Evening Star Newspaper, October 4, 1936, Page 59

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, F=3 MAJOR PRE-ELECTION BROADCASTS CROWD RADIO TIME Networks Get “Break” Galaxy of Radio Stars Top. New Fall Radio Shows On Political Schedule|™ = 7= e Knox, President and Al Smith Maneuvered by Consent, With Campaign Speeches Threatening Problem. By the Radio Editor. No BED of roses is the program scheduling talk of network and station D. C, OCTOBER 4, 1936—PART FOUR. Radio Juveniles Mount To “Fame and Fortune” By Dorothy Mattison. ADIO is growing up—and so are some of its stars. Juvenile stars of the microphone, like the majority of their fellows on the screen, are, for | the most part, destined for brief glory in the network firmament. | BU¢ the current season revezls two notable exceptions to the usual | rule that child radio personalities are secure in their fame and fortunes for a | few brief seasons only, and that microphone oblivion is bound to overtake them thereafter. The exceptmaux paird comprise talented young Walfer Tet- ley, now stepping out to star in the ;“ilsk‘;::l! LS e Lo of: masiax new Jack Masters show at C. B. 8., i and Ethel Blaume, who has blossomed | ,, T0c fYPe of episode included in from & child dramatic star into s | the premiere the other Sunday night . is slated for inclusion on the Nelson lovely ingenue with a fat contract for o, 8 lead at N. B. C.-WEAF 1A “John's y show right along. One revelation Other wite.” |k o6t otabiiement of Prancia Ve thatss iibe ‘walchiword the Tadio hoys| oo o temiftine mdlo singees. have adopted for the current season. | And just because yqu happen to be a | chronic dialer of musical shows, don't fancy for a minute that you'll manage | to avoid the present dramatic cycle. | ‘You'll encounter it one way or another —either 1n the form of human interest | interviews of persons figuring in the news at the moment—or you'll meet it | in the guise of a tabloid drama injected | In the middle of almost every popular = | musical show—or, at worst, you'll get | what'’s coming to you, dramatically | speaking, when the advertising blurb | is aired. executives during a political campaign—but sometimes they get lucky breaks. Just when it looked as though a storm of partisan criticism would be precipitated over the scheduling of President Roosevelt’s first out- right campaign speech on the combined N. B. C. red and C. B, 8. networks during the first half of the hcu;':'—_— period on the N. B. C. blue networl - ol b oAl R e s e DO ' Thursday night, the “Happy Warrior” | ““mne regional group wants to break took things into his own hands and | gown all clear channels by placing politely informed the President that|more than one station on them at he would relinquish his time in def- | night with not more than 50,000 watts « erence to Mr. Roosevelt's high office. | each and not less than 5,000 watts. But political maneuvering N0 1es8 | 1¢ claims that by doubling up on those agile than the Democrats’ in bookmg channels a greater degree of service the President opposite Al Smith's|can pe rendered more listeners. It anti-New Deal speech was being done | argues, on the other hand, that by along with this gesture. Gov. Smith gallowing a dozen or more stations to simply moved up his time to the hour ' go to 500,000 watts, regional and local just after President Roosevelt finished stations would be ruined, since -they talking. And the Republicans, also would be unable to hold their audi- maneuvering, booked Mr. Knox to ences against the programs of the precede Mr. Roosevelt | powerful “national” stations. Finally, This campaign has been marked by | this regional group wants the F. C. C. unusual willingness on the part of the | to authorize them to use as much as | L.S.JULLIEN. .. 