The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-24
COOLIDGE READS.
PROCLAMATION

giving are being offered today for
the unusually fine reception radio
listeners enjoyed last evening
from all sections of the cont.
nent. There was barely . sug-
gestiOn Of static noises and while
fading and interference were an.
nOying, the wave lengths were 50
prolific In their entertainment
and enlightenment such annoy
ances could be forgotten in the
fine programs easily tuned else.
where.
The President Of the United
States, for the first time in history.
read to the people Of the United
States his formal Thanksgiving
proclamation, and the people OF
the United States, through the
medium of ~ simultaneous broad
casts Of the Presidents voice, heard
the proclamation in their living
rooms, churches, or whatever meet
ing places they were gathered. Ap-
proximately 100000 people were
within range Of the President
voice when he spoke from his
study in the White House through
the microphone of WRC.
In more than quarter OF a
century of listening to and writ
ing about concerts and entertain
ments in various parts Of the world,
we have never heard a more pal.
pably patched together unrehearsed
and poorly presented program than
that which accompanied the Presi.
dental message 1t was neither in
keeping with the dignity of the
occasion or OF the distinguished
parsonage who was its principal
figure.
With unlimited resources at its
command, only with its vocalistS
did the National Breadcasting Com
pany approximate the poorest Of
the concerts advertising oil, tooth
paste, overshoes, pianos or whatnot
that were broadcast from the same
studio during the course of the
evening. We feel that the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company owes
an apology to the President and 10
the people of the United States for
providing so poor setting for such
an epOch-making event.
GRANGER STAR
OF WAVE LENGTHS
Percy Granger, master not only
Of the piano, but of every kind OF
musical mood, proved himself just
that--and the great concert star OF
the wave lengths of last evening
with the program he presented dur
ing the weekly Aeolian hour from
WRC. Beginning by playing A duet
with himself-with his own record
ing Of his famous "Gumsuckers
March"-he contributed samples of
about every type of music a piano
can provide in the way only a
great artist. poet and radical as to
technique can do them. The great
moment of the program, it seemed
to us, was that In which the organ,
piano and violin combined to give
voice to Grainger's own Colonial
Song"-a tone poem of exquisite
| character.
The Belle Canto trio provided an
excellent opening for the WRC pro.
gram during the Kilt hour with
several groups of well delivered
songs, both solo and ensemble mum.
hers. The college song complex
seemed to fill the wave lengths as
the lpana Troubadours devoted
themselves entirely to such meas
ures and the Goodrich Orchestra and
vocalists also waxed collegiate at
times. THE Magic Flute" was sung
with the usual Sodero finish as y
WRC closing feature.
In the Brunswick hour at WMAT
the regular concert and dance mum.
bers were provided and the United
States Army Band Symphonette, di'
rected by Second Leader Thomas
Darcy. gave US the best concert OF
its season so far. the broadcas sting
of which, however, was below the
usual WMAL par. In the outer
wave lengths the Standard Oil sub
sidy from WEAF early in the even
ing made very distinct impression
with Van and Schenck and the in
teresting and appropriate descrip
tions Of visits by it's road crew to
Provincetown and Plymouth and the
Pilgrims monuments and haunts In
those places.