Evening Star Newspaper, January 19, 1930, Page 65

. 1 - s o s “PERFECT SINGER” 1S GUEST ARTIST ' Elisabeth . Commuting Opera Star, : on WRC Broadcast. Elisabeth Rethberg, Metropolitan Opera Co. soprano, who was awarded a gold medal by the New York Guild of | Music Teachers as the “most perfect singer in the world,” will be the guest soloist in the Atwater Kent hour tonight over WRC and & network of National Broadcasting Cj stations. Edward Austin Kane, teffor and winner of the 1929 radio audition, also will be heard in_this hour, Mme. Rethberg, a singer of more than 106 grand opera roles and 1,000 songs in their original language, com- mutes across the Atlantic to keep en- gagements with opera companies. In her radio recital she will sing a group of operatic arias designed to show her include the “Deh " from Mozart's “Mar- the “Allerseelen” o “Aria of Leonora,’ from Verdi's “Il Trovatore.” contributions range from the Life” of Mana-Zucca to the Alda,” from Verdi’s “Aida.” Plan All-Irish Program. An all-Irish program will be presented by the male quartet in the Old Com- pany’'s songalogue over WRC, while pop- ular melodies will be the keynote of the program of the Studebaker Champlons, under direction of Jean Goldkette. Prince Eugene of Savoy, military strategist of Austria, will be the subject of the “Heroes of the World” drama, scheduled by WRC at 7 o'clock. The Capitol “family” broadcast, to follow, will feature three orchestral composi- tions never before heard in America— the “Overture zu Macbeth,” the “Die Kriegsgefangene” and “Vorspiel zu der Opera Mataswintha.” ‘The Davey hour over WRC will in- troduce as the guest soloist two out- standing radio singers—Judson House, , Irish tenor, and Margaret Olsen, Scan- dinavian soprano. Chandler Gold- waithe, organist, also will contribute to the program. The Chase & Sanborn Choral Orchestra aanounces a popular program, in which Phil Ohman and Victor Arden, the piano duo, are the , principal stars. They will play “South Wind,” a composition of Frank Black, director of the program. “Cabooch” Featured on WMAL. “Tony Cabooch and His Jungaleers,” familiar to radio fans throughout the Middle West through nightly broad- casts from KMOX, will be featured in the Majestic Theater program tonight over WMAL and associated Columbia Broadcasting System stations. “Ca- booch,” who in real life is Chester J. i Gruber, was for 12 years a trouper on vaudeville circuits, He is said to be a [ mn:sfif; ot{dlnlect, 5 i e from the Majestic program, WMAL's outstanding Columbia_attrac- , tions include the La Palina Rhapso- dizers, the Sonatron broadcast and | Jesse Crawford's weekly organ recital. In addition there will be the regular | Arabesque dramatic presentation, and the Back-Home hour, from the Churchill Tabernacle in Buffalo. In the afternoon WMAL also will dcast the usual variety of Columbia features and several of local origin, These include a concert by the National Capital Choir, under direction of Albert ‘W. Harned, and the Washington Memo- rial Park musical program, in which prominent vocalists and instrumental- ists will take part. THE LISTENERS’ FORUM “Amos 'n’ Andy” Versus Politics. Radio Editor: I tuned in on WRC the night of Jan- uary 7, expecting to hear “Amos 'n’ Andy” and to my surprise I heard a talk by Secretary of Interior Wilbur. I think this was a poorly arranged affair, aside from being unfair to Mr. Wilbur. ‘Those who tuned in at the same time expected to hear comedy and not a serious discussion by a member of President Hoover’s cabinet and I doubt if many paid any attention to it. It seems to me it would be a better policy to inject speakers of Mr. Wilbur's type at an hour when serious subjects are likely to get a hearing. THOMAS R. MECHEM, Kane's I Love “Celeste Rethberg, Ocean-| Today on 475.9—WMAL—630. (Washington Radio Forum.) 10:00 to 11:0a—Watch tower service. 1:30—Washington Memorial Park pro- gram. 2:00—Ballad hour. 3:00—Symphonic hour. 4:00—Cathedral hour. 5:00—News reel of the air. 5:30—Sermon by Rev. Donald Grey Barnhouse of Philadelphia. 6:00—National Capital Choir. 6:30—Accousticon p ‘ogram. 7:00—Our romantic ancestors. 7:30—French Trio. 7:45—"The World's Business,” by Dr. Julius Klein, 8:00—Correct time. 8:01—La Palina Rhapsodizers. 8:30—Sonatron program. 9:00—Majestic Theater of the Air. Crawford, organist. | 10:30—Arabesque—Dramatic sketch. 11:00 to 12:00—Back-home hour. Early Program Tomorrow. “Opening the Morning Mail.” Blue Monday Gloom Chasers. —"“Radio Home Makers,” by Ida Bailey Allen. 0a—Harmonies and contrasts. igh Gear. -Mirrors of beauty. 11:15a—Ben and Helen talk it over. 11:30a—The Children’s Corner. 11:45a—The Mixing Bowl. 12:00—Columbia Revue. 12:30—Piano Syncopators. 12:45—Yoeng’s Orchestra, 2:00—The Honolulans. 