Variety (Jan 1938)

VARIETY PAUL WHITEMAN ORCHESTRA With tBrnahi Ciravet, Oliver Wakf- .^■..■■fleld-v . ^ V .^v.y 30 Mins. : • .CHESTERFIELDS^. 'friday, p,m., EST.-. •■ ■ WAbC-CBS, New Ybrk City . Xliexdell-Jimineitt) ; •. Getaway program ol the.:Ke.\v Paiil. Whi'teman SeVies for; Liggett & Hyev'\ (i-eplating Hal Kemp^Alice I'ayc show.) was lively and diyprting mos: of tile Avay... Thcir6 was sortie doub.- abbiit Oliver- Wakefield; .The lack of :pace-charige and the one-idea .radio cottiedy formula of. this pel^form.e^ gavls somer evidehces of thinning .out a nd plenty fast. However,, it's a k.ind o( hUnior that, "iyhlle exhausting and anndyiiig V to . some .. listeners, ' may fi nd many Who think it ,pic|viant: • The huttior Js supposed to result ■aimosi entirely frdm double talk. This, u a nifechahical trick. It. teases the ear But- there's!: little in it to maker the brain gldvir Vith sudden illu'rtiiriation. Mf this .characterization of JVaKe- fleld's radio method is. fair' and true.; then-the. questibn -arises iif the .com-^ edy is . not fdr children and gigglert- • rather thaln. mature listeners;. .; . ■ ■Wbitenian's music may be assymed to draw .mature, listieners.. It if ad- vanced and faricifi^lly embroidex-ea dansapiiftjoni Moreover, the dialog gi^eii to-Whiteinah himself is sharply ail variantpe with Wakiefield's miimbp- jumbo, "Whitemari's script is written as close to the GarroU Carroll brand; of zephyr (!>s, dished out by Bjii;: Grosby).as it's pbssible to get. . That niiahs tha(t \\rhile Whiteniah is spout- in.^, with vivid "phrases .and rich vo-; cabulary^ Wakefield iis onie step above a burlesqiutf harelip routine, ; KightK or wrongly, this tends to giver the inir pi-fessibn that .Wakefield is slowing d<)wn the cphs^rit; accjeleration of the ishow,''..;.".:.-.^■• -y There was plenty of speed riot- Withstanding in thii premiere broadr cast (frbm: Molly wood) j and. White- mah himself worked with incisive vigor,. pflssibly: standing forth more clearly is ah individual here thin on, any previous radio; seri6». ; A sole - minority report .might challenge, the. wisdom of efnphasizing the time element ;by; the persistent self-refer- ertcfe to 'Father Whitemari.' He's no G.A.R. Veteran^ ; ; Ferhand GtaVfet waa slipped into the goiiigs-oh. artfully. French star 8 ability to p!*rlez AnglAis/Without ac c6nt .was iised ifor a sjHJOfihg: rjolitihe whereby . Wakefteld,. victiniiied: thought he was teaching Gravet how to ispeak English; It was light horse- ; plaiy; hot Violently amusing, but in the ihoderrt style of not being over serious eviwi in the pursuit of laughs. Chesterfield was! well identified arid at sufficiently spaced intervals Light touch there, too. The nttisic was arranged to demonstrate Ihe or chestra's flcill,. yet never abandbned .melody altogether, . Wakefield, who deserves, further hearinga, did what he did well. His diction . and timing.. is > professiorial Qti i y a .'Tnattt^T of the baiiie merit o ELLIO'TT RaOSEVjEIiT , \. . . With Keenah Wyiin, I^yiin L«well ThiB>m»9, Jr.,RBd»Ip* Frlml^ ■ ■ Ji-;,-.^'Freiilv. ljttal/-Peg;- L» : tleiitra^ V Peter- Van Stceden Orch. . •so-^iwinii.