Variety (Dec 1936)

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WediK^s^ity, D^cemlier 2, 1936 HARRi: RIC witu wrtm . Gaesis' ..-i .DIMS v FLdBIDA ^ITIItlS ipOMMlSSIOX wax, SchVttcotady (Kuthrauff lie Rijdn) ■ Fioriaa citrus, fruit (growers, through their trade organization, serve xip a tasty seasonal program pxi these RCA platters. Dialog could tie improved perUapii, but such radio staples as Richman, The Revelers, CJonhie Boswell, Judy Starr* East and Dumke m^ke ifor a pleasant result. 'One'name or team guest on. each record', dbing a bit of dialog with the mx./ in addition to Specialty, stuff, ehitter verges now and then to the puerile, but lends a personal touch that for 4:30 afternoons is probably bkay. Richman blends the I whole into a siinobth show with. his potent emcieeing and Wa^^ • : Announcer rat-tats at rather' ex- 'iiberainti length. -Japp, XldHTS ON .'' . ; 'With a; K. Kowswenjt Bernfe Arm- itrbhr^ Helen Bell Bush and Ani^^ ''-'iniiln.'Bodyiebmlie.'' ;^;jM>KAKPitmi»irt^^ ........ ■ v: Nic^;; half-hour period of Music, -and sunshine philosophy^ .IJothing pw just apo2y> fire-; 4ide S9rt,ot:thihgr with Be'rnie Arm-, strong Mtting the .■'iitinbsphere ,with hia -flralriM^ organ v; playingV_ani, ; ^^osy' Rovj*$weU, ill the ?T6nJ' vWb^s v^tlBiHie^lli^^ i»»*?.the .: >rooni': ytah-' inbcuous little -p6em&: ba»Bd| on the jpreinis^ !that r.Iife*3 ro^ {m$ sweet|, and that ho*. :'^bQ($y':l'bi9.. .reaiSbm to «bmplaih. pkSf,v tob;'bh top a nice dfiiner; %||^cbi$3ttet^:tiinel^ Qii rolls i^in;"' .'J:^''^i . • ■■;v:^o?iiif3M«&iI^:ri the rd, Ci .■'! nir;the,00CiaItied> Amstrohg teani$ tip with' Auveoin: Bfl^ in a «na.«a4;h is on his.own for A couple : iME^btber sl^tK , Kd libtcha Selections at ai> ^ of theifl fctaf of the Victor X.B!^rbiei1;^Eth^bert-Nevln school; to V keep jh thb "qi^i^ jHiiti^ul..g^^ : vJ3n^jHfpie%^:^^ 'Helen Bell ^Btoll Catherine Ii(^fi8fr6y; »v3»^^ aAd ^ . t?vei))ling M Mdti idieflsing contralto .iVDice jn;.twb iMni^^ 8j$I«lctldn^ !Kttt^irt^(limi<ndi^ t^^^ dOminer. «itb 'X^^^ and no fire- . ^^^^^ljte;r^^t/^,■/ : ;;..-.rigoh<m.. t«Mli^fltS^^itta'vBay' - .Sinatra's;' oiv- X«i|e« ^Slnpnir; Coiiineiilbtor l(lip|r-';-:-^^<--?c'-.-:' "■ ' '■ '^ '''lihc^e^^t^r^un :^ n«<>!^n «^ - ;;eti{)tea.?|iaftern f programs of this Vf^bti'^^t d^j^^ frbm the usual only : in ,{ir^ cominentator with . ".^ M vi ion screen personalities. ^ .O^^ tenor solos, some .fuiiieft^^ ' ..bt^. i'fenune. singer and the usual .: %>ni%erciai;interruptions. - W is the even ; : .pach}{t/hice. sense of variety and the ;K Mjish, .with which everything is ;)?; «i%e;Probably' could be tightened 1:^ Wi ilising nibte distinctive announc- '='; '=ing:;yOiCe.v Wlible thing is constructed with :;v|e^V::ti< catching the housewife's ear, jjbgjMdribi^ -Bowe went to toivn^ith his ^^jSiese - Foolish things.': Ray Sina- 'tra's'-bunch prove versatile. Meri Bell okay. Bill. Johnstone supplies , ^ HbUx^^ chatter of film celebs ; -ihrbugll tieiup with a fan n»ag. ■. ' Wear. IWAKt'aivQlBrlen ^^nstsiniiiir . vfE^Br HMlyWood., - fNijnblfc'" wit of ; joe Cunningham ';rwaS: brou^t into the' L'.i.A. . £xaTri-^ InSr's^ parade as an : added jstaittlit. It turned out tb be the piece :. .rde-;-rieslstahce' and established the ; former Philly toastmaster aS a radio ; : AartiClc^ that has too. long languished .! ^ntt : the . shell ■ : For any enitceeing .i/.^chpre . .that.' needs brightening - by. '^''.'' iparkliiig perS^^ Cunningham Is /::.-'% iMitural.;. , .: £!br this turn he had Pat O'Brien /iaR his "vis-f TViis arid the gass rblled dflllthose Irish tongues at a fast clip. ' 'Naturally . the subject: centered on ;i^|l|lDi^tiSaU sin the picture player had .