Variety (Mar 1946)

3P RAMO REVIEWS "YOU'RE I\ THE ACT" Tilth Nils T Ciiaiiliinil, cinore, Mai- Karel Ilart »iui Phil Ohinaii, others I'rodiu e.i'; Mel Wllliiiinsoii 30 iHins > Moil -Wii ii-I' II, .1 i> III. Sustaiivine W \B<. -CBS, N T Since ilie ictiiin Of Willnm. S TjUn cincl Dawchdu TaUoi CBS jia>. been in. IIk' .tlu'oe^i:-of r(!>\iamv)irig. its, pi-ayriihitJiiinS. With imitOl <jl .tli« ci phdsis bcmg clneoted at piOMdmg 51 Inpo toi the Ijte afternoon &cq jicnls Simp cuidionco jjjiticipation ilHiw- secMii Id br the oidoi of the cun the CBS ptoisramming b()>^ lijvo bcttlcd as then initial efToit ■ for a hi>lf ■ liotir •show; QhlaOating I'l'tim the f*16l-eiiljne„Gardoiis, Hollyf- ■ wyud,, with Nils T,; Granjunct ,as emcee To make Htie notlung had been o\oilooliofl, they've cQme up with a pot-pouiii tabbed "You'i'e m the Act tlvat; prettv much adds up to a conihuiation of the Major Bowes 'Ainalciu Hour the Hoin iS, Hai- daii 'Chiidiens Horn' and tTie bepl and worst features of the multiple aucMonooi partipipatioii tiil'ers, cul'r. reiill.v in lavov; ■■ ■ It .bOFrnws, a little liere. a. 'litUe there. , and ■,ilj. ; the final analysis sells 'botto'. oriawalitv and qualitv shoit At lea-^t thati tlio i mpi'e.ssioij lei't after the' first l):i'oad- east Monday tSjv' V Th;s is morr thnirja.ri, ap., orclijiai'y dl^<^l■)poll tment Considering the brainlrust behind: the 'proglCSmitiirtfi icshu'Tc curuntlv iindei way at CBS. one could at,_,leasl look for a. suggcstioij 01: freshtieSs or , newness .and not a carbon copv of' tvro- slaniod sho\ts NTG appear-, at ease and trie-> to give the stan/a -ome pace, but It'll take moie than Gian- lunri to lift "Act above the mediocrity of its format arid inten- .'tions, , Ijx)iiically. the one refreshing pro- fessional note, some, pianistics bv Margaret Hai-t and Pliil .Ohmati. (ex- Ohmaii aiid Ardeh) merely served, to coyer, up an- cnibarrassirig 3:15 station break a^; some of the afTili «tes sign oil on the shOA at that "W'H\T'S COOKINC. IN YOI R NLIGiHBOKS POT" With Fiank Ainood Mrs. Steve Do- hanos, Dr. Elmer Nagv, Kla Gann, Jessie D TUlo, Irene Kahii. \irginM Merepi, Dick Westercamn 30 Mills.. Sat, 12:Se p. m. Sustaining; WTIC, Hartford • This is a switch on "way to a man's heart i? through his .stomacJi." It's double-edged appealing to both mas- culine and Xemrae departments and >s far from stiictlv culii«n It's an ■appeti/ina dish of propaganda at- tempting to bolster minority racial relationshi - Its ingredients of tolklore,: poetry.;, Iitoraturc. history and CQOkology .are whipped together into a relishing platter Show is pro- moted by the College of Agricitltiire ol the Unueisiiv ol Connecticut Shot heard was- fifth of 'a, monthly series, which deals with one nation at a time. Poetry, .music, folklorcV histon and moies of counti'v spotted lor the occasion arc woven together ■with cooking recipes ol the minority nation Ethajins; hcaid delved with Hungary and varied cultural back' grounds. , • With Fiank Atwood of the Uni- versity ot Coniitcticut adequately acting as emcee, show heard had piano numbers by Irene Kann, violin selections by Je.ssie D. Tillo. vocals by Virginia Mercer, poetry by Rita Gann. air done in Hungarian vein. Rare dishes were explained by Mrs. Ste\an Doi.aiios with Di Elemci | Nagy. of Columbia University, back- grounding