The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-29
RADIO Triumph
BY GLEE G. B

South and West the good old
radio sets vet delivered al sorts
and conditions Of programs last
night with excellent volume.
Canada put itself very definitely
among fhOGe present and there
was station IN Atlanta's posi-
ton on the dials that gave good
music aud faded completely be.
fore announcements with equal
success.I Between these points 81
the compass there was great va.
riety easily attainable by care
full tuning. The West, IS usual,
provided the late programs.
Music that poured through the
loud speakers into the very souls
Of its hearers II the only way III
which the half.hour program Of
choral singing BY the Howard Uni.
veristy Glee club At WCAP last
night can be described
The singers 81 the cuuntry's fore.
most negro institution Of learning,
singing the music 81 Harry = Bur.
leigh and other composers Of their
own race who take rank among the
great composers Of the world.
presented concert Of choral music
that has seldom been euualled and
never surpassed ID my hearing
The interpretation Of Bllrletgh, ii
ITO You, which ii said to have
been dedicated to Howard, was one
Cf the most perfect bits 0f choral
production 1t has ever been my pleas
ure to hear it's repetition as an
encore was q happy thought. It
could be heard again. ana again.
Iif the Howard University singers
sing tia they can sing II
Prof Roy Tibbs director u the
lcIub. and Harry 81 Smith, the acs
eOnpanist. who Was also = most *
lfui piano sOloist. had great material
to work with and they both utilized
It to the utmost Of its capacity.
| SOPRANO STARS
I'm SHORT RECITAL
The program 81 WCAP through
out the evening rather outdid any
program efforts that have been
made ia radio Tor many, many
months Gretchen Hood presented
b short recital that was az much
out Of the ordinary as Miss Hood
rich, cOI0rful soprano voice Is way
above the average With q sl<ilful
arrangement Of her songs Of most
varied character, the singer gave
an exhibition Of singing and AZ the
same time sang the music and the
meaning Of her songs into the
hearts and minds De her hearers.
That being one Of the things Mss
Hood can be depended upon to dol
One Of the most active Of Cur
musical adventures stuck close to
the home fireside when Louis Katz-
man and his carpet making conting.
emit elected 10 play light opera
scores from WEAR instead oE 81
Inc into the bypatl Uf music an
digging up odd bits a giving old
twists III well know numbers ~
Rose of Algeria. 5inafore, l0r.
adora ana the like formed the bulk
OF the Kafzman endeavor and Il
seemed rather strange and bit
out oe place.
Aaventuring In music isn't 40
common thing that we can spare
such daredevil performers as Ka1z-
man TO conventional program mate
rial. But he did his bit Of stay-at-
home performing uncomnOnly well
just AS he does most Of the things
he tries.
JOHN ERICSSON
AND THE FIRST DIVISION
One of the most eloquent mo-
ments III the radio program last
night was the minute Of silence
when several hundred former mem
beers Of the First Division. Al. u. f.,
dining at the Arlington In ce;ebra-
ton Of Cantigny Day, paid tribute
to the $500 comrades they left I'M
France. The dinner was soldier
affair, held In celebration Of the
first big victory BY American forces
in the World War, and It's proceed
ings were broadcast by WCAP.
i The story Of John Ericsson, whose
memory is to be honored today by
President Coolidge and the Crown
Prince Of Sweden, was told radio lis
teners by Representative Henry G.
Rathbone, Of Illinois from WCAP
early Ii the evening From WGY,
Schnectady, there came an excellent
oorcI1estra, with singing bunch Of
fnstrumenta1ists from CNRT, To-
ronfo. good concert.