Variety (Apr 1935)

40 VARIETY A HI Wednesday/: April 17^1935 Radio Chatter New York lIoiK-y Sinclair^oycr WlIX now. . raul .'Koiist fprminp his- o\vii or- clu'Slra for aii'ine, ' ; '. JjCoii Navara ..to- iiiako a P.ara- iiKiiDit Kliovt; ..' '. ', Ijonnlo lliiyton's:. now .bantl to .bo swelled to 35 piece?; . . Lyilia JincV Jorei;ca ■ liaclv from Florida (Isitcs. . . V Jane 'Robblns hew staff : pianist at. "VVAUD, Brooklyn. ' 'WBNX, Brbnx, has .«upplied three •winners to Fried Allen's ama.teur hpurvlriciuding Dion. Caaanbva, Fred and Bud, and Nia,ncy Dehnia; Harry Ljang of Lahff & Sflulre is gathering talent for AVarner's Now Jersey dmateur hunt, vhlch eventu - ally winds up at the Branford the- atVe "Where Gus Edwards alrs^ Bill Barry has composed 'Pai't- ■ ner, It's the Parting of the Way,' which E. B. Marks will publish. " Lloyd Shaffer; readying Sbphlstlr . cated Melodies oVer WINS;, Ed. eioland scripting liew sho^nr ' for Pipsqueak Pippins over WINS. New Philly dance'tnuslc now com- ing through WMCA,; Wew York for its Iriter-clty dance parade tak s In Howard Lannln's orchestra, Dave van Horn's and Charlie Kerr's. Two WOR sustainers which air on Thursdays, the Algonquin hotel hour aiid Witch's Tale serial, are now carried oyer the Mutual net work. One hew program. Thrills of . the Scfcret Service, which originates at WXTZi Detroit, is also given gen eral ajrlng on Tuesday. lilghts. . Asa Oi Coggeshall, program dlrec tor of WGY, was one of the two principal soloists In a cantata, 'The (U'uclflxlon,' presented in a Scheh- octady Church Sunday night. Sned- don Weir, studio manager of WOKOj rival oiE WGY. in the Albahy teirrl ti>ry, was the other. Go jseshall, a tenor, and Weir, a Ijaritone, also dueted, For Good Friday services, thd. New York Y. M. C. A., is turning to Oscar Wilde's 'The ttappy Prince' tftr air presentation over WMCA, New York, 'Tis a fa;ntasyi Hen riette K. Harrison, radio . director for r the association, to he among chose present In the cast. Dick Weaver of WARD, Brooklyn, .spending his week-ends at the Nautilus / Beach • Club^ Atlantic Beach, L. I. ■ ' New England ■ 'Dick Prentiss, baritone, now air Ins over^WCAX, Burlington, Vt. Bobby Upton, boy soprano, on WCAX, Burlington. John Rellly, announcer-ln-chlef of IWMEX, Boston, back from sickbed Off Chinese food for life. Bay. Sinatra's kid brother, Joe, playing piano for Morey Saxe or- ohestra, airing nightly over WMEX, '.Boston.. .■ - . '. ■ ■ ■ 'Boston, Braves Round Table* a ' ne% feature over WHDH, Boston. Mrs.'K.. B. Toye interviews sports cislebrlties and baseball coaches from the colleiges. Boston Chamber of Commerce Art Week will be publiciied pver.WEEI, Boston by two broadcasts, Tuesday land Thursday. .; ■ 'Friendly- Kitchen OI).server,' five inlnuto bit from WIOEI, Boston celebrating ilrst anniversary this .week. ' .:■„'■.■• Iium and Abher' (Horlicks) now Mon day through Friday, 6:30, .WEEF, Boston. Deane Moore, former' Kay's Rhym- ing Reporter' now doing 'Alexan- der's Dahlia Town' over WEEI, Boston, weekday mornings at 8:05 AlexCUiicle Alec') Steele coming to WHDH, Boston, t6 riianage the Artist bureau there, Henry Gladstone, at one time on the WNAO staff; Is the new an noUncer at .WHDiH, Boston/ Peg McGarrahan, petite iswitch bbard gal at WBZ. Boston, won Frank Parker's ..buttonhole carna tloh after:the !benny broadcast the «thcr night. Mrs; Grace : ('Eddie')' Edmonds, hostess at.WBZ, ban. hud much .to Bay about the now decoratiohs in the reception room. oC the station Weathering a storm of .Icfshlng from 6omc of the boy.s she emerged th^ wlnher In a debate oh hdlht- ing. Result is a sky-blue ceiling