Evening star., 1936-04-19


by the same old friends for the sar
thought at all of the sound theatrical
saw: Leave 'em wanting little bit
more"
All of which is just bit of testi-
mony to that well-known charge that
radio showmanship has one big
fault-the program builders-who are
just plain lacking IN the courage of
their convictions about what makes up
a good show And of course it's only
natural that a program builder would
prefer to pep up program with tried
and sure-fire talent-rather than risk
losing a good advertising account and
perhaps his job by gambling on his
conviction that some new performer
or some new entertainment formula
would click with the listeners.
A ND speaking Of guest-stars, one
who seldom comes to the micro
phone Is due to be heard on Sigmund
Romberg's N. B C.-WEAF bill tomor-
row night - Adriene Metzenauer-Ted
Hammerstein will recruit juvenile
from stage and screen, Stanley Smith,
for his N. B. C. Red network show on
the same night and Hammer
stein has, by the way. this seasons
neatest variation of the guest star
policy.
Most of Ted's performers are stars
of other days, which means that We
haven't had a chance to get bored
with them albeit some Of
that sentimental reminiscing about
the good old days of the theater does
get bit thick, occasionally.
Richard Bonelli will be back with
the cigarette show on which he used
to star while Nino Martini is IN
Hollywood making picture
Lawrence Tibbett goes dramatic on
tomorrow's Radio Theater, appearing
in a sketch based on the life OF
Stephen Foster There's no Joker
at all attached to the announcement
that Bing Crosby will Groom with the
Philadelphia Orchestra with Leopold
Stokowski himself conducting from
HOLLYWOOD on April 80 =. Ben Bernie,
likewise forsaking jazz for the mo-
ment, will feature Jan Peerce and
Viola Philo on Tuesday night .
Kathleen Norris will give a radio
interview on N. B. C.'s Blue network
tomorrow at pm.
WOR's goes sporting with a new
series on fishing Bob Edge do
ing the chatter. which will be picked
up by Mutual Tuesdays and Thursdays'
spm. That's also the net to air
Mario Bragiottis new orchestral Sc
ries opening Tuesday, 10 pm.
N. B. C.'s Sunday Forum" comes
back in charge of Dr.. Ralph W. Sock
man via n B. C.-WJz on May 8
Frank Black returns in company
with the N. B. c. String Symphony
on the same hook-up Tuesday at
$50 pm.
Dick McDonough will handle the
music and Tom Howard the comedy
for a 26-week show opening May l
Therell be Negro spirituals and
folk songs sandwiched into the
drama of that new WOR serial,
"Conjur and Caroline" opening TO-
morrow. 8:45 am. That station has
Just appointed real sportsman to
deal out the sports news-Dave Dris-
coll. who played hockey and base ball
at Minnesota ~" before he began
covering Big Ten foot ball for a
Manhattan daily.
Victor Bay gets the post as ccn-
ductor of Columbia's new Chamber
Orchestra. Tuesdays. 4 pm. e. That
brilliant French trio opens a Sunday
series at pm. today.
MEG. can have the Voice of Expe-
>' rience' if it wants him, accord
ing to Radio Rows latest report
Wonder if the next network fad
perhaps the successor to the amateur
hour vogue-may be the airing OF
personal problems. That theory Is
lent weighty support by the fact that
WOR's personal problem feature
Husbands and Wives" takes to N
B. C.-WJZ on the hour to be vacated
by Bob Ripley . and the news that
WMCA's Good Will Court" is to
hook up with Mutual. It's good new:
to hear that A. L. Alexander is sure
to remain with the latter offering
when it goes network and commercial
June Z. Meanwhile, there's no dearth
right now of advisers dealing out ad-
vice by microphone, among thm the
Family Counselor" and the Friend
" Adviser" not to mention N. B
C.-WEAF's True Story Court" which
is simply a dramatic show built on
the very sound notion that we like
to hear about the woes Of other folks
I'D WYNN promises not to don his
- Fire Chief hat, but to retain his
new Gulliver role when he ducks under
N. B. C.s wing May IL to be heard
Tuesday nights at $50 on the N. B. G
network and he says also that
ting Co. Lays Plan