The Washington times., 1927-07-15
s ORM SPO|LS
BR0ADCASTS

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this Instance, the storms put such
sNs nolse-itiS I'm the atmosphere that
quietituses were hard to find!
When one was found il didn't stay
fllat way for many seconds at a
time. Late in the evening the at.
! nlOsphere cleared up slightly, but
distant stations were difficult to
lind and more difficult to hold for
ateady reception after one had
IS found them.
While the drop in temperature was
greatly appreciated by radiotics who
stuck to their dials last evening, at
the same time the atmospheric dis.
! turbances that drove the heat away
likewise crashed into local programs
ITO such an extent that early evening
rsreception was series of static
sNTnashes and bangs for both WRC
! and WMAL, while Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York broadcasts
were simply a succession of roars
~ nd laundering crackles. Therefore,
zone cannot give the most overflow
Ing evening of music we've had for
months very much in the way II
natisfactury accomplishment
III The naval experts of MAJ had
troubles Of their own in the Pan
American building, we fancy--with
the storm outside and the constant
changing of base and character of
the elaborate program. coupled with
he fact that the broadcast was prac-
sRically an outdoor affair. Occa-
bfonally they would hit the right spot
& on the amplifiers or whatever the
aeWtiad is called that filters the
music on to the wave length. Then
the singer or speaker or orchestra
mould register clearly. Mostly, how
seever. the reception was mushy, and
did justice neither to the U. s. Navy
Band, Sonora Milla Ybarra de
sDominguez, soprano or DR.. Bartlett
b. James, reader.
ARMY BAND
BESTS STORM
r BY some freak of nature the clear
kst program received during the
!, period of greatest production was
nlhe first part of the L. s. Army
Band concert from the Capitol Plaza
y through WMAL. Capt. William
Z Etannard, band leader, opened his
exercises with a special arrange
4 hlent of Cannes great French mill
tary- march, The Father of Vic
tory,' in honor of Bastile Day and
sthe French nation. This was fol-
lowed by one of the best interpre
4 cations of the "Rienzi" overture of
Wagner we've ever heard a military
band play, and this is one of our
sayorite overtures about which
we're rather meticuious.
Reception of the Philharmonic
koncert was impossible on my re-
deliver from WIZ, and almost as bad
rom KDKA and WBAL, although
I've did hear the prelude to "Lohen-
grim from the latter station, pre-.
seeded by a speech from Adolpn
aewisohn. the sponsor of the con-
sskerts.
The piano recital of Elizabeth
!, Winston during the Kilt Hour was
Perhaps the worst sufferer from the
Atmospheric disturbance of the WRC
\ Sroadcasts. We did hear the re-
huest for comment and suggestion
Is to whether or not the concerts
thould be continued.
Homer Kilt has been doing quite
IA big thing for music in this terri
Tory through these weekly recitals
J And we'd regret exceedingly to
have them discontinued. We believe
), host radioties feel as we do about
Them and hope they will communi-
bate their ideas to Mr.. Kilt.
The new program from WRC cele
trating Pontiac" virtues we missed
Utmost entirely, hearing only a few
notes Aof the last number and the