The Washington times., 1927-08-08
.GIPSIEs AGAIN
on THE AIR

whatever might develope on the
various wave lengths of sound that
float into loud speakers this eve
ming It Is rather q safe prediction
that nothing win register with more
distinctness or Is likely to give
greater pleasure TO music lovers
than the concert BY the Runanian
Gypsy Orchestra at Carlton Hotel,
which WMAL will broadcast be-
tween s and 3 o'clock This or
cIlestra Is an organization Of real
musicians who put everything
they've got into every piece they
play. One of the elements of sue
cess In all artistic endeaVor IL the
complete abandonment or the artist
to his workand more than that
to the idea behind his work. That
is what these gypaies show in every
thing they have played for radio 80
TARA complete abandonment Of
themselves to idea OF the music they
are playing and an appreciation Of
team work In the development OF
this idea. without Thought OF SELF
The result is that the drummer
IL as keenly interested In the sue
cess Of the first Yioiinist in giving
Just the proper tone as he Ii in
his own perfect tapping of the
drums In consequences these gyp.
sic play the music before them Tor
all Il Il worth, and provide us with
something OF the living, vibrant
character OF the romance or tragedy
in tone they are depicting.
NAVY BAND HAS
ELABORATE PROGRAM
Again the U. s. Navy Band will en-
deavor to Guido its previous efforts
with the concert program that win
broadcast from the Capitol Plaza,
beginning at o'clock this evening.
We hope the radio section OF the pro.
gram win begin with Rubenstein's
lovely Angels Dream, better
known as kamenoi Ostrow." Per.
haps listeners will miss this. how
ever, and IL they do the first number
to be heard will probably be the
overture to Won Weber's opera, THE
Freeshooter. I" Into this opera Won
Weber put much IT his great mu-
steal genius and it is very much
worth hearing.
There win also be scenes from
"Rienzi," Wagner's first opera;
Strauss Artists Life" waltz, and
excerpts from Herbert's beautiful
light opera, The Serenaue." This
most distinctive feature OF the pro-
gram. we fancy, will be the ancient
Peruvian tune. "The Condor Passes's
which Is believed to be the oldest
bit OF music in existence and which
has the most fascinating rhythm OF
anv composition ! know.
The Roxy endeaVor will omen the
program this evening at $50 as
usual and the grand opera from
WEAF will be Verdfs Masked
Ball"-the opera which. for political
reasons, was switched in locale from
Stockholm TO Boston on the night
Of its production so that while the
story is essentially that of a great
Swedish historical tragedy, the
names Of the characters and the
settings are supposed to be in
America. For all that, IL contains
some remarkable music. chief among
which Is one Of the geratest arias
for baritone in the Verdi list Of
compositions.
Rosa Polio Jarman, mezzo.so.
prano, and Elizabeth Gardiner
Coombs, pianiste, will be heard in
another Of their pleasing joint re-
citals from WMAL at 800. There
will be a concert by the Wilber.
force University Singers from WOO
at 3, at which time also the famous
Aleppo Band of Boston can be
tuned from WIZ. Richmond viii
present a mandoliR club from
WRYA at 3.