2:30—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. 3:00 to 3:30—Columbia Ensemble. 315.6—WRC—960. (National Broadcasting Co.) 8:00a—The Sunday Symphonet. 9:00 to 10:00a—Children’s hour. 11:00a—Service from St. John's Episco- pal Church—Sermon by Rev. | Robert Johnston, pastor. 12:30—The Nomads. 1:00—"The Lily of Killarney,” by Na- tional Light Opera Co. 2:00—Roxy symphony concert. 3:00—Jewish hour. 4:00—Service from the Washington Cathedral—Sermon by Rev. Wil- liam L. De Vries, canon and pre- centor of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. 5:00—Davey hour. 6:00—Echoes of the Orient. 6:15—Countess Olga Mendolago Al- ‘bani, soprano. 6:30—O1d Company songalogue. 7:00—Heroes of the World—"Prince Eugene of Savoy.” 7:30—Correct time, 454.3—WEAF New York—660. 5:00—Tree program, vocal and organ —Also WEEI, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WFI, WRC, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WFJC, WSAIL Orient—Also WRC, WGY, WCAE, WWJ, ‘WFI, Countess Olga Albani, so- rano—Also WRC, WGY, WCAE, 1. J, WFL 6:30—Songalogue—Also WEEI, WCSH, gglA‘G. WJAR, WRC, W@y, 7:00—Heroes—Also WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WRC, WGY, WFJC, WCAE, WWJ, WSAI, WRVA. WBT, WJAX. WIOD, WHAS, WSM, WSB, CKGW, WGR. 7:30—Maj. Bowes' Theater Family, mu- sical presentation—Also WJAR, WRO, WGY, WCAE, WWJ, WSAL,_WFJC, WIOD, WHAS, WSB, WTAM. 8:30—Choral orchestra—Also WTIC, WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, C, WSAI WIOD, WHAS, WSB, CKGW, WBT, WTAM, 9 “Our Government'—Also WJAR, WTAG, WCSH, WRC, WG WCAE, WHAS, WSAI, WFJC, WGR, WSB, WBT, WWJ, WLIT, ‘WRVA. 9:15—A. K. hour, Elisabeth Rethberg— Also WEEI, WRC, WFI, WGY, WGR, WCAE, WTAM, WWJ, WSAI, WGN, WSM, WSB, WBT, WHAS, WAPI. 10:15—Champions’ Orchestra — Also WTIC, WTAG, WCSH, WFI, WRC, WGY, 3 3 WTAM, WGN, WJAR, WEEL 10:45—Seth Parker — Also WCSH, Clarendon, Va. ‘Wants His Leaden Medal Radio Editor: I noted in last Sunday's Star Mr. 8. Baloman makes a complaint about the fact that WRC carried a foot ball game in its program of New Year day, in which he makes some very rash state- ments. 1t is true that the game in question was played at the other end of the country, but it also is true that it in- volved one of the leading Eastern teams, one in which a great majority of the foot ball fans of the East are very much interested. It would be very rash statement to say that one-half of the radio listeners were totally uninter- ested in this game, but Mr. Saloman even goes so far as to say 99 per cent of them would not be interested. I fear he forgets that he is in a country where sports furnish pastime for more people than any other type of entertainment. I am only one of the thousands of foot ball fans who listened in on the New Year day game and enjoyed every bit of it, It happens that I only know & few of the many that listened to the game, but if Mr. Saloman wants to start i;lnnm( on 150-pound leaden medals am one candidate and I'll promise to find him enough more to keep him busy for some weeks to come. And I hope we'll have another gocd foot ball game next New Year, NATHAN O'BRIEN. Deplores WRC's Policy. Radio Editor: ‘Three cheers for Mr. J. P. Lenker, whose letter published in “The Listen- er's Forum” column in The Star last Sunday criticized the action of WRC in removing “Amos 'n' Andy” and “Mystery House” for political talks. It seem to me that the political talks could be used as a substitute for the numerous jazz concerts which take up &0 much of the radio programs these days. And let me add my protest to Mr. Lenker's and all the others who are following the activities of “Amos n’ Andy” and the “Mystery House” episodes. Tell WRC to wake up and take heed of the desires of many of the radio listeners. EDWARD HUMM, East Falls Church, Va, 12 New Network Unit Added. VANCOUVER, B, C. (#).—A six-tenth unit in an Atlantic-to-Pacific network has been added to the Canadian Na- tional Railway’s system. The new sta- tion is CNRV in Vancouver. Gets Only One Station. ST. PAUL, Minn. (#)—Jack Hadland, fur farmer on a small island 60 miles off St. Petersburg, Alaska, writes | KSPT that it is the only Canadian or ‘American station that can be tuned in with any success. Glee Club on Air Friday. The Oriole Glee Club, directed by WHAS, WJAX, WWJ, WEEIL WPFJC, WGY. 11:15—Choir—Also WWJ, WGY, WRC; Sam Herman—Also WWJ, WRC. 348.6—WABC New' York—860. 