Variety (Nov 1934)

9% VARIETY II 4 H I 9 GERTRUDE STEIN . ; Interview wftli W#H«il| IMMI 16 Mrn«. v^'-i Sustaining V'','- WJZ, New York CUri had oxpoctoil to have tlil> freak personality, but Nl'.C copped her instead for a speedy interview with William Lundell, She's gotten lots of j)ul)lieity on lier poetic munil>o-jiimh»>, and i)art of the pub- lic, at least, has been curious over her. In most cases, wlien approaciied hy the press, she has sidetraclted everyone by divinsr headlong into her pet lingo, which Is English words divorced from meaning. Same goes for her radio debut, which tVice bordered close to a flare-up <) ie tW e e n herself and Liindell, with dw:: VlBitor fln^iUy simmering down lttM *6mething about <if you enjoy It...you uhderitand it.' Lundell •tumbled twiM on tb« retorts. Bt6in jpeak* Ini a weU-modulated Vpic« whlth, over the air, instills a (Dirtain amount of confidence In her llttcary hocui-poeu*. Her Ameri- toipreutons conveyed the Idea Ikat tOiB knew everyone and every^ «lianntn«. Whlcb^<^l^ |« A M>pt \i4-*WFiane«iige. ^i'-: trW* attrac- '■ftett--- mm'-:\,mtt^;" ..«»t«i.roitnment, HMto i» mttf e9iiti^«r«(al titan conifiilKJti*. 1^ wMHiih but veilinff a fe«!l»|i» U|i« of ttt>b^iih. 8h»'« tc^fhlfirhbrow rftdio «bciiihent«tors vrhat the House of PayMi ia t** professional baseball. ■^:OSWALD ff(WMM0<y'>^ Orchestra ■ : :;}': 8u«tainin0 ■ New ■York ■ • ■ ti^^UBte: of IfBO and Ooliimbia have developed rty^lry All liifiir owm They coWll#r it Bdmething of an;,»e)hl!i*«TOent when elthei' grab! bfC som wellsn d^itq^^ ma<?8tro here on a vleU for a jfuest program. NBC made the tnillatibh to Oswald Fresedo dotibly ftttrae- tlve Wheii it assured Wm that hij* priiKi ini would also be short-waved so that it would be picked up for rebro.nlcast in ArK' ntina, his home- land. J''resc(lo, rated as one of the world's outstanding exponents of the tango, both as a conip'^ser and a batonist. i.s the i)resident of the sn('RMi(\s of conipn.'-iers and authors Argentina. Main purpose of his visit i:; to line Atnei-iean music pub- lisher.^ up'on a reciprocal perform- ance rights arrangement with his organization. Frrsi (li) was down for 30 minutes Thuisil;iy night (8), but his pro- gram was cut short by the intru- sion of a special events broadcast. With apologies to Argentine listen- ers, the network suddenly spliced in Graham McNamee to describe the irrtvat at Newark airport of the record - brMkliig . pastMnger plane piloted bjl- CMpt. Bddie ftfekwi- .backer^."; 9ut the qtiarter hour priMseding the rather unimportant int«rruptlpn ftllbwed l!'r«a«db ample time to irive Aiaeirican' mtenerii aom^i rich aam- pl«9 of his work and alio nil idea of how, tha tango ihottld b4) Inittru- mentally interpreted. He got «x- ee|>tionaliy line resulte out of the , combo assigned him. Thi$ was Inade up of musicians culled from vthe studio's regular personnel. One of the numbers in Fresedo's reper- toire th!it brought the tango idiom Into brilliant relief was an impres- floniBtlc, conceit with a rainstorm at its : central theme. OiVAr SKiPPY With Frawkliti;'-yiiMtii* Smith ■ "''■'.['^ . •■■ ' ;. Serial ' ■'v"';':'^^:.-''-; 15 Mins. COMMERCIAL ' i^.i-^'^r'r'f ':' WABC, New York '.