i^that's very :dke, ;• John Carver., of tlio: Federal Housihg, Commission', is nlahniiiR an , ambitious musical sho^v rrtr presen- tation over WBZ, . Bo.stoh and WBZA, SprlnfJfleld. Norwich University niuaic.nl clubs broaiJcast recently ovoi' VvB.Z. Bos- ton, tads wore white'.iiic kots and blue, trousers in the I'ublix usher manner. ; ' Knox Manning, who recently re- sl.qrned ifrom WNAC. lioslon. be- cKi iise he thought he was .'joihg stale in the Yankee . Network ifoutlne. bcunced back ■ almb.st iiumediatcly ns a sponsored cc3himentator, at double salary.!.; . Jack. Benny, wlille ; doing his vaude-date at the Mfet theatre, Bos- t<.n, played baclcgammon often be- tween tihowsi with' the heftiest of 11)9 Chicken Si.stt'Vs.- In other snare niomerita . the V Jcllb c o m e di a h plankod lilmsclf under a sun lamp to win that (leslred niakcui) effect for his next picture .whic h he begins work on aoon. ■ ,. \ ^ ;.. 'Lcssoiili "in Lpvcllness,' a new .series) by IvOfjet vLaird 'o\'ver WEEI, Bo.stph; is . bke. Airs Mondays, .Wednesdays a,nd Fridays, 9:i5 a.m;. .Cushmati Baking Company is eontinuinp; the 'Meddiers' Club' sc- ries Oyer WKEI, and: VVCSH, Tues- days, at .2:45 p.'ra. .. Ray Glardln.. announcer ; for WEEI, •Boston, take P» a sidollrie; a dance orlc. Late Sunday -eve - bi%'an concert by Jesse Crawford, now clearing through WEEI. Boston, . ..' . . . Bob Freeman.' of the WEEI. BoSt toi I , program : department, is an aviator with a, few dozen hours to his credit. : V Victoria Herbert Is the latest so- prano to .join the ranks of WEEI. Boston. ■ 'yy 'New ,Krijoynierit in Art.' foa- tiirlhg Ella Munsterbe.rg, of Mass. School ot Art. opened Friday (5) over WHDH; Boston. Eddie Deas arid George Tynes do- ing a commercial (BUiTichard's); over WHDH. Boston. Portia DlGlorgio, dramatic so- prano, formerly with WNAC. nb'w warbllhg for WHDH, /Boston. . : . Juanlta Durham, 19, and Anthony Tarquiriloi S8 (known prpfeisslonr ally: as . 'Tony Dpoley), riiarrled in Bpstpn. Miss Duiham is frpm the, 'Revelers' trio, and Tnrqulnip man- ages the "Bachelors' male quartet. Both broadcast from WNAC, B.os^ ton.:. •-.'V'-v,:.-'^;-'--:-',-- WICG, Bridgeport,, blushed when Robert Landesman, homo-town imr personator. . who \Yon 'Homo:. Pride Playhouse' r-mateur .joust last month, repeated" on Fred. Allen's NBC frame. Other local i8ta:rs who've made good in the big city ai:e Wes- ley Hitchcock, with Major. Bowes, and Freenip.n Cjlark, with Ray Per- kins. ' . Added to New Haven's WIGC ros- ter: Melody Four, With Noi-rina Ras- off.:.. - ^ •.- •„. ■ George Bowe switched announcing address from WIGC, Bridgeport, to WTIC, Hartford. Lou Briistcin no. longer with WIGC newsgatherers, Bridgeport.. Mai Hallett: Easter-Sundaying at Ritz ballroom, Bridgeport, after week on New Haven stage. One- nlghting next month at Rltz will be Casa Loma and Hal Kemp. Little Jack Little due' next Mon- day in Bristol, Conn. WEEI, Boston, now opens up at 7 a.m. Tower Health setting up exercises went oft the dawn air Mast week aifter 10 years. Joe Mitchell Chappie will air •weekly on the new Co>yard Shoe program over WEEI, Boston, start- ing April 22 at 7; 30 a.m. Peg LaCentra, local gal, will be on 'Stars of Tomorrow' airing in Boston through WEEI, starting April 20. , New Lucky Strike :progi'am oh NBC red net : win clear through WEEI, Boston. Starting April 20. PianP duo of George Creamer and Jean Wilklns; over WEEI,. Boston, Saturdays at 7:15. . : from the Food Show in the Munici- pal auditorium. Show tpplihes. Pete Underwood's BlUmore orches- tra with. Betty Elliott as soloist.; Jack Halllday, WSMB sports an- nouncer, is tuning up . his vocal chords for a full season of baseball broadcasts from Heluemarin Park, home of the New Orlean.