Radio mirror (Nov 1936-Apr 1937)

RADIO MIRROR But even this success has failed to remove his inferiority complex. He's still worrying. * * * George Hall, amiable CBS conductor, who holds the record for continuous work in one hotel — The Taft in New York — and the greatest number of remote broadcasts on a coast-to-coast network, plays few out-of-town engagements because he hates sleeping on pullmans. But this summer he is planning an extensive tour through the South* land. Seldom a hundred miles away from Broadway, George's fan mail comes mostly from California and states south of the Mason and Dixon line. * * * BACK OF THE BANDSTAND Little Jack Little left his band in Chicago to organize a new one in New York. The boys in the Windy City are running the outfit on cooperative basis . . . Ted Fio Rito will have a new NBC commercial emanating from Los Angeles this spring . . . Rudy Vallee is now a manager in his own right, handling New England's favorite baritone, Ranny Weeks, and his old Yale friend, Sleepy Hall. The latter is touring with a dance band . . . Joe Haymes, an able swing merchant and arranger, has turned the band over to vocalist Barry McKinley. Joe says he would rather arrange — he has made several stabs as a maestro but is now convinced he works better behind the scenes ... In case you've been wondering what ever happened to Angelo Ferdinando, he is now known as Don Ferdi. His band is currently heard over NBC from the Cocoanut Grove nitery near Bridgeport, Conn. * * * This is the "coming-out" season. Society is bidding for good orchestras to play at debutante affairs and all-night parties. Just recently the Philadelphia veddy veddy Wideners threw a $125,000 party, and the Meyer Davis orchestra took a healthy cut of the melon. Orchestras listed as "society bands" are as busy as bees. Though the names of Joseph V. Smith, Emil Coleman, Al Donahue, and Meyer Davis are not well known to radio listeners, they are prime favorites with the so-called "400." Such orchestras seldom use brass; feature plenty of piano melodies and routine arrangements. Radio fans prefer swing, torrid trumpets, and brilliant orchestrations. Seldom sold commercially on the airwaves, these bands through their society connections, make almost as much money as Messrs. Kemp, Kostelanetz and Kyser. Just recently a gay young blade thought it would be a good idea to import Al Donahue's band en masse to his home in Bermuda. He chartered a flock of first (Continued on page QQ) WW doctors tell you to look for in a laxative SOMETIMES a simple little question put to your doctor will reveal how thoroughly he guards your health — even in minor matters. Just take the question of laxatives, for instance. You may be surprised to learn that doctors are deeply concerned about this subject. So much so, in fact, that before they will approve a laxative, that laxative must meet their own strict specifications. Read the following requirements. And ask yourself, "Does my laxative qualify on every point?" THE DOCTOR'S TEST OF A LAXATIVE: It should be dependable. It should be mild and gentle. It should be thorough. Its merit should be proved by the test of time. It should not form a habit. It should not over-act. It should not cause stomach pains. It should not nauseate, or upset digestion. EX-LAX MEETS EVERY DEMAND Ex-Lax passes this test with colors flying ! Ex-Lax fulfills every requirement. In fact, Ex-Lax meets these demands so fairly that many doctors use it in their own homes, for their own families. And When Nature forgets remember EXLAX THE ORIGINAL CHOCOLATED LAXATIVE Ex-Lax has helped so many millions of other people. ..people you know, probably ...that they have made it the most widelyused laxative in the whole world. TRY EX-LAX FEEL BETTER Ex-Lax is intended to help, not interfere with Nature. That is why you'll find Ex-Lax so mild, so free from violence. It affords thorough relief from constipation, without strain, stomach pains or nausea. The easy, comfortable action of Ex-Lax leaves you feeling better... looking better ...with a greater zest for enjoying life. Children, of course, find such action especially beneficial. For the requirements laid down by the doctor are doubly important to a child. One more advantage— Ex-Lax is a real pleasure to take. For it tastes just like delicious chocolate. Once you try it, you will be through with nasty, druggy-tasting cathartics for good. All drug stores have Ex-Lax in 10c and 25c sizes. Or if you prefer to try Ex-Lax at our expense, mail the coupon below. F-4? TRY EX-LAX AT OUR EXPENSE! (Paste this on a penny postcard) Ex-Lax, Inc., P. O. Box 170 Times-Plaza Station, Brooklyn, N. Y. I want to try Ex-Lax. Please send free sample. Name „ Address City Age (If you live in Canada, write Ex-Lax, Ltd., Montreal) 13