The Washington times., 1926-08-16
SOPRANOS STAR.
IN THE ETHER 5.

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FOrty-eight hours OF continuous
roar AMI racket is the record OF
the last two days i'm the loud
speakers. with only slight let-up
on some stations late Sunday eve
ming. Saturday night tuning WAS
practically impossible for anything
|. bat local prOgrams-even local re-
ception being punctuated with
rattIes and spats of static. At
lantic City and New York were
ohtainable Sunday eYening-Dut
with noisy accompaniment: AT
Ianfa and Chicago could also be
haariI-betweer bOnbaTSlments. .
And that was about all.
Erva Giles and her remarkable
radio soprano voice completely
eclipsed any other musical eItort
that came to loud speakers in these
parts either Saturday or Sunday.
Miss Giles furnished the music for
the internlission between parts OF
the Philharmonic concert from New
York Saturday evening. At Least
she furnished two thirds OF H.
Godfrey Ludlow and the G string
of his remarkable violin proVidlag
the remainder.
It was as a coloratura that MISS
Giles starred-and the arrange
nient of Strauss Blue Danube"
waltz which she sang gave her q
very remarkable opportunity for
vocal exhibition that was distinctly
nusical--that was in keeping with
the idea the composer was express
ing and not separate and distinct
from it as most colcratura trilling
and cadenzas are.
BALTIMORE SINGER
MAKES VESPER HIT
Louise Schuchhardt. soprano, OF
Baltimore, made her debut with the
Vesper Hour OF Music from WRC
Last evening and ran Miss Giles q
very close second for radio hOnors
for the two evenings.
Miss Schuchhardt has voice OF
bell like quality. She uses it with
intelligence and in all aer numbers
last night-despite slight dfliher-
alton in singing due to her first
appearance in the WRC STUDIO
gave full value to every idea the
composer she was interpreting ex-
messed in his music. She Is
very welcome addition to the Sun
day program.
An unnamed soioist also APP
peared on the Vesper Hour pro-
granl-the accompanied Of the sing
ers! In the baritone group, sung
by Eugene Martinez, the accompan.
list made the singing simply vocal
0bligatos for piano solos-which
isn't at all what was intended by
the composers Of the songs sung
or In keeping with the desires OF
the audience. Albert Newcombe
sang with exceile1t effect two of
Harry Burleigh's arrangements OF
negro spirituals and the Emerson
Ensemble did its best as an Or
chestra.
PHILHARMONIC HEARD
IN COMPLETE PROGRAM
The complete Philharmonic pro-
gram was heard from WIZ through
WRC Saturday evening with excel
lent transmission and careful local
broadcast. The "oberon" overture
of cher was substituted for the
overture to 1.-THE Bat" by Strauss,
which had been scheduled. But the
OF the program was jus:
as promised. The two Grieg mum
bers, Heart Wounds" and "The
Last Spring" brought to loud speak
ers two Of the. most exquisite bits
OF string orchestration that has
been heard in months. The Schu
bert symphony was formal and con-
ventionaI in extreme and the Saint
Saens menagerie piece offered a bit
Of trick music that formed pleas
ing diversion.
The Aston Hotel Orchestra, which
furnished dance music for an hour
Saturday evening from WIZ, was
a welcome addition to the WRC pro-
gram, and it should. come often.
So should the recitals OF Otto Beck
on the Tivoli Theater organ, which
were resumed Saturday, we hope,
for the season.
Sunday evening, the usual excel
lent Atwater Kent program was
presented by Allen McQuhae, and
the Capitol Theater program was
as usual Paul Althouse and Es-
teIIe Wentworth were heard in joint
recital from WPG, Atlantic City,
and WIP, Philadelphia, last eve
ming by those who were lucky
enough to be able TO tune out the
static.