Variety (Aug 1934)

VARItiJTY R 4 O I Mi ii GOOD GULF VIENNA PROGRAM . With Holzep Orchestra, Krall Or- chestra, Viennese Waltz Girl ''. Orchestra, Joseph Schmidt, Rita V G«ora. Tauifrih»yn Quftrtt^ 30 'Mint. ■■ ■}!-:■-■■'/: Transatlantic ' ' COMMERCIAL . J . V; tW;.-.-:'^»ur'-''?.i;«*kj|';,".il|ipi'y:.yii'- hfi^ti brujQcViruiRt.thic. 'Wi^0jtly.: Suiidfly, ''>vi>;.1it • tifth**; of,;ih©m. nirijir too ubooiI, but re-. ; copt,tp|| Vfitp* P<«rfe(ct. tumlpn rame in .cl©tir; aWd Btroner; I'ftris A^raa «$ rlonr nn .thini;,'h It wore Sohonec- tarty; -itornn wms Htatii'U'sa. TlU'ii, Sufidny ntRht (5). cairio Vionnii. The Rlr»i roAlIy boo»1, completely Rood program. And the iifnio.sphori" went i<I<>i)t>y un thoin. *i<> tliat fcveution w a s j u»t itftreiy;; v tf^udi biei-ini^. in . wri VO!j. /.'; .. ■ '■■ ■ ■ • It's rcfaHy a sJiame. Thi if was entcrlnlnment v.^hio galore in tlio \ i. iin:i I'roadi'.ist. It was from any siaiiiliMiiiit HiiOd and variod eiiter- tahiMii 11' witli (list rate ta!tM>t. J''eiiiali> anncmniHi-. .\Inie. I.uzzat- to, .spolie i;nf;li.sh with a pi<iuant ^'ircf-iit but i)i'rftct eniuu'iafii)n. .so that her sfiittuiees eould 1>e easily understood.; Also had a clianninfj per.soiialUy thiit hieliHij^. ttOftisider^ ably. rro^'i nn ojunid witli the -Bhie Daniilic" sti-ain.s, as played hy the .lose.nh Tlolzor orehostra. 'i'hat ,!i;a\e the i>rii!4rani its projjer note—"\'ien- nese lif^ht music Jo.'ief Sihmidt wa.^ tlie tiryt soloist. SGhmidt is the live-foot tall Viennese Jew who caused the Nazis in Gerraahy nvore worry than any other artist durinj? tlie rtrst months of tiie Hitlor re- gime. I'ossessed of one of thft mo.it pdwerftil tenors in the world, he Is generully cias.sod with Jah Klepura and Ricltftta Tuubcf ait one be^t threb Birtt^era in i^urope'ii Aliilt eiitertulnin<^rtt fi«ld< He had Juat fliitshied ai'ftinTi whe^ the Xazla won. ttinaa is6 ^b{>ui{itr With the masses thilt (or ii* nwhtha It contlnnM bteakfnii^^ ;b< 6. record* despite the • fftCfr thftt a|t<l?Wii Gofebbela forbaae <fttiiB- tinift Schmidt sang 'Fras . UlCflt,' a s6-suoh tone whleh, had it iBB*!!'-properly h<?ard. Avould have established hl.s name in If. S. etlior circle.';, and probably induced somc- Qpe to bi intr him o\ *^r. :Satl(^6cine will, tiomo day, anyway. Krall orchestra, a Vienne.se jazz band, and not bad, oithor, played 'Li.s<d'.tt." a current Vienna foxtrot. With lUta Gcorff and Krnst Arnold Chipping in for vooal effcct.s. Viennc.'^e AValtz Cirl.s, a f< nHne or- chestra, of considerable fame over ^ thero. p!ayed 'Ohne Frauen, Ohne Musiii' f Without Women or Sons"), a Ilalph renatzky tune that ought to mran somethiiic ^^lieti impoi-ted to til's .vide. Hi'.a Cleort; sanj? 'Why Should a Wonrin lie Faithful?' by Paul Abra ham, Avldch doesn't do justice to that Viennese songwriter. The Tautenhayn Qtiartet Bang a typical Viennese wine song, and Sch»n4dt came back for 'Kin Lied Qeht ISm I>ie Welf CA Son.n; Goes Afauiiid the World'), from the mm^ which , brouiTlit him International fnine. It •^ Is, inr identally, a poach (»| a iMitiirw ICndcd with a medley o£ l««i£ar music as play<;a by th« Hollfcv :)^)c. A^nne blending oC talent and «su«ie all arpCind, rcprcsentativ* th« countr^r that «<^nt it forth ahd in- trigulhjp ehot^irh to- .t«tnpt * desire ..for i.roturiK' .■• ^ ' —■ BERT LVTELU. : y^^'::-^'iy.