The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-11
SENATOR MAKES
RADIO HIT

Entertainment programs TAXED
smoothly through loud speakers
just as though they were guided
by Lindbergh in their flights
from all sections of the con-
finent to waiting listeners last
evening. And just as Lindbergh
seems to be able to land in a
field large enough to hold tho
other half of 'We"-sO any
size radio set was a receiving
station for almost any kind of
broadcast. There was the usual
interference, of course, and the
messing of code into otherwise
perfectly good entertainment.
Crowding into few minutes
more real intelligence than radi'
otics have received regarding ma
tfonal affairs for a blue moon, Sen
ator Joseph Robinson of Arkansas,
Democratic leader of the Senate,
proved his democracy by actually
living up to the last word in the
new Voters Service" program
WRC broadcast last evening.
In less than ten minutes Senator
Robinson talked about flood con-
troL tax reduction, farm relief and
its tariff step-child in a way that
was a real service to listeners.
There was a pronounced Demo-
cratic flavor to some of the things
he said, of course-it would be ex-
pecting too much of nature to
think a Democrat could be any
thing but human-that'S why
they're Democrats.
But Senator Robinson will be an
asset to the promoters of this pro-
gram if they'll use him regularly
and his Republican and unclassi-
fled confreres would do we'll to
study the system he uses. His
mike mate last evening, Senator
Charles Curtis of Kansas, couldn't
grasp the fact he was just visiting
folks in their own homes to chat
with them about things and SO he
made a, speech and greeted an
audience. Hence his remarks con
tanned the usual number of well
chosen words, but little else.
NEWSPAPER MAN
DOES GOOD JOB
We were rather proud. as
chronic and incurable newspaper
person, of Charlie Ross of the st.
Louis Post Dispatch, and the way
he acquitted himself before the
microphone. Most newspaper writ
ers of merit ought always be read
and never heard-but Charlie seems
to be an exception. He might re-
member that his purpose in visiting
our living rooms monthly will be
simply to do the lead" OF tho
Voters Service weekly story, how
ever. if we may drop into the
vernacuiar of our profession, and
the lead" should be short enough
to let the other men covering the
assignment have air space, or time,
for a little more of a running story
than he gave them last night. All
things considered, however, the
Voters Service first effort appears
to indicate it will be real service.
Doc" George Rockwell, vaude-
vile wow Of the entire continent,
undoubtedly backed away from the
night much wiser person than
when he started in with his enter
tanning foolery. doc" learned that
talking nonsense to radio listeners
is a bit different than doing the
same thing for vaudeville. A skilled
entertainer, with an audacious and
most amusing store of chatter, on
the basis of his showing as an
Eveready star. we1l have to admit
we'd much rather see him in vaude-
vile than hear him through loud
speaker. We believe doc" has
something to give radio audiences
and we've enough confidence in
his intelIigence-he is one of our
most intelligent entertainers, by the
way-to feel that he will make a
real loud speaker asset of himself
as a result of his experience.
The SeiberIing Singers provided
listeners with one of the best con-
certs we heard during the evening
when they took their turn before
the microphone. George A. Meader,
operate tenor. was again among
the missing-but Jimmy Melton.
likewise a tenor, assumed guest
artist honors and did a mans sized
Job. We've never heard the famous
GODDARD Lullaby" from "Jocelyn"
better done than ne did it. The
chorus, likewise, was in fine shape
and made those of us who like to
hear full, rich tones from group
of men, sit back and thoroughly
enjoy ourselves.
In the outer wave lengths we
heard of what should have been
an excellent radio presentation of
Camille from WOR, very
happy bit of disconnected gossip
about authors from Homer Croy
md WEAF and a superb bit of
,luartet singing from the same sta
zion in what Aloise Havrilla called
National Musicalities." The quar-
let. we believe, included Rosalie
Wolf, soprano; Paula Heminhaus,
,outralto; George O'Brien, tenor
md John Oakley, bass. The Movie
. Tub from WMAL moved along
nicely, impeded here and there by
olds or an ardent desire on the
art of the performers to get the
hing over with as soon as possible.
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