Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-31
RADIO IS NOVELTY
IN SOME CITIES
Like Auto Use Is Surprisingly
Spotty-Rich Are Poorest
Supporters.

like automobile registrations, the
density of radio use still is surprising
~ Srottv There are some cities and
towns where radio is still a new thing
and others whore every one seems to
have a set
An interesting thing about radio Is
that the wealthy have been its poorest
supporters. thus reversing the situa-
ton with motor cars, one would have
10 so a long way Ia duplicate the
density of roof antennae seen in the
great two-story house area of one of
the largest American cities. Those
who own sets in the high priced apart
ment houses of this city, however,
use loop aerialS or socket connections.
The situation is most favorable from
n business standpoint. Where radio
has made its biggest strides there is
a great market for better sets, operat-
ing without roof antennae. Where
radio has been backward there is a
market for anything that brings in
something.
Radio has gone a long way toward
settling the argument about popular
music. and many persons are admit
ting that without ragtime. jazz, blues,
waltzes, novelty numbers. stage hits.
tangoes, marches and the rest of the
music of the day most of us would
tire of the sort Of thing every one
hopes will live forever.
Some of the finest things from the
operas. the symphonies, the piano
solos and the beautiful songs of music
dom are in actual danger of being
oyerplayed They would be unbear-
able to some were it not for the many
modern things in music which serve
to save them for special moments.
There is little cause for complaint
about reception over the week end.
While static continued to linger, 1t
was too mild to interfere seriously
with the signals of the out-of-town
broadcasterS. All stations that were
tunable came in with clarity and fair
~ good volume and fading seemed
to be at a minimum.
AtmoSphericS were a little more
severe in intensity last night than on
Saturday night, but dialing was pro-
ductive of excellent results. Two of
Cuba's high-powered stations, PWX
at Havana and 6KW at Tuinucu,
were heard in spite of the interfer-
ence caused by sporadic static blasts
AS usual, PWX took advantage of
every opportunity between program
numbers to advertise Cuba's climate.
The Tuinucu station, however, was
more interested in entertaining its
audience, and showed a decided mod
ern tendency by broadcasting the pop
ular American hit that outrages child
hoods sweetest story book character,
Red Riding Hood" KTHS at Hot
Springs, Ark: woo, Davenport. and
KNOX, st. Louis, were among the
other stations picked up last night
that had good signal strength.
Another musical treat by the A. G.
p. Gypsies is promised tonight by
WRC. These nornads of the air have
prepared a program that is top heavy
with the socalled classical numbers
The featured selection will be portions
of the famous Nut Cracker Suite" of
Tschaikowsky which will bring into
play the solo violins. cello and piano
of the ensemble.
The operate production of the
WEAF Grand Opera Company, which
WRC also will broadcast tonight in
conjunction with fWEAF, is Gounod's
Romeo and Juliet % The opera is
featured in particular by a great
coloratura role, 1.-The Valse Song,'
which occurs in the first act, and viii
be sung by Genia Zielinska.
The musical travelogue of Hires
Harvesters" will take the radio audi
ence on a trip to Mexico. The first
selection will act as an impersonation
Of their trim ship forging her way
through the turbulent waters of the
Gulf of Campeche approaching the
coast of Mexico.
The Emerson Hour of Music,
another WRC attraction, will bring
back to the microphone Douglas
McComas, who has been heard several
times previous, in addition to Maude
Montgomery and Eugene Martinez.
The station will close it's program
with dance music by fhe Swanee
Syncopators.