1443 P 5t.NW. NO.8076 _ TONIGHT JOSEPHINE ANTOINE party managers not to interfere with regular program schedules and to book their speakers in so-called “open time.” The thought is to avoid creating popular resentment, for every one experienced in radio knows that | talks are not as popular as entertain- ment, no matter how timely or im- portant. QMITH'S adherents deny that his radio time is being paid for by the American Liberty League. His sponsor is the Independent Coalition of American Women, headed by Mrs. E. T. Meredith, wife of the one-time Secretary of Agriculture. He will be heard in campaign speeches on Na- tion-wide networks again from Phil- adelphia October 8; Chicago, October 15: New Haven, October 22, and Al- bany, October 31 - Causing no small amount of trouble for networks and stations last week was the charge by Dr. Francis E.| Townsend that three Chicago stations had refused to allow him without censoring his manuscripts. The stations retorted their policy op- poses the solicitation of funds except for charitable causes, and Dr. Town- send’s talks were intended to raise . money as well as seek adherents for his old-age pension cause. There- upon, Dr. Townsend announced he would have his speeches recorded and placed on stations that would accept them, including the powerful Mexican border stations XEPN and XELO, Piedras Negras, which are heard widely in this country. 'l‘ECHNICAL radio goes on trial to- morrow before the Federal Com- munications Commission. The main issue is whether super- power broadcasting stations, like the 500,000-watt WLW, Cincinnati, shall be licensed for regular operation— possibly as many as two dozen of them for the country—or whether the F. C. C. instead should license a greater number of lower-powered sta- tions. Because of the vast potential im- portance of the conference called by the F. C. C., many of the leaders in broadcasting plan to testify before the Broadcast Division during the hearings. It is estimated the ses- sions may run at least two weeks. . Among those planning to testify are William S. Paley president of Co- lumbia Broadcasting System; Lenox R. Lohr, president of National Broad- casting Co.; Powel Crosley, jr., owner of WLW, and some 70 other wit- nesses. Great significance attaches to the hearings because they constitute the first step in what may be a sweep- ing change in existipg station alloca~- tions. The F. C. C. has announced that the hearings are preliminary, but that whatever evidence is adduced may be used by it in formulating future policy. There has not been a reallocation of broadcasting facili- ties in this country since 1928, at which time the old Federal Radio Commission changed the assignments of practically all stations on the air. That, however, was in radio’s com- parative youth and before stations had invested millions in equipment, . studios and other plant facilities. I’r HAS not yet been definitely con- cluded by the F. C. C. that a re- allocation is necessary or even de- sirable. The commission, however, wants to appraise the broadcast struc- ture as & whole, and among engineers it is generally agreed that either ex- isting allocations or the existing reg- ulations must be sweepingly altered if the structure is to fit the regula- tions, or vice versa. A group of 13 of the so-called clear- channel stations, or those operating with high power of 50,000 watts on exclusive waves, have banded together to urge the F. C. C. to allow super- power of 500,000 watts or even more | on clear channels as a means of pro- %iding better service to rural listeners. Pitted against this group is a new | organization of some 80 regional or “middle class” broadcasting stations, united in the National Association of Regional Broadcasting Stations, which | opposes superpower and clear chan- SHORT WAVE FEATURES TODAY. BUDAPEST—10 a.m.