Evening Star Newspaper, August 3, 1930, Page 63

Behind the Microphone BY THE RADIO EDITOR. IGH Government officials and other radio perform- ers need swelter no more while addressing radio au- diences of the Columbia Broad- casting System locally from WMAL refrigerating plant has been A nmfllln Colu?nbu'l Capital studio to cool the room, which must be kept almost air tight be- cause of street noises, and the problem hitherto faced by public figures of remaining comfortable while delivering microphone ad- dresses is ended. . “The need of the cooling system was demonstrated on a particu- larly hot night recently, when a dignified Senator discussing an important national issue literally removed his shirt,” said Harry C. Butcher, director of the Washing- ton office. “This incident deter- mined us to try and make th}lngs comfortable for our speakers.’ The apparatus washes and cools the air in a manner similar to the cooling plants in the House and Senate chambers and in the ex- ecutive offices at the White House. Another distinctive feature of Co- lumbia’s Washington studio is the cornstalk flooring. The walls are of double thickness, with 3- inch air spaces, making the studio practically soundproof. * ok ok x HARRY HANSEN, who presents the “Book Parade” over WABC and the Columbia Broad- casting network every Thursday, will take the month of August for a vacation. He says he is go- ing to spend the while time read- ing. * k¥ ¥ ABOARD his yacht Electra, Guglielmo Marconi, who made radio practical, still carries on his experiments, working daily to push his development of wireless still another step onward. Isolated though he is from land, he is in more intimate touch with the world generally than millions living in cities. He sits at his telephone transmitter, and from the Mediterranean talks with Australia, North and South Amer- ica, Asia and all of Europe. Marconi’s yacht is his home. With him travels his life, the for- mer Countess Bezzi-Scali. He sold his home in Rome when he pur- chased the Electra. This was just after the war. Since then the in- ventor has spent the major por- tion of his life aboard uhl& Few realize the part played by the Elegtra in the development of wireless. The man in New York who listens to a radio program in Chicago—does he know that Mar- coni’s experiments on the high seas are partly responsible for his entertainment? In April, 1923, Marconi began experiments on short-wave trans- mission aboard the Electra. Out of them sprang “beam wireless,” which concentrates radio waves in one direction rather than per- mitting them to leave the antenna in an everwidening circle. This is just one of the few ac- complishments in which the yacht laboratory has played an impor- tant part, including one of the most recent in which the inventor conducted a two-way conversation from the Mediterranean with America as a Nation of listeners were tuned in via country-wide broadcast chain. Kings and queens and- princes and princesses of England, Italy and Spain have visited the Elec- tra. Their autographed photos hang in the salon. Nearby is a with Italian, Spanish, German and French. * ¥ Xk x [UNCLE ABE and David are two new-radio characters who are makifig a stfong bid for fame. Judging from reports hereabout the two “Down East” old-timers are winning more and more fol- lowers. ; The two characters, who step forth from+ behind the dusty counters of a general store near Skowhegan, Me., to make their bow to the radio public: are heard a N. B. C. network. Phillips H. Lord, who is familiar to radio listeners as Seth Parker in the program “Sunday Night at Seth Pdrker’s,” was chiefly re- sponsible for creation of the new dialogue characters. Lerd created the original Parker role because he resented the fictional charac- terization of the average citizen of the small town. Now he has created two more “Down East” personages, with the assistance of Arthur Allen, veteran radio actor. Uncle-Abe is pictured as a wid- who is inclined te let his heart control his head. David, on the other hand, is a_bachelor, who is hard, shrewd and cautious. He has known the hard side of life and never passes up an opportu- nity to turn a pretty penny. The two men clash on every point, but they remain the best of friends, each admiring and loving the other. After 30 years of hard work and close living they decided to turn the store, of which they are joint proprietors, over to Ed- ward, Abé's 20-year-old nephew. With no business cares to wor- ry them, Uncle Abe and David set out on a long-deferred visit to New York. Their exploits there, their amazement at the city’s wonders, Uncle Abe's impetuous eagerness and David’s cautious hesitancy supply the basis of the plot in