The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-08
Howard ]. CLUB
AGAIN SCORES

Il group crowded into the receivers.
The North was well represented,
but WRVA was about as Tar
South as tuned easily.
Radio listeners heard and felt
IBurleigh's .Deep River" ebb and
Hood its harmony into their con-
seriousness last evening from WCAP
al they WIN never hear II again.
nntil the Howard University Glee
club sings II once more! They felt
the elemental appeal and were
| wrapped gently but completely Ia the
accomplishing emotion Of For i on.
also by urleigh, BY the same magic
which Ii one way Of saying that
the singers from the great negro
institution of learning not only
leoualled their previous effort for
Icomplete interpretation OF elemental
human emotion in tone-but SUR
Ipassed It in their final concert be-
fore the rnierophone last night.
SINGERS SHOULD BE
HOWARD's GREAT ASSET
1t is reasonable to assume that no
one who heard the Glee Club last
might win ever miss another Of is
concerts. It Is also reasonable 70
assume that II Howard University
ever needs money all it should find
necessary to do would be to send its
Elee Club on tour q couple Of
times. The second time stroTg
Euard would be necessary to keen
the people from tearing down tiis
buildings whore the concerts were
held in their efforts to Ret in 70
listen!
The s0Icists were IN keeping with
the ensembl e and II Ii as an
ensemble complete organized
music creating group that listeners
win always think 81 the club. Nav
the life 81 the National CapifaI
tive feature. whether frequently
heard or not.
ROSES, DUETS
AND ARCFIBIsHOPS
Baseball scores, rose culture.
grand opera. grocer musicians and
Ukaranian euoIogies from the arch
bishop Of Ukarania were ! few 81
the things radio receivers registered
ID the brief interval Of 4 few hours
Of listening last night which Is
probably one of the reasons for its
universal adop ton a. part 81
american life.
E1ffenbacllss Tales Of Hoffman,
came over the wave lengths from
WEAT In the usual finished way
Cesare Sodero does his stuff 81 q
Monday evening. Giuseppe Bene.
detto was the Hoffman and made
the most of the part. The orches.
ira, under Sodero, was the real
star performer the orchestra Is
most likely to be in an offenbach
opus.
RAILROAD TENOR
SCORES A HIT
II the railroad subsidizing WIS
Jewellers Is really onto its Job it
viii transfer the tenor Of the reyel-
ling outfit to its own announcing
force and let him announce trains.
The usually efficient Norman
Brockenshire didn't pause to name
the gentlemen who did the tenor
singtng-but the voice was Just as
lyrically pleasing in its last nights
endeavors--no matter what the
name.
Prof. David Lumsden's rose Gull
ture talk from WCAP was one OF
the most interesting OF the practical
science lectures that have been
heard, and an anxious inquirer IL
Informed that as bands don't play
doubleheadera when a concert "a
postponed because Of rain, il II
probable that last nights postpone.
nient OF the Navy Band operations
in front OF the Capitol viii never
be made up!
The Archbishop OF Ukarania.
en- route to the Eucharist Con,
| Eress, made an eloquent address
to several thousands in New York
and a number of millions else.
where through the microphones OF
WNYC. The Ruund light opera
people at KDKA and an unusually
fine dance orchestra at WOAW,
Omaha, contributed to a full even.
ing program.
THREAT MADE TO KIDNAP
DUCHESS THOUGHT HOAX
LONDON, June Scotland Yard
today began an Investigation of a
report printed in the Daily Mirror
that a threat has been made to
kidnap the Duchess Of York.
According to the report, q letter
was received at Bruton Street,
residence OF the Duchess, stating
that the writer would spirit the
Duchess away when she, the Duke
and their baby paid a visit to
Lady Aston, at Sandwich Bay.
The letter. which is unsigned, is
not taken seriously, the opinion
prevailing that 1t was written by
a mailman. 1t is understood a let.
ter in a similar handwriting was
] received recently at Buckingham