The Washington times., 1927-12-17
|MUz|O SCORES
IN AIR DEBUT

uuu Jill - ASO
Holiday festivities were mani.
fest among the static crew yes
terday afternoon and evening,
when more crash and bang was
heard through loud speakers than
has been detected for weeks.
There was no section in which the
harpies of the air were not pres
ent and enjoyment Of brOadcastS
were reduced to a minimum. High
power stations were able to break
through the steady din, but there
was not much satisfaction in
listening to them, as distance In.
creased and opportunity for more
noise enlarged.
Clear, flute-like tones from the
silvery soprano voice of Claudia
Muzio, Chicago Civic Opera prima
donna, not only sang the high note
of radio broadcast last evening, but
sang it with such meaning that
her audience yearned for more
than the four songs she delivered
during the Palmolive outpourings
Of WRC. Nine. Muzio was reputed
to be making her radio debut in
the big. swift-moving program the
soap industry sends us of a Friday.
If so, her program was perfectly
rehearsed.
without trace of the usual mike
shynes or the careful experimental
ton that characterizes the initial
appearance of most great singers,
this song bird flew to the micro
phone as though she had made
| music before it all her life, and
sent her voice straight to the
hearts of the millions of listeners
grouped about loud speakers in all
sections Of the continent.
Her four contributions to the
program were of the most varied
character, all of great lyric quality
and each given it's full tone as we'll
as emotional value. None Of the
songs was spectacular nor were
there any vocal pyrotechnics. 1t
was straight, plain singing-the kind
that makes all listeners feel thor
oughly in sympathy with the voice
and the sentiments it expresses.
SWEETZER MAKES
GOOD FOR WRC
Just heretofore going any fur
| ther in the days ramblings-might
he injected a belated, but none
the less appreciative, tribute to
Norman Sweetzer, the new hired
hand of WRC, who has been show
! ing US some fine announcing lately?
| His Lord Calvert activities last
evening were helpful to the listener
and to the artists as well. In addi-
ton to the ability to make intelli-
gent announcements, Sweetzer has a
most satisfying baritone voice which
most of us heard with pleasure in
his impromtu program last sun
day evening. He is a real acquisi-
| ton by the WRC staff, and we
hope he will remain in Washing
ton.
The United States Marine Band
concert yesterday afternoon, from
WRC, and the piano playing Of
Helen Walford during the Jordan
hour, from WMAL last night, ap-
peared to us to hit the top places
in the Washington end of yester-
days radio activities. One Of our
faithful reporters also declares the
Woman's Forum feature of WRHF
by Betty Brewster and Ida Benter
yesterday morning, also presented
something old in a very new and
pleasing way.
The first group of piano num-
bers by Miss Walford showed us
skillful performer. who had an
artists true appreciation of the
meaning of three rather contrast
ing compositions and made her
audience understand them thor
oughly..
In the outer atmosphere we
joined with other radio veterans in
extending Fluctuations to the Happi.
ness Boys of WEAF on the occa-
sion of their fifth anniversary as
loud speaker providers for the ma.
tion's regular family living room
parties. We might state We heard
EN- the first time-and liked 'em
just as much last night! The o.
Henry story of the week, 1.-THE
Man Higher Up" came from WIZ
with it's usual snap and go and the
good old Radio Cavalcade, dressed
up in its new chewing gum livery
and with added pep and go we at.
tribute to Malcolm LaPrade's ex.
pert producing, was all we hoped
1t would be-and will continue to
be each Friday evening we expect
to tune it.