Variety (Mar 1938)

Record Details:

Something wrong or inaccurate about this page? Let us Know!

Thanks for helping us continually improve the quality of the Lantern search engine for all of our users! We have millions of scanned pages, so user reports are incredibly helpful for us to identify places where we can improve and update the metadata.

Please describe the issue below, and click "Submit" to send your comments to our team! If you'd prefer, you can also send us an email to mhdl@commarts.wisc.edu with your comments.




We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.

Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.

32 VARIETT Wednesday, J^a^^ 1938 ; Edward G.; Robinsoii'-CIair6 Trevbr combihation;' coniinuies to decbriate ..that Rinso half hour from Holly wood , entitled ;^Big Town,' wherein each ^veek t^^e underworld does Jts dirty :workv;but.eventually comes to grief and jiistise. It's a' cirimerdoes-hot-pay (exQfept ais - a literary .thenie) -ar- . xangement, that has the advantage 6f clarity.;; Its plot is Kent simple ;and easy to folio w. It builds a.cdnsi<iiBr- . able tension. This was/ displayed anew in the episode dealing With the ■ ^numberls''racket.,- ' : • Writing and direction are: tight and the two leads carry through very ingratiatmEtry. There is. a Wisp of romance, .but not enough to antago- iiize>the'mushVscbrners. ; ^ : ) Kinsp sales dramatizatioh, wherein a cpuple quarxel over the washing ef dishes With ..the husband standing on , his lord-and-rhaster Tights, of noh-cp-6peration With. th<! after-meal:. debris* was the/sort of radio ■ adr viertisih;* ' that- makes ..people sniile indulgently. Its.. absiirdity is not,, however, necessarily askew with the aims of advertising.. Even the smilers irbt the idea-^use Rinso and you don't have/to dry. the dishes.. Cut-, ting one prbcess in the dish laundry- Jng . problem. ..■■'•;•/■/■//;;; / . Heiidrilc . yah .Looii,/ a sustaining . epieier over/ NBG,;.predicts Adolf Hitler will be 'out'; very soon. This, ^prophecy . He madi^ - sbme time ago, aiid last week he attempted to am- plify and .clarify:, He did riot altb- fiether succe«idj. althbiigh lie ' argued ■ fairly. His point Was that Hitler, is antagonizing the 'real lEiigland' that will, eventually rise .arid ^snlite .him down; Neville : •Charriberlain won't count; When/and as the cbri£cience;oj Albion'- asserts, itself, the commienta-: ■ tordeclared;'/ '. : ■ Sheer sensationalism of his thesis iriuist haye> held ^Vari Loon a large audiiencel throughout .his- quarter houh . But that .he convinced ahyr body is less, certain;. .His oWn state- jnent thiat enemies, carihgt be wished away setm'ed this aopiropriaite an-- ewer for his wishrhg the; English, cori- Jsqience into active ex^rciise. If : it . shoiild tiit-n out as .Van . Lobri tJ^ei- : diets—iahd. he. goes oflf the deep :erid vrith a flat prediction of 'ihv a; year or so'^-hls- coriimercial Value as a radio cpmmeritator would. be eatly eri- hanced. ' . . Andrew:, Carnegie's /ciafeer. /as dramatized over Mutur.l by Famous Shoe; made pretty .Pood listclning. :It "wai , substantially ; faictual with a ihinimum of gitsh. Program natural- ly is goinR to steer clear dt any cbn- trbviersial aspects of Tiaimous For^ tunes' arid Carnegie's idcial-rinlirided. benefactioris placed/ him oh- a spcr cial- plane amcrig his coritenipbrari6sv. His use of his wealth, brice. he piled •it up« differs from the average Jtist enouph to /^u»»cest that in an , iri- .creasingly critical age: Producer