Variety (Feb 1938)

VARIETY ST • Frank CelHei-i Gwen Ffrane:- ...■■/-b^rfWolfe..:-^....-. *'Gvritno de: Betgerac' was . an^ex^ »n,nie of an unsuccessful radio adap- S -B^ve. put ph. the air: Hum. KoTt Wolfe's verse translation irom &hd's original, but ;^part ironV fhe flow of . spipe of Its language the genuine .J)petic_^ensp >^^ ■ vr^nk Gclljer and; Gwen Ffrangcon- Tiflvies as Cyrano and ;Ro.xane, was. rnaterial that remained ;iairgely in-; Smprehcnsible for /the average ■ ^^Tte^pUe- ft :Lbraiifie*s famous stace version of the play, it: is .not S " known to United; ^JCingdom audiencfes, ipairticularly to the younger' listeriin? public;, or at any 'rate, is liot sufficiently familiar for a radio audi- : S to recaU. the highlights. ,6f^ the. ■ oriJlinal Schnozzpla's ,odyssey, i This. revjewer wouldn't knpw how. freely Humbert Wolfe has^ tbyed . with Ros- torid'^ Avotic, though some , of the English rhyming couplets canr^e ■Qlose to pathofs, the ultimate effect being ' not as musical .or: ■■ harmonious as inlght be desired in what was iilainly- intended as a .ccinrioisSeur!s: ehtcr- itainrnent.- ■ ••.. ■ ] ■. In a long lOrm mute prelude to the - performance, Wolfe himself spokiei ah abologia in ah ihfliriatingly' high^' pitched Voice; his iiurpbse being, (a) to explain how the, piece had. been cdt frbiii three hours to fit in the allotted radio time,, (b) tb prepare listeners for sequences which might not he appreciated, unless the. setting wias visualized. .In both, ! unfor- ■ tuhatelyt he Avais completely unsuc- cessfuU^iii the: first instance. hecause the the voice ot the narrator (Pen- h^s Aruride^l) ^vh6 linked the quenccs Avias too isimilar to that ;.Qif~ .Cellieri, as^Cyrahp,; and. iri\the second ; because Wolfe: :hi.mseif stole an...un-: necessary 10' minutes,::frbm the ;.11Q; . Win/ playing time, fbllipwed by the . narritor,: Avho di:bne,d. on in inter- niinable co.uplets, so -sfur.ttier whit-. ,tling down the actual. performahce. . Ultimatie. effect -was that the play be-. . caiTle a seiries /of discbnnected ,se- quences. With hothing.-but- thieir' po- etry as" the. substance.., In spite of - the translator's' forewprd,- both.' the- : -early, diial scene and the wbding se- quence, had riot the slightjbist reality. .. v. Had the piece been, presented on . direct action 4i.hes, in' the cloak arid sw.brd tradition of 'The .Three ■ Mus- keteers.^;: iV might. h^ive ■ been ^ broadcast stuff, and there would' still be:-robm for. the airy flights; ot .fancy ■ m.the original text which it:was posr . sible to • gliihpse in :Wolfe!s : trarila* ■ tibn. .: In' its actudl presientation; on . thfe other, hand, it w.as far too pre-. .cipus to'be of interest except perhaps ; to a bare miriofity.. . :: . ; , - Text iised was originally' iirepiai-ed by Humbert: Wolfe for Alex Kordals . prbjected ' screen Versibh, Starring Charles L^ughtpn.. The brbadcast perfermance explained away a lot, of ""why the project riev^^ •creeh. JolOi -. ,; WOtJSlE; PARTY*--^^^ With Paul Leash's band^ Charles , : Gussman,: the , Smoothies, the . BacheloriSy Bbseihary Catvin, Jack ..■\ Hm.-..';- -J ■•:^■■■■■ , .lft' Mliis.