-'':'l>een^^bnducting a ohe^^man crusade . to bx^n'g; Marquette to the Rose) Bowl, . ' 'Pat iised - to' play, at the iWIilwaukee /Jesuit .college. . What made it all the ::;>A^we!eter for Cunningham .- was that > ;■t^^^aVdayS : previous Marquette was . .Injoc^ ofi by Ouquesne. ^r .ii'^Junnfrig^ has a crisp- delivery : ^d:^th<6re heed be no worry about ihi'script* It's his own and not col- 'laidriied; Only fault to be foUnd jWjijlKjilhft: Cuhnihgham continuity ntight^ be ttat .'h^ gags-will cut ihe , oiltsidftSii^i^c^C. Skt the whistle atopS.- ; ;^XV)±ihi^jtrbpolitdn^'^c It's jight down tte rjSiblliQr sector. Selnt. leli' Hhd Har^^Mwrence; H, L. Hoffliei^ The Hillbillies, Barbershop Qoartettc, Sue Hath- atvay, A. C. Bannister . ^^OGEWOBfll TOBACCO MbndayrlM*:3« p.hi. WRYA. Btchmcnd . , Xocal show, four seasons. Network four. • Now local again. But. only for overhauling, purposes, so to speak. Story is that as a' networker show was gradu.ally but surely getting cosmopolitan " losing its ' origmal earthy .flavor tlnd .appeal and hence its socko jsales punch, - Good chance next season, hot this, of going web again if they recapture the bn inal iortnula. L , . j Show caught; second in series, had most of the Avihing ingredients, in- cluding some; above-ordinary m.c.'ing by Pat Bihford, a stand-by of nme years ratihg,;'aiid a cast that seeftied to. "enjoy pSrticipiting. j it's a' corny, eaSy-gomgi mformal {Program 7 that, appeals^;: in its simplicity. Hbwya. Cy. Gpsh, ain't seen the Squire. . Run off per script plus some ingratiating ad libbing, smoothly in alt; Binford's ehatter ideaK; . -pvm - Cross Roads .Symphony. and Hill- billies high-spotted, as usuaJ.v and deliver. Novelty notes added by Silas Corn, dancing tronibbhist, and H. J. Hughes playing ah oil can, a saw, and a toy flUte; The Barber- shbp. -^QUartette:'. enthusiastic in one. number and th^ IvorydustersV a piano diio CW^^A'eld and Lawrence) thump one huhiber loudly, if not. artistically, .-i) ^ ■ ■> ' A standont bit turned in by Lar^ t>rinard : and SteWart 1. Brauer^ icomedy team frbrii vaudfe. In-Sambo character, they get every laugh <and line) but: bf Joe Millar., Boys 8i:e radio , vets, smooth, riatural readers. Commercfals are three-'ih ntimber and «U :oke* Opener: cpnyehtional, but other two cued in. and .conveyed via folksy conversation.' 'Prograp» spotted later than- usual' i<i bit farther.v iUkfiy tnail reegponse said to. be gratifyihff..SaJne Bpon^oHtl^^^ Marschalk .t; Pratt). i|rtsO Mhmd^a different t3ripe;30-jmtotrtetransc^ sho^ir (Moments Youll Never For- get) now spotted .oyer number, of 'stations.-:-: . Km., ' ■pEEWdtN*.- Wttlfc Jee. Kearns^ Berathy Warren, ; JtWe iCenrtn.ey/:Altena Borniiii: Biraiha''' 'J.. Snataitttnc 3t:'MlnK-'. .,v. Tne8t, -9 p.r.ih. 'BXCA/.Ler'Angeles'.. .. . • Red ihwt lor th^ <lbsen fans and class inob but unlikely -there's enbugh of them to warrant the. pro- duction outlay. "Wbll enbugh done 'but tob heavy and.nbisy: for the aver- age dia,let ivho; hnght stxmible across it while cruising., .' *. .'.. V First -of thift" four episodes had ;a .narrjfetor bxplctin tjh6 :different, pas-^ vtages as^ttrjlude to the dramatic aelwn.' Opening sally was that .tile .'station ^iK^oul^ present, it-as itv was intfehdfed^ 'gay, IresK and, exuber- ant.' .It didn't exactly "tt that gay .moocl.:' JOe Kearhs, as the vagabond Peer, gave it a briee^y charaCtenz^- tibn but all too often he was sub^ merged by the crowd noises. Others -were, equal .io their parts. , Ray Barrihgton, Glan Heisch and iF'orest Barnes had a hand in the productibh^ Itll hardly start a beat ing of drums for more Ibsen plays. Just ain't for the mob. Helm. MILT BERTH Organist ISMlns. FREIBVSS FURNITURE CO. Dally, 