which the two are pre- sented. IZMK WALTON, patron saint of fishermen, will be the “reincar- nated” birthday guest at the Arco birthday party broadcast Thurs- day evening. His birthday anni- versary falls within a day of that of the president of the Izaak Wal- ton League—Herbert Hoover, “the fisherman of the Rapidan.” President Hoover, speaking as a fisherman and not as a states- man, one time said in an address that “all -men are equal before fishes.” predecessor in the philosophy that all true anglers &mtloe reached manhood when e Royalists and Oliver Cromwell were at the height of their tu- multuous quarrels in England. But as Sir Izaak calmly stated: “I never let myself be drawn into arguments. When such subjects came up,.I wen: fl*sh‘ing." * G!'DRGIA BACMUS, Columbia System dramatic director, be-. Ll‘e;u w};en mm c-tmh fox:! a , embrace; ngof hands, or similar “business, the players should actually go through the motions. This, she says, resulté in more realistic acting. The other day a woman visitor peeping through' the studio win- dow say a male actor affection- ately kiss his leading lady. The visitor turned to the control man- * ok ok x every night except Sunday over| ower, a kindly, good-natured soul, | {7 CUBAMAY ENTER RADIO RELATIONS Restricted Wave Lengths Complicate International Problem. BY MARTIN CODEL. With a new 50,000-watt broadcasting station proposed for Cuba, the relations of North American countries over the use of the restricted number of radio wave lengths are becoming more.and more complicated. Those relations are already rather acute because of Can- ada's oft-repeated dissatisfaction with the present division, and because a new high-powered station is being built in Mexico which is expected to usurp one of the American wave lengths this Autumn. It is under American auspices that Cuba may enter the lists for 50,000 watts, the maximum power now em- ployed by only a handful of American stations and sought by all but a hand- ful of the cleared channel broadcasters in this country. Cuba’s telephone in- ts, which are dominated by the ational Telephone & Telegraph Co., an American concern, and Cuban st Commission are reported by Consul General Dumont at Havana to be backing the project for the new glant station at Havana. | New Sales Market Seen. Unofficiaily it is stated that the Na- tional Broadcasting Co.’s network would be extended into Cuba if such a station were erected. Moreover, American radio | REINALD \WERRENRATH g manufacturers are reported to be ex-| ° tremely interested in the prospect of| opening up a lucrative new market for radio receiving sets in Cuba, where only 30,000 to 35,000 sets are now in use. Although the island republic has rela- tively few radio sets, it has 62 broad- casting stations, 36 of them in Havana. Most of them are operated by former radio amateurs, and nearly all depend upon phonograph records for their broadcast material. The reason that 50 little complaint of interference has been heard from them is the fact that| they use extremely low powers on wave lengths staggered between those used by stations in the United States and Canada. Erection of a 50,000-watter in Ha- vana, as proposed, would inevitably mean that Cuba, like Canada and Mex- ico, must make a demand for exclusive channel rights. Cuba’s highest powered station today is CMK, Havana, with 2,000 watts, operating on a channel otherwise assigned exclusively to Can- ada. If any Cupan station went to 50,000, it would doubtless need a chan- nel that would be exclusive over North America, especially inasmuch as its pro- moters propose that it should be heard over the West Indies and on both the American continents. At present the 96 available channels are divided between the United States and Canada, the latter using 6 ex- clusively and sharing 12. Neither Cuba nor Mexico is party to the “gentle- men’s agreement” that prevails between the two larger countries, an agreement which probably will be replaced soon by a more formal treaty, in the writing of which both Cuba and Mexico will want to take a hand and demand their share of exclusive channels. * ok * Radio to Have World’s Fair. Heralded by the annual convention of the Institute of Radio Engineers at ‘Toronto, August 18 to 21, the Fall and Winter radio season will be inaugu- rated by the Radio World’s Fair in New York City September 22 to 27. Both are events of major importance in the radio world, the Toronto meeting bring- ing together the “best minds” in the industry and the technical genius whose products are exhibited to the public at the New York show. Preliminary announcements from the Radio World’s Fair management are to the effect that the industry is looking| and asked