■; - VITALIS.. ■ V :. Monday, 1Q:.10 p. m. ,,WKAF-NBC,;' NeW ■ Y»rk;■■:.:; /•,■• :• (Pedlnr & Ryam) \\^.:■:■}' ; A t't ^ r b2 fiTi? sold on .rad i o .thrpiigh a tei'iiier-- for the. WLW Liiie, this pro.- ci-am has.iions to NBC for the, wider, hpokui) llvat line.; coUld ofTev, ;.Sho.w, \ifas oTlginaily prodiiced in. .Cmcy (I a Iter ly; Cr orii WHN.' Ne w; Yprl:) :.and.. WLW still draws royaltyand car- ries thoprocti-am off the: NBC feed. .; For tlie NBC debut a.gr.oup. ofsons. of liiinoLis fatliGi's.. was topped by Elliott Roosevelt; 29!-yes^r-old , head of Hoarst JRadio,:.Iric.': It..Was;pbvir; pusly^ a good cliriosity..booking, for, lite' ceourtt. - Presented the .piquant situational ' 'ifi.rsi time! of an VNBQ. IjrograriT serviriA as a springboard to defscribe and sell rival radio facilr itios. Script had; RooSeVelt In the ^uise of : an ^nte^vie^^^' get■ across benucoup; ballyhoo; ifor his; orjganiza- tiori;;-~ •■ -v :.v" "..■';' Ypung . Roosevelt. talks- well.; Dic- tiori is 'cidar; manner pleasant.; Aitd. doiisriH'.take'hiriiself tp^ sarioi^sly. - '■■ Keenan ^Wynn . ■ imitated • . (very Ijadly) hLs ■ c6mediian--dad; . tynn; PatHck talked aboiit. hockey a.iid his: U6cl:cy-manisiging;Dopi, Lester. Patrick: Ltjweli Thomas.: Jr., suggested that n atu re has sk i pped a ■ generatipn\ In bestowing .4 Sense; of timing. He. read lines. ;with complete negleet Of Flillow Up Coi^ett^^^ AMOS :'N' ANOY Coniedy..;:':'. i .1$ Mlim. ■ ■■• CAMFBELt SOU..P Dally, 7 p.m. WEAF'. (NBC),-.New. YOrk ' (F. Wdllis Armstr^ . About the only noticeable difference deriving-: from the switch -of, , this his. . oaiise; eriiiphasis , and :riieariihg; Ru- dolph Fpiriili Jc!, who has bepii heard nrevlPusiy oh the air,;l^d iritb a far- i'btched anecdote about' his: fathei'.. That is. it -sounded far^fAtched. is dramatized;' It might :be: exact truth; .Peter Van, Steedeiv's musici very nicei; Peg LaCentva was .a zephyr of sex appeal: pri'ari, allrmari .pirogram. Not an. inappropriate idfeia. ^HeT voice Wears silk, and lace: > All in all rather- a gPbd arid prac- tical cPriimereial whirligig, with Vii^ talis strongly sold throughput; LoTid. What he's doing. A. L, Alexander's 'Court of Human Relations' for -True Story miag: on WEAF, 9:30. p.m., Friday, is zpommg filon" at a nice clip, currently (Jan; . . . > . , 7) with ' iury. Subposedly': picked time-ignoring serial- from one. pay- fifem sSdi? i^diei^e; deddii^. the^^^ r^ to arip her: is Hay's treat- cehtral point in a story dramatized, merit of the plug: . After some .seven frohi the magazine; it* obtains con- years. of . lipping the virtues, of. house- siderable strerifith fi-Pm the .fs'ct th.at hold articles, toothpaste and.-inouth- yarn siiited for ir corisiiniptiPh is Wash,; which.at their pleasaritest still presented by. a capable ca.st. Direc-Vl.are" bourid .tP the. cold: dictates, .ot tibn also is a major point' for; it hygiehe,- Hay has apparently.; (come leaves .little tP be desired. into his • eleriierit;;:and in ;:a big -v^'ay;. Pay-pf?.' Pf course, is that thiere Is .He wraps/ a Scotch burr, around; .a a prize for the correctsolution pf .;plate "of Gampbell's noodle soup ■with the problem iritroduced in the yarn.; chicken like a .rhapsodyr; . PlPt Is nicely ' contrived and pre-^ . As. for the principals of radio's No. sented on' the air. Plentyl of replies i marathon, Amos 'ri' Andy; they re seem assured. .Alexander Supervises still holding tiight to their, pld char- thfe S^i'ffunient between jurprs and an^. airterizatioriS' .and set .;6f comic strip npuhces the decision on the problem.lkatZCT^^ The gullible Andy based Pn views presented.. ...