Screen and Radio Weekly (Aug 12, 1934)

14 SCREEN & RADIO WEEKLY bY B ernes R oO vent Base RUTH has received his 2000th free trip to first base, Dazzy Vance has hung up his 2000th strike-out, and Rosaline Greene, talented NBC dramatic actress, has given her 2000th radio performance. This, Miss Greene claims, is a broadcasting record, Since her first time on the air, while still a student in college, Miss Greene has run the entire gamut of radio acting, appearing in drama and comedy as ingenue, villainess, housewife, detective, lady barker, and as stooge for such famous comedians as Eddie Cantor, George Jessel and Bert Lahr. In addition to “straight” roles, she has played French, Spanish, Jewish, Irish, Negro, cockney, southern and mountain dialect parts. Miss Greene has been heard as “Mary Lou” in every performance ‘of the Showboat since it first went on the air some four years ago, and it was in the role of Magnolia that she celebrated her 2000th air appearance on July 19 over NBCww. During her entire career, the NBC actress never has mised a scheduled performance. Last summer she commuted from Florida for weekly Showboat appearances. * ok * Now that Joe Cook has finally decided to devote his summer to his NBC House Party show, he’s planning new goofy gadgets for his “Sleepless Hollow” home at Lake Hopatcong where the Cook radio nonsense is fabricated. Pak, ee IRENE BEASLEY Irene, the “long, tall gal from Dixie,” moved from a Tennessee school marm’s desk to an NBC microphone. Miss Beasley first went on the air to introduce a song she had written herself, but she remained to gain fame singing other people’s songs. She can be heard each Sunday evening at 6:45 over an NBC-WEAF net work, Irene Beasley’s _sister, Agnes, who has a secretarial position in New York, is the singer’s “best ny friend and severest critic.” She Tito GUIZAR, listens to each of Miss Beasley’s the Mexican troubador, and the NBC broadcasts and then writes Irene long letters—commending, criticizing and making suggestions for future programs. i ee ee NBC studio pick-ups: A diamondstudded gold watch was the Blue Ribbon Co.’s gift to Ben Bernie on the occasion of his fourth anniversary on the _ Ainge eee ara air for that <= sponsor *..* * 24 Gladys Swarth. out has a Spanish shawl once owned by Mary Garden and worn by the diva when she sang “Carmen” with the Chicago Civic Opera Company * * * Ray Kelly, chief of NBC’s sound effects department, has a degree from HarGladys Swarthout vard Law School * * * Annette Hanshaw used to make phonograph Brillo Harps, a modern syncopated harp ensemble, will again be heard over CBS-CKLW every Sunday. ‘The youthful Mexican tenor will feature selections of modern American concert works and Broadway musical comedy tunes, interlaced with interpretations of Mexican and Spanish folk songs. He will accompany himself on the guitar. Tito Guizar won early musical recognition in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he was born. He ‘attended the Conservatory of Music in Mexico City, studied voice at St. Mary’s Academy in Milan, Italy, and sang in opera in Mexico City. In 1929 he came to New York to make records of Mexican folk songs and shortly thereafter signed a contract with the. Columbig Broadcasting System: a Robert Simmons, the NBC tenor, isn’t just. satisfied. ‘with the idea of keeping merely one horse and three dogs at his. mountainside . home near Cornwall; New York, -but is planning to buy a dairy herd, raise Your Station Log Call ___ Kilo: NetLetters cycles Watts Location __work CKLW 3840 5,000 Windsor, Ont. KDKA 980 50,000 Pittsburgh WABC _ 860 50,000 New York _CI WBBM 770 25,000 Chicago a WCKY 1490 5,000 Covington WEAF 660 50,000 New York WEXL 1310 WGAR 1450 WGN Woy 50 Royal Oak, Mich. 500 Cleveland NBC 720 50,000 Chicago GY __790 50,000 Schenectady __ NBC WHAS 820 50,000 Louisville