^L6caI-' /Sustaining- ... Thursday, 7:1$ p.in, . :: -WWiJ, Detroit ■ ■ . -Hbuse Party/- which ;briginates from WWJ's free.tadio/theatre with ah a.udlence,:;is one bf the siirightli-^ est of. station's cbntihgent of noh- 'Cbminer9ial>:sh6w's across the-- 7:15 p.m. band nightly. ,.Th^: ieries of 7;15 programs is part of WWJ's riew ±jPlicyj_of_imp:ovabIe-shpm less pf commeircial possibilities, as a . -means of breaking up usual run Pf sameness' ill programs v^t that hbur. \. Localed in X collegiate iraterhity. : npusc,. 'House Party' cairries but its purpose/, realistically.; :y Some 30- Wayne U. studies, are used tb pro- . videv,the, color .for sho.w, which is written: and m.c.'d by Charles Guss- and - prpduced by Jack Hill. ijtUdes, male and "femalie, even dance: ■ "n auditorium , sta^e .When' script -.ealls/fbt it;:.' , . - ."r-: Weekly' stories, nicely done, from" BJi angles, supposedly ciricei-ri Guss- : man S, personal recollection^ of/col- . lege house; parties.. • Stbrles ■ <:om-: . prise 'the. usual love ' interest ' and collegiate hurrah, and . present sev- • T «aI ■ ^^^t 'euests' in sblos", etc. +aiter include ■ Rbsemat'y CalVin; ..songstress; ■ the. Smobthies,^ femmfc 'bVeri''''^^ the' Bachelors, male.": war; ;V;;Pa\jl; Leashes-/ laand ' grinds: tnit^ ;|"?PPy. tunes./while ■-teash: :himself^ - o"?^'f" .•'i solo or two on elaririct. ■/ °^ /*^°^^'s smoothly.:, and with rrrJf- ooctorinff^ hfere '.and- there on .continuity..;'Party'.:should -piease::;:/ '■:/ ,■,■//}•■ //.■,: /';: .^-;/^f .// : ■:; /,/ Pete;;: '- • BOB BREXXER /: • ^'Z-' ■ ' 'TOP.HAT' //■■•■,•■.: ;■ With Richard Dolman, Diana Ward, Douglas.Younfir Radio version of fiin& // / :BBC, London":'/ B;B.Ci experiment in producing brbadcast; version of iSlirri "rbp: HaV as first of sericij. of radio ,transcrip- tibns. pf hit/pictlu'es,. came off y/ell. Show, kept strictly 16 ■ oi^igihai script, save for cutt.iiig for length and min- imizatibrt of , dance rbiitihesi with snaip that .made-it near ideial air en- 'tertainm<irit. .; - :V./■:;:'-/■ ^ Z-.: v;V ' Richiard. ;Dolmanv who.' undeiri studied; Fred; .Astaire ' hki-e in the. stage: version ' bf 'Gay Divprde,' and Diana, Wai-d-had-the lead parts. Their attempts tb impbrsbiVate the voices arid chavacteristic.-;/of /'the; stars /riot' 100% siiccessfill.,.:/Would:have beeii. siiflic'ierit. fbt them . lb. stick:, to- Xhk spirit bf the diajbg rather th^h' in-' viting comparison, with the originals. Otherwise -these. .performances and the broadcast were in the b.est U. K/ /radib/traidilibri. . : /. '• / .-' Douglas: Young's playing as Horace' was an exceptibri to the above crit- icisrii, for he ' reiached: a. de^r^ee of pierfectiori -in. riiimioking Ed\vard .EJv- erett Hbrtori's screen ':role that was almost uncanny in its' aceuriacy. With .all due respect, however, this must be regarded;, /-a ; freak, arid only about bwe: artist; in a :hundred could' sb' easily ajpproach/ such a pitch, bf fractional exactness. 'Isn't It a Lbvely Day.', and other reniembered songs : hits from the . picture : were given freshness, both by the singers and by this excellerit wbrk. of the B.B.C. chpfu.s and. augmented variety, prchestra. ■ .Fbr; precision/arid har- mony there are few. PrGhe.sir^ y. K;-to . compare . with .the varibus B. B; C..cbmbiriatioris,' arid this per- fbrri>anCe! was typical of: the highest staridard its musiciaris maintaih; '■'■ ' Show wias adapted by B. Martin Marks, produced by Dbuglas Mbodie arid.