The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-18
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ways fed loud speakers last even.
Ing brought unWeIcoKre accom-.
paniments OF noisy activity by
the static family, the overlap
ping wave lengths and whatever
else there might be IN the at.
nlOsphefe. Local thunder storms
IN various localities made recep.
tion spotty. High power stations
were easy to tune and some OF
them could be made TO give good
volume after most of the noise
tuned out. On the whole the
evening didn't invite much dis
lance chasing around the dlals.
with due allowances for the com.
fort and health and necessary rest
periods for observation-disclosures
heard with considerable regret and
disa ppointment the announcement
chat last nights broadcast of O.
Henry's '"The Caballero's Way"
would be the last for two weeks a.
least.
Most of us haven't progressed be-
yond the childish idea that enter
tanners can go on forever. Hence
we do not take kindly to Interrupt
tons to our amuSements by the
forced realization that the people
who amuse us are, after all, but
human beings and need recreation
rs much as we do-and that their
business Of entertaining us is really
q business I'd not merely pleasant
way to pass time. But just why
q program of this type, which has
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he stopped for vacation ia one Of
the things we cannot quite under
stand.
THE CabalIerois Way" Is ona Of
Q. Henfy's thumbnail tragedies
with the tragedy crashing into the
last paragraphs OF the story in the
most unexpected manner. 1t was
very we'll done by the WIZ group,
who produced 1t last evening, al.
though 1t was the sketchfekt OF all
3 the presentations of this series
leaving much to the Imagination Of
the listener and hitting only the
high spots Of the story al It was
written.
PIANIST SCORES
WITH STAR COMPOSERS
The reading Of Jessica Calhoun
Swartz from the poetry Of Robert
Browning from WRC seemed to us
to be q rather hastily prepared pro-
kram-or we've entirely miscon.
strued our Browning and it's mean
Ing. The reader Is one Of the best
known of the ,WMAQ individual
artists and her readings are high
points in the Chicago stations
weekly programs. She was evil
IDENTIFY poorly prepared for her pro-
gram last evening, and did not do
herself or the poet she was in
terpreting full Justice. We hope
she win be heard again under hap
pier circumstances, as we've en-.
joyed her WMAQ PERFORMANCES
frequently, and had anticipated b
much more striking program than
the one we received.
On the other hand Vladimir
Vasa, the Czechoslovakian pianist,
who provided WRC with another
program, covered himself with glory
and gave an unusual display OF
piano skill and musical intelligence,
according to trusted listeners. The
pianist played from the works of
his fellow countryman, Smetana,
and from the most brilliant OF all
Slav composers for the piano,
Chopin. Our reporters inform US
his recital was the best he has given
and we have the promise of another
In the near future.
Otherwise the entertainment from
loud speakers was rather OF the
average type. George O'Brien, tenor,
and Donald Beleher, organist, gave
q fairly interesting organ masters
recital. The toothpaste entertain