folklore, customs and mores ol the countrv.: Thus is a shew that might be copied by plhci' stations interested in pro- nioting racial unity. Series as wcaved together deals wiUi muiority groups ■who ha\e ho'mesteaded in this stitL :'Ecl:. \ "WINGh OVLR .IGRDW" ' . .With imxed choir (20); Narrator^ Rev. Glenn T. Settle; conductor, Charles: King Wr.tei-Producei-Dii ector Re\ Settle SO Min.s;: Snn., 10:30 a.m, . .''Sustsinini;' , ■ Wabc-cbs, n. y. For exactly a yeai, those who go for ehoas doing spirituals m a man- nei suiting the tastes of both the sacied and .secular, hd\e missed CBS old standby "Wings Ovei Jor- dan" on Sunday ayems. Good: choirs filled in, but the "Wings'I: combo of 20 mi\ed voices came back to the an in pel son last Simdav (S"* The gioup was as good as it ever wa'!, ■ttlnch IS plenty okay. - The 10 months spent h\ the "Wings* gioup traveling the Euro- pean war fronts and occupational troop concentrations must have gi\cn the spii itualists a waimci Ap- preciation' o^f. the , hiifijan values undeilyjng so manj ol then sonf.fv. ^hat fceliQg was appaient not only in such a numbu as "Theie's Joy in That l.and;"-*htoh .<;6undefJ liljo the | pacn of victory that it is. It was: appaiei.l too in more routine paits of the singeis' standaid repertori I like ''Deep River" and ''Swing Low ' Sweet Chdiiot' The Re\ Glenn T , Settle, director, of .this alt-Ne.gro i choii rrd Chaile- King who eon- ■<3ucls the iingcib, fle-"ived the wel- come mat that CBS laid oiU foi then return to the air Can "STRADWAItt ORCHESTRA" With Paul Ijavalle; conductor;. Nino Venluro, tenor; Ed D^plin(l«ii,,an- iiouncrr Wiitci- Ruth rov Producer: Dan Russell ;iO Alms.; Sun.. J;3:;10 p. ni. riSf^Cl MATCHABEMJ WJZ-ABt, \ Y ■'y-'i-:''y: ■ ■:,ilWars-p:> , ; The Slradavari .Orchestra, :piis.lving, to tile hilt tliL txploilation \alut Of its trademailv the onlj oicliostia with « string sedion ot priceless Sttadav.ui \iohns loluuied to the an Sundav (>> on \BC having been ofl .since it lett its CBS nich( in De- cember. Lush tones of the fabu- lous ;fiddle.>;i and rich ...arrangemonts I (it bcttci-giade pop ttmes and light j classics, combined to present a half- ] houi of superior "Aon miusic, cmi- nentU behtting a Sabbath afteinooh I Sundays piogiam laii an mtciest- 1 lUQ gamut tiom Richard Hodgcis to I Pucoani. and Rachmamrjoff .to Grieg, all plushly soived up in solo or en- semble piesontatiun undei the baton I of maestio Paul Lavalle Teno Nino I'Vciituia sang 'If I Loved You ' fiom ''Cdioiisel, and the "Aubade," fiom jLaios Le Roi d'Ys," m good lyiic sljle with nice phia';ing The ac- .• companyirig commercials were short i and unobtrusive, and couched m he- stiained dignified mannci suited to tnc piogram 11 .s good to hmc the Stiad s bicK Bioii EILEEN FARRELL With Arthui WlUttciftore and JatX , Lowe, ruests; Stewart Young, an- l nounccr ! Producer; .lames Fassett : .10 Mins.; Mon. (4), 11:;!0 pju. . , Sustaining , WABC-CBS, N Y Eileen Fai i ell sopi ano stai ' d s- icoM'icd' bv CBS in a loutinc audi- I tion :somc three year.s ago., returned to the air Monday night (4) with a wcli-sclecttd \aiiety of songs that should please both the classicists and tliLU shoitei-haued confieres Selec- tions on the pieem langed fiom opeia to ■Victoi Heibeit pops all of which IVIiss Faiit,U sang with her usual ease and