The Washington times., 1927-04-11
CREATES.
MUSICAL URGE

Fair and partly 0vercI0uded
with noises OF static and interior
ence-is the weekend report from
the atmosphere as was reflected
by sound waves through loud
speakers. Saturday was fair and
Sunday supplied the partly over.
clOuded programs. Neither nights
were the best Of their kinds nor
were they the worst. Powerful
stations could be heard most 0f
the time both evenings and pro-
grams came rather better from
Northern and Western stations.
The fact that Fapre's '.The
Palms came to our receiver but
four times between II a. m. and
70 midnight during the course. of
Palm Sunday would indicate that
the universal use of radio as q
listening medium has accomplished
"a great end--it has developed a de-.
gree OF originality on the part Of
orchestras and church choirs in
providing occasional music and has
sent directors of both delving into
using the same old compositions
every year
THE Palms" Is one Of the most
impressive Of musical compositions
and is well worth exploitation. But
in years past one tuned the Faure
piece on Palm Sunday at practi-
cally every station, save those
using dance orchestras exclusively.
This year the radio audience heard
variety of things Just as APP
propriate to the day and equally
as pretentious and as beautiful
from musical standpoint,
Aside from tl1at-there was really
nothing of great Importance ais Il
performance developed over the.
weekend. Possibly the presenta-
ton Of the three boys musical or
CARNATIONS from WIP, Philadelphia,
Saturday. night was the most sig
nificant program and one of the
most interesting. A symphony or.
chestra of real symphonic size and
Instrumentation, band of so in
struments and an harmonica or
chestra of 100 players constituted
the forces that provided the enter.
tainment. The formidable array
Of musicians all grew from a small
group of boys who wanted to learn
to play the harmonica and were
provided with the opportunity to do
so by the schools and civic organi.
cations of Philadelphia.
ORCHESTRA GROWS
FROM HARMONICA y
There is no doubt that listening to
music broadcast from radio stations
had much to do with keeping the
boys at their musical tasks. The
significance of this, as we see 1t. is
that the men and women as well
as boys must feel the same sort Of
urge to express themselves in music
and must have done something
equally as important musically to
satisfy it-not only in Philadelphia,
but throughout the country. IL our
theory is correct, the radio has more
than justified itself in the five short
years Of its existence as a universal
form Of entertainment and amply
proved its Importance as an instru-
f1ent for the Accomplishment of the
greatest of good to humanity.
AS was predicted THE Week
Enders." from WEAF. furnished fair
entertainment Saturday. as compared
with the first effort, and the indica.
tons are that If the same amount OF
improvement is shown each week,
within the course of year or so the
program should be worth tuning.
Until that time the hours between
8 and 10 Saturdays on any of the
WEAF attenuations, including wRC.
might be more profitably spent listen
ing to something else.
The Roxy Studio concert yester-
day provided several interesting
features and proceeded with consid-
cradle smoothness and effectiveness
to accomplish what its director de-
sires-the providing Of calm and
quiet Sunday afternoon hour with a