— Gypsy Band, messages to Hungarians abroad, musical program. HAS- 3, 19.5 m,, 15.37 meg. ROME—1:20 p.m—Varied pro- gram from Italian stations. 2RO, 31.1 m, 9.63 meg. MOSCOW—4 p.m.—Soviet fac- tory picture. 25 m., 12 meg. PARIS —5:15 p.m.— Concert from Radio-Paris, TPA-4, 256 m., 1172 meg. LONDON—6:30 p.m.—Religious service (harvest thanksgiving), from Cransley Church, Northamp- tonshire. GSP, 196 m. 1531 meg.; GSD, 255 m,, 11.75 meg.; GSC, 31.3 m, 9.58 meg. EINDHOVEN, Netherlands — 7 p.m—Special transmission for Central America. PCJ, 312 m., 9.59 meg. CARACAS—1:30 p.m.—Dance music. YV2RC, 51.7 m,, 5.8 meg. LONDON—9:16 p.m.—The band of his majesty’s Scots Guards. GSF, 198 m., 15.14¢ meg.; GSC, 31.3 m., 9.58 meg. TOKIO—12 midnight—"Over- seas Program.” JVH, Nazaki, 205 m,, 14.6 meg. 5,000-watts power at night, instead | to speak | red network October 17. Sunday, October 4. of the present 1,000-watt night limit. O’Keefe to Preside. | WVALTER O'KEEFE will serve as master of ceremonies for & new full hour show starting on N. B. C.'s ‘The cast | includes Ferde Grofe and his orches- | tra, Jane Pickens. Walter Cassell, Stu- art Churchill and the Freshman Trio. CAPITAL'S RADIO PROGRAMS Eastern Standard Time. | Boat for a guest appearance u its fourth anniversary on N. Ruby Mercer, soprano (left), who will be aboard the Show when the mythical craft celebrates B. C. Thursday. She will replace Helen Jepson for the one broadcast. In the center is Josephine Antoine, soprano, who will be the day Evening Hour tonight on Columbia, will begin his new Fall and Winter series tonight on N. B uest soloist during the Sun- Jack Benny (right), ”. Benny has been in Hollywood during the Summer making pictures. (Copyright, 1936) AM] WRC—950k WMAL_630k_ | WOL—1310k WISV—1460k [A B8 penTe 8:30 | Children’s concert 8:45 | - i | 8:00 William Meeder, organist Melody Hour Tone Pictures Salutations News—Music Jungle Jim Elder Michaux P “ - e 9:00 | Antobal's Cubans 9:15 w e 9:30 | This 9:45 “ | 10:00 | Sabbath Reveries 10:5 | 2 o« |10:30 | American Homes | 10:45 | Josef Honti's Orch. 'n’ That to Coast on & Bus Brown String Quartet Melodies of the Day Organ Recital Dixie Harmonies At Aunt Susan’s Songs of the Church Watch Tower Music John Ford, Lecturer Concert Master Church of the Air Beethoven Sonatas | 11700 | Vogues and Vagaries |Songs Left Behind Peerless Trio P.M. | Alice Remsen, Contralto | | Neighbor Nell | The World Is Yours Pianologues Musical Moments Church Services AFTERNOON PROGRAMS Day Dreams Last of the Mohicans Maj. Bowes Family 12:00 Salute to N. B. C. 12:16a0 0 s 112:30 |Chicago 12:45 | o 1225 | o _|World Series Game |World Series Game Round Table T1:00 Moods and Modes Pageant of Youth Radio City Music Hall Tabernacle Choir Police Flashes—Music Cantor Shapiro Hit Tunes Maj. Bowes' Family Kiddies Review Radio City Music Hall Highlights of the Bible World Series Game Watch Tower—Music Art Brown, Organist World Series Game Church of the Air Theater of Romance ‘World Series Game World Series Game S s World Serles Game “ . T S e {Musical Bulletin | Sports—Music World Series Game World Series Game World Series Game - w “ - ‘World Series Game World Series Game Pishface and PFigsbottle | ‘World Series Game Joe Brown's Kiddies World Series Game “- = Sunday Serenade Senen b e D W | Marion Talley Home Harmonies | 58535803 55u8 | PM. We the People Stoopnagle and Budd Church Service Freddy Martin's Orch. EVENING PROGRAMS 0 15 | :30 (A Tale of Today " | Jack Benny | Fireside Recitals | Sunset Dreams :00 | National Catholic Hour |From the Orchestra Pit " | Good Will Court Alistair Cooke