clarity. ■ Show 1- lelaxmg and eas%-going pioMding a highly listenablc clo=e- to-midnight touch Miss Fan ell's 1> 1 ic \ oice w ith its bell-likc quality goes eqiiallv well with the late lis- teners. Her delivery on , both pops and classic- seems effortless with not a touch of alTeclation or over-emot- MisK Farrell hosted gueslars Ar- thur Whittemore and Jack I<owei twin piano teani; lUst out ot the Jfavy. Buo did a pan ot light, melodic num- bers, which oflered, a good contrast to the vocal part of the show With Sgt. Eugene List. GI pianist who aid a guest performance for President Truman, lined up for next week^s session, the giiestais will piobably beeomo an integral pait of the pio- gram. ■ Minoi drawback of the show lay in Miss Farrell K stilted conversation, evidenced in> tier introduction ol the numbersi and her little talk with, the guests. CBS Symphony, under the baton of Charles Lichtsr provided full orchestral accompaniment. Stew-, art Young did a good lOb of handling the inbetwoen announcing tasks: "CHAMPAGNE COCKTAILS WITH THE EARL WILSONS" 15 Min<«.; Suluidays, 6.10 v ni. IMPERATOR CHAMP VGNi; WLIB, New Yoile •■■ : ::' ' \6wen. Chapejle) : : Eail Wilson saloon ediloi of the N Y Post had a chattel stan/a on Mutuhl last year With Paiil .DOiiSlas for White Owl cigars,: He's doing a smiilai stint now on his employeis' own station, WLIB and with th» B W, (his liall) pitching with him on the icpaitce It has an infoimal format with the Wilsons having lodaails made ol couvsc, \\nb Impeiatoi Dry (spon- sor's product), and then couple pio- ceed to dish on happenings ot the week on the saloon circuit and other items Show is piactically ad hb and may build hstenei inteiCi.t How- ever, it will need more potent ma- terial than on teeoff stanza Satur- day (2) to Keep dialeis interested despite the intimate usage of cui- rent big names The Wilson" can do it and probably will Edlxi TANORAMX" "Miglilv Kivci" With Elcuuoui Stuart, Albeit Millei, Robci I Goodiei, Mac Sboub, Gerald Rowan, .lames CogluH, Phvlls Ortcr, Christopher Kills, Alex ftoird, Cm I IMiskln, Leo Ga!;non, Eileen Clifford, Larry HrMahon Wiiter. Hugh Kemp Producer: Rupert Caplan. ■ Music: Allen Mclver 30 Mins, Thurs., 10:30 p. m. Sustaining;. CBC-CBM, Montreal It's no easy ]ob to do the mild type of travel talking via the airwaves that this program portend.s to do; But given the right script, with pioper musical backgiounding what comes out often suipasses all e-^pci- tations This an seiies diamatizing various parts of the countiv -would no doubt fall flat without aids men- tioned above But again the pi educ- tion comes through in sock fashion It's a neat bit of work built up to just the light climax without be- coming too corny For this chapter of the scries, the St Lawrence river -was the choice Rupert Caplan had a good bieak m working with the Kemp script since at times it pioves to be some of the most beautiful prose heard m a long time Eleanoui Stuart, who does the prosing as The Rivei in first pro- noun singular, keeps ]ust the right emotional equilibiiiun And as ioi the Mclver music—anything said about it can't be too good.' : There aie a few uneven spots but these are negligible in view ot the general qualitv of the production For example, the scene of the Amei - lean tourists in old Quebec was a bit on the chchcd