Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27
DVANCE informs

| " model radio receiving sets
/ ~ for the current year indi-
n cate a change in design to-
ward blending the cabinet with
the surrounding furniture. Few
changes are to be made in cleo
trical and mechanical conStruc-
ton, although many manufac-
turers are planning to market
their products in cabinets OF
period design.
Evidence of this trend was re-
vealed at an official exhibit last
week in the Office of a New York
advertising agency at which chas-
sis sets were installed in cabinets
of various designs. More than a
dozen receivers were shown in diff
ferent room settings, many Of
which had a moderniStic trend.
Several Of the sets were installed
in Colonial type cabinets, while
others blended with more ancient
periods, including Louis TX, Queen
Anne and William and Mary.
Another unique feature Of the
new cabinets is the design and
shape to fit different sections of
a room. Notable among these was
a modernistic end table contain
ing a complete receiver and loud
speaker. Others were tall cabi-
nets to At in corners or against
the side walls.
Mechanically, the new sets are
being improved in minor techni-
cal details to make them more
compact. A number of them will
feature three and four stages of
screen grid radio frequency am
plif1cation, power detection and a
single stage power amplifier.
Others will use two stages of the
audio circuit with push-pull am
plification in the final stage.
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THE melodramas produced by
= Hank Simmons and his troupe
over WMAL and other Columbia
stations are rehearsed week be-
fore being put on the air. The
orchestra spends at least one day
going over its share of the popular
! broadcast.
The "Showboat" productions
were originated by Harry G.
Browne at the instigation of
Julius Seebach, program manager
of Columbia. That was nearly two
years ago.
The "Showboat" cast rehearses
apart from the orchestra, which
forms one Of the important parts
of the actual broadcast. At no
time until the act goes on the air
do the two come together. Yet
the synchronization between the
two while on the air is faultless.
7 asst Sunday was really a chap
py Easter" for participants in
the National Broadcasting Co.'s
Sunday morning children'S hour
which WRC broadcaSts. The Is
children in the studio divided
more than $40 worth of candy,
dozens Of eggs and several crates
of apples, in addition to scores
of toy Easter rabbits and chick
ems.
All were gifts from radio listen
erS sent to Milton J. Cross, who
announces the program. The dis
tribution was made at the close
VI U11C DkOdOCaSG d1AO Oo4AAC do q
surprise to the children.
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FREEMAN GOsDEN and Charles
Correll, better known as amos
n Andy" have two more name
SakeS.
The popular radio comedians
were notified last week that Mr..
and Mrs. ]. e. Hopkins of Win
ston-Salem, N. c., had named
their newly arrived son Charles
Freeman Hopkins.
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STATION WPG, Atlantic City, is
to become a permanent link in
the Columbia chain May !.
The station operates on a fire.
quency of LOO kilocycles or 272.6
meters. It is on a full-time sched-
ule except between and pm,
when it is silent.
WPG has been on the air for
seven years. It has connections
in virtually all the well known
places in Atlantic City, including
the hotels and piers.