The Washington times., 1926-11-16
R A D | D CLAIMS
MARY GARDEN

Again last evening almost every.
thing came to him who dialled
carefully, That is-n anybody
diaIIed anything after 8 O'clOcks
The West and South were the
most responsive to tuners last
evening and there was little noise
or other Interference. TWOuld :
have been fine night for rOmP.
ing around the wave lengths u
one had not run into the same
program everywhere-which one
did and which made one stay
right at home most OF flle time.
With three simple songs, typi.
flying three most diverse moods
Mary Garden so outshone every
one OF the galaxy OF stars the
National Broadcasting Company as.
sembIed for its inaugural radio
program last night that today at
least half Of her audience remem-
bers almost every information OF
every note she sang
The bulk OF loud-speaker addicts
OF the United States want more OF
Mary Garden-just like VIII Rogers
said he did after the Paris episode,
which he blamed on vodka In print
and on the air last night. But the
Ioud.speaker addicts are honest
about it. Vodka has nothing TO do
with Ii.
II is Mary Garden. the singer ut
songs, the one very human being
among opera stars, who can make
her voice so completely encompass
the spirit Of any song she sings as
to cause her TO live Il as she in-
tones IL and makes II register for
just what the composer OF the
music and lyrics intended on the
hearts Of every man. woman and
child who hears 1t
COMEDIANS AND
DANCE TUNES SCORE
Then there was Will Rogers and
Joe Weber and Lew Fields and
"Pinafore" and George Olsen and
Ben Bernie's dance orchestras--
coming close behind the great sing.
ing artist in the bewildering ar.
ray OF talent Milton II. Ayles-
worth and his distinguished advi.
sorry committee presented as the
beginning Of the new era Of broad.
casting Mr.. Aylesworth Hlervously
announced he hoped would come
about through the agency Of the
lev SOASStn ~ WA1Sh uS - - SSa.
dent.
We are assuming that 1t was the
advisory committee who suggested
putting the New York symphony
Orchestra and the New York Ora
torian Society and Titta Ruffo and
Harold Baur In the bali room Of the
Waldorf astoria Hotel with its re-
verberating walls and ceiling echo
~ - Pan
times for the gala opening concert:
Certainly such q wide open space
was not suggested by the scientists
OF the Radio Corporation. the Tele.
phone Company and other institu-
ttons who have spent large sums of
money and many weary hours In
vestiEating the subject and devising
such places as the almoSt perfect
WEAF' studio.
So-the Inaugural program has
done one thing for the National
Broadcasting Company and radio.
listeners at least. IT has taught
them not to try 10 Broadcast or
listen to. q broadcast from any old
place OF the masterpieces of music.
by great artists and perfect must.
cal organize tons. Because such
artists and organizations, to the
composers OF the music Or the very
able organization sponsoring the
concert.
So we hope Mr.. Aylesworth for
gets the advisory committee In the
future and sticks to the experienced
showmen and scientists he has on
his staff-and the studio of WEAF
or VIZ for his future gala pro-
grams.
It will be noted that Mary Garden,
who sang directly into the micro
phone in Chicago; Win Rogers, who
talked confidentialIy to the 20, 0O0, 900
OF listeners from his dressing room
in independence, Kan; Weber and
Fields. who talked right into the mi.
crophone at the Waldorf. and the
four dance orchestras that played in
their accustomed and properly ar
ranged broadcasting places, were the
things that really registered with.
the radio audience 'out Of the four
hours Of broadcasting.
For those who tuned early IN
tie evening the Emerson Hour
from WRC gave some excellent
music between and S-partic.
ul&rly the lively and much i'm.
proved instrumental section. And
for those who stayed tuned until
early in the morning, the Thomas
Sax-O-Tette and the South Sea
islanders. appearing at the Palace
Theater this week, provided a novel
and interesting program.