The Washington times., 1926-07-21
ANCIENT SONGS:
STAR IN AIR

The far-famed corn belt was
the chief contributor TO radio re-
ceivers last evening with Gen.
Static permitting Midwest pro-
grams through the noise ne
kicked up elsewhere. Reversing
conditions Of weekend and Mon.
Hay, tuners were able to get al
most anything last evening with
almost as little interference N
some sections 40 nlidwinter dial
ling would encounter. The West
gave the best account Of itself,
with the North doing almost %
well and the South rather thick.
Music that existed many genera.
lions before it was recorded in
notes, and sung as It had been In
tended to be sung by ]. e. s. Kin.
seila. basso, from WRC, made
big bright spot on the radio pro-
gram or last evening. The five So
called negro spirituals that were
included as the second number OF
the Kinsella program gave listeners
more pure music than they nave
had for many q long day.
The negro spirituals come from .
natural urge Of q musicslcYing race
Ia express its joys and griefs IN
tone. Many Of the songsand they
are all real songs-existed hundreds
Of years before they Were recorded
IN written form, the music being
passed from one generation to the
other.
Ordinarily these songs do not
register IN solo form as they are
the musical feeling Of = race
rather than Of an individual. But
a. the fine, rich voice OF Mr.. Kin.
ssIla gave them last night. they
came to radio receivers in ell their
purity and with the fine shading
OF tone that 80 clearly expresses
tho sentiments behind them. All Of
the songs on the Kinsella program
were well sung-but the spirituals
were In q class by themselves.
BEACH TELLS OF
MEANEST MAN
In addition to telling the story
of . dog sled driver he considered
the worlds meanest man. Rex
Beach confided quite number OF
interesting things to Philips CARING
last evening at WEAF, ana the
microphone that happened to be be-
tween them brought the best OF
It to waiting radio listeners IN
many sections of the country. Tne
Beach interview was most In
teresting experiment in radio broad
cast. both sides Of the dialogue
ignoring the microphone save when
It helped turn the point Of q witty
statement.
From Chicago came the Hicks
viIIe Follies. XIV production
that was full OF wise cracking ana
jazzy songs-and Art Linlck. once
or twice reference has bean made
IN this column to this comedian and
his singing OF that plaintive ode,
ssI,na simply Wild About Animal
Crackers. Again listeners are
advised that IL they haven't heard
I.inick sing this piece-they simply
haven't heard il sung
One OF the most surprising things
about last evenings program was
10 find Edward B. Husing, the
WRC village cut-up, serving as
conductor of the Pennsylvania rail-
road program from VIZ. The train,
furnished with orchestra, cabaret.
quartet and soIofets as these radio
specials all seem to be, made an
enjoyable trip from New York TO
I. Atlantic City last evening under
the breezy guidance. and to the ac-
compartment of the so words OF
Husing.
The 'tGem Of Romance" last
evening was a rather scrdid story
involving pearl piracy, slave trading
and the killing Of q ship captain.
The grand tour told something Of
the senai-detached port OF Los An
geles, Cal, and quite q bit about
Honolulu and Hawaii. Samoa and
the Fiji group are 20 be visited
next week,