The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-17
POMPING AROUND THE
RADIO DIALS
---- BY GARDNER MACK ------
WAGNER CHIEF
RADIO STAR

All sorts Of atmospheric c0lldi-
tiOns made weekend dial twisting
fascinating iob-statlOns from
an ssctIOns being received that sell
dom register In the receivers and
many stations one IS aceustOmeu
to tuning being almost uEO6taiIl'
able. There was noise and howl.
ing. interference from cOngested
wave lengths and about every sort
~ condition to make tuners give
three cheers when anything came
clear. Yet Ire Pacific Coast. Flor
ida. Canada and Ne% England
were responsive 1t enc time Or an.
other with good volume and clear
tone.
The dramatic finale of the Nibe,
lungon operas as Walter Dasnrosch
described It Saturday evening ana
bird-like Caroline Andrews singing
one OF the most intricate OF colora-
tura arias during tho Capitol The
altar program last evening as sort
Of Birthday creating to her three
year-old daughter, seemed TO be the
big features the wave lengths wait
ed to loud speakers over the week
end.
The pre.eminence Of the Dam
rosch performance is, believe, I'M
questioned among radiotics. The
famous director abandons himself
completely to the music and drama
Of the scenes he is describing dur
ing these Observation-Disclosures OF
ence or anything else and like the
his. He foFgets there ID an audi
poet he IL. projects himself into
the scene, pictures It vivtdly and
leaves his hearers GREATNESS with
the same sort Of elation he has
himself experienced and COMMUNE
Gated to them. That, to our way
Of thinking, Is the highest form OF
art and that is precisely the Dam
rosch performance. We're hoping
the Nibelungen lectures will be fol.
lowed by more Of the Wagnerian
cycle which DR.. Damrosch knows
20 well and can revive in the same
striking manner.
RUSSIAN SINGER
EXHIBITS VOICE
Maria Kurenlso, the Russian col
oratuFo soprano, who was one OF the
chief features OF the Atwater Kent
hours last evening, exhibited one OF
the most perfect soprano vocal in
struments 1t has been our pleasure
to hear-and sang two songs! There
was no feat Of Vocas gymnastics
Nine. Kurenko seemed unable to per-
form with ease and finesse that tells
Of hard and constant training.
Her program was long and includ.
"a several elaborate arias-any one
OF which would have been good
evenings work for the average col
olatura. The two songs she sang
that reached the hearts of her listen.
ars were the Russian aria Of Nous.
sorgsky in her second group and
the 18th century French song.
Another interesting feature Of the
week-end--and one that suggests
there may be more Of the same in
store for listeners--Was the revival
OF the music of ''The Wizard OF the
Nile" '"The Toreador," dolly Var.
den,'' and the like by the WEAF
musical comedy troupe Saturday
evening.
These old comic opera and light
melodies, and there are some Of us
who believe reviyals of them would
make a big hit-even on Broadway.
This would seem particularly true
Of productions like THE Wizard of
the Nile eel Captain" 'Panjan-
drum" 1.-THE Sultan Of Sulu," and
the like.
In the outer broadcast areas the
Philharmonic at WJZ-without the
magic baton of Toscanini, by the
way. the maestro being Unopened
Its concert with q colorful presenta-
ton of the "Meistersinger" prelude
and the Boston Symphony at WBZ
presented 4 piano soioist whose
identity we did not learn. Last
evening WIZ gave US an interesting
travelogue descriptive Of Grenada
and Malaga-without single meal
being described by the gastronic
specialist who conducted the tour!