The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-08

thicxIy the most brilliant of tone
cOIOrs. JaZz is to the sonata or
symphonic or other conventional
forms what the staccatO newspa-
Der headline is to the essay. 1t IS
both realism and impressiOnism I'm
music. IL is a form of cleverneSS
and snaartness. It Is capable OF
tremendous depth and definition
then again mere outline and com
tT.ast, as shown in q skyscraper
skyline silhouette. Contrast is its
greatest factOr-in both tone and
time. The modern, nervous, high
tension of liVing--that is what the
iazz expresses rs q form OF music.
And it is as true form of music
as any of the SO-called classic
structures.
Omar TO Take the Air
Omar. the old Persian tentmaker,
win go on the air tonight from WGX
at 7:45 when Prof. William L. Wild
aemer will tell something of Fitzger-
aid and his discovery and translation
and interpretation OF the old Per-
sian philosopher and poet. Some OF
these days a poet of Fitzgerald's
calfber will discover David and Solo
mon and Mahomet and some of the
greatest poetry ever written will
result. There isn't any reason why
the Psalms and songs and epics Of
the Old Testament shouldn't have
as great vogue as Omar. The only
trouble is--if one may say it with
all due respect the people who have
attempted 1t have either been schol-
ars or pious folk. And these rarely
have poetry enough in their souls to
wad q gun 1t will take Fitzgerald
or some pagan WHO Is a poet to get
the poetry and forget the piety Of
the Hebrew sages
How News is Gathered
The manner in which the festive
news item is chased to its lair and
dressed for the market in whole
sale lots will be told throughout
the United States and Canada to-
night by representatives Of the As
sociated Press. The big old Al. p
is having some sort of celebration
and broadcasting stations are fea-
turing the occasion In their pro-
grams by having the best informed
representative of the organization
within reach to tell about it in the
microphone.
"Superstitions Is the subject Of
a talk by Hugo Gernsback from
.WRNY at 8:45--and that ought to
be good thing to listen to. Super
stitious people will be able to ac-
quire a lot of new ones and those
who claim they are not supersti-
tious will naturally be interested to
show how firmly they are not what
thew saw fhav ara mott
Opera enthusiasts will have
either 'Iakme" or Samson 10
help them pass the evening from
WEAF-if WEAF doesn't change
ITS mind again and produce
LOllengrin" or Louise" It
would help the poor radio editor
quite q bit II program makers
would be just trifIe more GER
tain Of themselves when they an
nOunce program.
One announcement received by
Us indicates Samson" with its
great song for the lnezzO, or the
cOntraltO, and its setting of
drunken orgy to music In the
most vivid way that fact has ever
done, in its "BaccIlanale." An
other states "Lakme," with it's
"BelP' song and its VascO de
CANA story. What the opera COM
pany will really produce we won't
know until we tune in on WEAF
at 10 o'clock.
Banquet Of the Moose
The banquet the Loyal Order of
Moose give tonight at Wardman
Park Hotel in, honor of Secretary of
al TsaS II lie fs.f ~, I<a u
cast after 10 o'clock by WCAP in.
stead of the grand opera from
WEAF. Secretary Davis and Rep
resentative Fred n. Zihlman of
Maryland, chairman of the Com
mittee on District Of Columbia OF
the House, will make the important
addresses. and there will be music
by the orchestra and by William
Bonner, tenor.
A few Marines from Quantico
will keep the toes atwinkling this
evening between IL and 10 O'Clock,
in a thorough and Marine-l like man
ner, The post orchestra from the
big Marine cantonmept under Leader
Raymond G. Jones will have the
studios late hour OF broadcasting.
1t might not be out Of place to
state that the Hawaiian Melody Boys,
who perform earlier in the evening,
are also Quantico Marines.
For those who wait to see what's
coming-the following may suggest
a dial turn or two.
Observation-Disclosures Meters
645-7:45 a. m.--''Tower Health