Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-02

"HAT new program series Oh N.
B. c. Thursday nights prom
Uses to be important. It's
i called Americas Town meeting
and is offered by the League
for Political Education.
Briefly, the program will present
nationally recognized authorities on
Government problems, economics and
social questions. All sides Of every
paramount issue will be represented by
leaders from the various camps. The
programs will be in the nature OF
open forums.
Some idea of the importance OF the
program may be gathered from the
time devoted to it by N. B. c. 1t will
be heard from 10 until II O'Clock
Thursday night.
The program will be serious, but
fee! sure that they will be Interesting.
1t is possible, too, that these programs
will end forever the common belief
that the average radio listener is II
years old-or 8 years old-or whatever
the popular age average is at the
present time. The mail response and
other audience check-ups should re-
veal some interesting facts about the
potential audience for serious, intel
ligent program.
TINA MERKLE, the movie come
~ dienne, who has been heard in
the Benny programs from the coast
will also be seen in his new picture...
June 10 Is Jack Fultons birthday.
Peter Van Steeden takes his orchestra
to Atlantic City, July l =. Black Bar
ney is back in the Buck Rogers series.
It's Joe CRANKY who plays the part
and well. Eric Madriguera's Orches-
ira, the NORM Sisters and the Ranch
Boys now heard on the Phil Baker
program The Lady Next Doors kids
will do the King Arthur legends this
Summer. That's a program you can
depend upon! . Johnny Hauser en-
phatically denies he wants to leave the
Whiteman troupe-and that his 10y
atty all belongs to Paul.
I'm ALWAYS glad when I listen in on
L Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumlt
Sunday afternoons. But particularly
glad last Sunday when they did
silly symphony medley with Crumlt
singing "Nuthin' But Nuthin' &.
The State of Vermont is on the air via
N. B. c. to advertise its vacation ad-
yantages The Ibsen Theater Play
ers, on WOR at 1890 O'Clock Thurs
day nights, are doing a commendable
Job in their radio adaptations of really
good plays :. Crete Stueckgold sings
with the symphony from Detroit on
c. B. S. tonight &. d. The Pickens Sis
tiers are Incorporating. Vivienne Segal
calls five people in different parts of
Manhattan after each broadcast to
find out how she did Ted Pearson,
the announcer. will have book pub
lished on the fine points Of mikeman-
ship.
THE top in song titles on recent
Ben Bernie broadcast-Fu Man
chu. why Can't You Behave?" o.
And Joe Penner has written song
called "Doin' the Ducky Wuck."
Though very reminiscent of List S
Second Hungarian Rhapsody" it's a
tuneful thing and worth hearing .. &.
When Walter O'Keefe returns in the
Fall with that cigarette program. An
nette Hanshaw won't be the vocalist
Shades of Don Juan, WOR pro-
gram that was just out and out sexy.
is back on the air from WOR Tuesday
nights at 1890 o'clock. Phil Thorn
writes the script Broadway pro-
ducers, seeking a OVERLOOKING COM
edienne, might consider Nancy holland
the pert N. B. C. singer, who has the
gift Of true comedy.
HER name is Dolly Dawn. You can
IL hear her singing with George
Halls Orchestra in his Columbia
broadcasts. Hall selected her to take
the place of Loretta Lee. who has left
the Taft Orchestra. I've heard her
sing and I think she is real dis
covery. She doesn't Groom and she
isn't a lady baritone-she's a mighty