12;15 p. m. inND, Chicago-Gary Herth has kicked out the old-fash ioned,: staid arid ■churchy effects of the organ and has, somehow, mas tered the trick of ragging it and swinging, it on the- pump-or^an sound like guy niust have 16 hands and 2Z >feet. ! : Takes tunes such as^ 'Bye, Bye Baby/ Tiger Rag,' -Bugle Gall Rag, 'Darktown Strutters Ball,' 'St. Louis Blues' and really plays *em. Should attract attention in the trade as With the public. Has a style that'*; dis tinctly individual. Gold> DORIS RICiHAiECDSON With. Geraldine Thompson, ;Cllffbrd Shaw, Harold Edelin Ybcal, Instrumental 15 Mins. GEIGER .& AMENT. WAVE, Lonlsviile •Nice little 15 minute stanzaV With a low voiced songstress, Doris RichardsOh;, backed up by an instru mental''cohibination of two pianos and guitar. As local programs go« this, one sounds as, smooth as any and in addition is free from any, -indication of amateurishness, ' VbcJiJist -imi^ressed as: having .'splendid set bf pipes, and sings with a naturalness and ease which makies for unstrained ..listening. Musical accpmpaniment bf; -the' duo pianqs, and ; guitar " gives jiist the j^rOper balance and support for the voice.,' Numbers are. all pops, and were, we'l selected. \ ' ■ Plugs' were dignified and in good tasted Sponsor is one of the leading'. jeWelerS of the towji,' and , to all- indications has- found .ah: attractive vehicle , tb ,keep • the. .'name . bf the, firm before the public iit .a verv Vnod. SundEiy afternoon time.' Hold. DoMlas Gilbert, dramatic critic of the New York World Telegram proved to be a better speaker than many of the names guesting ^n the Heinz Magazine of the Air, despite an opening statement depreciating his fitness for a radio date. Gilbert s voice was pleasing. and his^dehvcr-r was clear, if not polished. Coul^ hold listeners for more than three n^inutes. ■ : . ■_. i . Carl Carmen author of 'Listen^or a Lonesome DrumV and 'Stars Fell pn Alabama,', guested pn. same pro- gram, with some of the tall tales which he has^ transcribed for the printed page. Carmer'S; material was Setter th^ his delivery,, but the latter had the suggestion^of a homey perspnality. John Alexander, Jbe taurle, jr., and Hope Emerson gave early- mbrning listeners bn Thanksgiving a taste of the laugh dish served up in •Swing Your Lady,' <m the^^epart- ment store broadcast over WOR and affiliated stations; .>ameS Hall, emcee of program, assisted^ by ■questions,_ to bringing to listeners an idea Pf the play^ story. Although it is an opus which would ■ require \elevision for complete enjoyment, Alexander dW succeed in projecting the- picture M a big, slow-witted . wrestler,. artd LSuril bf his^ little, wise-guy maii^ ^^Siiss* Emerson made" V^e\,^p.7^^ Mbiiritain gal a: character, although het ,Vbic^ did not have'the volume one! would, expect frbm a Jemale giant. Hall lent a strong helping band,' Z jcn^ L»j*y; speaking iroin RKO's Hollywobd lot for the motion picture business on NBC's'hour-long •Forward- Industry* "salvo, d}d not sbUnd like the average dialets con- ception of a flltti prpducer. jle w*? not dyhaipLC. domineering dialectic or' slangy, voice was rather . light, accent cultured, mannerj^ihyrr-sugr gesthig more a .