Evening star., 1936-11-22

popular musical program of that day
featured Jessica Dragonette and Bour-
don's Orchestra. The demure so.
prano, whom radio fans adopted as
their favorite more than 10 years
ago, enjoys continued popularity. Jack
Pearl is attempting q comeback after
a period of inactivity.
I TITLE ORPHAN ANNIE and Skip
py were the favorite children's
programs Of 1888. Annie is still q
date on the daily calendars Of millions
Of youngsters. who learned to love
her in the cartoons and now enjoy
both her newspaper and radio adj
ventures. Ida Bailey Allen retains
her following today of course and
women continue to tune her in for
household hints and suggestions on
how to please the family palate.
Eddie Cantor was named in 1888
as the stage entertainer making
most radio progress" Eddie has .
C. B. s. program Sunday evenings,
and it Is right behind Jack Benny
and Maj. Bowes' amateurs in popu-
larity. He knows his radio public and
has held it successfully for many
years. They accuse Eddie Of pulling
old jokes and using the same old
stun, but an analysis Of his programs
shows new artists and new stunts
every week. And. of course, Rudy
Vallee, originator of the variety show,
goes on after more than seven years
with undiminished popularity.
TWO of the most notable events in
the English-speaking world-the
inauguration at Washington of the
President of the United States and
the coronation at London Of His Maj
esty King Edward VIII-will be the
next big broadcasts to occupy world
wide attention on the domestic and
international wave lengths. To both
great pageants the American broad
casting networks will send their own
special announcers and commenta-
tors to carry word pictures to the
audience.
Both big American networks will
have batteries of announcers in
Washington January 20 for the second
Inauguration of President Roosevelt
and Vice President Garner, coming
shortly after the opening of Con-
gress. January S. and the Presidents
message to Congress January 6, which
also will be broadcast. The plan is
to broadcast the inaugural parade,
the administering of the oath Of
Office and the big inaugural ball in
the evening. with other pick-ups from
Washington throughout the day.
FROM London on Coronation day,
which is May IL, American an
nouncers will join with their British
confreres in broadcasting every detail
of that big event, which will be re-
layed via short waves to this country
and via the extensive British Empire
short-wave system to all of Britain's
colonies and dominions. Just who
will go over from this country hf\
not yet been decided, but the networks
here will collaborate with the British
Broadcasting Corp, with which they
close relationships and both
American networks have their own
regular radio correspondents" in
London.
King Edward, it is reported from
London, does not plan to speak to the
empire next Christmas day, as did |
his father, the late King George, last |
Christmas broadcast which went |
on the air around noon London time |
and caused American listeners to get |
up very early to hear it here, due
to the time differential. King Ed
wards next radio appearance may not |
come until the coronation, though |
as Prince of Wales he frequently |
spoke on the radio. In fact, his title |
of chief salesman for the empire was
said to have derived from his many |
via the vast British EN-
pire system, as well as from his world
wide travels.