New Britain herald., 1927-04-22
Through tie Static

o'clock that there was going to be it's old time pep. To tell the truth. we had started to think that the static had forgotten to stat. But we were mistaken. Nothing else had a chance. We didn't hear the buzz There was lots Of volume. however, and for that reason We were able to hear two or three stations outside Of 1 WTIC.
 However, WTIC was good enough for anybody. The South Sea Island CTS. that brilliant group of players which appeared over WEAF and chain of stations each Thursday night, enlarged their audience last evening with the addition of the /, Hartford station to the collection. 1 WTIC was rather undecided as to what should be put on the air at 5 o'clock so, since the Islanders re- ceived such a great response when they were at WTIC few weeks | back, it was planned 70 join with <, the Red Network. And a happy de- cision It was. too. In addition to playing dreamy Hawaiian tunes, the artists gave themselves over to popular melodies and songs. Crazy Words. Crazy Tune" was played and. in contrast. Carnival Time in Hon. olulu" was also rendered. Hawaiian guitars and other soft-toned string instruments were used.
 At S:30 o'clock WTIC took us over to the Capitol theater, an un- announced trip. Jim Clancy was on hand to welcome us and he stated that it had been decided to broad cast the entire show last night be- cause of the fact that Allene Stan ley was appearing on tho "boards' a: that playhouse. Consequently the program by the Sascha Jacobson string quartet from New York was billed at 10 o'clock instead of at g o'clock. We heard only the last act on the theater program. missing Miss Stanley entirely. The act included F people, mostly girls, and singing and dancing were the principal features. AS a general rule. we believe the theater officials try to inject a min- imum of dancing into the per formances that are to be broadcast. There was an aerial waltz, to the music of Victor Herbert melodies. There was a toe dance to the tune | 70 p opI fhlr.a was wooden shoe dance to the music of Hello. Swanee." The or chestra music came through well and it was also possible to hear the tapping. during the last number. In that way we could almost imagine how the dance looked.
 WIZ, covered with q mantle Of static, offered Wendall Hall, the Red Headed Music Maker, one of the most popular of radio perform CTS. He was really the first star to have been made" by the radio, and he possesses his old time humor and ease of singing. coupled with that magnetic personality of his. We heard him sing But I Don't Think So," with uke accompaniment. l We heard the call letters of WNAC, Boston, but the static was so heavy that we couldn't stay. WGY, Schenectady. calno through very loud. keeping most Of the static l in the background. A program Of musical comedy numbers was played and we heard one, "Tae Song of The Flame" WBZ and WPG suffer- ed from static and it was so heavy on both of those stations that there was little pleasure to be derived from listening in.
 1 When bankers put music on the air they want nothing but the best high-hat, tuxedo stuff, the kind that simply charms the hearar into the steenth heaven of delight. From l WTIC, therefore, came the dulcet strains of the Sascha Jacobson string quartet. beginning at 10 ?. m. The quartet originally was supposed to
 
 to an hour later. greatly to the re- gret of those who like to hit the hay around 10:30. The quartet was an artistic whiz. We heard the playing lot the Grieg quartet in C minor, famous composition of it's type, with luscious harmonies und erlying bold Norwegian themes. There was only one difficulty about it, and that had to do with the gusts of static, which when it happens on WTIC wave in
 dicate storm is brewing. It was quite q sensation to hear an eXqui- site string pianissimo one moment and the noise of somebody shoveling coal the next. The remainder of the program was on a par with the be- ginning.
 Tonight at 10 o'clock the testers Of this city, Dwight Latham. Stanton
 Ashley and Paul Lucas, will make their debut over WBZ, Springfield. This trio has appeared on many oc- casions at WTIC, Hartford. and was
 recently signed up for three months stay at the Springfield sta- tion. The contract calls fo- bi-month- ly appearances and. although the first program is to be given on Fri day night, the others will be pre- sented on Tuesday evenings, unless notice is given to the contrary. The program tonight will consist of pop
 ular numbers, in the form of trio songs, recitations, solos and instru- Imental selections.
 Repinninp with next Mondays is-