Evening star., 1935-07-28

There's a little story back Of c
been on the air Oracle has wanted tt
Sponsor said no. Finally the sponso
so Oracle has had one song on ca
asking that Oracle sing more than
request to the hundreds that have b.
AS q matter of fact, 1t isn't great
voice at all. technically. But it has a
quality, a note of pathos, that is very,
very appealing. And I'd rather listen
to her sing than to hear any OF the
magnificent voices of the Metropolitan.
Which may prove things about this
writer that you've always suspected.
IT'S definite that you will hear the
March of Time five times a week
on c. B. S.. and there may be an
other program with the same idea on
N. B. C. Plenty of grief behind the
scenes on that G-Men show which
Phil Lord sold so expeditiously to a
motor car maker. It's an interesting
broadcast, though. Duncan Sisters
on the air again recently and very
good That talented pair ought to be
on regularly. Nancy Noland, the cute
N B. C. singer, will be featured in
New Faces" a Broadway musical,
this Fall.
THERE'S a growing interest In the
popular songs of yesterday, and
it's about time, some radio orchestras
using as many as SO per cent old
tunes in their broadcasts. I've even
heard Eyes. We Have No Bananas"
and ia Da" recently. B. A. Rolfe
and Joe Cook collaborating on book.
to be known as Laughter and Music"
&. Ramona is wearing her hair a
new way and looks so different you'd
hardly recognize her. But she hasn't
changed her style of singing, so every
thing is all right. Now Louis music
is called Prima-tive rhythm Wish
the New York hotel owners, the musi-
clans union and the networks would
get their differences ironed out. A
lot of good stuff missing from the
air. Listeners have great treat COM
ing when George Hall starts broad
casting again. His new singer, Dolly
Dawn, is really good. Enoch Light
and Mary DAMS have been working
hard on some good musical entertain
ment in anticipation of an early re-
turn to the air. .Bernice Claire back
from London.
"DEATH CATCHES UP WITH MIR.
KLUCK," ribald mystery novel,
is very worth reading, especially if
you are interested in radio. The
sponsor is murdered in the opening of
the book, which Immediately endears
it Is any one active in radio. And an
engineer is hero. Book signed by Kan
tippe, but really written by Edith Mel
ser. VINO knows her radio, and knows it
well. Opinions divided on the N. T.
G. girly-girly show. Reports from
outside points indicate it's liked out
yonder. In Canada. Maj. Bowes'
amateurs are tops in popularity
Alexander Woollcott comes back to the
air October g.. He'll have more COM
petition in intelligent entertainment
this season Barry Mckinley, the
young singer from Cincinnati, cele-
brated his first anniversary on the
networks this week.
THIS may settle arguments. The
sponsors Of Showboat do pay roy
| alties to Enda Ferber, jerome Kern
and Arthur Hammerstein for use Of a
title made popular by Miss Ferber's
novel and the musical version of the
book. incidentally, it's nice to
know Lanny Ross will be starred in
Showboat beginning this Fall and will
have a lot to say about its production.
And if you don't think Ross will take
an active part in planning and pro-
lad! Lennie Hayton absorbed in
the invention of new musical inStru-
ment which seems to be cross between
a cello and a beer barrel Re
ported the piano team Of Fray and
Braggioti will be split and it seems
a shame Harry Richman due Oh
the air August E. The Beauty Box
operettaS shift to Friday nights on
WIZ, effective August 9. AL Goodman
continues as musical director Dick
Gasparre, the band leader, has an idea
for a jazz opera he is showing to po-
tential sponsors. Sounds interesting.
THE Foursome, a quartet from out
of the West and heard on c. B. s.
Wednesday night cigarette program
will remain east. Rather good they
are, too Jack JohnStone Is the
lad who writes Buck Rogers. And
Johnstone, whose radio serial Is one
of the most exciting on the air, is a
tall, shy, quiet young man who looks
like he'd make a swell father
Phil Duey took some of his hard
earned money to buy country place
In New Hampshire. But Mr.. Duey is
so busy on the air he hasn't time to
spend any of these hot days in New
England.
IMORToN DowNEY, who didn't ex-
AVA cite the N. B. C. program OFF,
cials when he first sang there, and
went to C. B. S. and stardom, started
q new series on N. B. G. yesterday
July 20 :. Now N. B. c. publicistS
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