The Washington times., 1926-10-06
SAX OCTET To
CELEBRATE

Who would ever think that sew
eral millions Of people would be
all on tip toe of an evening to halp
! celebrate the anniversary of q saxo
phone concert? Yet such is the
capacity of the human mind 70
grasp all sorts of things and like
'enl-and some of 'em to throw
themselves into reverse-that hts
is exactly what we're doing his
evening-waiting almost impatien.ly
for the yeast powder inspired SAKE
phonists to begin their program
that will celebrate their first IL
niversary of radio broadcasting,
The press agent for the outfit Gals
attention to the fact that in the
course OF the year none of their
programs has been interrupted by
IAN sos! II the old idea of the
saxophone prevaiIed-what else
could there be to SOS about With
Sax gaping full steam aheadf
However-the old idea of saxo-
phoning does not prevail. One Of
the reasons why it doesn't is the
| way Clyde Dcerr and his associates
have made their instruments ne
have during the year. They have
shown the world at large that the
saxophone is q real musical lnstru
ment in the hands Of capable men
who take it seriously and their
programs have been among the
best on the air. Good Iuck-and
many more years of their fine ell
tertainment for them-and us!
MIAMI ON THE
AIR ONCE MORE
Miami is on the air again and
going strong Announcement comes
from WHO'D that although a trifle
commemorative big radio station
is doing business at the old stand
and that it will broadcast the same
old kind of programs with the same
pep and vim. Tune it any time
after p. m. and get a lesson as
to how to come back after old Dame
Nature has attempted to blow one
to smithereens. Anybody who
listened to the Red Cross program
Monday night will know just how
far Miami had to come back.
The most famous pair of whiskers
in the world will swish around the
microphones of WEAF and WRC
this evening when Trade and
Mark" of cough drop fame. re-
sumo their operations for the
season at the New York station and
inaugurate a first time broadcast
in Washington. The Smith duo
have quite a number of interesting
things to breath through their moss
covered lips this evening.
HOW RUBBER
CAN BE GROWN
The story of the rubber plant
not the one that occupies the liy-
ing room corner, but the first
cousin to the famed banyan, that
produces automobile tires, radio
dials and boots-wilI be the topic
of DIR. Edwin E. Slosson, Of Sciences
Service at the beginning OF the
WRC broadcast this evening. The
Mayflower Orchestra viii perform
half an hour and then the Emer-
son Ensemble makes is weekly
visit to the loud speakers. There
isn't any information as to what
the ensemble VIII do this week.
The saxophonfsts and the tooth
pastors follow in the order named,
after which Minnie Volkman, so-
prano, and Kathryn Hill Rawlr.
pianiste, will entertain 10 minutes
each. until Trade" and MARX"
are ready to do their stuff.
In the miscellaneous untuned wave
lengths there will be found At
7:05 one of the excellent concerts
of Bernard Levitow's Hotel Com
modore concert orchestra, which
WIZ broadcasts without difficult
ties with transmission. Ogden Mills,
the Republican candidate for gov
ernor of the State of New York.
will have a few words to say
about it from WRNY at s o'clock
In Chicago WGN will present
another of its very interesting
Arabian Nights entertainments at
O'Clock and at 1880 WEAF viii
inject the Gilbert and Sullivan
masterpiece. Patience" to the
microphones of about six stations
not including WRC.