The Washington times., 1926-10-01
SOS AGAIN BIC
AIR THRILL

ana sluggish and the business OIL
tuning programs an unusually
exact and precise operation, last
night was rather disappointing
after the excellent reception of
the last few evenings. There vas
no unusual amount of blah or
buster in the atmospheric
just seemed slow to respond and
willing to give up its treasures
of entertainment only at the ex.
act spots that entertainment was
to be found.
Rolling, pitching in impenetrable
darkness, lowering clouds overhead
striving to reach a billowing, oily
sea. a ship burst into flames last
night at about o'clock. It's posi-
ton was off the port of Savannah,
Ga. Alone on the heaving At
lantic and doomed to destruction by
fire, the wireless operator began
to sound "SOS." Call after call
was sent and almost Immediately
from all quarters of the sea and
the adjacent land answers came,
The wave lengths had carried their
cry for help, received and delivered
the almost instantaneous reply, and
radio had again saved human lives
and property threatened with de
struction. Then
Were resuming our program in
the studio OF WRC, where George
F. Ross will entertain Cor a brief
period with a piano recital. His
first number will be-"
So, the radio audience that had
been waiting half-hour or more in
nervous silence, wondering why Il
was suddenly deprived of its eve
ming entertainment, settled back
again In its easy chairs, lit it's
pipes or resumed It's sewing and
the tinkling of a piano in the LOUD
speaker told OF the passing of an
other incident.
Thus came. and passed, the big
thrill Of the radio program Of the
evening.
TWO NEW FORMS
OF OLD CONCERTS
The Kit Hour of Music and the
turned out dolled up in new fan
styles Of entertainment during the
evening as the chief feature of
WRC's scheduled program. The
Kit hour, beginning at 8 o'clock,
was a very distinct success. Esther
Cutchins. pianist. and Margaret
Clark Cromwell, soprano, were
never heard to better advantage.
nd this Is telling the world some
thing, because these two performers
are among the very best and most
intelligent artists we have in Wash
ington.
In the Royal Typewriter hour
the eloquent Ted Husing announced
q new form of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
condensed musical performances
based on "The Spring Maid" and
"Rose Marie" respectively. Both
were well done, although the in
PERMISSION between them did not
seem to have much excuse.
The air literally seethes with
dance music, such as the orchestra
played during this period, so that
a little more OF Erva Giles or Board
man Sanchez would have been more
acceptable to the audience. We can
get dance tunes anywhere--but we
only hear Miss Giles once each week,
and we don't seem ever to hear
enough Of her singing.
PIANIST is
REAL CHOPINESE
Everett Nolan, pianist, intro
duced to help bridge the gap be-
tween the excellent motion picture
story and the typewriter hour from
WIZ, was a distinct gain for the
audience. We hope he returns to
the air soon-and we believe we're
echoing the wish OF thousands Of
listeners when we suggest that he
play an entire program Of Chopin
provided he does it with the same
intelligence and skill he did the one
number of that composer he played
last evening. There are lots and
lots Of pianists-but very few who
are true Chopinese!
Sidney and his Mayflower Orches-
ira did quite a number of things on
the final hour OF the WRC evening
mot the least of which was the IN
crease of the violin volume OF the
orchestra, which was missed, some
times rather sadly, in the former
regime.