- .; With Walter Ki«M*<(«i S^Nt Howard '^v/ ^^ 'Front p»mfytfMm0^-''j''z-L-'' 30 mins. Commercial W ABC, New York Hert Lytell is a good voice, name nrtd b^t ft»i^ rftdio but not if tb«y'r« (Toihg to iniicast biiU 'ti|i«,Wtey> On the Wrli^olft ihd UiiiOii tW» Hitagd Ly- teii itaa hlway»ihfieti (d^kitiQied with siiavit>\ pWli»H.: fl»'?i(«i.^.ll^ that kind rtf li yxrioe ^ntf "-'Mi^^vi H» <>xemijji(1^a gentlematillheali a»»d elas!». So Ward's J<'a»ftlly theatt'e, \vitlr supi'rb disreKoril of common sense, jM osents dentlei. an liiert as riildy .bihnsnn, a .slan«y nisW^H^d^pfT muKk'. in "J'lie Front I'a^ic'. ' Tvytell is too Rood an aetor to nuiff even so toui-rh an asKii^nmont al- toffether. lie did Ilildy .lolinson pretiy well. And that's acting'—for .1 rol'' more incoiiKruoua to the 7)er- si.nalily of thi.s star Is hard to iniau'ine. .\t that the ehoice, while p.iliiably bad judgment, ha.s its possll)le ex- cii.so from the Ward Family theatre viewpoint. : It seems to have l>een .1 belated' .iubstitution tof' 'Alias Jimmy -V*tfrtti|jte' a play lolig iden- t ittod with Beifl , Lytell aitd that \volild havevindubltably have tnnde an ideal radio eoRveyaiice tor him. It appears the Wttttrs of th» literary rights to 'V'al<*ntih«»' wl(i«t to sell the story on a ii-Week baslfi fot a serial. In fact neprotlatiotls fo*" lAtell to radio-headline in such a snial have Iieen on for some time. I'arentlulically 'Valentine*, with r.yteii should be;;«;;pijR:?s*ittft>«l!;ti^- tainment. Final scene of 'Front Paere' was u.sed. But the tlnal punch, 'the s. of. b. has stolen my watch' was trimmed for the kilot \cl. s and road 'tiie dirty crook stole my wat'-h.' And WM ii ft flAt ,.f^n^ WHAT, SPORTS 8TdRlt» 0rrV THE ■' B'CCO.RO'' Su'siainiha ;WJZ, New York Whether tlie.ie dramatized anec- dotes of peryonalilios purportedly from the world pf .sports are fouiwbd on some kernel of fact there's no tellinjf. Thornton fisher, sports cartoonist, shrouds hii *lli- side' tales In anonymity, paeu- donyniity and whatnot. But M' re- flections, of human naivl*I they're btrpiad .and. fiThpl« enowm : to : At «oft»© eiS«e that plight autareiit Itaelf . tb th^ iipbrta ftniowet «te^i>ed in the bJogmphy a nd trivia of^he^dlft^ iQOnd, Ting, etc. FlBh^r as narrator Weaves in and the indivldiiat sapra. From the production angle NUC's treat- nient of these sketches is slap- dashy. Cast Riven Fisher is expert enoupfh but the dovetailing of the narrative and the acting has every evidence of maladroitne.ss, while the interpolations of the sound effects could scarcely be more haphazardly contrived. WMCA, New York, made a far more effective Job of it when Fisher did * Bimilfir series on that station about «:|rMu;, i^g^- FOX WEISS FUftRfffIt Musical Revue _• 90 Mins. COMMERCIAL V.^- WCAU, WPEN, W0A», WIP, Philadelphia 'i'his show, whicii opened the new FpX Weiss emporiuin in Philly, litiHiml flve local stations split up into thre(» separate broadcasts trotn the stbf* itself. Signed fts reflEttlar talent wew M*<*ey:,Aipiett OS .irt.c., Pete "Wolw-y,: th«; WijHriliri^ Sisters, Hutte >i!arhart itnd itht Importation frortii' }C«w York. Ireho B^rdonl. 