Radio digest (1922)

5S different programs every week. Of course, this is the musician's harvest. Concussionists, saxophonists, cornetists. pianists are permitted to run from one program to the next, hut for these it makes no particular difference. They are good musicians. As the general setup and arrangement of one band is always a little bit different from the next one they can get away with it. Good Radio talent is wanted. It is needed New ideas are required but remember, it has taken many years to build the theatre, and Radio with its over-night mushroom growth has done pardonably well. Television, of course, will change the color of the entire situation but I have reason to believe that television will not be practical, for general purposes, for at least rive years, which brings us to the conclusion that we have a lot to do before 1935. fourteen Years Old and a Seasoned ^adio Broadcaster STILL under fourteen and a seasoned Radio broadcaster. That is the record of little Evelyn Rubin, 1206 Hoe Avenue, the Bronx. New York. Recitations and dramatic readings are Evelyn's specialties: and it is said that her character studies and poems are so well told and in a voice so remarkably musical and resonant for a child of her age that she has become a favorite. Starting as a talented child often does, by surprising and entertaining her parents and relatives by her recitations and mimicry at home, Evelyn Rubin, when barely nine years old, made herself famous in school for her dramatic ability, taking parts in plays and entertainments. However, it was not long before her talent was recognized as not being ordinary, and a relative, realizing this, brought her to the attention of the National Voice Forum. A teacher in this school arranged for young Miss Rubin to recite before a large audience at the Labor Temple. This proved to be the first step towards the actual recognization of her talent, for as a result of this debut. Evelyn received a scholarship to study for two years at the National Voice Forum. While attending this school. Mme. BellAnske, one of her instructors, wrote a series of plays for children. These were performed at the Hekscher and Klaw theatres. New York, with Evelyn taking the leading roles. At the end of this twoyear course, the faculty decided to allow Evelyn to remain at the school for further instruction for as long a period as she desired without cost to her. It was while she was studying at the Forum that Evelyn became interested in Radio work, and applied for an audition at WPCH. Her audition proved satisfactory and she was given a halfhour period on the air for poetry recitals. While on WPCH, she was invited to broadcast from WABC, and her excellent programs from these two broadcasting stations led to broadcasts from \\ MCA. WJZ, WEAF, WGBS, WKBQ and WCDA, New York. Just before her eleventh birthday, Evelyn was selected to play the part of "Lena" in "Playing With Love," the play by Arthur Schnitzler which was presented at the Cherry Lane Theatre by the Players' Cooperative. This was the first time she had ever appeared with a professional "grown-up" cast. She was the only child in the play, taking the part of a little Viennese girl of her own age. Her performance was reported by the newspapers to have been without the slightest appearance of nervousness, her tones well rounded with a keen feeling for the dramatic meaning of her lines. Although her life thus far has been quite different from that of the average youngster, Evelyn's parents never allow her professional interests to interfere with the normal home and school train Few youngsters can boast a record comparable to this little girl's. She is Evelyn Rubin and at fourteen has broadcast over eight stations — WEAF, WJZ, WGBS, WKBQ, WCDA, WPCH, WABC, WMCA. She is besides a junior member of Eva La Galliene's Civic Repertory Theatre Group. ing the average little girl of her age receives. Until she was eleven, Evelyn attended school in the Bronx. Last year her mother engaged a tutor for private instruction; but this year she is attending the Professional School for Children in New York. Evelyn's chief worry now is her middle name which is "Stella" (a name not to her liking) and her red hair. When interviewed. Evelyn revealed that her ambition was to be a dramatist, and with the good start she has already made, it is most likely that her dream may some day be realized. Evelyn Rubin is now thirteen years old. She is actively engaged in Radio work, and besides is the youngest member of Eva La Gallienne's Civic Repertory Theatre Apprentice Group. Osborne Has Wide Musical Experiene WILL OSBORNE, lyric tenor, a L tured guest artist on Major Edw|j Bowes' Capitol "Family" broadcast, % native of Toronto where his father k well-known organist and teacher, i Osborne received his education general and musical, in that city an| a graduate of St. Andrews College tht He began his musical activities a directing the college band which is nc{ for its excellence. Mr. Osborne has i an eight-piece orchestra for several :|sons and has attained considerable itcess throughout Texas, the Middle Wi Canada and also abroad, in Germzi He has only been singing for the four years and his work is very sim to Rudy Vallee's — in fact, eight months before Vallee first came; ' Broadway Will Osborne was touring West and Canada with a similar org ization and interpreting modern melc themes in the Rudy Vallee manner, the past six months he has been mak an enviable name for himself on Bro way. Mr. Osborne not only has a voice great clearness and range but is als professional pianist and drummer, is an exclusive Columbia recording ar and is the composer of many succes; songs of which the two most popi are perhaps "Beside an Open Firepla and "I Know We Two Were One." is a great favorite over the air. Radio On the Outposs RESIDENTS of the Magdalens, group of islands in the Gulf of Lawrence more or less cut off from r ular channels of communication, parti larly during the winter months, are n getting a daily news service through Radio department of the C. N. R. E; afternoon these people, who total ab 8.000 and whose principal occupatiot fishing, receive a summary of Canadian press bulletins broadc through CNRA, Moncton, N. B. He Is Real Minute Ms GUY ERASER HARRISON though he serves in no emerge! military organization, conductor of Rochester Civic Orchestra, has eart the title of "Minute Man." There reason. Not long ago he went to I falo on personal business and left on return trip to Rochester several hoi before he was scheduled to conduct important commercial program in Sagamore Hotel Studios of WHAM, few miles out of Buffalo he noticed tl his oil pump was not working propei and. being an artist rather than mechanic, returned to the Bison City. The difficulty was repaired, and or more the shores of Lake Erie were 1 in the distance. Rain fell, froze on t windshield, covered the roads with and Guy Harrison, sliding from one of the road to the other was forced drive cautiously. The miles slid by, pre tically speaking, and the hours slid wi them, the time for the important pr gram drawing nearer. As the clock sa seven-fifteen. William Fay signalled f silence in the studio, turned on \ "mike," and launched into his openii announcement. As the closing words his discourse reached the air, Guy Fras Harrison slipped into the room, dropp his driving gloves, raised his baton, at with the opening chords of the overtui a sigh of relief went up from all CO ccrncd.