in an astonished tone, “Do they always do that?” “Why, that’s nothing lady,” said the operator, “you haven't seen anything yet. They practice that hoto of Pope Pius XI, with a glasslng to the inventor. The radio room js a large cabin so filled with apparatus that it is almost impossible to move about; the adjoining room contains the radiotelephone. * X % * ‘THE Swiss do not like the Amer- ican word “broadcasting” and are seeking a substitute, accord- ing to Dr. S. Guggenheim, a mem- ber of the board of directors of Radio-Genossenschaft, the Swiss broadcasting company. * ko * MM!. LOUISE HOMER, veteran Metropolitan Opera contralto and concert artist, who has again accepted appointment as a mem- ber of the sponsoring committee for the National Radio Audition, sces in these competitive audi- tions definite encouragement for the advancement of music in this country. 4 “My enthusiasm on the subject of the National Radio Audition,” she writes, “is unbounded. The amazing interest in music, which the auditions have aroused in all parts of the United States, from the largest cities to the tiniest hamlets, is révealing. It shows how much material there is just waiting to be used and longing to be used, but which would go un- recognized if not brought to light. “Under the plan that the At- water Kent Foundation has orig- inated, young singers are heard!| by a very large public before they have finished their education. They attain a certain degree of recognition, and this, of course, gives them a confidence and hope which could not otherwise exist. It also gives them a tremendous experience, which in itself helps them to discover their own pos- sibilities and resources. “This is accomplished for all the tens of thousands of contestants who take part, each one of whom receives great benefit, whether they are successful in the compe- tion or not. For the winners, means are provided for them to complete their musical education. Those who have failed in one con- test are eager to compete again the following year. This, of course, is a great incentive to further study, and thus the whole plan is a stimulating and bene- ficial experience for all who take " part. * k% % AL LLEWELYN, the Major of - the La Palina program over lumbia, a for cemetery plots, and though he made a comfortable living at this grave vocation, he lost the profits speculating in real estate. * % k% JAIE!! WALLINGTON, N. B. C. announcer, is studying Polish on the side, not onl; use he avants u“know the lynnxuie;' but, #Mpecause ‘Wil add--iemr-dn~ nouncing. many times at rehearsals before a ur’l'ng before the micro- phone. “Oh,” said the visitor, “is that s0? I'm that man’s wife.” REPEATED PLAYS IS NEW RADIO IDEA Station WLW Will Attempt to' Reach All Listeners With Dramas. A plan of broadcasting the same play three times & week, with a new bill each week, is being tried out by Station WLW, This idea for the presentation of dramas over the air, drawn from the legitimate stage, will give listeners who are unable fo tune-in to the first pres- entation an opportunity of hearing the produetion later in the week. While the “Amos 'n’ Andy” dialogue now is performed twice in an evening, 50 as to give Western followers a better chance to hear them, it is believed the WLW plan for presenting dramas over the air is new to radio. ‘Time schedules for the WLW plays will be selected with the thought of reaching a different audience with each presentation. One will be u.rlun Lh; his radio set. Major “Chain” Features TODAY. 11:30a—Rebroadcast from Lon- don; talk by Lord Robert Cecil—WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 2:30—Conclave of Nations; mu- sical selections of foreign diplomats — WMAL and C. B. 8. network. 7:00—Enna Jettick melodies; Margaret Olsen, soprano; mixed quartet and instru- to a minimum 1930-31 market for: 4,000,000 receiving sets, 2,250,000 of them of the AC and DC variety; 1,000;~ 000 battery sets, 500,000 mantle or port- able sets and 250,000 automobile sets. This is the show at which the sets revealed to dealers at the Atlantic City trade show in June are displayed to the public for the first time. More than usual interest attaches to the 1930 fair, in that some of the larger companies, hav- ing refused to disclose their new models at the Atlantic City show, will reveal| them for the first time there. % xy Music Stores Lead Radio Sales. How the music stores have turned to the handling of radio sets is indicated by the fact that music dealers last year had the highest average of radio sales per dealer of any other retail outlets.' Radio has replaced the piano, and is the counterpart of the phonograph as' the basic commodity offered by many music stores. Whereas stores