■:■: continues; to' go oVerh^ •'•■•••;■': . '; '■ . • :darrie ..or^aripther a also deVious .T*Wn ..Jl»!il series, over ; the NBG. business ideas; AmOs "remains .posed, blue.is ia cbrtslsteritly . lively; sessipiv.. as a model bi! sobriety.'arid riectitudd In- recent: w^eks Gcri, Hugh ; Johnson and : the : King: Fish ; is, as: always, versus Gorigressmah Jerry Voorhis elth*r: kibitzing^ plyirig sbrhie (California) and last Thursday's (6) [ racket. > Odec* Squa'ring-bff between Big Biz (Wen- dell WHkie) and Unclej.Sam (Robert Jackson) have bereri peaks in; gerieral public ■'InterlBst.. • ;-. ■ As a result of th^ large ;audlerhce, the- debates (althbu;«h studibiisly not called debates) have been building, the Town Hall has blosspmed out with av hew Incorp.oratioiii- setup. arid ambitious self-expansibn. ; Series..is also making sbiriething- of a. natiprial I B, PRIESTLEY ' Interview il Mlhs, ROYAL GELATINE '-.Thiiiraday,. piM WEAF-NBC, New York (J. Walter Tboirnpscm) Riidy Vallee Jyarjety show,, spliced iri a bit bt the lefjit play 'Tim;e an^ figure bf G. V...Dehnyi: the guy. who.l the- Cphways,' . cUrrient bh Brpadway steps in to: stop; the sarcastic qties-. last Thursday (6).:; tipns'.from the iaudience, :; . -the-play's .iuthor wail ;marched up to. Asrfor exariiple, the lady dripping the mike toIgiveiin exppsif^^ with cultured venom;, Wha. stbod .up | tioh of his theories Of Time and its MUSICAL STEELME^N^ Aiiialcors' ■Mln9^\- WHEELING STEEL C0RP. : Sunday,'5.p.m'. . y^i-': WOR-Mutual, New York . . ;; (Crifch/ield) , Origirially ; a . two-staitioh ; hbokup- between WWVA./Fairhibrit, W. Va^; arid, WPAY, P0rtsmbuth;, O., this pro.; grarii (a yiear old) riOw extends tp in. dude .;WGN,: W.LW; arid WOR on a Mutual;.loop. It's .an ahiateiir: pi'o-:. grarii^In setup blit directed by a pro-: fessionai station prOigram'; ,mari and . ricjudihg-.a .IC-piece ;orchestra. •. . Presumably riot Orily sales : (or steer is ..a >strarige custoniier; oh the :sporispr; schedules) but; employe relatibns are: considered in -.this .. instance. .; it'.s., a- cirich the payrollers: tune. in,., if jUst to heat' their, ;f.ellpw-workers., Gbtri- ' pa riy thereby: has a nice bperiihg to- cement good feelirig betwreen m ment and help.V ':;. ";. . Talent is amatbur. No^ doubt abbiit that. With the oceasiPnat tinceTtalnr I ties i ri' vol ui;rie and pitch aiid poise that identifies the amateur But. still hot; so wbrsei. And . routined': with sonrje: skill and serise pf radio. ;>;., There's ; soprano, . a 'SCi-yoice chorlis, ; quartet. and a philosophical .gent vcalled 'The Old ; Timer' who gives .out. .with >, odds V and .ends; of. irifoririialtipn ' about: ateel-makihg aiid, steel-using, with particular reference to'Wheeling. Contiriuity arid sales ;icopy'natural arid uristrairied arid^ the; whple 'pro- ceedings in; .an; unassuming,; .