Inside facts of stage and screen (March 21, 1931)

Page Eight INSIDE FACTS OF STAGE AND SCREEN Saturday, March 21, 1931 Ramblin* With Ralph -By Ralph Foland- On Monday night the KPIj- staff .wilt troop en masse to Shrine Audi- torium to put on a two hour pro- gram for Shrine Family Night, The Blue Monday Jambouree coming through front KFRC gives the K I i j -crs a chance to get out aud do their stuff; behind the footlights instead of the mike, just for a change. Leo Tyson, publicity director of KHJ was. guest speaker at a Holly- wood Rotary Club luncheon this week, at the Roosevelt Hotel. He told 'em all about radio and its highlight happenings. And he has plenty of dope on the subject at that. Words come high in this busi- ness. On the Arthur Pryor Band now coming to KHJ over the CBS there are only 40 words of advertis- ing used during the 15 minute pro- gram; 20 to open and 20 more to bow out. The Cremo cigar manu- facturers, sponsors, pay at the. rate of $133 per word, or over $5,000 for this string of verbal pearls. The next scren star slated for the Wednesday night California Sun- kist Cocktail program at KHJ is Norma Shearer. The star inter- views are going big on this hour. KHJ's Hallelujah Hour, an early a.rn. affair with Ken Niies officiat- ing is no longer a straight studio •broadcast. - Wheaco manufacturers have taken over 15 minutes of the time! - K.BLW in Magnolia Park had a couple of entertaining visitors the other morning. One, “8 Ball” of KMTR, was expected and prepared for, the other, Buck Eve Nicholson of KM PC's Beverly "Hill Billies, crashed in unexpectedly, but was more than welcome for all that. Both guests stepped up l^efore the KEBW microphone to join the sta- tion’s Texas Longhorns hour. A program it r o a d c a S t from KMTR is the “Moments of Medi- tation”—a short feature, every Fri- day at 8:45 p. m., presenting the string ensemble playing light clas- sical music with the signature se- lection '‘Meditation” from Thais by Massenet. . . . KMTR is now sending out a unique “Breakfast Club" program every morning except Sunday at 7 o'clock and for two hours there- after. Miss Kate Smith, warbler, goes on WJZ and the blue network of the National Broadcasting Co. twice weekly, beginning March 17. The obese vocalist will be heard Tues- days and Fridays for 15 minutes at 11:30 p. m. Most musicians, by the nature.of their calling, are great travelers. But few can claim to be real globe trotters like Bert J. Teagle, trum- peter of the. KFI-KliCA orchestra. Teagle has been around the world twice in professional tours. Amateur moving picture photog- raphy absorbs the attention of a number of orchestral musicians at KFI-KECA. Pryor Moore, con- ductor; Charlie- White, timpanist; OPEiyS S. F. OFFICE . SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.— First hide radio agency to com- mence operations here is the Radio Service Bureau, headed by Henry Rogers .and Eduard La Millar with headquarters in the Hartsook stu- dios. . ' Firm covers three fields: pro- gram building, artist.^management and. electrical transcrip’tion. Inde- pendent of. radio stations it is build-, mg programs for a number of large concerns; latest to take the air be- ing^ the W. P. Fuller hour over N BC. with Max Bolin. featured. Rogers and I-a Millar have placed ;a flock of aerial artists on various programs and are holding auditions in their Powell : street studios for talent. Their transcriptions, on wax, are bring placed throughout the coun- try: ' Ramblin’ With Hal —— By Harcld Bock * Lorn Steinberger, trombonist, and Hams 'Wip'pler, violinist, are the big griud-and exposure men. Don Wilson has been named chief announcer for KFI-KECA. Wiison has-carried out these duties for several months but tiie title of chief announcer is new at the An- thony station. SAN FRANCISCO, March 20.