side The typical American—^doesn't alwavs have a broad Arkansiis drawl. At other spots the music cut too suddenly, affecting the show's smooth rhythm But these aie =;mall things Caplan once again shows his talent as pro- ducer and director. He has the knack of taking all component parts and "welding, thorn together m the fashion of.a symphony directoi All the lessei parts were nicely done—a credit to the actois for not overpalying< ^ Lasa. VeJneaJqy, March 6, I945 Transcription Reviews "HOLLYWOOD'S OPEN HOUSE" With Enric Madriguefa and oroh (38); .Urn Ameohe; Jerry. Cooper; Patricia Gilmore; Harry Cool, plus weekly guests Writer: Lillian Schoen Director: Rav Green 30 Mins.; Once-a-^we«k , , '.■Co-o|>,':■■■,■ 104 Stations (Kcrmtt-RaymoTid PTOdiiciMm.'!) I 'Holly wood s Open House need tal;e no back seat when live music- I vanciv .show.s are stacked up against it for cpniparison. - Glaimitig a huiiti- I bei of hr=ts ' — first big nighttime ! variety show produced for open-end 1 u.'-'c. and still the only one;- first I transcribed show to use Holly.wood names as regular guests, etc. —30- minute airEr stacks up a.s the biggest phittei show with an appioximate $5,000 per prbgrahv cost tp: make'.; Show has a surefire mu.sical-, diama-guest stai-variety foimat, with toppeis to perform it, and ex- peiienced hands to pioduce Series ofTcis .Tack Benny and entire ladio company; Marlene Dietrich. Dick Powell Hildegarde, Milton Berle, Petei Lone Giegory Ratoff, Elsa Maxwell Allan Jones and guests of like calibre, weaving through com- cc'j 01 dramatic sequence"; Series is offered m coopex'ation with Motion Picture MSiC! latter selecting film hits for dramatic picscntation on show' and working togcthei with local or national sponsois in publicizing it -Sample pJattcr.s. caught showed class. B.iiric IWadrigut'ra and orcHcs- I'l'a, emcee ,Jim,." Amoehc., singers' Patricia ; Gilmore:, Harry C(3o). and Jerry Cooper ,<aU o.f them .regular.'-;) 1 pcrfoJ-nica in top: .style. : A:jrer with the Bennj troupe h.id thf latter in ' a l.v.picarcfimetiy routinn-.fop half tbel session. Iialance being • devoterl, largely ,.to a dfamfj{izaiiort'::of :''Cit-i niill.C,'. Arrtither : platter fitafrCci:! George '.Gi'V'Ot.'-in: ;'a' feotnio bit. and | I^iiW! Kalher iri' hic'i- Acarlemv-aiwird ; winning telephone irexw fior,, th<' pic "Great Ziegfeld. plus talent of Madrigueia and Miss Gilnioic Possibly the only transcribed show now recorded in a theatre with a live audience; show gains bounce and glamor from the studio audience. Series has several national sponsors, such as Dole s Pineapple, Guiltard Chocolate and Quality Bakers, with top local department .stores (such a.s J. N. Adams, Buflalo). for most of the rest Show devotes 3'.. minutes overall for commercials, one iinnute each at open and close, 1% midway. ■ B«m.. ■■■ "KORN KOBBLEBS" With .Harry Tu:en, Charge Kocnig. Howard McElrov, Nels La^kso, Stan Fritts, Mart) Gold Writci St<in Srhlesuiger Director Teanne Harrison Announrei AUn Courtnev 15 Mills. Co-Op 130 Stations (Fiederw W Z» ) It raatteis not to the yokels, ap- parently that the Koin" Kobbleis who've held toith at Rogei's Coinei across from Madison Square Garden in N y. loi lo these many moons, are Eighth Avenuf cowboys They're in such demand fiom folks in the hinterland that the Frcfici ic W /av Go. ha.s. io.Mi track, of how nlanv of their plitteis have been cut in the PiJ.st five year.s. Nobody s cvei figured it out but its a picttv safe guess thd the si\ guys dre the Crinanti's ne.iusl (om- petitorf? .tor. .'iir^lime: througltout the country. All pf which i.s somcthihi; for ■ thf . Times Squftre-.TIiindolph S'ref t-l!oIlyuoid Vine dopeslcrs ohvy<hy-l.H-a-pop-.