handling radio ex- clusively averaged sales of $25,976 each last year, music stores reported average' sales of '$38,043 in the annual survey, conducted by the Department of Com-| merce. That survey revealed that radio| outlets now include, besides music shops | and radio stores, such establishments as | automobile agencies, department stores, | hardware stores, merchandise stores, jew= elry shops, and even such far-removed establishments as undertakers and grain | dealers in the rural communitles. | With but few exceptions, sales of radio equipment per dealer varied last year in almost direct ratio to the size of the community, according to the averages worked out by the Electrical Equipment Division of . the Department of Commerce on the basis of its survey of radio dealers. The average sales dealer 18r the country amounted to $13,- 365, but the averages vary from $5,388 per dealer in communities of a la- tion of less than 10,000 to $54,416 per dealer in communities of 300,000 or more population. Department of Commerce returns showed that the 26 per cent of the 000,000. If the percentage is accepted as a true index, it would indicate that the aggregate retail business in radio amounted last vear. For the first three months of 1930 the Department of Commerce by the same reckoning estimates that total sales of radio equipment mounted to $144,500,000 in the whole country, which compares with the estimate of $132,000,000 for the same period of 1929, mental _ensembles—WJZ, WBZ, WBAL, WJR, WLW and others. 7:30—Choral Orchestra; lar program with Gitla Erstinn, _soprano, and Elizabeth Davenport, con- tralto—WRC and N. B. C. network. 7:45—“Chic” Sale, comedian— 5 ‘WMAL and C. B. 8. net- u- Shake- ?u-: —WJIZ, HAM, KDKA and GwW. 9:00—Mayhew Lake and his band—WMAL and C. B. HE™s now Tamiliar RADIO ANNOUNCER MADE CHIEF OF INDIAN TRIBE: Gratitude Is Shown Canadian Whose Voice Brought Daugh- ter to Dying Father. Ba-Sa; Slull'fl nflmm, 0~8a -] X means Chief V:i’e.. Ei‘?"; | i legraph, the Canadian Mcunted Police and er government agencies proved fruit- n a final effort the Indians ap) He brosdeast g of FEE G 3 country's dealers who reported did an| aggregate business of more than $140,- | to more than $560,000,000 1 Reinald Werrenrath, baritone, who in the Camel pleasure hour, who will singing “Moanin’ for You.” Helen Nu ernoon in the Columbia broadcast soprano, will be heard at 1 program of WRC. Today on WRC 315.6 Meters. 950 Kilocycles, 7:00a—Tone pictures. 8:00 to 9:00a—Children’s hour. 11:30a—American Pro-Art String Quar- tet. 12:00m—The Pilgrims. 12:30—Neapolitan Nights. 1:00—Roxy symphony concert. 2:00—Works of great composers. 3:00—National Sunday Forum, featur- 3 W. Sockman. 7:30—Chase & Sanborn Orchestrs. 8:00—"“Our Government,” by David Lawrence. 8:15—Atwater Kent hour, featuring Wilfred Glenn, bass. 8:45—In the Time of Roses. 9:15—Studebaker Champions. 9:45—"Sunday at Seth Parker's.” 10:15—Sam Herman, xylophonist. 10:30—Russian hedral Choir. 11:00 to 11:02—Weather forecast. Early Program Tomorrow. 6:45a—Tower health exercises. 7:158—Morning devotion. 7:30a—Cheerio. 8:00a—The Crackles Man. 8:15a—Morning melodies. 9:00a—Hits and Bits. 10:00a—The Blue Streaks. 10:15a—Radio Household Institute, 10:30a—Mildred Krizelle, soprano. 10:45a—Sweet and Low Down. 11:00a—“On Wings of Song.” 12:00m—Farm flashes. 12:10—Palais d'Or Orchestra. 12:45—National farm and home hour. 1:30—Kitt Studio organ recital. 2:30—Salon Singers. 2 ‘The Moxie Hostess. 3:15—Denver Municipal Band. 4:00 to 4:30—The Lady Next Door. WISV 2054 Meters. 1,460 Kilocycles. Presbyterian Church. 2:15 to 3:45 — Patriotic Protestant Evangelical Association. 6:00—Gospel Spreading Association. 7:00—Myra Marshall, soprano. 7:30—Time signal. 7:31—Roland Wheeler, tenor. 7:55—Service of First Church of Christ Bcientist. Szflfi—ghlck Godfrey, “Singing Ma- e 9:30—Ethel West's program. 10:00 to 11:00—Sacred musicale. Early Program Tomorrow. 9:00a—The weather man. 9:15a—Cross-country jaunts. 9:45a—Civilizing the picnic. 10:30a—Style talk. 10:45a—The story-teller. 11:00a—Gospel Singers 11:40a—Farm news program. 12:00m—Correct time. 13:08—Musical program. ° New York—860 C. Chain.) | 17:00a—Melody hour. 8:00a—Balladeers. 454.3—WEAF, (N. B. | 1:30—N. B. artists’ program. 2:00—Works of great composers. 3:00—Sunday forum. 4:00—Echoes of the Orient. 4:30—Tea time tunes. 348.6—~WABC, New York—860 (C. B. 8. Chain.) 7:00a—Heroes of the Church. 8:00a—Morning musicale. Land o' Make Believe. 9:50a—Dr. Fleischer, commentator. 10:00a—West End Presbyterian Church. ! 11:30a—London rebroadcast. 11:45a—Jewish .rt program. 12:30—Aztecs. 1:00—Comedy Trio. 1:30—Ballads. 2:00—Paul Tremaine’s Orchestra. 2:30—Conclave of Nations. 