The Washington times., 1926-09-23
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OPERA STAR |

The chiffon velvet manicure
scissors go rs a prize to any
timer who can explain why
Florida made itself audible in
great volume and clarity in the
loud speakers last evening and
terrific noise shut out reception
of most of the remainder Of the
country! The South had the only
easily tunabIe broadcasts of cOnse.
0uence save Philadelphia and
Pittsburgh-and was clearer and
less noisy than either of them.
The remainder Of the country
might Just as well been off the
air for the evening, although
slight evidence that they were
ali present was Obtainable
through the din.
Beginning with Irving Boern'
STEMS hotel concert orchestra and
ending with the best performance
of "The Mikado" that has come
over the air, WRC presented the
home circle with a series OF LOUD
speaker products last evening that
made a, most constructive and en-
pertaining program.
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Gilbert and Sullivan classic. there
were no great or thrilling features
to the program, But 1t was good,
substantial entertainment through
out.
once more the real genius Of
the WEAF operate section showed
itself to be the director, Cesare
Sodero. His work with the arrange
raent and direction Of THE Mikado"
last evening would have proved
him out Of the ordinary, II we had
not been convinced Of his genius
for many months by many other
evidences.
But last nights performances was
a particularly conspicuous example
Of what an intelligent, musIe-wlse
director may do, not alone with the
editing and arrangement OF the
music for the time limits OF radio
production, but in the presentation
Of his arrangement so that a COM
plete idea OF what 1t meant was
easily understood.
NONE OF SULLIVAN
MUSIC is LOST
Practically all OF the music of
Su4lIVau ItshC ~ "a NAAS
score of "The Mikado" came over
the air to listeners last evening.
Such deletions as were MADE IN
its preparation for the short hours
it's production could occupy, We're
of a character that did not neces'
sarily build into the story OF the
.opera-and these were not many
Then in the productlon-tnere
In F1aAIaa wan
dering over the score, meaningless
announcements OF silence turther
than that every singer and every
instrument in the orchestra seemed
keyed to the same pitch as the dl'
rector and responded instantly ana
with intelligent comprehension or
their special parts to the able oI'
rection.
The result was about as perfsct
a bit of operate production that
has ever been presented in micro
phone. And please, good customers
take 1t from one who knows--it was
all Sodero-and his demand for con-
slant. continual rehearsal and &C"
curate team work! Such a per-
Torrance would be impossible with
out thorough preparation ana con-
slant rehearsal.
BOERNSTEIN GIVES
EVENING GOOD STARf-OFF
The Boerstein Orchestra, which
opened the evenings program, made
things particularly pleasant in the
early hours with an excellent must
cal melange Of varied character,
well presented.
The Saxophone Octet then came
along with a good, average program
and were followed in the WEAF
delivery by what Philips Carlin
called a Carnival in Ipana Plaza"
We'd always thought Ipana Plaza
was in the vicinity of Bi-cuspid
Hollow-but, be that as 1t may, the
troubadours did themselves proud.
Robert Frederick F'reund, with a
most enjoyable baritone voice, came
back to the WRC micfophone after
a longer absence than We hope will
occur again, just a bit uncertain
Of whether or not he had the
proper radio tone. Next time he
will be less conscious of the mike
and more intent on getting over
the meaning Of the songs than
the notes he is singing.
Jacksonville, Fla, through WAX
and Pittsburgh, with KDKA were
the chief contestants for outside
tuning honors, with Jacksonville
taking the lead by reason Of its
c-raa+ar ataad{pAca and clarity