New Britain herald., 1926-11-16

, hum which always can be heard when WTIC hooks up with New York, was audible. To WTIC we ex- tend our congratulations. That sta ton worked out well in taking over its share Of the responsibility, and to it's efforts a large number of Con- necticut people are indebted for their entertainment of last evening.
 From o'clock until 20 minutes past midnight, without a seconds de- lay in the proceedings, a continuous stream of talent passed before the microphone. Mary Garden, world famous soprano; Will Rogers, pre- mier comedian and wise cracker about public events; Weber and Fields, comedy team famous for | nearly two generations; the New York Symphony orchestra; the New York Oratorio society; Harold Bauer, one of the country's best known pianists; Titta Ruffo, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera company; the WEAF grand opera and the 1 WEAF light opera companies. and | four of the best known dance bands | in the United States, each and every one of the features was right up to snuff. Each scored in it's own par ticular field and each could not have been better.
 You can easily recognize the diff culty of describing a program four hours and some minutes in length, a program crowded to the doors with world famous artists. We are doing the best we can to make this readable as well as descriptive, so bear with us.
 Mary Garden, singing in her apart ment at a Chicago hotel, when con- trol was shifted at about S:4o o'clock, offered really honey selec- tions, designed to please everyone. Annie Laurie" Little Gray Home in The West" and "Open Thy Blue Eyes" were her numbers. Milton J. Cross of the staff of WIZ, journeyed all the way to Chicago in order to supervise the work of establishing microphones in the apartment and huge audience. And again at 1nde- pendence, where Will Rogers spoke from his dressing room in Memorial Hall, WEAF announcer, we missed the name, went all the way out there just to introduce the comedian.
 
 The voices of the two stars, sing ing so far away from the point from which the greater part of the pro- gram had its source, the grand ball. room of the Waldorf-Asto oria, came through as we'll as if they. too, were singing in the huge "for-the- -occa- sion" studio. Mme. Gardens voice was as clear as crystal and every word was understandable. The in- imitable MT. Rogers spoke in peace and quiet, his voice resounding to the walls He was humorous, as all ways, and his remarks about the diplomatic circles in which he has been moving, and about which he has written a series of articles for a popular magazine, could not have been better. A self-appointed diplo- mat, leaving soon for China and points far east. Did any of you think that Rogers last night sounded like Rev. Dr. John l.. Davis? That is, in his manner of speaking. We noticed a great similarity.
 
 Honestly, we can't speak about everybody and everything. Needless to say all the features were run off in first class style, in spite of the fact that some of the speakers used a bit too much power in delivering their remarks and tended to blast the speaker once in while.
 The classical part of the program was especially appealing, much more so than at the Radio Industries ban quet, at least to our way of think ing, The classical features were var jed so as to provide a relief from the | monotony of one type of music all the way through.
 We forgot to mention the Gold man band, which offered q group of martial airs, tending to stir even the most dull. Of course, the classics held the balance of the evening and | many expressed the idea that there was too much of that sort of thing, | but the program was supposed to be made up of great stars and, after all, most of the greatest stars (correct | us, If we err) are shining in the on the fingers the stars. outside of the classical field, who have endured, 1