Evening star., 1934-02-25
Radio Offers Solution
Of Train Grew Contacts
Engine Ca boose Communication on New Haven
Seen Forerunner of General Use
of System.

ment, only to have it picked up "sour"
by poor receivers. Manufacturers, on
the other hand, have contended that
the publics pocketbook during the last
few years has not been sufficiently fat
to warrant building of such sets,
which run into considerably more
money than the "cigar-box" and
midget types which have become so
popular.
Before the depression, they point
out, engineering technique in both
transmission and reception was not
sufficiently developed to make possible
high fidelity radio.
ERED WARING used to carry his
l. office in his vest pocket. But to-
day, as the head of an organiza-
ton whose earning power is more than
$1,000,000 year, he occupies the en-
tire floor of a modern New York Office
building. Rehearsing and leading his
versatile Pennsylvanians for their BIZ
weekly programs over Columbia's S
Nationwide hook-up take up only
half his time. The rest Is devoted to
directing the multifarious activities Of
his Office staff of II.
Waring has brought the big business
technique to the orchestra game. He
has an impressive suite of offices above
the roar and hustle of Broadway. His
staff and Offices represent an invest
ment of $4,000 year. An outstand-
ing feature of this equipment Is his
own private rhearsal hall.
IRON broadcast comedy to grand
i opera runs a week Of activity for
one of N. B. C.'s production men
Edwin L. Dunham.
It Is Dunham, trained musician
and organist, who presents the opera
to Saturday afternoon music lovers
and it Is the same Dunham who di-
rects the jesting buffoonery Of Phil
Bakers Friday night broadcasts from
Radio City.
Both assignments require endless
effort and careful rehearsing, Dunham
says. The Baker broadcast is more
exacting in its time limitations. The
opera usually runs from 1:55 to pm.
and occasionally passes the usual IRON
bound time limitations. But the Baker
program must adhere strictly to re-
lentless 30-minute schedule, since an
other commercial program follows it
on the split second.
And the timing of comedy. Dunham
will tell any one who cares to know. Is
IAN infinitely greater problem than
the clocking Of an aria or an over
ture."
In our Baker show" explains Dun
ham, the lines that get the laughs
are not always the lines that weie
intended to ring the bell. Therefore,
Phil often rewrites his whole show
after first reading and preliminary
rehearsal"
Baker presents the script to Dun
ham Tuesday night. Dunham reads
it that night at home and on Wednes-
day he goes over 1t with Baker and
the cast. Changes are usually numer-
GUS. Often the entire show doesn't
suit the comedian and he decides to
revamp it that same night.
Thursday the refurbished script is
again rehearsed, polished, condensed
or expanded The difficulty of timing
the show is attributed by Dunham to
the matter Of laughs that the pro-
gram may or may not receive.
Timing is an important factor"
says Dunham. Comedy Is different.
The studio audience, which is after
all miniature radio audience, may
think a line that wasn't written for
laugh is very funny and q joke
which Phil at his desk may have
thought very funny, may turn out to
be dud."