Evening star., 1936-12-15
HOLLYWOOD DOLLS
TO AID TOYS DRIVE
Leon ErroI's FoIIies Revue to
Broadcast Tomorrow in
Air Program Series.

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Hollywood dolls will assist In an at
tempt to get every poor little girl In
Washington a doll, new shoes and
drumstick for Christmas, when Leon
Enrol, one of Americas great comedy
stars, goes on the air tomorrow night
with members Of his Hollywood Fol-
lies cast, now playing at the Earle
Theater.
Errol will headline the program
that Is another in the series Of broad
casts in behalf of The Star-Warner
Bros-N. B. @. Christmas toy CAM
paign. designed to prevent there being
any forgotten child in Washington
this Christmas. 1t will be presented
from 1890 to 11:l0 pm. over WRC.
calling special attention to the Warner
Bros toy matinees next Saturday
morning, which are o high spot Of
the campaign.
With Enrol will be featured enter
tainers with his revue, including
Sunny O'Dea Of the screen, Lou Ashe
and Yola CALI. singing stars Of the
production, and Lee Gresham and
Gladys Blake, laugh-winning comedy
pair.
John J. Payette, Warner Bros gen.
eral zone manager, was so pleased with
the broadcast by Freddy Clark and
the Earle Theater Concert Orchestra
for the campaign last Wednesday that
he has engaged them to appear again
tomorrow. They will present special
Christmas numbers in addition to
providing the musical background for
Errols entertainment.
Wrote and Staged Own Revue.
Long q comedy star on stage and
screen, Mr.. Errol-the gentleman who
has such fascinating trouble with his
footwork-has appeared in numerous
Ziegfeld ''Follies." He wrote and staged
the revue he heads this week, in CO.
operation with Fanchon and Marco,
West Coast producers Of vaudeville
units.
As a matter Of fact the ether waves
are fairly jingling with Christmas
spirit this week. Radio Joe" and Cor
don Hittenmark will collaborate to-
night on highly informal program
broadcast from the Doll House at
Fourteenth and r streets, speaking Of
The Star Warner-Bros. N. B. C.
Christmas campaign, and the police
Christmas party. They will be heard
over WMAL from 1880 to 8 pm.
and over WRC, in addition, from
7:45 to 8 pm. in songs and variety en-
tertainment designed to prevent there
being any forgotten child in Wash
ington this Christmas.
Toy parties being given by the
Heigh- -Ho Club and Club Volga Boat
men will be on the air tomorrow
night, the Slavs entertaining from
Il:10 to 1880 pm. over Station WRC,
and Pete Macias aggregation from
1870 pm. until midnight over Station
wMAL.
Barnee, known to Washingtonians
as the local boy who made good" IN
music-so good, in fact, that he has
been director of Maxim loves Or
chestra at the Shoreham Hotel ever
since the Shoreham opened six years
ago-has composed q Christmas song
entitled 'The Child You Remembered"
especially for the toy ball to be given
Friday night for the benefit of The
Star-warner Bros.-N. B. G. campaign.
To Be Played First Time.
This song will be played for the
frst time as part of the toy ball
program, dedicated to all the children
in Washington. The young conduc-
tor Is at present working out Q spe-
cial Christmas program for the toy
ball that will include a localized ver-
sion Of Santa Claus Comes to Town."
old Kris Kringle himself coming on
this occasion to the Shoreham after
landing at the airport around 10 pm.
These proceedings will be broadcast
over WRC.
All radio programs being presented
in connection with the campaign for
food. clothing, toys and Christmas
presents for children older than IL
years of age are through the courtesy
Of the National Broadcasting Co. and
its Washington manager, Kenneth H.
Berkeley.
Both time and money have been
contributed freely, without . penny
Of expense to cooperating organiza-
tions and agencies. Expensive hook
ups and kilograms TO New York for
Clearing" musical numbers on copy
right privileges for radio use have
been Q part Of N. B. C.'s daily work.
In addition, personnel in the Wash
ington office are donating without
monetary compensation many hours
Of work. some late at night.
Broadcasts for the drive have come
and are still to come from every con-
ceivable spot in Neutrality-suspicious.
ages, charitable institutions, private