Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1937, Page 53

ohn Barrymore is Signed For2 qufiedies on Radio ‘“The Animal Kingdom” and “Accent on Youth” to Be Heard September 6 and 13, Respectively. By Chris Mathisen. OHN BARRYMORE seems to have developed a marked fondness for the microphone. It was a mere two months ago that the long-time star of boards and celluloid began his first series of radio programs, the N. Bl C. cycle of streamlined Shakespeare. Accustomed to portray with fhis body as well as voice, air novice Barrymore required a specially-constructed “fence pma igned to star in radio versions of two odern comedy successes, “The Ani- al Kingdom" and “Accent on Youth.” The work of adaptation already has been started, with the respective pro- ductions scheduled to be heard on tember 6 and September 13. Bar- ymore's chore in the Philip Barry piece, first of the duo, will represent a 2turn to the type of role which once placed him in the front rank among nose “matinee idol" people—the son f a wealthy aristocrat whose hobby is ublishing the books of serious-minded, but struggling. authors, but whose arriage within the society circle re- oves him from the associations of he intellectual paupers, precipitates a onflict within him. The Sampson fRaphaelson opus makes Barrymore a niddle-aged playwright who falls into he proverbial love with his secretary. The versatility which Barrymore as demonstrated through the years in his stage and picture work, therefore, hows itself again in his latest medium. he characters which he will portray n “The Animal Kingdom” and “Ac- ent on Youth™ are about on the mid- fle course between his highly-regarded pnakespearean interpretations and parts of the type of the flighty film producer in “Twentieth Century.” As as the case with the “streamlined” Shakespeare cycle, Barrymore is to be upported in the two September pre- entations by his wife, Elaine Barrie Barrymore. TODAY'S PROGRAMS — Norma Dolin, 12-year-old piano prodigy, nakes a return appearance with the N. B. C. Concert Orchestra—WRC, 30 George Murphy, singing | pnd dancing screen player, is the uest, of Werner Janssen, with a awaiian medley featured by the rchestra —WMAL at 6:30 . . .Henry onda plays the lead on a one- ct play and Wynne Murray sings ongs during the Sunday Night Party VRC. 8 o'clock . . . Nelson Eddy joins he cast of the Fields-Bergen-Ameche how tonight. Wendy Barrie is the lest dramatic atist—WRC at 7. .. Sol. Jay Flippen, comediar and mas- er of ceremonies: Rafael, foremost oneertina virtuoso; Beatrice Kay, lues singer and mimic, and the Beven G's, versatile mixed vocal | horus, have been signed as the guest | tars of Harry von Zell's program to- ight—WJSV, 6:30 . . . Lucrezia Sar- | ia, lyric soprano, well known in the | ppera houses of South America and urope appears in a musical tribute o her native land. Peru, during the | 'Our American Neighbors” period— JSV at 4 . D’'Artega presents fantasy of the world's most famous praltzes on Jane Froman's program— RC, 6 o'clock. HREE items from three local press departments: Ted Ostenkamp, dean of the WOL | nnouncing staff, has been assigned he additional duties of musical di- | ctor for Mutual's affiliate. Osten- amp went to work at once installing is new system for cataloging the sta- | ion's large ‘musical library. This | rom Madeline Ensign . . . Shelton | frouns. WJsV announcer, takes a | icrophone to the District dog pound | omorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock to tnerview the canines who are there | pecause they have no tags or no homes, | pr both. This from Ann Gillis, Heclares as follows: “All the pups in the pound are ex- | ited, Rovi Rollo, Towser, Flossie— | n fact, every dog there, from the ost dignified of the German shep- | erds to the most frisky of the wire- aired terriers—is wandering around nder the new awnings, barking and vhimpering nervously to themselves. | s they prepare for what, in all likeli- | ood, will be the supreme moment in | heir canine lives—their air debut pver WJsv!” Well, that's what Ann claims, any- ¥ay . . . WRC has signed Helen Det- | veiller, well-known local golfer, to do | twice-weekly sports commentary, tressing the woman's angle, but not estricting herself