4:00—The Gauchos. 4:30—Crockett Mountaineers. 5:00—Fur Trappers’ Orchestra. 394.5—~WJZ, New York—760 (N, B. C. Chain,) 00a—N. B, C. children's hour. 11:30a—Nomads, Balalaika Orchestra. 12:00—Southland Sketches. 132:30—Neapolitan Nights. 1:00—Roxy Symphony. 00—Friendly hou ANDERSON= 11:00 to 12:15—Service of the Fourth | 5 1 of Cheltenham, CASSINELEIS.F has just signed a year’s contract fo sing be heard Wednesday evenings at 8:30 o'clock over WJZ and other N. B. C. stations. Julia Sanderson, Columbia crooner, will be heard in the Blackstone program Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock t, contralto, will be heard Friday aft- light gems. Dolores Cassinilli, opera today in “La Spagnola” in the Neapolitan the Radio (All time p.m., unless otherwise indicated.) LOCAL STATIONS. 475.9 Meters. 630 Kilocycles. 9:00 to 1 a—Watch tower services. | 11:03 to 11:45a—Rebroadcast from Lon- don—Talk by Lord Robert Cecil on London Naval Treaty. 1:00—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. 1:30—Ballad hour. 2:00—Tremaine’s Orchestra. 2:30—Conclave of Nations. 3:00—Cathedral hour. 4:00 to 5:00 —Evening song service from Washington Cathedral Speaker, Rev. Charles Clingman, Birmingham, Ala. 5:30—The Globe Trotter. 6:00—Columbia String Symphony. 6:30—The Round Towners. 6:45—“The World’s Business,” by Thomas E. Robertson, Commis- sioner of Patents. 7:00—Correct time. 7:01—Organ recital by Jesse Crawford. 7:30—"Kaltenborn Edits the News.” 7:45—“Chic” Sale, humorist. 8:00—Majestic Theater of the Air. 9.00—Mayhew Lake and his band. 9:30—Around the Samovar. 10:00—Back-home hour. 11:00—Coral Islanders, 11:30 to 12:00—Nocturne. Early Program Tomorrow. 8:00a—Something for every one. 8:30a—Blue Monday Gloom Chasers. 9:00a—Radio Home Makers. the Morning Mail.” —*“Ben and Helen Talk It Over.” —Children’s corner. —Back Fence. —Columbia Revue. —Manhattan Towers Orchestra. 0—The Honolulans. 1:30—Organ recital by Ann Leaf. 2:00—Columbia_Ensemble. | 2:30—For your information. 3:00—The Merrymakers, 4:00—Dancing by the sea. 2289 Meters. WOL 1,310 Kilocycles. 10:00a—Musical program. | 11:00a—Service of the Calvary Baptist Church, 12:00m—Birthdays. Early Program Tomorrow. 7:30a—Musical clock. 8:00a— Birthdays. 8:15a—Breakfast_brevities. 0a—Talk by Peggy Clarke. 0a—Musical program. 0a—Helpful hints to parents. 11:30a—Half hour with great com- 12:00m - Musical :00m—Musical program. 12:15—Luncheon music. WMAL OUT-OF-TOWN STATIONS. Programs prepared by the Associated Press. Scheduled for Eastern standard time. (Meters on left of call letters, kilocycles on right.) 454.3—WEAF, New York—850 (N. C. Chain.) 5:00—Catholic hour. 00—"Our Government.” 5—Half-hour. concert. 10 Herman, xylophonist. 10:30—Russian Cathedral Choir. 348.6—~WABC, New York—860 (C. B. . Chain,) 5:30—Globe Trotter. 6:00—String symphony. 0—Round Towners, 5—Dr. Klein. 7:00—Jesse Crawford, 0—Kaltenborn edits news. 00—Back home hour. 00—Choral Islanders. 394.5—~WJZ, New York—760 (N. B. C. Chain.) 1 10:30—Male quartet. 272.6—WPG Atlantic City—1,100. 5:10—Hymns (20 min.); WABO. 00—Orchestra (45 min.); WABO. REQUEST MUSIC WILL BE FEATURED Roxy Symphony Broadcast to Include Classical Compositions. Request numbers of s classical nature will feature the Roxy symphony concert t0 be broadcast this afternoon at 1 o'clock by WRC and a network of Na- tional Broadcasting Co. stations. The Roxy symphony program will consist of the overture to “The Bartered Bride,” by Smetana; Nachtmusik,” L'Ole,” by Ravel; Tuonela,” by Sibelius, and “Finlandia,” by Sibelius. The Ravel composition, while written expressly for children as a muslcal record of the “Mother Goose” rhymes, retains the sophistication of modern musical writing. Mozart Music to Be Featured. A program featuring Mozart religious music will be presented by WMAL and the Columbia system during the Ca- thedral hour at 3 o'clock this afternoon. ‘The program will be given under the direction of Channon Collings by the Columbia Symphony Orchestra, the Ca- thedral Cholr, Lilllan Bucknam and Marion McAfee, sopranocs; Stanley Maxted, tenor, and Evan Evans, the Ballad hour broadcast at 1:Wmmmwumm » | often his dilemma. The switches shift MacArthur Orchestra. Offerings will include the “Dance of the Clowns,” by Rimsky-Korsakofl; “Hans and Gretel,” by Mahlen; “The Second Minuet,” by Besly, and the duet, “Love's Roundelay,” by Strauss. Ambassadors Choose Program. ‘The third program of music chosen by ‘the ambassadors and ministers to the United States will be presented at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon by WMAL luring the .Conclave of Nations broad- cast. The program will consist of “The Thunderer,” Sousa; “La Reja,” by Lacome: “Dance to the