Radio mirror (Nov 1937-Apr 1938)

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WHERE DID JOLSON GO WHEN HE EXCUSED HIMSELF FROM HIS OWN PARTY? Don Ameche, who wouldn't tell anyone where he was going on his vacation, gives the nutty Ritz Brothers a vocal lesson. Need we point out that Don is the one in the tuxedo? Right, a historic shot of four singing stars together: Gladys Swarthout, Jeanette MacDonald, Lily Pons and Grace Moore. Below, right, Hal Kemp beams at Alice Faye's bridal expression. HOLLYWOOD "The Love Bug." * * * COR some time now, Eddie Cantor has been nervous and jittery because of the fatal accident that occurred when a platform on his movie set fell. It was rigged up as the "magic carpet" and something slipped. Cantor is taking the whole accident extremely to heart. * * * OPEN LETTER TO AL JOLSON: Not long ago a big fuss and formal opening marked your return to the airways. Though the number of celebrities who attended were not as numerous as you'd hoped for, still it was a large affair. Even the Spanish War Veterans were there. And after the broadcast you invited lots of people to be your guests at a dinner given in Clara Bow's new nightery, "The It Cafe." You were the host, Al, and yet you rushed out without sampling the UKCENSORED, UNADORNED— A DARING REPORTER'S NEWS victuals and viands, on the excuse that you had to visit the hospital. All of which would have been okay except that too many people saw you taking in the fights not so very many minutes after your exit from the dinner-party. To paraphrase an old song, "Was that the diplomatic thing to do?" Yours for less selfishness— when you're hosting. J. M. F. klAYBE I'm wrong '(and it could be) but it looks like Fidler has turned Cupid. It was erroneously reported around town that Virginia Verrill and Sandy Cummings were "thatway." I denied the report and those two nice kids read it, evidently got an idea, and now they go here, there, and everywhere together. BATON EER Meredith Willson con tinued to commute between San Francisco and Los Angeles but his wife got a taste of our lovely "unusual" weather down here in Southern California— and she's establishing the Willson menage here. (Chamber of Commerce, please note!) * * * £LEVEREST of the year's sketches are those presented by negro comics Eddie Green and Hattie MacDaniel. You should see these two very funny people doing their stuff — in costume. I eyed their burlesk on "Sampson and Delilah" (in full Egyptian regalia) and 21