The Washington times., 1928-01-30
AVON s BARD ON
WAVE LENGT HIS

The wave lengths were Just q
Bit musly In most sections, over
the week end--as though the JAM
nary thaw, which doesn't seem to
be working on the surface Of the
earth. had scared into the ether
to touch the edges % brOadcasts.
The South was clear and had
plenty of volume In its entertain-
ment, but the Midwest was diff
cult to locate and rather blurred
most Of the time, especially Sun.
day evening.
A bit of a canter along the sound
wave lengths by the late William
Shakespeare and his friend, Sir
Francis Bacon, Saturday evening
from WEAF, hit the high spot OF
weekend broadcastings for some OF
us unorthodox play and music adj
diets, and likewise provided an I'M
usual way of carrying the message
Of the American Shakespeare Foun-
dalton that it almost has money
enough to rebuild the Shakespeare
Memorial Theater at Stratford- on
Avon.
The esteemed Christopher Morley
is credited with being the author
Of this most amusing half hours OF
farciaI philosophy we've heard.
Shakespeare and Bacon drift from
their pedestals in the public library
to the box office OF a modern Broad.
way musical show, where they fail
to get tickets because they are in.
formed the play is a WOW" and sold
out for a month. But they have a
most illuminating chat with the
manager and the girl selling tick
cts. hear the story OF the play,
many parts of which William recog-
nizes as good theater which is
thu title OF the piece. We hope
Morley and his associates can be
induced to produce the comedy
again for wider distribution than 1t
received Saturday evening.
TOURING ORCHESTRA
KEEPS BROADCAST DATE
Among the many things that
came to WRC listeners in an aver
age week end program Of entertain
ment perhaps the most conspicuous
successes were the concert OF New
York OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1t came
from Pittsburgh; the reproduction
of .'The Chocolate Soldier" with Jes'
sica Dragonette and Colin O'Moore,
SATURDAY. evening-and the very
fine singing of Anna Case, soprano
and the unprogramn1ed and unan-
nounced appearance OF Relnalo
Werrenrath as her program mate,
during the Atwater Kent Hour last
evening.
brought a thrill because it happened
that the orchestra was on tour
and yet did not leave its radlo
audience behind, but continued Its
regular Saturday evening enter.
tainmert from the place it happened
to be-which was Pittsburgh, Sat
urday evening. The "Chocoiate
Soldier" production was all any
one could want of such a thing
and considerably more than most OF
na expect from radio-largely be-
cause of Miss Dragonette.
WERRENRATH SINGS
UNUSUAL SOLO
Anna Case displayed her very re-
nnarkab1e soprano voice, ana just
wee bit of her musical intelligence
during her Atwater Renting. She
mas one OIL LHS 4AiOo~
voices and has a skill in using II
that is sometimes uncanny. she
was concerned mostly with skillful
use OF It last evening and chiefly
sang exhibition pieces. Werrenrath
who happens to be the director Of
the excellent Atwater Kent chrous
surprised his friends with one song
the solo part of the famous Stein
Song" from the prince OF P1lsen.
There was no installing his voice
though no announcement was made
Of his singing.
The Fox Symphony Orchestra
covered itself with glory during the
Sunday afternoon hours with about
as fine an Interpretation of the finale
of Tschaikowsky's Sixth symphony
as we've heard and the Biblical
drama which completed the WRC
program was another of the fine
| things Gerald Stopp and his cora
pany of players has consistently
given us. Last evening Hilds
Sponge, the famous stage star, was
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