The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-20
MAR PROGRAMS
BY CHANGES

Many brave brOadcasts were
lost in the deep-the deep silence
or last night. That Ia, the broad
casts were siIent-but the night
was not. IL was rather noisy.
Noise did not interfere with the
tuning, however. There seemed
"a be q heavy fog on the sound
wave lengths that was impene.
trable save in some rather odd
places. Clearwater, Fla, was
heard with good volume and a
pr0testeP against Federal radio
ruling made q long speech from
Louisiana station which was heard.
| But even high power brOadcAsts
failed TO register in receivers. The
cause viii be something for ex-
perts to determine.
Every little while our supreme
confidence in the infallibility OF our
own old guild of publicity engineers
receives jolt and our child-like
faith is scared with the mark OF a.
double cross--last evening and the
public utility subsidized orchestra
offering one of these occasions.
With great show of wisdom we adj
yised listeners to tune this concert
to hear the orchestra play the ad-4
ghetto from Bizets IL Arlesienne"
suite Our burst of enthusiasm
classified this composition as one
Of the finest we knew anything
about, We still feel Just that way
about it but the orchestra didn't
play it! In fact the orchestra
seemed to take the program an
nounced for the concert and delib-
AalS - vNl1 - taA
bers thereon designated. However
The orchestra did give listeners
about as glorious an Interpretation
of Mendelssohn's "0n Wings OF
Song and Rubenstein's KAN
menoi Ostrow" we have ever heard.
Only the first named Of these Sc
aections was on the program sent
out by the National Broadcasting
CoInpany's publicity department,
however. One of these days Mr..
Aylesworth and his assistants will
realize that announcement OF a
program places certain obliga-
ton on the broadcaster of radio en-
tertainment to play that program,
and that public confidence isn't
gained by continual changes at the
last moment for which there seems
TO be no excuse, and for which no
apology or explanation is offered.
WELL PLAYED
DRAMA BROADCAST
In another instance the Ignorance
or carelessness Of the National
Broadcasting Company's advance
announcements deprived much OF
the public of opportunity to- hear a
condensation Of what appears to be
fair melodrama, Tenth Avenue.
with magnificent cast of actors
and actresses Of national reputa-
tlon. We believe The Washington
Times is the only newspaper in this
area that Identified Tenth Avenue"
hs the example of broadway Star
DOM that would be broadcast, and
we did not know anything about
the play or its cast. 1t came to re-
eeivers during the dinner hour with
such people as Edna Hubbard and
William Boyd in the. chief roles
and made q very good impression.
An excellent impression also was
made by the new musical program
presented by what were called 1.-The
Three Cheers vocal trio from
New York. The singers made a
CHEEKY contribution to dinner time
kntertainment and will be welcomed
on their next appearance.
Most OF us found read musical
enjoyment in the program of the
Lord Calvert Orchestra from WRC.
we have repeatedly called atten-
ton to the even excellence Of this
group OF musicians. Their per-
Torrance last evening seemed better
than usual and they were in fast
company too, with Rosario
Bourdon's orchestra and the "Musi-
Eal Miniatures" entertainers pre-
eeding them on the evening pro-
gram The trio composed of Roy
LANG, violinist, Preston Shelly,
'eelIist, and Robert Bond Gotta,
pianist, added much to the or.
ehestra's programmed could add
more If the director will use them
Dftener.
i OI4D-TINfE
TUNES PLEASE
Til old North State Orchestra from
WMAL, with its old-time tunes, and
the City Park Orchestra of Balti-
more from VIDAL, gave big kick
to the program. Baltimore and Pitts
burRh were about the only outside
stations tuneable with any satisfac-
tlon--P Pittsburgh giving us the WIZ
syndications In fair shape.
We hope the indignant gentleman
from Louisiana who occupied 30
much broadcasting time with his
earnest pleas for help to- fight the
8 Federal Radio Commission and OBJ
tanned more wattage for Southern
stations, will receive some sort of
satisfaction. But we also hope the
wattage of the stations that seemed
to peeVe him with their power will
not be materially reduced, as they
happen to give some millions OF peO-
pie great pleasure. That is, they
do save in a night like last night
when every last one of 'em seemed
to retire to monastery or seclude
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