Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-07

ed Loyalty. 1T was fun. Ny father
and mother loved IT,"
She looked amused and he did
not go any further. Then she volun-
teered:
You didn't ask me my name. But
il is Elanda Lee"
"Elanda-it suits you. It's a love-
" name. I've never heard II before.
Did your mother get il out OF a
book?r
1T was my grandmother's name.
MY people were cotton planters"
She said it in a way that made
Suwanee think they must have been
prosperous cotton planters.
Well. no matter what they plant
ed, they sure had good taste in
children"
Suwanee gave her his big grin.
and she noticed that he had the
Whitest, strongest teeth she had ever
seen. There was no doubt the young
man was a marvellous looking fellow.
She wondered what he was doing
around the studio.
DO you work here?" she asked
him then.
He tried to look woe-be-gone.
Dear me, sus! You are not one
Of my public. I'm squelched. Com
pletely %squelched. Have you never
heard Of Suwanee Collier-The
Suwanee Blue Boy'2"
do forgive me, Little Boy Blue"
Elanda laughed. But I've been
down in Atlanta where II Is almost
impossir1 to tune in on a New
York station"
But. I'm on the coast-to-coast
hook-up."
Must I tell you. them" she
smiled. Il never listen in on jazz.
I'm a singer. But, I don't like
jazz
He sank into a chair.
MY hopes are dashed. Ny life Is
III ruins. I thought | had met. at
last. a human being-and ! find
She IS high hat!'
Elander got or her dignity.
"Oh. no, Mr.. ColIisr. I'm not high
hatl I've been accused of that once
before today. But / prefer the bet
ter type Of music. The lasting music.
Jazz IS just a fad"
Are you. BY any chance. kidding
me. woman ?" he looked at her
threateningly.
II never was more serious In my
life" she assured him. But don't
let II hurt your feelings. I'm used
to arguing about Ii. I came up here
this afternoon for an addition and
my girl friend threw a fit because
I am not going to sing blues"
There's not much field for the
type stuff you want to do in radio"
Suwanee told her seriously. People
tune out on ii. I don't think opera
will ever 60 over very big on the
air. Except, OF course, the real
prima donnas that are older and
established. People listen to them
because they are we'll known"
lie realized he had made a socia,
error and fastened TO cover il up.
"Oh. I don't mean. OF course. You
are not as good as any OF them. |
don't know. I've never heard you.
But grand opera Is a tough field.
Take ~ from me. What Is your
voice?"
"Mezzo."
Thank fortune for that It won't
be that screetching prima donna
stuff that blows the tubes out OF
the radio. anyway. That is what
people tune out on. I'm glad your
voice Is low"
Elanda laughed:
well. we're fifty-fifty IN our
likes and dislikes, anyway. 7 don't
like your ukelele chattering any
better than you'il Ike my bowling
as YOU call H."
He held out his hand.
That won't make any differ
ence, though. We're going 10 bt
friends. aren't we? You'll have din.
ner with me tonight? I'm an hon
est. upright. clean living American
and I can furnish credentials
I've been here at WWBC a year
and am well known"
He stopped for breath and looked
at her 50 earnestly, despite his at,
tempt to be funny, that she decided
in a minute:
"Ill have dinner with you-yes
You don't look like such a terrible
turk. You're home folks. I'm stay.
ing with some folks from home
too-Dixie and Bang Durkin. 81
I'm well protected from the wolve.
OF New York"
That's good" he said. seriously
You've got TO watch your step II
this town. You're too pretty. Theyl
be after you, hook. line and sinker.'
Are you sure? Won't that b
lovely?"
They were interrupted by a large