to golf. This from Phoebe Gale, who indicates it is un- | precedented and is Bill Coyle's idea. ORE_program notes—Ina Claire concludes her comedy series to- | ight, presenting Frederick Lonsdale’s “The Last of Mrs. Cheyney”—WMAL t 7 ... Freddie Lightner will of- ler some crazy kind of Shakespear- n production tonight—WRC at 6 . . . Gladys Swarthout, soprano of the | etropolitan Opera Co. and the films, | pnd Jesus Maria Sanroma, ynungl Bpanish-American concert pianist, re the headliners on the Magic Key | program today: Tony Russell, ballad inger, also will ‘be heard—WMAL at o'clock . .. Bob Hope assumes a hobo le during the “production” number pn the Rippling Rhythm Revue— WMAL at 8. .. The life of Theophane enard, French missionary martyr, is to be dramatized during the Ave aria Hour this afternoon—WOL at B30 . The world premiere of “Time Buite,” novel composition of Roy Har- i, & member of the Columbia Com- rs’ Commission—WJSV at 2 , . . Willem Van Hoogstraten, veteran con- fuctor of Lewisohn Stadium concerts New York, takes the baton tonight o0 direct Weber's “Oberon” over- ure, prelude and fugue from Bach- bert's “Well-tempered Clavichord” d Beethoven's “Fifth Symphony”— WJSV at 9. ROM time to time it appears de- sirable to point out that the ighly-paid network performers do pot possess what is described in the cles of the literati as a “soft touch.” may not be as desirable as it ap- pears, but it continues to be done. B0-0-0 . . . N. B. C. statisticians have deter- nined that Dr. Frank Black spends n average of 41 hours and 30 min- tes preparing his Monday night pro- am. The figure was arrived at hrough breaking down 1,079 total ours spent on 26 half-hour programs into—don’'t go 'way—13 hours actually pn the air, 156 hours of rehearsal, 312 ours working on arrangements, 130 jhours in airplanes, 468 hours on rains. Ida Bailey Allen, kitchen coun- elor, declares that she spends 12 jhours in writing a script for each oroadcast, ihat six hours are spent in typing, four in editing. In addition, things happen during he final presentation of a program hat no one thought would happen. pMrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt found s Ip of her script missing. She hesi- t‘ud for & few seconds, went on. " to keep him from crowding the mike. a page of script, he has been & - who | T Now a hard-bitten veteran of James Melton put on a broadcast from the Great Lakes Exposition in Cleve- land. Although the audience was aware of none of the sudden head- aches, the wind blew most of the music sheets from the musicians’ stands, & cat ambled across the stage while Jane Pickens was in the middle of & num- ber, engineers held their hats over the microphones as a thunderstorm broke. NEWS AND THINGS—Betty Caln is the new “Joan Houston" of the “Tale of Today” serial . . . Charles Butterworth has scrawled on that dotted line which makes htm comedian star of the new Lanny Ross full-hour show, beginning September 7 ., . . People are saying that Arthur Boran, the radio mimic, who appeared with Mae West in her stage production, “Sex,” a number of years ago, will be with Mae when she inaugurates a network series . . . Harry von Zell hired to fill in during Phil Baker's vacation, takes one of his own fol- lowing next Sunday's show, returning September 12 . . . Boak Carter has been broadcasting from his home for some time now. The special facilities installed in the commentator’s resi- dence on the outskirts of Philadelphia during a recent illness, including news service teletype machines, so fasci- nated Boak that he has decided to continue the practice . ., The Court of Human Relations begins a new series on September 3 . . . Florence George, young soprano, is another member of the new Lanny Ross show cast ., . . Ronald Dawson, WOL's dramatic di- rector, goes up to the Mutual key sta- tion, WOR, Newark, Friday, acting as guest director of that outlet’s adven- ture series, “Junior G-Men." received his radio training in England with the British Broadcasting Corp., and is interested in establishing a unit of the “Junior G-Men” in this territory . . . “Follow the Moon" goes over to Columbia on October 3 . , . That popular novelty program series of last season, “The Varsity Show,” re- turns to