— Under Bruce Quisenberry's direc- tion the NBC Artists Service is rapidly swinging into shape with a number of artists already signed and a Northwest branch established. In Portland the firm of Steers and Coman have been named N. VV. Representatives and will book that entire territory. Lois Steers is director and Wynne Coman her associate. Locally Quisenberry has signed Billy Page, NBC. -juve star; Eva ijruninger Atkinson, contralto; Paul Carson, organist; Joseph Heitfv Jackson, hook reviewer, ami \*hn Fleming and Don McNeil, the Quaker Oats profs, Jack Coale, local pianist and or- ganist, has gone to Stockton where he has taken over the musical and program directorship ot.KGDM. The versatility of Bill Wright was more than ever brought to light last Monday night when he m. c.’d KFR'C’s Jamboree in highly cap- able fashion, using a rich Irish brogue throughout. That’s in addi- tion to all the other character work be does on that station . . , and it’s all good. Did you know that when Amos . De Witt Hagar’s news digest service over KTM is a handy pro- gram to catch if you’re in a rush to catch the 8:01. He gives brief news flashes gleaned arid trimmed from the dailies. On Sunday at 1 :30 p. m., Salva- tore Santaella, musical director of KTM, with an augmented orchestra will start a series of concerts at the Fairfax Theatre. Santaella plans to use a wide variety of numbers cal- culated to appeal to every type of theatre fan. KTM’s chief announ- cer and singer, Don Allen will be one of the featured soloists on the first program. These concerts are to be run prior to the first showing of the house’s film fare. KMPC 10-10:30 a. m. Everything about this , half-hour is, as the spieler announced, mythi- cal, with the exception of Tex Ranger’s very tangible and evident ability. The p. a.’s probably bill him as a “protean actor—delineator of diversified characters,” or some- thing to that effect. And it’s true. He is the entire, east of characters in his Prairie Dog Ranch House continuity. Low Dutch dialect, Irish brogue, Texas drawl, negro euphony, puffing trains; name it and he can do it. Ranger’s show isn't limited by being a one-man affair—in fact, it moves along with I unexpected force and freedom. KTM’s miniature symphony has come back on the air as a feature. For three months they have been playing incidental music for contin- uities, which really wasn’t nearly personnel consists of Dorbthy Dee, organist, Evelyn Pickrell, violinist; Marie McAdoo Miller, harpist, and Alexander Borisoff, cellist. It’s' a semi-pop program. Imogene Mae Hatch, pianist, or- ganist and xylophone player, who was most recently heard over KGO, San Francisco, has arrived in Los Angeles for radio and picture work. She brought six original musical compositions with her, described as ■hot jazz numbers, and is negotiat- ing for a publisher for them. KTM PACIFIC GREYHOUND LINES 8-8:30 p. in. This time Salvatore Santaella’s orchestra played a program that was dedicated musically, if not verb- ally, to Spring. Charles Lierly idl- ed the solo spot capably, tenoring in a pleasant voice. Santaella is at his best in num- bers of more exacting musical re- quirements than the selections cho- sen, and his fans are always on the aural look-out for his brilliant work at the piano. The band opened with a smooth flowing medley from j “Maytime” and Grieg’s “To Spring” • also merits special mention. Charles ! Lierly sang his numbers in a true and tuneful tenor. “In the Garden of Tomorrow’ and “The Sunshine That Fills My World” came over particularly well. "A Visitor from Mars” is a new- comer at KMPC at 4 p. m. today (Saturday, March 2.1). . “Uncle Josh” will be back with KMPC listeners today from 4:30 to 4:45 o’clock, with a line of rus- tic humor. “Uncle josh” was orig- inated several yea'rs'ago on KHJ, aud has a big following. KFWB 7:30-7:45 p. m. A good, punchy piano team, Nip and Tuck, know the keyboard, all 52 ivories and 36 ebonies. And they lake advantage of their knowl- edge—as the old adage puts it—like nobody’s business. They used a flock of smart variations of tempo on choruses that added interest to their offering. One of their best stunts was getting a lowdown hot temperature out of any tune that presented the slightest possibilities for warmth of interpretation. The boys worked fast and turned out a vigorous collection of double mel- TED HENKEL MUSICAL ' PRESENTATION CONDUCTOR AND DIRECTOR CAPITOL THEATRE Sydney, Australia Pit Orchestra of 30 Stage Band of 20 By VI odies: in their . allotted 15 minutes; all from the pop line-up. When they’re not at the microphone as the team of Nip and Tuck, they are known respectively as Bert Fisk and Bill Tucker, KMTR KELLEY KAR COMPANY 7:30-7:45 p. m. Te-d Dahl’s versatile studio band, Don Abbott, song, specialist, and the. fern- vocal trio, the Rliythmcttes, gave out a short program- of varied interest to air current customers looking tor dial amusement. The. Dahl instrumental aggregation got some- new and appealing effects with “Still Was the Night," as sweet a syncopation as has come out of Tin Pan Alley for some time. The arrangement on this and other tunes