New Britain herald., 1928-03-17
Through he Static

static was quite heavy last night, ladies and gentlemen. For that req son, announcements were hard 'o get most Of the time. Volume was fair and. ot course. there vas some fading. All those things go hand in hand, so 10 speak.
 The evening started Off in good shape, the Happiness Boys, Billy Jones and Ernest Hare, cutting Us as usual. That's 8 great feature. from WEA7, and sure cure for the vlurs, to employ q trita phrasn. When l Come Back 10 You'' was one of the numbers employed, to- gether with couple of riots, the titles of which We didn't get. lone Of the funniest cracks they pulled last night Has dumhness well demonstrate Billy says 10 Erni-. he says, says he: Say, Ernie,' he says, Where were you born ?' Why" replied Ernie, T was born at home" Where were you born, BIly?" Says Billy. T was born in 4 hospital" What was the natter" asked Ernie, Weren't you feeling well?" The Happiness Boys pro grams are always informal and they contain certain freshness and un- confined joyiality that registers.
 
 z I d.. would certainly feel all puffed up, if he had listened to the radio last night. Nearly every station We tuned in played numbers in honor of the season. Irish airs in abundance tIoated through the night air aud there was hardly a feature that didn't pause in the midst of its Of f-ring last night to pay tribute to the patron saint of the Emerald Isle. "Mother Machree." When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,' My Wild Irish Rose" An Irish Lullaby and all the rest of the old iavoritcs Were played and sung in the course of the evening.
 WTIC presented an excellent tWo- o'clock. Milton A. Platt and Goodwin I Clyne Wer" the performers on the | twin pianos and they Were assisted l hy Edwin l.. Clark. bass soloist who sang two numbers, "frlenI O Mine" and Give Me the Open Road" Mr. Clark's work was enjoy able The two pianists played sucf popular numbers as "Rain,' "Makt Believe You're Happy" changes and "Lovcly Lady" They employee q pleasing rhythm and they workec together ill sweet style. II was ont of the best two- piano acts We have heard and wed like to hear il agaln
 The Radio Ball from Wl1Z was ust one thing after another. Dance orchestras in abundance and enter fatucrs in profueion. The program started at 1o o'clock and was sched- uled 10 go until o'clock this morn ing. w. didn't wait however. w heard McF.nelly's orchestra play al .xcoeaingly crazy version of thA crazy number, Ice Cream, ane then . harmonica sololst took th' air. The station had consderabl' static to cope with late ill the eve ming, but il didn't seem 10 nlh( that. We can remember the tiln' when We would have stayed up nn'' ? o'clock listening 10 those dance or ch.-tras. since there weren't man! of them on the air, But not th"5' days.
 What's lapprued to the "Ehap sodv in Blue?f We haven't heard | since last night
 The morning exercises iron WEAF today started with q cheer. Top O the Marnin' to You
 WISE. Atlanta, came through fair ly well last night. We heard 'h Little Colonel talking about som" thing. although We didn't remai' Very long. the static driving us ou very successfully.
 Other stations, WH>, WMCA NOR. WIZ, WEEI. WsM, WsA1.
 That's all for today, thanks!
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