<i6rt,';?.. t<.) figure out. , M.ost of it is the y.'a;''hbo,nrd^alito- horn - witii - a-.srnatl.erfng-of-ret'ulai'- iMfitriitTif.ritf Hull., 1 ike "On My Ftfjiit^ ing Kidricv f'opfoui Poli.j ' (,t( with eorped - tip .tilatfd unh ih roWn ifi - ■Vii'.':(;;jf(>j",J(jr)(".,,". "•Lililr. Brovvii .TiiK." "I,t«tf5ii to \h<\ Moc:l;iii;.: Ririj" 'C'lf'ireilrr .irrl o loji. P,ut (p( - (■(■'I'lr.iniicd im f).»,'f Vii "THE BILI. THOMTSON SHOW" With Bill Thompson, iCcn Christy, Sluron Danelas, Herb VIrgran, Paul McVey, Elliott Lewis, Jeir> Hau^ner, Bcrnirc Barrett, Lyim' Whilnev Wiiteis. Jon Arthur, BUI thompson Piodttccr-Diieetor: Dwigiit I|aus«r SO Mins; Mon., 10 p m. Sustaining W.I/-AIH', N Y Thi bluepiinfed Adi lan Samish quintet of shows for Monday night showiasipp has been shaved down to loui, with ABC deciding to drop the Jimmy Gleason JO to 10:30^ *ror, aftci .several weeks of (ruBless ex- penmentation with the situation comedv Into the 10 o'clock segment on Monday (4) went the new Bill Thompson show, which was origi-: nally skodded for a 10 30 slotting to round out the five.some Thompson farnihai to Fibboi Mc- Gce & Moll> audiences foi his as- sorted characterizations, was lecent- U discharged fiom the service and IS now doing this extra-cuiiieul.ii choie lor ABC It could veiv well be, on the basis of the initial offei- 111 g, that Samish & Co liave come up with something woith biagging about.' If laughs are the pin pose of this show, then the Jon Arthui-Bill Thompioii scripting coUab paid oil on the pi com Not that thev were particulaib bofi, but there was an all of uiipicdiclabilitv on Monday's ^how, vvith its wide lange of char- acters that, if captured weelily, au- giub well for the program's futine I he show too had pace Tuie theie was a tendency to stretch a bit, to carry a good thing too fai by permitting some of the eccenti ic-accented characters to oveistay tlieir entrance but with some guarded sciipting, this tan be remedied. On the setting-the-hackgi ound openei, Thompson has gotten his Maw discharge and falls hen to a 40-1 ooin mansion thal'.s choking with taxes and other obligations Any- thing can happen and il the bovs stay m the right groove, ABC ought to have a good selling point when sponsoiship talk comes up Production-wisc, the show held up well. fio'JC "BOB ELSON ON THE CENTURY" l!) Mins, Mon.-Fri., 6:15 p. in. CONSOLIDATED DRUG WOE, N. Y. (Myerhoff) In addition to doing his spoitcast- ing m Chicago, Bob Elson has under- taken a new cros.s-the-board show tor Mutual's New York Oagship, WOR which he lecords at the west- ern teiminiii, of the 20th Century Limited He wiites produces and directs the whole thing himself, in- terviewing celebs as well as com- mon people who may be iiding the crack tram between N Y. and Chi When heard (28), Elson tabbed boxei Barney Ross a Chicago les- taurant man a less well-known ra- dio gabbei and a lady vvhos heie fiom South Africa studying care ot cuppled people It