The Washington times., 1928-03-17
RADIO I HRILLS 5.
To NOVELTY

u UUNLLIl
Old Man Static Is alleged to
be attempted to break up the
formation OF st. PatricE's Eve
breakfasts by roaring through
and around them. But loyal
programs raised their voices above
the tumuIt that sn1Ote the ears
Of the listening braves, when
there was power enough behind
them. The green and sunshiny
South was most productive Of
entertainment, the West was
sulIky and shy and the North
didn't seem 70 want to play at
ali.
with one Of Arthur Bagley's CO.
aforts grooming Mother Machree"
during the health exercises this
morning-John L. Sullivan saved
from q knockout by the timely
collapse Of an airplane last night
and the announcement that Grit
fifth, Fairbanks, PiclKford, Chaplin,
Barrymore and other picture stars
viii perform in e. couple OF weeks
before microphone this is in
deed st. Patrick's Day on the wave
lengths.
while we have the highest respect
for the educators and uplifters and
pure music fanatics who rove the
wave lengths, our hats are raised
/ high and our threats are raw from
the cheering we've done for the
common, garden Snowman who con.
ceived the idea of the Sullivan
Tunney fight which Major J. An
drew White so excitedly broadcast
last night. It just goes to show
that in radio It doesn't make any
difference whether a thing really
happens or mott can be broad
cast with q fidelity to detail and
in circumstantial completeness just
the same.
The mind that worked out the
swift moving finale OF last evenings
affair on the Columbia chain Is that
OF q genius. No other kind OF a
person would have thought of bring
ing the greatest ring battIer OF
them all into the ring with the mod.
ern champion In the first place
and it took all kinds of a genius to
get away with it--because the keen
interest in the affair for everybody
was how It was to end. The flight
was real entertainment and we're
all hoping the fertile mind Of the
designer Of this one viii be en-
couraged to sprout others. We
know, we intend to tune in on the
cigar subsidy whenever it is an.
nounced in the future-just to find
out what win happen.
PIANIST PLAYS
SCOTT PROGRAM
Aside from that the novelties of
the Washington broadcast program
came from WMAL last night In two
installments-both OF musical
character. Bernice Jones, pianiste,
provided listeners with one Of the
most thoughtful and skiIlful Of
expeditions OF modern composition
In q very short recital devoted to
the work of Cyril Scott. SCOTS
music is not only cast In the most
modern mould, but many pianists
who have attempted It declare he
composed and then dared musicians
to play them. Miss Jones played
them last highland played them
with the spirit and ideas the COM
poser intended they should be
played. At the same time she
played Just enough Of them for a
radio programs much Of this
sort OF thing in an evening Is not
easy to mentally digest.
The second novelty WMAL pro.
vided was the new choral organize
ton OF DR.. Alexander Hennennan,
known az the .Meistersingers,"
presented during the Jordan exer-
ctsea We are advised that the
group consists OF ten singers
brought together by DR.. Hennennan
Tor the purpose OF devising q vocal
symphony for radio. The result
showed that the composer director
has not hoped and worked in vain.
There is yet not quite the bal
ance that would provide the smooth
blending of tone that can be and
undoubtedly will be reached. The
soprano section is very brilliant
ana separates itself rather sharply
at times from the chorus.
A program OF rather unusual
character was provided in this first
concert, two Of the selections be.
ing done that almost realized the
directors hope-the Protheroe song
and the wierd Indian chant. In
the latter 1t seemed to us that the
tempo was a bit too fast to get
the fun effect-but the production
OF a blended choral tone was
reached perfectly in several mo-
ments OF the music.
Jose carominas, the Filipino bari.
tone, who has been heard several
times before, was the chief Of the
several soloiste introduced between
the choral numbers-and the one
that provided listeners with the
greatest thrill OF the individual
singers. Otherwise and elsewhere
the programs were quite up to the
usual Friday evening standard
which is fairly high and well
maintained.