• uh- PFetehtiorua. disarming- way . slips in arid by and over; well eribugh.; .With; the- ' .West Virginia 'station - that' created the' Whole :thirig entitled to .a special nod. for' its .part in making.:ai' big;one grow out of'a little One. ■ Land. and flisKed the assistarit attorney gen- eral of the U. S. -Within the hearing of millibns. if he (Ja^ckspn) had not summarized adequately when he de- Scribed himself as 'a srinail. town .relation to both past, future' and the. present '■::';■'-'■ Priestley's; expoundings could; not I hiive ■ b^ien clarified; in; the ^ shbrt shrift he-.Was given arid wei-c; cbri ytC IRWIN ;6BCHESTieA (?8) With' Benay 'VeinataV'.Keyn»eii\ " 3«:Mins.' . Z ' Svi»ta,Mn f:.}■■■■.'■ ' Menday,-9i.:!l(i;'p.''m.' WPR-Mainal, NeW Yiark ^ istatiori WoR is carrying but a pbl icy of . miisical: stylizing. ; Has Joe Gherriiavsk.V; (on leave .tor six weeks with.l-.ou .Katzman-siubbing).: Morton Gould. Ernie Fib-Rita and Vic Irwin, each supposed to give but differently. If; is not unfair; to say:'that WpR|s best and riiost dependable success has been iiii such riVusic prograriiming- Here the matter;of taste, and training rnay best express itself arid the. morc: ticklish questions of cpmedy. Variety; arid ■ show busiriess baclcgrpurid :db not enter the equation; .Good .mUsi-: .Claris arid coriductorf! are liibre easily xetQgni2ahlfi,.:iQQ, .th.ari f uririymeri; and haize. .Vallee acted sufficiently im- li--; Priestley; was: eirriest arid his;voice ispersonable and persUasiVe. 'CJhfortunateiy. hiai theories were not. Bert lawyer.' . That brought Denriy into sequently, about as nebulous as star action with i . chiding cPmriient .that • * ' ' ' " '~ there must be. no unfairness.. But in view of thie.. irisuUirig nature :bf : the (juestiori -the." squarer -seertxed: a bit Wisak-byer.vth.e.-v.air..' ;; These outbursts bring up moot aiiestions bf the responsibility arid angers.' of this kind of broadcast With adlib . quizzing. ;Students of social- trends riia.v well watch this Town Hall. ;,sei;ie$.' .for: something rather araazirig and historically un- precedented is taking place. :.. It is CABIN AT THE CROSSROADS With Harriet WIdmer, Rojb BroWer. Vaiice MeCOne^ ForresVLewis; Noble Catn Choir, Sammy Williarns En- semble Musical Variety . ■■ Km«i"'that^TO^ 0^^^^^ I QUAKER OATS (AUNT .JEI^IMA.) today would tolerate the public lam- Mon. throiirh- Frl.i 9:15 a.;m., CST; baisting it got.:ori this bccasibn;; frbm an audience that seeriied (over the air) preponderantly anti-administral- tipn. Yet the net result bf the broad-. Ccists is to strengthen. democracy. Denriy is clever in wording his ari- THE WOMAN IN WHITE Wttb liMis* Barclay, Rath Bailey .Tonl '0llfman, : Mepbnald' Carey William Farnnm ' Serial li> Mins. , PiLLSBURY; FLOUR Mon. thropf h Fri., 9:45 ». m. CST : WMAQ-NBC :Red/ Chlcagro \ • (Hutchinspii) Quite remarkable is the Judgment sh'»wn. in creating this shpw so that it gets; the sponsor out of what might have been a rather messy situation More than that,-: this: new. show: is 1 pod, solid radiO( ^ ■ .