dance orchestras. Don't you ever
get tired Of them?
"WCAP Is giving US by far the
best of the programs, and I, for
one, hope they continue with their
present policy"
Yes, we do get tired Of the dance
music from WRC, but the two cases
are very much different, Tor this
reason. WRC puts on the dance
music after 10 o'clock every night.
but WCAP puts on the Marine
Band between 8:3g and 10 o'clock,
the choice hours OF the evening
when nearly everyone is listening.
/ If listeners don't want the dance
music from WRC they can stop
listening at 10 O'Clock.
Last week when our criticism
was written, WCAP had the Army
Band on Wednesday night, WRL
put on the Marine Band on Thurs
day night and WCAP came back
with It on Friday night. Any one
of the programs studied without
reference to the others would seem
to be a good bill. but taken to
gether, they make too much OF
/ the same kind of music.
We are just as much admirers OF
the Marine Band as the music
lover who has written, and our
criticism was not aimed at the
kind of music 1t produces.
Roxy's program tomorrow nigh.
will include some original pieces
by Lieutenant Gitz- Rice. composer
of Dear Old Pal OF Mine" whS
has joined Roxy's gang, according
| to an announcement from New
York. The pieces are being work "a
up for the gangs tour through
New England next week.
Roxy, by the way, has turned
author in addition to columnist and
impressario. His new book, Broad
casting Its New Day." written in
collaboration with a New York
radio editor, is about ready for pub
lication 1t discusses radio as q fac
tor in modern life.
Rebroadcasting Of the Bach Choir
over WY, New York, was not
complete success. from the COM
ments of New York radio critics.
Evidently the wire between here
and New York was not working at
its best.
Washington's famous debutantes
are going to take the air" next
Tuesday night. when they win pre-
sent from WRC q special radio
entertainment. featuring several of
the stars OF tThe Talk of the
Town" q musical comedy which
they win present at the Belaseo
the latter half of next week. The
debutantes will be SUPPORTED by
Jack Bowie. popular Washington
tenor.
Betsey Ayres, one OF the most
popular of Roxy's gang will soon
have every reason to sing That
Old Gang Of Mine" one of the songs
that made her famous, because she
is going to retire from the gang in
the near future, it was learned to-
day. Betsey is going to marry
Doctor Floyd C. Mcdaniel, physi-
can Of New York City.
The popular soprano has been
with Roxy's gang for four years
and the announcement of her re-
tirement will come with shock
to her many admirers.