was all middle- grade stud, but undoubtedly ha.s some human interest with Elson quick on the uptake when his sub- jects get slow in then respon.ses Consolidated Drug Tr.ade Products, which bankrolls the stan/a in behalf of Krank s Shave Kreem hasn't got a lerrihc buy in this show. But it .s one of those Stan!!as that will prob- ably silag some Icsteners interested m the travels and doings of others And Elson's swift gab can keep it going .for. a while. Cnrs. ^Follow-up Commentl H«teil Haves did hci la t Tp\ir„„ sponsoied appoaiauce ol the si Kn.? ove, CBS Salmddv nii,hi vl] u with Maui ICC Evaii.s 1, 0 ''"^^ : version of "Romeo and .Uihu is, Louise, that was .st icKiii!, the eairi<r A Hayes-Fvans dialo„ could be pv citmg if it concerned onlv tlie timl ot (lav, add Shakcspcno and so^^! thing atomic should lesull it did in this case Robeit Ccneddla IcIp scoped "Romeo and .fnlicl into i masterful .SO-mmute paikaqc wh,ri, gave both Evans and Miss IKnes in oppoitunity to do tl 011 best Ai'd lh.it s tops To ladio in general this stanza proved significant since Mi&s Haves has been consriousiv stinine to take hei ladio aitistiv sonouslv With "Juliet" she showed that ^e has succeeded Wisely, and with Te\lion tnopeicv tiort; ;thc .network, kopt ihe lay \si. teneis 111 the daik abcint this being the bankroUei s final unclerwiiting of LaHayes the cicjsing aniiounce- rnciit:.s.imply infori-nhip tlii' iuicliente .about ■ Mi.ss Haves' iMPct^ Sor next Saturdav (9) Actuallv th it was part of the CBS pitch toi holding listener- shiu in pioparation loi the Sqnibb- sponsoied ' Ac .demv Au ud Thp,i. :trc"/which bow-.s Mai't'li :30..: But tlie little,.white lib, is, Corgiyeabler Miss Haves next thiee appearances are sustaineis but radio could stand moie of hei, and much ninip of her sejiOus and suceessliil appioach to mastery ot the mcd.um -no matter who pa3S the bill Car*, Fanny Brice's sponsoi Ocneral Foods and her scuptcis to^-stn a biithdav partv fm 'Babv Snooks" on the Biico show Sundav iiis,ht CO to maik the comediennes 2)th aiim- voisalv as the "Snooks chaiacter. The sciipteis could have been nioie generous in the milestone assist "llOOKS YOir LOVE BEST" With Malcolm Childs, Woodward Leaf.. Writer; John A. Aaron 15 Mins,, Mon.T'Sat.v 5;1S p. m. JUNIOR HERITAGE CLUB WQXR, N. Y. (Fra.nWm SpiCT) "Books You Love Best' offers leading of excel pis tioin childicn's classics in an effort to stimulate m- leie^t ill luvenile books As such lis educational, mfoimative and di- iccts the youngsters minds in the proper channels with no nlghtmaies attached. ■ .But how,; Junior will take to this, type of proguim with competing sessions ofTciing the whoop and holler of cops-and-robbers yarns, ts another matter This type program would have a bettei chance of catchup on if it ollcied diamali/alHins instead ol readings As it is the program sounds thin despite the capable and interesting reading that Malcolm Childs gave on the fust a.ssignmcnt 'Adventiiies of Tom Sawyer" Sponsoi, Jiinioi Heiitagc Club, publishc;, dp luxe illustrated editions of ]uve classics and appeal of the program as well as lommeicials are diieeted at the age level of its in- tended readers- ■ ■ Us the type of ses.sion which should get tlip nod horn paients and cducalois Jose "WORLD'S GRL'\TfcS'r SHORT srOKILS" With Nelson Olmsted, John