The Washington times., 1928-03-07
PRIZE SOPRANO.
AIR STAR

Clear and with good volume were
the broadcast programs In loud
speakers last evening from prac-
tically every section Of the cOntl-
nent. There was less noise and
less interference between broad
casts. Code interference was an
nOying, especially ON the upper
and lower wave lengths.
While politicians pointed with
nride and viewed with alarm here
and there along the air lines last
evening-wherever the pontical
tongue was sharpened sufficiently
to get a word in edgeways--the
most prideful product OF loud
sneakers. as we view it, came Tin
heralded from Chicago and WGN
where Marie BronarZyk, sang her
first recital since she won third
Mace in the Atwater Kent Founda-
ton contest last winter.
There are few singers-eyen with
greater experience-who are able
to nut the joy and freshness Ut
youth so surely and truly into
flexible, trilling coloratura tones as
this very youthful vocalist is able
to do. During the Atwater Kent
contests she astonished many OF
her hearers by the skill with
which she used her voice, accom-
plishing cadenzaS and difficult pas
sages in coloratura composition Shat
years of practice and experience
only approximate for most So
pranos. Last evening her voice
appeared to be even more flexible
than shown in her appearance at
the finals of the nation wide con-
test. in which she was so closely
placed with the young women
awarded first and second place
that the judges required an hour
of consideration and an almost
blind selection to finally make up
their minds how the three should
be graded.
POLITICIANS VIEW
AND POINT AS USUAL
Aside from which, the loud
speakers delivered staple line of
goods to customers during the even
ing-except, of course, for the
politics. Representative John @.
Tilson, Republican floor leader of
the House of Representatives,
pointed vigorously with all kinds Of
pride to the achievements of the
Coolidge Administration during the
Voters Service exercises from
WRC. On the other hand, Repre-
sentative FINS Garrett of Tennes.
see, Democratic floor leader, viewed
with considerable ALARM and in
short, blunt and expressive words,
the present condition Of legislation
and expressed the idea that the
present Congress will go on record
as having been total loss to the
people. Gov. Albert c. Richie, OF
Maryland, just to show versatility.
pointed with pride to the founda-
ton of the Republic, from Philadel.
phia and WIZ, and then viewed
with alarm the ,incursions Of ma
tional authority on States rights.
In an entertainment way, we
learned from WSAI that the gentle.
man who invented Eyes, We Have
No Bananas by combining phrases
from the "HaIalujah Chorus" II
Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls"
and MY Bonnie Lies Over the
Ocean," received 100000 for the
feat. And dialling some points to
the right. WIZ informed us that
Franz Drdla, Bohemian composer
Of the exquisite Souvenir" and
many other modern compositions
that delight and sooth millions, has
received no royalties whatever from
his compositions and at so is now
doing hack work for a Vienna pub
Usher in order to keep a particular
ly vicious wolf from the door of
his tenement apartment where ne
shelters and cares for two sisters.
The regular programs were just
about that-amusing or tuneful as
they pretended-with the substitu-
ton of Gwendolyn Taylor, soprano,
for John Paul Jones, basso, and
Stanley William Bell, baritone, for
Colby Hartman. theater gossiper-
factory character although the
absence of the attractions an.
nounced was noted and regretted,