New Britain herald., 1927-12-09
Through fife Static

There are times in the history of every-well, last night was one of those variety evenings, when things just don't move along according 10 the well known card sharp. Hoyle. Static was heard as early as , o'clock in the evening and it kept up q steady racket until 10 o'clock. when 1t started 10 die down, By mid- night, it had subsided to such an extent that an occasional outburst was the only sign that there had been any static. There was plenty of volume last evening and very little fading. Stations came through in manner as clearcut as the atmos- phere out of doors, which we think is very pretty comparison.
 WIZ was loud and clear through out the evening, the customary fad ing being missing, 10 a great extent. We didn't do any real listening until about 10 o'clock, contining the early hours to observations regarding con- ditions at more or less regular inter vals. Well, as we were saying. WIZ was loud and clear. The Chicago Opera company's performance which will be dealt with more in detail fur ther down the column, came through well. Chicago stations were very much in evidence and most Of the scmi-locals gave d good account of themselves. WISE, Atlanta, came through louder than we had heard it this season, at about 11:50 o'clock. Dicounting the static, the night was 0. K.
 In the course of human events WTAM, Cleveland, came through in good shape, offering program along Civil War lines. There was a poet in the group and he presented q selection perporting to be story told by a Civil War veteran to his grandson. l. was well presented. Then came another selection, a dia Iogue between two Boys of '61,' q really delightful offering. Something different, too.
 Now we come to the opera. Taa daa. The second act of "Tannhau ser," performed by the Civic Opera Co. Of Chicago. was broadcast over a network consisting of WIZ, KDkA and WBZ, in addition to several western and southern stations. We listened to all three of the stations mentioned, but we found that hDl\A was coming through louder and clearer than either of the other two which are located in much closer proximity to us. The Pittsburgh sta ton, of late has been great favor ite in these parts, We understand. We'll, anyway, the presentation was excellent. If the microphoneS at q grand opera performance, especially of Wagnerian music, could get close enough to register the brasses with the fidelity that jazz orchestra reg isters, listeners would get a vast ! earful; but that doesn't happen. An orchestra of 90 in the pit still defies the radio engineers.
 Guy Lombardo's orchestra, for merly one of the principal dance features on WTAM's schedules. has transferred it's affections to Chicago,
 since it'is playing in that city now
 WBBM transmits it's programs each evening and We heard part of one oi them last evening. In addition, some gentleman or other sang Al Jolson' latest success, Sugar" a novel mum
 Der with q baffling arrangement ol notes and stops.
 We got in on the last number from WHO. The program was com ing from WEAF, consisting of music by Cass Hagen's dance orchestra The station was loud. but, as we said before, it signed off two minutes
 after we got there.
 Indications in Chicago last eve