■ It replaces 'Today's Children' while that,'show; Was presumably at the p-iAk ot its popularity, because the Sp-juspv. Ihpught hi had received a rriaximurii benefit from ;the . latter, .shbv.-. While this new one coriibine.s tlie fvflahriess; of new characters -in lie vv situations; i i is most notable for two other thin.as'^one.the way % tied 4 t-;2lf to the bid .:show,; and the way it cairie.s along all the elements which -mnde its pre-Jecessor so highly .SI! ;cs?sfui. Sentiment, hunian inteV- yK and the family: Stuff are'all in solidly." ■:■ ■•. ;••■■■ Introduction to thu s'low was made by •, h aVifi''. ..; tli o' faniily; of .'Todciyy C'> '.Iren' tu'i\2 in piv their radio arid; goUing the opening.; arinburicenieiit, • Sto w- concerns a young ..riurse gor" 1i> ' out for. hir .first::work: as a .grad- uate.' Naturally, tliere -is:.'.love in-. . X^ ':"l rii'd ".^Pbby;. s.tufT^all .played well- arid - ctt iablj' . directed; - - .■; •■ ; : C.ortVmcrciril credits, .as is u:sii:il oil riy■ mornIn.'i^'ijhowjs, iare. ovprrlong. Loop. such;. . ■i ■ • Vic Irwin and Miss" Venuta, plus aid from the Keymen quartet; make this half-hpur stand out. It's a locally produced su.stainer worthy of NBC or CBS Droductipn-standards. ■ Ernie Watson, whb arranged riiusi- cal novelties, for' Dave Rubino.flf. is orovidlri'g; hlgh-jjnlcs amprig the tuba.«; and, saxes. These numbers of a ;story-telling character are empha si^ed by Ii"win. ... Mi.s.s Venuta cbri;tiriues to; .progress as a; song stylist. . : .' Land. ^usinan's Hellday,'- new Weekly ad-libbed jrourid - table Scission by local drainia, book, riiusic and: art crix^ a playwright, and VariPUs' lay- men, debuted ..over National Broad- casting's coast blue^, web la'st Thurs- day night (6); : • .Sustairiei-, skedded 9:30-10 p; m. ; 'ST from the N BC stud ips,; oiBters Claude La Belle, drariia critic . bf the San . Francisco News;. Alfred \y|»h IJrii'l»;«ra Mtldy, Ethel Qvvfe" Fnsncis X. Bushman, Charles Gar- roll , '.' V ;■ \.-yy \ ':'] ' • Serial. • - -. ; .-■.■ :• : QUAKER OATS -(AUNT - JEMIMA) Mon. thfoufh Fri., l a. m., CST. ; WLS-NBC BIho, Chica.?o ; ' (Lord & TI»oiua.v) , S«on.sor. booking a SQ-ininute slyow • a In r producing two separate shows - calls it - a double featuris proguan^ This one's' fir.st. and; done in such a way -it should hpld the dials for the liCKt bne; > ■ ■ •;; ''.■ - :'.'.•. ; Show, about a gal with Hollywood ., ariibitibns* . crossed by. everybody tx- cpWlMjg her praridriia. has the fiavoi' .'or. iA star Is Bt^th^^ ais far as.opsriin^ . episc^dcs are ;concerned.. . Pevtp;rm- " :ance ,i>v ;ixV)d.\ iUvcnile w-xn only be- ;:; MAREK WEBER ORCHESTRA ; With iviarle Kurenko, Opail .Craven, .'Cnntlnentals; Mins. CARNATION MILK Monda.v, 10 p. m. WEAF-NBC. New York ' {ErioiTiTWaseyy • ' , This remairts under Marek Weber, ns it has been for several seasons un- der other cPriductpfs, a pleasant, me lodibu.s and; cheerful h^lf-hpur ot the enlsrtain'ment fprriiula ltripwri' a.? 