^kipp.V started in 1931 for •Wheatios" and NUC. It's cliani;ed from NliC to CliS, from WI>oaiios to I'hillips i»ental Magnesia, from Director Dave Owin to Hinctor Itay Appleby, and from legitimate, human, likea»>le kid stuff similar to the I'erey Crosby original to far- fetched melodramatic nonsen.se. It's no longer '^Skippy,' but a carbon copy of dbMnil Of Other ItuliO pro- grams. In judging juvenile script shows it Is always dllJlcult to make proper allowance for the tastes and likes of youngsters, yet there seems no reason to doubt that the original •Skippy' had an authenticity and apj'eal far in excess of the fatuous lx>y detective and whatnot that is now being written. Bob Andrews still writ<?8 'Skippy' but is Showing the strain Of tlvc scripts a iijfe«k for thrf« years. Gpn« is ihe Crbiby fl«^vbr. Whereas adults could ittU^W |h« prograni ap' preciattveiy ill;, tlW Iwgmnlnir.: it is now' InipMwtMiB;:.' ■■ Afidre^a kfiaa .^ad a great isiti^cetiir ajs 4 IkrhoiiesiUer, turning but dozens of soripts weekly^ It** hot surpristt- ing that the bne-irtih' literary fac* tory would start r<>vealing a repeii> tious tendency. The flhsiloiB^if^^ ring from long use. ! ■ ' Writing techniiiue now is stilted and heavy. Constant recour.se Is made to sliort sentences witli the iliougiit liammered home by parrot- liivc i'eileiatii)n. 'Wali-h out now.' 'Let's go,' 'Arc you there'." 'Watch iiiit now' is a reu'lering of t.vpical iliai(tg. It's a stylo lliat Andiews has (lexeloned. J':iT(>ctive en('UL;li at limes, but seldom varied Jinil l>e- '•I'Mics ;i tedious sinii-soiigcy chant. 'i^l^ippy is now emitarlicd on fan- tastic adventures, a l>oy agaijist an army of thugs, a young smartie taking over the duties of tlie police and ilistriet attorney. Tliat isn't the character I'ercy Croshy lon- leived. It isn't the distinctive pro- .i;ran» that 'AVhcatie.s' first launched. It's something quite different and iiicch inferior. I'liillips goes after mail and sales through a now and more involved club." It's the Mystic Circle and membership is purchased with a carton of 1^-iufta <lM»» jUgMl) ^^of tbothpastei; Jw"d?upi tlV|«f by -.skippj^', iiiii^i^:^'i^^«ii^tigv^ /of a^ntf'''|c» 'i4ittlim»r«te.iil^ ^oatbs.. ■tm^.Wt!ait*'-'ipeti*. aigll*ls mM the special fbfderol of the Mystic Cir- cle. There, is also a coiine-on in a promlr.v t0 ireveal to kids how they may cavn 2St. to SOe. a week spend- ing mi ney. As 'Skippy' «iijj^ <thl8 is pretty important'. Franklin Adams, Jr., still plays '.Skippy.' But he's playing it dif- ferently. Maybe because he's three years older the quality of the voice is quite altered. Again, It just isn't 'Skippy'. It's Dick Kover, Tom Swift, Jack Armstrong, Jimmy Al- len, or what have you? , , Land. 'MARY AND JOHN' With Phyllis Grfciivi^f^^ QoIhIoii ;.Owen .. Dramatic Serial, V- , 15' Minutes „• '''iuttgifMns''' |C»In Writ take City '?l|ittlr^;«i^d John' has been going neaHy t^jh^ years without a break, with ito audience and mall respbhsc ^ still iblitjWlhgi^^ Like 'One Mian's ,:f'aMir-v.;itr<we^ consistent fol- , ioWWi^^^ or otlier tliat ',hM'never beeri q djescribed. This . 'program bit twice weekly portrays a '.rather ■romantic and colorful homo \ life of a youhsr professional man . rtd ihis wife. With dlversictns rela- tive tO the affairs of their friends, acquaintances and business sts-* sociatea. 