John IBates has tb pick his steps with care. : , Program hbw has a hierchandising: contest: Fortune Shoes-Fanious For-r tunc: prOgrariis—Essay on Mbst :F*br- limate person in World. It's a fairly plausible association Of ideas all the •way. , A Buick goes to the best let- ter-rwriter. talks about 'the double standard' to his 14-year-ol4 daughter and does it with beautiful delicacy./ / 'One Man's Family' illustrates how What^but hbw. The hoW here Is slick arid jprbfessibnal.: / ■ / / Henry Burblf 'program on NBC- for. .Merinen's .; .shows:..improvement after an unimpressive, getaway./ A great, deal, perhaps still .too muchi is crowded , into 15; minutes. , Oiie , re- sult,/ho wever>- of this crowding is that: nothirig takes - very long, arid the. - pace vis; thierefore : relatively zippy: throughout.' That is always' a production ■ asset-.for v a- comedy show.--'-.-■ ,/- : :'■ ■ .. Burbrg. copped Sbriie: good giggles in , the/ process of iJross-i^ririg with announcer John Holbrook /and alsb in a spoof; session with hiriiself . as Cinderella. It was not hard;to take.- But.still hard to take; is the laugh- irtg:,pf the studio audience./ Denial has been iriade that . any. .claqiie is used,: but, rievertheleSs, there is One an arinoyihgly lOud: arid r.urinecessar- jly/enthusiastic laugher/that comes thrpiigh the micrbphone. This is dis- tractirig arid serves no. useful pur- pose, if it is a plant; arid ; if it's un^ intentional should be elimiiriiated; by thb .engirieer. or producer, It's bad balarice sbriiewfiefe;-v ^; : :■" ■ Jerry Danilg-Dave Driscoll team of vox poppers fbr WOR, New York, took their cables into the Carroll Club (for Catholic working girls) and 'surprised' the yourig ladies in /the midst of an attack pf iself-cbnr Bcious gigples that hardly subsided long enough lO get ip much else but ■gipsies.- ■' ■ . Quizzini^- skirts ■ /ariythirig . and: everything; dangierous, or. cqntro- Versial, /arid.-barririg the spontari<s- ously, iriterestins^which did ■ .riot manifest itself this tiriie^it's a strug- : gle- by the two fellows to get across much btyorid their owri affable per- Rorialities.- It was a halt; hour in- $1pw tempo, Tenderlea;if..TeVs ariiiable collectiori of persbmlitiiBs;; uriited Under . the captibn 'One Mari's Family' brj.i?-!-; rates; frpm San Francisco and taiks about real plaices' in and ;-riear that city; ^ This authenticity , is a shiall , background ^^dbtail that, few bther ecript ; prqigrariis .ever bother abbut, Indeed th.e ^care arid skill' displayed by-/author/ Carletori Morse/ is ,; re- markable not alone fbr; its own in- trinsic merit, but as a' coritrast with the sldRpyrslpppy attitude;tnd'craifts- ;_Ta''-nship.,of:imbst .s.criptj.writerg,.;.;.;/ . This :, one mbves / leisurely, ^ . It etches character; with.-infinite ^sriiall tPuqhes. / Jfbthing terrifically inloor- tarit happeri'ed in 'Chapter Nine-Book :25;'- Iri /fact, ;it. -Was • just' a ; visit.- People . talked eri; lamille. Nothing." very witty, nor prbfpUnd. But. iri cs-s ■ tenciei the- trick .works because they jriak6 'it sound sincere;.. .Thcy- stpp just - short pf thjat yagub/lirie; 'beyrtnd .ivhich. the hokuhi Congeals iritb icky- ' iicss;'.