- scored for the : riiike by .Jack Beaver arid Wally Wallorid. all. of cpurse, Avith Cb-operiatibri of RICO-. Radio. Certainly the series,"on first showing, - riiay. :d.eN^clpp intP 'a pbp- .lilar light- entertairimerit sbries.: Sec- ioridMb 130 .tackled is the Ufa pro-' duction. 'Conjgriess. Dances,- date of which has bberi postponed; 'Top Hat' : got : an ; erithusiastic pressj arid deservedly, though no- where wfis any.indicatibri of reaction bri listeners \Vh6 did riot s€ie the pic- ture.: Adaptation apparently / pricr supposed fbreknpwledge of the story, whiCh:.riiipht.haVe caused slight puz- zlement for listericrs riot ih the kripw,.;fpr; iristahce/iri the "hansom cab /sequence; that; however, v^aiS a minor .ci'iticism- in- a. good radio show.' ' 45 Miris.: -■ ^LWrsday—0:15 p.m. ^N'EW. New York . ^: Ballyhooed, / dishing "dirt thiit newspapers don't... Br.enrier, ari: other- wise sweet-Voiced s6uthefrier..c?!rtain>. Z **°*;?~but it's apparently the ncws- : papery choice arid not his/ ' / // • ^'"'J'.®/:''*'^s"t: -radio . per.sonaHtie.*r wnich js called news everi-.surpassies .nim prattle" of air/gossips* No bite, no . coiori. rip; nbthih* best' describes • ''.^^^Vri . put qiiartet hour. Uses cap- tion ;voice. bf ariPther.-then ."tells .-.s>oi;y,:/.:--■ -:./•;/ '" ■■..: ■■■HurU^'.: BILL' :WELLS-' ■::-:•■ -;;;■-■ Records and Chatter 45/Mins: :•.-■■ ;■■:/• : ■; -Z^';. : / Sustaining'' :■;:.-: Mon.-Frli, 11:15 p.m. .:WCPO,'-Cinciririati: --' //Herels la ; helping of corn that's dished biit in: a style unto itsey.,.. Is taigged 'Southern Hbspitality,' prob- ably because. Bill WcHs; a yoving ari- riouricer, tips his ■■■ nativity . with 'a Dixie accent; He frankly terms'the session -riot / a prbgrani,. lt!s, just a thing,' .and laijghs, talks arid sings it'up; at freqiieht intervals." ■Wbrks. with two turntables and an earphpnie..: Does ia voice iriiitation. bf a 'pappy' character obviously with- pxit intent pf fooling ariy listener;, and, just to. be: taikiri.a to himself, so". as tb enliven . the -gbirigs oh;.. V Gets -Pff •■such stuff .r as:- 'Folks, ybu!re in . fbi: a real treats tonight. Wb/just got in $10^ worth of new ■pecbrds,/ ../ ,; .•; -;:/ :•'-.•. ■/. 'Gee,- tha.t tiiine sounded Swell. .I'm -gbmg-lb^play/jl ..over.!. I'll enjoy a .cigaret while this Tec"» ;ord is .pilayirig.: Would like tb tell you all the name of the brand; but .Reynolds :airi't paying: rtie. nbthirig.' ' InVitCs requests. and :iclbwns: about istacks .Pf fart riiail -not; gpirig to: his head. Then muses .iajjout how he Wishbs he vvaS, making: lotsa; mpney, / Leans to, hot • humbers by Fats Wallers; and Tommy Dorsey. ■ Chimes iri. with,- vocals and: commCrits Xyhile records are - being .played and, comT. plimients "orch. leaders ori hbt licks. . . Program brigiriates iii the station's sidewalk, stirdib in • dowritpwn Ciricy,; where ;passersby may Ibok in. Koll. :'ESSAY!S/IN:MtJSlCr-.... - With Victor Bay Orchestra Musical.';'--.,-•--,..::■. -■ ^-; aia'Mins; r..y }[':/: S)isiaih'me •/- /•' -^'Z Thursday;, 10:00 p. itni , ■WABC-6B-S,-'New/York/'/ ' . : As . title-:.