5:30—Sermon by Dr. Barnhouse—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKEW, WADC, WKRC. 6:00—Fur Trappers’ Orchestra—Also WNAC, WCAU, WHK. 6:30—Musical S Review—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKBW, ngc. ‘WHK, WKRC, WGHP, ‘WSPD. 7:00—Orchestra and tenor—WABC only: Romantic Ancestors—Only to WCAO, WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WGHP, WWNC, WDBJ. 7:30—French trio — Also WCAO, WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL. WGHP, WKBN, WSPD, WWNC, WDBJ, WBRC, WDOD. 7:45—Dr. Julius Klein—Also WNAC, WEAN, WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKRC, WKBN, WWNC, WDBJ, WBRC, WDOD. 8:00—Rhapsodizers — Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WMAK, \\'Ag)c, ‘WHK, WKRC, WGHP, WSPD. 8:30—Wayne King's Orchestra—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WMAK, WADC, WHK, WKRC, WGHP, WSPD, WCAU. 9:00—Theater of the Air—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WMAK, WDEL, CFR; 3 g 3 WGHP, WSPD, WWNC, WSAZ, WTAR, WDBJ, WBRC, WDOD, WLAC. 10:00—Poet of the Organ-—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAU, WCAO, WMAL, WJAS, WLBW, WFBL, WKBW, WAII:)C‘ WHK, WKRC, WGHP, 10:30—Arahea: :30—Arabesque—Also WNAC, WEAN, WCAO, WMAL, WHP, WJAS, WLBW, WPBL, WKBW, WADC, WHK, WGHP, WKRC, WKBN, 11:00— Bk FHome 1 Al :00—Back Home hour—Also WCAU, WMAL, WHP, WLBW, v?'vxsw. WADC WGHP, WSPD, WDBJ. ‘WDO! 12:00—Coral Islanders, midnight organ melodies—WABC only. 894.5—WJZ New York—760. 5:00—National religious services—Also WBZ, WBAL, WHAM, WLW, WAPI. 6:00—To be announced—WJZ and stations. 7:00—Travelogue, descriptive logue—WJZ only. 7:30—At plano—Also WBZ, WBAL, WHAM, WJR, WLW, WHAS, WSB, WSM. 8:00—Melodies—Also WBZ, WHAM, WJR, WLW, WHAS, WSM, WSB, KDKA. 8:15—Uncle Henry's Magazine—Also WBZ, WHAM, KDKA, WJR, mono- R. A. Walker, will precent its montbly program over WPG Friday. 14 cmm—wm Be Guest Artist. . ‘Guest artists of tha Armour program 'WJZ and chain Fridsy will be Fay ‘Contrell, blues crooner, and George Bass, violinist. WLW, KYW. Singers—Also KDKA, s 9:4;—- Penrod — Also WHAM, WJI 10:15—Genia Zielinska, soprano; Kathe- rine Tift-Jones—WJZ. 10:48—Lee Memorial Foundation dinner ~—WJZ and stations, 10:00—The Royal program, with Jesse | 11:30a—Songs by Pauline Haggard. the Radio PROGRAM FOR SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1930. (Meiers on left of call letters, kilocycles on right. All time p¥n., unless otherwise indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS. ; ‘ 7:31—Musical program by Maj. Ed-! ward Bowes family, from the| Capitol Theater, New York. 8:30—Chase & Sanborn Choral or-x chestra. | 9:00—“Our Government,” by David| Lawrence. i 9:15—Atwater Kent hour, featuring Elisabeth Rethberg, soprano, 10:15—Studebaker Champions. 10:45—Sunday at Seth Parker's. 11:15—Russian Cathedral Choir. 11:45—Sam Herman, xylophonist. 11:57 to 11:58—Weather forecast. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower health exercises. 8:00a—The Aunt Jemima Man. 8:15a—Morning devotions. 8:30a—Cheerio. 9:00a—Morning melodies. 10:00a—Hits and Bits. 11:00a—Three Little Maids. 11:15a—Radio Household Institute. 11:45a—Bridge talk by Mrs, John Munce, jr. 12:00m—Farm flashes. 12:10—Twelve O'Clock Trio. 1:00—National farm and home hour. 1:45—Palais d'Or Orchestra. 2:30—The Melody Three. 3:15—Studio program. 4:00 'g SADD—Uniud States Marine and. 228.9—WOL—1,310. (American Broadcasting Co.) 10:00a—Musical program. 10:30a—Gretchen Hood Studio recital. 11:00a to 12:00—Service of Calvary Baptist Church. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30a—Revetlle. 7:35a—Musical clock. 8:00a—Birthdays. 8:15a—Breakfast brevities. 10:00a—Household chat, Peggy Clarke. 10:15a—Music. 205.4—WISV—1,460. (Independent Publishing Co.) 10:30 to 12:30—Evangelistic service— Sermon by Rev. William Me- Dougall. 7:30—Patriotic Protestant Evangelical evening service. 8:30—Columbia_String Trio. 8:45—Travel talk by Dr. J. O. Knott, 9:00—L. Z. Phillips, trombonist. 9:15—Gretta Ludwig, contralto. 9:30—Chick Godfrey, tenor. 10:15 to 11:00—Clark and Gourley, Gos- pel singers. Early Program Tomorrow. wives; music. events and musie. 11:30 to 1:00—Farm news, current 3:00 to 5:30—Midafternoon musf OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS. Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. 11:15—Islanders (30 minutes)—Also KDKA, WJR: quartet (30 min- utes) —Also KDKA. 272.6—WPG Atlantic City—1,100. 5:15—Religious services. 7:00—Special Sunday concert. 9:15—Hotel concert orchestra. 0—News, contralto and tenor, 10:30—Galen Hall Trio. 11:00—Organ concert. 282.8—WBAL Baltimore—1,060. 5:00—Two hours from WJZ, 7:00—Reveries (30 minutes); WJZ (30 minutes). | 282.8—WTIC Hartford—1,060. 8:30—Same as WEAF (45 minutes). 9:15—The Enchanted hour. 10:15—WEAF (30 minutes), song re- cltal. 11:00—Merry Madcaps, news, organ, 422.3—WOR Newark—710. 5:00—Dr. Payne, Poe anniversary, 6:00—Cathedral Echoes. 7:00—Hotel concert orchestra, 8:00—Choir Invisible, 9:00—Feature, string_quartet. 10:30—Halsey Street Playhouse, 11:30—Moonbeams. 