New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1926-09-15
Through the Static

Right off the bat, we want to warn
you. Don't expect us to do any var
led listening tonight, because it will
be utterly impossible. AS you all
know, the Radio Industries banquet
will be broadcast by 81 stations,
more or less, and we will be on deck
from the time the show opens until
it is all over. We don't imagine that
any Of you folks will stay far from
VITO or one of the others either,
because that program is going to
be a pippin, if advance notices count
for anything.
Just what was the matter with last
evening we can't say, but we brought
in only a few stations satisfactorily.
The air seemed to be full of buzzing
and cracking although this could
not be attributed to statical causes
exclusively. DIX was rather elusive
and we couldn't have enjoyed it any
way with the barrage of buzzing no
ticeable all over the dails.
Wouldn't it be nice without any
Interference?
Frank Dole, doge expert, delivered
his weekly talk from WIZ, choosing
as his subject THE Irish Wolf
Hound" What Mr.. Dole doesn't
know about dogs might just as well
be forgotten, because it isn't worth
much. He is recognized as one Of
the foremost authorities on the SUBJ
jeCt and his treatment of the topics
he has from week to week is kindly
and interesting. He is not a young
man, but his voice is strong and full
of expression. He brought in several
stories, tending to show the habits of
the particular animals he was dis
cussing. He always has a fund of
stories and his audiences are appar-
emily large.
From VITO came the weekly sur
prise program in the form of Happy
Harrington's Serenaders, a snappy
dance aggregation from Springfield.
Included in the group Of numbers
presented We're "Tonight's My Night
With Baby" That Certain Party"
Ting a-Ling" and Let Me Call You
Sweetheart" The tempo was excep-
tionally good. and the numbers were
well orchestratcd. After the program
Walter Johnson, WTIC's announcer,
told Of a strange coincidence In con-
nection with the program. He stated
that a justice of the peace in New
Haven had phoned to the studio,
saying that he had Just married a
couple, while the Serenaders were on
the air. At the beginning of the cere-
mony they were playing "Oh, How
I've Waited For You" and at the
the number was TO
nights My Night With Baby" Wal |
ter, we hope you are telling the
truth!
WEAF, New York, broadcasting
from the Radio Worlds Fair, sur
prised US by coming in strong for a
change. The Stratford Male quartet
was performing and it was the first
opportunity we have had to hear
them. We enjoyed the music first
rate too. Sam Brainard, the tenor
sang Waiting for the Moon" that |
tenderly sentimentality, and the |
quartet later rendered bang-crash-
-z-z-z-z-Z-z-z-z-z-z!
The Eveready group also broad
cast from the Worlds Fair, but after
hearing the announcer in a decided |
ly long talk about something, We
don't know what, we left WEAF.
The Transformers from WEI, !
Springfield, presented an exception
ally pleasing musical program. That |
delightful Somewhere, Some Day."
a favorite of George Olsen, was ably |
presented. and later came "Ting-a-
Ling" and The Purple Rose"
was good and there |
was no distortion or interference !
with the wave.
WLWL, New York, was entirely |
by noise and it came
with marked clarity. The
Premier Male quartet, an aggrega-
ton which will be heard this eve
ming at the Radio Industries ban
quet, gave a sample of what we
may expect. The sample was very
tasty. Heaven, Heaven" a negro |
spiritual, rendered with all the
abandon of the colorcd race, was
presented, and then came THE Lost !
Chord" and that quartet favorite,