Sun Gods,” by Elle; “Bacchanale,” by Gounod; over- “PFigaro,” by Mozart; “La Paloma,” by Yradler, and “Pomp and Circumstance,” by Elgar. ‘The two-piano duo team of Ohman and Arden will race over the keys in a light and carefree manner at 7:30 o'clock this evening when WRC broad- casts the Chase & Sanborn program. They will play “Cheer Up, Good Times Are Comin’” as a keynoter. Selections from current talking pictures and musi- cal comedies will be offered also. Wilfred Glenn, bass, will be the fea- ture soloist in the Atwater Kent concert at 8:15 o'clock this evening. The pro- gram will be drawn from the works of Gilbert and Sullivan. Patent Head to Speak. While Dr. Julius Klein, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, is on vacation, six bureau heads of the department will carry on his series of talks on the world’s business, broadcast each Sunday evening at 6:45 from WMAL. This evening Thomas E. Robertson, Com- missioner of Patents, will speak on “A New Day for the Patent Office.” WJSV will broadcast at 11 o'clock this morning the services at the Fourth. om'clo:{";’filn Cl‘mre{xl’.l here, and at 7:55 4 carry the program of the Pirst Church of Christ, Scientist. Other items on the evening program will be g Maring, an kel West propram e,” an el West pre 3 nn% a md mu:luleéfl " 3 ers a musical program at 10 o'clock this morning, and at 11 o'clock will broadcast the services of the Cal- vary Baptist Church. Fourteen Broadeasters Quit. Fourteen of the seventy-seven broad- casting stationed owned and operated by universities, colleges and high schools in the United States have closed down during the last six months, mainly en account of lack of funds, according to Armstrong Perry, radio specialist of the United States Office of Education. ———— 282.8—WBAL Baltimory | 5:00—WJZ (1 hour); Reveries. 6:30—Soprano (30 min. 7:15—The Baltimorea: 282.8—WTIC Hartford—1,060. 8:00—WEAF (15 min.); scores. 8:45—Organ (30 min.); WEAF. 9:45—Quartet; Merry Madcaps. 422.3—WOR Newark—1710. 5:15—Maids; news; cellist. 6:00—Choir hour. 7:00—String quartet. 8:00—Red Lacquer and Jade. 8:30—Orchestra; stories. 9:30—Street Playhouse. 10:30—The Moonbeams. ) WJZ. 256.3—WCAU Philadelphia—1,170. 5:00—WABC (13 hours); Lost Clue. 7:00—Pioneers (30 min.); WABC. 10:00—Atlantic City on Parade. 305.9—KDKA Pittsburgh—980. 5:00—WJZ (1 hour); trio. 6:30—Same as WJZ (3% hours). 10:15—Sports and WJZ program. 260.7—WHAM Rochester—1,150. 6:00—Sax Smith Cavaliers. 6:30—Same as WJZ (33, hours). 379.5—WGY Schenectady—790. 6:00—Mystery House. 6:30—Same as WEAF (5% hours). 302.8—WBZ Springfield—990. 00—Same as WJZ (2% hours). 45—Melody Land; sports. 9:30—Ensemble half hour. CENTRAL AND SOUTHEEN STATIONS. 428.3—WLW Cincinnati—700. (30 min.); WJZ. 30—Soloists; concert; variety. 10:30—Variety programs (2 hours). 398.8—WJR Detroit—750, 7:16—Jesters (15 min.); WJZ. 45—McConnell; €] 45—WJZ (30 min. fllm program. 00—Quartet; dance (2 rs). 405.2—WSB _Atlanta—740. 00—WJZ and WEAF programs. cert m. 277.6—WBT Charlotte—1,0 5:30—Same as WABC (2 hours). 30—Violin (15 m.); WABC (15 m.). 00—First Baptist Chureh. 00—Same as WABC (3 hours). 365.6—WHAS Loulsville—820. 7:00~WJZ and WEAF (3!4 hours). 10:15—Contralto; reporters, 10:40—Homing program. 461.3—WSM hville—650. 00—WJZ (15 min.); concerts. 15—Half hour from WEAF. 45—First. Baptist Church. 45—Half hour from WEAF. 270.1—WRVA Richmond—1,110. | A training school for announcers, with courses in use of English, diction, something of the business, is on the Finding & man whose voice, manner and cultural are satisfac- tory is difficult enough, but when you 2dd to that the fact that today’s an- nouncers ars responsible for several very important switches in the course of most programs—an apparently sim- ple thing that seems to require of & new man every ounce of his level-headed- ness—and you have a combination of qualifications that can’'t be found on every street cor: In manner the aspiring announcer must steer & narrow course between smart-aleckisms and superciliousness in order to arrive at an informality in which he still keeps his dignity. If he be highly cultured it must not show as an affectation. He must be sure in his pronunciation of foreign names and phrases. He must speak easily and color- fully, for many a time, when he is on 2 job away from the studios, he will find himseif on the air, and the event he is sent to cover a standstill. A well trained announcer from any good station will have most of these qualifications. He has to have them to keep his job. But when he gets on the networks he finds himself confron not only with a black box all with buttens and colored lights. It nouncer’s control box, but is called the announcer ht, and