'fa niiliiir riuisic'.' No vCt-i'ticisrii. of the show a,s herirdi as;: adhering toy an 'icceotable' basic idea arid as ■ follow- in? the traditional CarriatiOn; setup. It.is not ri'ecessarily impbrtant; there fore, that :the srriairbut-gr'pWing diS- cbyere rs ;o.t'- Ma rek Weber's Viennese ciaiice .stiifl" (sgstaining) niay be dls- Pl).ljpi;ntcd;ihat ihe ;iend^ coixTniercidl^sbiiivds i.more.orless'rou- tine. ., ? ■. :-;" ■ ' ^' r - ■ ■ ;Wh?it Weber '.seemed to. have po te ii+|ia i 1 y fo r aVi d icrict-bui iding riti ight or.; hii.';ht riot. be better formula tliun. the. Carnation Pne. Either the ;'\y.eney or. the :sp6nf:or. seem, to; have- decided . oih.ervv ise..- THis isprt' .'shoulc: Knvc'.-'criti.c.lsiTi r.eUvtts to' :thc~familiar olVen0riicnon pt biiying .a rievsbrinlity ()r bV.t(arii7.a,t;iori tor one Uung :and;nb1 M iinix that th'iivl.;- .-Radio''.dpesr 'fiic^ l'iu:cs-dpcs:'.i'egit' dpcs:..'th if; S;i'i)':^ii'i.g , j'omniris "pleasaivt ■; and •>rori' inen.t. - For ■.th0..rit(v-Wcberitfes i iriteV'teres With:th^> riiusic. But.mbstl.V it's, matter of. the, Vicnnssei losiri .,:Vicriiic!3e-: ■ individriality '..I';'? •! arkcd him as one apart. • Lciivd Benay VcniitaVs MBS Matiiice - Benay Venulai:.debuts a' full hou V;-,''rioty'^E>r,p;gv.''; Mutu6l Jan; ?2: Pro.cjram will ; emanate ■.froiTt the Newark studios; bf WOR, going o.ii ns a. guslairicr Saturday afterribons "J .-Viu 'X to 4.' p^..m'.-. ^ - -;.- .:;■-•'. -.. -Taloiit;' 1) '?;idc.< Miss .Vchuta, not WLS-NBC Blue, Chicago This second half ;of the two15-| iriinute programs rUnning successive ly and billed as a dbuble feature has been reviewed once before, but de- nouncements; : NBC'S own part is I serves a second . .It has deVel smartly irite|rated^^ for bpwtaking ] pped into sparkling eiitertairime " its new setrtip. purposes. The finding of. cbmmori ground rather than the Widening: of- existing chasms is announced as the purpose of the series. . Sammy Williams, knbwri to nite- lifers iiei'eabbuts.;as -Gibby's piariiist, atilliieads ev.erybpdy._ : His:p is tops, arid his orchestra, though Small,' rates as a ;flrsfcr.clas's prgarii- zatibn for the purpose to which it is put-here; Show has been cleaned up generr ally, welded together by some: swell m.i.c'ing. by Harriet Widmer as Auni; .lemima. Vance McCune arid Fbrrest Lewis as Buck arid Wheat, blackface comics,, have the idea; better .rioW; and bang out good\ minstrel style stuff, Roy Brower, the soloist, arid the Frarikens.tein, music and art v^ditor;^^"-^, "A^.^^'t^^^^^ of the: Ftlsco ^Chrpnicle; bpqk:editor ^"^.B^ juther Meyer of the S. F. Call-Bul- letin; Samuel B.. Dickson, playwright arid leader of the discussions, and a fifth : participarii, interested in the arts as a hobby, who will vary week y. Al C. Joy, publicity chief for the 'acific Gas & .Electric CP;, filled the latter spot on the opener First; discuissiori centered: /around he question , bf ;criticism, .and thiS functions of a critic. Bit too arty for any- great audience; appeal, was the general bpiiiiPn following the broadcast; However,v-the ririain ihniproveriierit js the Way the show is run. Loop. Paiul Whiff's Spelling Bee, shifted from a Sunday afternoon to a. Satuv day ni.ght spot oil the NBC blue, i Pririirbse'.dowrt to ptcsent; It's^^h SUGARFOOT and SASSAFRAS Blackface Comedy ; S Mins. ■'■ ROYAL GELATINE Thursday, 8' p.m.' ; WEAF-NBC, New, York ' (Jf Walter ThoTri'p^ "New blackface comedy twain got first rietWork. look-in