'Mary and John' has been vari- ously sponsored, and remains after nearly throe years, the most con- sistent mail puller on the station. I'hyllis (Ircenwood and Owen play the title roles. - tiiftiinrnfl"'. ■ ■ ^■^.^l'V:.■:^y'v'/ i WtAr, N«w York ; . B#ck oh the C6^^^^ a New Toirk vacMloh, Meredith Willson has evolved a new idea of 'warm' music ^or the cold wintry «lays. The first of tills series hit N.Y. Tuesday afternoon at fi-6.30 p.m. KST, ema- nating out of.; tli* vi!i^.-:i^iicliKib NBC studios. It's all in WiUson's now estab- lished musico-radio showmanship in pacing his programs for popular appeal.^ Tlius he mixea up the lighter •liiidardt with (hi t»ops iliid the 7 AMtlttitlty eil^ tb« Ihterprc- m motif i>ie W iifiiv0ttit WiJlsoh, y if ti« wereiPt ilO j.lmdiy needeid m a mhstciU inaihitair on the Coast for NBC, would undoubt- edly be east on commercials. He has plenty on the ball and .always de- livers an i ntere sting little storyette DAVIDSON bOittOi FROOI^AM 30 mins. ' Sustaining . WBT, Charlotte, N. C. Seeking to transpose some of the c(»lor and atmosphere of a college campus to radio listener.s, WllT has installed wires into the ('hambers Auditorium at Davidson College, 21 miles from Charlotte, and Is carry- iiu; a ha If-hour program each Fri- day night from 9 to 0:30 o'clock. Collegiiite progiam by genuine collegians depends largely on the universal inteHH^.- lib':'eiinihi#':ftnd school life. ' ■ Cnllege authorities are being given pretty much o£ a free hand with the spot.. The first offering was heavy on ;the music end. ui^ing the college hand, glee• cltib, orchestra !Mid organ. ' .Show will .slip into a liglitor vein with later offering; it is promised. Next week's Spot Will be a typical college pep meeting in e^dvance- of a big fobtball gttnfie. : Sports 4nd :b!*ni9r^wm;,b^,i-w^^ ■ THE SENATOR AND THE MkiO Brad Browne, At Ulewelyn ^v Songs, Pisti«r,:'iii»j|/*' ■■ 15 Mins. s'- Sustaining ,. ' ' ''^^ WMCA, New 'yoH^;■:;^^:■■■^'^,^;;;■■ ; ^rad £|rowne and At Wewelyhv one of rkdfo'ii^ioh«i«r e6me4y teams, now ttiriji j»t»: «»' . Ametdcan BrQadoastIng ej«teh| the billing of XW Wwiaim iitiA the .Ma^rT ■ ttkiJiSm:: diye when honscnse otf the instituted a novelty, the.se lads Were.a couple of Colum- l>ia'.s shining jewels, particularly a.s the head clotvns in what was then consideroil the acme of lotidsiieaker comicality, the Nitwits. Browne and Llewelyn are still do- ing a good No. 2 act, even though they haven't advanced mucii with their patter material. Dishing out 8ucl» gimgacks as 'I ate up the pork and had some beans loft,' but there's no'taking it away from them when it comies to poundltig out ii novelty ditty ot blehdihg (heir pipes in sb:n»e aei'lbua harmony. jBy backing up the duo With it unappy dance combination batoned by Merrill Pitts AT>S has gohlB a lon.s' way toward giving .' Browne - I>i< \v»'lyn JACK ,AR*ilf ilfiiwi': ^y^AVCrNewTvoii^c , Jack Armstrong follows over the • ''olumbia Web immediately after Skippy'. Armstrong la Bponsorod I)y the e.\-bankrollor of 'Skippy' and is second of a group of live CUS Kl-minute programs for kids that begins at 5:15 and runs until 6:oi). 