The Coolidge examiner., 1932-01-08
STUDIO VISITS WITH
TWINKLING STARS IN
RADIO FIRMAMENT

MODERN Sndll-IOWn lie is UelIlS
portrayed 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
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 a large part in the general
theme, with love interest supplied by
pair of young sweethearts. Vocal
selections are provided weekly by
Frank Luther, tenor star.
Ray Perkins, radio funster, says
there are lot of men today who,
when they think of business, get
slump in the throat.
MarcelIa Shields, who plays varied
roles, is proud of a naive tribute to
her ability as delineator of chill
dren. Following a recent broadcast
in which the former vaudeville ac-
tress played a little girl, she re-
ceived dozens Of letters from chill
dren who thought she really was a
child.
A soldier who has been in the
United States Veterans hospital
since the World war recently wrote
to Elaine Page, fashion expert on
the WOman's Radio Review, for
instructions for crocheting a scarf
described in one of her broadcasts.
The veteran explained he could
stick to knitting like many Of his
comrades, but he preferred to do
something different.
Many celebrities are nervous be-
fore a 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 re-
hearsal, but perfectly at ease when
he faced the mike"
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 Antiseri,
Jim Hapikini and Samson Akaka.
Will Rogers, according to Frank
Luther, tenor, is the only great
comedian who never looks for gags"
for his next stage appearance. Lu-
ther Travelled with Rogers through
the South and West on a flood relief
tour, and declares the humorist is
never at a loss for the correct an
swer to any question-seriOus or hu-
morous.
The other night on the Cantor pro-
gram:
Wellington: Hey, Eddie! In China
they grow pumpkins so big they
cut 'em in two and each half makes
a cradle for a baby.
Admiral Cantor: Huh That's
nothing! Back home they grow veg
etables so large that three cops
sleep on one beet.
Frank Crumit 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 ad-
nit 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.
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Russ ColumbO defines his brand of
entertainment by saying that he
stakes song and reads it musically
into the hearts of listeners
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