The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-28
ROMPING AROUND THE RADIO DIALS
THREE HITS IN.
/ ONE PROGRAM !.

The distinctive thing about loud
speaker reception last night was
the clarity Of programs, especial
" from the South. Florida sta
lions, Atlanta and Texas, regis
tered every tone in receivers. and
the merry boy with the S0uSa-
phone i'm Atlanta, during the late
hours, seemed to have regular
Santa Claus time of it. There
was some little noise and some
4ading-but generally conditions
were good for tuning everywhere.
Tho infinite variety of entertain
snent-good, satisfying entertain
snent-has never been better dem
Unstrated than in three things thai
stood out boldly against the pro
Efam background OF the loud
speaker products last evening ali
awf them originating in the WRC.
These were the Star Radio Twins,
the joint recital of Mrs. Walter K.
Wilson and Mrs. Katherine Hill
RaWls and Gus Edwards revue.
There was no comparison between
them because they each essayed to
please along a different line Of en-
eRvor.
People waste quite a lot of mental
bnergy trying to decide whether a
good comic song is better than. an
Orchestral concert or fine soprano
Mria more enjoyable than a toe.
leasing dance tune. One might just
~ well debate whether or not sugar
90 sweeter than salt Is salt!
However that might be, the Star
Radio Twins came to listeners after
the Emerson vocal ensemble and
Its orchestral ditto had provided
mas music heard within the last
try anything of the kind. They
made things hum during the short
sk half hour of the evening.
SOPRANO AND
LANISTE SCORE
Then came Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
awls with the sort Of joint vocal
nd piano recital We like best to
lear, because both provided an in
ke1ligent program and each had
nnething to offer that vas partic-
Marty pleasing to the ear. Mrs.
Wilson's chief effort was her very
line Interpretation of the Michela
ria from Carmen" One of the
most beautiful things in the Bizet
opera it is too seldom heard in
e0ncert to be very familiar, and
80 finds an especial welcome from
Adio audiences. Her singing of
Pale Moon" was also an exhibi.
Ion OF exquisite vOcalizing.
~ #rseS n kn~w y ~
speaker most particularly with
EaImgren's May Night" a piano
Nlece that isn't heard half enough.
IN fact there are half a dozen
lano compositions of this Fin
n3sh composer that make fine pro-
gram numbers for radio soloists
and vet last nights effort of Mrs.
stawls was the first I've heard IN
Tie air for months.
GUS EDWARDS
rs RADIO HIT
The Gus Edwards revue, which
came at the end of the program
Bas-just a Gus Edwards revue!
One could exhaust the vocabulary in
Attempting to describe it and still
not quite get the idea over. Gus
Edwards should be heard and not
Just written about. He has faculty
" putting young people in the way
or singing the spirit as well as the
music Of songs to degree equalled
BY no stage director / know. Per-
maps It is because he does the trick
20 well himself.
Hansel and Greter' came from
NEAF with all of the lovely Hump
ezdinck music Cesare Sodero could
crowd into his hour at the micro
phone. Outside the local wave
length, as has been indicated at the
Nop of the column. most things came
Ahrough with clarity and satisfying
volume.
One Of these that might be men
Toned was the singing of the very
much abused ''Kashimiri'' song Of
Amy Woodford Finden by Helen
Clark during the WHY'S Overland
Apur from WIZ, in about as fine
&orm as we've heard 1t in months.
This song, most frequently heard
rom baritones, is essentially wom-
laaH's music and is especially adapted
~ the rich, colorful mezzo- soprano
local organ Miss Clark possesses.
She gave 1t everything she had,
Ypcally and emotionaIly, and 1t reg
stored ten strike with listeners.