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170, 5:30—S8ame as WABC (1!, hours), gst&;gg F. Pioneers. ' i programs (2% hours). 10:30—Feature mnm. i 4 11:00—Hour from WABC. 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980, 6:00—Musicale (30 minutes), WJZ (30 minutes), 7:00—Calvary Episcopal Church. 8:00—WJZ programs (1% hours), 9:45—Don Amaizo, light opera. 10:45—Same as WJZ (1% hours), 260.7—WHAM Rochester—1,150. 5:00—Hour from WJZ. 6:00—Travelogue musicale, 7:00—Fireside Forum. 7:30—Same as WJZ (1% hours), 9:15—Musical program. 9:45—WJZ programs. 379.5—WGY Schenectady—790, 5:00—WEAF programs (6% hours), 302.8—WBZ Springfield—990, 5:00—S8ame as WJZ (1 hour), 6:00—To be announced. 7:00—Hotel ensemble. 7:30—WJZ programs (13, hours). 9:15—8alon Singers, sports. 10:30—WBZ Players, news, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN STATIONS. 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700. 6:00—Organ recital, opera. 17:00—Hotel orchestra, 7:30—WJZ programs (1% hours), 9:15—Kernels. 9:30—Symphony hour. 10:30—Great adventurers, 11:00—Musical novelsque. 12:00—Little Jack Little (30 minutes). 398.8—WJR Detroit—750. 6:00—Entertainers, tenor, feature, 7:00—Corn poppers, ensemble. 7:30—Same as WJZ (23 hours). 9:45—WJZ, happy half-hour. 11:00—Quartet (16 minutes); WJZ (15 minutes). 11:30—Orchestra program. 12:00—Organ requests, dance (1 hour). 405.2—WSB Atlanta—740, 7:00—~WEAF and WJZ (3% ho . 10:15—Bright Spot hour. sl 277.6—~WBT Charlotte—1,080, 6:00—Twilight hour. y T7:00—8Same as WEAF (30 minutes). 7:30—First Baptist Church, 8:30—Same as WEAF (13 hours). 10:15—Organ recital, 365—WHAS Louisville—820. 7:00—~WEAF and WJZ (3% hours). 10:15—Kentucky program. 10:45—Same as WEAF (30 minutes). 11:15—“&))0!!21’!. Times Trio (45 min- utes). 461.3—WSM Nashville—650, 7:00—WEAF and WJZ (1% hours). 8:15—Vine Street Church. 9:15—Hour from WEAF. 10:15—WSM Rhythm Symphony. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110. 7:00—~WEAF (30 minutes), organist. 8:00—St. Mark’s service, 9:00-—Same as WEAF (15 minutes). New Six-Tube Kit Oiercfl. A new kit for a six-tube AC screen- grid broadcast receiver has just been announced by Pilot. Two screen-grid tubes are used in the radio frequency muu. ‘The sudio amplifier is push THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 19, 1930—PART FOUR. “hmo.. o~ ot SINGERS FEATURED IN MAJOR NETWORK BROADCASTS Ne QUHAE,: - - ; ; ELsiE . L ELIZABETH RETHBURG ALLEN McQUHAE, 8:00 to 10:00a—Helpful hints to house- | Popular concert tenor, will be the guest soloist in the General Motors “family party” tomorrow night over WRC. The second of the series of Publix Radiovue hours, to be broadcast Tuesday night by WMAL, will feature Elsie Thompson, Welcome Lewis is the known as the “singing organist.” crooner who will be starred in the R. WRC. Elisabeth Rethberg, Metropolita Atwater Kent hour lol;lrht over WRC. Il take part im the R.-K.-O hour Tuesday night over vaudeville artists who WRC. HOMPSON PERFECT popular rontralto C. A.-Victor hour Thursday night over, n Opera soprano, will be heard in the Rose Perfect, soprano, is one of the “Graham McNamee Speaking—” 8 I write these paragraphs a rangements are being com- pleted to broadcast talks on the progress of the London Naval Armaments Congress direct to the United States from England, and from the standpoint of international relations I think that is the most sig- nificant announcement that I have heard in months. To me it means this: The people of the United States and Great Britain are so thoroughly con- cerned with the success of the con- ference that the broadcasters of both countries believe it will be worth while to go to the immense trouble of ar- ranging these relays. Even with the progress made in transatlantic broadcasting in the last few months, such a feat would not be attempted if it were not recognized that there is an intense public interest in the conference. I am not thinking of the opening speech of King George. His volce would heard with interest on this side even if he talked of the weather. But the fact that there will be regular reports on trends at the conference—the story of what is going on behind the scenes, the factors that make for success or failure—augurs as well for future peace in the world as the good intentions of the delegates themselves. It is a pity that with events of such moment available to the receiving sets of most of Europe and America, the language barrier still exists. The great | mass of people in all countries under- stand no language but their own, and since the ultimate success of all such movements depends largely on the good will of the people, the language barrier is one not to be easily overleaped, Be that as it may, I confess I'd like to be in London these days with