the ether on October 1 . , . Milton Berle’s show fades on the 29th. NE of the pioneers of broadcasting Dawson | | & permanent choice can be made.” THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 8, 1937—PART FOUR. Presenting—A Trio of Network Sopranos Mary Deitrick (left) i3 a popular member of N. B. C.’s corps of feminine singers. coloratura Music progi« s. She mastered Jean Dickenson (center) is the well-known ~wrano star of the American Album of Familiar the upper registers at an early age, handles “G” above high “C” with ease. Completing the soprano array is Mildred Schneider (right), youthful songstress, heard on a number of sustaining shows. ularly in the Coast-to-Coast on a bus series. She participates reg- No Stopping Raiders. NE of the constant worries of radio bandsmen is “raids” on their or- ganization by other maestri. But noth- ing, says Horace Heidt, can be done about it. Once the word gets around that this trumpet player or that drummer is becoming a standout performer with a particular orchestra, he immediately finds himself with several handsome | offers. No attempt is made to prevent | his going with another organization, | and it is up to the man himself. i “Raids on bands have been going on as long as there has been music,” says Heidt. “It is necessary for every bandsman to have a list of ‘24-hour men,” musicians who can be called in at & moment’s notice to fill a gap caused by some one’s resignation until Strangely enough, Heidt, although constantly facing the problem, has had only two resignations in his 14 years before a band. A saxophonist re- signed to get married and go into busi- ness, and a piano player quit to organ- ize his own orchestra. is hitting the comeback trail and | making creditable progress. It wasn't | A so very long ago that one of the best- known introductions on the air was “How do you do. ladies and gentleman, how do you do?"—the radio trade mark of Norman Brokenshire Things happen in the radio busi- ness, however. The ups and downs reach their highest state of develop- ment in show business, for show busi- ness 1is subject to the fickleness of public fancy—and radio is part of show business. *“Broke" slipped from | sight for quite a while; he was found later living in a shack on a Long Is- land beach, a poverty-stricken beach- comber. Somebody who “knew him when” gave “Broke” a chance, The | old voice was as suited to the mike | as ever, and things began to “look up, as the saying goes. Now,' Norman | Brokenshire has inaugurated a new | sponsored serfes over a limited Mutual network. i It would be a relatively conservative prediction to suggest that his “How | do you do?” will be heard through a local station before many weeks, | Horlick was born in Russia during HE activities of the Musicians’ Union are of little interest to those outside the business. but the “dog house slappers,” the “professors” and the “hot senders” of the “licorice stick” are up to something that will | affect radio listeners in general. They | are considering drastic curtailment of anscribed music, through formula- tion of a set of regulations setting | forth the precise circumstances un- der which union musicians may play | for recording purposes. A hearing has been set for September 16. Adver- tisers, too, will be viewing the pro- ceedings with interest. Local Boy— ROBERT ST. F. HURLEIGH, Former local announcer and theatrical promoter, now as- sociated with WFBR in Balti- more. Featured by the station as newscaster and commenta- tor, Hurleigh, recently turned 25, probadbly is the youngest in the business. Many Outstanding Musical Hits Were Turned Out in Quick Time ADIO'S °‘Hit Parade’ pro- gram acquaints listeners with the 10 leading songs of the week, but the song- Smiths say the numbers that have been outstanding hits were turned out in a few minutes,” says Harry Salter, orchestra leader of the “Hit Parade.” “The classic example,” continues Salter, “is George M. Cohan's ‘Over There,’ written in 10 minutes.” While “Bombo” was in the tryout stages at Atlantic City in 1921, Al Jolson and Buddy De Sylva, waiting for & sudden rain to. stop, sat in s Boardwalk cafe and penned “April Showers.” Watching the famed bath- ing beauty contest at the shore resort{songs