Evening star., 1934-12-30

PSYCHOLOGISTS, educators and
L people who make a business OF
other peoples business seem to
worry a lot about professional kids.
They're greatly concerned about the
effect of the stage, the screen and
radio on the Shirley Temple and the
Frank Thomas Juniors and the Jackie
Coopers. The general opinion seems to
be that professional kids are a lot Of
spoiled brats.
can't speak with authority on the
characters and general dispositions of
the stage and screen kids. About
radio youngsters he can speak with
authority for it has been part of his
job to work with them for the past
five years And they're a fine crowd of
youngsters. Naturally, there are some
spoiled brats. But I don't think the
percentage of annoying children who
get in your hair is any greater in
radio than in any school room of what
we consider average children. In fact,
the professional kids have a much
better sense of discipline and greater
regard for the time and rights of
others than your average youngster
who has never been cursed with talent
I think the radio kids are a grand
bunch
THAT there is a place for Mickie
L Mouse and Walt Disney'S whole
troupe on the air seems to have
been proven. The Hall of Fame pres
entation of the Disney gang last Sun
dav night was one of the brightest
and most amusing of the holiday fea-
lures &. . Incidentally. the Hall of
Fame show becomes Club Romance"
starting January 6. Cast will include
Conrad Thibault, Lois Bennett. Adele
Ronson, Ned Weaver. Lee Patrick and
an orchestra directed by Don Voorhees,.
This lad. Hiram Brown, is busy,
Responsible for the writing and pro-
duction of The Little French Prin-
cess, The Gumps" and "Peggys Doc
tor Frank Parker as a comedian
is becoming almost as well known as
Frank Parker as a singer Frank
Luther is boxing and skipping rope
to keep in trim Bob Simmons, who
was snowbound once last year, is pre-
pared this year.
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4 DID Take 1t Back Department:
IA Stanley j. Frederickson of the
Sd Naval Reserve n -ict. Ma
val Communication Re. e, United
States Naval Reserve (there is more
of this but the only important part
is Brooklyn) tells us that broadcasters
do use real code messages. He grants
that most of the time they don't but
sometimes they do and cites Lowell
Thomas as a notable exception. After
three pages of words showing us that
We were only partly right, he says:
Which all goes to prove that you
can't pull the wool over a hams
eyes" We're still thinking that one
over.
First there was Stein on the air.
and now it's Einstein. The famous
scientist speaks over an N. B. c. net
work January 8. Who says what about
the alleged 12-year-old mind of the
average radio liStener?.. If you've
any doubt as to how old your own
mental equipment is. you might tune
in tonight when three of radios best
minds give list of bestS for 1884
and see how well your own list agrees
with theirs. Norman Hapgood, John
B. Kennedy and William Llrndell are
going to tell what they liked in the
year that's about to make its exit.
Another Sunday event is the launch
ing of the first Nationwide radio
program featuring amateur talent.
It's c. B. S. program. replacing the
Music by Gershwin series, and will be
heard at the same time, 6 O'Clock.
Ray Perkins will be master of cere-
monies.