The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-01-01
STUDIO VISITS WITH
TWINKLING STARS IN
RADIO PARLIAMENT


portrayal in Friendship Town, a
new program series inaugurated over
an NBC-WJZ coast-to-coast net
work. An all-star cast, including
Edwin Whitney, Don Carney, Pick
7, Malone and Pat Pagett. blackface
comedians; Virginia Gardiner; Edith
Spencer and Harry Salter's orches-
ira depict the various characters
making up the country village of to-
day. There are scenes in the drug
store; the academy Of music, up
stairs; the garage; opera house and
other local points of interest in
Friendship Town. Local politics
play large part in the general
theme, with love interest supplied by
q pair of young sweethearts. Vocal
selections are provided weekly by
Frank Luther, tenor star.
Ray Perkins. radio funster, says
there are a lot Of men today who,
when they think of business, get
plump III TIE CHrOdC.
One Of the most enthusiastic ad-
mirers Of Dean Gleason L. Archer,
who broadcasts talks on law over a
National network weekly, is an ell
derby blind man who sends gifts rang
Ing from rare books on Colonial his
fnrvy fo hovoe Of f,1,;t
Frank Crunlit and Julia Sanderson,
dropped in on Rudy vallee at the
Pennsylvania Grill recently. vallee
suddenly broke into his routine, and
called on Crumit to sing his "Gay
Caballero.' Frank got up. cleared
his throat, hesitated, and had to adj
init that at the moment he could not
remember the words of one of the
most famous of the songs written by
none other than Mr.. Frank Crumit.
Some quick prompting by Miss San
derson saved the day.
A soldier who has been in the
United States Veterans hospital
since the World war recent wrote
to Elaine Page, fashion expert on
the Woman's Radio Review, for
instructions for crocheting scarf
described in one of her broadcasts.
The veteran explained he could stick
to knitting like many of his COM
rades, but he preferred to do some
thing different.
The quintet of Hawaiian Sere-
naders halls from the South Sea Is
lands. Joseph Rodgers, the director,
picked up the other four members
and brought them to America. They
are William Joseph, Frank Antiser,
Jim Hapikini and Samson Akaka.
Three versatile NBC staff members
can reproduce almost any program
on the air, in the opinion of their as
sociates. They are Ross German,
who plays twenty-five musical instru-
ments; Ray Kelly, sound effects ex-
( pert, who reproduces almost any
/ known sound, and Hack Wilson, en-
(; gineer, who can initiate virtually any
radio voice after hearing it once.
Marcella Shields, who plays varied
roles, is proud of naive tribute to
her ability as delineator of chill
dren. Following a recent broadcast
In which the former vaudeville ac-
tress played little girl. she re-
ceived dozens Of letters from chill
dren who thought she really was a
child.
Harry Kogen and Paul Jonas start
cd playing professional music togeth-
er fifteen years ago, and became sep
arated three years later. In the
twelve years that the partners
searched for each other, Pau never
connected his friend with the Harry
Kogen who leads the National Farm
and Home Hour orchestra and sew
eral other radio units. The pair met
by accident recently when Jonas, who
is Joliet (Ill.) orchestra leader, Wis
tied Chicago.
Many celebrities are nervous be-
fore microphone, but not Frank
Buck, the man who brings 'em back
alive from the jungles. Buck. who
was recently interviewed by Grant
land Rice over a national network,
admits he was jumpy during rehears-
al. but perfectly at ease when he
faced the .'mike."
! Lewis James, tenor Of the ReyeIers
quartet, earned his first money when
fifteen by doing the chores and milk
ing seven cows daily on Michigan
farm.