an inter- nationalized microphone before me., I can't think of any greater thrill, Dilworth Given Great Send-Off. When George Dilworth, the man who conducts so many of the radio choruses, sailed for Havana recently for a short | vacation, he set off with one of the funniest bon voyage boxes I have ever | seen. It was delivered to the ship just before he sailed, but he is still away, so I don't know how badly he was com- promised among the other passengers— | 0 it. if they saw the box. At any rate, it contained a perfectly swell assortment. First, there was a| Baedecker's guide to Southern France, contributed by Phil Carlin; a couple of books from the “Rover Boys™ series, sent in by Devora Nadworney; & pamphlet on the care of babies, from Keith McLeod; a broken baton in a crocheted pink cover, from Harold San- ford; a package of bird seed “for the fiying fish,” from Curt Peterson; fur earmuffs, from Gitla Erstein; a hunting jacket minus a sleeve, from one of the engineers; a box of straws “to keep him away from liquor,” from Hugo Mariani, and a miscellaneous collection that in- cluded socks without feet, several ties of the kind your aunt gives you for| Christmas and a box of homemade chocolates—with wooden centers. Just to put him in a cheerful frame of mind, some one suggested that Dil- worth should be given some kind of floral tribute before the boat sailed. So one of the announcers—I can't let his name out—was delegated to get a prelt th and see it presented properly. was. ‘The announcer had a big scroll put on the wreath, and it said “Farewell to Daddy.” The wreath was presented before a crowd of passengers on deck by two very ragged colored boys, hired for the occasion by the announcer, who hid behind a ventilator and managed to get ashore unseen only by having Dilworth called away from the gang- plank by & fake message from the cap- tain., We hope he liked his trip. More on “Amos 'n’ Andy,” I hope my readers will forgive me this once if I bring up “Amos g’ Andy" again, even at the risk of being Tepiti- tious. But the boys have just bdaq in New York for a few days, and they are fresh in my mind. Freeman Gosden, who is Amos, is 30, tall and blond, with curly hair. Charles J. Correll is 39, stocky, with ruddy complexion and dark hair.” Gosden does most of the talking for the pair. Correll admits that while | Gosden could play both parts if neces- sary, he himself can't do much as Amos. No visitors are allowed in the studio when they are broadeasting, not even | ‘They have to cry now and | then, and they say it makes them feel | their wives. foolish to have some one looking on. ‘They write their shows themselves and work about four days in advance of schedule, They got into the habit of ry having no female characters in their skits because they were both unmarried when they met the microphone, and didn't feel they knew enough about women. Now they aren't sure. Maybe some day they'll let Mme. Queen talk. ‘Whenever they discover they have written a funny line in one of their shows they strike it out. They'd much rather be natural than take a chance on a wisecrack. And practically every- thing that happens to them in their daily lives finally gets on the air. Several interesting odds and ends of information have turned up lately, too. For instance, John Douglas Gordon, a New York newspaper man, tells me that his colored maid, who knows “Amos 'n’ Andy” are really white men, is always having rows with her friends in Har- lem who insist they must be colored, on the ground that no white man could make Negro dialect sound real One several days in Washington just after the first of the year, and he tells me that during the 15 minutes “Amos 'n’ Andy” are on the air every night it takes a swell tip to get the colored elevator boys to function. They don't want to get out of hearing of the loud speaker in the lobby. While Correll and Gosden were com- Pullman porters looked into the com- | partment where they were hard at work writing another show. One of the por- | ters took a good look and then turned | to the other. “Naw, you cain't fool me! Dat ain’t Amos 'n’ Andy. Dey’s just white folks!” They read a lot of stories and books about Negroes, but Roark Bradford is their favorite writer of them. They can quote his Bible stories by the page. Settling Another Question. The other day a friend of mine who isn't in radio buttonholed me on the street to ask me if Matt Thompkins of | “Real Folks,” Luke Higgins of “Main Street Sketches” and Seth Parker of “Sunday Night at Seth Parker's” aren't all played by the same man. He was sure, he said, that some one was dou- ling in brass, and he wanted to know if T couldn’t do something to put a stop Well, if it were true, T couldn't; but it happens that my friend