'What was probably » mce}y pre- arransed program firtt int© n gen- eral shambles at the vepy start, since production WiMi Waited: tt*- auently to allow for 8|>to<ches by city otflcials and gratis nits from theatre acts, all aireasting being done before a larpe group of pros- pective customers. Conuner'.ial credit ran through the show proUrifally, if not smooth- ly, by descriptions of the fashion shows presented each half-liour. The radio audience was put into a mood to buy with such detailed word pictures as 'There's a cloth coat trimmed with fur.' l'"urther an- nbuncements included the none less humorous one anent boss Fox's trip to Europe for furs, expressed In the manner that led the listener to be- lieve Fox also took a j;un with him. From the talent .an^;lo, the show soi'ved to afford Mivkey Alpert his initial air appearance, capably han- dled rrotwith«tanding the fact tiiat the trek was long. Pete Woolery's/ back-up by the Warwick Sisters ai- ttiiMly caused a show-Stop, while, li'ehe Bordonl chanted t\v¥o number* with defcfded eclat; Quested the :pro|^;ai|A *W<Bre the Michel Staters and fi<Miny tlosi^ Vioiet iiove, ^die Cot^ Ddfothjfr? Hall and sdVeral others. Arvhouhcer James Bi^ley of WCAtr si^toled for an st^tione. Brbadeai^'ilffts heat showm4tfship for the sponiHiri if for no other rea- son than tl|«it lio female listener could miss it, regardless of station preference. Knough good local names made up for any faltering production quality or smooth pres- entation. Tiio show will probably dra>r many lookers into the fur salon. I. J. Fox firm In New York also :uscfl I'renv'' :^9«M^ddftl;'l.'lid«H.i'ty.' /'QVer WEAF,' ' ■ ■ "'■ ■ ■/."■/l'-'• FRANCO Hi.JINKS With Johnny Murray, Jimmy Tol- son, Sally Dubre, Red Corcoran, V Mary Trayhen, Bob Oakley, Julia Kingdon and Minora Ure- el I. . -w'. •./■■■;-v,:.vi-!.:..>,.r^'' 60 Mins, ■ ■ ■ COMMERCIAL KHJ, Lot Angeles This commereiallor, Jumping from KFWH after two years there, is on Don Lee coast network for the com- plete hour show, with half of it HToihg over CllS coast-to-coast chain. Switching has cauised yoiing war between KHJ and KFWB. with latter having its pwp Hl-JInks pro- urram on the saime Si^nday night iiour and trying |(i> maintain its lie- toners by throwiniK in -'tt(cli- ,wtpek a different Warrier picture hame, Inittaier in the hew cipdt fails be- low' chain quality ai^Vfilils tb live up baUyltob that 'stc^ontpanled switch. Pol fii^ jhftia,;ebmedy talent is sanie fui has lMeh.<#|i prograni for many months, lind ihpH is its prih- cipdl weakheMr^tht^ ^jMBeiftii^^ in- ability of tolent offer :»ni^h1niR new. ;"' ■ For IcKal It might pass muster, but in competition on chain, hook-up it will sutfer in comparison with pro- iiram.s that carry writers to pen new .ir.it,'s or skillfully revise old ones rather than obvious attenipt of III .links talent to roll their own, mainly from vintage joke book w . —— IM o^r.im is supposedly 75couiio, and is therefore particularly weak. SiniTin{; numbers which Jimmy Tol- -son, Mary Trayhen and Johnny Murray contribut> are oke, but or- chestra stuff, coiJ*|>ared with back- ground prcvlot^rlyj bitered the show by Jack Jf>y i4rffiEeim:t4<>ni is off. Ap- pears to lack i>i^<M|wr'' co-ordination and in spots fftf too blataht. : ■ Oomcdy stuff ti fti> of bjicic nttd forth vnriety andL metity: jrHnuiiijicent in ini(iCierta^.t»7Viaudei of i#b.iiecnde8 ,ag)b;At:'4]wt:':1t;%ti;fct'>lK9trrea^ tor new iirnemtidn itt whoin gaga would- be new. Here is sampl<Q of rcacning back pron^ness: . . Minerva I'reeal pulled one about Italian mother who told teacher, 'Johnny is no.