The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-01-26
WRC PRESENTS
| HONE TALENT

With just enough noise to prove
the static forces are still doing
BUSINESS at the old stand, radio
programs came floating laZiIy into
receiving sets last evening from
all sections and fading in and
out after they got there. There
was no noteworthy disturbance
or interruption to fair reception
from any secfiOn-the usual an.
nOyances being just about usual.
The special feature of loud
speaker performance last evening
seemed to be some two hours and
fifteen minutes of sustained broad
casting by WRC from its own
studio! That is the most radio
entertainment that has come from
;WRC direct in one straight helping
for many moons and may be a
regular thing OF a Wednesday
hereafter.
It was rather welcome change
from the continuous imported enter
tainment, despite the fact that there
was nothing remarkable about any
OF the programs offered unless we
except that of Felian Garzia, the
pianist, who occupied the time OF
the Kit weekly contribution. One
Of the interesting things about this
recital was the number Of short
piano numbers the very able artist
presented and the variety of musical
moods they expressed.
Perhaps the interesting thing Of
the evening that WRC did not
Broadcast was what might be called
n Shakespearean medley" which
the Socony half hour from WEAF
provided for listeners. The pro-
gram was radical departure from
the dance tunes and talk OF the
type usual to this weekly perform
hnce.
The Socony sponsors contributed
their portion of the evening to the
broadcast OF the plans and pur-
poses of the American Shakespeare
Foundation, which is engaged in
raising the last few thousands OF a
fund to be devoted to rebuilding
the Shakespeare Memorial Theater
at Stratford-on-Avon.
PRESENT PLAYS
WITHIN A PLAY
Gerald Stopp and his most able
cohorts of the National Broadcast
. Ing Company presented the program
In q pageant style with Shakespeare
and Queen Bess as characters en-
gagged in examining some Of Master
wins plays. Scenes from the
bard's masterpieces were presented
2 rs plays within the main play
and very well presented as most of
the Stopp efforts are.
The usual interurban radio ex-
ercises from WRC introduced Min
ME Volkman, soprano, as soloist,
with considerable success and much
TO the enjoyment of her listeners.
Louis Annis, tenor, was the solojst
of the second effort to bolster good
viii for Pepco among its patrons.
The program last evening was de-
voted to Irish music in compliment
to President William T. Cosgrave,
Of Irish Free State, and rather
slowly and raggedly played by the
orchestra.
Caroline Andrews, soprano, showed
quite a bit of her very pleasing voice
Nm the Goodrich program, being the
first woman we've heard sing with
that aggregation and being likewise
one Of the best they could obtain to
tnaugurate the policy. We hope she
will be heard frequently.
The production of Faust" by
Cesare Sodero's group was note
worthy of the choral features
presented, a part Of opera perform
ance that has been hitherto rather
neglected by Sodero. In the WMAL
activities we enjoyed hearing 13-year-
old Clinton Bro,n play the saxo-
phone as soloist of the Washington
Independent Boys Band, of which
he is bandmaster. Wen have to
confess that we're not entirely sold
on the idea of introducing boys
bands of this sort to audiences that
have the entire nations musical
genius to select Of an evening. They
do well for the entertainment of their
friends and most of us wish them
well. But we doubt their value as
advertising either the city or the
radio station using them.