* Ponthern Assbciatlon team. Came.s v.-Ul be under • spbhsorship of Cocn-Gbla. Halliday has just completiid .series bf mption jiicture shorta for Goca- Cola as part be the baseball tie-ups- WSMB has ohly line into ;tiie ball yo.ri\. w Tony Bacigalupi, wop coniedlan, back on WWL with niohblpg.ue and :band.- ... . :. ; "W. L". Dlcklhsoh, whp pilpts a taxicab daytlfnes, ha.^ a sustaining spot on KTBS twice weeldy. Tall tenPr specializing on the ballad type. Sdna Ahe'arn new staff plahist on KTBS, replacing Joan O'Neal. Has two sustai;Ung spots weekly.' r BUI Rowens, : chief announcer KRMD, gave the llsteners-lh an air view, of the Army Day program April 6 when he broadcast a 30"t minute program from ah army ship pildted by Lieut. John McConn'ell. . * Terrific electrical storm . put KWKH and kTBff on the blink arid off the air early Friday night (6). Wire trouble, remedied in time' for resumption, of service.' following morn.v: -:'■ • . ■ :' ■ Maury Walters and his orchestra have been assigned a. spbt on KTBS's Sunday night prbgranis. :; Roy Jones, ptib agent for Unltecl Shows of . America, used K'TBS tp baliyhob Boy. Scout circus in Muny auditorium AprH12'13. . Street Railways company bought 30 minutes, of tlirie Mbnday (8) for their Dixieland minstrel stars to ranible in -an informal 3U-minute program on KTBS., Grand prize in the current amla- teUr contest over WSMB will be a w:eek's engagement: at. the Blue Rpbni. of the Roosevelt hotel, where Clyde ;Lucas and his California Dpns are currently iilaying. Salary will be $50 for the week's run. The contest is being, pushed cpmnier- claily by Malsoh Blanche, leading department store. Pennsylvania Warwick Sisters leave WCAU for aa Atlantic City nltery da,te, . Janet Lane in from Cleveland to handle a wbrtian's show ifbr WFIL. Betty Gobdwln of NBC also audi- tioning.'.. ■ ■ Bryan Whitfield back at the Ar- cadia with Vlnce Paduln, repiacing at the Anchorage helm for brother Art; the bbss.. - ■ " Leslie MarnhaU ot, WNAC and WMGA newest announcer" at WIP. replacing BlU Wallls.: . WCAU bahdsmeiv are taklhg iip a collection to buy Arranger Bert Allch a newer arid smaller pipe,. Bed Roeker quit his RCA plant- Job for a'tlylng ih.radlo. Singing at WiP under iriorilkcr of Ray Powers. "WrPIL studloHnow back In Straw,- brldge ft. Clothier atbrf, with the Lit Brothers - magic carpet studio a riiyth. : Adele. Firth of tho now WPEN all- gal show, is an old friend ot Adolph Marks; Stenton Club : pi'exy, Heriry Morgan bought a new pair of grey paints for Thursdtf:y after- noon announcing. , With the Philadelphia Athletics baseball nine back from : winter quarters, WCAU begins this week to build Joe Gascarella, A's htirler, which the studio's .artists bureau^ signatured several months ago, Gas- carella la a tenor warbler. a Louisiana Senator Huey P. Long, Louisi- ana's Kingflsh, was allotte d th ree hours for an address over "WDSU Saturday night (18). This Is some kind of a local record, for continu- ous broadcasting. In course of his remarks Huey told listeners to call up their friends who had radio sets to make sure they were listening, too. ■ ;-:.■'•■ ' ■ ■ Audrey .Charles, feminine song- ster,, on two coriimercials of her own over WWL.. She sings straight popular tunes oh one, and goes hilly-billy on the other., , Sylvia Sheen, WSMB staff ac- compariist, put.ln eight, hours dur- ing the amateur^ audltioris ope day last week, v/lth time out only fbr dinner. ,■■ Kay Parker, Jate of Broadway "and musicals, lias gbne hilly-billy over: WWL. So she's now Mary Ann rlarkcr bf, the River Revellers' nightly pi"opri» m. She is; known to her home folks here as: Kissy Howell. ■ . ; - ■ .. - Captain' Arthur C. Prltchard, WWL head, got by so weU with his first literary : effort in the Little Theatres of the South Magazine that the editor has asked for an- other cbntrlbutibn. In hla, first effort : he killed the directors.' In his new scrijit ,hls. fellow hains rget the rub. 