'I'his close proximity oh tlie schedule reveals vividly just how cut to i>attern most of the kid shows are. They all use the same narra- tive formulii. the same line of .ap- l»roaeli, tlie same stereotyped situ- ations and dialog. They reek of bunk, phoney melodrama and imi- tation. Armstrong is the wonder buy of Hudson High. He spends very lit- tle time in classroom, apparently, as ho is constantly trailing counter- feiters, kidnappers or other nefar<- ious persons. And he's thdre at home in iMtUnte^i. lioiMet titan an owl. Autliop 4nowg hlalgelt liber- ties aihotintlnip to anarcby. I'here is the nuktter: <^ the <dd. oMitle near. IIudeoi» thfit htti etevators and soeret 1)paiiii^ and net Iftadiord, And there'll 'Folson Dan' Hargrave of Capetown, South Africa, a scouh- drei: who plots and executes his skullduggery by short wave radio. It's all a mulligan's stew of 10-20-30 melo. boy day dreams, and wild in- credibility. Designed to reach high .•^'chool lioy.s, it seems more likely to fall short on the age goal by sev- eral years. Or have the high school kids of today retrogressed from the hri.ght sophistication of the llapper epoch after the war'.' i^inularity of this program to 'Skippy' wliich precedes it, is marked even to the similarity of tlie contest. l!oth involve the promise of cash as bait. Armstrong >how seeks to got the mothers lathered up also. There is |12,O0Q to be dl- \ ided l>etwoen 2,(K>9-0dd prize win- lu 1 s. To p^rtiClPfkte p. visit to the io< 1 bi3ik!eir::bf'.'troeev %*:'ilr8t .eon* ditjon. -yy':. -. -.jUMltt' ' \ )t '"iv- ■'■"'■'•..,■.•>*•'■■■•■'■' "CAMERA, f*LiiiUii^:^4::-i' Film Gossip 15 Mins. Sustaihint. '■ ^-'..su ' WBAL, Baltimore .'"■^' v^'-v- This thriie-weekly, quartor-liour quota of palaver on the hapi)on- ings of the picture industry is the only thing of Us kind locally, and it is not believed that the program lias many counterparts anywhere. No commercial tie-ups of any sort are sought, and there is distinctly no log-rolling discernible. But what gives the period an unusual air is tlie material making up the script. Totally absent are any oends tov/ard stuff associated .With the pap that commonly lAdled Ml to the nim fan. KatheTf wMtMil dMls largely with the tv«i|t4. beikliiid ftcreen, ahi(l a faintly . itto^lnt attltud* to M ttsiM'.fid^eht. ■.. .8f>ieter (of program; unknown and unahhbunced, seohui to depend upon VAiUarr iii » great extent for his mAtter. iSvenihg caught six or :<(eveh of his bits were were from ViMwrt't V^m^ and were read off In the exact phrasing in which they had been origftially framed. Italy's boycott of French films; •Mussolini's bid for Capra to di- rect picture penned by II Duce; l-'ox Tri-Ergon thing, and a c<,uple of others. There was no gossip of the kind that customarily is sent out of Hollywood by the studio p.a.'s, and the humor he intersperses in his dialog la culled from the quirks within the bis ia« reported by Varibtt in box space. Program uses as theme iibng 'Oughta Be li« JMotiires'. Jlinioi^ 4E>^ay. JfiHhiM^: Btf»c; Cal V tifly - Gillman, IS, Cal ■•My Tlnnsyi ■■ ■ M«uelM»r"ile«n.-Bet'htrii" Adventure..Serial 1« Mins.