Variety (Sep 1941)

\^'(v'iiosday, September 17, 1941 Wiramo REVIEWS 4S LC ---LA PAIKIN , Vi;i> J*^^'Slopak Orch i 15 Mins. i STday, 6:30 p.m. ! W IZ-NBC, New York . . , , ' First of an, NBC series introduces ' the British operatic star Louella Paikin accompanied by Josef Slo- orchestra in a brilliant quar- Pfr hour at 6:30 over WJZ-NBC blue) network. Well-known m her native England and on the Contin- ent In light and grand opera, her II S debut was auspicious. Singing in an authoritative voice that was Ihowmanly and wisely programed, w repertoire included 'Caro Nome' r^liaoletto'); the Mexican waltz, 'E.-;- trrllita ' and 'Love's Roundelay' from •W-ltz Dreams' (Oscar Straus). It was a suave quater hour, the orchestra having the final musical «iv w'ih n Dvorak excerpt which showed off the strings to handsome nc*vantag€. Grooved at the 6:30 Sunday dinner ueriod, this is a 15-min. session that merits retention on a weekly sus- taining buildup, and such evidently is its present purpose. Abel. •DBESS PARADE' Soldier Talent 30 MIns—Local WEIL CLOTHING CO. Sur^ay. 2:30 p.m. KRD, St. Louis Programs will alternate every week between Jefferson Barracks ^ and Scott Fjeld. If the standard set ]n debut is maintained draftees and dialers are in for very passable en- tertainment. BankroUer dishes out g $5 note to every draftee who makes the grade, and this serves to unearth talent. Station staff conducts auditions to pick the best. Robert Shan, a' pri- vate gave impressions of Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, John Garfield and Walter WinchelL Ar- nold Schwartz, of Lawrence, Mass., warbled 'Two Hearts Pass in the Nipht.' He drew cheers from the mob and collected the five-spot. Sergt. Bob Young bugled the various calls and then doubled as a drum- mer while the pianist pounded, and so on. Proved quite listenable. Commercial announcements ran to considerable length and persist- ence of thought. Would seem that the account might respect the asso- ciation with the defenders of democ- racy a little and not impose quite as heavily on good nature, the mark of democracy. Sahn. Bob Kliment, WEBR, Buffalo, ■portscaster, has been elected v.p. of Western New York Football Con- ference. Here's onr Chief Annonnecr, Mr. D»vld B. Smooths! He's good, v«ry good, and he found It out '''nueir a long time ago, l*»aa a trifle towards the com- mercial end and Is really a good ■aleimaii. Re dlrecU the half a dosen an- nooncers, Inelndlng himself, all on WHIG, and all receive a great seal of mall, more or less! Weakneu: Mirrors! I ticiiii Ultei. mtu. J "Uhl ind . . . ^\ } ... to toru U» tieh- •* «M Bwil Miniloui In tU ih, «olh- ,1 "tu ] * MwWt ■raUtulInt ; lyiUB Miiittt. 20 Winks Some discussion in pop inusic circles on whether Connie Bos- well is singing as well since be- coming one of the boys on the Crosby program. This depart- ment votes the negative. One reason is because that cross be- tween a Wild Bill Hickok and Simon Legree dialect Two-Gun Connie is affecting has crept in- to her vocalizing. The second is that it also seems she is mainly singing the way Crosby wants her to. As the latest in last licks on how it's being sung these days on the sunny side of the street, this may kill 'em In Lindy's—but how does Minne- sota like it? Miss Boswell sang a good song before her present affiliation. Outside of K a t e Smith, she used to be almost alone. Not so now. Other girls are coming up. Even on the records Crosby and Miss Bos- well listen as singing mostly for their own amusement. So it vir- tually boils down to the pair now warbling for each other rather than the public. This can do Miss Boswell the most harm because the opposition is tougher on the feminine side. Mean- while, there's no doubt that Miss Boswell has backed herself into an extremely comfortable corner surrounded by Crosby, John Scott, and one thing and an- other. And the fact that she can still sing a pretty good tune when she wants to, wrinkle her nose at second guessers, and leave the studio ' wrapped in a tasty dinky piece of mink is as it should be WOV's 'American Music'. (11-12 p. m.) is nightly offering the most in- teresting collection of records of any of the New York pop music stations. Program plays every- thing, from Kern-Bolton-Wode- house Princess shows to 'Annie Rooney' to Gershwin, without announcement. You have to guess Allen Courtney (also WOV) has sprinkled some vin- egar over his matinee 'guest juries' who now actually take a bite out of the platters they are served. It makes for better listening... .Next week let's all chip in and buy WHN's 'Music to Read By' another record.... Waite Hoyt's WOR tribute to the Dodger's Wyatt, on that 1-0 Card game, was worth hearing. From one pitcher to another, and you could tell that Hoyt meant it. Shudders of the week; Mu- tual's version of a summer lull, Morgan, is not only still with Us, but it looks like he's moved In for the fall semester. 'GO GET IT' With Joe Bolton, Neal O'Malley Novelty 30 Mins.—Local Sustaining Wednesday, t:30 p.m. WOB, New York The idea of the treasure, or scav- enger, hunt is nothing new to radio, but there's a chance that Joe Bolton and Neal O'Malley, a couple of vet announcers in this locality, will in quick time build enough of an audi- ence among New Yorkers to make their version a commercial article. What happens on this program is silly enough not only to capture the regular attention of those who like such charades, but to entertain the laugh-seeking gentry. Bolton . and O'Malley need a little more ease in handling their charges and much more smoothness at keeping the in- terest rolling, but this will likely come after they have had a few in- stallments to tfteir credit. Mechanics of the programs are simple. Five men and five girls are selected an hour before the pro- gram's opening for the hunt. They tick their assignments out of a hat. ach one collects $5 on returning with the quarry and an award of $25 goes to the one that the studio audience considers to have carried out the most original task. Each participant is required to relate how he or she went about the fulfilling of the assignment. The initial pro- gram furnished an ample assortment of amusing experiences and quarries. The participant who got the grand prize on this particular instalunent (10) was a girl who brought back a sailor with a tatoo on his chest, but the incident . that must have raised no few evebrows around loudspeakers was tne recital of an- other miss which had. to do with ex- changing garters with a cop. (The letter's name was not mentioned.) . Other bits concerned the delivery of a zither, an umpire's chest pro- tector, 90 pounds of ice, a barber who could .and did shave) his finder in three minutes, a dress- maker's dummy, an eight-ball and a sailor quartet that could sing •Anchors Aweigh.' Odec. A Message to Buyers of Daytime Radio Better Teamwork Programming FIVE PERFORMANCES a week! OVER TWENTY PERFORMANCES a month! TWO HUNDRED AND SIXTY PERFORMANCES a year! That is the production schedule for one day-time serial alone. But that's only the beginning of the story. Everyone of those two hundred and sixty performances demand DEPENDABLE PLANNING, EXPERIENCED DIRECTION, BRILLIANT SUSTAINED WRITING—the most sought after triad of "Better Teamwork Programming." Associated producers and directors of Henry Souvaine, Inc., include four men and one woman whose names have become watchwords in daytime radio. . 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