written in double-quick order, during an an engagement of the Royal | Oscar Bradley . . | present at the tea gpoke to him, Canadians there, Carmen Lombardo wrote “Sweethearts on Parade.” Be- iween rehearsal acts of “Of Thee I “Imported” Stars. MERICA has been the land of | promise for many persons of for- | | eign birth in many fields. Radio has | been no exception. Peter van Steeden, maestro of the “Town Hall Tonight” program forwards some interesting information regarding the number of | persons born in other countries who have come here and won radio fame. | “Russia contributed such perform- | ers as Andre Kostelanetz and Al Jol- son,” contends Peter . . . “France gave us Lily Pons and Jean Sablon . . . Bob Hope is a native of England . . . Joe | Penner was born in Hungary and Igor Gorin is a native Viennese . . . Xavier Cugat is from Spain . . . Thomas L. Thomas was the contribu- tion of Wales . . . Great Britain also sent over Ray Noble and Phil Baker's Harry “Bottle” McNaughton and - M. H. H. Joachim, creator of “Your Unseen Friend,” was born in India . . . Edgar A. Guest was born in England . . . The Martinez Brothers, Tito Guizar and Tito Coral crossed the Mexican border . . . Harry the Czar's regime . . . Anne Jamison, soprano of “Hollywood Hotel,” is the only native of Ireland currently star- ring on an important program.” A Courtesy Won Chance. T IS because Alec Templeton, blind English pianist, is invariably oblig- ing that he got his first important “break” as & radio performer. The star of the Sunday evening “Universal Rhythm” broadcasts was entertained 8t tea a few years ago at the home of 8 friend in London. He was, of course, asked to play, and obliged. In addition to playing some classical numbers, he performed some of his intricate im- provisations. After he had finished his performance, one of the women “I liked your playing a lot,” she said. “I am only sorry that my husband isn’t here to hear you.” Not bothering to ask her who her husband was, where he was, or why he should care to hear him play, Alec echoed her regret and added: “If you care to figure out a way for me to play for him, I would be glad to do s0.” The woman was Mrs. Jack Hylton, Alec played for her husband and soon was a sensation in England as the star of Jack Hylton's orchestra, Radio Scalpers. CKETS to broadcasts have be- come sp scarce that scalpers are operating in the vicinity of Radio City. Morton Bowe, tenor star of N. B. C’s Priday night show with Tommy Dorsey's band, is months behind in his ticket requests, even though he broadcasts in a studio seating 1,800 persons. The height of something or other was reached the other night when Morton alighted from a cab in front of the studios for his broadcast. A sharp-looking fellow drew him to one side. “Listen, buddy,” the man whis- pered, “I can let you have two tick- ets to the broadcast for $1 apiece!” 8ing” the Gerahwin brothers fashioned “Wintergreen for President.” Cole Porter, with three-quarters of an hour to wait for & party, walked to a piano and gave the world “What Is This Thing Called Love?” Noel Coward, unique as always, scribbled with stub pencil on a scratch pad while riding in a cab from Times Square to Sixty-Seventh street and produced his best-known song “I'll See You Again.” Benny Goodman was playing & dance date at the Savoy ball room when he got the inspiration for “Stompin’ at~the Savoy.” And the most famous of all composed during the booming of heavy guns fired at Fort McHenry, is Francis Bcott Key's “The Btar Spangled Bannen® Gracie Ex-Stenog. RACIE ALLEN, the pride of her secretarial class, was holding down her first job as ‘‘somebody’s stenog” when she met George Burns, and they decided to team up as & vaudeville act. He was doing a song- and-dance routine with Billy Lor- raine. Can’t Quit Benny. 7,1GGY ELMAN, featured trumpet- er in Benny Goodman's ‘Swing School, keeps trying to quit Benny's | band to return to his two (‘Iulhmgl stores in Atlantic City. Ziggy resigns | every 30 often at 6 pm. but re]oinn‘\ the band at 7—Goodman swing has “got” him. CAPITAL’S RADIO PROGRAM TODAY'S PROGRAM WMAL—630k. | WRC—950k. AUGUST 8, 1937 | _WOL--1310k. | WJSV-—1,460k. | Ensembl= Child's Concert Coast to Coast Harold Nagel's Or. P; Concert Ensemble |Elder Michaux News Bulletins Morning Concert Melodies | Bible High Light String Quartet ‘n" That Morning Concert Dixie Harmonies .