- -COMMERCIAL':-' WABC, New York This is written along more legiti- mate itnea than 'Skippy' and 'J||ick Armstrong,* which p^^ it, 'Buck Rogers,' which follows it over CBS. There .il a group of charac- ters on at mi»rt teland, > They got there through the plausible expla- nation of a shipwreck, and their doings, personalities and general credibility have some regard for life as it is. I'rogram does not soften the brain tissue of young Americans in the name of entertainment. New ^I'ork State Milk Bureau is the sponsor, and the increased con* sumption of dairy products is the objective. This is ah aim in which the medical profesalbtt aietually con- curs, unlike tho bolrttg e«|dorsements claimed for ikk jpipy bther foodr ailalfa advertisea ,#«tir> the aiir. To impreea tho ydulitMiM% the prestige and AUitbority: <rt th* Btate of New Yecli ig^lmMi^t Intel |»^ Thii Is til* lliaii'Witaiice b^ a groverhhient spohCM^nif .i: jnUUd m^igrani and putting Iti iofltolM aeal tip as an ar- gument to awe and! Impresi the ki^So It has chiaUehging sociological con* notations. N. W. Ayer agency handles the accouhl, and the public school teachers,are tied in on the health MUSICAL MCLOOiCRB OrchestraitK.'l^«)Mi| -X 15 Mins.'^'-- COMMERCIAL ^ j X WFBR, Baltimore , ; In its initial inning on the air, the thing that indubitably mo»t im- ijresscd the tuner-innors was. the linal Annoiihccment in 'Wlilch rpUbUc was offered a pint of free ice crea^i for nqtbiiiir hut fmding |n nshk^^ ad#e4HK» #6thil^^^^'t^ arinbu^noeineii^t hAd much chance ;Pf being rehientbercd after ■tho spohaor .(Ice ereiahi firm trying for foothold here>,ljlld down its offer. Only billing was given to a femmc liarmony threesome patently pat- terned' aftir Doswcll Sis., I'ickens Sis., and myriad otiier I.es Soeurs ad infinitum. The trio emlxaced in this broadcast tote the tag, '3 Liittle Girls in Blue,' and : iMfW^M youthful .amateurs. I?a( kgrounding work on program, which is not named but siiould be, is the asset, and supplies the smart part of period when it lets loose on own without the trio tra-la'ing into mike. Capable crew that shifts at random from fox-trotty American tunes, to Harlemahiaa to Cuban rhumbaa and baek again. If the trio HTjlii ihaerted only twice, einreetviillj^t .iMi -<^hged. On hlgli:t eaugm .lM» gala gurgled (Mitireiy tooi nitteli.: DOWN I'HIIOi^^H 'Hti AaiA 15 Mine..- - COMMERCIAL KXL, Portland, Ore. Down through the Ages,' dra- m;itic playlet, aia ferogdeast over KM,. C^omhines history and biogj-apliy and acliieves considerable suspen.sv. Program takes high lights of his- torical happenings on particular days and dramatizing them. The several reviewed included such hap- penings M the de«th ef Sitr Waiter ttaleigh, oh th,e scaffold. The head being :^hopped Off wae disllnctly atidible tod the description and dramatic suspepse well done In car- ipying out this important histf)rieai allusion. In another program, the beheading of the Duke of Bu< kinu- ham, by the monstrous King Kich- .ird was gruesomoly real. Tlie nail- ing of the 95 theses on tlie ("liiirch tliior at AVitenburg by the monk .Martin l.utlier furnished the high- lights of another episode, Kach program combinos one outstanding episode together with many minor liistorical liappenings, to round out a well balanced 15 minute program, Ucsearch work necessary to make a suecess of * broadcast of this style .Is cohmAeraMei not to men- tloh tho bleai|i(|i|r of the musical in - torpblittl^si itnd the soioothtng br the iwqtichces tiutes the ability - of any monotoring tecAihloinn. Author, prf^ti^er and principal ;;haractor is Norman S. Bean. Is assisted by I^illlah Hitter and J^'.k ComRuvelal bliiitteC hahdiraiiuely^ to iMld to VAGABOND SlNQlCilB Songs, Oreh*«li»/.;--v^;' 15 