The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-21

irving them out. There was some
hit If static noise also and mucn
mushy reception caused by crowd.
cd wave lengths. However, there,
were good programs, easily OBJ
tanned by careful tuning.
Just a fair to middlin' was the
program dispensed by loud speakers
last evening from the various wave
lengths. Perhaps there might be
exception made in the case OF
Marguerite Clark Cromwell, So
prano, heard in recital, and Of Zenla
ZielinsRas singing with the Wear,
grand opera crew in THE Tales CT
Hoffman And, perhaps also,
there might be some exception
made in the case Of the mysterious
Star Radio Twins, who were better
and peppier than they were whe n
they inaugurated the new program
from WRC last Monday-and we
thought we'll Of them then.
However all that might be-most
of the entertainment offered was
lust average, even though fairly
high average Sidney and his May
floweretts opened the proceedings
for WRC with dinner music that
struck a fairly high note and main-
tanned it throughout their hour with
out particular novelty or new feat
ures being injected to nven up the
proceedings.
Then came the Emerson Hour
with two new soloists-Matilda
Leitch-Jones, soprano, and Clarence
Him, tenor, Both of them did their
Mise TnYnG
sang the aria, una Voce POGO Fa,"
from 'The Barber of Seville" in
very fine style and with good under.
standing of the coloratura opportu-
mites offered by it. Mr.. Hihn's first
number. "MacushIa," displayed an
average tenor in very popular
song.
Eugene Martinez, baritone and
director of the concert, opened the
vocal section of the program with
an unusually fine Interpretation Of
an impressive Russian or Jewish
song-and then sang 1.-THE Evening
Star Song" from ''Tannehauser,"
in painfully slow time, probably in
tended to make it impressive also,
but having the reverse effect.
SOPRANO AGAIN
SCORES BIG HIT
The Star Twins came bubbling to
the microphone and some of their
enthusiasm and vim infected even
the tired wrappers Of Christmas
parcels and the writer's of Christ
mas cards who were accompanying
themselves in their usual tasks on
the loud speakers. More cards were
written during the Twins half hour
than during any like period of the
evening.
Marguerite Clark Cromwell, whose
voice seems always to sing the
truth Of all her music straight into
the hearts of her hearers, was next
on the evening bill. Mrs. Cromwell
seemed more at ease with her songs
last evening than she has been
Turing the last several occasions
she sang for radiotics and the se-s
suit was that her part of the. en-
hit the high spot on
the evening program. George T..
Ross also seemed to be in better
shane than usual and his playing
of his own "Melodie''-unless he
spellA ii with a WAS the chief
feature of his short piano recital,
Tales of Hoffman," given with
fair vocal effect and very good or
accompaniment by the
WEAF forces, provided Gena Ziel-
inska with her opportunity. which
she did not hesitate to seize and
make the most G. The Palace
feature. the California
as an orchestra proved
themselves very fair comedians. Da-.
vid AFmandi, guest conductor at the
Palace, was the chief feature of
their hour, however, with the same
piano program he had used 10
please listeners last week.
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