^rpserr-ljarn lMfilw..d<Mi.'i smell him.' ' ■ Althou.iJrh a perennial. Sally Dubre, with baby lisp d(Tivery, is bri^chtest spot on comedy .side. One innova- tion is .acting out ^ags l»y various members of cast as brief blackouts. Oke but for stalcness of material. IMAGINARY TOURS Six Sixty-Six Geym Shttp .' / 1S Mins. '>■■ COMMERCIAL ?v' ^ la v KEX, Portland, Ors. A novel Idea in taking listeners on imaginary tours is the new radio program of the »ix-Sixty-8ix Gown Shop over KEX, I'ortland. Ore. Ti- tled 'Century of Progress Tours,' pro^n'am idea is to take listeners on daily tours to the Chicago World's Fair, with sound effects, etc. On the trip through the Si)«nish village there nire - oa s t a ft e t s and laughter of dftihcins; sehbtitas. and so Qhi JBtidli daily bro4tdca«t is de - \'oled^t« Vm*-i^tirtteular d^parthtent otthe-^afr/; ■.l-'r: Ifi #:'h«w;'-pi«6t«darte^ gettihir quite a bit of attention, Iiooks aa .thouigh it would be on the local air fbr tifhei with spon- sor's bu^hess alr^y, idioWing re- tmhaii,.'^:; ■■■■ ^f•v^:■■■.v;.■.^ ■■ 8U1«DAY HlQHt HI JINKS With Dick Powsil, Chariis Kaley. Bob Shafer, Swor and Qoode, Jsanna Dunne,'Earl Hodges, Jos Twerp and his stoagepw Jaek Joy Orchestra ■ '■■.■•S'.:'' /■ 60.''Mina. Sustalmno''"'" KFWB. Hollywood Just how hard this old CuoMt fav has been hit by defection of Johnny Murray and one or two others will not be k!>own for two or three weeks. At that time a survey Will be made by the Warn«r oxeea Which will l»« the yardst^cli ;i:4^^^^ J^ programs.' With two HI jinkers on lanes at .same hour, it has dialers in pretty much (>f a dither. Hollywoixl spot has not concealed its burnu)) over losinK the bread account .and th«'ro'8 .an evident note of reprisal in their buildup. Fir.Mt, Dick Powell was to.ssed Into the lineup to give it a wallop, .loe K. Hrown is tentiitively set for the next airing. There will bi>''ho skimping on Warners film star power to give it a sock and perhaps force the Don Lee station to change.lts:ff>ot«' that i% t<ii,move off- the :8-9'nlchei^. v; The flrst Murrayvless air^r ^as a shade better than the old routiho, due in miin to Powell's warbling iind several other gootl voealizers. Powell always seems to have his pipes well geared for radio, and is a favorite in these parts. In Charley Kaley, single and duet- ing with Jeanne Dtihne, and Bob Shkf^^iv thfei ;aj|>4t nej^'i worry a'l»«»«tM|lfv 4<ttta'.:;-l»a«id»n*.- vlfii:: the c<wW■)e!dSfev^^■'ih'd^■m en.t;»: ./.tbdt:-','-H«ed tttre'nffiiiie>iiS'iUl;.'';'tieH':;9wo^ fnir ■ j^ttid i 49 a lot bettfr if ihi* had fresh jiriiitH'iia tb iworK ^Ith Jack cltffordi the hard-of'^^eiiring sheriff. stlck.s too much tO a itaid set of situations to click stroni^ly I'.itter team of liilly Nelson and June Knijrht suffers from th^ same tjatr anemia, Joe Twerp, Coast edition of Koy .Vtwell went straight for the em- Ceelhg and it is doubtful whether he madj5:> thartupcrf-in f<>rget about :yiuri*y, bit ?was hot ovoHbolted and ia fairly standard. Jack Joy's ork inovided the mu- sical backKioimil and is capable of holding its own. (Jood .sliowm.in- sbi-p was displ.ayed in bearinur down on the l.ast half. Kay Van Kiper's ^ »*orqnet^' follows and is a hot fav /■r»ritt:..-'"".v OELLA BAKER and WILLIAM HARGRAVE Soprano, Baritone with Orehestra in iMi tiiries labeled 'Uoraance in .JkMfg.