The Washington times., 1926-10-25
TENOR THRILLS
WAVE LENGTHS

mOSplGEtC S1leMCS HAS 0AVOM WAS.
to D season Of excessive nOlse-and
Weekend tuning suffered thereby
There were stations North, South
and West that could be heard bus
most OF them had a static accom-.
nauiment that was defeating, good
programs being almost impOssible
81 Clarifying for that reason both.
Saturday and Sunday evenings
A tenor singer Of songs. q violin
list who made every motion OF MS
how bring forth pure music. and
violin. the like Of which 10 seldom
heard. provided radio listeners with
one OF the most perfect programs
Of real music last night they win
ever hear. during the Atwater Kent
hour from WEAF and WRC. With
flawless technique. and an appre'
citation Of the poetry Of music only
found in great artists, coupled with
an ability to get from the composer
every ounce Of emotional thrill ana
glow his idea contained, Charles
Hackett, tenor, and Paul KochansKi,
violinist. gave radio an hour listen
ers will seldom forget.
The Radio Corporation Of Amer
lea provided listeners with another
demonstration of the utter inca.
pacity of its transmission lines
from New York TO Washington ana
showed excellent judgment by cut
ting off the broadcast Of the Max
well House Coffee hour at .ts be.
ginning so far az WRC was con.
Nobody realizes the worthlessness
Of the transmission system more
than the Radio Corporation officials
In New York and have. been as.
sured that after January Its pro-
grams will come TO WRC on the
mechanically perfect tines. Of the
American Telephone and Tele'
graph Company by means Of which
the WEAF broadcasts now reach
us
Legal complications which the
interstate. commerce laws provide.
prevent abandonment OF the old
lines until certain new construction
can be accomplished for the I'm
pletion OF which January I has
been set. but which may be finished
before that time.
And that's that
STARS GIVE
GREAT PERFORMANCE
One could rave for a column or
two about the performance OF
Hackett and Kochanski and the
wonderful Strad the violinist played
but we'd never say more than the
first paragraph states. Beginning
with one Of the most difficult arias
written for a tenor. the Chicago
opera star provided a program that
contained more genuine thrills than
has been heard during any OF the
previous Atwater Kent hours. He
accomplished almost the impossible
in tone production In SO simple and
easy q fashion that none Of its CON-
plications or difficulties were APP
parent, which 10 the true art Of
singing carried to It's finest form
OF expression. And then he sang
the simple English ballads and love
songs in q way that made the heart
of every man or woman hearing
him vibrate with each melodtc
syllable.
Kochanski and his great Ole Bull
fiddle Were OF the same class as
the singer. Never was the marvel.
Gus technique Of the vtolinist APP
parent in his work-only the song
his gem Of an instrument was sing
ing-and how that instrument could,
sing a song! The programs Of both
artists were music lovers programs
and-but what's the use? One can
not describe such music. One hears
It and feels 1t! And the membory
Of It will go far to sweeten the
lives OF all who did hear and feel 1t.
BOSTON ORCHESTRA
IN AVERAGE PROGRAM
Saturday evening there was too
much noise to appreciate properly
the New York Symphony concert
from WEAF with Walter Damrosch
directing and explaining the music
in his inimitable way.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra
which came from WIZ through
WIZ to WRC-with good trans
mission most Of the time. by the
Way-was a fair average symphony
concert with one tremendously high
spot and one great novelty. The
high spot was the exquisite play.
ing of the "Lohengrin'' prelude
during the last group Of Wagnerian
numbers.
PIANIST GIVES
LISTENERS THRILL
Listeners were given another big
moment Saturday evening by the
piano and violin recitals Of Nine.
Cabrera Gainsbofg and Godfrey
Ludlow, respectively. Nine. Gains
borg's playing Of the Llszt piano
arrangement of the love death scene
from Wagner's Tristan and Isolde"
was a mastery bit OF piano dis.
play as well as musical interpre'
tation.
Sophie Braslau and the Maxwell
Ensemble failed to reach listeners
of WRC last evening for reasons
that have been cited. Those who
avoided WIZ direct and thought to
tune the concert from KDKA, how.
ever, received an excellent bit OF
music when 1t didn't fade out of
the receiver entirely. Nine. Bras
Iau has q marvellous voice and her
program was very we'll chosen. The
orchestra stuck to Grieg through
out the evening and gave an ex.
cellent account Of itself,