The Radio Flash (1948)

PAGE 12 NED DBPINET JANUARY 10. 1948 Chevalier Charms Celebs At Biltmore From the HOLLYWOOD REPORTER Film and society celebs at the Biltmore clapped hands for Chevalier — the same jaunty, lippy Chevalier who charmed hlollywood and the rest of the country before the war and v/ho row comes back after a mucli too long absence of a dozen years. Watching Chevalier sing, mug and even dance with a verve and nerve decidedly unusual for his span of years, one is reminded of Sophie Tucker's old song line, "It makes no difference how old you are, it's just how young you feel." Following this philosophy, the marvelous Maurice is just a kid, to use his own words and accent, in his current film, "Man About Town," "it's a meerahcul." Chevalier's one-man show, with its great variety of numbers, was reviewed in this paper a couple of weeks ago from San Francisco. It needs no comment other than to say that Chevalier remains about the only manin show business today who can put on a twohour show all by himself, unless Jolson wants to prove that lie can still do it. In the meantime. Chevalier is the great artist and entertainer whom the years cannot dim. For those who appreciate him, he is a must-see. Reading From Left fo Right Holiday Drive Branch Manager Stan Jacques o^^ Cincinnati says the sales force worked on the Drive during the holidays. "With the Drive just starting v/e could spare no time off," says Stan. Fight Records Branch Manager FHarry Cohen of Los Angeles says several theatres in Los Angeles who cater to the colored trade set new house records with the Louis-Walcott fight picture. Among these were the Avalon and Florence Mills. Fight Assist The Orpheum, Phoenix, had one of its best pre-Christmas v/eeks on record with ThHE WOMAN ON THE BEACH programmed along with the LouisWalcott fight picture. Sports-minded Harry Miclialson through his eternal forsight has made IIKO Radio the Sportsmanship Company of the Screen. Look at the continued-discussion of the Louis-'^'alcott (iglit, and another coming up Itefore the first picture is cold . . . Ben Hogan right up front again, with a record-low ;core at Los Angeles . . . The nation's top year in basketball and, swish. RKO has the basketball review of 1948 . . . The Michigan-Notre Dame vdio's-who argument to keep tinrOOTBALL HKiHLIGHTS hot. As for us it looks like Michigan has far more speed and versatility but if the teams played we would bet on Notre Dcme. Over a period of 30 years that has proved the best policy ... It is now evident that California cannot produce enough grid stars to hold the champions of other sectors. Most native sons go to the California colleges, whereas in other states the student body is drawn from many sectors. California gets little support fiom Washington or Oregon, and must stand the gaff in each Rose Bowl game. In the East vs. West it is largely California, too. The West team means, mostly, the West Coast. By population we thought the center for the country was in Indiana, which might, logically, have thrown Lujack to the West in the East-West game. Here again California cannot stand off the country. Texas is another story : Texas might have done it this year. ★ ★ ★ The Aniericiin Telephone (.ompany says that in 1946 there were 42,000. 000. 000 phone conversations. If the u asled energy of most of these could 1. c bottled up we'd have an instrument a:i power ju' as the atom homh. ■k -k -k Tiie big snow brought Jack Lewis (Mil with his leather vest. Al one time it must have carried shell pockets, but Jack has had these removed. Jack will always be a pioneer at heart and despite the fact that he is a sophisticate, every now and then the spirit of the outdoors moves him and he pops up with a wool shirt or a leather vest o; a rabbit's foot. We got Jack interested in bowling, golf and hunting. When we go hunting with a guy we always test him out with a gun, so after telling Jack never to point a gun toward anyone we dropped into a gun store just before a hunting trip. Jack had a new gun pointed all over the joint. We reminded him. "But it isn't