The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-25

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Happened in Monterey"
Listeners are to hear stories of
curious wild dogs of the world at
430 Sunday when Robert Bean,
assistant curator of the Chicago
Geological garden is to be on Bob
Becker's NBC program. The
speaker is to tell about the dingo
of Australia and species of num-
nun dog bred by African tribes
for food.
A newspaper story of rivalry
between girl reporter and a
newspaper man on another paper
forms the plot of "Scooping the
STAR" Grand Hotel drama, to be
heard at $3.50 tomorrow on NBC-
WIZ.
TIME Cantors on. Eddie's
l. birthday is to be celebrated
OH his broadcast on Columbia at
tomorrow. Jimmy Wellington,
Parkyakarkus and Louis Gress'
orchestra are to assist with the
festivities.
Not satisfied to profit from
Jack Benny's experience with his
wife and chief heckler, Miss
Livingstone, on the air with him,
Phil Baker tomorrow at $50 on
CHS is to present for the first
time on the radio his wife, Peggy
Cartwright. She is to play an
active role in the comedians
hilarious sketches with Bottle,
Beetle, Hall, Kemp and Agnes
Moorehead. Phil confesses that
his wife is his best friend, but
not his seyerest critic.
Mary Livingstone was kept off
last weeks program with laryn-
gifts, but has fully recovered, and
is to join her husband, Jack Ben
ny, at tomorrow on NBC in her
usual role. She will be ready
with plenty of questions when
Hollywood Guide Benny escorts
group of visitors around lot
while production is under way.
A BELIEVE 1T OR NOT"
L n. story is to be told on Ripley's
program tomorrow by the chief
character in the drama from
daily life. Joseph Bentonelli,
young American tenor, is to re-
late his own story of how he be-
came an overnight star of the
Metropolitan opera, how Edward
johnson, manager of the Metro
politan, had finished telling him
he could not be used when word
came Richard Crooks was too i'll
to sing. The result-a brilliantly
successful debut in "Manon."
Believe 1t or Not" is to be
heard over NBC-WJz at $50.
Major BOWeS is to have
Miami night on his program at
I tomorrow. Arrangements have
been made for listeners in the
Southern city to vote by tele-
phone, and the stadium in Bay
Front Park is to be opened so
that $4,000 tourists may hear the
program.
THAT old story about the
l. radio artist speeding to a
broadcast was reversed the other
day. Al Goodman, conductor of
the Beauty Box Theater program,
was crossing the street near the
studios when car swept around
the corner, barely missing him,
and pulled to a halt in front of
the CHS building.
Goodman rushed to the driver
and demanded, Where do you
think you're going?"
The driver tipped back his
lapel, revealing himself as a po-
lice officer, and said, I'm sorry,
mister, but I'm in a hurry to get
TO broadcast"
Woods A Brown Bird Sing
ing" is to be repeated by Coun-
tess Olga Albani at the request of
listeners on the Life Is a Song
program at s tomorrow on NBC-
WIZ network. The soprano also
is to sing Grainger's Molly on
the Shore" and the male chorus
is to be heard with the orchestra
singing Logan's pale Moon"
The current Broadway musical
success, May Wine" is to con-
tribute two stars and four songs
to Paul Whiteman's Musical
Varieties at 8:45 on NBC-WJz
tomorrow night.
The guest stars from the Sig
mund Romberg operetta are to
be Walter Woolf King, baritone,
and Nancy McCord, soprano.
Miss McCord is to sing Some
thing New Is in My Heart" Mr..
King, 1--WE Found Dream" and
Dance, My Darling" Together
they are to sing After Our
Kisses"
One of the beSt-known fiction
characters, David Harum, played
on the screen by Will Rogers, is
to come to the air Monday in a
new dramatic series to be heard
daily except Saturday and Sun
day at 9:45. Wilmer Walter,
NBC actor, is to play the title
role which Will Rogers made
famous.
Since fires started breaking out
in Pine Ridge, NBC listeners have
showered Lum and Abner and
Fire Chief Weehunt with fire
helmets, miniature engines and
ladders. Company is of the Day.
ton (O) fire department, has
named all three honorary men,
berS.
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