'Isle of Capri' is the favorite song of contestants, in the WSMB aipa- teur cQiPpetition. Audition board Says 60% frbtted out that number. The dlambnd Jubilee celebration of Louisiana State University wais brbadcast :from the. state capitbl at Batbn Rouge over WDSU.' Senator Huey P. Long, Ambassador Aur gusto ftosao of Italy and other dlg-^ uitarlea spoke. ' Miv Klaclt Introduces Mr. Black whf.ri the P'arm Credit Admlnistra^ tiori's. i>roKi"ain goes on the air each a'lvurrday noon from the studios of Wt^MB. Temple Blaok, WSMB an- nouncer, presents Marvin M. Black, information\ag8nt of the FCA; who: in turn Introduces the speaker, of the day. ■ . WSMB Is picking up broadcasts . Nancy Turner has seen the mu- sical 'Anything Goes' each pf the three times she has scooted "up to ;N..Y.' - Tommy Lyons spending a ^rreat deal of his time over in Washington these weeks straightening out trie matter of doubling WCAO's v^attage, WBAL's Crazy Water Crystals' commercial, BlCe Bros.-r-^nd, inci- dentally, only hllibllly riiiisiklng act pn locally in .Balt<H-has doubled its dally period froih quarter to half hour. . . Joe Katz .attended the Advertisers Convention . at White .' Sulphiv Springs, Va.. : Hammond Brown, NewsrPost ra- dib columnist, down with grippe. Ed. Ballard handling his newspaper stint for him; Alex ipllfford subbing on dally 'Globe Trotter' period over WBAL. . ■ ■ Betweeri' biz Jaunts to N. Y. fbr his station, WCBM, and sprlrits over to .Washirigtpn on' Code Authority matters, Jolm Elmer is a hard guy to contact around the home lot, Baltp, " ■ Don Hix talking turkey with Eddie Sherman, the bobker, for dating of his WBAL Kiddle Club into couple theatres when school recesses , for sumniOT and lets loose the flock ot young 'uns. • WJTL, Atlanta:s rejuvenated 100- wattei", will broadcast all out-of- town basebaU gahneS this summer in which the Atlanta Crackers partici- pate,. including Sunday and night games. -This is the first, time .WJTL has included this ■ seryice. Mike Thomas, fprhior radio repbrter of the Atlanta Geoi'glan, who has handled the games for the last two seasons over WGST, \vill do the honors for JTL. ■ Fred Jeake, fprriierly of WHO, has taken over as production manager: of WJTL. Jeske's introduction to the Atlanta audience was a honey. He gave every statiori break his first night in a different dialect, In- cludlrig Chinese, 'old man/ .farmer, half-wit;- French, German, English, Negrb, feriime, Swedish and "young boy.' WJTL has inaugurated a three- hour .variety show every Sunday morning at 8 o'clo.Gk.. It Is called 'Sunshine Hours.' ; . Jimmy Clark new general man- ager: of WGST, lias Joined the At- lanta: Kiwanis Club. ' : Secretary of Agriculture Wallace's address here Saturday was broad- cast by WSB, ' Ted Doollttle, 'The Village Nut- snilth.Ms back at WGST after about a year in the east. E. B. Staldman^ Jr., secretary of the Nashville Banner, in town last week, and his talk to local Kiwan- lana picked up by WSB. Steve Cisler manager of WJTL, Atlanta's smallest station, boasts the swankiest offlCe of ariy local station head. The Haig, local night club, Is seek- ing a radio outlet. No luck Bo'far. Minnesota Guy LombardP and his ork in at the St. Paul hotel's