Evening star., 1936-05-10

and redectS It's reauty.
In planning the new shows. seve
theory that the listener has had:
enough of grim reality by the time he
gets around to tuning in for q bit
of divertissement-so it follows that
the Fall season may see more romance
than realism being aired.
OF more immediate concern, how
ever, are the listeners prospects for
the Summer season now being planned
by the broadcasters. N. B. G. takes
over two C. B. s. features-the Voice
of Experience for a Sunday l pm.
spot and daily mornings at HAS. be-
ginning May Is. Singin' Sam also
switches to N. B. c. for the Summer.
Don McNeill Is doing the m. C. job
ON the N. B. C.'s new Thursday Car
nival," with Roy Shield directing the
orchestra for the solos of Gale Page
and Charles Sears.
GEORGE OLSEN has the baton for
~ the first three Saturday $3.50 pm.
N. B. G. dance bills, with Ben Bernie
scheduled to take over the show
thereafter.
Carl Hof likely will be back on the
Wednesday N. B. c. cigarette show
next month, replacing Al Goodmans
orchestra. It looks as If 1t may take
two successors to do the job Ray Per-
kns has been holding at WOR for
Mutual. With Perkins going to WLW
for q four-a-week series, Charley Le-
land and Benny Rubin are being men,
toned for the National Amateur
Hour" Meanwhile N. B. c. Is still
looking for a sponsor for Rubin, who
has departed from the cast Of that
newly instituted Blue network variety
show.
Among the names to remain on
the Summer radio scene are those OF
Phil Duey, Howard Price and Upton
Close Helen Traubel, Damrosch's
protege, has a new Wednesday morn
ing show on N. B. C. John S. Young
is not out of the announcing picture
although Graham McNamee is
due to team up with Ed Wynn again
when that comic moves over to N B. C.
Tuesday night E. Young, as free
lance, will continue to be heard on
several shows on both c. B. s. and
N. B. c.
EvEN if SHOW Boat" should depart
- from the Summer air waves,
youu continue to hear from the spon-
sor via some radio show all season
|. Gus Van and everybody con-
cerned have changed their minds and
he stays on that Monday night min
strel show Harry Conn, Jack
Benny's ex-Scripter, will do Jack
Oakie's lines for a new variety show
| airing from Hollywood in July .
Bill Krenz will be at the piano for
his new orchestral series Saturday
mornings on WIZ and network . .
Morton Bowe takes on an additional
broadcast period Mondays at 8 with
Jerry Sears orchestra on the same
hook-up.
II you can pardon Smith Ballew's
Southern accent, you'll concede he's
doing a grand job as singing master
of ceremonies these Saturday nights
Looks as if Rudy Vallee would
be the next to dispatch some stage
units on the road :. Eddie Cantor
is all set to tour, too, at the end Of
his series tonight He moves
West, to Hollywood and another pic
ture date Parkyakarkus will be
with Cantor in the comics new Fall
series which Is due to promote gaso-
line instead of toothpaste sales q.
Radio Row Is also wondering II he
won't be more than stooge to Can
tor by that time, what with Harry
Einstein and Marjorie Cantor as good
friends as they are.
HOWEVER, denials persist about
- any romantic story linking the
names Of Maj. Bowes and Mary Gar
den Save your congratulations
for Mr.. and Mrs. Georges Metaxa
(Byrnece Macfadden, daughter of the
publiSher) and Alice Blue and
F. B. Dean, now honeymooning in the
West Indies Marion Claire and
Orchestra Leader Henry Weber, whose
wedding trip took them to Bermuda
-. Jerry Belcher and Ruth Lowe
and Betty Lou Gerson and Joseph T.
Ainley, who have a new Chicago
suburb home although they may
have to give it up and go West if
Don Ameche should have to remain
in Hollywood after the First Nighter''
show reopens next Fall Ameche,
by the way, plays two roles in his
new film, Sins of Man"-one as his
own brunette self :. the other as a
blond and you'll please his direc-
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