Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-23
RADIO TO REVEAL
WARES TOPUBL|C
All That Is New in Industry to
Be on Display at New
York Fair.
BY MARTIN coDEL.

NEW YORK, September R3 (N.AN.A.).
--Tnis Is National Radio week, the an
nual Radio Worlds Fair here in Madi-
son Square Garden marking the formal
opening of the 1929-3o radio season.
Now begins the period when the radio
manufacturers and broadcasters "open
shop" to the public. for the New York
exposition is simply a preliminary to
many others to be held through the
country, because the. Autumnal equinox
heralds the season Of better radio re-
ception.
It is a far cry from that day In early
November, 1920, when Station KDkA,
at East Pittsburgh, went on the air with
the first program. to the display OF
wares that the radio industry has to
soffer at its biggest exhibition of the
year. Something like 100000 worth
of equipment, representing all that is
new in radio, is being shown here this
week by the industrial prodigy that Is
the radio industry.
Chains to Garry Story.
A sort Of vicarious participation In
the New York festivities is to be af-
forded the rest of the country by the
chain broadcasters. Although the an
nual radio industries banquet, which
was the occasion for the most ambitious,
all-star network broadcast Of the year,
will not be staged this year. because
New York City has no banquet hall
large enough, the chains are taking
advantage of the special facilities of the
show to put on some exceptional pro-
grams directly from the exposition hall.
Their feature broadcasts will be re-
layed over the country via the networks
from the crystal studio, replica of a
broadcast studio, with walls Of glass.
Through the glass walls those who visit
the Radio Worlds Fair will be able to
watch Just how studio presentations are
staged. They will see actors and per-
formers at work exactly as they work
in the studios every day, except that
some Of the performers will be in cos
tune.
A1nouncers Of both the national
chains will do their best to give the
rest Of the country a picture of what is
transpiring inside the crystal studio.
Regular program Of both the Columbia
and the National Broadcasting Com
penies will be staged here all through
the week, and some special features will
also be offered.
Upton to Speak.
It Is before the microphone in the
crystal studio that Representative Wal
lace White, jr., of Maine, prominent in
connection with radio legislation; Sir
Thomas Upton, representing the British
radio industry, and Count Felix Won
Iuckner, representing Germany, will
speak over the Columbia network to-
night.
This being the time when radio and
the movies are joining hands, both the
big chains plan TO present motion pic
casts during the week. Many of the
features will be in the nature of sur
prises, but the National Broadcasting
Co. promises the appearance Of Bebe
Daniels of radio pictures next Thursday
night, while Columbia will present many
stars of the Paralnount-Publix group,
with which it merged recently.
About 200 manufacturers have en-
gagged space In Madison Square Garden.
What they have to show is not much
different from their exhibits at the
Chicago trade show last Spring. The
exposition, however, was open only to
the trade, and had an attendance Of
about 10000.
The Radio Worlds Fair will bring at
least half million visitors to Madison
Square Garden this week, according to
an estimate by officials
Television still is the chief object Of
public curiosity. And the latest devel-
opments In that art, as accomplished by
the General Electric Co., Westinghouse
and the Radio Corporation Of America,
will be displayed.
Preliminai reports have 1t that tele-
vision images will be shown on a screen
l foot square, but that. except for better
lighting effects, the demonstrations will
not reveal much improvement over the
imperfect results Of last year.
Sereral radio shows already have been
held in certain large cities, notably Los
Angeles. Cleveland, Detroit and St.
Louis Detroit. however, is to have an
other on october 81. Kansas City and
Minneapolis will stage theirs this week
also.
Some of the others scheduled are
Pittsburgh, September 80; Milwaukee,
October 1: New Orleans, october 81, and
Chicago, October 81.
Next to the New York show, the one
at Chicago usually draws the largest
public.
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