La Grande evening observer., January 15, 1926, Image 7

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VOLUME XXIV.
SECOND SECTION
LA GRANDE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 192
TEN PAGES TODAY
NUMBER 82
Pacific Coast Producers
Are Developing Radio Play
SAX VltANCISCO (AT) Kx
jji rlinentH uml HtuUy of tho tech
nique of the radio drama, conduct
ed Bystomaticully over a period of
months on the ulr and in the lab
oratories of the Pacific coast, have
created u craftsmanship that prom
ises interesting development of thb
form of theatrical entertainment.
Kike the motion picture, the
radio play hut given birth to a new
art as lb" principals of a success
w ful microphono performance arc
distinct unlike, those involved in
tho wrillnff or presentation of a
stiitfe or screen production.
Shakespeare was a nntural writer
of ".scenarios." 'arl V. Hhode-liain-l.
of the staff. of the General
KUclrlc station, KGO says wesi
ern producers . have found. lint
there are so few authors or play
wrights whose efforts can bo util
ized without almost complete re
construction that atlempts to udapt
popidar or classical plays arc. dim
inish, njf. Instendi western studios
iint In rv'liitf (heir efforts toward
the developnu-nt of the radio play
wright, recruit Ing principally from
amateur ranks.
llmm least Drama. Defined.
For definition of broadcast dru
tiiii., Uluidehatnerhas accepted, this:
The radio play is a serifs of
.sou nd pictures printed on a film
of time." ile conceives tho patron
of this art as "an eaves-dropper
listening in on real life."
The producer's task, Hhodeham
cl believes. Is principally to "syn
chronize the rhythm o,f the three
kinds of sound which are tho In-
t Ki'edienls of the radio drama mu
sic, speech ond accessory noises,"
Failure, to correlate their 'rhythm
results dismally, sometimes humor-.
onsly, ns in tlm first experiment of
"InlertappinK." when more than
one kind of sound was transmit
ted at a time.
Test Complaints J I card.
1 n tli is en r ly test , m uslc. wa s
placed belUnd accessory noise and
speech witli the result that scores
of "fail' wrote in complaining
that a l,os Amreles station was con
stantly "hutting In.;' Trying again,
rhythm of music, accessory noises
and speech were synchronized. The
listeners than understood that the
producers were attempting to tell
the same story in more than one
way. There were no complaints
this time about the southern sta
tion. -
Healing of horses hoofs, ringing
of a door hell, sounds of a seuffl
revolver shots, heavy , breathing,
hissing windclatter aiiil spntrer M
a Marling locomotive are only some
of the innumerable "accessory
noises' that m into the broadcast
play io give It intense nausm.
These, and music, the most highly
organized character of sound, raise
it from dialogue to a high form of
drama with all the thrills and color
of a stage success.
I'aclfic coast producers have de
cided that 35 minutes is the -maxi
mum time the ear of tho radio uu-
lltor can be kept. So with only an
hour ond '45 minutes for presenta
tion of a three act play, a great
part of Its plot must bo unfolded
through suggestion.
To test power of music to sus
tain interest and preservo continu
ity of plot, an experimental drama
was given In which tho cltinux came
In act 1. Keversal of dramatic
order seemingly dlj not forfeit in
terest of jJatrons. Many wrote in
they had followed the play to the
end furthermore liked it.
Jn another experiment a virtual
lesson in geopraphy and natural
history of China and Tibet was
crowded into every paragraph of
tho play, "Tho Yangtze Itiver."
This offering- went over as a dra
matic presentation with few crit
icisms bused on its hyper-abund-ant
textbook phases.
J-ike the movie, radio has made
effective use of "tricks" of the
trade" in the mechanics of tho
new art.
KUO (irrut Magnifier.
KGO Iiuh magnified the sound of
a buzzing inseot to obtain the roar
of a wild animal; breaking of tooth
picks to plcluru trees falling in a
forest; breathing through a lam-p
chimney to provide a terrifying
wind storm, and talk, into a bar- j
rel to get the sound of voices in a
cave or tomb, swismng a rag
around In a mop pall resulted in
a realisilc impression of a storm
at sea. with wavea striking against
the side of a boat. (
Knowledge gained in adaptation
of opera scores for the phonograph
has proved valuable in arranging
the score for the broadcast play.
Arthur S. Garbett, who has had
marked success in both phono
graph and radio work, believes that
the principles of the two arts have
many points In common, mo re
quirements as to condemnation be
ing similar. For rudlo drama he
believes music built on a succes
sion of chords is not so good as
that built on the principle of mov
ing parts a flooding together of
melody.
Mature study has resulted in the
acceptance of an orchestration of
first and sttcond violin, viola, 'cel
lo, piano and harmonium us 1he
most nearly perfect for radio dra
matic presentation. -Thus tho 'cel
lo prednmlnatimTulways when "Tie
Ghost" is hovering near; the piano
heralding the "villain" and the
heroine being assigned n appro
priate instrument, aids the patron
Locarno Treaty Sends Tommies Home
......'....., k 3-st"ix. 1
Old Gray 'Mare's Death
Queer Case for Legion
BHOWMVOOD, Tex. ( AP) A
small brown mulo may tako tho
place of tho Old Gray Mare In tho
affections of Toxas legionnaires
Sarah, for five years mascot of tho
Old Gray Mare band, died sudden
ly and left us her heir offspring, a
mule colt.