When guesting on the Rudy Vallee show; . Inipresscc as casually capable;. Their cotton mPuth mumblihg is chipped from the same tree bf material -Which.. has sei-.ved • all such types frorii George brought five cartoonists: into compe tltlon with five illustrators on Jan.; 8 half-hour, the .caricaturist!?; wiririing 4—0. Ned Hiltbri took first, prize of ,$23, clearing.; the hurdle on 'ecle.cti ;clsm,* over which his -fellpw . cbriii.c; no deeper than veneer and as homely as; a dust-pan, but, .indisputably .click with ;a large listening audience Sassafras is Johnny Welch; ibrmev I partner of .the late George Field (Honeyboy). SUgarfobt is Bob Pad character artist, Milt Gross, tripped, I'gett, brother of Pat^ Padgett, bf the Margareit: Ayer : received $15 ' a.s the. ,Pic ancl Pat; blackface brace. .The best speller; ori the losing .side, arid Victor. Bcals . took away $10 a.s run- ner. Up, (IBee' is one of the few* 'cash-; for-cbntestaint' network' sustainers.) There ;• Was" • considerable cbrii tricnt and comedy by-play between Wing, and some of the coritestants^part of it by the latter, outside the rriike range.: Wing; shoWcd . that' hle- Was quick ..on the pickup, arid alert; in making all remarks, understandable to. listeners. ■'-"'■■■<' '/:■■, '[ .The good sbirits', of. the visual, aii- dlerice flUoi-ed thrPugh. the anjptifVar to the aural ~ group; - 'A . .$5. -Word-^.: plucked from the 'treasure chest* during the usual timeout. fPr mphcy- nayersrerWhiph .stumped both ; ca'r- toprii'sts aiYd. illustrators ;wrtis**pucrile-: ly,-' - , Wirig^ author, adtor, and; pliay- wright .; fi na 11 y sncl I ed:- i t.. A - pods ible .<»urorise to listener.^ Was the fact that Mi 11 Gross : spoke Withbut any accent. ' - '•' ^ -..;.; ■ THOSE WE LOVE' With Nan Grey, Richard Cromwell, , Owen Davis, jr., :Piedro de Cer. doba. Alma Krugrer, bbhald Woods, Vlrglnlii Sale, Victor Rodman 30 Mins. .. :. -■•-': POND'S WjZ-NBG,':NfeW-'Ybrlt^''-.-^. . ^ ; ; : (j. Wol^cr Thbmpion) ; •; ^ Pbnd's- swapped ''' ■ Its i iucc*ssiful. . -Husband's and Wives' program lor a script penned by the Vet air scrive- : nier, Agnes Ridgway, and looks to. : really have something. It's a show, distinctly night-time in; caliber and certain to /feed upori ia'waiting audi- ence. • This s'easori has found a sin- gular dearth of night-time scripts, which fact. is prompting some, ac- ;cpuots,ltol.cpnside]r s.lidiDg their day- - light prbgrariis iritb: affer-^airk spots. Hilltop House'; pn; CBS for Palm- ■ olive is one of the programs thus- weighing the possfibility,: . . Miss RidgWay'SiPcriptirig has always: been as superior as the ozone eVep offered,; and in ;*Those We Love' she ■ i.s projecting a ; family • group, the Marishalls.' The; script benefits froni-. smart writing that supplies' the lines with lift. The handling of the theme is far.' afield from the customary chatt encountered--on, ;serfaTs oiOhe :. ether i,n that it is sophisticated. Only! drawback,' arid an iinderstandahlA effect; purposely placed by the ' authoress,:is; the. common, iradio tend- ency to retard-the plot's, progress by talk (albeit bright enough). Air Writers get paid per inch, after au. Yarn is primarily a dramatic. one