Radio stars (Oct 1938)

RADIO STARS A TIRED WOMAN MAKES A POOR WIFE How You Can Have Time for Home and for Husband, Too! most stars of his magnitude live in swank apartments or penthouses, Fred, in New York, lives simply in an apartment hotel. In Hollywood, there was no mansion with swimming-pool, but a simple bungalow. He has no chauffeur — not even a car ; no maids nor butlers. And instead of smoking fiftycent Coronas, Fred will, likely as not, take a chew of tobacco. For a long time he refused to make a picture because, with the great amount of work in writing and rehearsing his radio show, he didn't feel he could do both. When he did go to Hollywood he gained weight. He works on his scripts in longhand, retyping them himself, because he says he's never been able to find a secretary who could think of new gags while re-writing for him. ALEC TEMPLETON: In 1926, a sixteen-year-old boy won a grand piano in a piano contest held over the entire United Kingdom. The youth, one of three sectional winners out of an entry of 17,000 contestants, was Andrew Alec Templeton, blind practically from birth and one of the most unusual musical figures of our day. In spite of — or, perhaps, partly because of — his handicap, Templeton's virtuosity astounded critics. He is a Licentiate of the Royal Academy of Music and an Associate of the Royal College of Music, both of London, and has performed with various symphonies both in England and America. Templeton was born on July 4, 1910, in Cardiff, South Wales, of a farming family. At the age of five he earned his first money, and spent it for phonograph records, still one of his greatest extravagances. At the age of two, he found that he could imitate, on the piano, the sound of the village bells, and at four he wrote a lullaby, with which his mother used to sing him to sleep. He seldom reads braille music, but learns by listening to performances and recordings. At a party he was once asked if he would accompany a well-known violinist who was to play Lalo's Symphonic Espagnole. Alec said he didn't know the number — but that he'd play it if someone played it over once for him. The number was played through for him once, and Templeton thereupon accompanied the violinist through it, making only one error! Nor is his talent limited to straight classical music. He plays rhythmic popular stuff superbly and has a vast repertoire of entertaining imitations and novelty numbers. One of his pet stunts, with which he amazed musicians while appearing with the Chicago Women's Symphony Orchestra, is to ask for any five notes to be named at random. Taking the five notes in the order named he weaves them, ad lib, into a theme with variations, which he plays in the manner of Bach, Mozart and Chopin, as well as in modern swing. After appearing for many years with the British Broadcasting Company in England, Templeton came to America with Jack Hylton's Continental Rcvuc and has appeared on many radio programs here, as well as made personal appearances. BRADLEY BARKER: A few years ago, on the old Ercrcady {Continued on page 54) How can you be a comfort to your husband and a help to your children, if you are tired out all the time? Too many women work so hard over their homes that they have no time for play. Then they wonder why their husbands seem restless, and their children are a burden instead of a joy. Here's a suggestion that has been followed by millions of women; it makes their housework much easier, means nourishing, appetizing meals, and saves a good deal of money, too. Several times a week, serve Franco-American Spaghetti. Franco-American is packed with nourishment, and it tastes so good that the family never seems to get tired of it. For the children's lunch give them this savory dish— with milk and fruit you have a complete meal that's on the table in a jiffy. For dinner use Franco-American as a side dish, or it is perfectly wonderful to make left-overs go further and taste better. Franco-American is not like ordinary ready-cooked spaghetti. FrancoAmerican is the kind with the extra good sauce— it contains eleven savory ingredients. It usually costs only 10< a can, and that's less than 3* a portion. Get Franco-American at your grocer's today and get a little time for pleasure! Franco-American spaghetti The kind with the Extra Good Sauce — Made by the Makers of Campbell's Soups MAY I SEND YOU OUR FREE RECIPE BOOK? SEND THE COUPON, PLEASE Campbell Soup Company, Dept. 610 I Camden, New Jersey I Please send free recipe book: "30 Tempting Spaghetti Meals | Name (print) , Address 53