<bUege. professor. Al- hough one of the biggest names pre- sented-dui:ihg..NB(?s cros^-country rbying,'Lasky talked only two min- :utes.,• . ■' Coini*la^ Works hep Saturds^ night staged ohe of its hest in .the Series,-a tribute in honor of the u. 5. Patent -Office's centennial celebra- tion. Irving Reese authored and pro- duced but not the lei»st of it was the First. Patents Commissioner .Macfc- lin's nifty address tromiy^ashington, D. C„ siictintly but vividly picturing the scientific world of the future In the fields - of aerial . ;transportation, modern living comforts, conunnnica- tioha and all kmdred; advancements. As part of the patents ..Centennial ib'lmpress the vision of the. signers of the American Constitution, pror tecting authors and inventors,-^the idevelopmentT of Alexander Graham BeU's telephone; Edison's xtalkmg machine: the .Wright brothers' flying machine, etc.,", segued into con tehiporaneotts plugs, for the Aiaiw oceanic communications systems; the China; CTiPpbir-.in^^the field ^of a^lbn. ;e^^^^^ a bad free ad for «tl^AT&# arid the air hne. bUt aptly dovetailing, into thi? evolution, Kay ICyser, EdK^orgesbn^ werb nicely, attuned wi^i t^^eir Elgin time Saturday: in presenting Lou Little in view Of one of the days maibr gridiron upsets with Columbia conouering Stanford. That lent un: expectedly .extra values, to the Thorgeson sports stuff whilst from Chi the KysCfr dansapation blended nicely. ; Bill Stoker^ Arthur Wnght and Virginia Sims with vocal inter- ludes rang-the bell while.the unique Kyser style of singing the titles, as prelude to" the rendition, instead of the < conventional. announcements, ^ave it a touch; of novelty. Cbmmercial plug was nifty, citine an alleged; survey of the 102.000 at- tendants ait the Arrny-NavSr game in Philadelphia, disclosing ;that. 32.000 in that group -wore Elgin Watches, Then the statistics: the usual 'time by the stars' from the Elgin bbser-ir tpry, etc; The college songs Of the day's respective grid winners was another nice touchy while the chbral ensemble doing .'Violets,' 'Theta Lips' and the inevitable 'Sigma Chi' Was a nifty gliee club special, EICHARD CZEiE^WONKY OBCHii Wiffc'BntltXybiiB* Floriiinfe> Nenoan -'Bbfs ■ '"'• • ■■>•-'.-■ itvle Md 8«Dfs M Hlns. lUJNOIS CENTRAL Saiiday, 6:31 p.nt. CT WBBM, Chicago^ (Caplcs) To plug Florida travel through its own territory the Illinois Central rattier System has taken a midwest group of . the Columbia web for, a Once weeldy shot of . music and melody, plus, j>t course', some .well- wprded plugs for sunshine ih Janu- Good musical show that will get listeners, and ap]E»eal particularly to the element which cah ifford to pack Up with the arrival of ear-muff weather and chug off for southern ultra-violet rays. : .. Czerwonky. has .done an excellent job arranging the concert. orchestra which comes through . with some higl^y listenable' nelody, not tbp highbrow and yet not Cottpn- Clubby; Gets great effects Out of his strings and lighter instruments. Oh his own Czerwonky tickles the violin strings, for a couple of splen- did solos. Over from NBC come Norman Ross as the. announcer and Ruth Lyon as.'vbcalist Miss Lybn is ia standard midwest soprano and can always be counted On to deliver sture- . footed tonsiling of the 'better' sort. Floridans quartet sbundf like .the run-of-the-mill quartets, with tioth- in?* to * astound the eardrunur, either ohe way; or "the. other* .V v. . • ;l[n. allii .a, neatly ;arranged and as- sembled half-hour, that should, ac- compUsh its purposie. ^ .Goldi K , ■ :;; JIMMtr; JAMES Mntle, Songs 19 Mlns. Snttalnlnc' .\ Tacfl.,-10 -p.m.: WLW» .CPInclnnall. . ' Head man: oi this new nbn- commersh series on-Crosley^ 800,000 wetter is an ex-member. of Henry Busse'is band 'Who does ihihgs "With a clarinet. So much so that he's billed: - -Jiihmie , James and bis Clarinet.