The Washington times., 1927-09-26
new FEAT URES
FROM MRC


Everything on the continental
broadcast program was available
over the weekend especially the
first half Of IL. Reception
couldn't have been better than
that Of Saturday night, both
clarity and volume being remark.
able for this period Of the year.
The Sabbath was 3 Biz less salts
factory because Of interference,
and fading seemed 10 be q BIT
more pronounced, But the signals
that could be heard were clearer
and In greater volume than
usual with all sections Of the
continent responding.
With all due respect to the very
Tine things In an orchestral and
vocal way that came to loud speak.
ers over the Weekend reap
pearance Of the Ford and Glenn
twin wheeze at WJR Saturday and
Its marvellous speed in getting over
the country hit the real high spot
OF radio program. The twin
wheeze IL the most remarkable
motor car In existence In that 1t
can span the distance between New
Orleans and Minneapolis while the
words are being uttered. The adj
ventures OF the radio motorists,
along with the music they give the
customers, furnish kind Of en-.
tertainment that makes time eneed
almost as quickly al the mythical
motor car. The operations of this
eeesATnerica-first machine will BE.
continued from WJR each Saturday
evening. with Ford or Glenn al
ways at the starter and the steer
Ing wheel.
With the same disregard for
time and space Ford and Glenn
show In their motoring exercises
we leap lightly back to this morn
ing's endeavors and the manner IN
which daylight saving so juggled
the WRC schedule that we get 4
new program and set some OF the
regulars back a Bit In addition
20 an hour and q quarter OF Arthur
Bagley's exercises and the roaring
Lyons" Washingtonians heard for
the first time this morning fifteen
minutes Of religious services that
will form regular part 81 the
daily program hereafter.
PAULINE SHOWS
HER VERSATILITY
Passing lightly over the manner
u which Pauline Healey surprised
the customers by bursting into
French song Saturday evening dur
Ing our tat home hour which ID
only q beginning OF the things this
rather able and skillfuI young per.
son promises to do during the COM
ing seasoneaIld leaping edtately
INTO the sunday endeavors, the
Foxy program Of the afternoon
appeared to have just q bit more
70 It than usual, due probably to
the impresario himself.
In the late afternoon the final
Open-air service OF the season at
the Washington Cathedral brought
out quite an array of clergy and an
excellent talk hy Bishop Freeman d
bis usual. The National Concert Ors
chestra discoursed long program
with Fortunate d Angels. tenor of
the Metropolitan, al guest artist.
The tenOrls contributions from.
'OtellO would have been far better
received had the announcer given
us some indication Of what they
were all about. .Otello' ia too i'm
portant an opera -arid too little
known BY radio listeners generally
to have arfas torn from It here and
there and delivered without ex.
PLANTATION, al was the case with two
of d Angels contributions yester-
day.
The usual Capitol Theater
standardized program was relieved
by guest artists, who have not been
under Major Edward Doves sway
and. therefore. sang their songs ard
played their solos as music and not
as d part Of assorted lots of stick
quantity production amusement, Dbl.
livered BY the hour. al IL the case
with the Bowes efforts usually.
Allen McQuhae,s farewell concert,
closing the Atwater-Kent summer
series was only up to the popular
tenUr's standard In spots, and the
address Of Assistant Secretary Of
War Trubee Davidson was an In
teresting contribution to the sym.
postum WFiAF III sending regarding
aviation.
IN the outer wave lengths the
most conspicubms effort was that
of Major Chester C Mills. late
prohibition administrator for the