Evening Star Newspaper, April 11, 1935, Page 43

LS HAYBACK THRD NETWORY Possibility Is Seen as WHN Continues to Feed Three Stations. E picture enterprises, into the field of network broadcasting, to pick up where the disintegrated American Broadcasting Co. left off last month, is seen as a distinct pos- sibility in broadcasting circles. Already feeding programs to thre: Eastern stations formerly identified with the A. B. C. on a “temporary” | basis, it is understood negotiations now are going forward for a large-scale | project_having “third network” ambi- | tions. The programs are being keyed | from Station WHN, New York, owned and operated by the Loew’s organiza- tion, to Stations WPRO. Providence; | WMEX, Boston, and W1XBS, Water- | bury, Conn. | In addition, negotiations have been | 1n progress for more than a week with | stations in other Eastern seaboard | cities, including Philadelphia, Ba]n-‘ more and Washington, with the hope | of lining up a regular network. Prac- tically the same group of stations | identified with American Broadcast- ing System and its successor, Ameri- | can Broadcasting Co., both of which | were unable to stand the financial | NTRY of the Loew theatrical organization, a branch of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion gaff of network broadcasting, are be- ing contacted. | Service Starts Immediately. | Simultaneously with the disclosure | that M-G-M was making preparations | exist until definite contracts can be negotiated. B Both A. B. 8. and A. B. C, which practically were the same organization except for changes in management, failed because they were unable to realize sufficient revenue from com- mercially sponsored programs to pay their way. Unofficially, it is estimated, about $500,000 was lost in these ven- tures, which had their inception last October. Originally, 21 stations were associated with A. B. S. Last January it was reorganized and the name changed. Early last month service was discontinued to stations forming the Western and Southern links, and the network curtailed to a 10-station hook-up along the Eastern seaboard. | Finally, March 26, it ceased operation altogether. In charge of the negotiations for the new project is Charles Mosko- witz, a vice president of Loew's, and Louis K. Sidney, theatrical executive, who recently took over the manage- ment of WHN. While an independent New York station, WHN is well known because of its originality in program presentation. Amateur ‘shows, the current fad in network programming, had their origin on WHN, where Maj. Edward Bowes, veteran radio im- presario, introduced them last year. The station has been talked about in the past as a possible network key station, but ‘the current negotiations are the first that have reached any significant stage. Backed by the resources of the M-G-M organization, it is thought the project has much greater possi- bilities of success than the several | launched during the lest few years. The difficulty, however, lies in finding | desirable station outlets in the larger cities, since most of the outstanding stations already are aligned either with N. B. C. or C. B. 8. * k% % RIBUTE to Dr. Walter Damrosch on his fiftieth anniversary as a symphonic conductor' will be paid tomorrow over N. B. C. at 11 a.m. and 10:45 p.m. * ok ¥ x THE EVENING S BENEFIT RECITAL. Malton Boyce, under the auspices of the Symphony Club of George Wash- ington University, will give a benefit recital for the National Symphony Orchestra at the home of Mrs. Edwin B. Parker this evening. Helen Spasoff will assist on the program, playing the first movement of the Rubenstein “Concerto in D Minor,” with Felicia Rybier ‘at the second piano. Mr. Boyce will play two Bach “Prel- udes,” the “Sonata Pathetique,” sev- Chopin numbers, including the ‘Ballads in A Flat”, the favorite Liszt “Liebstraum” and some lighter modern pieces. Among the patrons and pa- | tronesses will be Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, Mrs. Vinnie G. Barrows, Dean Henry Grattan Doyle and Mrs. Doyle, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Whitney Bolwell. VIOLIN RECITAL. A program of violin music will be presented by Sidney Gottlieb ai the Arts Club Auditorium tomorrow eve- ning at 8:30. Mr. Gottlieb is a graduate and former scholarship holder of the Chicago Musical College. He will be assisted and accompanied by Glenn Carow, pianist. He is preparing for an extended tour through the South. Admission is by invitation. | PRESENT CANTATA. The sacred cantata, “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” by Theodore Dubols, will be presented by the Trinity Episcopal Church Choir this evening. The soloists are Anne Evans, soprano; J. Rollins Murray, tenor; Robert Frederick Freund, baritone, and Carrington A. McCallip, bass. Edna Lee Freund is organist-director. NEW PLAYER GIB‘dUP. A new group of young Washington players will make an appearance here next week. They are members of the King Smith Studio School and are directed by Caroline McKinley. They TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, Screen Career Began After 19 Stage Flops (One of the screen’s most popular comediennes, acting as substi- tute for Mollie Merrick, compares her stage and screen careers.) BY ALISON SKIPWORTH. OLLYWOOD, Calif., April 11 (N.AN.A).—If any one had! told me twelve and a half years ago, when I created the role of Mrs. Pampinelli at the Savoy Theater, that some ing that same part in motion pictures d I would have thought them queer. l l day I would be plny with Will Rogers, I'm afral But here I am, and no one than my attorney and my banker. Hollywood at a time when things didn’t look too rosy for me. After many successful years on the stage, I had gone through the awful experience of appearing in 19 con- sccutive failures, which had brought my cash balance to a very weakened and anemic condition, At this time, I was offered a movie contract and signed it, hoping to recover my finan- cial status. However, my business instinct told me to request that some one in the picture company be held responsible is entitled to more credit for it They advised me to come to for my return to New York in the event that I didn’t make good on the screen or that the company failed. You see, I had become used to shows folding within a week or two after their opening, and I wasn't taking any chances of being stranded way out West with a lot of miles between me and Broadway. They told me it was a matter of routine that every player signed in the East was provided with a round- “APRIL 11, 1935. trip ticket, but I wanted it down Ingouw and convince the audience that black and white as part of my con- tract. To date, that clause has not been excercised, but I still have it inserted in every new agreement. One can't be too careful in the show busi- ness. Most of my work in Hollywood has been done since the advent of sound in the films. I made one picture 'way back in 1815, but I didn't like it and went back to the stage. Now nothing could drag me away from Hollywood. Most of my friends are here—all the old-timers I knew in New York and the many new ones I have made since I came here. I remember well the day I arrived in America. I had been understudy- ing Marie Tempest, in London, in a I substituted for Miss Tempest one night and had the luck to have Daniel Frohman in the audience. He saw my work, liked it, and engaged me to come to New York and play the part. The ship that brought me over docked at noon on Christmas day, and the matinee opened at 2 o'clock that same afternoon. I was rushed to the theater, with no opportunity to unpack my luggage, hustled into a makeshift costume and told ‘to go on | | musical called “The Artist's Model.” | must be like a sponge, because no 1 was good. PFrom that moment until the final curtain was a blur, and it's one of the wonders of the world that I re- membered my songs or recognized my cues. I made good, however, and was & member of the old Frohman Stock Co. for a number of years. Aside from the silent picture I re- ferred to, I spent the rest of my time on the New York stage until I came into the talking films. “Doubting ‘Thomas,” in which I appear with Will Rogers, is a new name for the play “Torch Bearers.” When I went to study the script for my part, I found that after 12 years I still could recall most of the lines Mrs. Pampinelli spoke. I guess the mind of an old trouper meatter how many roles she may have played in different productions, the lines of each of them remain in the memory. As I said before, I've never ceased to thank the business advisers who told be to go ahead and take a chance in the movies. (Copyright. 1935. by North American Newspaper nce, Inc.) Russia claims to be shipping cotton | fabrics to 20 countries. . You'll find it not only saves time, but it will assure your getting the biggest Vllll?l of the week in quality food. Just check your needs below and clip the list. 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