Evening star., 1935-09-08

give an amateur flavor" to the per-
Torrance.
7 DON'T believe these stories. But I
believe it is only to fair to put
them down in this column. I doubt
whether the major takes this whisper
ing campaign at all seriously. I think
he should take it seriously. think
ne should completely blast the lies
that are being spread about him, and,
if possible, the persons responsible for
the whispering campaign.
In many instances it is good policy
to ignore scurrilous stories. In this
case it is simple matter for the
major to prove to the complete salts
faction of every one that his amateurs
are getting square deal. I think
he should drag that whispering cam
raign right out in the open and stamp
on it hard.
THAT world peaceways program,
which promises to be the most
ambitious radio effort of the new
season, starts September 10. And
here's hope that it will really help
this Nation keep out of the present
international mess Enoch Light
has been selected to conduct the
music for an important commercial
program. Given an opportunity, I
believe Light will rank among the
top 10 musical conductors on the air
He has both intelligence and mag
ination Reed Lawton, the
baritone. owns an Italian medal Of
honor, presented to him by Musso-
lini for his services during the Com
munist strife in Italy in 1921. But
he won't talk international poll
tics Wonder what will happen
to Joe Penner?
THE sponsors of the new Romberg
series sent radio editors and critics
an advance hearing of the new show
on specially made phonograph disks.
Which was a very clever idea and
the sample made this listener want
to hear more A manufacturer
of throat spray offered Ford Bond,
the announcer, $500 for a teSti-
monial. Which would have been nice
pickin' for Mr.. Bond, except he doesn't
use throat sprays Martha Mears,
who finally had that baby, will be
back on the air September % and
at the same time starts work on a
series Of movie shorts -.
HELEN HAYES plans round-trip
on the Normandie before start
ing her N. B. c. air series. Incl
dentally, they're putting as much
thought and hard work into the Hayes
air production as is usually put into
a Broadway play ). The Fred War
ing Band has grown from unit OF
four men. In 1919 there were Fred
and his brother Tom, Policy McClin-
took and one other musician. The
instruments were two banjos, snare
drum and piano. They also had
curious habit of singing through
megaphones. And now listen to 'em
Here's luck to Teddy Bergman.
who gets another chance as a star
comedian on a c. B. S. series start
ing September II. Bergman had his
chance at stardom several years ago
and missed. This time I think he'll
stay out in front -. So they've made
a movie actor out of Edgar Guest!
WHO says radio isn't powerful? -.
Ted Husing and Les Quailey are
really studying foot ball in anticipa-
ton of a. busy Fall schedule. Husing
makes mistakes but I don't think
any sports announcer prepares for
Job more seriously than he does
You'll probably enjoy Jules Landes
music if broadcasts from the ST.
Regis are resumed. He takes the
place of Johnny Green, now West
Coast bound Winchel Is back
on the air, which is grand, but there
aren't any more of those programs
bv Cornelia Otis Skinner, who was
very. very swell indeed Annette
Hanshaw back from a vacation In
Canada but no program set for the
Fall Believe -It-Or-Not Ripley
starts his regular series October
and there1l be stuff on his program
to make your hair curl!
THE career of Vivian Della Chiesa,
= who starts G. B. S. series to-
day. will be worth watching. Shes
an amateur who has made good. And
a really fine soprano It'n be Ruth
Chatterton in "Pettfcoat Influence"
in the Radio Theater tomorrow. Shes
a fine actress, but this writer's recol-
lection of the play isn't favorable
one Ben Bernie has taken his
band back to Chicago for a month
>. Shirley Howard set in a new COM
mercial series this Fall :. Thornton
Fisher of the Saturday night Sports
Review will be heard in Series Of
movie shorts Xavier Cugat and
his band leave Manhattan Tuesday
for a six weeks tour.
VIRGINIA vERRILL couldn't get
into pictures when her home
was in Los Angeles. She came East,
made good on the air and now the
movie folk want to talk business
Eddie Duchin and his band will be
In Fort Worth. Tex, this week. Due
back In New York october -. Hal