The Washington times., 1926-10-11

crOWding it closely Tor secollu
place.
Symphonies that kept one on the
edge of the easy chair-symphon1es
by the great vocal Ukrainian chorus.
the Boston Symphony orchestra
and the IS or 20 male artists OF
whom Grover Cleveland Alexander
and George Herman Babe Ruth,
not to mention Mr.. ThevenoW.
We're soIoists-all came to fill TO
more than overlooking ne week
end OF loud speaker deliveries. Each
of these organizations batted
clean thousand in the minds or the
listeners-if' one may use the term
and the performances OF the Alex
ander-R uth-Thevenow combination
were probably the greatest or the
three in point of hair raising inter
est and real heart throbs.
Which brings us opportunity 10
register here a note of very deep
appreciation for the services of one
Graham McNamee during the past
ten days under the more or less
trying conditions of the world
series. McNamee's vivid descrlr-
tions of each play made it possible
for millions to literally see the plays,
as they were made in New York
and st. Louis almost as wildly as
IL the listeners had been in the
grand stand His reporting of the
world series was a great Dit OF
work, human, colorful and giving
iust the informatio needed to keep
the picture running smoothly in the
imaginations of the audience that
was hearing but not seeing the
annual baseball classic.
UKRAINIAN CHORUS
OUTCLASSES STARS
II the coffee industry never does
anything else in it's entire history
it will fully have justified itself
for making it possible for the
radio millions to hear the Ukrainian
chorus in the closing feature of the
WRC-WJZ program last night.
Using the human voice as the
most perfect of musical instru-
ments, the director Of this organlza-
ton formed his singers into sy n.
phonY orchestra and presented
these vocal symphonists in all the
color and glory of tonal harmony.
That is the secret of the marvellous
shading and incalculable harmonles
the chorus produced. The director
proved himself a master and the
singers gave him perfect support.
BOSTON ORCHESTRA
IN GREAT PROGRAM
The Boston Symphony Orchestra
first concert of the season came
clearly and thunderously to loud
speakers Saturday evening from
WBZ and WRC with one OF the
most varied programs a symphony
orchestra can present. Beethoven,
Won Weber, Depussy and ProkofleII
were the composers and if we mad
the difficult task of selecting the
finest performance from the quartet
our vote would go to the first OF
the two Debussy nocturnes, Wh'ch
was the second number on the
program.
This was an exquisite tone pic
ture in dull grays and light blues.
The Won Weber number was played
lust a bit slowly, as though the
orchestra was feeling its way into
the mtcrophone. The second De-
busy number and the four bits o.
the Russian ballet were daring color
forms in music. The Beethoven
symphony was played reverentlT
and sonorously-but we could sug-
eest quite a bit of editing Of it for
radio delivery.
Two clever clowns came to the
microphone at VIZ Immediately
after the orchestral endeavOr from
Boston, in the persons of Pete and
Victor Fleming and fooled away
half an hour before Denny's or
chestra and Ted Husing airplane
fay~ bnt y ~.
day evening hour. Then came
Radio Scotty at WRC who was still
going strong at midnight.
OF the star features Sunday, the
two greatest have already been re-
ferred 10. And they overshadoWcd
everything else. In the Capitol
Theater program, a new Contralto,
Julia Forrest, displayed a VevN
pleasing voice. Then came the A.
water Kent Hour, presenting ClaI-
ence Whitehill, baritone. and Louis
Hunter, soprano. Both. at the start,
had the same difficulties locating
the microphone that the Cardinal
pitchers seemed to have in locating
the plate when Mr.. Ruth was at tie
bat. But each got over their mike
shyness before the program w&s
finished, and each gave an excel
lent account Of themselves.
COFFEE HOUR
NEAT SUCCESS
The Maxwell Hour opened Al
WIZ with Nat Schlkret's Orchestra
playing the 10-Cent-store tune they
call the "Old Colonel March, which
was about az appropriate TO the re-
mainder Of the program as an ola
fashioned whatn would be between
the thrones Of the King and Queen
of England.
In addition TO the Ukraniar
chorus, which topped everything OF
e the program, the orchestra and MA
Pollikoff, violinist, made themselves
very much heard in some very in
telligently selected and well.playe1
features that would make the pro
gram a star affair even without the
great choral numbers.
In the outside wave lengths, tic
Edison Symphony Orchestra covered
itself with glory at KYNN, and the
Palmer Little Symphony. I Voc
made the loud speakers. vibrate
tremendously.
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