The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-02
RADIO HEAL Til
CT Ass HAS
BIRTHDAY

Breakfasts Outwitted static to
celebrate the April week end
and came TO receiving sets with b
clarity and volume not found on
the wave lengths during the
earlier part OF the week. Last
evening there was some shyneSs
on the part Of Midwest stations
although the South was tuned
without difficulty. While noise
was absent the code and fading
annOyances were found at all
points Of the diaIs.
The human alarm clock Of the At.
lantic Coast, arthur u. Bag1ey, au-
nounced this morning to all and
sundry OF the Amazons and Sam.
sons he has turned out to be in
the early hours of the day and
helped enjoy life bit more. that
this week is joy week and the ce1e-
bration Of the third anniversary Of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company health exercises. Long
may they bend and bob the family
groups!
First and most impressive Of, week
end singings Of the wave lengths
was the short recital by Josef Hof-
MANN the one infant phenom we
know who made good on the prom
Use of his early youth and plays the
piano even better in middle age than
his most enthusiastic adnnirer pre-
dicted when he was child won-
der. Every artist is q very COM
plete individual Of unique pattern.
He compares with no one else par
ticularly with no other artist be-
cause the artistic claim to greatness
ls based IN clearly and emphatic in
dividuality.
Hofmann has displayed lust that
quality Of individualism to gener-
alton Of concert goers but at no
time did he ever show It in more
clear cut terms than In his third
radio recital for the Atwater Kent
subsidy last evening. His playing
Of the Chopin ballad in "A flat major
was not only q MASTERPIECES Of
technical skill, but q poetic inter-
probation Of great legend in tone
that would make any listener fully
aware Of the universal language OF
music,
RUSSIAN SOPRANO
SCORES IN ROMANCE
Nina Koshetz, Russian soprano.
the program companion -Of the
pianist in the AtWater Kent hour,
provided audiences with one Of
those rare occasions when natural
soprano il heard singing the true
poetry Of song unimpeded by tech
nical difficulty or emotional varia-
tiOns. The Russian method OF sing
Ing. that IL 4 marked characteristic
Of its women vocalists. tends to sub
due pure technical exhibition in the
emotional demonstrations called for
by the music.
Violations OF conventional rules of
singing are common among the
Russian--to obtain the effects de-
sired. Nine. Kosnetz last evening
made full use OF this license par.
ticularly in, the RimsIxy- KarsaIoW
Romance which Is usually heard
as an orchestral number and rarely
given I'm vocal form. She made Ii
q living song for her hearers-a
song of real romance. The Mexican
sEstrillita, she sang q bit slow In
tempo, as pensive bit or musical
reflection, az though the singer,
lost in thought, was gazing idly
over q tropical garden at q winking
star and thinking aloud,
The modern Interpretation Of the
parable Of THE Prodigal,' by Ger
aid StOpp and his associates, was
another vivid presentation Of q
Bible story in terms sharply con-
trasting with the usual and strik-
ingIy emphasizing the elemental hui
mainly OF the old. old tale. The
wave lengths delivered much that
was Of interest and entertaining
during the weekend. The Thirty
Club postponed its interesting de
bate on whether or not Govern
ment employees should be provided
with free transportation. The de-
bate win be heard next Saturday.