Mins. -J COMMERCIAL ^ WMCA, New York Even though the main objective of this Wednesday evening (luarter- hour is the Yiddish-speaking con- sumer, the repertoire of the Vaga* bond Singers is anything but mono-' lingual. From the Mi^ay. the program ii' l»kftte4 the impressloh gained is thatVtii* .single Yiddish huthberf a topical folksong, has been tossied in as a^tt afterthought. Italisth iijnd English lyritis predominate; Vagabond Singers is composed of a lyric soprano, an Italian tenor and a Yiddish recifationist. In solo the soprano and the tenor manage to pass nujster but when It comes to duets the re«ults are not so felici- tous. The soprano has the sturdier l)air of pipes and consetmently commands tho volume situation, while the tenor does a neat job at garbling the Knglish lyrics. The plugs are delivered In both Yiddish and Knglishr With 'e«eh stressing the, freshfiess and cfo-to- thc:<last>'dn}p thehiei.; Oif«tti y STYLE REVIEW FOR MKN Archie Presby'\'' 15 Mins. ^:-j'-V i- ■.. , COMMERCIAL KEX, Portland, Oregon A style review for men. A fifteen minute program, discussing wliat's new in men's wear started Hie lirst "f the nu>nth on KIO.X. This idea re- quires special tre.ament to keep the nun from tliiiiKIng they're sis.'^ies for listening and it is given a deft turn anri straight from the shoulder delivery fo i-eniovi- the stigma.. Theory on wtiieh the progrant Is built is that a lot of men would lilie to keep up in What's hew 'to clothes, w-hu don't buy atyie ''iKMi* (i/.inesv Ks<inlro and trade :ltt*e the CItlcago Apparel Pazette. the tiirti jlV^ i^Mnservatl^th t o gay- ly tfkied* Rikhy patterned clothes for nren during the laet few years, re - fiulreg a little niore thought th.in forftierly, to appear well dressed. Idea looks like a n:iturnl and the .'^poh.wor feels It will be ji 'd;; busl- r\'-nH getter, there being n natural commercial tie in. I'rogram ia au Myil^ i;V^^^ ADOLPHt MtNJm):^ -:v'" With Vorree T»i»*ili;,/,.;,. Playlet ' :r}<:}ffy. «OMMRRCIAk-' ' "^'::''^X-:?^-^^-x It a^ma there Witts a lady In eVe* * n|hg gourn and a g^htleman in tails,' : and a diamond, and 4 ebckn^y police sergeant, and the lady and gent were erooks and lalso lovers. Hinds hand lotion hired two Hollywood names to make thla p|eei« ' of tripe seem lilfo claha. :yit^;jriM|wtine <t'. trtjpe. -' HARRY HElQHE^i-^---:''- -''^^^^ With Qhmi Afiieto Ch«tter7-M<igto':: ■ 18 Mlnsi -^-s;;\\y;:;..--^ Suatainina WICC, Britlgepert Harry Neigher'a T Cover the Night lilfe' in the Bridgeport Her-- aid, all-state Sunday paper, nuikea '> htm Connecticut's only rendezvous reporter. He has built up a wide fol- ^ lowing Via tho chatter and romance • route and his Frlday-nlpht radio '. spot benedts thereby. Pop disk, 'You're In My I'ower,' ia Intro, announcer cutting in to dub it 'You're In My Column.' Jobnnjr Zell's trio picks up, Neigher follow- ing with howdy and a few moTRela from his Sunday-after pillar,"" Col- umnist internaittently makos errbi^ of working itj!^ one of his ^uicy items to the clintot piblnt and then pulling the 'well, ybu'll see that Ih my ■ eolumn Sunday.' Public would l>e ' more appreciative if Nclgljer foi^ r lowed his tales through, Instead of . teasing. It's annoying. fJosfip Is supi)lenicn!