Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-03-03

radio comedians to get laughs from
the visible audience, don't mean as
much now. The audience to radio
programs are becoming sophisticated.
In fact. I've seen individuals listening
with their eyes closed; apparently
wanting to know II the program
sounded as funny as 1t looked.
Perhaps studio audiences will really
help In the development Of the pre-
cocious child radio.
FUNNIEST thing I've heard in
l. weeks was the singer who wouldn't
stop singing when Mai. Bowes rang
the gong during WINS amateur
hour. The song ended with the major
beating the gong in time with the
singer And delightful 1t was to
hear Willard Robinson singing Pray
for the Lights to Go Out!"-one Of
those deep South blues ballads =.
Johnny Green, the composer conduc-
tor, Is charming master Of ceremo-
MES, too. Nice informality and not
smartalecky Those round table
discussions from Dempsey's eating
place, broadcast by WMCA, Friday
nights at HAS, are both colorful and
interesting -. Wish some Of the clever
songs from the Casino de Paree show
were on the air Glen Gray and the
Casa Iona Orchestra start q national
tour April ~ Comfort and Reilly,
pet singing team Of this listener,
now at the Club New Yorker-and
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Richards, who leads an orchestra at
the Bltmore, Is the son Of Cesaro
Sodero. who pioneered radio presenta-
tons Of operas on the networks :.
Wayne Kings pleasing waltz pro-
grams have been renewed Dave
Apollon, working on q radio idea built
around musical hobbies Those
Sunday night American versions Of
operas are getting better right along
.. RED Trails" adventure stories Of
the Northwest Mounted Police, Is q
recommended program II you like
action and excitement Al Sinton,
the sound effects expert, has written
q rhyme about the trials and tribula-
tions Of a sound man. and only
wish had space to run it. Maybe
it'll be done on the air .. Inciden-
, tally, the burlesque melodrama in
rhyme on Tony Wons' House by the
Slime Of the Road" show was very
amusing last Sunday.
THE embattled Gen. johnson prom
i ises "the speech Of my career"
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network tomorrow, March d.
Jack Benny's contract renewed, carry
ing his current Sunday night broad
casts over into early Summer d.
Lanny Ross to make personal appear
snces at the Michigan Exposition in
Detroit for four days beginning March
.. Glenn Gray's Casa Iona Or
chestra, Walter O'Keefe and Annette
Hanshaw signed for another - weeks
on their WABC commercial Abe
Lyman leaving March S on Southern
| cruise. When he returns he'll broad
cast from California, where he's
going for Aim work Vim Bradley
being held over indefinitely at the
Stork Club Robert Simmons to
fly to St. Louis next Tuesday to sing
at the annual festival of music E.
Bernice Claire, who has lovely voice,
signed for Lavender and Old Lace"
| programs Revelers preparing to
celebrate their twelfth anniversary as
radio quartette Shirley Howard
starts her first metropolitan tour Of
| vaudeville houses March 8, when she
opens at the Metropolitan Theater.
IRVING KAUFMAN Lazy Dan" and
i Mr.. jim" on his Sunday c. B. s.
series, struck on the shoulder by O
misplaced piece Of scenery while he
was singing STARS Fell In Alabama"