>-;■ ■'/.:-./■ . ■ ' ;;' ;.; . /Gliflfbrd is.;at brie nbint; discovered: . In- a ;h6sDital hed in the; act Of having his person 'washed, by the riurse. The. .liurse is pffetty, Gliffbrd is debbtiair., The.': Situation' iSr /humdn every-:' day •: hospitali situatibn. But;..just 'shocking' erioUgh fpr; radio to jolt listeners:ipto a triiHe closer :iatt^ntibri.' Clifford; is married; but ribt piaying , at it Very tnuch. The nurse affair. ;Ft)''r'ests;: cbmt>liCations to coriie,; vThUs, the carry-over interest. At brife point a thoughtful ind kindly dad i)orbthy Thompisoh coasted through her NBC bluie broadcast / for/ Pali Mall (I) with a rariibling, stalling account oif:-how foreigri correspond-■ .erits;get .:neWS..: :'Whiie this;subject is okay and/ even/ rbmantic, , it ' 'was pretty thin fb stretch: 12/miriutes. Ari awful: lot of mateiriai; is; rieededr .to, cram rieal meat into that riiany clicks ■of-.the-ticker; ■:/ ■ Vy..■ -■ Microphone voice of Miss Thoriip^ son is rather thin and high-pitched; and leaves, something to be. desired on the s.dore of persbniality; It is her newspaper and I(iScture;i>latfbrri(i jper- fbrmance rather ;than her radio pier- fbrriiancei ari. echo of the others; that scores In a - big wayi... ;. ■ 'Stcpmotlier/ strip script for ;:doi- gate ;tooth powder,/is heighteriing iri pjot tension, in :Corinectioh' with^ sample give;a:way as test oh/shbW at-: ter fOUr weeks: on Columbia web. It's eyidericing; coris'ideriable strengthferi- irig ,bf writing, with general tone of program, rising, y -• - • AH . the bld-tiiric. meUer stuff but iridicslling the sort Pf stuiRt the fenime afternoon liisteners lend a ready e^r tb.:/' / ■..: ;/v-■.. ■..^■;■■;■v■^.'•.. .:■; ://.• Eddie Cantor did a takeoff of dif- ferent types of radio: anribimcers last Wedriesdiiy .night (2) over ; WEAF- NBC for Texaco. Only sO^so. Neither as pungent, nor as complete as the..sariie idea, handled.a~ couple of months ago by Sheila Barrett. Deariria Durbin and BObhy Breen. guested on the show; Fbrmier sang 'Sriioke Gets in;ybur Eyes' arid could profitably hiaVe encored at least bnce. Bobby.: Breeri offered 'While the Mighty Orgisin Plays,' With Miss Durbiri contributing. _ a; .; couple oi liries. Not much of , ai combo, sirice bbth are sbpjrarioSi Hollywood-Parade show last Wed- nesday: (2) for Lucky Strike Over WEAF^NBG handed but a tribute to Mr/, and Mrs,: Warner' .Baxter as the' typical 'Mr. and. Mrs. Hbllywbod;' Djck Powell told their, sfbry, of how Baxter and his riiother left Sari Fran- cisco: when he was just a kid,/ after their home had, bjeeri destroyed in the earthquake and fire, how Baxter arid his Wife, met in . a small, stock company in ;Califorriia,; and:their life riowadaysj when they've ;wori wbalth, position and security. .■Idea wsis vtp. preserit/the/ actpr and his frau as fblksy-folksy people 'who lead the siriiple life.: It was; expertly scripted Ibr its kind and Dick Powell riiade it ; sound, natural arid; fairly plausible. ' Amusing, however, that even in' settirig iput to; picture a couple .as ;just .;folks; Hollywpod had tP glamorize the fplksiriess.. would she say? Wherieuporii Mrs. Chasens obligingly explained she'd ask hubby tp meet the bus: from the ll:15;train. Whole first half of the Allen show was pretty miuch; sock stuff, but the' signals ■ were off fOr..; the second portion. AHeri; and:: his^ troupe strUggUd through - a /muddled;' script thiat was supposed to' satirize Charlie. Chan whodunits, but largely dreW-a blank; Comrtiercials 'Were introduced in the usual: Cute Ipana,-Sal Hepatica;: ■way,: .but were tOO long.. Also, after all the. to*do a; couple of seasons ;agO about laxatives: /on the; air, that phase of the product came iri/ fOr surprising attentibri.:;. .. Ed|:ar Johnson, author arid critic, did a- ;15-miriute boOk reviewing stint On 'Let'is Talk It/Over,' NBC ;blue sUStainer for woriieri Jisteriefs. As,is :btten the case; when 'f^^ie: tab- bers; face the ; riiikie, hroadcast had that extremely: - serious aUra ■which rtiust; be appreciated'; by, the dub- femme type* if not by the ordiriary housewife. / / There ;was npthing in' johrisori's delivery or script to lighten the talk, give it; a more;inforrtiai, brisk tpuch. If Jurie .Hynds -had; ribt interrupted with questibris, fact- that; was Jphn- sori's reading ,?thb. cbmriierits; ;wbUld havp been ;;les^-;obyipus. ;'Vpice: in it? self was all right,:- but :.tPrie prpdUC- tion was off .arid dictioh was riot too, clean. /■ :/■• L.lpyd Hughes Of sil'erit films dis- cussed Australian iriethods. of picture miaking on a 'HollyWoGdH4n Person' appearance^. / Recently returned, from five , riioriths' erigageriierit in Aussie feiatUreS, HUghes said that climactic cbhditipris and; sceriic background in theEand ; Down Under; com- pared ; fayprabiy; with those; of SoUtherri /Calif prriia ; ior shppting exteribrsi ; HpweVer, the - .seasbns: there are reversed,; winter Ijieing in June; July arid August. ;The iactor did; riot touch on Australia's techr riical- e4tlipment,vfllriancial fesburces- arid productibn-talerit; riiaterial. jJx- cept tp- state that Eric ThempsOri^ fornierly; with MGM: and Walter Wanger, was technical director Of thfe cbnripany fpr which Hughes wprked, iarid;that the makeup man (lirinariied) had.beeh with CblUriibia. Walter O'Kecte arid the ;matei:ial writers cOriippurided an exiceptipn- aliy strong assortmerit Of laugh stim- ulators fOi* Packard's "f oldee. brbbd- ciast last Tuesday night (1); The cast reversed ;.the ; usual . .procedure by bidding one another ta-ta at the bpenirig; prograrii. For a 'while .af- ter that the: lid : at self/and sponsor kidding was coriipletely off. P'Keefe, after Jariienting ov^r- the: short; careers he has had bn siicces-^ siVe programs, explained that: the; show was gbirig. off for the suriiriier, addirig quickly, 'Yoii' kriow^ we're have a very ;barly: summer/ It was a cbnsisteritly ;funriy scrip;t. ; / iBiitrley Tcriapiet ariiong an asr sortmerit of players> was heard over Mutual Friday night as the 'preview prcriii^re' of .'Rebecca Of. Sunriy- brook Farm^; ;> (20th Century-Fbx ) turried out to be different in name only, frorii the /usual spraying of cbmpliriiierits: arid- gush. These ses-, sibns as heard^old—3,000- riiiles awiay are uproariously comical un- conscious- self-burlesqulrig: of the film; colony by itself. "The hokum is poured but of, containers. This is not tb 'belittle a gobd; job, by George Fischer who Was presum- ably paid by .Mutual but Working for Darryl ZanUck. He officiated at the mike . under difficult circum- stances arid handled himself -well. It was a tough fill-in ori occasions with the presence: of; newsreels cameras arid a;cbnstarit request frorix them~ to 'repeat' the ■ hellp: speech slowing down matteirs.: • •-•: Three NBC accounts hive obtained changes in schedule as; the re- sult of other cbmriiercijtls fpiding. it's betsri the policy pf the net- Avbrk to peiririit-a rurtning cliierit to better his spot if it hasn't alrfeady been, optioned by advertis^^ U. is. Tire lis slated to take oveir the sppt npVvr held by Eddie Caritbr<> ■Texacb, M?lrch 90/ (NBiC-red, ;8:3Q-d)v in order to /avert coiripetitioii with the Fred Allen Showv -Ponds Cold. Cream iis set to move, into the/8:3Q-9 p;rii; niche pri the blue-/April 1, iarid thereby getting away frbrii haying Edward G. iRpbiriSOri and Claire Trevor against it