* doing a nicely selected pro- 9ram of light operetta and standard ibaliads to orchestral . acebnipAnlw nieht of August Frana. They're on Thursdays at 9:15- • •'36 p.m. EIXST from the N. Y. studio of this Newaik station, and contribute a pleasing and .well- TOM RISHWORTH . Chatter-' "[ ■■■'■''i-: ':.■;>.■'■ .>:;.--: 10 Mint, : .-■ ^■ ■■: ■:V^■''^■''.■ Sustainina KSTP,-Sli Pai*l, . mrith ohi Rtshwbrth at the tnike, KSTlP Is putting on a IQrmiiiute sustainer twice weekly that. Is- get- ting bodies of jrood witi front the general public. Stunt,' Which goes on at 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thurs- d.ays, is called •Headline Memories' and recalls not only the headlines, as per title, but goes Into the news columns and even extendi. W>. the ads of 20 year."? ago. When headlines of 1914 prove tepid, material is kidded, so that the announcer telling brea thl essly of a salc) on ladies' lace-edged pan- ties ffets a good raucous belly-laugh any day. Men's buU-doc shoes, brown and with butttMui lip to the lower calf, a^w eause ehucKJes-^ and many/ ^}»* prtdii bf Ihbse days causes i^Uthe amasem^nt ae to thb epcppamtiVe ffbbd times we're living In today". Kxampie: the best In bi6yCles'(n6t nearly up to today's product in all-around rc/lnfinents), went for a C-note In 1914, while to- CITY COUNCIL SESSIONS Meetings of . Munieipai Govsrniiff Body •• -^pvi-"- 60 Mns. ''■■■'-;iAr->. Sustaining WBT, Charlotte, N. C. Kach Wednesil.ay afternoon the sessions of the Charlotte City Coun- cil are put on the .air in. their en- tirety—from"^ requests for an extra street light in 'Hlack Bottom' sec- tion to kesfp a.nd biting arguments over Sun«B^V:mpvt«il''and:'Blbi fHa< chines. ' '■ • ' ■ The municipal govemiffg' h0^^ which has been embroiled in pn« situation after another in recent months, all of frbht JMMff hews vjUufii, hiaksi- af tf^ij]^ a:«dto :^how aa-H'ia«kbft:a neti^-8tory.v i--"-' 9«piiihiir thift Wlitiaih A. Sehudt. jTw inahagfltr of the station, con- c($ivipd th^ idea of giving the.se ses- sions in their entirety to the pub- lic. Thet« was some sllprht dif- ficulty about breaking down the bars of traditif)n .and setting a mike in the midst of the .somewhat mike- frlghtened group. One or two coun- cilmen shook their heads a bit over the proposition of having the en- tire proceedings .vhouted tO thl^. world over a radio .station. Hut the situation was handled, the mikes were installed, a per- manent leased wire extends into the council chambers of the city hall, and the broadcasts are yery popu- lar with Chariotteans or anyone who likes to watch p.oUttoal Ohes* being played or.relis^M |^ 'inent.'" . ■ ; 4 ""i,"-. sAii.oficttiir«s^ Danee -Bshd ' ■ -;; 15 Minfe./ ■■ '. I Sustaininil.. W K JO,: Landaitbrv^'PlW''y'''^^ The Sallbrettes are eight gals who got together and forihed a very slick little dance band. They made their radio bow Mon- day with a series of dance special- ties which pleased. Outfit, of cours»», is new and needs se.a.soning. Station has spotted them for |:S0 #y!B»y:, -Mnhdajr-'iyeninci, .-.-x- FRANCIS MACK^;.:.-V;;:.:-,.\v:-: Songs . 