Radio doings (Dec 1930-Jun1932)

MASTER OF CEREMONIES Famous humorist, columnist and scenarist now a regular feature on this all-star radio show. JIMMY GRIER and his Ambassador Hotel Cocoanut Grove orchestra assisted by: DONALD NOVIS LOYCE WHITEMAN DICK WEBSTER HARRY BARRIS 3 AMBASSADORS MONDAY-7:30p.m. FRIDAY-8:30 p. m. KFI and NBC STATIONS MJB "DEMI-TASSE REVUES" "Growing Up" Continued from Page 23 S. V.: "Check! I suppose you were both raised and attended school in each locality?" Mildred: "No. I lived most of my life in Salt Lake Citv." S. V.: "And what happened to either of you during the early part of your lives, outside of the measles, that might be worthy of note?" Mildred: "Well. I was dropped when I was a baby " Jimmy (chummily) : "Oh. were you, Gay? I didn't know that. So was I." S. V.: "Then after that you both went on the stage. Is that right?" Mildred : "I guess so."' S. V.: "Well, tell me. which do you like the best, working over the radio or on the stage?" Mildred: "Well. I " Jimmy (sotto voce) : "Careful! Careful! There's thousands of people listenin' in!" Mildred : "Oh, I'm just ca-razv about radio work. It's much nicer than the stage." 5. V.: "Tell me, Miss Seabrook, what are some of the plavs vou have been in?" Mildred: "Well — let me see. I plaved 'Mary Margaret' in the Coast company of 'The Fool.' And I was featured by Mr. Duffy in 'If I Was Rich.' 'Two Girls Wanted' and 'Danger.' And in 'Pigs,' 'Tommy,' and 'Take My Advice,' Emerson and I played opposite each other, didn't we, Emerson?" Jimmy: "That's right." S. V.: "And are you still friendlv?" Mildred: "Whv. certainly!" S. V.: "And how about you, Mr. Treacy, outside of what we already know?" Jimmy: "Oh, I played in stock in the East and was with the New York company of 'Pigs' before I came out to the Coast for Mr. Duffy." S. V.: "And what about the 'Talkies'?" Mildred and Jimmy I belligerently) : "Well, what about them?" S. V.: "Oh, excuse me. Maybe we shouldn't go into that. I was just won dering if you had ever been employed by the cinema?" Jimmy: "Sure, we've been in the talkies, if that's what you mean. Gaywas Charley Chase's leading lady in his last two pictures and she had a part in 'The Corsair' and a couple of other features." Mildred: "And Emerson had a grand part in 'Once A Gentleman' with Edward Horton. Then he did 'The Skv Patrol' for Columbia, and a lot of shorts at Pathe besides. Didn't you. Emerson?" 5. V.: "Well, tell me about Mildred and Jimmy. What's going to happen to these two kids? Are they ever going to become engaged or what?" Jimmy: "We don't know what's going to happen to them. You see, they're just 'growin' up' from day to day. I guess Jimmy will go to college and so will Mildred, and " Mildred: "And eventually we might even get married." Jimmy: "Yea, and we might even have grandchildren. That is, if we can keep on getting somebody to sponsor us." S. V.: "Well, no doubt you will. I understand you're making a big hit. Mildred: "It certainly would be awful to die young." S. V.: "Oh. by the way — who's writing your stuff?" Jimmy: "Well, I guess I gotta plead guiltv with a fella named Kenneth Garnet." S. V.: "Well, isn't it quite a " (Enter a telephone operator, hair dishevelled and decidedly harrassed.) Telephone Operator: "Say, what in the world has been going on in here? The switchboard has been clogged up for the past five minutes. This is the first time I've had a chance to get away from it. Everybody is dying to hear the act, and they want to know what all this static is about." S. V.: "Oh— oh!" Jimmy: "Come on, Mildred, maybe we can get going again." Mildred: "It's too late, Jimmy. Our fifteen minutes are up." (Theme song and a quick fade out.) Chatterettes The Mystery Chef has invented the first collapsible kitchen. It is fitted with rollers and rests in a specially constructed niche in the living room when not in use. Whenever he desires to cook anything, he simply rolls the kitchen out, unfolds the collapsible table and lights the stove. Three of the non-technical members of Columbia's Chicago staff spend their spare time in amateur broadcasting experiments. Wilson Doty, staff organist; Cy Reed, saxophone player, and Announcer Dick Wells, all operate their own transmitters. Page Thirty-eight RADIO DOINGS