New Britain herald., 1926-03-06
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 for Us last evening, while We were at WTIC, Hartford, in company with the Sercnaders. The former didn't do 70 much but Uncle Lie has turned 1, in q nice batch Of copy for this col umn today, SO that's all right, Tha evening, atmosphericaly, was not es clear as the night before, and there were several items of interference | which we are going 10 take 10 tho | mat.
 The intermittent buzz made its ap- l poaranco on the high waves and u noise ike unto heavily loaded truck | yainly attempting to make a steep l hill in high came through on the l low waves, Outside of that every | thing was lovely.
 
 Now for the Serenaders. We'll | turn you over 10 Uncle Lie, because 1 we have lots Of work 10 do else where. We guess you've met before I' not, Uncle Lie meet the folks Folks meet Uncle Lie, He comes rom Fairfax Center, Vermont, and is visiting in this city for q short time. He says he missed the last eclipse and wanted to be on hand for the next one sure. Here he is,
 Folks, ifs a right long time sence I've had the pleasure of talkin' to you, or to be real definite, writin' to you. The fellcr that writes this here column says 10 me last night, Uncle I,iie, you sit at my radio set and listen to the Serenadcrs from WTlC and don't be afraid to criticize 'em if they ain't no good" But the funny part of the whole shootin match was that l got so gol blamed interested fin that little party that I plumb fereoC to critizo 'em several times. They vas pretty slick, fer sure.
 Them fellers was called by name and they has lots Of 'em. They's Dwight Barclay Latham, Walter 1 Eric Carlson, John Humphrey Null ! downey and Clement II. Lewis, Then Stan Ashley and Paul Lucas vas up there too and they had right smart time Mr. Billings, the man who an- ! nounccs mp there, herded the fellerS all into the big studio turned on the dingus that they use in broadcastln', and let 'er go.
 Well. they started off with "Col- { legiate" and another number, which was awful nice. Then came "Ncath- CT or Not' by Glenn Lewis and Dwight Latham, which was also good, but it was kind Of hard to get the points to some of the jokes they l sprung, so fast was they comin' over. Fer a fact, I wuz laffin' at one joke and another wuz bein finished, So YOU see we didn't have chance 10 git caught up.
 l Things was awful informal and they was no waits at all, and every thing kept movin' right along They was lots of singin', one of the ones we liked best bcin' Always" as give bv Humphrey Muldowney, Waiter Carlson playin' 8 saxophone away off somewheres in the next room 1 Then Carlson sang selection which they said was for friends in Norway and Denmark, I'm Forever Blown Bubbles" in some furren language which made it kinda hard fer us to understand. Then the feller what writes this here column spoke a piece which is a secret from me bein' in that there French-Canute talk and I couldn't understand all of it.
 But I had a real nice time and In" folks where was served some cookies and cocoa durin' the eNenlh and made it real homclike fer me Then tbev was another feller up there, by the name of tSanton Ash ley. He played in mandolin duet with MT. Latham and it seemed sood 10 hear them instruments again. lts hocn a good long time sence people has played mandolins in public and I hadn't heard 'cm sence thet time q travelin' troupe come to the town hall up home. Mr. Ashley has nice voice, too.
 They was only one thing thet ] are goin' to comment about and thet was thet the selections rendered by ,hc quartet wasn't quite well knitted enough. The tenor seemed to be Standin' all alone over in one corner while the other three fellers got to- gc'her by themselves and talked about him. Next time they'll be placed diffrcnt in front Of the doo- dad and that will be remedicd.
 But them fcllers got lots of 'rle- phone calls from folks who liked the program and they1l probably be up thcre again Cometime soon, or course, some of the selections has been sung in New Britain, but they are allus enjoyable and they was lots Of folks Of course, who had never heard 'em. But, all in all the program was made up Of new stuff, The transmission was good an every sound come through as clear as bell.
 There, Now Uncle LiIe has spoken
 his piece. WTIC did not give the 'ans any dance music last evening, an eleventh hour decision cancellns he program Of music scheduled to ho broadcast from the Paiais Royal The station signed off at the con clusion of the Screnaders' program @
 Wen give you just smatterine ot what was heard by our assistant
 Irs fairly representative and giNt
 proof that stations as far west a' Chi7ago were coming in at least WIZ. New York, voluminously offer
 -a tho Hotel Lorraine orchestra 1T