The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-27
MANY BIG HITS
IN AIR LANES

Considerable increase in the
ETHEREAL boiler makers union was
noted last evening when the
crashes and bangs in the at.
mOsphere created din that made
all but q few br0adcasts inaudable.
Those heard were accompanied by
rOars and rumbles that made list.
ening difficult with loud speakers.
By tuning down high power sta
tiOns one could get fairly coherent
program. Interference and fading
likewise were marked.
With Assistant Secretary of Com
merce w p. McCracken talking
about air transportation as a we'll
established fact, from WMAL; Art
Linick and his comedy coming from
XIV as though he hadn't been
away for weeks; Van and Schenck
fitting themselves into the airways
Of the WEAF chain as comfortably
as though they were regular radio
entertainers: Archibald E. Stevenson
informing us from WEAF that the
Constitution simply limits the rights
Of Congress to enact legislation
against freedom of speech, and the
hundred and one other things that
came to listeners, last evening regis.
tered just about 100 per. cent in
radio entertainment.
For the person who has given
little or no thought to the matter
such program as that which came
from all sections of the continent
to loud speakers last evening should
be revelation Of the unlimited re-
sources of radio to entertain, edu-
cate, inform, uplift, or merely
amuse for a few moments.
The address of Assistant. Secre.
tary McCracken. from the stand.
point of solid information. must
have startled many listeners who
have regarded aviation as a sport
as something that will develop into
practical use in generation or
two. The fact that regular air
ways now exist and that the trans
portation of freight and passengers
as well as mail is an accomplished
fact in this country came over the
wave lengths as real information
to most listeners.
VAN AND SGHENCK
MAKE BIG HIT
The most notable of the evening s
entertainment features was, of
course, the new Nash program over
the WEAF chain which introduced
Van and Schenck again to radio lis
teners. But there were also sew
eral notable features Of other pro.
grams-chiefly the singing with a
swing and a capacity for putting
over the meaning of her popular
music, of Miss Stanley in the Ever
eady hour and the appearance Of
the couple we heard as Mr.. and
Mrs. George Sphinx in the radio
cavalcade.
Maybe we heard the name wrong
but we mean the pair of singers
who put over three very snappy
songs at the beginning of the caval-
cade program--which. by the way,
is getting better and better all the
time. There should also be red
mark placed opposite the name of
e. s. Costa. who played the guitar
as it should be played from WMAL
early in the evening. The Music
Club program of WMAL was one
Of the most elaborate we've heard
and most entertaining.
We'd like to say a belated word
Tor the new announcer of the Ever.
eady Hour, whose voice and per.
sonality has fitted rather completely
into the intimate living room
atmosphere where he has been
heard for the last month or two.
He is one Of the best we hear and
we hope he'll remain with the fea-
ture. Likewise we're taking space
to express out appreciation of Larry
BrierS. the merry lyon" tanner
whose corking orchestra puts us ali
In a good humor at the breakfast
table and does so much to start
the day right for tens of thousands.
Larry is very much worth while
to radio listeners-long may he
tame the musical '1yons" and the
early morning grouchi