The Washington times., 1927-05-23
NEW PROGRAMS
START WEEK

Programs Of all sorts Lind
berghed their way to radio re-
ceiving sets over the week end,
despite a BIT Of noise here and
there. Every kind and condition
of broadcast reached the destina-
ton each tuner provided for 1t.
There were a few crashes and
bangs to be encountered and
some fading where fading is
general habit. But on the whole
most Of the br0adeasts were OBJ
tainable without difficulty.
While it would take no clair.
voyant to tell the tens of thousands
OF mystified radio listeners that the
fifteen minutes of "Cheerio' that
came over the wave lengths to
them this morning from WEAF'
and WRC was intended to give a
bright and pleasant hop off for the
day-something more than second
sight is needed to explain Just why
the program was put on, who did
it and what it really means.
We understood the roaring lyons
without difficulty-and please spell
it with ''y," Mr.. Printer. When
they came trailing after the health
exercise the kind announcer gave
us an earful about them. But the
queers sounds that came from the
loud speaker, followed by the open
ing strains Of Grieg's Morning
and then the voice OF a CHEEKY
gentleman apologizing for not giving
Dick Dulahan his horoscope cor.
rectly, need far more explaining
than was done for the general run
of customers to know what it was
all about.
We liked the style Of the talk and
undoubtedly it will help start the
day right for lot of US. But the
way we WRC listeners received it
this morning was like starting to
read a novel from the middle of the
book. Maybe there will be an ex.
PLANTATION tomorrow. In the mean.
time Well try to find out about it
and pass on what we learn.
Both the new programs that
started the day. however, were wei.
come to the breakfast table this
morning. We rather enjoyed the
lions roaring-never having sus-
pected the beasts of having SO much
musical talent.
FANNIE HURST
WEEKEND STAR
If pressed to nominate the week.
end radio star we'd unhesitatingly
give the award to Fannie Hurst.
the short story writer, for her in.
teresting talk after the excellent
concert of the American Singers
from WEAF and WRC last evening.
MISS Hurst presented a vivid pic
ture OF an authors method Of work
at the same time insisting that II
was the method of one author and
probably entirely different from that
OF another author-a difference NV
the way. that makes some neonIe
autnors and others lawyers, doctors.
taxi drivers, bootleggers and other
successful servants of the public.
Also. We might call attention tn
the Harmony Jubileers who nartici.
pated in the WEAF doings Satur.
day evening. These singers. with
thelr negro spirituals, made a very
distinctive contribution to the week
emu program, and hit the top NOTE
Tor Saturday reception.
Inc capitol Theater program pro-
VNlded special interest last evening
IN the piano performance of Hans
Barth, borrowed from the National
Broadcasting Company for the prIr.
pose of doing piano stunts. Mrs.
James Roddenbury, singer of chill.
dren's songs, and Richard Hale.
baritone, also performed in fine
shape for Major Bowes as guest
artists.
AMERICAN SINGERS
ONLY ON VACATION
Those radiotics who heard the
announcement of last nights con.
cert by the American Singers az
the last of, series should take
heart from the fact that these
same artists will return to the bust.
ness OF Atwater Renting in a very
short time.
We would like to call attention
TO the fact that the Federal Radio
Commission has made a rather
radical change of wave length aUo.
cations n :.