Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30

A. L. Alexander did q similar stunt
for WMAC that made very good
program and Joe Wilton had a series
on WOR some time ago called THE
Public Speaks" It's good entertain
ment and the sort Of stuff folks like
to hear.
This series follows the new trend
in program building. This one will
be sort of an amateur opinion hour.
Prof. Belcher and Prof. johnson will
probably have their hands full, how
ever, as the astute press agents OF the
city anticipate with delight this new
opportunity to wrangle exploitation
for their clients. The efforts Of
Belcher and johnson to circumvent
the wiles Of the publicity experts
should be an entertaining feature.
One recalls a stroke Of genius by
one David Green, who tipped a bell
boy to page Jack Denny during a
broadcast from the lobby of the Taft
Hotel. Inasmuch as the broadcast was
in honor of George Hall, the paging
of Denny created considerable of a
Juror. Things like this give a sparkle
to what otherwise might be drab
business!
d Ado GUILD revives Uncle Toms
~ Cabin Monday afternoon on N.
B. c. July u -. And Rudy Vallee
will be the guest of Harry Horlick'S
Gypsies the same evening O.. Jack
Benny has been signed for a second
feature movie United States and
Japan exchange radio programs July
3 Lou Sorin, the McGillicuddy Of
the O'Keefe programs. will probably
be starred in a program next season.
There's something charming and
likable about his dialect George
Shackley has resigned as musical di-
rector of WOR. He leaves to act as
chief executive of a firm manufac-
turing radio give-aways Since
Eddie Guest has turned philosopher
editor on his programs, he's deluged
with requests for advice from the love-
lorn.
T THINK Al Jolson is trying too hard
on his Saturday night program.
He's such a swell spontaneous enter
tainer. Maybe it would be better II
they'd throw away the script and just
let Jolson talk and sing. He was
always able to hold theater audiences
until after midnight when left to his
own devices Joe Brown as Elmer
the Great" in the Radio Theater
tomorrow afternoon (June 30) (.
George Frame Brown has been COM
muting to and from the hospital in
order to appear as scheduled on his
Tony and Gus programs.
1T WAS George Olsen who gave Jack
Fulton his start in the show bust
ness But recently Olsen and Full
ton were in competition. with Olsen
headlining at one theater and Fulton
as the stellar attraction at the the
alter just across the street E. Charles
Winninger will be featured in movie
this Fall Johnny Hauser, a very
young man, has been a teacher in
three New Jersey high schools @.
Benay Venuta, the girl who has
C. B. S. excited. will be tested as a
possible player in Bling Crosby film
Pick and Pat-or Mollases n
January have quit using blackface
makeup during the broadcast. Dur
ing the Summer, it runs! Ruth
Robins will sing with Joe Reichmans
Orchestra.
Drank BLACK and the Revelers go
all the way to California for a
personal appearance in August g..
And Fora Layman will go back to
her home State of Kansas for some
personal appearances in July ). Phil
Baker and his Stooges playing vaude-
Vile in Cleveland this week =. q. Mark
Warnov and orchestra now on pho