lloUen, announcer Producei-Diiertoi R i Loiighien Adapv'ation bv Olmsted n Mins; S.it. CJ), 1 45 p.m. Sustuinini; WVIA(i-NB(, Chicago ^|^oll Olmsted rclurns lo the ah altci nioic th.jn a vear hi Aimv (Continued on page 42) Danny JKayc's faiowoll i\ 'S shot for Pabst beer la.st Fiidav lughl (1), with Orson Welles as guest was sock comedy, which, however, sliciwed up the bu fault with Ka\i s pioniam. Its alwavs slow getting stalled and half of the tunc is taken waiiiiinR up For those who lasted thiongh the long windup howevei t icre was payofT aplenty. Welles inoek- Hollywood pioduction of thi In Ihis. time iioaiy "O'ReilH ga„ jiid Kdves countei-attack with hi-, iniisi- comodv veision ot 'Julius Cjiscu" were rollicking, Sciipt, mdicenlallv w.is pciuilli- mate Goodman Acc job latlci bow- ing ofl the Kaye writing clioie after hivmg prepaied next weeks spiipt loi Kivc's first Hollvwood ongiiia- tion ol this veai The Charioteers really explained Vvhy "Caldonia s ' head was so hard ■. on the Crosbj show 1 tsl week (28). The gioup made a pioduct on nl the number by giving it a bcrt ind prv- lUg picviously undii-covcud melody and harmony fiom it with 1 back- ground of hot geetai' and Inimpet, which scieams foi pieseivni' on wax One of those pip combinatioils ot airangemcnt and lenditwn which ' .[list happen ' every so olteii.. And the Crosby bunch knew vviial tlmy had evidenced b\ then spotting it nc^t to closing It w as that solid Mrs rieanoi Boiisrvelt dclucied Via ABC (28^ at a meeting ol the Union for Democratic' Attioii in Neii^ \ork, a report on the London .scs.siim ol the United Nation.s .'^.ssoinblv and a plc.i loi suppoit of the Ui\0 by the Ameiicaii people llei talk ranked with tlie finest pieces of .speaking ever done by a woman oh the nil The la^t 10 minutes of the >0-miiuite addiess—it was cut off llieii—icarhecl heiglils of eloquence This despite, the fact she sauiideri as though she might be talkins vvithOi|t. a script, or sometimes, adiibliitifi. Few women can speak with iUr.s Rooseveirs telling sineei itv ilthough thpie arc manv with bdlci voices (Mrs. Roosevelt's on oecasum be- comes too shlill foi ladio) and wilh smoothei litcraiy stv le (ceiliiii sen- tences seemed too long and iiivolved)i Of couise, hei talk pacKc d moic than great sincerity; it had that 'ailhorily which comes fiom long fii'-l-lnnd experience with world piciblemsi And it made sock radio John Ilavwood Lovelace's Slim, which held the Columbia WoiKshop last Saturday afternoon (2) must be chalked up as additional pi oof of the value of this type ot pro/,i amming sans foimat Heie a new v rilei who couldn't hive been heau! otlier- wise came thiough with some vciy solid writing that showed both im- aginativeness and a .sen'-e ot ciafts- manship And pioduction was lops / Interesting angle ' developed when siiovv turned, out to be? a teri'itic as' . sighment for the sound dept. KllipW,. Re Id and Robeil Divdcii as two of the scupts thiee chaiaclcis wcie :CxCcllent; Howard ; G.. Ra;.r!ves: did toji-diawei lob as piodiiec 1-cliicclor, and Gail Kubik's niusic vvifo a i^lic*., ot sheer mspnation Bui tiio soiiiid men whose woik leqimecl an a'" tistie upderstandiiig bt',. tii.ef .it'oW'-'. pltLs cjxpcrt tiinirif,', vveV'c n.a.ve'i' tiot'^'v, among the ciedils Sound v '•• bv Jeiry MeCaithj, Viiucni noiica ami Aitliiu Strand.