<Hl by Zell's music and occasional guests. ))ielit-d from homo-town am.ateiir and jiro- • fcssional .spiiere. Altogether an Jit- tractive If)-minuter and a diviMsion from the ordinary run of |;>cal'? talent fodder. NICK STUARTS ORCHESTRA With Rutli^piifHiMii Und Charles Blair '•■i-- '. iv-''\ 30 Mlna. •■/■'v' SUStAININ'Q ■ ^■•'->'-' :'^v KFWB, Hollywood |f this combo clicks, and it sound- ed very prurnising on its tlrst out, it may set a fad for lilm jiives who are given the gu-by in the lilm marts. This one oilers a typical case, although it is anl(Mlat<il by tlio pioneer in this new liejd, linddy Kt»t;era. Out of picture's for sonu' time and more than likelly linding tlie way in not such a sinecure, Stuart:turned to music. What mattered .if ho didn't have sweet pipes and ooutdn't '^r toot or strum? He had a h<lhn«(.'Ila he set about aurrouadihg himself ' with thdse ^wbo could tb«t and chirp. Imipo^tahtly, too, he engaged: one of the tbwh'to top arrnngorik: Uene Rose, wlio did such a swell Job on the tunes in 'Oay Divorcee.* Put thehn all together and you hav« a pretty snappy organizati<ui. Stuart, also, was favored with a situation that he made the most of. Just about the time he was sliop- ping around for muslkers tliere re- turned to their home abode a half dozen former members of the I'hll Harris troujw. These were <|i)lckly engaged and gave him a nuclet^a to, work on. When tlie final roll WM . called there were 17 men. Band is remoting from the I'alo- m.ar, a night club jiggery. It's a niassive place and therefore not ac- coustlcally attuned to perfect radio., reception. The brass sounded blary, but thtf fault la easily remedied,; TheiMfg * swing and a lilt to the rhythm that should plant the Itch in danoing feet, once over Its peipv* ousnesa an4 nowness, the outflt should develop into a const favo. . Two soloists share the canaryln||:... and get across nicely, of the .lean* ' nie i-<ang typo is liuth llli iiards; who was runner-up in tlie Camliell Hollywood Hotel .and it ji >ns. She scored liigli in iier rendition of tlio reigning coast tojiper, 'Object vt My Affections.' Charlrs T.lair h.is .a pair of 1)o(>ining pip(>s, but witiial melodic. They also do a first rate job of ducting. Comlio gets two half-liuur swings nightly on the Warner (;hanncl,. Ken ]-'ri>gley, ladlo ed of the Illus- trated Daily N't^ws, and gbuut the only doubler from; t|io; .ediio^'l'tl fooros hereabouts with. ifHf t(M|<i|red c.ipabilities, li«itiilfii* -thr^^T^r**^^^ nicpiy. Betm. is greatly • ill roi't- BART WOODYARO Dance Musie Half Hour Sustaining KGW, Portland, Ore. l.oe.il d.incre situ.ttion iniproved ov('r last yeai land. Tlie incre..ase in niglit spots lias mad(! more jobs and some line, darn (>able combinations h.ave ;;<itten t..i;ethor. K*;vv-lvK,V carries live different remote brondcastiB of "dan<'e ' music, IJort Woodyard . vies for number ^ ' Spot. Thei batwt hae nnough hot men to rottlly swing, yet Is more than a stomp Isiml. On the chain twice h week. Woodyard ^ 1» proving popular add lirtj* ■sothf' me* arrangetnehts. : ■ Orchestra recently opened the Ifl*^ dinn Crill In the Multnomah H<ft«fl,> which has been d.ark for some llWie and h.is not Ixhmi .i real sitn'c lle'r* man Kenin paekeil thcfn in seyert ye.-iis ;iuo. Woody.iiil is i:"ttit)g the crowd which likes his v>>. .'illsts, niale ;ind femrile. the latter sounding Itk«! Annette liansliaw, with Casa