Tues- i.day riights, while Fibber;.McGbe aridi Mollie CJohnspn^^^^^^ Wax)-are going oyer to the 9:30-10 spot on/the NBC-red, Tuesday nights; iiatter prOgrari»; i| now.;bn at 9 o'clbck Monday nights, isame. rictwork, with ;-the ;Lux;Radip Theatre.. as-;cbmpetitibn..': ; Rudy ; ValIee: program last Thurs- day night (3) offered a. dramatiza- tion of Milt Gi-pss's 'Maybe . It!s Better that Way,' which app'eared in last riibrith'^ Stage 'piag.;: Sterling HplJpway was the writer Wha has re- cently ;arriy.ed:in; Holly wood./; Walter Catlett ■was the .studio wiseacre who; comforts :hirii irito thie 'jitters. Bit Was only mildly funny for the averr age:-listerier-T=3iot nearly_as_effectLV.e. as iri the original form. ; : Fbr one thing,: it was tbb ' irisidey; for' ^general radio CbrisunijptiOn,. it was based too riiuch; ori local angles.: Most' dialers through -the . country raiist; hiave wondered What all . the .shoptiri^::wa5-for./.-■ ■/ / ;'' ::// ■ ; ./:■' -- -. .i^red/ Allen:; uncorked; ;brie of; ..his: most hilarious, sessions /last Wedries-:: day .jiight when he interviewed' Mrs/ Chasens, Of/thO Jersey Hbriiestead,; Mpnriributh Cb.j N. J;,:;volunteer fire company, ;bj]ied; as the pnly-vfemme smbkereater iri the business. /Bit -was fairly lorig ;arid .yet was so'; crammed With geriis from the; ;bbobyhatch that it /Was actually: over. too .spon^ :Ta:g bri the stint was th^ real paypff. Mrs." Chaseris asked to 'send a riiessage to her: husband back, in Jersey Horiie- stead; but. .'W^is informed .by; Alien that it 'was against; FCC regulations.: However, 'said Allen, if she/Aybre allowed io^'sehd - a/iriess^ what ;Homer Crby, tagged as ;iVriter of most of the pictures ;.iri which Will Rogers appeared./ gave: it laughable. explanation pf his; w.k. gag, sending letters to friends'On the; stationery bf bther, people arid establishmerits,' mariy.of them,bizarre, in: an appear- arice on Hobby Lobby, bver CBS,. Author had a good- 'line,' which he /sold ;well. ; Said that he peddled his first sto.ry,-, written bn the back pf business paper he had'' picked up,;tb Theodore Dreiser,' then editor bl Biitterick Publicatibns. - Fact that he . iiised such letterheads—:frOm; rieces- sity—^attracted iattCntiori; bf evbryorie , in;., the: publishing "officei; Croy, '^aid; ; ■ NoticGnble ,that. his .mike date; like that of several others recently, heard -on- 'Hobby^^»bby^-:'Werthe•■Peop]e,'^ .,'Energine News Reel,' and similar programs, had a; publicity 'aingle. Pilots of these shows appear Willing to cbbperate ; on the . drum beating; Even,doubling•i.'f permitted: Fbr in- ■ stance, ;.Jcrry; .Givcdiriare,; the. ;;ditch digfli-ing tenorV. as a plu;g; for .his deb.uf with Alfred Salmaf^gi's Hipjpodrome Grand; . .Opera ,; (G:bmpany, recently guested on: two ; such... rietvvbrkers •yjvilhiiri a;weck,-'-; ■ ;..-: 'Mus.ical ,;.Ste*elnien,^ ' :}iouse-prb- duced, program Of -the Wheeli ng Steel CprpiV at 5 p.ni;, Suridays, over, WOR- Mutual . has growri/ sriioothef and Kiickeir since last caught arid is now :iair enough ^s regular : entertairi- ment; - .Clairii'ed all the talent is from- ariiong cbmpariy's employees. - Starid- outs last Sunday were Sar.a Riehn, rhythm siriger with; plenty of lift arid nice torie; Kathleen NelSori, Lucille Bell and.Lbis;May Nblte, har- V^HbUSEBOAT HANNAH' / .brai'matic' Serial - •■' With; Henrietta Tedro, Norman Qott- schalk, ; Edwin toye, /.Franklin .;: Adains, Jean McDonald, Jamies Aridciin, Qerie: byrbn; Transcription ..CRISCO.; /-:•- . -/.•/■'..: ■/-; ■■Dally,-/?;:30 ;p.