| Church of the Air |Romany Trail Your_Washington |Church Songs 8485848588555 1 News —Songs | News—Fianos 5| Nellie's Daughter 0:30 Green Bros. Orch. | Vogues {Bravest of Brave Watch Tower. Hawaiian Echoes Ay, Brown News—Bulletins Christian Science Major Bowes 11:00 Southernaires | The Hour GI | Round Table Dance Invitation [Midday Musicale 12:00 Music Hall 12:15 p 12:30 Our Neighbors 124510 | {Moods and Modes |Art Brown Major Bowes Church Services News— Sammy Cantor vaye's Or. | Church of the Air | ayensOr:fil e | Shapiro China's Consul Gen. | Poet's Gold 1:00 Magic 1:15 © 1:30] 1:45) Key ‘Sunday Drivers Thatcher Colt Watch Tower T RS Art Brown | - G 16\ Dsamas ToiHounserieiOF: - "2:00{A Capella Choir 30| To be announced Symphony comn"u.mh" of the Air| C_B. S, Symphony Will McCune's Ov.i et o | Vespers Sen. Fishface World 1s Yours [Red River Valley Radioland Orch. Spelling Bee Alpine Concert = "4:00 Drama 5 :30 | Encore Music Helen ‘Traubel Paul Mertin's Or. |Emerson Gill's Or. Ou ighbors | Trving Conn's Or. | Lombardo’s Or. Time uards’ Band | alif. Concert Catholic Hour |A Tale of Today Ave Maia Hour Dancing Moods News Bulletins Jane Froman Fireside Recital [Jingle Frogram |Sports Resume |Glenn Carow Dick Jurgen's Or. |Arch M:Donald |Watch Tower |Harry von Zell Froos | W. C. Fields - Rhythms Milton Berle i Spelling Bee Eddie Stanley 00 Rippling Rhythm | 815 e | 8:30 | Walter Winchell Familiar Music 8:45|Organ Reveries o Merry Go Round |Five Star Final ‘kh.ylhm Show | [Russ Morgans Or. '99 :oo5 [Music” Camp Sunday Party Good Will Hour Stadium Concert “ . News C. Molna's Or. Jerry Blaine's Or. (M. Alpert's Or. News—Molina's Or. News—Music | Rhythm —Romance P. Napoleon's Or. Jay Freeman's Or. | Dance Music o Bill Coyle Don Bestor's Or. Henry Busse’s Or. | Ozzie Nelson's Or. F. Masters” Or. |D. Gasoarre’s Or. Jan Garber's Or. 12:00| Sign Off Sign Oft 2:15 AM. TOMORROW’S 6:30 Gordon Hittenmark| | News—Sun Dial 1 12:30/ Joe Sanders’ Or. _'Sign Off | ’ [Dick Jurgens” Or. [The Wtching Hr. | News Bulletins PROGRAM. Sun Dial Morning Devotions Today's Prelude 5| 0 [Gordon Hittenmark Art Brown [Sun Dial News—Art Brown| Club 3 4 00 15 ]‘ Breakfa, ! " :45|Brkft. Club—News News—Hittenmark Gordon Hittenmark Art Brown Sun Dial Jack Berch Bachelor's Children News—Art Brown Mary Marlin Ma Perkins News Bulletins Myriad Voices V. Wigas | Just Plain Bill 00 5 0 5 Today's Childs John's Other Wife Sweethearts Choir Loft Marriage Clinic News—Police Pretty Kitty Kelly Myrt ani Marge Louise and Lads Angelo Patri The ONeills Personal Column Vic and Sade |Edward_MacHugh David flarum Backstage Wife Mystery Chef Wife Saver Get Thin to Music| Pianologues Martha and Hal Organ Recital. Air Magazine Big Sister Real Life Stories Dick Leibert Mary Marlin Barry McKinley Terri Franconi Grace and Scotty The Cadets :45 | Fran Allison Armchai- Quartet |{We Are Four Our _Gal Sunday ve a arn News Bulleting Farm & Home Hr. Mary Mason lews—Music Dan Harding's Wife Swing_Blues Your News Parade Helen Trent Momin!. Concert Bill Lewis | creation. tty ane b Hymn Progzam imm's Daughter In_Hollywood News—Music Organ Recital Harold Turner [Farm & Home Hr.| Musicale U. S. Nuvy Band Salon Orchestra Organ Recital Dance Music Organ Recital. A Woman's Ey(l Afternocn Rhythms News Bulletins Between Bookends )| U S Navy Band Sulky Race Talk It Over Pepper Young Ma Perkins Vic and Sade The O'Neills Wakeman's Sports| Spotlight Revue Wkeman's Sports Col. Jack Major Pop Concert Lorenzo Jones Mountaia Boy Waltz Favorites | Club Matinee The_Guiding Light exas Jim Lewis Bob Byion News Bulletins i Dictators Wakeman's Sports Carmell Snow Escorts and Betty Singing Lady Even'g Star Flashes U. 5. Army Band Dental Ass'n Symphonic Choir Don Winslow Joha Johnston 4:15 4:30 4:45 5:00 5:15 5130 5:45|Lowell Thomas Wf‘h-:-'- Sports Funny ‘Thiags Merwn K. Hart Gum{-ll'l Or. Air Headliners Afternoon P:ograms. 1:00 p.m.—WMAL, “The Key. 2:00 p.m.—WJSV, Columbia Sym- phony Orchestra. Evening Programs. 6:00 p.m.—WRC. Jane Froman. 6:30 p.m.—WJSV, Harry von Zell, 7:00 pm.—WRC, W. C. Fields: WJSV, Milton Eerle and Wendal! Hall 0 p.m.