Evening star., 1935-12-15

| But, just the same, bit Of Sentil
that Harry ReSer's Orchestra is to-;
come back to the air after an absence
Of more than two years. Reser's out
fit almost appears as a symbol of the
type Of music popular a decade ago
when his orchestra bowed into the
radio picture-a symbol which has
little in common with the limitless
number of orchestras now airing tricky
dance arrangements. With Reser sud-
denly booked to come out of the
silences-wonder whatever became of
those other early orchestra favoriteS,
the Anglo-P -Persians and the Silver
town outfit. Joe White, the Silver
town vocalist, Is heard on an occa-
sional N. B. c. sustaining interlude,
but even his voice sounds different
now that he's doffed the silver mask
and his aura Of mystery.
BY the way, if Reser's Orchestra
doesn't sound at all the same to you
when he gets back on d Columbia
spot. don't blame it all on the blase
attitude you may have acquired
toward all radio fare since last you
heard him. The outfit never will
really sound the same again-not
after its recent addition of an elec-
trical organ. Now there's a gadget
for you that would have been out of
place a decade ago when ReSer's
| music came to you over the old type
neutrodyne circuit. One angle of his
program does remain the same, how
ever-he has the same sponsor who
backed him for his first broadcast.
CPEAKING 6 orchestral styles,
almost any musician will tell you
that 1t was the Dorsey Brothers Or
chestra which really set the current
trends. Two years ago the Dorsey
boys we're airing tunes by their Dixie
Band, featuring hot jazz with novel
arrangements and symphonic effects.
And Jimmy Dorsey's group, now being
introduced on the Paul Whiteman
hour, is still doing it-but so is almost
every other orchestra on the air. The
Whiteman show, augmented as it is
by Bing Crosby and the Dorsey Or
chestra piped in from Hollywood, is
J4oI dOOuS bOPo III
now. In fact, it's too good to be
true-and, as you know, it isn't true
inasmuch as Whiteman and his regu-
lar talent are to move out of the
Thursday spot to do show for soap
manufacturer next month.
The young ladies like to call a halt
in the dance when it comes time for
Pi1I Cyvajfh'e vooale vryi4k IIarold Ctarpfs
Orchestra. He's back again with that
outfit, which Is the one with whom
he started out as drummer soloist
when he first hit New York five years
ago. He ducks out from under Stern's
wing every once in while, but he
always comes back.
A COLUMBIA sponsor has an eye on
Charlie Cantor with a view to
starring the comedian on a new show.
But even the comic himself thinks 1t
would be a good idea to change his
name-perhaps TO Charlie Gallop-or
almost anything that wouldn't confuse
him with the other Cantor Of radio.
Eddie Cantor, by the way, has just
been renewed for another 19 weeks on
his Sunday night show. Raymond
Knight. currently on N. B. C.'s blue
network with his Cuckoo Hour, is also
being ogled by Columbia in its new
campaign to line up some additional
comedy talent.
THE same networks formal an
nouncement that Col. Stoopnagle
and Budd will be back together in
February vindicates my prophecy to
that effect =. which furnishes cour-
age to make another prediction .
that Al Jolson, who will resume han
ding the reinS on the Saturday night
N. B. C. Chateau in January, will tire
of the job again and trot back to
motion pictures in another six months
.. Meanwhile, 1t would be gratifying
If Jolson or anyone else could do some
thing about tempering the abruptness
with which the commercials cut into
the orchestra on that program. It's
as disconcerting as is the applause
which runs right into music and lines
on that Monday night minstrel show
on the N. B. G. hook-up.
r UMORS along Radio Row have
it that Columbia's plotting to
build Hollywood studios to match
those recently opened as the Western
headquarters of its network rival :.
Frank Parker's sponsor shows good
Judgment in having that talented
tenor quit his funny business on his
Saturday night series. Parker is no
comic, but Bob Hope and Honey
Chile. who will carry the brunt of
the comedy, definitely are humorists.
Chatter continues to the effect that
Alexander wollcott may conclude his
Sunday night shows when his present
contract expires at the end of the
month. The story goes that his Spon-
sor didn't like all that freedom of
speech about racial questions and
Mussolini. But the same sponsor
surely can't be serious about the pro-
poSal to have the Buck Rogers fea.
ture succeed the Town Crier, al
though that Is the report which
trickles out of Radio City. There will
definitely be 9 break in the Buck
Rogers shows. inasmuch as the pres
ent sponsor is going of the air. All
Of which may mean an interlude in
which Buck (Curtis ArnaI) will get
chance to indulge in his favorite
sport Of tramping the Adirondack
SHOWS.
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