The Washington times., 1926-06-19
GREAT WORK BY
SHOP GIRLS

Good programs West and North
ITO put them I'm the order Of
their excellenCe-ca1l10 into loud
speakers last night with only such
interference as could easily be,
tuned ont by larger receivers. The
constant crashing and banging
ON all wave lengths was cOnsid.
erably less than for q week. The
South was inaudible throughout
the evening.
That voices once tuned only to
faucous cries of CASH are now
schooled in the most soothing har-
monies and can accomplish the
choral heights of the trained choir
was demonstrated beyond any doubt
by the Woodlothian Chorus ut
WCAP last night.
The men and women who make
up this very excellent organization
are the employees Of the woodward
4 LothrOp Department Store. They
rehearse after store hours. giving
their time and d whole lot OF real
hard work to the preparation OF
their programs. And the result or
that hard work Is that they COM
pare favorably with any singing or
ganization that Ia heard in radio.
T There ID really no reason why
they shouldn't--if they go at their
work IN the spirit the work de-
serves. The point ID that they have
just that spirit--and the results
speak for themselves. Their con-
cert last night was the shortest
half hour OF the evening.
We hope the next time they sing
they will have at least an hour, and
some Of the very good solo voices
they undoubtedly have among them
can be heard In solo numbers.
FATHERS DAY
PROGRAM A DUD
The much advertised Father
Day program that came into the
loud speakers last evening from
WEAF was like most OF the things
father gets--fe had to do most Of
the entertaining himself and It's
safe bet the bills for the new
slippers. the smoking jacket and
the tin Of cube cut will have his
name on the envelope when they
arrive the first Of the month.
While we're in the mood, II
might be well to state that so long
as the present editor Is writing
this daily batch Of immortal prose
there will be no notice taken Of
the d0ingB Of music school pupils
nr teachers who appear a. such
before the microphones Of radio
stations only this kind Of q
notice.
Until novitiates can compete on
equal terms with professional mus
ic-makers, radio stations have no
business offering them to their lis,
teners. We don't blame the stu
dents or teachers--their effort is
worthy and they deserve encour.
agement. But we do most heart.
lily and enthusiastically condemn
the radio station managers who
permit amateurs 70 appear In their
studios. The space beyond the
microphone is something more than
q small concert hall where only
those friends who care to or are
forced to attend the concerts OF
budding geniuses need hear their
manhandling Of beautiful poems in
TWO DOSES
OF VALENCIA
Listeners who were hunting ex.
periences got two doses OF the ever
welcome Valencia" last evening.
From WOO q near-baritone pre-
scented It as a vocal solo and from
WPG 1t came with all the dash ana
fire Of good orchestral delivery.
This is one great piece Of music.
The Anglo Persians did them
selves proud with Bizet's L'Aries-
ienne" suite last evening, among
other things In q short half hour
OF the carpet making subsidy. The
Seventeenth United States Infantry
thrills from OAW. Omaha. late in
the evening-just about the time
Lou Raderman OF the Pelham
Heath Orchestra was doing some
exceptionally fine ; fiddling solos
from WEAF.