—WJSV, Eddie Stanley. 8:00 p.m.—WOL, “Five Star Fi- nal”; WJSV, Rhythm Show. 8:30 pm.—WRC., American Al- bum of Familiar Music 9:00 pm.—WRC. Sunday Night Party; WOL, Good Will Hour. Short-Wave Programs. 7:30 pm.—CARACAS. Dance Music, YVSRC, 51.7 m, 5.8 meg. 9:00 p.m.—LONDON, Anthology of Period Verse, GSG, 168 m. 1779 meg.; GSI,19.6 m, 15.26 meg.; GSD, 255 m., 11.75 meg.; GSB, 315 m, 9.51 meg. 9:15pm—~BERLIN, Comic Opera, DJD, 254 m, 11.77 meg. Magic Music Stimulated. PL’I’ER VAN STEEDEN, maestro of the Town Hall Tonight, observes that radio definitely has stimulated a return to the old-time desire for music Peter feels that twc¢ of the most active stimuli in that direc- tion are the amateur hours and the widely advertised salaries of radio entertainers. “When radio first became recog- nized as an entertainment,” says Van Steeden, ‘“‘we became more music listeners and However, the rule of so-called easy money and the temptation to embrace radio careers is causing the Ryerage layman to find out just how much talent he really has in his system, and as a result the sale of musical in- struments has gonme up accordingly.” Wanted: Writing Talent. ADIO, in time, will develop some of the finest writing that ever has been known in the entertainment fleld. So says Charles Martin, author of the dramatizations on the “Johnny Presents” programs. Radio drama, contends Martin, like both the stage and screen, has been going through s development stage, always tending toward finer things, as witness the recent Shakespeare and the proposed Eugene O'Neill airings. However, the kilocycles must do by the medium of voice alone what the stage and screen portray by both sight and sound. That's why its dramatic presentations must have more punch per line, says Martin. . Role for Wynne. { WYNNE GIBSON has been selected to play the feminine lead op- posite Jack Holt in his newest star- ring vehicle for Columbia, River of Missing Men” She was previously seen under the company's banner in “Come Closer Folks” and “Racketeers in Exile.” Miss Gibson came to pictures from the New York stage, where she ap- peared in many successful Broadway productions before making her film debut in “Nothing But the Truth.” Some of her latest pictures include “Sleepers East,” “Crosby Case, of Java,’ “I Give My Lov Night Out” and ‘Gambling.” F—7 Helen Menken Increasing Her Popularity on Radio Stage Veteran, Now in Serial Drama, Began Career on Boards in Production of “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” H ELEN MENKEN, stage veteran but radio newcomer, made her bow upon the boards as one of the fairies in a production of Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night's Dream,” but slight indication of the renown which was to be hers in succeeding yes: Although that initial rele ‘was essayed at the age of 5, Miss Menken has retained her acquaintanceship with the bard’s works. S8he was a member of the Society, playing such varled roles as%- Portia in “The Merchant of Venice, Calpurnia in “Julius Caesar” and Ophelia in “Ham- let” S8She s scheduled to read Olivia’s lines in the radfo produc- tion of “Twelfth Night” on Au- gust 30. Among Miss Menken’s earlier creditable sfage efforts were those in the Broadway shows, “Humphy Dumpty” “The Pied Piper of Hamelin,” with | De Wolf Hopper; “Mr. Hamlet of Broadway.” with Eddie Foy. and “The Silver Btar,” with Ade- line Genee. Later she broadened her experience through work with stock companies in Cleveland, Salem, Lynn, Reading, Utica and Denver, as well as through touring as a member of the road company presenting “Sin- ners."” That sought-after “first big chance” Helem Menken, offered the role of Blahche Amory in Drew. Next came the important as- signment of Virginia Embry in “Par- lor, Bed Room and Bath.” With her talents in demand, Miss Menken scored her first great triumph as Miss Fair- less music creators. | “The | child in the popular “Three Wise Pools.” Diane, in “Seventh Heaven' | pushed her up another notch on the | theater’s ladder. brought her a London | engagement. Returning to New York | she was starred in “Congal.” “The In- ,flmu S8hoeblack,” “Rock Me, Julia,” | “Saint Wench.” Her principal laurels | in recent vears have come from