New Britain herald., 1929-08-14
Through the Static

There is to be a celebration over the CBS this evening. Some motor car company is celebrating some momentous event in its history and so they have hired this star and that star and this personality and that personality until the program fairly scintillates with radio artists.
 Grace Hayes the personality girl Gin the movies it is usually called #, but some how visual it and oral it are not the same) will break bottle of carbonated water over the radiator of a car at Detroit at 9 o'clock, and the program will be on. After that some sales manager
 (vice president in charge of sales is the snooty title) will make an address; Neville Fleeson will do something; Gene Goldkette and his orchestra will combat the static, Billie Jones and Ernie Hare will do their stuff; Jack Donahue of the Follies, Two Little Girls in Blue. Darling Mollie, Sunny and Rosalie will all be present and given chance to uncork their own par ticular brands of entertainment.
 Miss Hayes is a product of San i Francisco, the home of so many musical and dramatic star. She has been a singing commediene since she was in her teens. Vaudeville knew her and loved her for her charm, beauty and voice for several years, after which she achieved success in musical comedy. Miss Hayes most notable success came in radio, however, for which her voice is especially suited. WOR, Newark, leads the broadcast in the east.
 Amos and Andy have separated. But it is only for a short while two weeks. The inseparable black face comedians have gone on vaca- tions prior to assuming their duties with the NEG system to open a nightly broadcast over a chain of 17 stations starting August 19. Texas Guinan as she really is will be described by her one time press agent at Station WLW. Cincinnati, during the Women's Radio club this afternoon at 5:15. Lois Fletcher, the former press agent, New York newspaper writer, says that it is traditional that the press agent knows her subject more intimately than the famed ones own family. La Guinan has probably made page
 one more often than anyone else
 on Broadway, the press agent says. l She is the most maligned individual
 who ever looked out of the com- posite picture of a tabloid news paper.
 One of the latest radio finds, Robert Simmons, tenor, will take leading part in the Recollections of Sigmund Romberg program which will be featured over WEAIr and associated stations this evening at 8 o'clock. Among other tuneful Romberg numbers, MT. Simmons will sing Deep In My Heart from the ever popular Student Prince. Born in St. Louis of a musical family, Mir, Simmons studied music as boy because he considered it the best sport in the world. Two years as instructor of voice in the New England Conservatory of Music followed his graduation both from the conservatory and Boston university. Then came season with the St. Louis Civic Opera con- pany. Last year he studied in Ber- | lin
 In many ways MT. Simmons was | just a chance find. He happened along for an addition with the NEG and left with a contract
 Will You Remember from May time will be offered by MT. Simmons and Gladys Rice, soprano, will con- l tribute another solo, Silver Moon from My Maryland. The concert | will be directed by Erno Rapee. Life back stage with all the hid den and often tragic interludes in a | thespian's existance of which the | audience never hears of will be pre- scented on Hank Simon's Show Boat when it docks at WOR this evening | at o'clock to broadcast another | hour over the CBS system.
 The play, written by J. Hawey | Cook, himself an actor in stock
 concerns the marriage of Happy
 Davenport, a leading man. to a
 young woman outside the profess
 sion. and of subsequent attempts on
 his life by a jealous member of his
 company who had hoped some day
 to win his love.
 The attack on the hero of the | piece, made from a box during the | performance of Romeo and Juliet.
 climaxes the performances, while
 cn the Maybelle insures a never tiring performance.
 William Wirges, accompanist for
 the barber shop trio. has made an
 unusual score of three old favorites
 for these male vocalists which they
 will present this evening at 9
 o'clock through the WEAF chain of
 the NEG system.