The Washington times., 1927-02-05
EVERYTHING I'M
new PROGRAM!

Clear tones, plenty Of volume,
steadiness and great distance
were the rewards Of dial twisters
last evening. All sections Of the
continent responded readily to
tuning and for the first time I'm
week or more fading did not
interfere with the pleasure Of
| listening. The Middle West gave
an excellent account OF itself
and the South was also easily
tuned.
Several years ago a wealthy. manu-
facturer discovered that engaging
famous musicians to play concerts
| before q radio mlcrophone was
good advertising. Another equally
sagacious advertiser found that q
novelty in radio programs provided
/ by q singing announcer was good
advertising. And yet another wise
publicity seeker on the air lanes
conceived the idea that people like
/ to hear soulful hymns come from
their loud speakers. So
If these three elements of enter
| tainment are each good-the com.
bination of them ought to be a
knockout! At least so thinks the
enterprising Brunswick advertising
department and so 1t served the
wave length customers last night
with John Charles Thomas, baritone:
Albert Spalding, yiolinist: Frank
Mum, singing announcer. the pro-
gram closing with abide With
Me" To what sounded like a first
1 ID
There is q fourth element that
was overlooked in the combination
and OF which, out Of the goodness
OF our hearts, we're reminding Mr..
Brunswick. This is what might
be called the radio chase" theme.
Why not put all these features in
an automobile, like the Ford and
Glenn twin wheeze and have
'em constructiyely CAD about the
continent calling on customers who
have sent in comment on the pro-
gram or requests for certain NUM-
bers? This would be just as ap.
propriate to the character of a
concert by such artists ais Spalding
and Thomas ais were the singing
announcer and the closing hymn.
| We've not suggested opening pro.
ceedings with a prayer because as
/ long as the solemn Mr.. Cross IL
announcing them the effect Is about
that!
STARS WELL
WORTH HEARING
Be that as 1t may, the singing Of
| Thomas and the violin playing OF
Spalding are worth hearing, no
matter how garnish the setting pro-
vided for them might be, and last
evening, as we heard them through
KYW from WIZ, they were In mag
nificent form.
Thomas has a rich voice well
adapted to radio use, and his pro-
gram was Of a character to give 1t
full opportunity for display, Of
which he took every advantage.
Spalding Is the greatest OF American
violinista and one OF the most intelit-
gent and skiIlful In the world. We've
had several opportunities to hear him
In the loud speaker and his playing
last night was what could be ex.
pected OF such an artist.
The Brunswick Orchestra il a real
organization. with a most capable
director. and acquitted itself well,
particularly in its symphonic selee.
| tons.
In both the Burlington concert
and the Calvert hour the listeners
of WRC heard something worth
while last evening. The Burlington
orchestra is playing excellent music
in a very fine way and last nights
soloist, George e. Anderson, dis.
played a lyric tenor voice that has
great possibilities. During the Lord
Calvert hour Director Fred Stark
provided program Of good ball
ance that was played in a very
careful and satisfying way by the
orchestra.
SOLOISTS SCORE
IN CONCERT HOUR.
The soloists, Fred Mueller, eel
| list and Emil Splitter, oboeist, were
all we expected of them, which we
don't mind admitting, was quite a
lot. Splitter, especially managed
his two most difficult instruments
with skill and artistry Mueller,
Of course, is always good to hear.
| Such active jumping about was
required to keep in touch with the
big programs between the 8 and 10
hour that we let Sam n Henry
at WGN and the SHOW Boat" pro
gram from WIS provide most of
| the amusement for the remainder
of the evening. although we did
hear very good chorus sing from
WTAM in the late hours and an
excellent soprano from WHIT and a
good trio from WAX, earlier in the