-.sUggcsts; : weekly -.'■'.eBS, miisical .fbUbws -ia.. single theme for each broadcast. Styic is selected; and .carried through itr'a scholarly fash- ion. • On two .nioriths ribW; show hais no.t■.Turi;the',g^^mut.yet.•- C was Riarches. Lullabies foUbw- riext week. Catch? - / .//' ■} -'..-'-•/-';-;.- •'"■ ' •.• /■ While being slightly instructive what with vpice backgrourtdirigi etc.; for , ideriti.fiicatibrt,; its. appeal seems liriiited, despite- fact that the rilinprity who. do,; lisieri would .evince, interest and/bit.b.e^ientertalried;. :/ Operiirig. with the JRakoczy, March from/ ^iFaust' rari Ihrough theme; to; 'firoCes.siori of the Grail' (.PariSival*); Betfthpveri's ' Turkish Mdroh.': 'Cbr- tbge de Npllc'/ffpm .'Cbti, D'Or,' arid similar bla.?t music;, to:-wind up <vith John Philip . SpUsa's. 'Stars and Stripes ,Forever.^ -'. ,. ■ Conductirig /of Victor Bay . with .•staff/crew; stiitcd." George Zachary directs program.. . Hurl. : MILLS No. 4—WFBR, Balto In- a burg/which has', little air talerit to pbint ; to- in -compari- : son with ih.e -.talent it ha;s riur-/ tured' for legit iarid the ;ierises, 'WFBR taught/a - fev/ to- toddle/ ..'Off :on. strbiigCr artisti / thur, Godfrey,, now a ;successfjal m^^ entertainer, begari ;:■ ^yith. -the'station'way^back;' -He/ ; , was; in the: Cpa^t; .'dua^ . and/in hi^ ,early; marc the' ;mike -did^ pf all .things, ukelele.,. ■strumrriiri';ahd; hritttmiiiV-. ';/ '.;/;:: /;/BaritPne Robert'lWeede:, whb's . . •bberi. brpa'^casting '" ; better. '.. cifcijBS^/;V^ile v'attaihiri ''Met:.': Opera; heightsjj. brok 'in. on the air- ,•with a season^ bri. WFBR. - •pew rertiember.; him;': p because he didn't -charige hi^'; :labei.. till - lie tbuched the-;Big . Burg.; :'■-He was Bob; Widefield' ^then;^:! /-■. -,- v. '■■ ..:- -il./;^. ;•'. : riStan Shaw, whP rattles off on- ;- 'WNiay's,:N. {Y,, pwr:shbw: evt-. ; - vriight arid is Icijbwn/tb' all late-; ,; eyening hardboiled (and. tQugh-. i ;kidneye;d.) sitters-up, first quiv- 'ered- up- to; a mike at yfFBR; , He; '\yas.- Stanley Sha^w th'en-^a senbiis,.' Litile. Theatre /thespian , :'with /a feeling >: that/ the;; legii; /theatre ^was...'the.ata . / Mary SriiMl begari/as ai-mem- f her of the WFBR Kiddie Club; dittp : a Marilyii Millet (real tag, which has since been .chWn^ed);" hbw ' under- cdntriact. tp. RKO as ;. ia; lassie actress/ A trieriiber -pf ■ Phil .Spitalny!s;, gail trio,/Mary Baiim, dSi^Vned .'Pri W^ when; the . /ainateur ' craze; begah» - .WPR-s announcer Sid Walton was Sid Wolppfl then, too; ; / $tatiori ;iias for years; trieeJ to bait: tt. :L, /Mencken /in be-- . cpmihg. a cbmriientato ;.riipre*s' ^ iBad, Bpy'/has ^ -s^^ ' hp\y,iByeri . He thinks that wbuld ..vbrand him "a^^^ -actoi".;. He alsb thiriks bf George,' Jean Natharil: DICK..COBB ;■.;•' Weather" Service '15. MinS.;" .V-'./ :Siista;inlng • ^-'-" .Daily; /.' '.' Sunday,. 9 a<.in.; WNAC-Yanke.e,;:,Boston. -,' j'Y'ankee, Network Weather. Se.iTvice pree.med. .Sunday.- morning .