WHK 1390 1,000 Cleveland WIBK 1500 50 Detroit WIR _—'750 (10,000 Detroit WIZ 760 50,000 New York WKBW 1480 5,000 Buffalo ~ WLS _ 870 50,000 Chicago WLW 700 50.000 Cincinnati WMBC 1420 250 Detroit WOWO 1160 10,000 Fort Wayne WTAM 1070 50,000 Cleveland WWI 920 1,000 Detroit WXYZ 1240 1,000 Detroit ae N ag Innes Harris tells me this * * *— On a recent Monday evening Edwin C. Hill’s car drove up to the CBS building and the news commentator started to get out when the door was opened by a dirty little street urchin who bowed and held out his hand suggestively. “Ah!” cried Hill, “Just like the Ritz.” The boy laughed, “No, Mister. I’m understudying the doorman at the Waldorf!” * * * He walked off with 50 cents. es ee Life, in all its most interesting phases—love, romance, adventure, tragedy and comedy—condensed to a one-minute prelude in sound! The Princess Pat. Players, featuring Alice Hill, bring new glamour totheir Monday 2% evening perfor—* mances by an} ingenious use of sound effects to create atmos phere. A voice guides the audience through this prelude to the ‘Play of the Week. These drama __ specialists have succeeded in creat ing an_ effect % which in stage — presentations requires ~— elaborate scenery and stage settings. -The unique sixty-second sound introduction is a real thrill—in itself well worth tuning in for. > + *£ Lanny Ross, who gives many benefit performances, received the surprise of his life recently, when the Leonard S.’ Morange Post of the American Legion in Bronxville, N. Y., asked him to give a performance at the outdoor athletic Held behind ‘the Bronxville School. The NBC star was once a member of a Luther, ten generations removed. DICK POWELL Dick will play opposite the contest winner in the musical com edy, “Hollywood Hotel.” The program. will be broadcast by the nationwide CBS network sometime in the fall. . From Victor Kolar (conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra series at Chicago) comes this interesting remark: _“T think what has most amazed conductors and many musicians in recent months is the tremendous appetite many people unfamiliar with good music are revealing for symphonic works. I have been most impressed by the fact that many patrons of our summer concerts are hardworking individuals who have had little opportunity to indulge their taste for fine music. And these plain people from many walks of life often show a sounder feeling, a deeper understanding, and a more genuine enthusiasm for good music than many of our more sophisticated concert-goers. eae woe The “QST” series over an NBCWEAF network each Tuesday ‘night, in which the unusual experi ences of amateur radio operators are dramatized, is bringing to public attention some of the expressive slang used by the short wave enthusiasts for the sake of brevity. The operators call. themselves “hams, ” and are divided into three classes—men, of any age or marital situation, are grouped as “O. M. ee (old © men); unmarried women are “Y. L.’s” (young ladies), and married ‘women are disrespectfully re (soloist on G LEN GRAY and his original Casa Loma orchestra. were the first famous popular musical organizatioh to be heard on the Hall of Fame summer series which started Sunday, July 22, at 9 p. m. (E. §. T.) over the NBCWWJ. They are real record breakers and it is fitting that they lead the procession of nationally famous bands to the Hall of Fame microphone. During an engagement in Atlantic City they played before 74,000 persons in one day — the world record for attendance for all: orchestras, ‘both classical and popular. And every one of the 74,000 _ persons paid to hear them. * * ok _ DOUBLE CROSBY: On a recent “Forty-Five Minutes in Hollywood” broadcast a highlight of the program was a scene “from “She Loves Me Not,” the film in which Bing Crosby is starred. The producers of the radio show