'i^ 25 Mins.;'- . Siisthihing;'• ■'^ ■ WGY, Schenectady Mack, supervisor of music In New York f'itv's public schools, has joined wiih the WGY String Kn- semble for a series of sutomer pro- ^Mams combination cominj? on the air at the dinner-hour on Friday eyeninfT. Mack soloed here several titties last sea.son. Present broadiasts probably have strongest ui>peal to students and lovers of good music, althourrh aver- age listeners should find Mack's voice agreeable. Inclusion of one or two light numbers would jrlve the prognams a more popular pull. Now they constitute high-grade biit rather heavy fare for a summer mti- sicai meal, served via loudspeaker. .Mack p6ssess6s a robust baritone, well trained and llii#}l%9^htly han- dled. Jud<» .by Jb<^ iWahdai'd» it i!*--well "i^i^ ^iii:.':lpHeN,:' particu- larly ■■Ihi^witi^^;;^^^^^!^ Aecbrdloii ^•^^'■'■'^■''■''■''>^"•■■■ 15 MIn*.-■ • \■'. Sustaining WGAL, Lancaster, Pa. , Anthony Monde, v^ifdeyille and recording artist^ is ;i|e# to WO AL. He ciaiihs tb b* thd only aoqordibn- Ist ever to .ihastof the trc^ola r^n his ihstrumieht* Appeai^s each Mirnddy at l,2;^0 presenting a variety df classical ahd popular huthbers in his own piftrticular stylb. •Mnnderii instruiftent dlffer.s radi- I ally from standard ones, and en- ables him to. pr pdU ce effects deemed impossible;, bni thf prdipary .instrument..- ■ ' In vabde days his billing was 'The Coa.1 Miner Accordion I'l.ayer.' He )ms numerous phonograph lec- ords to his credit. Makes an un- nsiMil local program. PRED HUGHES '':-'yiy--lr ' Welsh Tenor ■ ; , ' '"^V;, Sustaining ' ' 15 Mins. WOWO, Fort Wayne —' Formerly a member of the Prim- rose rdur, well-known vaudeville act of so.vtirM years' standing, and nbw identlAed with station in .seml- pTofbilHldiainal^ ^xecitlve duties. Makes reinitar appearances and with reputation Is ac',utrin>r a ni<e following in vicinity. Ilroke Into radio bioadr a .tln;7 In the east a few yjuH tiifi, wiien th« etmtr Wai in Hwad'lliru; 'l'<fhei. I'roifrriro //'-II bilari'ed with the rrior*! j.'.prjiar bits f.ff-M'Htlnjf tb» fi'f.iitcbt l.;:h» '.pern soniTs. Ac- ef,rriri:if,;rr,< fi' ,i pl iyd on or«an by I'er'y ftot, .M, I v.bl-h In b» t»er than the usual rt.i.t piiho background •TUAlIt Mirf Caihady. , COMMCIIOtAI/ - WtAF, Nm» Yarh Their mtttertal oh tha PUlscU'. ^ mahn-VaI|aa hbur spot waa of poor quality, but Stlaart and Lash in V their live minutes or so of talk gava evidence of possessing a style and delivery well suited to radio. A bet- t»^r script next time should bring out tlio boys' poss|M||liM<a|i^,|^,^^ tliem somewhere. lie.si.les bein>7 bad in quality, ths ' material offered by the t<'am on thi« ' hhow was bad in form also, because in seeking to distribute the laugh lines evenly, it failed to eMtablish either of the two men as the com- edian of the act. Tl>e Jokes a*.' dished out had the partrters: tig)]it>> in< each other for laughs, ratheirV than helping one another snare 'era, In vaudeville the con.stant alter*' natihg be straight arid comic ,1a: 4^ okay* Arcangement, since theft -akm,'- al w.ays opjportuntties. f<kr sight MMt to cover aiiateriar deflclenci(>ft load Mt#si^a btiit :bf it« con* fustbh flvirir rAilMI Ai^ switchin questiohd a^d answers: Oh riadib ' It's required of all JokOsters to d^iV* niteiy establish thettisisiyipa as a ty|>e at the outsc^t. Oh the Pleisch. mann program it was often diiiicuit . to dlHtlhguish between Stuart and Lash. On the Flelsc'hnuinn perfortnance,- the logical .solution for Stuart at\d l..a.sh la to ha ml the l)orfs to tho former while I..ash jroes more or les.s straight. Lash has a Hip style of feeding anyway, and he's bound to get lauKhs on his own work regard- less of who h.as the I'liun.v answer.s. Itt'sides t.alkim,', this two-m.in variety turn tan siiii;. Their som; ftnisU Kot tliem oit handily on this •program.