Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-28
BANNERFEATURES
ON RADIO TONIGHT
Closing Act of Opera and VIC
tor Concert Head
WRC Program.

The two gems in the ring OF produ
cast entertainment tonight-the CLOS
ing act Of verdi's opera III TroVa'
tore" as sung by the Chicago civic
Opera Company and the third OF the
series of Victor concerts-Wln DE
broadcast tonight by WRC. Either
one of these two outstanding attrac-
tions would suffice for one evening
entertainment, but those who decree
what we shall and shall not listen 10
over the air apparently have DECIDED
to make tonight a banner one In radlo
history by presenting a dual broad
side of features.
"T Troyatore." which, incidentally,
will be the second and final expert
.nent for this season in the broadcast
ing of grand opera from the stage OF
the auditorium in Chicago, is Sched-
1led for transmission over the same
group of 27 stations that last week
gave wide distribution to the garden
scene of Gounod's al masterpiece,
Faust" Upon the success Of the
opera broadcast tonight. together
with the transmission. of Faust,
will hinge the decision of the sponsor
of these attractions to put on the air
a regular series Of similar broadcasts
next season.
The principal roles in ''Il Trovatore'
will be sung by Claudia MuzIo, so
prano neonora); Arnoldo Mindi, tenor
(Manricol: Richard Bonelli, baritone
Count di Lunal, and Cyrene van
Gordon, meZzo soprano tAZucena).
A chorus of 80 voices and a fuii or
rhestra will assist the principals.
The act will be broadcast in two
scenes. The first is the exterior or the
prison in which Manrico and AZucena
are confined. The second is the in
terror of the cell in which they are
being held captives. Through special
facilities the change of scene will be
speeded up so that the second Will
follow the first within two minutes.
During this brief internission An
nouncer Milton J. Cross Will de-
scribe the second scene for the radio
audience and outline the coming
action.
The Victor artists who will give
tonight's program are Lucrezia Born,
soprano: Giovanni Martinelli, tenor,
and Pablo Casals, violoncellist. Bori
and Martinelli are members OF the
Metropolitan Opera Company and
have been heard previously by the
radio listeners. The appearance OF
Casals before the microphone will
mark his radio debut.
Aside from the opera and the Vic
tor concert, WRC has scheduled sew
eral other noteworthy attractions.
One will be the Hohner Harmony
Hour. which will be broadcast from
$50 to o'clock; the other, a concert
by the Burlington Orchestra. Charles
Trowbridge Tittnan, basso, and re-
cording artist will appear as the SOLO
list with the orchestra.
Radio reception is subject to so
many vagaries. owing to weather con-
ditions. attenuation, fading, inter
ference and so on, that many set own
ers and operators make the mistake
of viewing every variation in results
as being due to something outside the
set. This simply is going to an eX-
IRENE
Just as it is foolish to make close
inspection of the set, its units and its
batteries every time station fades
away or does not come in with GUS
ton1ary clarity, so is it incorrect to
assume that every variation In recep-
ton is due to external conditions.
One has to choose midway course
and apply a little common sense.
If a certain station acts in pecu-
Mar way 1t is a good plan to try other
the same characteristics are present.
But some logic must be displayed in
making such a test. First try tuning
for a station about the same distance
away as the one giving the trouble.
Study one in the same direction. Get
one Of the same power. Try one that
is broadcasting the same kind OF
music.
These points are important. When
you dial for a station the same dis
lance away you are making test of
attenuation, which is the technical
name for wave strength loss due to
the conductivity conditions. OF the
ether When you tune for station
in the same direction you are testing
for some possible interference origi-
mating In that particular line of wave
travel.
When you go after a station of
the same power you are making
test of the efficiency of wave lengths,
for If the second station comes i'll
much better that wave length Is best,
provided the stationSis of the same
power and lies in the same direction.
Finally, when you try station broad
casting the same type of music you
are making a test of the efficiency of
the station in recording faithfully. If
your HCb ECbS lIlC SC(OHo SIhlAOh wen
and the music is the same, the first
station does not broadcast so well
Then if your trouble appears on all
stations you can be rather certain
that 1t will pay to inspect the set
carefully.
Every little wave length that had
a carrier wave was tunable last night.
II was another great night for DIX re-
sk,~
clear, and there was but little evidence
of static. Fading also was at a mini
mum. A condition like this in the
chaotic ether is really rare.
Fans who dialed after IL o'clock
were able to hear Zez Confrey and his
recording orchestra playing through
wAPI at Auburn, Ala, and an organ
recital at the Southwestern Baptist
Seminary, broadcast by WBAP, Fort
Worth. Tex. Sporadic splashes of
code, however, interfered with recep-
ton of the latter. Just before the
midnight hour KRLD at Dallas, Tex,
was picked up with unusual volume
with the result that the blues" songs
Of Mamie Smith, who was advertised
az the originator of this type of
exotic music, fairly stormed through
the loud speakers.
Transfer of one of WRC's newest
features, the radio movie club, to sta
ton WMAL was announced today by
its sponsors. The latter station will
broadcast this attraction hereafter
every Tuesday night, starting next
week. from 1890 to 1870 o'clock.
The radio club artists next week
VIII be Sid Hall and his Melody Mas.
tiers. with AL and Jack Rand, as well
as Lillian Bernard and Flo Henrie
billed as the female Van and