The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-21


set buzz, programs of good volume
and clarity came to receiving sets
last night. The interference stop.
ped about mid evening and the
static noises Quieted q BIT so that
the night was fair for IOggers.
Sitting where we could get close
mp. as 1t were. of the doings Of the
Lord Calvert Orchestra last night,
we're still bordering on how 1t is
possible to obtain the brilliant color
and orchestral effects from the
twelve instruments that compose
this excellent ensemble. In number
and Instrumentation the aggregation
d the sketchiest sort OF an or
chestral combination. Yet the vol
ume Of tone and the character and
substance Of it give listeners the
impression of hearing a fully
equipped organization Of at least
thirty or forty pieces-counting on
the two saxophones and piano to
add the effect Of ten or a dozen
other instruments when used in
unison with the others.
The manner in which the first
movement of the ballet "Copellian
was played last evening, for in
stance, couldn't have been much i'm
proved upon with complete little
symphony, at the very least. Yet
there Were only the twelve men
working away at the score and get.
ting q brilliance of tone and instru.
mentation that did full Justice to
one Of the big things orchestras are
called on to play.
We believe this organization is
now about as good a combination
as Is playing for radio listeners
and 1t certainly played on equal
terms last evening with Louis
Katzman's Anglo Persians, who we
have considered the best small
orchestra doing radio business and
which played its final concert Of
the season just before the Calvert
outfit started.
GIRL GUEST
FINE SUPPORT
As an i1terloper to the program,
with what may or may not have
been a real feature, depending on
what you thought Of it, we can
cooperation, more thorough under.
standing Of what we were trying
to do or quicker pick up of cues.
etc. than Fred Stark and his men
gave US last evening.
The distinctive thing of the
evening concert-save the Lord
Calvert exercises we have noted
was the passing Of the Louis KATE.
fAA
the Anglo Persians played was. in
effect, a review of the more i'm.
poftant things it has been giving
for the past year. As a musical
memorial it probably served very
well. AS an orchestral demonstra-
ton It didn't seem to US to be
quite up to the Katzman standard.
But some Of this may have been
the fault Of the 40.horse-power loud
speaker through which we heard It.
The Goldman Band concert ap-
peared to drag an interminable way
through it's hour on the air during
the early evening. There was moth
ing very uplifting about the pro-
Eram unless we except the stats
tical data which the announcers Of
this feature feel it necessary to
give between numbrs.
One of the most interesting things
on the. air was the "Show Boat"
program from WIS, Chicago-one
OF the regular weekly features OF
that station but one that seemed to
have just bit more in it of variety
and good music than heretofore.
Cleveland supplied an excellent bit
of music through WTAM at various
times during the evening and as we
signed off for the night WSB,
Atlanta, was going strong with an
orchestral demonstration.