The Washington times., 1927-04-09
ROMPING AROUND THE RADIO DIALS'
.NEAF IS AGAIN
SYNTHETIC!

Just one week $50 W adsa.ss
Fadiotics that the ''synthetio sym
phony" WEAF intended sending ats
customers would probably Be 4 weak.
end stunt spelled with an "a" II
was AL Of that-and even less syn.
thetic. It was perhaps the worst
program that has ever been given
time In loud speakers and we've vet
to meet anyone who had the "a.
thence to hear the fun two hours Of
1t. Therefore the resolution
makers end their paragraphs:
This week WEAF will try It again
and this week we're advising radi.
otics TO tune the feature as Il comes
from WRC. The chances are they'll
find the program really synthetic
and very entertaining BIT Of broad.
casting! The reverse English az last
weeks advice is due to the fact that
things seem to have been happening
at WEAF during the last week and
that the ex-teIephone operators and
traffic specialists, the laboratory
scientists and hnemen and the bust
ness executives and advertising
statesmen have been pushed out OF
the studio and some real Snowman
has assumed their place.
There has seldom been noted no
much improvement in the makeup
Of programs in radio station as
from WEAF during the last week.
ana the Thursday night feature OF
the Clicquot Eskimos hit the top
notch Of radio entertainment Iip to
date. So we're advising you to tune
''The Week-Enders'' this evening
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WRC listeners at 8 O'clock.
ARMY CHAPLAIN
TO GIVE TALK
With a three-honr program Of
Jazz music In the early afternoon,
talk by Chief Chaplain John Z.
Axton. U. 8. A., at Z o'clock, the
Raleigh Orchestra at Tbs and the
David Lawrence government lesson
at 10-the question mark program
Of WEAF is about all the middle
evening sustenance WRC listeners
will get. There will be fair musical
melange from WAIAL. although the
opening number Of the program, at
o'clock will be a taste of the
drama from Ray McCreath.
However. the outside atmosphere
viii provide all sorts Of things IL
old General Static win just turn his
attention to China for q while. On
the program Of WIS Is the item,
Barn Dance and Marriage Cere-
mony." starting at o'clock. That
Is all the explanation given and it
may be worth looking into. Adele
Bliss, the French soprano, viii sing
at WIZ at 5 o'clock also. There
win be another Ford and Glenn
"woodshed theater" performances
from WLW at S:15 which we hope
can be tuned better than last
weeks show.
At s:s5 the formal opening OF the
spring season In Atlantic City will
be staged with Vessella's Band
playing It's first 1897 concert and
WPG doing the broadcasting. From
Philadelphia ut S:45 viii come one
of the most interesting prospects OF
the evening-the Junior civic sym
phony orchestra, the Junior band
and an harmonica band in q Joint
concert which WIP viii confidO to
the wave lengths
BROADCAST FOR
MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY
The only symphony concert on the
schedule this evening Is the special
program to bO played by the Min
neapolis Symphony Orchestra In its
home town ana broadcast by WCCO
at 9:15. At the same hour q pro-
gram Of Russian music win originate
at WIP, and at $50 WNYC proposes
to send out q concert Of Spanish mu.
sic by the Compania Lirica Espana.
For late tuners the Clark University
Glee Club win perform from WEB
at 11:46.
TomorroW's program win b an all
day affair, with BRIEF intermissionB
between the Foundry Church serv-
Ices at II in the morning and the
Atwater Kent concert which begins
at 9:15 In the evening. There win be
a studio orchestra concert at from
WIZ, the Roxy Sunday afternoon eff
fort at 2, the Young Peoples confer
ence from WEAF at 8, and the Ca
thedral service at to fill the after.
noon.
At e:45 the Peoples vssper Hour
will begin at WRC and give way to
the Capitol Theater program at 7:20.
Marjory Harcomb, who returned 70
the Capitol family last week after q
long absence. will be the featured
performer this week. During the
Atwater Kent Hour Kathryn Meissle,
contralto, and Leonora Cortez, pl.
aniste, are to be the featured artists.
The WIZ tourists will go to the Yu.
kon country at $40, with Malcolm
La Prade as guide, and at $50 an.
other Of the clever National Weekly
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