The Washington times., 1931-03-31
NEWS-GOSSIP
OF RADIO
WORLD

in the world-Alexander Kuroch-
kin-will be heard with the
Kremlin Art Quintet when that
Russian group inaugurates
Wednesday night series of half
hour broadcasts over an N. B. c.
WIZ network Wednesday at
1880 p. m.
Kurochkin, renowned for his
unusually fine toned activity in
the lower register, has been
known to sing F below C, an in.
terval of sixth from the extreme
eft hand end of any standard
piano keyboard. His tones in
radio broadcasting, which gen
orally descend to within close
proximity of the bass record, are
firm, round, abundant in volume
and splendidly under control.
Is radio an aid in the cultiva-
ton of good taste? According to
William S. Paley, president of
the Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn, it is. We trust, for Mr..
Paley's sake, that he limits his
pronouncement to the scope of a
general rule. If he does not, let
him reconcile his theory with
the advertising the tobacco COM
pany which, in it's cigar pro.
grams, has accorded the horrid
synonym for the word "expec-
torate."
The reaction of people Of re-
finement whose good taste is not
to be attributed to a radio educa-
ton is no less marked than the
just resentment of business COM
petitors upon whose products the
slur is indirectly cast.
Eddie Bowling, who really
tossed that st. Patrick'S day
party at the National Press CLUB
to show broadcasters just what
he could do in the way of air
entertainment, proved a good
salesman. I hear that the cigar
cite magnates were among those
charmed, and that very soon
Eddie will be a regular weekly
network headliner over the Ma
tional Broadcasting Company sta
tionS.
After keeping one ear cooked
on the loud speaker, more or
less, for many, many months,
I still rate the Cities Service
best all-around musical entertain
ment, with an extra Easter lily
for the grand radio voice OF
Jessica Dragonette.
Frederic William Vile, Colum-
bias analyst of Washington news,
does everything he can of i'm
portance on a thirteenth of the
month, especially if it falls on
Friday, as it has already twice
this year. He lives at a mouse he
bought because the number is
1913 and requested the Washing
ton automobile license folks to
let him have 1913 for tag num-
ber. 1913 counts up 10. Vile has
yen for anything with q 10 in
it. His telephone number is 1881
counting 10. His previous home
number was 1881, which is an
other 10.
A new series of bi-weekly pro.
grams to be known as Postal
Telegraph Presents featur.
ing prominent personalities of
the theater on each broadcast.
will be inaugurated by Columbia
tonight at $50 p. m, with
Ginger Rogers, star Of "Girl
Crazy" in the role of guest
artist. The 15-ninute presenta
tions will be heard every Tues
day and Thursday at the same
time.
For her contribution to the
opening" Miss Rogers will sins
''Embraceable You" and will i'm
personate Ethel Merman's rendi
tion of IT Got Rhythm" Marx
Warnow and his orchestra will
accompany Miss Rogers.
Major Ian Firth, critic, writer
and raconteur whose articles or
stage and radio have appeared ir
Theater Magazine, will apper reg
ulrly during the series. He will
introduce the guest stars. discuss
the musical and dramatic pro
auctions now gracing both side
of Broadway and relate anecdotes
of the theatrical world.
With IL months of solid per
formance and progress behind it
the Philco Symphony Orchestrs
celebrates the first anniversary O.
it's founding tonight when spe
cial program marking the occa
sion will be broadcast over th'
Columbia Broadcasting System.
The program, which goes OF
the air at $50 p. m, will recall
the initial broadcast IL months
ago and review the musical high
lights of the year.
A musical score by an Amer
ican composer, based on Sir Wal
ter Scott's poem, The Lady o