searched everywhere for a double who ‘could sing and talk like Bing. Some could simulate his singing voice, while others did a nice imitation of his speaking tones—but no one person could do both. So they decided on ’ two doubles. Art Gentry, of the Eton Boys, did the singing, and Ted di Corsia, who’s noted for his impersonations of Hoover and General Johnson, found himself in the talking role. ie, eee 7 A quote from Muriel Wilson “Lavender Sea ‘Old Lace”): “When anyone ake me . just eet I classify myself as a singer the nearest I can come to a defition is this: ‘For a_ prima. donna a sense of humor is a factor second only in importance © to the talent itself. In embarking on a musical career, I decided at the start to observe > two. specific rules: ‘Don’t take yourself or your ability too seriously’ and Muriel Wilson ‘Never allow . temperament to get the better of you.’ As far as I’m concerned temperament is an obstacle to success rather than a necessary companion to. artistic talent.” Ses met Te. SCOOPS ! ! ! Ted Husing will marry Jean Harlow, platinum movie star * * * Hump Hairpin comes to the air with Bob Dolan’s orchestra and two singers * * * The Jack Bennys are going to adopt a baby girl * Goodrich is shopping for records under the names of Gay Chickens and more horses—all for local track team, and knows every ferred to as “O. W.’s” (old oe ald . oe bali put “Ellis, Dot Dare and Patsy Young, ‘ecreation! foot of the field. women). tee tind © 8 Abe Lyn in addition to ice = . has been renewed for a year on “Accordiana” * * * Jack Denn Stars of radio and opera will make HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK will remain at the Hotel Pierre merry Aug. 22 at Ray aes SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 9:30 P. M.—WJR—Harry Richman and Jack for the balance of the year. He, | summer place, “Overwood,” 7:00 P. M.—CKLW—vVariety Hour. Denny’s Music. in “return, has renewed Paul Connecticut. Last year Merle 9:00 P. M~—WJR—Mme. SchumannHeink i THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 Small, tenor vocalist * * * Don Lewis, treasurer of the MetropoliWWJ—Hall of Fame. 7:00 P. M.—W4JR—Grits and Gravy. Bestor is introducing to Ameri— tan Opera Company, visited OverMONDAY, AUGUST .13 oa 8:00 P. M.i—WWJ—Captain Henry’s can audiences for the first time wood and jokingly complained 7:00 P. M.—WJR—Jan Garber’s Music. : 4 Showboat. Reginald Forsythe’s “Serenade © there wasn’t enough room in the 8:30 P. M.—WWJ—Joe Cook, Donald Novis 9:00 P. M.—CKLW—Forty-five Minutes in to a Wealthy Widow.” — old colonial house. So this summer and Frances Langford. ; _. Hollywood.» ae * Ok Es the NBC comedian is building a 9:00 P. Mi—CKLW—Wayne King’s Music. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 ‘Une le B pa es new wing to be called the “Earle TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 7:30 P. M—CKLW—Court of Human ncle ob Sherwood, who is Lewis Memorial Wing,” and it will 7:30 P. Mi—CKLW—Accordiana. Relations. eard over CBS on Wednesdays Se dadinaset Wit elaborila cave. 8:00 P. Mi—WJR—Musical Memories; Edgar 8:30 P. M.—WJR—Phil Baker. rie his Dixie Circus program, puts | monies, a mock pageant aftd barA. Guest. 9:00 P. Mi—WWJ—First Nighter, Drama. the children in his cast through the ae CKLW—Richard Himber’s Music. SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 hoops in true circus fashion. Beope 9:00 P. M.—WWJ—Beauty Box Theater. 7:30 P. M—CKLW—Philadelphia Summer eld oo, 2g ype! ie the re is 5 AY, AUGUST 15. Concert. initiate e or she must jump ee eee Wee oreo ta 7:00 P. M.—WWJ—The Baron Munchausen. 8:00 P..M.—WWJ—One Man’s Family: i ip oth paper just like the barea kerk -desceidant of < Matin 7:30 P. M—CKLW—Broadway Vanities. 9:30 P. M—WJR—National Barn Dance. ack riders in the circus. It’s part of a ritual the seventy-eight-yearold star devised.