-m.'..:.-'-....; ^irORrMutual, ;New Tqrlt;/ .:ifieb»nptQri)y/--/ No use dweUirig oh how much ,this title/was irispired by the late; Marie: Dressler'sr 'Tugboat: Anriie' or hpw much.;-fpliowirig...the.sSpons.o.r..hoped, to catch by the sirijiiarity. Suffice it to say this is no; sequel riOr replica; It's another ■ ag^essively ordinary hbkie meller abpUt good old Hannah, arid her warm-hearted pals, Bridget and Ellen,;arid about Elleri's' teairOom and her sbririewhat' errant ;, adriiii:er,; Clem p'Leary. ; it seeriis. business :isn't ..sb good at the tearoorii. That'is i)robably ribt So surprising in view, ot an .uriexplained• :^umo^ aboUt rat pbisOri; Butanbther pbisbrious bit on the show- is ■ the brOgitti/ that; br-r-^rs; through the scripit, begOrrah,/It's enough to drive a body daft, that: it is;:,; ; :- ;; Comhlierciais: are plehty wiridy and, according; to the blurb, make Crisco a truly maryelbuis produbt... It; seems Qiat if : the: hpiisefriaiu buys :*(; three- pburid can, she gets just: three tiriies as much ; as; iri a one-^pound:; .carii Mayb^ Ellert ought to: try/ soriie; for. her tearoom. . ;; ... ;■■-..;/•: •Slio'W is -produced; in Chibagb by; Blackett-Sample-Huimriiert for Lava soap, it's waxed there ind ispbt- ;placed around 'the country for ■vari- ous sponsors. Cpniptori .iagency: harir dies it Ibcaliy ,for Griscbi . Hope,. ;; •rbUE PAVOEITE HTMN* With ;Mr. and .Mrs. W. O. tfirey, - ■■ Herbert. Koch-\ --;';^: :15 .Mins;—Local; '■ 'Snstaininc-'/' Thursday,. 9:30; p.ni. tVUAS,;-Lbulsville:.;-;; // Quiet,- slow - mbviri;g;/stanza /of hyriiris; with ia. message in sorig for law /breakers -who . are lirigering be-: hind prison bars. Preserited by Lil- liiuv B. Ulrey,-aided4>y.Jier .husband«l 'Major' Ulrey, head of the local. Vol- uriteers of America, charity organi- zation.. Herbert Koch'handles studio organ. ■ Major delivers a Icrime does riot pay* serriiori;- Felons, hiust get a\yf ul sick Of that'rub-iny ,Mrs;/Ulrey cojppe'd liUbliCity iabpu.t a year agb, when she appeared;on 'We; ;the;Pebple,' to: sing a; hymn for a young man who was awaiting exe- Cutibri m .a .Western.prisori.' Has rich contralto voice. Herbert Kbch-s or- gan accompariimerit makes a suitable; backgrourid, arid; the hyriiris are de- livered with a: warmth and ifervbr: which leaves no doubt as to the sin- cerity of the singer. ; Hbld. riiony trio, and, a 'Croatiori ; stririg group; Uriderstoo.d Miss/Riehn, of the; firrii's bookkeeping departnient, is slated fbr .auditibning in ; New ;Yor^. Show is airiied primarily for/ - meriting emiplbyee relatipns arid Orig- inates iri WWVA, Wheeling; .'VisUal audierice; is appareritly? cbmpOsed bf- eriiplpy.ees. and; friends ;arid a mbre enthusiastic; niob . has rarbiy ; been heard.; Reppfted.'that the Mutual network statipris/ were - recently added to the hookup at the;reqUe5t of the-; firm's; Coast customers. Show is frequently referred tb aS / the capitalistic'Pins, arid Needles.' jack BanyoB, of Lord & Thomaib auditioning new; lineuiif /for Union piL David firbekmaih, John Nesbitt i -and^Dpnald-Novis-pn-:theHiais,-^---^ ^ 'Witch's. Tale' <WOR, N! Y;y has reached the 31.7th/ ;chapt^r of ^eirie; hair; raisin^r origiriairtales by Alonzo. Dean Cole. Tales are;stand- ;outs :of writing and acting; holding' interest for the entire 30 mins. It's probably just as well that the ;^cast reaches .the ;iair.latcr; >than:'the aver- .age youngsters' Curfew as they go for this sort of stuff. :;P6r adults it's nice ;entertainriierit, ' /Though the - situax tipns ; are hackneyed, bright dialog and good soUrid ; effects combine - to gloss that over. _ Tale;, told'::last' -week./was father disturbing.