Tony Wakeman Intercity Express Petite Musicale Ann Leaf Sun Flame Singer Guy Lombardo's Orch. Joe Penner Maylair Singers ing Ensemble Pittsb'g] Bob Riple; Symphonique Moderne “Spirit of '76"—Drama _} Merry Go Round | Album of Familiar Music Iphia Orchestra | Walter ‘Winchell Whiteman's Varieties Little Jack Little Watch Tower—Music Joan Grey Treasure Chest Let’s Visit This Rhythmic Age “Behind Headlines” News Bulletins Dreams of Long Ago Music for Dancing Kay Keyser's Orch. Moral, Religious Training| - “ Arch McDonald Grace Vitality Phil Baker Nelson Eddy Eddie Cantor Community 8ing H. V. Kaltenborn M e e Sunday Evening Hour | 11200 | Organ Reveries 11:15 |Henry Busse's Orchestra 11:30 |Xavier Cugat’s Orch. 11:45 S e Slumber Hour Jack Little's Orch. | Art shaw's Orch. News Bulletins Givot's Radio Cireus 12:00 | Fletcher 12:15 - |12:30 |Eddie Fitzpatrick’s Orch. |12:45 “ o AM. Sign Off Henderson's Or. Al Sakol's Sky Ride |Nat Brandywine’s Orch. Ted Fiorito’s Orch. |Bign off Sign off 76:30 | Gordon Hittenmark TR Sssh! 77:00 | Gordon Hittenmark gib [y Prelude ‘Today's Wake Up Club |Mofning Devotions The Wake-up Club |Cheerio " Gordon Hittenmark | The Streamliners |News Bulletins Breakfast Club Mrs. Wiggs John'’s Other Wife |Just Plain Bill 10:45 | Today's Children Vaughn De Leath Viennese Sextette Josh Higgins Aristocratic Rhythms Art Brown Pianologues Police Flashes—Music News—Band Music Sun Dial Sun Disl. Sally at the Switchboard Melodies 1:00 |Sign O | Enor. EARLY PROGRAMS TOMORROW Jack Barry Mrs, Frances Northcross Singer of Hymns Hollywood Brevities Betty and Bob Modern Cinderella John K. Watkins Hymns of all churches | Tonight WJSV—8 P.M.| 11:00 |David Harum 11:15 |Backstage Wife How to Be Charming Voice of Experience Herman and Banta Home, Sweet Home Jack and Loretta 'ward MacHugh AFTERNOON [Popular 'nmu. |This Rhythmic Age Joan Gret PROGRAMS Magazine of the Air The Big Sister Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe Merry Go Round Mary Marlin Mary Masol Curbstone Queries Farm and Home Hour Honeyboy and Sassafras|Salon Music News—Music Dance Music The Gumps Happiness Talk Romance of Helen Trent Rich Man's Darling World Series Game "|Red River Valley Days Farm and Home Hour World Series Game “« w ~ | Music from Texas World Series Game Afternoon Rhythms World Series Game " |World Series Game | World Serles Game el | World Series Game Vic and Sade The O'Neills World Series Game World Series Game “ “« . “ - Beatrice Mack, soprano Originalities Mg’l!" 4 Major Features and Notes JACK BENNY, popular radio come- dian, supported by Phil Harris and his orchestra, will return to the air for his Fall and Winter series on WRC | at 7. Mary Livingstone, Kenny Baker, | tenor, and Don Wilson will return with Benny. John McCormack, Irish tenor, will co-star with Dr. Leopold Stokowski and the famed Philadelphia Orchestra on WRC at 10. McCormack will con- tribute “Where'er You Walk,” “By the Bivouac’s FPitful Flame,” Franck’s “Panis Angelicus,” “The Last Rose of Summer” and “Kathleen Mavour- neen.” ‘The orchestra will feature “Sunday Festival in Seville” “Liebestod” from Wagner'’s “Tristan and Isolde.” Josephine Antoine, soprano, Wwho made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera last season, will be the guest soloist during the Sunday Evening Hour on WJSV at 9. Her featured se- lection will be “Czardas” from “Der Fledermaus.” The orchestra’s pro- gram includes Strauss’ tone poem, “Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks” and Von Suppe’s overture, “The Beautiful Galatea.” Nelson Eddy will sing songs from his two great screen successes, “Naughty Marietta” and “Rose Marie,” during his program on WJSV at 8. Ool. 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