The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-23

at the close OF the program.
Other "bests" among the ever
Laurence Stallings, featured in
a first-hand description of the
Italo-Ethiopian conflict on Rudy
Vallee's program at 7. Paul Lukas
and Peggy Conklin, screen and
stage stars, respectively, George
Givot and Frank Fay may be
heard on the same bill.
Joe e. Brown, Bing Crosby and
Percy Granger, with Jimmy Dor
sey's orchestra at 9 over NBC-
WEAF.
A parade Of hit tunes for every
year since 1925. by Horace Heidi
and his Brigadiers, through Co
lumbla at 8.
IGOR CORN, 27-year- BARI
i tone who has sung his way
to stardom in less than two years,
wanted to be a surgeon in his
Vienna student days, but his
voice wouldn't let him.
Though born in Odessa, he
came to the Austrian capital to
attend the university. While
singing at a students party,
CORN was heard by a celebrated
coach of European opera stars,
who urged him to study singing.
Igor took the advice, and soon
made his radio debut in Vienna.
Since coming to the United
States in 1884, CORN has mas
tered English, the sixth language
he speaks with conversational
fluency.
He is starred on the Hollywood
Hotel" program, has appeared
with Grace Moore, is about to
begin work on his first motion pic
ture, and will join Burns and
Allen as featured vocalist On
Feb. 5.
Kokomo Is to be the honored
city in WLW's salute TO the
cities" program tonight at 1915.
Mayor Holt and other city officials
are to be in the studio audience.
Conrad Thibaut, baritone, and
Winifred Cecil, new prima donna,
are to present a duet from George
Gershwin's new opera, "Porgy
and Bess," on the Maxwell House
Show Boat broadcast at tonight.
The soprano and Lanny Ross also
are to sing together, and each of
the three will be heard in solos.
W7HEN Frank Fay concludes
w one Of his humorous inter-
ludes with a pathetic story of
doWn-and-outer it isn't to prove
that he can make listeners cry as
well as laugh. Frank is sensitive
to life about him, and when he is
touched by one of life's tragedies,
instead of one of it's comedies, he
passes that experience on to his
audience.
For years Frank has entertained
audiences in theaters throughout
the country. He was q ''stage
baby" with wardrobe trunk for
a cradle. He was born in San
Francisco, where his parents were
playing at the time, and until he
was old enough to go out on his
own. he toured the country with
his parents. His own stage career
dates from the age of four, when
he played teddy bear in Victor
Herbert's Babes in Toyland."
Some of his earliest roles were
with E. H. Sothern and Henry
Irving.
Fay went to New York from
Hollywood about month ago to
look after some personal business
affairs, but like an old trouper he
was quick to accept Rudy Vallee's
suggestion that he do guest turn
on his hour. The one-time ap-
pearance on the Vallee hour has
stretched into five. His tousled
red hair, swapping blue eyes and
atfable manner now are familiar
features of Rudy'S rehearsals.
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Walter O'Keefe's "Disrepertcry
Theater" is to be running full
blast on his CHS program at 8,
with Alice Frost, Louis Sorin and
Jack O'Keefe as members of the
broadway hill billy" thespians.
The music of Glen Gray's Casa
Iona Orchestra and soloists will
complete the half-hour of variety.
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Kate Smith is to wind up a
week of broadcasts from WHAS,
Louisville, KY, with tonigF.t's $50
broadcast, over the WABC-Co-
lumbia network.
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DEFORE he turned to comedy
- and the bazooka, Bob Burns,
of Bing Crosby's program, sang
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