Inside facts of stage and screen (April 26, 1930)

SATURDAY. APRIL 26, 1930 FADDEN-GALVIN RADIO FEATURE SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— Art Fadden and Frank Galvin have signed with Mission Dry Bever- ages as the "Mission Dry Joy Boys" for radio work. They broad- cast twice weekly from KFRC, their first program being on Satur- day night between 6 and 6:30, and the other Wednesday night, 7 to 7:30. Fadden is a well-known radio pi- anist, having appeared over a num- ber of local stations. Galvin, a for- mer vaude musician, also has a radio following, and together the two will do piano solos, character songs and gags. INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN PAGE NINE Program Reviews (Continued from Page 8) trend of music abandoned in favor of the more atmospheric. As its name reveals the program was an ice carnival with all features built around a fast moving, gala half hour on the ice. There was a little too much of the trumpet fan fare type, of music to suit our own taste but it certainly did sell ice and that's what it was intended to do. Opened with Meredith Willson and orchestra in "Skater's Waltz," followed by a vocal quartette do- ing "Stein Song." Nice harmony. A two piano offering—Edna Fisher and another whose name is doubtful in our minds — offered flashy keyboard entertainment. Stir- ring rendition of "March of the Grenadiers" with Juanita Tenny- son taking the lead of the vocal ensemble was excellently done. Musical descriptive number by or- chestra burlesqued ice ballet, using "Pizzacato Polka," the cymbal crashes denoting falls. Willson's concert orchestra then, with a trumpet trio—Al Zohn, Richard McCaffrey and Tom Quirk—in muted brass work very nice. Al and Cal Pearce, next, singing "I Scream" with their own stringed instrument accom- paniment. Cleverly done. Arti- ficial ice plug. Then a descriptive number of an ice race. Willson and orchestra using "Orpheus" as atmosphere. Edna O'Keefe sang "Good for Nothin' " in cute voice. Next num- ber had Miadeline De Michele in very fine accordion work. John Moss, basso, with mellow, pleasant tone, sang "We Are the Muske- teers" with the vocal group sup- porting. Finale was "Skater's Waltz." Closed with Walter Bunker, Jr., announcer, asking for opinions. Bock. NEW GRAPEWIN BOOK ABOUT BRIDGE HERE Charley Grapewin, for many years a vaudevillian, and now fea- tured with his wife and former vaude partner, Anna Chance, in talking shorts, has his new humor- ous volume, "Squawk Bridge," on the market this. week. It's a comic classic with some new angles on the present bridge craze, and like a number of simi- lar recent publications, goes for a buck a throw. KOSLOFF IS SUED Doris and Esther Goodman this week were plaintiffs against Theo- dore Kosloff, dancing teacher, for- merly in pictures, for $2053 worth of dancing lessons, the girls claimed they didn't get. The pair alleged they went in a business venture with Kosloff and his wife, Alexandra, and were to be paid in lessons. Suit was brought by Doris, to whom Esther had as- signed her claim. SIGNS WITH PATHE Frances Upton, Broadway mu- sical comedy favorite, has signed a term contract with Pathe. Miss Upton's first role is with Eddie Quillan in "Night Work," in which Sally Sta rr plays the femin ine lead. SWANSON'S CAMERAMAN George Barnes has signed as cameraman on "What a Widow I" Gloria Swanson's next United Art- ists' picture. EUROPE FILM RELEASE A European picture called "The White Hell of Piz Palu" will be released in the U. S. A. by Uni- versal, with sound effects and mu- sic added ?.t the local studio. It was shot in the Swiss Alps. San Francisco Radio Notes SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.— A summer series of weekly con- certs to be broadcast over NBC stations will be directed by Mishel Piastro, assistant -conductor and violin soloist of the San Francisco Symphony, who was this week en- gaged to direct the concerts. Stand- ard Oil Co, SDonsors the hour. ♦ * ♦ To the Oakland Post Enquirer, Hearst evening paper in the East Bay district, goes credit for pub- lishing the first- special edition de- voted entirely to news and adver- tisinjT of radio programs. The sec- tion, comprising six pages, was made up of art work and feature stories concerning personalities of the western airlines and advertis- ing supported by sponsors of broadcast programs. J. E. "Dinty"' Doyle is radio edi- tor of the Post Enquirer. « * * The radio announcer must be sold on the product whose pro- gram he announces, according to Jennings Pierce, chief announcer in the San Francisco studios of NBC. If he himself doesn't be- lieve in the product he has a hard time selling it to the listeners-in. Pierce believes. * >*> « While other ether artists were golfing or sleeping KFRC's Happy Go Lucky Hour spent Easter Morning in Golden Gate Park dis- tributing Easter eggs and enter- taining the crowds of children. Al and Cal Pearce (the latter is known as Dead Eye Cal because of his uncanny putting ability) put on "Barnacle Bill," Norman Nielson did "Springtime in the Rockies" and the two Ednas, O'Keefe and Fisher supplied ad- ditional entertainment. Al Pearce master of ceremonied the pro- gram, « • « You should get a load of Charlie Hamp's Cone Hollywood Auburn. It has three Hollywood signs, a red and black color job and thir- teen lights. All that's missing is a Frigidaire. * * * Things on the air worth hear- ing: NBC — Max Dolin's violin solos; Walter Beban's orchestral music; Dilliam Don's characteri- zations. KPO—Cy Trobbe's con- cert orchestra. KFRC—Meredith Willson's musical creations; Mah- lon Merrick's orchestra; Al and Cal Pearce's comedy and vocal ac- complishments. KYA—George Tay- lor's Sunshine Hour; Dud Wil- liamson's Bridge Hour; the Calen- dar of the Air. KTAB—The Pep- per Box Hour; Walter Rudolph's piano solos, • « i> Lou Emmel was on Monday's Jamboree, KFRC, singing "To Know You Is to Love You." * If Everett Williams, baritone, has joined KFRC's staff. On Monday night's Jamboree we heard him do some French dialect work that was remarkably good, * * * Babs, ingenue of the College Daze skit over KYA, stepped off a coastwise steamer this week, re- turning from a short vacation. ■^□■□■□■□■□■□BDMnMnMnMnMnMnBn] □ □ ■ □ ■ □ □ ■ □ □ ■ □ ■ □ ■ □ ■ □ □ ■ □ □ ■ □ □ □ □ □ WATCH US GROW KTAB San Francisco AND THE PICKWICK STAGES Present THE PEPPER BOX The Spice of Radio Entertainment Produced Under the Direction of HELEN O'NEILL with WALTER D. RUDOLPH MUSICAL DIRECTOR □ □ ■ □ □■□■□i