The Washington times., 1926-02-20
Romping Around the
Radio Dials
BY GARDNER MACK

L
terday became a personal hear
throb for millions Of it's readers
when Marian Talley's voice floatec
quietly, serenely and with crystal
clearness through the air waves
during the Victor hour Of radio
broadcast last night from WRC.
You. will attend q thousand CON
certs and performances OF hlgoletLO
and YOU will never hear the gtrhSn
love. trust. hope and shy triumph
that Is the whole spirit Of Care
Nome.n the song OF youth IN Rig
leto. more exquisitely emphasized IN
all its many phases than the new
wonder OF Broadway. the Kansas
CITY Nightingale, did 1t last night
by radio. The transition from girl.
hood TO wonanhood and the wonder
Of 1t were all translated TO the very
souls of the millions that listened.
VIII she la0t3
That depends on two things--
her mental and vocal technique.
That she can last, one Of her
fellow artists, Giovanni Mafti-
relli, very definitely proved BY his
contributions. For ten years he
has been making song living
thing In the Metropolitan Opera
House land he made IL the same
live. pulsatfng thing over the air
lanes LAST nirht--as he has on the
concert platform and Is he win Is
long a. he cares tO-l1is mental
technique his habit Of thought
aS 70 song and singing being -
fine and flexible in quality as
lale kannss fnslAe
On the other hand Marguerite
d'Alverez, the third Victor artist
on the program, with good voice,
rich tones, sang her numbers on 2
dead level of n1iddle-age thought
and hopelessness-thougn her vocal
technique was as good as ever.
There are records OF all the songs
you heard last night II you'd care
to keep them at home with you!
Topsy and Eva in Again
The ever-blooning Duncan Sisters
-Topsey and Eva-popped out OF
the atmosphere during the late
hours from WILT with quite a BIZ
of their likeabie foolery put over
in their very wise radio style:
These. with the fine effort ct com.
munity acquaintance building, Fred
Lincoln and the Mems Club OF All
Saints Church put on in concert
from over WCAP and the same sta
tons contribution by Lieut.. Comdr.
A. Hoyt Taylor, u. s. N, to gen.
eral knowledge about short wave
transmission, skip waves and such,
made a most varied and continuous
night OF it for most Of US.
Distant reception was sporty
static q bit, moro inclined 70 pc.
have than Thursday night, Dut
still waving itself with eclipaing
effect here and there through the
programs. And Arlington time
signals when the newest song
bird Is singing Home, Sweet
Home" isn't calculated to make
for confidence in the Govern
H1ent's ear for music!
Vice President Dawes win press
q key at Radio Station WTeC al
I1:3O o'clock tonight which VII
flood with light and formally In
augurate the Elks' carnival in the
public auditorium at Honolulu:
For 5000 miles, more or less, tbs
impulse the Vice President orfgi
mates, viii travel over copper wires
until ii reaches the Pacific Ocean
And then-without wire, but as
natural and characteristic Dawes
impulse-it will leap through tn
air more thousands of miles to TIT
Honolulu Elks, waiting TO star
their frolic.
Wire and air working in per
feet, harmonious team-and az
matter of regular business course
Verify, the world do move! Because
there il nothing remarkable in this
recital at all. It is being done
every day. And 1t il just men
toned here in passing.
Pet Radio Peeve No. Programs!
Is the program managers task
essentially different from the
merchants? Is it not up to him
to seek expert advice IS TO what
music Is available for broadcast
ing and then see to IL that his
artists present It properly?
OLD CROUCH
II it interests anyone at ail--tlt
basis of this little peeve is one o.
the primary reasons for the estab
lishnent OF this department OF thi:
newspapers public service.
"Old Crouch" has asked the Tnost
pertinent question pertaining Il
radio. which is only one Of many
meaty things in his letter. 1t ID
regrettable the space placed at oul
disposal won't permit printing al
of tit was just that much worth
while!
Space before the micropilOne ~
no more to be filled by rule OF
thumb measurement OF entertain.
ment than the platform Of Car.
negie or Orchestra halls. The
radio station Is no garbage CaII
for the refuse of entertainment
that will go nowhere else. And
the time to recognize this fact
and require artists and SPEAKERS
to actually put their stuff over, III
addition to using material thai Is
capable Of being put Over-iS
right NOW-when the matrix of
afr line endeavOr Is yet EN-
bryOnic.
A real sense of creative ART
values and benefits. an intelligent
consideration Of science. economics
politics, and religion can DE- built
up by radio. The so.called drama
and lecture platform are i'll q bac
way these days. Most opera We
have offered us is actually concert
In costume-not real opera. Mos
drama presented is tailor-nadt
situation and dialogue for press
ACCENTED personalities-not drama