was wrong. George Frame Brown was the original Luke Higgins, but for more than a year and a half he has been portraying Matt Thompkins and writing the sketches. Several actors have done Luke, but Don Carney has had the part for a good many months now and seems likely to remain in it. Seth Parker is played by Phillips H. Lord, and you may take my word for it that Brown, Carney and Lord are three separate persons, having nothing in common except & love for and & deep understanding of people in the country. There is an admitted likeness n_the characters they play, but none of them sees what they can do about it. Lord blames the confusion on the New Eng- land dialect they use, but he adds that that is the one dialect which through- out the country immediately stamps & character in the minds of listeners as rural. By using any other dialect it would probably be necessary, for the benefit of large sections of the audience, to spend more time “setting the stage.” My mail lately has been indicating another case of double identities. This time 1t s Rudy Vallse and Will Osbornc Osborne uses the same general style of announcing his numbers and singing. of the men on our studio staff spent ! |ing into New York on the train two| but if you will listen carefully you will note a very real difference in the volces. | There has been some little discussion | lately as to who was first in the fleld, | but it seems to simmer down to the fa that while Osborne was on the air be- | fore Vallee, it was Vallee who made that particular kind of thing popular. McNAMEE'S QUESTION BOX Q. What was the name of the dance tune played for the show girls’ rehearsal during the “True Romance” program ));ovember 2€?—F. A. Estes, Quincy, 258, A. This is the kind of question which LOOSE LEAF Accounting System Binders’ Forms And Anslysis Pads Livingston, Inc. 722 13th St. N.W. Major “Chain” Features TODAY. 1:00—National Light Opera Co., “The Lily of Killarney"— WRC and N. B. C. net- ‘work. 4:00—Cathedral _hour—WMAL and C. B. S. network. 5:00—Davey hour; Judson House, tenor, and Mar- garet Olsen, soprano— WRC and N. B. C. net- work. 7:00—Heroes of the world dra- matic sketch of an im- portant incident in the life of “Prince Eugene of Savoy,” . with musical background — WRC and N. B. C. network. 8:00—Enna_ Jettick melodies; mixed quartet and instru- mental ensemble — WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WJR, WLW and others. 8:15—Colller’s radio hour; talk by Jane Addams, author, and dramatization with musical _interlude—WJZ, KDKA, WBZ, WLW, WJR and others. 8:30—Choral Orchestra; popu- lar program with Phil ©Ohman and Victor Arden —WRC and N. B. C. net- work. 9:00—Majestic Theater: “Tony Cabooch and His Jun- galeers” — WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 9:15—Atwater Kent hour; Eliz- abeth Rethberg, soprano, and Edward A. Kane, tenor—WRC and N. B. C. network. 9:45—Dramatic sketch based on Booth Tarkington's “Pen- rod"—WJZ, “"WBZ, WJR, WHAM, WCKY, KDKA ‘WREN. day at Seth Park- rural sketch—WRC and N. B. C. network. 11:00—Back-home hour _from Churchill Tabernacle, at Buffalo — WMAL and C. B. S. network. it is often difficult to answer. I was informed some time ago that there is no record on file of the numbers played in this particular program. I have de- layed answering your question in the hope that I might be able to get the information from the conductor of the o.r.l:.:\elu'l, but he does not have it, either. Q. To settle an argument, will you please tell me who the gentlemen are that sing for the Sonatron program over WNAC? I u( it sounds like Billy Jones and Ernie Hare, and my friend saild it was the Smith brothers. —M., H., Arlington, Mass, A.I can't tell you who they are, but both your guesses are wrong. As you know, the boys are called “Son” and “Tron,” and they also answer to “Al" and “Pete.” Who they are is a secret, but I do know that they are neither of the teams you mention. Q. Is.Capt. Jimmy Northon of “Har- bor Lights” a real sea captain?—A. F. C., San Francisco, Calif. A. No. Burr Cooks, who writes “Har- bor Lights,” gathered much of the ma- terial at sea and supplements it with storfes he digs up at Sailors’ Snug Harbor and along the New York water front. Edwin Whitney, who plays, Capt. Jimmy, has been an actor, has conducted a dramatic school, and even was a cowboy for a time, but he has never been a sailor. Q. How much does it cost to put on a radio program?