Radio doings (Dec 1930-Jun1932)

SHIPWRECKED MERRYMAKERS SING IT-COWBOY ( Continued From Page 2b ) vessel, spread rapidly. The lifeboats rocked and the result was a lot of ruined clothes. Just to show how courteous the gobs were, read this. On the Harvard was a deaf and dumb man. He became separated from his family. A chief petty officer sent a dozen gobs scurrying to find someone who knew the sign language In five minutes up comes a yeoman, first class, who could make words fly in his fingers. He came from a family of deaf mutes. In a jiffy the afflicted man and his family were united. Of course there was a jinx on board. I was sort of scared of being picked out as one. having three wrecks to my credit. I felt relieved when they found a girl who had been in four, one of them a recent South Sea disaster of some proportion. The girl had a dog and he had been through all the wrecks. That settled the jinx issue. Others in the cast were the Bible Lady and the cigar stand girl who had a German name and Titian hair. The Bible Lady, a P. T. A. patriarch or maybe matriarch, took everv opportunity to read comforting texts. Few listened, but the dear old lady had the satisfaction of reading anyhow. The Titian-haired one saw a big chance for rush business. The crash cut off all fresh water from the ship. It was a grand time to sell chewing gum. She did a big business until they forced her to get into a lifeboat. She didn't want to go. She'd taken in $30 in one hour. But orders were orders, and go she did, though most unwillingly. Arriving on the Louisville we gave our names and addresses to a dashing gob. One of our platinum blondes, asked for her name and address, replied, "Oh, no you don't. I know enough gobs already." But she relented, and in the afternoon I saw her dancing with at least twenty different gobs. Oh, there was fraternizing. The gobs, courteous to the last word, didn't let any time be lost in getting acquainted. If there are not some romances budding out of this mess, I'll be disappointed. Give the Nelson Liner. Marsodak, a break, boys. She got there second but by the time she arrived, the San Anselmo had all the women passengers aboard and filled with soup, coffee and buns. There was no chance in the opera for the Marsodak. The Louisville was in the offing. But the good old Marsodak stood by until the Louisville got under way at 11:15 a. m. C Continued From Page 11 ) curdling: the retching sound of a molar being dragged bodily from its socket sent shivers of cold horror down the spine; and the honeyed words of the dentist were played out to an obligato of screaming funny groans. Again. Forsythe uses that old psycological trick of using the unexpected in order to bring about a laugh. For instance a tremendous water fall will be described. A great Niagara. The cars of the audience will be tuned for the thundering downfall of tons upon tons of rapidly running water. Suddenly the tinkle of a score of drops of liquid as they dribble to the bottom of a tumbler will greet the ear. Thus, Forsythe, backed by the genius of Osborne for humor, dallies with sound effects in order to make the Merrymakers program sound funny. Forsythe had a wide scope during a comedy big game hunt in dark Africa. The roar of the magestic lion was half the time a roar which vibrated in the rafters of your thatched bungalow: and again it was the tiny squeak of a frightened house cat. The tramp of the mighty elephant's feet, crushing ruthlessly through the veldt and ploughing over the crust of the jungle, was often interpreted by the slinking walk of a fox terrier over a thin carpet, where it might have been said to have lacked realism, it certainly couldn't be said to have lacked humor. As a final bit of advice, especially to the radio fan who really appreciates an interesting program of fun and music, tune in on the Merrymakers — perhaps the outstanding hodge-podge of merriment in the southwest. POLICE REPORTS! Do Not Miss These Thrilling Broadcasts We'll make this possible on your present set, no matter what make or model. Write, Phone or Call Spencer & Dering LOS ANGELES 5722 Santa Monica Blvd. Gladstone 5781 ( Continued From Page 23 ) him an Elk. He strums the banjo and guitar. No ladies, he's not married. „. Then we have the boy with the dance hall and radio experience — A. E. Daly, thirty-nine, violinist and rather better than the average. He also played at the Hal Roach Studios for awhile. Jimmy Adams plays "Lena" the cook. He came from Paterson, N. J., and has a strong background of show business. And he yodels — if it means anything to you. He's done most everything connected with the stage — from minstrel to wild west; from picture character work to radio. Twangs a guitar and blows a mean harmonica. (Remember when they were called mouth organs?) The big question is — are they good? Do they have a big audience? Do they really sing the old songs of the west? The answers are all yes. After all, if you were to listen to a real cowboy you'd probably run for miles to get out of earshot. They (the real ones) may have won their spurs, but they aren't exactly a choice group of Carusos. Then let us take the music and let the credit go. COSILCO "Gold Over Silver on Copper" AUTOMOBILE AERIAL U. S. Pat. 1738828 Contains 100 ft. CO-SIL-CO Super Aerial Wire in coil spring form 7 ft. long inclosed in water-proof fabric. Quickly installed by suspending full length horizontally from chassis. Insulated lead-in. Class insulators. Installation made in 5 minutes. No tearing down of car top. Not affected by weather conditions. DURABLE EFFICIENT ECONOMICAL COSILCO RADIO PRODUCTS CO. 6420 Marbrissa HUNTINCTON PARK, CALIF. ,00 RADIO DOINGS