Evening star., 1935-01-27

broadcastS would be very poor pres
entations indeed. They are the
camera men of radio. They are as
important to radio production as
the stage manager to a dramatic pro-
duction. Yet seldom, if ever, do their
names appear in print and hardly
ever are they mentioned on the air.
Some day, perhaps, listeners will be
interested to know that a program is
engineered by Protzman or Livingood
or Perry or Milne. Because those
names mean a lot to the radio per-
formers.
A STOVE polish manufacturer con-
IA sidered going on the air. And as
his theme song he selected Home
on the Range" ). And on one of
those programs devoted to better
homes there was considerable con-
sternation when musical program
came through with "A Shanty in Old
Shantytown" listed as an opening
selection. wonder if there is
any truth to the rumors about GER
tain radio producer who uses child
talent? That he bills his sponsor
$40 per child actor-and actually pays
the kids SIS, pocketing the other SIS.
7 THINK that program about life
i savers hits a new low for a bad
blend of music and dialogue. It's
on Columbia on Monday and Wednes-
day nights. And Night Club Ro-
nance. on C. B. s. Sunday nights, is a
pretty weak vehicle for such excellent
talent as Lois Bennett, Conrad Thi-
bault and David Ross. Victor
Moore may be on the air before long
INTERESTING thing about the Mu-
i tual network-which will include
wOR, wXYZ. in Detroit; WLW, ir
Cincinnati, and WGN. in Chicago
is that it is possible to tune in every
station on a Manhattan receiving set
I use a very average radio Set-it
won't even bring in one of the big
gest local network outlets-and yet
wLw and WGN come through
beautifully.
X X X X
THE wise men OF radio are pom
i dering a recently released box
Office check-up which reveals thai
of all screen folk who made their
first fame in radio Bing Crosby is
the one personality to rank well
toward the top. He was seventh
among all picture stars and fourth
among male stars in box-off1ce draw
ing power. according to the survey
which took into account more than
10000 votes from as many inde-
pendent heater owners. The owner.
based their votes on box-offlce re-
suits, not on personal preference
Rogers, who is thought Of as radio
name, outranked Crosby, but Rogers
was a theatrical and screen star long
before he took to the air. So was
Eddie Cantor, who ranked 18th on the
list. Dick Powell, a lesser picture ano
stage name, ranked 18th. Burns anc
Allen were 84th, Lanny Ross 9th
Rudy Vallee 10th, and Jack Pear
145th.
TT TAKES David Freedman to find
L out why so many people want tc
get into radio. To air, says Freed
man, is human. :. More than 1900
embryo radio artists have already en-
tered the Kate Smith additions in
Manhattan territory. -. Phil Baker
saw Stewart Henry Baker, the new
son, for the first time last week
flying to Palm Beach and back in
between broadcasts for a visit with
the heir and the heirs mother, the
former Peggy Cartwright. Harry
McNaughton - Bottle is Stewart
Henry's godfather. Donald Novis
appearing currently at the Earle
Theater in Washington, gets back TO-
day for his Open House program.
Bea Lille likes cheese. Pat Barnes
isn't going to the Coast with the
Lombardos. They leave February H.
James Melton starts a limited
theatrical tour in Buffalo next
Thursday.
4 MOTHER Whiteman graduate joins
1 4 the Whiteman alumni. Jack Full
ton, former tenor with White
man, signed last week for a sponsored
program; he has 26-week contract
and a morning spot over c. B. S.
Juliet Lowell, script writer responsible
for the Dumb Bellies Lettres'' shorts
in pictures, has been signed for 26
more shorts to be made in 1885
Pat Padgett and Pick Malone have re-
newed for another 26 weeks as Pick
and Pat on their other N. B. c. COM
mercial. The two are, as everybody
knows, both Pick and Pat and Mo-
lasses n January Charles Win
ninger replaces Will Rogers on the
Headliners, beginning with the Lin
coin birthday broadcast. Winninger's
contract is for seven. weeks Vir-
1inia Rea Is the guest of honor or