was strikingly effective, show- ing: care and forethought through- out: Don Abbott was assisted in his pash crooning by Eddie Becker at the piano. His voice shows up equally well with orchestral or ivory acompanknent, but the piano-voice combination created neat program contrast. , The. Rh.ythmettes, who rank easily among the best female harmonizei’s on the air hereabout, gave a couple of samples of their blending melodies. KHJ BASEMEN x SHOE DEPT., MAY CO. Specializing in originality of ar- rangements, the Hallelujah Quartet of male- voeatizers gave out some harmonic nifties. Thev got some new, effects with the “Peanut Ven- der,” and that’s a notable achieve- ment with, a tune that’s had as many' whacks taken at it as this Marks’ hit. “Honeysuckle Rose” rated high recommendations for tuneful charm. The Hallelujah Quartet is under Maceo Johnson’s management, scoring with the A-l quality of four beautifully blended negro voices. The BARMONIZEES RECORDING TRIO KPO SAN FRANCISCO KMTR 8:45-9 p. m. “The Cave In” is just- about as good as radio dramas come and the performances were top notch. David i Hartford and Frances Nordstrom ' depicted a very much married pair, putting over their poults in a cap- able and clean-cut manner, without over-emphasis. Miss Nordstrom played up a dirty giggle, that took the place of mugging to show the uncomfortable situation between husband and wife. Her voice is pleasing, expressive, and natural And that goes for David Hartford, too. This one is “continued in on: next,” and it’s safe to assume that dial twisters are going to twist right back to KMTR for the sec- ond half of this broadcast. Baric Daniels filled a minor role with neat comedy style. DENVER, March 20, — A new transmitter of the latest type has been installed at Station KFXF. Included in the new equipment is a modified R. C. A. constant tem- perature crystal control, employing four stages of screen grid. ’n Andy broadcast'over the Nation- al Broadcasting Co. system - their program originates in WMAQ, Chi- cago, which is Columbia Broadcast- ing System station? S’fact. It’s in their contractt. New. programs. of the week in- clude pro golf lessons by Peter Hay over KPO; another kiddies’ pro- gram over KYA, transcriptions by Uncle Jerry (a Vancouver radio .•Qti.sl) with Harry Breehtel an- noncing; Radio Cartoon over KJBS. Rita Lane, last seen here as vo- calist in Fanchoil and Marco’s “Green Devil” Idea is now singing Over KPO. Harrison Holliway, KFRC's gen- eral manager, has finally returned home after gallivanting all over the country, looking into television, the; status of inde stations, broadcast- ing conditions in the East and sun- dry other situations. . KYA’s commercial accounts have picked up soi^ 40 per cent since that station became affiliated with the United Broadcasting Co. HAS STUDIO PROGRAM SEATTLE, March 20.— Dave Blumenfhal, former violinist with Jackie Sender’s Band, is now han- dling all studio programs at Radio Station KFQW. Arriving in Se- attle a little over a year ago from Shanghai, China, where he pio- neered the radio game, Dave has been with the station ever since, and handles a half-hour spot every night starting at 8:30 P- m„ playing popular classical music in a charac- teristic program that is very popular with dialers. The nightly program is billed as "Dave and Joe, the Mel- ody Team.” BROADCAST “CRUCIFIXION” DENVER, March 20.—A mixed octette, of leading Denver, vocalists, directed by Freeman H. ialbot and- accompanied by a ten-piece orches^- tra, is to broadcast the cantata “The Crucifixion” over KOA, Denver, at 3 p. m. on Good Frida". April 3. MAIDS ON AIR DENVER. March 20.—The Mel- ody Maids, girls’ harmony trfo, will be presented on the General Elec- tric Flour broadcast by KOA at 9:30 p. m. March 31. AT STATION RFQW SEATTLE, March 20. — Little Patsy Britten, 6-year-old radio en- tertainer, is. now on the staff of Station KFQW, spotted three times a week with Melody Team at 8:30 p. m. RKO EXEC HERE Jules Levy, RKO Theatres ex- ecutive, is in L. A. for conferences with Joseph I. Schnitzer, William LeBaron and Charles Rosenz\veig, Radio executives, on forthcoming film product. Halperin Theatrical Agency GIRL REVUES—SINGERS—DANCERS— VAUDE ACTS FOR ALL OCCASIONS 808 Warner Bros. Downtown Bldg. Telephone VAndike 3234 ON MARCH 21 JOHN MOSS Completes his 60th consecutive week as featured bass soloist over Kmc San Francisco Appreciation to Harrison Holliway and Meredith Willson for their many kindnesses.