Radio mirror (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

I THE CRITIC ON THE HEARTH Brief Reviews of the New Programs tWE THE PEOPLE. A sort of human leshow, with Phillips Lord pointing out the interesting freaks. Anything goes on this program, so long as it's unusual. Opinions and experiences are aired by them what has 'em, selections being made from letters. Most of the guest stars are isople you never heard of. This is Phil ord's best idea and opportunity to date. NBC Sun., 5:00 P. M., 30 min. OPEN HOUSE. Nelson Eddy and rancia White in solos and a duet, with Josef Pasternack's Orchestra, a practically unbeatable combination which will fit any radio. CBS Sun., 8:00 P. M., 30 min. SATURDAY EVENING PARTY. The O'Keefe guy grows on you. From past performance 1 know Walter isn't consistently funny — a comedian is only as good as his gag-writers. But he's got a catchy idea in the game stunt which is good for plenty of laughs, even if no one plays his games. The comedian-audience banter is too good not to have been rehearsed. (Q. Where do you live? A. I'm moving.) but that's perfectly okay with me. So are Jane Pickens, Walter Cassel, Stuart Churchill, the Tune Twisters and Ferde Grofe's Orchestra. NBC Sat., 8:00 P. M., 60 min. BAMBI. When better radio shows are written, 1 hope Helen Hayes will act in them, because she can make a sappy script worth listening to, if only to hear her voice — and even Ethel Barrymore can't do that. Hearing Helen Hayes in a gooey adaptation of an old novel, supported by a swell cast, with Mark Warnow's Orchestra, is better than not hearing her at all, but if you live in New York, go and see her on the stage. NBC Mon., 8:00 P. M., 30 min. ETHEL BARRYMORE. I didn't think I could be right about this until I confirmed my suspicions by asking several others who listened to it — or tried to. I didn't find anyone who stuck with it for the full half-hour. The really big fault is the plays — the opener, Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, was written in 1901 and creaked like 1843. Should have been modernized or else not disinterred. NBC Wed., 8:30 P. M., 30 min. THE PARK AVENUE PENNERS. Joe is back, equipped with a butler, father, mother, brother, and Jimmie Grier's Orchestra, but no duck and no gags. Or were those gags? Here's a sample: "Is your car a Hispano-Suiza?" "No, an orange squeeza — hyuh, hyuh, hyuh!" Shame on you, Harry Conn, you did better than that by Jack Benny. CBS Sun., 6:00 P. M., 30 min. PADUCAH PLANTATION. Irvin Cobb is such a successful writer that he doesn't have to write. He can henceforth earn his living as a movie and radio actor. The plot of this epic was cooked up from an old Southern cookbook. Personally, I don't find food entertaining when it has to be devoured through the ears, but between mentions of hams, yams, jams, lambs, and Oldsmobiles, you do get a tantalizing whiff of southern music, a Cobb story, and a guest star. NBC Sat., 10:30 P. M., 30 min. "COLD WEATHER chaps my skin. Watery lotions don't smooth it, either!" Hinds isn't watery. Every creamy drop does chapped skin good. It's a vitamin lotion, too — contains Vitamin D! hasVit«»»nV OUTDOOR WORK can ruin your looks! The cold bites into your skin, chaps it red, almost raw. But Hinds puts softness back again. Its creamy lubricants soak into the roughness. Chapped skin softens up faster. FREE The first One-Piece Copyright, 1936, Lehn & Fink Products Corporation HINDS DISPENSER At last ! The new perfect onepiece lotion dispenser — free on the Hinds 50c-size bottle. Ready to use. Nothing to take apart or put together. Works instantly. Turn bottle upside down — press — out comes Hinds quicker-acting lotion! Every drop creamy — not watery. Hinds comes in $1, 50c, 25c, and 10c sizes. DAILY RADIO TREAT: Ted Malone . . . inviting you to help yourself to Happiness and to Beauty. Monday to Friday, 12:15 pm E. S.T. over the WABCColumbia Network. HONEY AND ALMOND CREAM