Evening star., 1935-05-26

of a freak novelty when 1t was in
troduced on the air, but 1t remained
to prove itself very good entertain
ment. So good that one can expect
Spitalny and his musical ladies back
again next season.
nUT next season, Spitalny won't be
r. the only conductor with an all
girl band. RoXanne, a capable
leader, is rehearsing a woman's or
chestra at the present time and
there's an interested sponsor. And
there may be others.
Previous to the advent of Bea
Lille, no woman comedian had
played long run on a major net
work-Gracie excepted and she was
teamed with George-but next year
may see several. Cornelia Otis Skin
ner is almost certain of success this
Summer and Lulu Mcconnell, who
has made occasional appearances, is
being readied for series.
lost discussed news in radio in
lNl recent weeks was the an
nouncement of Columbia's
new policies. william Paleys state
ments that c. B. S. would do some
thing about kid programs, ban laxa-
tive and similar bad taste advertising
and limit the length of commercial
announcements made every one sit
up and take notice. 1t is obvious
that Columbia will have to force sew
eral juvenile programs off the air If
it adheres to either the letter or the
spirit of its new policies.
talked to a number of advertis-
ing men who were very Skeptical
about c. B. S. throwing paying air
programs of its network. However, /
think c. 3. S. will go ahead and either
force complete changes or else refuse
to broadcast certain juvenile thrillers.
C. B. S. can afford to make such
gesture-and it is certainly one that
will endear Columbia to the parents
and teachers of America.
In the meantime. every one in radio
is wondering just how N. B. c. will re-
act to this very progressive step on the
part of its rival. It's very hard to
predict what N B. c. will do-when
one recalls that n. B. c. took Slum-
Der Music of the air in the face OF
thousands upon thousands Of protests.
4 [ JOLSON plans return to Broad
n way next Fall and is looking for
a show Among the better
arly-evening periods of entertain
ment Hugo Marianis Continental Va
rieties on N. B. c. is recommended -.
It'll be Summer and the Goldman
Band concerts will be back on the air
soon -. Bernard Levitow has a pleas
ing concert on WEAF and a network
Sunday afternoons :. And the same
station has banjo-playing Harry Reser
and his band Sunday afternoon
Art Jarrett, the singer. is now an or
chestra leader and on C. B. S. Sunday
nights. And did you know that Phil
Cook Is back on N. B. C. every morn
ing in a program called Phil Cooks
Notebook.
OURIOUSLY enough, the pet musi-
clan of the radio folks isn't on
the air. He's Louis Prirna, who
plays hot trumpet, sings in weird
husky voice and conducts mad jazz
band at the Famous Door. This or
chestra, incidentally, is almost
counterpart of the famous Memphis
Five. The big shots of radio sit until
dawn listening and swaying to
Primas rhythms.
VERIFYING seems to come at
r. once for some people. For a
long while, Verna Burke strug-
gled along with only morning pro-
gram over WEAF once a week. Then,
suddenly, she was offered an evening
spot on WIZ. a movie company called
her in for a screen test, vaudeville
offers beckoned and now she's been
offered the Ethel Norman role in the
London production Of Anything
Goes"
TOE COOK, Floyd Gibbons and
Walter winchell wear their hats
- while they broadcast and Ed
Wynne wears several-but not at the
same time. Jennie Hayton wears his
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