* , ^ Explanatory blast claims: 'sophisti- cated arid" distmctive rhythms-*-a colorful tone picture- in melody re- flecthig the eff^rvescenfi resurging emotions of .life—newest. Of new hi ultra modeim music/ That's a tough assignment to'care for.. Nevertheless Jimmie James arid his cohorts turn iri a creditable answer. Stanza bows With jungle tom-toms, giving way to strings, arid then Clarineting by the line-up's stellar performer. Rex Griffith, soft tenor. Solbed 'Easy to Love' and 'So Do 1. Was best .in the second nmn ber. A femme^ alternate should prove advantagebiis.' •.' Varied tempo of selected pieces is all to ^e good, and James.ls wise in letting^ the pianist, arid the boy ori the trombone take the spotlight now and then. : Combo did a nHty swing bn 'Great Little Word,' wherein James went to tpWri on his instru •riierit.--. ;:•. '' '.■, All in all, the program should be a welcomed newcomer.- - Kolh Bneeaneer €. Flippen, andeera' ' <AiR miiMs: w»tii;~ Xt^ . , S« BUbs. Snitolning WHN, New York First crop Of 'aJr-flnds,' gathered together by CBS Artist Bureau and showcased over WHN, New York, Thanksgiving night (26f) made a good impression. Initial program displayed nice pacing, showmanly build-Ul>s and talent which is not dull to listen to. Oniy three acts presented, with Jay C, Flippen m.c,!ingfbr the Lpew. outlet.; Irving Aarpnspn's Commandeers'handle the music end . idea behind.this CQ-operative stunt Is to develop a local station farm for the nursing of prpmising talent and ideais. Louis Sidney's station makes a syriipathetic and :&n experi- enced bush leagufe'for the network. It's a step ahead and anticipates the future... ■'; . '. ranees Cbmstock, first of the sus- .si ing artists to air, is not altogether new to r4dib audiences. She aired lor a stretch over WINS and also figured Ih various Shows .on other; stations. •;. Shb's Versatile and can handle lines as easily as a song. She only sang this time. Assurance is evident in; Ijer deliveryr ; Buccaneer, Octet harmbnizes in standard iashion; :. Renditions -have sonxe^ punchy. • arrangements which stand blit. Vic KaUriei glib talker, oh for comedy^ chores, most of it in dialect. .He .also twists a popular song around' to: fit this somewhat garbled lingo. Patter iaetween Lauri and Flippen came .through jauntily. Inteiligeiitiy produced by WHN. Brol. McPherson's Highland Swing or- cheistra is a natural, as a billing, for a dance combo with a McPherson at the helm'. Appropriately enough the jam stuff is. preluded by a snatch of Scotch music but It's nbne the l^ss swirigb. Goriibo eriianates via WOR from MeadowbrOok, Cedar Grove, N. j. Bob Crooks^ does the vocals ;effecfti-vely|^: tONYiBtriSSELL' With:'4erry'Sears' rchestra Stfi»rff..';Mus<t''''^'> •■-''!' Susiainlriff ;.- T.ue>.,V7:1l5'P.m.. WJZ, New-York Ne^ vbiCe from Boston: N3C is grbbrifiing. for build-up purpbses/ Soft; niodiUated; tbri«i with a slight hilsk pleasantly prominent , . Jerry. Sears orchestra: : frames the .. 15 ■ minuies. ■ Micrbphbrie ease of the. vocalist is of the-vP^ which, isuatiy draws women listeners. Bral. ELISEO GRENET and ORCHESTRA Musiii,^ SIncinr 7 Mlns. ' BOTAL GELATIN TharS., 8' p.;ni. WEAF, New York i Ji Walter Thompson) , Up fi^m Havana less than a year ago, the :£liseo }Grenet Cuban band is now at the; Yumari Club in New' .York.. The Orchestra went into this nite spot only recently, dispensing its ^ical Cuban: riiusi and songs. Greriet appeared midway on the Rudy Vallee hour^ -, .'He,is", a' cbmppiser arid bpened cpriducting as well as vocalizing orie bf his own sorigs, a Swingy' Cuban piece. Other number dorie, also native to his .Cuba in rhythmic swing,, Was;, soloed-, by a: member of his'band; ; Band listens well on the air and should build- up some popularity for itself if continued on it. ' Chor, JAMES j. HART 'Between Editions? Local Chatter '5 Mins.' ■ PALLS CITY BREWING CO, Mon. throngh Frlv.6:25 p.ni. Wave, Louisville Since the folding bf Heraid-Post, evening newspaper, soriie weeks ago, several ex-staff members have found