im- | pressive performances in Zoe Atkins Pulitzer Prize winner, ‘The Old Mald,” and in Maxwell Anderson's success, “Mary of Scotland.” in which she plaved Queen Elizabeth. Yes, it is the same Helen Menken who has been achieving increasing radio popularity as Brenda Cummings in the serial dama “Her Second Hus- band.” ACQUES RENARD is an outstand- ing example of the type of or- chestra leader who has built a life around a motif of musical study and appreciation. The son of a musically- inclined Russian family whose ances- tral roots were founded in Kiev, Russia, he moved with them at an early age to Boston, Mass.. where his father founded an importing business dealing chiefly in Italian commodities. Scarcely before Jacques could wrap his chubby hands around a base ball bat, his doting mother thrust a vio- | Iin into his hands with the instruc- | tions he learn to play the instrument | or else. From that time forward. neither money or moral suasion was lacking to promote his musical edu- cation. He proved to be a musical | prodigy. for he was doing solo work | while still a young school boy, and was devoted to his violin. Between attending school and aid- ing in the family's commercial enter- prises, Renard studied music under the capable direction of Jacques Hofffnan, | and, at the age of 16. he secured an engagement to tour South America as a violinist for the famous dancer Ann Pavlowa. tour, followed several more years of intensive study under two great Bos- ton Symphony concertmeisters and offers to play regularly with both con- cert and popular dance combinations. At this point, he decided on piloting his own orchestra, and. combining bus- iness with pleasure, he opened s sup- per club in the Hub City known as The Cocoanut Grove. He followed this with the Club Mayfair from which he made his first broadcast. He has been an airwave feature ever since. After his fourth broadcast from the Mayfair, he was signed to a commer- cial program, and since that time has been heard as maestro on many of the most important commercial features in radio. Besides his orchestral activities he has writen two numbers that have found popularity, “Caressing You" and “Just Call on Me.” AB CONCEIVED by Ray Block, the 8Swing Fourteen have & flexi- bility of tonal qualities and a variety of different groupings that permit them to present every type of com- position from “In & Monastery Gar- den” to the swingiest of the current “swing" selections. To provide further variety, Ray has originated such com- binations from the group as “The Three Harmonics” and the “Eight Stout-Hearted Men,” besides having the additional advantage of featuring such duet combinations as Frances Adair and Glenn Cross, who also are highlighted as vocalists with Floyd Sherman. Part and parcel of the “Fourteen” Elaborate Time-Checking System Controls Programs of Columbia EHIND the striking of the mu- sical gong which gives the time signals on the C. B. 8. network lies a series of pains= taking time-checks and clock-set- tings. There are 50 clocks in Co- lumbia’s studios and playhouses, any one of which might be the one se- lected by an announcer when giving the “correct time” to the Nation. Each one of those clocks runs in- dependently and must be set by hand. If it should be as much as one second off, & whole day’s program- ming could be upset. For one thing, local stations running a second be- hind time are likely to miss cues for station identifications, or they might switch back to the originating studios & second after & program has begun. ‘The master-control room is in touch by phone with all studios. If, at 9:25, & maintenance techniclan wants to set the two clocks in Studio 1, for example, he first stops both clocks and sets them ahead five minutes to 9:30. Next he phones up to master control and asks for & cue at ex- actly 9:30. On the half-hour mark & technician in master control cries “woof” (the accepted signal) into the telephone, and the maintenance man throws a switch starting both the clocks in the studio simultaneously. Thib reliance on the master control clock is not blind faith. That clock, upon which millions of people depend to catch tratns, go fo school or to B work, is set every 60 minutes by Ar- lington time signals. To catch Ar- lington's signals technicians have built & special radio receiving set which tunes in Arlington and nothing else. It looks just like any other radio set, but time signals are all one can get on it. Naval Observatory gives the hour 24 times & day, which means that the special radio, which is always turned on, keeps quiet for 59 minutes out of every hour. During its active moments it says: “Beep.” PHILCO SALES AND SERVICE L.S.JULLIEN. . 