(20) .with a. pirbgrani Sbmewhat similar in.prbr. ductiph .tb the 'Yankee Network News; Sbryice. Offi cials say. the eritire 15. rtiiriutes WiH.be sold en toto -.With rib 'spot adS'ertisers pepperirig the frame. Weather,. of cburse, is an. irivUlhbra- ble topic.. It's a target for everyone,; with ;local prbgnosticatpris;getting the rib for being all wrorig,'if ever right. ' ifankee; in order to succeed, must; be precisely accurate arid above •re- proach,' • .or •: else the / venture is ■ doomed. And ; spriie in-.the trade be- lieve that 15 mihutcs :bf weather/is tbb much in. any -weather fan's catr egory, not to mention, -the/speedy public .tp .whom a senterijee or two of What tlic. weather forecasts; is a'de-; :quate/'v:.' ';■;"'■■'//: /'-.^;''"- / ^'.■'v . ■^GbbbiT^p ri e^bf-th e^b eitier-rm ik c m cri,: annexes a; somewhat enyiable po-si-. tibn. . It's up to him tb -piit :it over as well as the /Vankee ■ salcsmaii, to: Sell it,. Cobb was okay this/morriirig. Running prdcr of items: includes geri- ,eral /coriditibhs,. New; Eh.^land, ■ sec- tional selecte<l,.points, .previpus day's' descriptibh, -Bbstbn.: weather .facl.s to; date' frbrri the: year's kickVofT.; day's alrtiariac, .weather in. Europe (a new innovation ...anywhere.); winter .-sports butlbok . for \hext '48 :.hburs. . .. Data comes from Yankee's WiXER,. 500-watt. :xiUraTwave transmitter .on Mb.iint Washi.n^tbh/ N." H.; fi'bm every available source, inciuding thb Naval Qbseryatory -.in. -Arlingtpri;vginia.r the Hary.ard .Observatory; on Blue Hill, ;;Boston;.;the',. :obscrvatory •, '.ori Mourit White iK-icie, ih . the Ad iron- dac.ks,,.and frpm ships at sea;' ;/- : Set-up/ isn't dry; ':it's /qiit.fc .'iri'r' ;fot'mative..: r ■ ' Jibryn. - '.' 'HAL'^l^jDHiER :■-:■: 'InquiririiB: Rejiiorter' '.15-'.Min's..^LbcaI' . ■:-. •....'-■-"',- IIALBS-LULLALY CO;/(EiectroIux) :Wed.rSat.'/" -/ ";' ■ ";.--.-' ' ■.■/■'/../-'■ -WKY^-'Oklahonia Clty^: , ' Galled a-way .frprii .his sofa as pviI)t licity r iand.-arti.sts bureau head . liul :Scher. is inbw •;broadca.sting. .. Schcr. who has.: a;-nice way .of getting ■nlo with the citi?en.i.,f6urid him.s.clf-en- tang.ied .with ;sbnie Wbrld-crit is .opirif ioriators; whom .he steered iiWay frotri the mike/with ihe cxpcX-tnossi needed •m. isueh'a.ss'ignrrieivts; -;; . /: ' :....Scher has..Velvet, voice,-, with ,cbri-' fidentiai'tint .that.-;'gct.<;' pa,*;fier.s-.by-iri'- .tore.st.ed and: brihjB.s; oiit.. eiise; bc;f,arG; the riiike; Some/of . his subiect.i 'bri this/ broadcaKt- -cbiild. . ea'siiy . have', shaky . mpln.rs .but.;-4Ue .- ■ . -.Scher'.s guidance; =.their. quivers vanished, 'quickly. Good man for the jnb','■ .' " ■ .. .: Lewis. COLi ;STOOPNAGLE (F. Chase Tay- ; lor) with Oliver Wakefield:. ^ Comedy:•■::■.. •. ■-:■.:', 1?-Miins:./'-.- ■:::• ■; ■- ■:/■;-/;'- CHESTERFIELD''.-/ Fri.^::iBiSO^g^ p.' in;,-EST ': ■';.' WARC, ;n.-;y.;-; -.' ■:;:'.'/.-^',;^: / ' yfii .-' -,;■/// This is Colonel';$tpbpnagle'^/first time - away frp'm his/'jjartner' .Bddd, but it xyasri't the missing Budd which ."iave; hirii/ a -.negative.: im'pressibn.. Firstly; ."it •-;was-' the ..material, ■ •Weak- Up uritiV the": final. ;kpurtiV secondly;; wobbly :assi;starice froni ,the. ecceri- tric-gab.. Eirglishmah;' Oliver - Wake- " fleld^..--:-;"^^?' ■. :. ■:,:.}■'.■:■■ '^^y•:■-:/-■' .../■^-^-■■ Stobpriagle ;different.-:-.pb.'rtipris ,-'ef;/;Paul'>White'T' man's ■;pi:9gram, ; but i'it ..wasn't until ahe final spot, set.at a lunch cburiter, that he^ jelled; fr /laughs. • /; .