Presto

24
P R E S T O
April 5, 1924.
Miss Helen Macy, art student—If I have a good
dance orchestra, so that I can dance, I am pretty
well satisfied. I like talks if they are interesting and
too long; songs, even grand opera, if sung in
Evidence Seems to Suggest that Music by the Wire- not
English, and they shouldn't use anything but English.
less Plan Is Not First.
John Runnberg, painter and decorator—I am in
favor of a good series of interesting lectures on social,
When radio as an entertainer becomes settled it is economic and scientific subjects. I don't care much
probable that it will not have music first in the favor for jazz. I enjoy choruses, quartets, piano numbers,
of the public. Music at first hand is better than by and so forth—everything except jazz.
wireless. Speeches, sermons and similar entertain-
Mrs. Ethel McGoey, housewife—Oh, just give us a
ment already seem to be taking precedence in the fine variety of good music, especially the old-fash-
minds of radio fans. In evidence, the Chicago Trib- ioned songs. I could listen to grand opera every
night of the week, so try to give us grand opera,
une conducts an "Inquiring Reporter" column in
which passers-by in public places are asked about choral works, and entertainment like that.
John Scholz, advertising—I have often thought
what they most want, or think, and recently the radio about
that question. I wish they would give us more
was the subject asked about. Following are the radio plays. They haven't given many of the dramatic
question and answers:
works in Chicago, although they are commonly given
"What new feature would you suggest for the new at stations in other cities.
radio station, WGN?"
The answers: Robert B. Zalud, service man—
RADIO FOR FUNERALS.
What would suit me best would be some special fea-
Many
requests
are received by the studio director
ture that would interest my children. They do more
listening that I do. When I am listening I would of Radio W L W , Chicago, but probably the strangest
came from an undertaker who wanted a solo broad-
rather hear a good line of news reports than anything
cast at the time of a funeral service in his mortuary.
else.
WHAT RADIO FANS PREFER
SLINGERLAND
May Bell
NEW Q R S ROLLS THIS WEEK
New
Special Lists of Popular
April 1 and 2.
Music
Released
f^
The Q R S Music Company, Chicago, last week
announced the special release of the following on
April 1:
2621—Cincinnati Blues, fox trot; 2622—I Am Going
Back to Home, Sweet Home, fox trot; 2627—Minne-
sota Moon, waltz; 2630—Georgia Lullahy, marimba
waltz; 2633—Thirty-first Street Blues, fox trot; 2638
—Colorado, waltz; 2644—From One Till Two (I Al-
ways Dream of You), fox trot; 2646—When Dixie
Stars Are Playing Peek-a-Boo, fox trot.
''The following numbers were released to the trade
on Wednesday, April. 2, but will not be shipped on
standing orders," was advice to dealers in the an-
nouncement.
2609—Slievenamon, Bluebird ballad; 2624—Tell Me
You'll Forgive Me, waltz; 2625—Daisy Medley,
Bluebird Waltz; 2626—Unfortunate Blues, fox trot;
2628—Adoration Waltz, waltz; 2629—When You're
Many Miles from Home, Marimba Waltz.
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