The Washington times., 1926-10-15
JAZZ AND SONG
FILL THE AIR

cast programs from here. there
and everywhere that made listen
ing a very WOODY pastime in the
early hours last evening and did
not entirely clear up for some
stations even in the late hours.
Fading In rapid swells and re-
tarls was the cause, OF course,
and was unusually widespread.
All sections were effected. Other.
wise reception was good with the
west and north giving better
results.
Artie Faye Guilford, soprano, Fred
East, baritone and w. c. Handy's
genuine jazz band furnished the
high lights in loud speaker pro-
duction from WRC last evening.
But these features were required to
shine with some brilliance to dis.
tinguish themselves from rather
evenly balanced and very pleasing
evening of entertainment.
Mrs. Guilford returned to the
microphone after an absence Of sew
eral months with a richer quality
to her light flexible lyric soprano
voice that Is altogether pleasing.
Likewise she seemed to put more Of
herself into her songs as they came
over the wave lengths. We're hop
ing her short recital last evening
is the prelude to many of the same
during the coming season.
BARITONE INVADES
TENOR TERRITORY
The vibrant voice Of Fred East
came to the customers during the
new type Of dinner hour which
Homer Kilt is providing of a
Thursday. Half a dozen of the best
known baritone songs and one or
two that have always been con.
sidered the special property of lyric
tenors were included in his pro-
gram.
In delivering them to listening
diners, Mr.. East overcame much Of
the difficulty Of singing in a ware.
house filled with echo producing
pianos which has bothered many
of the Kilt artists heretofore.
Esme Reeder, violinist, was the
baritone's program mate during the
dinner hour and provided some very
interesting music.
BAND PLAYS
REAL JAZZ
The performance of the Handy
Band in the late hours of WRC
broadcast was q fitting climax to
the rather large evening. Handy
is given credit for the development
of the jazz form known as "blues"
and is the composer of the famous
Blues" both of which were in
cluded in the program last evening,
as was also ooh Maggie which
readers of The Washington Times
win remember as composition of
L. q. Phillips, leader of The Times
Herald Newsboy Band.
The playing of the band was an
exposition of rythm in its most
compelling form, even familiar
dance tunes being given a swing
that was out of the ordinary.
The Kilt hour opened the pro-
gram of WRC which then switched
to Buffalo for one of the addresses
in the all night celebration Of the
Centennial of the Erie Canal.
A sample Of the Davis-LaPrade
dialogue for motion picture exploita-
ton by radio came from WIZ and
then Helen Belt. violinist, played a
short and very pleasing recitation
with Gertrude Smallwood playing
accomplishments. Mrs. Guilford's
contribution, followed, after which
there was an hour of the typewriter
subsidy with Erva Giles and Board
man Sanchez vocalizing. and the
salon orchestra playing the chief
features of 1.-THE Prince of Pilsen"
and mo, No, Nanette!'
Fading in the outer wave lengths
rather interfered with satisfactory
listening, although in the later eve
ming an organ recital from WGY
and a woman's quartet from WQJ
made tuning profitable.