-.in its realistic portrayal ;by;the cast. The femriie half of : the riewlywcd .pai.r:;-concerned iri 'the story, must have raised mariy k, hair with her sudden hysterical outburst bn^beihg able to, see the fiame bf a Jighted. candle throu.5h the body bf her - supposedly solid hostess (who eventually; turns but: to be super- natural). Rest of cast Were equally good, especially the part of the hostess of the tourist^home. > / - 'HIS'TOBT MADE WHERE t^OU LIVE' with RADCLIFFE HALL 15'Mins.—Local. TROT SAVINGS BANK : 7:45 p. .m.,; Monday :WlGiXV;Schenectady':':.:'/ '(De Rouville) A smoothly scripted, • carefully pro- duced show. On each broadcast the history ;of a city or village, in North-, eastern New York is narrated. ; Fit- tingly.- ; the 'first program . recourited the history. Of TrOy, with the :barik's founding woven into thomalri thread p^.thcstory... . •,. .-. .. ; -. /;. •/ '■■ Radcliffe Hall, aririouricier-prbduc-'' tion riian at WGY, acts as narrator iand; all-parts actor;. -Brief scenes supplehient. the rvnnihg.account. . ■ .-. /.;; - - ■;-■■-.' •-• ;■ ;;•-.•-• ; -; Jaco. / MMxtj T^^ the orang* show at San Bernardino for; exclu- sive KFWB miking. 'James MarloB^ Fidler ;(ari<i we do mean Jiirimie) tied fbr another year by Procter & Gamble's Di-ene. . \ Stroad twins Optioned for - another 13; weekis . on Chase & Saribbrri. / ; Colnmbla studio opening; set back a/week to April 0. as a..convenience tb ; the home office tinhat's, whb'U/ private" car. it west : .Wendell WiHianis transferred from N; Y. to NBC's continuity icceptanc* dep't in .HoUwood. ■.-; JEcliy /Anthony, XFI-KECA pro- gram director, back in harness af ter malta iTever -siege of two months. ; Bady Vajlee heads for the other coast: after : March 17 broadcast. Williiim S. Palcy arid Paul Kestcii in Los Angeles on personal missions. Father-in-law; of CBS prexy passed away and kesten's mother ill in San Diego. .; Clwrlei Vanda was air to pour it on agency producers at Authora Club luncheon whien a bevy of them barged in. His ad libbirig in the 20-minute spot won hirii a pat oh the back by Emcee Rupert Hughes. Ted Bliss is/ planting trees' pn his valley acres When he isn't producing shows at KHJ, Los Angeles. George Jesscl's Mutual program nbw sponsored by Fresh Fish Dealers. of. Southern California. . Eddie Holdeh (Frank Watariabe) his dialect bit in 'Battle of Broadway' at 26th-Fbx studio. Daisy Hoffina.n lis now in charge of/ sales promotion for Titan recording studips,;;San Francisco; and: Harry Carney, ex-KFRC, is chief noisician.; Sportscaster Ernie Smith is adding a new hailf-hpur. show, 'Hbt Stpve: League,! tp his schedule .ori KYA, Sah '. Frariciscp. ; •-\.-.' /;. :;■ Mainrlce Gubsky, warbler, viyll be used iri a new; transcribed series ."to be waxed by Titan studibs, San Frari- ciscp, shprtly. At the same studies, Sam Mppre has just completed/ re- cordlirig. another ;26/episodes of his 'Swamp Caesar' serial. 'Bnghpuse Rhythm' cast, heard Fri^ dayis pver;NBC's riatibhwide Red web .- frbm. San- Frariciscp, riiade its secbrid. jperspnal .appeiarariee'-.within a ; w at opening of the Hotel Whitcpmb Ropf. Conductor Jack Meakinj com-; riientatbr' : Archie •/ Presby, Natalie park (Martha Murgatrbyd), scripter Lee Strahprn and Meakiri's orchestra also were; On hand at the Golden Gate International Exposition's onei" year-before-the-fair banquet :'-'- re-