loaded," said Jack. So on the trip alongside the lake where we bunted we spotted Jack on one side <i[ a big rock and we took the other. There's a nice annual casualty list via the unloaded gun route. ★ ★ ★ fFe keep writing 1947. hut it seems 1948 is really here and we are well into it. So a happy new year to all RKOers and may there be no horn on any play you make. BOSTON — Following the preview of THE BISHOP'S WIFE at the Astor theatre, Samuel Goldwyn was guest of honor at a luncheon at the Ritz Carltcn for members of the press, radio and trade papers. Shown ore the guests, with the head table consisting of (left to right) A. C. Kilpotrick, of B <S Q Theatres; Mrs. Harold G. Kern; Mr. Kern, publisher of the Hearst newspapers in Boston; Mr. and Mrs. Goldwyn; Mr. Don Jacocks of B & Q Theatres; Mrs. Jacocks and Mrs. Kilpatrick. (2) — Mayor James M. Curley, in introducing Mr. Goldwyn, lauded the producer for his contributions toward world peace through the medium of his great motion pictures and called him a benefactor of mankind. Shown with the Mayor are Lawrence Dame of Harvard University and the Boston Traveler; Helen Eager, of the Traveler, Mrs. Curley and Peggy Doyle of the American. (3) — Mr. Goldwyn snapped by the photographer during a humorous exchange of pleasantries between the producer and Mayor Curley. On the left are Mrs. and Mr. Harold G. Kern while on the right are Mrs. Goldwyn and Don Jacocks. (4) — Charles Ashley, chief of news service for radio station WEEL, Floyd Bell, Showmen's Trade Review, and Mildred Bailey, woman's editor cf station WCOP. (5)— Elincr Hughes, Herald drama editor; Lawrence Dame of Harvard and the Traveler and Helen Eager, drama editor of the Traveler. (6) — Mayor Curley in a typical gesture replies to a quip by Mr. Goldwyn. On the Mayor's left are Peggy Doyle, drama editor of the American; Joe Dineen, Globe Columnist, and Joe Harrington, columnist on the Post. (7) — Left to right, Lee Sherman and Steve Alison of radio station WLAW; Fred B. Cole of station WHDH and BUI Reilly of Billboard and the Globe. (8) — Mr. Goldwyn being interviewed by Peggy Doyle, drama editor of the American. (9) — Priscilla Fortesque, women's editor of the CBS station WEEI, with Mr. and Mrs. Goldwyn. (10) — Mrs. Harold Russell, wife of the Academy Award winner in BEST YEARS, and Mrs. Ramsdell Harwood. (11)— Left to right, Mrs. Francis Marsh II, Mrs. Thomas Burchord and Mrs. J. Langdon Ward are among the early arrivals for the preview. (12) — Mrs. Albert C. Titcomb and Miss Rebekah Hobbs, among those who braved icy streets to attend the Astor function, (13) — Mrs. Walter C. Powers, wife of the president of the Massachusetls Bar Association, was among those who enjoyed Mr. Goldwyn's great production. (14) — Mrs. Ferdinand Brigham shown in lobby of the Astor Theatre. (15)— Mrs. Dorothy Austin was among the many society leaders who cheered, and later praised, THE BISHOP'S WIFE. (16) — Samuel Goldwyn being interviewed by a panel of Boston newsmen consisting of (left to right) Miles McSweeney of the Record; Leland Bickford, chief of the Yankee Network News Service; Elliot Norton, of the Post; Joe Dineen cf the Globe; and Alan Frazer of the American. Standing is Les Smith of the Yankee Network, who was moderator of the forum which was broadcast over a 24-station hook-up of New England stations. "Sioux" Record Another RKO Radio exchange Ic top its all-time billings record for 1947 was Sioux Falls, the Drive champions headed by Sherm Fitch. Pin Games Montreal Record Branch Manager Murray De^ vaney's Montrealers billed a total o^ more lhan $18,000 in 1947 over the previous year. Amusing. Edgar runs into the police and assorted complications when he attempts to trap a mouse in the kitchen. Constant interruptions by brotherin-law do little to sweeten his disposition. He resorts to shotgun, hatchet, mouse trap and cat. His troubles mount when he accidentally knocks the plaster from the kitchen wall. He convinces the police the weapons were intended for the mouse and that he has not hidden his wife's body in the kitchen wall. — BOXOFFICE