the control from the studios to a point outside, and back again, and eut in various studio microphones. The but- tons control the groups of stations to which the program is to be sent. It sometimes takes weeks for a new man to learn to manipulate “de- light” without error, and unless he is R:.oor against nervousness the rest of work is likely to show the sirain. Even after several years of it errors will creep in. Have yoy ever heard a squeal between parts Of & program coming from two different cities? That is because the announcer in the sec- ond city does not always wait quite two seconds after the “cue” before throwing a certain switch. And if the announcer presses the wrong button he not only sends his program to a_bunch of stations expecting an entirely dif- ferent program, but keeps another group of stations, which should have received it, hanging high and dry until the error is corrected. Maybe & school isn't the best way out; perhaps it would be better just to hire men to press the buttons, if we run out of good material for an- nouncers. L Have you & neighbor who runs his loud speaker until late at night and makes sleep an impossibility? A friend of mine from up in Maine says he has solved the problem, and in his case it doesn’t cost him anything. Years ago he used to build his own sets, and whenever any new wrinkles in the line of circuits came along he slapped a few pieces of this and that together and the result usually worked. Don’t ask me what he used, because, while I can tell a condenser from a coil, I'm not an expert on the innards of receiving sets. But, anyway, he remembered that up in his attic he had one of the old three-tube squealers, a regenerative set, which sent out an awful yowling all over the neighborhood when it was being tuned. My friend got out the old set and rigged it up with batteries and loud speaker. e tubes still worked, so he set it to squealing. In fact, he got it squealing on the most blood-curdling note of its range. Then he kicked a hole in the loud speaker and went to bed. His neighbor’s receiver shrieked dreadfully for a few minutes, but the neighbor finally gave up the job of gymg to get it cleared up and went ‘Two more treatments of the same kind of medicine and apparently the neighbor took the hint. Now he plays | his instrument as softly as a flute. Perhaps this treatment wouldn't work so well in every case, but there are a number of electrical appliances that might be called in to give the hint to inconsiderate neighbors. Fellows who turn on their sets full blast are esprcial- ly obnoxious in the Summer, when windows are open. Getting volume nowadays isn’t any trick, and, as a matter of fact, quality is improved if you don't use too muca | volume for the size of the room. And | for the rooms in most people's homes and apartments quality is best when the volume is comparatively low. Never | yet, by the way, have | in broadcast il unc—l run into any- | tainment or technical side—or a news- paper radio critic who liked his radio oud. Perhaps some of our nuisances would change their ways if they would remember that they'd really hear the music better with little less volume. * Xk % A good many people who have seen | Rudy Vallee in person have asked me if | he really conducts his orchestra, be- cause he never seems {0 pay any at- tention to it. Yes, he does conduct it, and vigor- ously, too, but only in rehearsal. When they are going over new numbers he | drills his men for hours at a time, and | he doesn't quit until they can play a certain plece of music time after time without the slightest variation in rhythm, and always with the effect he has been seeking to create. ‘When his Connecticut Yankees are | broadcasting or playing at & theater or his night club Rudy seldom seems to pay any attention to them, but let one note go sour or the rhythm go off the slightest degree and he catches it im- mediately. A slight turn of his head in Vrong 5 Ios séptost, und & e mave: Te] s move- ment of the elbow sets the rhythm right again. the saxophone Rudy has his left elbow, if he is playing the saxo- phone, or the fingers of his left hand. if he is singing. | That movement is so slight that only one who is watching for it is likely to | notice. It isn't really enough to be called conducting, but it always does the trick. There is no liking for the spectacular in Rudy’'s make-up and he prefers to let his work with the or- chestra speak for itself, without calling attention to it in any way. But at rehearsal there is never any doubt as to whether Rudy is conduct- ing the orchestra or not. The way he puts those men through their paces is & caution. He knows what he wants, he gets it quickly and his men