The Washington times., 1927-05-26
HERBERT MUSIC.
| FILLS THE AIR ]

ILLU I'LL It'll
Yes and no do sister act as
answers to the question OF
whether radio reception was good
last highland both do IL well,
because reception was just like
that! Sometimes there was noise
and sometimes there wasn't.
Sometimes there was fading and
sometimes there wasn't. How.
ever conditions were fair and
distant programs were under.
etandabIe IN some sections and
obscuFed by interference and
etatic i'm others.
There have been few Occasions
when radio listeners have been
offered fuller program than that
served them last evening by WRC
both from it's own reSourpeg and
with the assistance of WEAF,
From early in. the afternoon until
the last strain of dance music was
heard, a varied and continuous sup
ply OF entertainment was on tap
Tor the dial twisters-with George
Ross, running in every little while
20 keep things going with his piano
playing. 1t might be noted that
the Ross performance in the early
Avellihg with the piano-the time
when he played several numbers
IN slccession.-was about the best
bit Of pianoing George has done
Tor US in a long time.
The big thing of the evening was.
of course, the Victor Herbert
Memorial that came shortly after
o'clock and. brought back real
memories Of the big days Of Her
bert personal activity in a vivid
way because they were accom-.
panied by Bessie Wynne and FRITZ
Hcheff in person. It Is worth some.
thing these days to hear those very
satisfying fayorites again-a lthougll
q quarter OF q century has elapsed
since they were at the height OF
their popularity and time has
taken its toll Of them.
Gene Buck, president of the
American Society OF Composers,
Authors and Publishers, made
most impressive master of cere-
monies, and each Of the participants
IN the affair gave something worth
while to it. 1t remained for Au-
gustus Thomas to do the big thing
Of the evening, 1t seemed to me,
even though he did do it by letter
and not in person.
THOMAS LETTER
IS STAR FEATURE
The Thomas idea that the spirit
Of Herbert was lowering about the
gathering is q thing to think about,
but In terms OF the way in which
the immortal soul Of the composer
81 always winging its way along
the wave lengths. The true spirit
Of Herbert is the music he gave to
the world and the fact that there
are, pra ctically> no. evenings one. can
spend listening ITO radio without
hearing at least one of his compo-
Bitions is the best evidence Of the
Immortality Of his soul-of the fact
that it will go on through eternity
bringing joy and gladnese, peace
and hope to countless millions.
The performance of "Ruddigore"
BY the WEAF Company; which
came in the early evening rather
than at the usual light opera hour,
did not strike ais as having the
pep and go usually injected to
these performances. Perhaps 1t
was a Bit too early for the artists
~ ~ PAOPV44S fAlbuIISA ~ 'S1tCtIs JCOs
On the other hand we have heard
few performances more satisfying
than that Of the Maxwell orchestra
from WIZ, which we heard from
WBAL, shortly after the light
opera hour. In its presentation Of
It's Spanish features and the Indian
and Inca numbers, particularly. the
orchestra was in unusually good
form, and quite outshone the Fiske
Jubilee Singers who were the guest
artists. of the program and who
sang their usual best.
There were two fine things on
the wave lengths last might've, Of
the finest things know anything
about and quite. real idea,
exemplified by two people partici-
batting in the: program, of keeping
faith with the public they serve
and permitting no private afflica-
ton to hamper in the slightest de-
gree the enjoyment Of, the great
audience expecting them. The Per
feet Diamond came from the. bier
Of his mother to, rectte his weekly
story before the microphene and
David Lawrence was but a day re-
moved from participation in the
funeral services Of his best friend.
1t is worth while to know such men
and q matter of great pride to
follow the same calling with them
= calling whose highest ideals they