—Henry G., 2 loosa, Ala, T. The big network programs cost thousands of dollars a week, but the costs vary widely. Time alone for a national network runs from just under $4,000 to more than double that, de- pending on the number of stations. big orchestra will”cost another thou- sand or two (remembering that musi- clans’ prices for broadcasting are much higher than for playing in public), and there are radio singers who get as much as $1,000 & week. Actors’ sal- aries run from about $50 to $250, with an ocsasional stage star getting even more. I know of one program series which costs the sponsor, counting all the work of preparation, about $25,000 a week, I think that is probably a record. Q. Could you tell me if Will Osborne and his orchestra are Rudy Vallee and his Connecticut Yankees masquerading under another name?—Dorothy Bup- pert, Washington, D. C. A. I have taken this up in my col- umn, but T'll answer it again for the sake of emphasis. No. As for the imi- tation of which you speak, each insists he is the originator. The similarity of their voices is just a coincidence. Q. After listening to & program by Wil Osborne, we are wondering if that 15 Rudy Vallee's real name, or is it just a name he assumes so that he may broadcast over both systems?—H. A. Maggiore, Baltimore, Md. . See above. Neither leader appears anywhere except under his own name. (Copyright. 1930.) rade In Your Battery Set or Old Electric Set On a NEW Atwater Kent Majestic Brunswick or Zenith All Sold en EASY TERMS A Liberal Allowance for Your Old Set Phone NORTH 0790 Ask for Our Representative to Call and Give You Estimate MONARCH Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. British method of radio production, particularly in reference to dramatic tech- nique, will have its first real influence on American radio pro- grams Tuesday night when the National Broadcasting Co. sends over its coast-to-coast network a condensed version of George Ber- nard Shaw's drama, “How He Lied to Her Husband.” The play will be directed by Cecil Lewis, former manager of programs of the British Broad- casting Corporation, who has come to the United States at the invitation of Merlin H. Ayles- iworth, president of the National Broadcasting Co., to advise his | production staff on the technique of broadcasting dramas in Eng- !land. Lewis, incidéntally, has the exclusive rights to produce radio adaptations of Shaw’s plays through American broadcasting outlets, and “How He Lied to Her Husband” is to be the first of a series of such productions. Learn from British. “Mr. Lewis’ visit to America is a gnn. of the National Broadcasting 0.’s plan to obtain the advice and counsel of the best minds in radio and the world of enter- tainment,” said Mr. Aylesworth. “Heretofore we have been almost too busy to study the methods de- veloped by the British broadcast- ers. We believe, however, that they have learned many things we have yet to discover and that they can teach us much. We, in turn, hope to impart to them some of the technique developed inde- pendently in American broadcast- ing studios. It is part of our pol- icy to foster this international exchange of knowledge. We have already done so in regard to our short-wave transmission and re- ception of programs between this country and Europe.” Lewis, who recently arrived from London, will spend several months in the New York head- quarters of the National Broad- casting Co., studying American methods of broadcasting. In the productions he will direct will be a number of original plays writ- ten by himself. According -to Lewis, the British and American method of radio production differs widely in sev- eral respects. In the United States, he said, the time schedule seems to govern broadcasting, whereas in England it isn’t so im- portant. “Over there, if a play runs an hour and 10 minutes it doesn’t matter,” he explained. “But in America, where you plan and make contracts for programs months in advance, the radio pro- duction seemingly is limited to not more than an hour on the air, and it must be timed to fit the schedule.” Use Various Studios. Another difference pointed out by Lewis is that in the United States actors, orchestra, ensem- bles and sound effects are con- centrated in one studio, while in England four or five studios are used frequently. “In England,” he said, “actors will be in one studio, 2 mob in another, an or- chestra in a third, a choir in the fourth and sound effects in the fifth. The director or producer of the program never sees what is going on in these studios. In- stead, he sits in a remote cubby- hole, enxghones strapped to his head, and, working at a compli- cated control panel, blends the sound output of the various stu- dios into an intelligible pattern. I marvel at the ability of the American actors to work with an orchestra playing in the same room and with other noises that would upset the thespians.” * ok ok % Machine Makes Sound. The Columbia Broadcasting Sys- tem has just acquired for its key station, WABC, in New York, an automatic sound-effects machine, by which, by