Radio Digest (July 1924-Apr 1925)

RADIO DIGES T— Illustrated February 7 , 1925 "LINE NIGHT" AT WGN CREATES SENSATION RICHARD HENRY LITTLE IS INTRODUCING POETS Famous War Correspondent Who Acts as "Colyum" Conductor in Chicago Tribune Has Large Audience A LADY LIVED TN LESBOS A lady lived in Lesbos a weary lime ago; So many years have, overpassed, it's Utile we ean know; So many wars have worn away with Kods and creeds and kings. It's little we remember now of older, happier things. For men go up and down the land, under and over the seas (A lady lived in Lesbos, but what is that to thee) 1 And men sit watching, night by night, how Mars the planet spins. And women sit and gossip over marriages and sins. We have forgotten beauty and all our gods are good, And little we remember now the dryads and the wood. And only old philosophers and foolish dreamers know What lady lived in Lesbos a weary time ago. — The King of trie Black Isles. CHICAGO. — The poets' foolscap and the poets' lyre are attaining a greater audience through Radio than ever they had in history. The audience of WGN, the Chicago Tribune station on the Drake hotel, is hearing poetry and humor from the lips of the poets and wits themselves. Eugene Field had an audience— where the newspaper was read; and Mark Twain had an audience — when theyfound his books; but Richard Henry Little, the famous humorist of the Tribune, betakes himself and his en_.JM tourage and his ma gic bag of tricks into every isolated living room. Richard Henry Little, humorist, war correspondent and dramatic critic, is conductor of the "Line o' Type or Two" col1111111 on the editorial page of the Chicago Tribune. He is the successor to the late Bert Leston Taylor — "B. L. T." He has probably the finest band of poetical and witty contributors of all "colyums" in the country. Poets have produced excellent books of prose and verse from works which first appeared in "R. H. L.'s" column. There is "The King of the Black Isles," by J. U. Nicholson; "Black Babylon," by Dorothy Dow, and others. "Line Wight" at WGN Mr. Little conducts a "Line Night" every third Thursday evening at WGN, during which he is ringmaster of a varied program, featuring readings by his best known contributors themselves. His country-wide audience knows each "contrib" (inly as a nom-de-plume and wonders "what lie is like." So Dick Little presents each star contributor — and the studio is jammed to the stairway on "Line; Nights." Among those who have already read from their works over WGN are: "The King of the Black Isles," "Bitteroot Bill," "Helen Henna," "Mel-o-Dee," "The Phantom Lover," "Marjorie P. W.," "Snowshoe Al," "Peter Pan," "The Long Shot," and "Le Mousquetaire." The next "Line Nights" on WGN will be Thursday, February 12; Thursday, March 5; and Thursday, March 26. "R. H. I. YEAR OR MORE DELAY FOR WHITE RADIO BILL Sponsor of Legislation Expresses Beliefs Concerning Law WASHINGTON. — Probably more than a year will elapse before Radio legislation is enacted by Congress. This is the belief of Representative Wallace White, Jr., of Maine, author of the White Radio bill. While Mr. White does not agree with Secretary Hoover's theory that Radio legislation should be deferred for another year or two, he is willing to be guided by the former's views. Mr. White has not introduced the bill suggested by Mr. Hoover, which would enact into law the recommendations of the third Radio conference, because he is convinced it would have no chance of passage during the short session. KYW Artist on Tour CHICAGO, 111. — Charlie Schultz, one of the Westinghouse Station KYW artists is now a real "wandering minstrel." Mr. Schultz is making a tour of the middle west and all the large cities of the east, under the. auspices of a large music house. His tour will take about two months, during which time he will visit the various Radio stations and theaters in the more important cities. Rebroadcast of Victor Concert Through WHB Picked Up with Super-Heterodyne for Midwest Fans KANSAS CITY.— Station WHB, the Sweeney School here, it has been learned, .^uieessfully rebroadcast the first Victor artists concert for the benefit of crystal set owners around Kansas City and incidentally created quite a thrill for distant listeners, judging from the hundreds of letters received from practically every state. The receiver employed for the occasion used a two foot loop and was a seven tube super-heterodyne built in the Sweeney laboratory. Besides rebroadcasting Station WEAF, this unusual national rebroadcast test included selections from WBZ, WSB, WSAI, KFKX, KYW, WQJ, WCX, WFAA, KFI, and CNRW. The Sweeney receiving set has been operated inside the studio of WHB only a few feet from the transmitter, but on the night of January 1, the receiving set was located in the home of R. M. Lott, manager of the Sweeney Radio and Electrical company. The output of the set was connected through about five miles of indirect telephone line to the transmitting station. An interesting feature in the program broadcast from Station 2LO, London, on January 22, was the reading of their own poems by six well-known poets of Oxford university. JOHN LUND DIRECTS ORCHESTRA AT WGR JOHN Lund, composer, leader, instructor, and arranger of orchestrations, intimate of Sousa, and a musical figure of international importance, has signed a contract with the Larkin company of Buffalo to direct a twelve piece orchestra which it has arranged to put on the air from Station WGR every Friday night from 10 to 11 o'clock, Eastern standard time. M. A. Riggs, Jr., general manager of WGR, in announcing the new feature, stated that, without doubt this will be one of the greatest features which WGR ever put on the air, and the fact that the series will run for an indefinite period should be of more than passing interest not only to the friends of WGR, but also to the friends of the Larkin company, which covers North America in its activities. The fact that John Lund is in charge and will personally direct the orchestra John Lund Colgrove Studio Photo gives assurance that the productions of this musical unit will be second to none in the field. His productions will be of a classical or semi-classical nature. With Harold Gieser so ably leading the Vincent Lopez dance orchestra and John Lund in charge of the new unit, WGR will have one of the best balanced schedules on the air; the best of jazz for those who like it and the best of the classical for those who prefer that type. PICK RADIO'S BEAUTY (Continued from page 3) pound box of Dolly Varden chocolates. The beauty contest is being sponsored by the Dolly Varden Candy company in conjunction with the Crosley Radio corporation. Radiophans so fortunate as to vote on the winner will receive two-pound boxes of Dolly Varden chocolates. Those telegraphing their choice for the second prize contestant will receive one-pound boxes of candy. Listeners will be allowed but one vote each. Telegrams should be worded, "Number my choice annual Crosley-Dolly Varden beauty contest", and signed with full name and address. The girl selected as America's Radio beauty will receive a cash prize of $300. Second prize winner will receive $100, while the remaining two will be awarded $50 each. ■ A number of broadcasting stations are being erected in Sweden by the government. There are more than 37,000 receiving set licenses in the kingdom. BalUite Battery Charger. Charges 6 volt" A" storage batteries. 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