arid the possibilities and: implications, planted on the opening (4) stanza bode good listening to come. Cast was cornered in Hollywood and contains a list'of troupers whose labels habitually griace; film theatre marquees; Nan Grey hais the femme; lead. With . Rijchard; Grom'Well her twin brother. . OWen. Davis, ir.,; and ■ Donald Woods are iuves;. Pedrb de Cordoba and Alma Krueer are h^in- dling character rblps, Virginia ■ Sale is. a cook,, irisierted foi: comedy; . Vic- tor Rodman a.spare mari. .. Sponsor, whp caters to the uiiper middle-classi. has program which : will attract a fecund following in that field. Bert. Lorraiiie Grimm, siriger, and Ray Sweeney.. co;ri.t.inuii;v WriltM', both of KMOXi SI..- Loui.s. K;;;:../ .HtiiiVYuiieed. their enga.gpmpnl, .sound imitations of Sassatra.s; on.- n harmonic, - serve aij -nice bracer/ib.i' the .ban.ter Tcarri . is-^ how riiaklng .discs .foi Allta-Seltzer. ; . .\ ; J^ert GULDEN'9 SERENADERS VocaI, Instrumental ': 10 Mins. ;-■ CHARLES GULDEN, INC. ^ Tucs. and ThUrs.. 6:45 WJZ-NBC, New York ; . (.Charles W, rtoj/O ; ;; There " /rio : departure . frorn .; a stiiridard popular; vbc'ai and ;- music pi-ograirn ; for. .the mustard mnriul'acr'- tivreV's 10 rriinute.s. It js{all pleasant enough arid agreeably produced.; with ,<?ueh songs sis 'Rpisalie.' 'The Old Pine Tree,' btcVjust initime .tp have hoiise- .Wivc's'^ruah . to get- out the . spi.i'e^ f^ the , dinrier 'table as ;a result bf tlve spiel. .. --. '■'■.]■'■'), '.'■'.•'■■' .',-.;-' :\ Name, incidentally,. i.V prbnoimced Gbolden's, not vulgarly. Guidon's. Two characters nafri^d Peter and Polly deliver a dial()gue pini American .chefse on toast. • plus. Ivi.t-on find.: M course. 'GPolderi*.<?.' •TRUE OR FALSE' With Harry iMagen no. Mins. WILLIAMS SHAVING CREAM Monday, 19 p,^ m.--.; - WOR-Miitdal. New Yoik -.;-•■;.;-.. ■; ; y/alter Thom-jpson) Somewhat, novel; Fairish audience partlcipatibri prbgrairi. > Likely-; keep acceptably - , afioat : ' ;' ; pppularify'.^ (Such ..shows; have; .h,eld= ,the. publip\- fancy pre.tly well diiririg this;-a;rid ■ last season.) ; : :\y,. ' Production could 'be sriiartencd:; Harry Hagen, early teacher of phy.si- ■ pal exercise bver the ozone, han- dies, proflfing the progi-am -arid; ppinl^v.: ing; the. questions..; Tv);b sides, of si each run the elim'.iriatlbn:: gamut;pf qiiestibns. Fpr novelty sake the. sides - «re always . attractively combatant.: .' When .. caught (10),. .sixi. yourig law- yers linpd up. against six femme.s froin. the; Katherine : Gibbs; Secji'eta-. rjal Schbol. A la.ss stood up last. . Httgon; kibitzes .arbUnd rathci' - top ; ; much, arid, siricevhis ^klddiiig: and ex-;. tramural palaver isn't huriiorous it slows. up the . show. In view of ■the tact;,questioris are read and Ih*?/ answer is either yea ot. nay-,- stab- bing at:the correct reply is an ev money sjjbt. That makes for npl too ; happy; ai cbndition; / ■ Also-noticed on the brograin pried into was si Weak aet'cf(.q\TC.stioris arid - a group (especially the legal lights). of. not too well infPrmed contestants; Blurbs' for the shiavingrSoap soon-; .sor- are tcVSt'ofUl ly inserted . as well W ' written;- - ' '-^ - '/ -C ';■ Bert. ■