^ ■ . ■■■■ ..Btpr." COLUMBIA VARIETY SHOW With Cliff Edwards, Emery Deutsch, Edith Murray, Jerry Cooper, Chester Hazlett, Do-Rer Mi, Mountain; Mfledfera* . HU^; Eastntan .Riviia . < ■.'''■'"'V' 60 MinS.-..-V' .■.i'.^-i^-^-?^T: .. *T ' ^:' ''. ' ■' . Sustsm|»(Mi::'' r'''.''-X >'\-^^-^'-V'>'-; ■ WA86, New York Columbia wfi^b'ik regular Sundaiy; night showcase for. CBS talent has been' having lots of m.c. troublo. (?<»orge Jessel has been in and out of the program. Latest to take the chairmanship of the didoes is Oliff Edwartls. lie also h.os an indi- vidual spot over the network t>n. Thursdays (unsponsored». I'Alwards Is .a Kood trouper. Ilia eotnedy methods While not always convulsive liavo the ndvantacre and-' virtut> of beinj; lu.i own. He re- sembles only himself. Material will be his chief hurdle. I^ut its thb,.' chief hurdle of all other radio come* dlaiiil ib that> nothing .uniwisb' M«attiil4iai»li#|iM a pialhU^v««^^i^ lienilmted: HMi «f huiiibr Which ha strcniKtbepa iiiid viarios froihOUni^ to timd :<trttn iiKiihchy 10wdown ybdeii ng^ It is to hia remembered aniong the present day crop of Heat Waves, Saxon Sister.s. Mills Mrothers, et al that .as I'kulele Ike this performer waa showing the way In vodeodo as far back as 11)24. I'ropram was not cspeci.ally well routined. It opened with a long overture by l-'mery Oeutsch. Whilo tho Oeutseh fiddling when the tempo picked up proved to be highly, diverting it was a long overture andt. for the most part pretty dull. Edith Mtirray s^^ trtergiftdr^l^ . thar pvertt>redomii|ant; orcheairatiotta. bat gave an bkay a6>* ' countinf in a voice tlilkt h^ tyabyW kins stt-aihs mlTiigjihg With Harlem; yehmahi; itfry Cooper ahd Marr Kastman rdvealod good voices of more oithodox coachimr. A memorablo few moments wa^i Chester ll.azlett's socko seHsi(Mi '>n Uio rl:iri!iet, a show-stoppiiif; solo. ^ dramiti-.'.ed mui^ical insert cred- ited to Coiirney Savage was .sm.artly ili>ne (Kl.iiling with dialoj^ and soiu-,* tho simple talc of a ne>;ro lad who got an attack of awolli-n craniaiu when, achieving a llttlo success. PROF.. THAtcH-iii: eiLkm '.vV;';- Preneh tessdni- - 30 .Mins.,,;.-. COMMERCIAL ^vl'--' WOR, Newark-N, Y. Prof. ThaFcher Chirk lias been do- ing his linguistic la.stniiction act on the airwaves for many months and if one doesn't think that lanKuawO iii.struc tion nan bo made entertain*' in^;—just as l-^lder Mlch.iux's gos- pel routine pl;\c(\s religious evan- gelism Into the entertainment cate- Kory-^ono has but to Kct a load of the i'rof.'s S.atniilay evenin^r l)road- cast. It'.s entertainment plus. Yet It never lo.ses its ditrnity. It's well- routin'Hl, dpcidedly appealing to anybody virlth any sort of .an inter- est in learning how to parlei! in another language but ttwr. bno in wh ich this. Is being wrltteiii ithd it's all most fetchln«l)i^ nabi^ tTdfc Clack's^hlka Mrdkinaiity. . . ■'. . . ■li§i-yii!^'-''V^f^. his little French j>hraniei», itt-i a colIcKlnte stfle ■ b? cli^r*.1bi((tihg, doing it In- «li1lh«* With a >i»iiiplcion of tlnpahalh»ye»nue yordo-dC-6-ism Just to IfrtproSs thb ncceiiiitai^y rhythtnic cadence. .|*».'« a niike ftpeliblnder in that h* yl^lvl hlii brief free Instruction With mfiich Interesting by-play. lie has a CiHsa before W^ht 'l.liey'ro mixed, and he adiiifli^p*