Casino, for. a one-night stand Monday <15). Charley Weber's WDGY's new asst. engineer, . replacing Harry Strom, who's lit out for somewhere across the pond. Doc Young back .from; a rouria- trlp flight to Ghlcago. Ray . H. Welhe hired tb assist George Jacobson on televislori at W9XAT. Pittsburgh Glass Co. switching talent: on Its thrice-weekly W(3C0 stint,, but still. sticlcing . to' staff artists. :>.;.. " \", Mary Ann De ' Vay, : who: plays Ginger in WCCO'a new Juve mail- pulIer,.Buddy'^and Ginger, Is only 12, yet she boasts eight years of radio experience. Millie Poluk is now WDQT pro-- grarii director. La Vahche Ludwlg having earned a prombtlon, ' Leonard Erlkson, Chicago sales mgr. for CBS, arid ;D. 'W. Thern- burgh, Chicago CBS assti 'mgr.^ at WCCO for a lobk-see. . . M. R. Runyon.ln from GOtharii tb gab with Earl Gammons, : ; Halsey Hall, Minneapolis Journal spbrts scribe, to spout Minneapolis baseball games this season for GCh ei-ai Mills over WCCO. Started yes terday (IB). Lester Carr how. KSTP's chief en glneer, with Lynne Srtieby moving lip to technical 'supervisor. Boys how wbrkee like hellee on the new 100-watter at Rochester (Minn.), which starts airing on a non-quota license about Aug. IB. . Detroit "White Lead Co.'a lE-mlQ' lite discs featuring Slngln' Stoi (Hariy Frankel) started on a 1S< week spin over "WCCO iVIday (P), Manitoba CkY. Winnipeg, opens day at 8 in- stead of 8:30 a. m. how with 'Bright arid Early,' originating iii Western. Broadcasting Bureau (commercial) studios. Uses both live talent and recordings. : Radio commission's 'Youngbloods of Beaver Bend serial moved to 8, C.S.Ti instead of 9:'p.m.,, effective April 8. Rev. Si A. McKenzIe. with inci- dental miisic. Is new radio Com- mission program from Saskatoon, Sask.-:. ■ Harmony Highway; male quartet; replaces radio commission's 'Mooh- light Madness,' mainly Lillian Nl- derpst, . pianist; CFQC^ Saskatoon, originates it. CKCK, Reglna. and Metropolitan theatre tied fpr a 'Hbllywbod open^' Ing* of western Canada premiere of ofllclal Canadian government war film, 'Lest We Forget,' April B. Lieu- tenant-gpvernpr, premiere bf Sas- katchewan gpvernriierit,- and ; other ofHcials interviewed at the mike as they entered by Larry Graburn, manager. :■."';': : ■ ; . "■ ■ ^. : ''' i Bb and Zeb account jumped from CHWG, Rcgiria, to : GJRM, Regina, and left fans: guessing. GHWC put on wax; commercial: with Merry- makers (CBS, Don Lee) stars*: an Father Cpughliri will have com- pleted Ws eighth year of radio broadcasting over : WJR this week. , Eduar'd Werhei", musical director of "WXYZ.: has his brother Franz serve as his librarian at the aariie station. • . ':■ Jack Hill .of .the. Smoothies has Joined the Detroit New orchestra over -Ww.t. ■' ■ Phil Sriimah of WWJ at the piano at the •swank D. a; C. Edgar GSuest, Detroit poet, heard ove'i' WJR, celebrates his 40th year as a newspaper riian this mbrith; Dorothy AU 'and Jack Russell, Winners of the Bmerson Olll Bodio Audition for radio singers,- over .WJRi hav6 been.irisned for profes- sional engagement with Giir.s OT- chestra. ■ Eda MCCready. formor Detrolter la 'Mickey' of MBS trl-weekly pro- grams heard over WXYZ; • WJBK; closed down: for an hour on AprH 12 a^ccount of death of Mrs. Richard Connell, wife of one: bf the owners of the statlbri. :"Jlmmy Stephenson ended the group of be-mustachcd ahhouncera on WJR by shaving his off. :. , . Sort of record fbr the largest hat: worn in radio circles, goes to: Brace Beeri^er, manager of WXYZ. Alrplarie effects used in the 'Magazine: Of the Air', program over WWJ was provided by Eddie Ar- nold's trombone. Gene Autry, now on WIIAS. twice: daily, to return to Hollywood about Ajpril 20 for .jplCtiire work, Walter Merhbff;: WAVi3 baritone^ will -sing^ lead in 'Samson and De- lilah' with Louisevllle Civic orches' tra. :;:.;„;..:. ■•.v:-;''; ;:. ; V . Clayton McMlchen, of Georgia Wildcats, WHASVCcjtzy Crystals, appeared in Pp^lce: Court Monday (8) to answer charge of reckless driving and abusing art ofBcer. Helen I, Mitchell,' WHAS staff plariist; appointed chairman of Festival March Cbmhiltteo;' to se- lect offlcial Festival morch to be played during Kentucky Derbv Week;-', / ■■ ':-..:■.;■.■' .; ,; :■ Carlos Mollria, broadcasting over both WAVE, and WHAS. during en- gagement at :Gcnerai Motors show, held at Jefiei'Sbn, County Arriiory, : Gperatoi-s of wilAS nitillirig; over idea bf afhliatlng :with Aniericah Radio Telegraphers Assn. Hdv« appointed comriiittee to consider various angles. Bill Bond, "WAVE announcer and brpther of Ford Bond, NBC Reports ; cpriimentator, tenor solbist in The Holy City, production ,'it First Ghrl- tian Church, Loulsvilie; ■ ; WAVE; : Lbursville, ' has discbn- tinued studio. In Elks theatre. New Albany, Ind., jiist a:cross Ohio River. Pennsylyania Georgle Dalen's bookings being handled by Mannie Sacks. Betty Ray. WFIL warbler, has, been signatured to a bne-year billet. Donald Nbvls visltirig the WCAU menage last week; was . asked to leave one of the studios. Theda Diamond, r kid sister bf Jack, the music publisher, is acting on . KYW in 'Just Mairrled—Ten Years.' Script by Arnold Hartley, Eddie Wallis, fbrhnerly w i t It. WIBG, is latest addition to WIP ■ announcing staff, corifimenclrig this week. . ■ Gay Lane and Jack Pluniley re- turn to WPEN with the 'Theme of Your Dreams' show after a year's absence. Jimmy - Tisdale. finished with 29 hionths.ot technical research, has rejoined :the WIP engineering de« . partment. . Glenn Parker, announcing Irene Castle's undie and corset shovr daily for Oimbel Brothers, is tn th« driver's seat. He can see the models but they can't spot him; 8yd Komhelser, .of Harms; iai town for a look-see. Eddie Oundaker, Chief announCer for WQAL,. Lancaster,, now wear- ing spectacles. . V Marvelle O'Connell; Lancaster ebngstress, has taken up tap dancing. Ted Cooper, doing m.c. on York's: Radio Tryout Night, broadcast over WORK from. the stage Of th« Strand theatre; Ted did his initial airing over WGAL while a student at. Franklin arid Marshall College. Ohio Larry Atkins: back after nose operation as sportscaster for Sun- rise Beer ori WHK, Cleveland. Peter Witt,; Van Swerlrigen man, wori over: ■ to radio by WGAR, Cleveland, doing a five-week series; Ray Rasrinisseri hew aiirtbuncer at WGAR, Cleveland. : ::Bdythe .Fern. Melrose starts Cleveland's: earliest program; iWJAY hill-billies (6 a.riv.). Dorothea Beckloff did her WTAM Cleveland broadcast from hoapltal bed during . operation, a remote mike joining her with Chet Zohn. and Gene and Glejiri; . Frank and Ralph Tongue, "WHK singers, make first father'-arid^spn team on Cleveland air; / Erik Gahlsbn from Clevelahd or^. chcatra Joining WGAR's staff band as viollniat, ' ' Wayne Maclf promoted fi'bm an- riouncer to post bf WGAR's di;a- hlatlc director.. • : : Elmbre c : Bacon, first radio ed, in Cleveland,; appblrited air .crick of Cleveland News.: Fbrmerly on WHK staff In, pioneer da:y.< . -Suc- ceeds Paul Buckey, vwlio was shift-, ed to general hews: assignnients. : . Bebe Daniels guest of honor when WGAR aired opening of Con- tinental Punch: Club; sponsored by socialites and Statler liotel chain. Club beats liquor curfew by previ- ously ordering hvige bowl of punch, gtiaranteed to last crowd ; at least two more hours. :