The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-13


however. AZ most lnfreQuent ID.
tervaIs lust "a remind listeners
that The static family stlli rules
the wave lengt alld can DO 90
with light cracking cruisers e.
wei Is heavy, bOnabardi1g battle
SHIPS that thunder. The night was,
on the whole, very clear and pro-
grams came ia easily from All Sec
tons. interference between stA.
lions was annoying but fading not
quits 30 pronounced.
Now seems to be the time when
Hi good broadcasters have come to
the period of testing new devices
for the good Of their programs.
Those listeners who park around
el1e dials during the hours after mid.
night last night received all sorts
of interesting and unadvertieed
entertainment The WGY orgahiza.
ton has been experimenting with
an especially powerful apparatus
during the last week that sends its
programs strong and true 70 re-
Getvers IN all directions Though
we never do have much difficulty
with the volume Of WGY using It's
regular apparatus.
Last night-or rather this morn.
ing the Bell Telephone Conlpany'S
station at Whiffany, N. J.s--if there
rs such d place!- entered the list Of
testers with some sort Of q broad
easter that brought music TO our
receiving set In such volume that
we could tune out every bit Of ~.
anospheric noise and stall get such
concert pitch on the earphones
We were afraid to continue lest Il
woke the neighborho
STRANGERS INVADE
BROADCAST BAND
While on the matter Of tests
We sincerely hope that Station SxP
finally located Airplane No. $50 On
the $40 to go wave band. II Ger.
tainly called with insistence, inter.
rupting perfectly good musical pro-
grams In the sincerity ana enthus
Eiasrn OF its endeavors.
That particular section Of the
broadcast band seems to be 4 IA
vorite place for code and amateur
stations to climb around and expert.
ment with. It seems to US there IL
something IN the regulation book
about that ana we hope others who
have been annoyed by the inter-
ruptions viii take the matter up
with the Federal Radio Commits.
sion.
Taking it by and large the un.
programmed loud speaker produc-
tons helped make a most average
esting. The broadcasting OF The
e r. . NRnTN.,n,, I,SAsNS Ja,,,sss IS .,,.s..A5.s.
Alice Oop," which started the
WEAF.WRc program, for the eve.
ming indicated why there are so few
shows On Broadway these days.
Alice Dop" appeared TO be b vande.
Vile performance without much
rhyme, reason or audible talent, the
most distinctive feature OF It's radio
version being Victor Moore's very
amusing monologue which he frank.
" stated was not 4 part BE the
stage version Of the show at all,
but his own idea Of what radio
audiences would like to hear.
EELLIsT rs
PROGRAM STAR
In the public utility subsidy
Rosario Bourbon directs, the most
interesting thing was the PLAYING
of Linke's Spring and the cello
endeavors Of Lucien Schn1id.
Giuseppe di Benedetto the grand
opera tenor. seemed to be thor.
Oughly at home. and sang with
much satisfaction to his audience,
IA the musical miniature period de-
voted to Venetian music.
Mae Clement played one Of Dean
Shure's Lyric Washington" num-
hers, al I hoped she would, in her
NMAL recital The mt. yernoh's
piece was the one she elected to
give and she played it better than
anything else on her program.
Katherine Palmer and her Eyes.
terthots" came through most pleas.
aI1tly from WIZ. as did the poppy
Royal Stenographers. One Of the
interesting items OF the evening was
the talk from KYW on the pro.
posed Rudolph Valentino Memorial
Hospital in Italy. for which the
Chicagoese are collecting funds ana
SWING benefits under the guidance
Of Rob Reel, Of the Chicago Eve.
ming American, Incidsntiy We hone
Rob enjoys her Vacation-she has
earned 1t by supplying radio listen.
@rs with one Of the best movie club
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