The Washington times., 1926-09-08
Loses DRUM ON.
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side music and talk was loose I'M
the air, was the general report
for last evening. Some Of the
high-pOWer stations usually easily
cleared, were Embedded in it so
deeply In static they could not
be dragged out and some stations
Of low power came through with
belI-Iike clarity. You never can
tell what will happen when you
twist the dials- (which Is one Of
the reasons last night was
great time to twist 'enl!
Adventuring in the anthracite re-
gions with a couple Of voices Of
grand opera caliber. the trio that
sang the choruses OF the dancing
tunes from Meyer Davis lie Para
dis Bandand the gentleman who
unfortunately lost his drum while
approaching Pittsburgh. are q few
of the features the loud speakers
delivered radiotics last night from
WRC and other points Of the
lconpass.
Elizabeth Lennox, the soprano
whose name Was not ann1nced
aauring the railroad tour of tho
coal mining section of Pennsylvania.
was the star Of the eveninga
rather average evening In most
entertainment. products.
The character of the music Miss
Lennox sang, as well as that pro.
yided by the other portions Of the
special trains entertainment com
plemeflt, was rather more serious
than is usual for these affairs. If
that is the type OF concertizing
usual to the anthracite reasons,
we don't blame the miners much
for making strikes, rather than
digging coal, the chief industry OF
the region. They have more time
to listen IL they don't waste II
getting out fuel for the ultimate
consumer.
THINGS TALKED ABOUT
AND DANCEMU
A number of important things be
ing talked about were touched upon
in an interesting way BY Mrs. Nina
Reed at the beginning OF the WRC
broadcast for the evening, that but
for her recalling them. would be
permitted to sink into the abyss Of
forgotten happenings or would not
be related in listeners minds with
the important events that give them
cause. Hence the short talks every
little while rather effectively jog
ones consciousness that the world
Is moving and carrying lot pf
rather closely inter-related affairs
along with 1t. and that we don't
want to forget to pick up bits Of
knowledge here and there along the
way for understanding Of future
happenings.
The Spencer Tupman dance music
and concert numbers that came just
before the railroad jewellers were
introduced from VIZ, provided q
good, peppy interlude between fact
and the musical fancy of the very
good soloists the Pennsylvania rail-
road uses in equiping its trains
these days.
a few hours In Singapore with
the southern hemisphere tourists
covered quite bit OF Informative
ground, but one Of the things that
was not mentioned was the mag.
nificent physique Of the Chinese
boatmen In the harbor.
PlITSBURGH BANDSMAN
LOSES HIS DRUM
There can probably be no greater
calamity befall a jazz band than to
lose its drum-and radio listeners
were startled last evening when
the KDKA announcer made mem
ton Of the fact that this unusual
accident had happened to the drum
mer Of the orchestra. that was
about to play for broadcast. The
loss OF the drum did not interfere
with all sorts OF peppy music CON-
ing from Pittsburgh however. At
WTAM, Cleveland, there was a
complete equipment OF drums and
an expert to use them.
All sorts and conditions OF music
came from Chicago-with all sorts
and conditions of reception, by
some freak Of nature. The big sta
tions of great power did not seem
to have as much ability to get
through the noise as the less power
full, although WORD set It's fellow
high power broadcasters something