re- member. That's why he needs only & jer‘: of the elbow when they really get going. *oE k% Keeping & program going six days & week without having it go stale is one of the jobs in broadcasting I shouldn't like to have laid on my doorstep, but | there are several people who seem to thrive on it. All of them admit that -business, enter- | G. pisodes. ding gets hard they can't call orchestra or singers to help them over the rough spots. Writing “Amos ‘o’ Andy” would be an impossible job ‘ Correll and Gosden did not draw upon the simplest things of everyday life for their material. One day they seemed to be absolutely stuck for something to write about, when an insurance salesman stepped into the office in Chicago where Correll and Gosden retire to write. ‘They chorused him an invitation to come in, and he must have thought he had struck a couple of easy prospects, by the interest with which they fol- lowed his every word. When he had quite run out of arguments the boys gratefully accepted a printed descrip- tion of his company’s assets and gently eased him out the door. Lik he finds that witr practice he is able to turn almost anything that comes along into radio material. He has been at it & much shorter time, but he re- marked the other day that the more he writes the more he sees to write about. (Copyrieht, 1930.) McNAMEE’S QUESTION BOX Q. Of what nationality is Jessica Dragonette? Is she married and who is her husband?—H. F. 8., Washing- ton, D. C. A. Jessica Dragonette is of Italian and French parentage. She is un- married. Q. Is “East of Cairo,” “Rise of the Goldbergs” and “Family Abroad” off indefiniately or permantly?—R. L. 8., Nashville, Tenn. A. “East of Cairo” is on every Wed- nesday night, 8 to 8:30 gm.. daylight saving time; * of the Gol " 1s heard every Friday it a:n 7:45 pm. Eastern daylight sa e. Q. Are Mary and Bob of the True Story hour really man and wife, and what is their last name? A. Mary and Bob are not married. “Mary” is Nora Stirling. “Bob” is ‘William Brenton. Q. Can you tell me anything about the violinist on the Elgin program?— N. D, Miami, Fla. Amfiod!rey Ludlow is the violinist on the Elgin . Ludlow, & native of Aumlm years old and has been in broadcasting six years. He was the first staff violinist of N. B. C. Q. Are Prank Crumit and Julis Sanderson married?> Do they broads cast on any other program besides Blackstone?>—Marie Judge, Govans, Baltimore, Md. A. Yes, they are married. At pres- ent they are appearing only on the Blackstone program, a C. B. 8. feature. Q. Who are Mary Lou Livewell and Jim of the Physical Culture hour?— R. D. S, Houston, Tex. A. “Mary Lou" is Elsie Hits and “Jim’ is Frank Readick. At the present time they are off the air. . What nationality is Henry Bur- big of the Ceco Couriers’ program?— H. F. S, Washington, D. C. A. - Italian parentage. Q. What is the name of the other man soloist on Cities Service Cavaliers’ program besides Leo O'Rourke?—S. K. L., Evanston, Il A. The Cities Service Cavaliers are Darrell Woodyard, bass; Robert Stevens and Leo O'Rourke, tenors; John Seagle, baritone and David Buttolph is the pianist-accompanist. Q. What is the name of the Coca- Cola’s opening and signature song?— Estelle Dodge, Houston, Tex. A. It has no name. It is an original composition written especially for the | p by Leonard Joy, director of the rogram orchestra heard during this hour. Q. What orchestras assist He Burbig, heard on Monday at 7 p.m.?—S8. . M., Lorton, Va. A. Preddie Rich and his orchestra. Q Is it true that Rudy Vallee has been married and divorced”—Mrs. F.R., Cincinnati, Ohio. A. Yes, that is correct. Q. Who is the man who gives the base ball scores for the National Broad- casting Co.?—H. K. K, St. George, Staten Island. A. The scores are usually given by George Hicks, the announcer. Other announcers handle them on his day off. Q. Is Wendell Hall broadcasting at | present?—George Furbush, Butte, Mont. A. No. He is not on the air. I be- lieve he is living in Chicago at present. Q. Can you tell me if Harry Archer attended Knox Coll:ge?—T. R. E,, Cin- cinnati, Ohio. A. That is correct. Q. Where can I hear Willard Robi- son?—R. P., Wheeling, W. Va. A. At WOR, New York, regularly and as guest artist on network pro- grams occasionally. Watch for ane- nouncements in your local newspapers. Q. Inside the studios the microphones all seem to be in square © he mike- .>1 back and | forth from the studios for every broad- cast, it is obvious that weight of equip- ment counts a great deal on outside Jobs. (Copyright, | Station K. A. Y. | Broadcasting a pro- | gram of remarkable | jewelry offerings in a | great | I New Customers | DRIVE SEE LARGE AD ON Page A-3 1930, Pay KAY Pay Day 409 Seventh St N.W.