- So far as; delivery is cbhcerried/ StbbiDHagle ;is- plenty okay; .. But the heit.. of deliveries. - need good mater; riail,/ something hb didn'^t. Have, .for the .major; pbrtipn of: hiis fir.<vt, sblo, atteriipt.. .-/;/..; .'.:. ;.- ^" .• • -.-.Schp.: MUNIOR MUSICOMEDYV With J. - G o r d o n Baldwin, Ken . French, Freddie Schubert. : ; Sustaining.;/';: .30t:Miiis.-r'L6cai- '■ ; ■■■ ;//:'.';:? Saturday's,"7;3.0. ■'/.-■ WHECi; Rochester^. ; . This ■ p^^ . is : wrongly nariied for the pne caught :.y/ais drama with music, raither than; 'ItlusicPmedy.' It should, however; .provide airi effective use. for the .new .stiaft. orchesti-a and wiri a .'gobd number pf local listeners. A little mb.re ' cbriSideratiori .sfibuld be. given- ih .choice pf fmaterial to the .childish .:voices of the boy actbrs. A; boy in; his. early .teens, .playirig the part of i. Yankee .Captain iri the Civil War is ludicrpus;-rK)r perhaps that iis .Where.the cPmedy comes in.' : / ;': ■ A Simple, ■ rbmaritic istbry;' -pf.; 'a wounded Yankee officer heing cared for, by a lovely . Virginia belle, her atteri)pts to hide him from, her spU dier father and her. efTorts to. save him. from:, a.rflririg :squad: .make, in terestirig eribugh fare on which to hang .a riumi.ber i f Sputherri melodies and harijo numbers, airranged -fbr -the orchestra ..hv Coriductor J. :Gordbn Bald\yiri. arid Keri French. This children Who haye/been vrorkirig to.- gether\ fbr three, years bh a ; WHEC childreri's iDrogram. do :a creditable job aside; frpm vbiceis and, given suitr able riiaterial likely would :Score ia hit.-:' ■:;: ■'- ;; ;;';/-"•:'..■■ ''; i: Charlptte Edwarcls', script is effec- tive ; arid Freddie Schubert does^ a good ;iob as narrator; The brche^tra ■shows, sighs of iniprbverrient. liOWARD MARSIIALC TalKs^ .y.:-. :';: ;':.-^ /;--'. /:-. -15.^Min& ■ -TransoCe.anie .-■...■'■-.■- : Sustaining .■■.■.•/■;■''' Friday, 9:15 p^m. ' WJZ/NBC, New/Yorfc Hbwarti Marshall, British iburrfal-. :i£itv who does.a-Friday everiirig ttarts- atlaritie for U. S; listeners uhdeir the title;.. 'What.'- They Are Saying in England,.' hais;. adopted 'br develbped the technique of inform.g.1 friehdiir" ness corisidefecl peculiarly character- is'tic ,.bf American : brodca'stirig, -Im- mediate.ly ..noticeable is-, the fact that though his accertt,. background and viewpbint /be . En.qli.sh, he does not display, the Britisher's traditional rcr serve.•^'■■;■ :';■ •''•.';'/:■'-■.;'.■.'■-'. ■; / iyibre NBC . than. BBb, .Marsho:il speaks bf -'conriirig into your home, taking off ;my rhat. lighting my pipe, and perhaps puttiriff my feet up Pn your mari'tcl. piece.' He has mastered the., fireside,' .chat manner. a.s well, perhaps.; as any ; Englishman :heard on Amerlcph-air/lanes. Despite the \bl^^lliari.tvcommcntatbr^/i^t^oduotiori/ Marshall d.t)es;'nbt attempt, br achie.vb- great:' profundity. •.; - ■His.-'.as' hot; sos much the • penotratingV: analysis.'• of. current:eeQribmic and political, ques- tioris;a,? it is.-.a. :p.i';s(ri.g ..conrimcht ori Jhis /:pr that,:i;'with "an .uriderlyirig' strain of kce^p-cbol pfiilbsbphy. / '/' -- "- : ^■■■: ■■;^- Jdcoi ■ 'HOLLYWOOD I)iCK'; / Chatter'' 15"Mins.-^Local .•'.'