THE AGE OF RADIO
ALARM AMONG NOVELISTS NEW YORK, December 13. Radio has come to stay in the United States, and its popularity is viewed with grave apprehension by many who see their means of living threatened. Many operatio and concert singers have refused tempting offers to sing for broadcasting companies, regarding them, as enemies of their success. , That the danger is real is shown by the poor attendance at Sunday afternoon concerts, which once were crowded. People prefer to stay at home and hear the same music through their loud speakers. Other artists recognise that nothing can stop the spread of wireless entertainments. Mr Cosmo Hamilton, the well-khown novelist, says that authors must write their stories to be heard—not to be read. y He himself is now engaged in con, densing an 80,000 word book so that it pan be Broadcasted in 15 minutes.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12330, 28 December 1925, Page 6
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