The Washington times., 1930-03-22
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BENWADE AWl

I have often wondered what
would happen If Arthur Bagley-
who for five years or more. has
been directing the morning health
exercises-should oversleep. Would
we have to be satisfied with Bill
Mahoney'S music and the Metro
politan chimes? Well, the news
arrives at the desk as to Just how
Mr.. Bagley keeps faith with his
N.B.C. public and employers. The
routine for getting the chart man
to the studio for his morning pat
ter Is as follows: The hotel clerk
phones his room at 5:45. At 5:55
another clock sounds, and at 6 a
third clock rings. Just to make
sure that Bagley is really up, the
hotel clerk phones again at 6:O5.
Bagley is proud of the fact that
since he started broadcasting the
exercises five years ago, he has
never been late for q class.
Lawrence Tibbett will be the
star Of the Atwater-Kent hour
tomorrow night on the National
Broadcasting Company network.
Mr.. Tibbett Is at present enter
tanning via the Columbia Theater
screen and the sound horns.
Next month he comes to town
with the Metropolitan Opera stars
to sing at the Fox Theater. And
he collects every week on a fat
Metro-GoldWyn contract. Great
heavens, how the money rolls in!
Many listeners are bored to
death by talking programs. But
the chain systems find that good
speakers awaken a tremendous
response as measured by CORE
Spondence. Thus Senator Wheel
erS'S speech on progressive poll
cies melted 5000 listeners to write
in for copies Of the address. A
speech by Senator Metcalf urg-
ing patience for the London naval
parley won 1,400-letter response.
Merle Thorpe of Nations BUSH
ness and David Lawrence are
other air takers who are obliged
to keep a clerical force busy send
ing out copies of their radio
remarks.
Radio listeners will see as well
as hear some Of their favorite
radio characters, If negotiations
between the National Broadcast
ing Company and several large
motion picture producers are car
ried through.
The tremendous demand for
"talikie shorts" by moviegoerS
throughout the nation has created
bull market in dialogue sketches
and a number of radio writer's
have been asked to sell the mo-
ton picture rights to their
scripts, according to reports.
Among the radio sketches un-
der consideration for "talkies"
are 1.-THE Silver Flute" the "Rise
Of the Goldbergs," the "Jameses,"
the Cub Reporter" "Harbor
Lights" and Cuckoo"
High lights on today's programs are:
IL A. NJ.
WMAI-The regular Saturday morn
ing program will be broadcast by the
United States Army band, Capt. VIII
liam J: Stannard. leader. from the Army
S:SO p. NJ.
WRC-one of New York city's old
est male choruses, the INLAND Bund
Singing Society. will broadcast a group
sociated with the National Broadcast
ing Company. George Friedgen, for
% years instructor or these singers.
will direct the program. The INLAND
Bund Chorus was organised in 1853
and has held rehearsals weekly dur
ing the II years of its existence. The
chorus sings in German and will broad
cast in that language. Three of the
songs will be heard for the first time
in AmericA.
5P. M.
WMAL-Kenyon Congdon. baritone,
VIII be the soloist when the French
trio broadcasts from WABC and the
CHS. at :. m.' Saturday. March y.
"Bergerette" and Massanets "Elegie."
p. NJ.
WRC-"Keeping Up with the Times
Last minute news flashes presented by
Washington Times.
ESQ p. M.
WABC-Those sets reaching out to
New York can tune Lou Little, former
Columbia's mentor. He speaks on :hs
Ted HuSinR's Sportslant program.
p. NJ.
WRC-"The New Business World" .
business talk by Merle Thorpe.
S:45 p. NJ.
WMAL-National Representation for
the District of Columbia. Major Julius
I. Peyser, past president of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Bar Association, will
be the speaker.
0P. M.
WMAI-Prof. r. u. Musclebound, no
ted Nit wit. will play double role
when "The Dear Little Nit Wits" pre-
sent their own version of "Dr. Jekyll
WRC-Iames p. Dunn's ''we.' con-
sidered the most successful musical in
depreciation of Co.. Charles Lindbergh's
transatlantic flight. will be played by
a symphony orchestra directed by Wal
ter Damrosch in the General Electric
hour.
10 p. NJ.
WMAI-The ParamOuntPublix hour,
Introducing Hollywood and vaudeville
stars with Jesse Crawford, organist,
and the Paramount Theater Orchestra.
WRC-Lucky Strike dance Orchestra.
Skill Saves Pilot WetZ