•-''; ' 'KELLOGG'S':'^'^-:-///': Once-Weekly ^"^ .B'Stations'^''A'ustralia •■-.;-. -■. . Au.straiia;. .gpt -its . first -taste: of . a chattbrcr.bn Hollywood- gossip; when. :Keil.Qgg!s i^jporispred/.a - .sei^.^ion.. o.ver cbriimercial; hbok-up: .titled : 'H,olly-. wobcl Di.ck,' ;Chat.t€rer has s'ight. AriTcri.ea'n: ..accerit.-; Itls,.'.1 o-m inute- .session "saris riiusic, but-plus swift "de- livery,; ■-..;;• :■■':/' ■ V.'.:."/':-■/.' Spys; h"e.-'-gd.ts. .his. stuff .by -cables; .direct :.from the Film City' and u.ses two -.reporlers: to.- shoot : tHc .- clbpc across. At the 'rate.bf'over .50;-frcnt.s per.-; wDrd,...th,e : cable . cost m.ust. be nret.ty tough,-, if . true^' for' the^'.claaS of. .ituft aired; "■-'''.,• ;.'•-: -':/' .'•;/••:• ..... A.iring is ;cleab. ■'and...--mirius :-'a.ny. .<!candal... Jii.st -tells .pf : 'marriages,- deaths.; broken . engagemcrits.'/birtfrs. .arid ;v/hatnpt.'. .;•,; .-.■ '•.•/ '""■:;-'/'-:. ■ - ; Spi.el...is;brokeri 'orice; to ihterpose a • olug.;fbr.sRonsbr's.product,;plus.,cb^^ mercial cbmn\eheemicnt - and: ending. Sessibn riihs once weekly. C?orric'/c. ; By.BEN.BOBEC.^-. .■'■'■;'.■/ •-/:•-. Washingtpri,v,.Fel>; ;'17.'';;;/ ' Katel iSrii.ith;.was; brought .to .Wash-:./ iiigtg.iY- Inst •Tuesday ..(150^ .to-Se^^ as, • an 'antidoi to- Mae West.. The. pcr casiqn.-:was the banquet;-of the Na- . .. ;l'ii>naX A.s-3bciati.bri of Broadcjaisters', tb;,;/ whicl); there ;.h ad- .been [ in.y.ilcd.. scria-'/:. toi'B, v congressmen, cabinet. bflicers;- .members 'b.f the.Fedpral • Corpmuni-.. - cations-'Cbmrrii.^^ s.-3c}'etari2s; arid ;.'sundry;-..-p'ortti.ciahs, ■• .- GBS.had ;rirdva'Med;upon Miss Sriiith's • • :pei^spnal..i;rianagoi% .Ted Collins, tb l -lieri- malc - the.'.tippe'arariCe.. - that .Wasliirigtpri; ofriceholders could. \be: ; reminded'that,Mae West wasn't rep- .- vbserit.ative of.; ;radio'S" eiiteirtairiirig.. f(xlk. but that the. real archelyiie was. : Columbia's spreader bf r sweetness and /■wiholespriieriessv/..-.;-.v.- -. .--' - ;: ;- Eveiit's/m;c;,^ ^Mark^EthridiBe;/' Pf ''-''' .yVHAjS, .-.v Lbuisville,- .. stressed this • ; whplcsonic angle, in Iritrbducing Miss :. Smi,th ;\yhen it came heir tiam to :pei> • I'prri) ;in' Ihe: show,:; •which' the .thriee • cross-cpantry; ..networks had:- cbn- tributetl. . Ethridge : also,=referred ■ to ^ .- her as a Virginia girl whb;had gbrie from Wa.shirigton to big things in her: fields For the; marieuverers of .the .NAB .conycritipri, . Which, the :dinner;. " Clmiaxed,- it was a soul-beannihg op- ;• portunity;/.. Fpr "two .: days' ;the as- : .semble'd. broadcasters had ^beeri. sub- / .ieeted/tb some- stiff earslappirig. ba / -;the. topic: of; radio's derelictions, with Sen/ Burton k; Wheeler and /FCJG /: Chairman Frank McNihch,-in turii, ■ .iising the La West episode over NBC - as:the motif fdr their, warnings abPut ' kcieping; the;air.;cleam.;^ : . :^^^^ ; A.