other berths. At time of the windup, James J. Hart was-enjoying an in- creasing following for- his coluriin 'Between Editions,' a gossip effusion. No\v he's, transplanted it to the ether;, and judging from .program taught, he should catch on. - .; Hart's, miiteriall. Includes several ^bcal dtertis, among- them an account of a visit in "the Tealrly days of John Li Sullivan to this tbwnV and a plug is..deftly iriserted anent ^ohn L's fondness for Falls City beer. Several oddities are .described, .and Where- ever Ipgical a mentimade of, the sponsfSrs prbducti Spieler's vbiice was noticeably light, and lacked authority, but the material is there, and no doubt when Hart becomes, more accustomed: to; the teel 'Of the> microphone and be- gins to-develop a style of his own, delivery virill improve/ Hold. STBANBS OF BBAUXY With Willlain ' Stbesji orchestra, Balph NyM; VIckl Chase, OeVbre: Sisters, :Peter Grant 1$'Minsi •;■;■• V;; ^-■ DOBGE BBOTHEBS Sunday^ ii3$'i>M» ..." WLWi ^U(olnnatl , ' :<Rut^rau#' Over-blur^.ing'. -leaves brown; taste on, t^n owerwise; nice Sunday evening . quarter'hour at the radio. Advertising ariygle is severely toa trtuchij ' I'here's IS-jpiece ork of all-strings and, under Stbesift direction, it's aa okay foundationiv On* stanza caught Ralph Nyland >tenored, 'One Alone* in. pleasing, fashion^' He and Vicid Ch^ksb arb alternating soloists. De- Vore Sisters, close harmony trio, supply'a: novel tduChV In this'Series their piping is restricted to .hum- ming,. . foi* >^ background highlight. They bo-bed #ith the orchestra on 'Rendezvous With - a' Dresim' and ♦Wonderful Onei' - Peter Grant lis assigned to the m.c. job, which- he's' bjceri doirig satis-* factbrily for this sponsor via WLW for quite a spell.. His plugs for Dodge and Plymouth cars and Dodge trucks Were lorig: and frequent, and as gbod as; their verbosity permits^ ' ... KoU. ♦Bome-makebs EXCHANCE' WHb Eleanor Howe 15 Minn. ' - NATIONAL ICE INDUSTRIES T.-Th., lQ:4$: a. m. WBBM, Chicago ' (Dpnahue. .<Jr Coe ) . Gather: round,.- girls, .and learn tb bake a layer, cake out of some old xubber-bbots' arid .-a b^kg of ;sawdust, or even how to hiake frosting while driving dowhtowri to' sneak into a matinee. ; These suggestions ooze over the morning ethe? as the result of the- sponsor's .offer to ^ve. bucks for such letters of advice from the femmes of the nation.- -Miss Howe dulcets them ibr.the^breathless ears of the waiting World, .in .the' interests; bf the ice industry. . In sliort, pifogram is the same old femme hints that have been done over and over and over agairi since radio was in diapers. There isn't a new thought or twist, to lighten it up br to make it stand oUt f rom dozens o£ similar prpgrains thrbughout the country both on network and on lit- erally hundreds; Of individual sta- tions. , . It is riPt ,a surerflre prpgrani on Content or eniertainmerit and must gather its- listeners from the few wbmen angling to snatch off .a five note for a letter writing essay.: "; ■, ■ ■; Gold. HOUR OF CHEIBB With Gcorre BbWc, Leonard Fatrl-. ccUi's Four Boyal -Waiters, Doris Peck, Newt; Moss'- swing: quartet 7; and transcribed orchestra - MUsiiB and .SbnffS 30 Mins. . HULL'S CBtiAM ALB Sat.,'7:3<l p;in. WICC, Brldgepbri While aPPreci^tLye of the power of the: air-mediurii, - the ljusinessmeri of Coririecticut seldbm splurge. Even in this case of a much more elaborate production' thari ' usual the brewer- sponsors haye used orchestral trans- Criptioris to augment the live talenti It's, outstanding locally-emanated fare fbr;southern New;England, how- ever, and' the, weekly haU-hpur bright to make a dent from lower Massiachusetts ta Long Island Sound. (Continued on page 60)