1443 P 5t.N.W. N0.8076 ‘it 29 Auto Radio EETH BROS. 1230 13 8. 0w. “ee 6764 came to Helen Menken when she was | “Ma). Pendennis.” which starred John | | co-operation with his partner, | Rollins, | activities, Jean has established a class After the South American | Chicago Civic Shakespeare are 2 sopranos, 1 contralto, 3 memo- sopranos, 4 tenors, 2 baritones and 3 bass voices. They all possess out- standing musical and radio training, thus giving the group a versatility generally unknown to musical com- binations fo this type, ‘Thumbnail sketching the “Four. teen,” you find Genevieve Rowe, who is a winner of an Atwater Kent audition and a National Federation of Music contest; Marion McManus, 50pPrano, who appeared recently at the Hollywood Bowl with Nelson Eddy; Frances Adair, contralto soloist and duetist, who appeared in Georgs White's “Scandals” as prima donna and is a network artist of major proportions; Judy Freeland, Beverly Freeland and Helen Jackson, mezzo- sopranos all, who were heard as “The Blue Flames.” Also Norman Horn, tenor, who sang two years with the Detroit Opera Co.; Gordon Cross, tenor, a church singer of note; Floyd Sherman, tenor and soloist, & runner-up for the Atwater Kent auditions and soloist with the Paris Opera Comique for two years; Fred Roberts, tenor, who ap- peared several seasons with the Amer- ican Opera Co, and Gilenn Cross, baritone, who started earning his liv- ing as & cartoonist on a Seattls newspaper, later singing in a choir and finally entering the radio world. Then there is George Kirk. baritone, who won the National Federation Music Club contest and has heen fea- tured in such musical productions as “New Moon"” and “Revenge With Mi- sic”; Willilam Hargrave, bass, and former member of the American Opera Co. and Roger Kinne, bass, who has been soloist on many im- portant network programs. COMMON phrase among the workaday people of the world is, “If I only had the time—" To Jean Paul King. C. B. 8. an- nouncer, this trite phrase doesn't mean & thing, for he hasn't the time to worry about anything, and when he does, he crowds into his already loaded weekly schedule a new and different type of activity. The latest working diversion to be added is the part-ownership of the Wharf{ Theater at Provincetown, Mass., where he presents weekly, in Meil McFee Skinner, such outstanding Summer theater productions as “Her Master's Voice.” with Blanche Ring, and “It's a Wise Child,” with David Not content with theatrical of 24 ardent radio students who re- ceive instructions from “Prof.” King in such radio subjects as dramatic acting, writing for radio, practical radio technique, microphone place- ment, sound effects and announcing. And all of these muitifarious ac- tivities are crowded into a week end of Friday to Monday, when the busy Jean is not announcing the “Myrt and Marge” series, Floyd Gibbons' broadcast, the Jessica Dragonette show, being the ‘“voice” on a twicee weekly newsreel and broadcasting a five-day-week news report. Some one approached Jean the other day with an opportunity of doing a series of movie “shorts.” He accepted, because he has a couple of idle hours that are at present on the “loose.” Kipling Was Right. PREPAR]NO programs for Eastern and Western listeners gives a cone ductor many headaches, and Wilbur Hatch has to keep on his toes in order to please all audiences. As music di- rector for Hollywood's KNX, Columbia outlet in the fllm colony, Hatch has two broadcasts for Bastern listeners each week, and several others weekly for the West Coast. “Hit tunes don't register in every locale at the same time " says Hatch. “A few weeks ago, the biggest hit in Hollywood was ‘Carelessly,’ and yet it reached its Eastern peak two months before. 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