<iiVari-aftbr-ibanquetJentertalriment NAB , conventions haV.e seen . and lieard .'be'uter. .Besides Miss Smith, Columbia :.accounted for the Eatbn: ; Boys. ;NBC-reunited Stobpnagle and ;Budd foi: the bccasiori;.and/made it • a: tlii-eerman act by; addirig .Grahim . McNamee. ;• Mario Gozzi, bassb-bari- ' tone, who;prpved the ace hit: of the ■ ruriplT, ;alsp wore . .the; NBC .Colprs.;- Bsnay. Veriuta was; brpiiaht ori frorii - New Ybrk by Mutual. , Wearing i.b- bbdy's colors in particular /was ;St.rickland Gilliari, nibrioiot,ist,- who had; himself wouijd up vfor. a half- ; hour /bf V cro'ssro.ads; -hUmpr - arid ikept plugging away- at: it /With- imdhnin-' ished; vigor until the last line of the: . routine had been/delivered. . . : . ; Liikewarni; reception that Stobp- . nasfle arid .Budd's script got indi*- cated that broadcasters as ;a wbolS / were ribt ready, to laugh aljdut ;the foible.s of their pwn business. It Was cleverly cpntrived: material Which ■ . this.: pair,.; supported .by. McNamee, gave opt iri burlesquing ' the curious;. ■ things that used^/tp. happen when- a rietv;brk arid its latest Ibcal ally : .ioiried; in a. dedicatory brbadcast. . Failiire. Pf ; the dining hroadcasters* to: act Up iri a big. Way to;this bit .of / -broad biit harmle'ss tbmfoPlery riiight. ' ;haVo . been diie to what had been happening to them;.foT;the siari>e tWo- day.s.: Both- Senator Wheeler and - Chairm an McNinch had .taken much ' • time, but in theiir-speeches to impress. • upon the- broadcasters-thie seriotishess .of their .re.spbnsibllity to the natiori. Miss Smith's contribution was tip- ^ top as: long a.s she stuck to the pop , gertre. For her. third and closing ■ .number; she took to 'M'acushla'. and ; birilt it up ;to a seepery-tearing rip- .<norte;r; of a dixie . wham. Beriiay Yenlita's brace of' rom'aritic ditties went oyer ;nicely. as did the snaippy , • harmphizing by; the: Eaton foursome. .. Elhridge, a bii.«:ines.s man, did sWell by ,hi's m.c. assigrimerit. It • was. so good that his ariiate.iir standing wa^. ' threatened. ;-' ■.• -' - ■ ; ■; :. jPIPE SMOKING TIME With Landt Trio andr Curly Mahr, Edwat-d Roecker and Benny Krile- ■, 'ger'9 Orchestra;' / :no-Mins/'•-.■'••.-'. v.::-: ;'^■■ ^■ MODEL.-TOBACipO /■^■ Mbridayv;-8:30'^pi:.m..'^' WABC^GBS^ New tbrk' /' .■;•;. ,/ :'/ .•.:;'/AT.f7iur;iCwciiicr): .; 'v'.'; /-/-. ■ With :'P.ick arid Pat,', program reg- ularSiyacationirig, substitute is a■ .fil)e.r f or. two' weeks, ; It's standard radio cnt6rta:iriment- of the riiusical :ah4'.'Voc9.'l..brder/; .- .•■'•.■■;.. :' Wit h.. Ciirly Mahr:. ;at the.. .piano, Landt Trio's'.vbcalizing Was ,far;^^u- peribr to their:selection."?, which in- cluded -a ;.travcst,y. on .'Three 'Trees,' and. a number about;St, Valentirie's Pay./-- ■■',--' . -:'-;-.;.-;; ;• -v'' - -'. "':/.- : Edward; Roeckei-i;; baritone,' sar)^ 'Glory; Road.'/, with lot"? bf punch. Krueger's.'orchestra'filled out the rest- pf the' tiriie 'adequately, PrbdUCtioh was haridlcd by Frank;A/lVIacMahori, 'alio-m.:vC. ■' .:."'-'. 'AFTERNOOi^ •EDITIONV // ^ WIfh Peter Grant, Mike Cooriey ■Nexvs: ■.••: .•:';■. '■;;-'-■■.;■-'-• ../ ■.: .;:-.-'. •;■' i.iV M-I'ii'«?.—^Lora'r.- ■■; '' /Vfirr-IIELLACE, iNCi Saturdayi 12:15 p,. m. ■ .WLW,';Oihcinhatl'^.'-..;V.'^ ••■;.■ ;-v . - A; newscast irinbvatiori. itlca,st for - VVLW an.d CinCy; is the heaidl.inevcry- ihg i.'lea t^rnployed iri :thi.s series; It's, riunchy.. .Peter-Graint reels, off up-td- lhc-minute' fbreign -and, dbme.stic Oa«hc.<;/: :He','r. , iritrbduccd .. .by Mike Cporey,. local; newsboy;; character,; :.-■ .: ^Coriliriiied-.pni.irtjge C3).;''