Sn rah's death canio in tho midst
of a controversy betwoen tho Okla
homa and Texas departments as to
which had prior rights to tho use
of tho Old Gray Mara tuno. Just
after tho Texas legion hnd agreed
to permit a membership contest to
decide tho question Sarah was
found dead In her pasture near
here, her little brown colt Btanding
mournfully beside, her. Bho was
burled there with full military hon
ors. 1 v -
Thn Old Gray Mare attended tho
American Legion conventions In
San Francisco and St. Pauli be
sides numerous conventions In Tex.
as. Sho reached the climax of her
career when she bore May Potor
son, former prima donna of tho
Metropolitan Grand Opera com
pany, up tho steps of the Texas
capltoi at Governor Miriam A. Fer
guson's Inauguration.
Sarah was ono of tho most trav
elled animals In America. Sho
usually rode in a specially con
structed box car. Onco while en
route to San Francisco tho band
stopped at Denver for a rest, leav-
I lug Sarah loose in the car. The
I band struck tip tho "Old Gray
I Mure" tune just outstdo tho car
and Sarah, thinking It was her cue,
jumped from tho car and placed
horself la her customary position
at the bead of tho band.
TRAINMEV ASK MORE PAT
CLEVELAND, (By the Associ
ated Press) Members of the
Brotherhood of railroad trainmen,
an order of railroad conductors,
havo voted almost unanimously to
demand an increase in wages,
presidents of those two organ
izations, W. G. Lee and L. 8.
Sheppard announoed here yester
day. Excopt to say that it would
bo a substantial increase, officials
of tho union refused to comment
on terms demanded.
Theodore Roosevelt was largoly
responsible for tho importation of
Karakul sheep from Asia Minor
In 1U08. Pelts from Karakul
lambs aro niado Into Persian lamb
coats. .
Schools to Reopen Monday.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. After
an enforced vacation for the lost
month, due to the spinal menin
gitis epidemic, all public schools in
Klamath Falls, including the high
school, will reopen Monday morn
ing and will keep-open regardless
of any future meningitis cases.
This was the decision reached by
the school board. The health office
reported no new cases had devel
oped since January 8.
Tommy strapped up liiH knapsack nud started homewui'd frqiti
Cologne, Germany, after the Locarno peace treaty was agreed
upon. The picture shows a band leading the Uritisheru us they
inarched away from their last Cologne parade.
in placing the actor who Is speak
ing. Next to voice inflection, accent,
volume and tonal qualities what
has received more study thon any
thing else by western directors, is
the total absence of these -- the
pause. These moments of silence
represented In writing by the, com
ma, -semicolon, clash or period art:
puzzling to the radio actor. A
hesitation of two seconds by the
heroine may indicate sweet, con
fusion, love or martyrdom or a
number of things, yet qne of the
same, length by "the villain imply
"some more of his. villainy;" it may
indicate reflection for "a, truthful
answer or on the coutrary, evasive-neai.
DIM VIOLATOR I'INttO TWICE
PKNDLKTON, Ore. Kay Mor
gan, charged with tra asportation
ond unlawful possession of li(uo
pleaded g ility in circuit court and
was f i neU f 3 00 on eac h c ha ige
by Judge Wilson. Morgan was
captured last September but es
caped and later was apprehended
In Hpokann and extradited. John
G. Glenson, who pleaded gultty to
larceny of an automobile, awns
sentenced to IS months . in the
penitentiary.
Damon-Pythias
This reproduction of page four
of tho Locarno peace treaty
shows t ho signal ures to the
epochal document by . Hans
Luther and Gustav Stresemann
of Germany, Entile Vanderveldo
of llelgUim, Arlstide Brland of
France; Stanley Baldwin and
Austen Chamberlain of England,
and Vltorio Scialoja of Italy.
We have no. scientific data, but
wo nl ways will bellevo the first
powder puff was a marshmullow.
Hardest thing about getting
married is learning to play bridge.
When the Kiddies
Run Errands
. Mothers are busy individuals. When
they have forgotten an item or two for
lunch or dinner when there's no time to
go to the store or have a delivery made
thev know they can send the youngsters
on the errand to Joel's with perfect assur
ance that the child will receive prompt,
careful attention, that the .order the child
gives will be filled with as great pains as
if the mother had gone shopping person
ally. That's an example of Joel's personal
S(.rviceonly one of many reasons why
it's satisfying to buy groceries and meats
here. Prices arc low because of low store
expense. Credit gladly given to responsi
ble people.
Spuds, 100 lbs - ,-$2.35
10 Bars Swift's White Soap 38c
3 Rolls Toilet Taper 23c
Sugar (Cash) $6.48
Candy, per pound - - 20c
Federation Flour - $2.33
Cove. Flour $2.10
Bulk Cocoanut, Sweet, per lb - 40c
'
j Chuy ri. Osborne, former novernor of
Michigan,' In asking I'remdent Coot
idse to parole former Governor
I Waireu MeCruy. Indiumt. frcrr. the
Atlantu federal iM-nitentury, offered
to Hmsh serving his friend's sentence.
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