Radio stars (Oct 1934-Sept 1935)

RADIO STARS Chester, England. Winchester was his birthplace and he hadn't been there for ten years. He wrote to express his gratitude. One month Mrs. Macdonald received twenty thousand of these letters— which is indication of the program's popularity. If the Women's Radio Review can be summed up in a phrase, it must be described as the tea party supreme, minus the tea and minus the gossip ! That is, at all events, what the mistress of ceremonies strives for. She seeks to build up a program that is an informal afternoon of entertainment and informative talk, one that few homes ever achieve but which all homes would be glad to have. Her listeners gather the impression that Claudine and her cohorts are having a delightful time. Which is true. It is a contagious atmosphere that passes through the microphone and accounts to a large extent for the program's success. Much of it is due to her great amiability and understanding. She looks well in gay colors and, ordinarily, the darker the day the gayer her gowns. Little imagining that her choice of clothes was under observation she appeared at the studio one rainy day in a black dress. One of the violinists gazed sadly at her as he went to his place. "Where's the red dress?" he asked plaintively. Claudine tells good naturedly of the spoofing she receives when now and then she stumbles over a word. Once she said colo poats for polo coats and she was razzed for weeks by the musicians, not to mention the gentle chiding from her audience. Other items on the Review come and go but the orchestra is always with her. Certain soloists, too, such as the tenor, Richard Maxwell, soprano Lillian Bucknam, and Alma Kitchell, contralto. As a concluding anecdote in this story of one of radio's most remarkable women, let me tell you about her first experience before the microphone. Like all others, she was extremely nervous. Then at last her turn came and in she marched to the microphone. Those were the days when speakers had a way of throwing pages of manuscript on the studio floor as rapidly as they were read through. About her feet was a litter of papers and as she spoke an attendant fumbled about, picking them up. His mere presence was enough to agitate her but to make matters worse he bumped into the reading-stand. It would have fallen to the floor had she not had presence of mind to catch it. There she stood, mike in one hand, reading-stand in the other, reading her first script for the first time on the air! Curiously, however, the little episode quieted her nerves. It took her attention from herself. After that she breezed right along, doing a good job, making an excellent impression, not only on the audience but on the studio critics who were there to see if she had what it takes. They decided she would do — and after four years, they still think so. * * * Claudine Macdonald is on the air Monday. Wednesday. Thursday and Friday at ;4:00 p. m. EST. over WEAF and network. f "If he were my [ youngster, I'd use \ the hairbrush" r Wait! Spanking may be the wrong prescription At times a child's behavior may call for a bit of sturdy, old-fashioned discipline. But nine times out of ten — no! don't do it! If your child is unduly fretful, or hard to manage — suspect that something is wrong ! Often you will find it is childhood's commonest ailment — constipation. but I I ITT don't like ill tains nothing that is not suitable for a child's delicately-balanced system. that's swell I And children love the taste of Fletcher's Ca.-toria. Get Fletcher's Castoria todi the stona. viet rietcnera lastona lay — and smc money by getting large, family-size l>attl< : Give him a laxative, but — be careful! A bad-tasting laxative may upset his whole digestive system. A laxative which may be all right for grown-ups, may do your child more harm than good. try this Give him Fletcher's Castoria — the laxative made especially for children. For it is safe. It is gentle, yet it is thorough. Your doctor will tell you that it con CASTORIA The Children's Laxative !/ff n il from babyhood to 1 1 years 61