means of pulling ropes and pushing buttons, more than 30 different sounds can be Al produced, which range from the mighty roar of thunder and lions to motor boat whistles and ferry boat sirens. The machine is housed in a cabinet about the size of a mod- ern phonceraph. It does not, however, do away with the sound- effects man, though it makes his life easier. *xoxox Plan Scholarship Contest. In accordance with a project now being carried out in the prin- cipal cities of the country, ar- rangements have been made with WOL for a Franz Shubert me- morial scholarship contest, 1n which two scholarships will be of- —_— e NOLAN MOTOR CO. Sales Service RADIO SHOP 1801 L St. NW. Always Open 1109-15 18th N.W. Dec. 0216 - AMERICAN RADIATOR COMPANY invites you to a series of AMERICAN HOME | BANQUETS | in the | GREAT DINING | HALL OF THE AIR beginning Monday Evening JANUARY 20, 1930 and continuing every evening thereafter at 6.30 o'clock excepting Saturdays anj Sundays L] Admission by turning the dial of your vadic British radio| fered to youthful piano students of Washington. The principal ob- ject of the scholarships is the dis- covery and musical development of young prodigies of the piano. ‘The scholarships will be placed with the Washington College of Mugic. One of them will be for one year and the other for six months. Tae contest is open to all young pianists of Washington not over 14 years of age. Auditions will be given at the studio of WOL in the Annapolis Hotel Monday, January 27; Wednesday, January 29, and Friday, January 31. Each contest- ant will play one selection. The prize-winning _ contestants will meet in a final contest to decide the winners. The finals will be held February 1 and all of the selections will be broadcast at that time. Professional judges will be se- lected from the faculty of the Washington College of Music and announcement of the winners will be made immediately after ths final contest. Eskimos Sign Again. Harry Reser and his Clicquot Club Eskimos, an organization made nationally famous by radio, are sewing additional service stripes on their furry garments. The reason is that a new contract between the National Broadcast- ing Co. and the Clicquot Club Co. has been signed and the Eskimos will be heard for another year through the N. B. C. system. By way of celebration they’ll be heard twice in one week. The .Eskimos, now among the real veterans on the air, made their first appearance in Decem- ber, 1925. Now in their fifth year, they have never missed a week before the microphone since. The program will be heard on Friday nights from 9 to 9:30 o’clock this year, instead of on Tuesday nights as previously. The change in time will go into effect this week. The Eskimos will be heard twice for the final program on Tuesday and again Friday. School of Air Ready. More than 6,000,000 school chil- dren are expected to hear the opening broadcast of the Ameri- can School of the Air February 4, according to an estimate made by the Columbia Broadcasting System, after a survey of the number of listeners to other edu- cational programs being broad- cast at present. It was estimated by Warren H. Pierce, educational director of the Columbia system, that an aver- age number of more than 5,000, 000 children each week tune in on educational broadcasts of a na- tional, state or local nature, this representing approximately 150,- 000 receiving sets. In addition to the sets already in use, Mr. Pierce stated, the Grigsby-Grunow Co., co-sponsors of the American School, are planning to install more than 20,000 sets which will be loaned to the schools request- ing them. Bakers Change Time. Another N: B. C. attraction, the Happy Wonder Bokers, also are to change their period of broad- casting this week, appearing on the schedule of WRC and its as- sociated stations on Tuesdays in- stead of Wednesdays. The shift also will bring them on the air an hour earlier than heretofore, at 8:30 Instead'of 9:30 o'clock. A dozen stations have been added to the network for the pro- grams. Canadians Broadcest Tonight. Two Canadian _stations, CNRA, Moncton, and CNRO, Ottawa, will be on the air tonigt from 10 to 11 o'clock. CNRA transmits on a 630-kilocycle frequency. CNRO uses the 600-kilo- cycle channel. 0ld Play to Beiirondult. A play of the West of 1860, “From | Sire to Son,” will be broadcast during the Showboat hour on WMAL Wed- | nesday. Dolly Madison Is Swr—y Subject. The story of Dolly Madison, wife of President James Madison, will be the subject of Famous Loves Friday, Jan- uary 24, on WJZ and chain. 0ld Companys Lehigh anthracite means Safte, Economical Heat Tune in the oD I conmmrsl SINGERS every Sunday, 6.30 p.m. WEAF & Assec. N. B. C. Statiens oD COMPANY'S to Station WRC g™ e, \ENIGH ANTHRACITE [