The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-02-03

formers as well as programs.
Besides the four already men
toned. the rest of the first 10
favorites are, in order: Fred
Warnings Pennsylvanians, New
York Philharmonic Symphony
Orchestra, George Burns and
Oracle Allen, CHS Monday Radio
Theater March of Time and
Hollywood Hotel.
MAJ. BOWES' standing no bet
1VI ter than fourth among all
programs is something of sur
prise. In other years, the editors
poll has invariably forecast sharp
changes in radio popularity. This
years vote may be interpreted as
an indication that The great vogue
of the Major and his amateurs is
coming to its end.
Among the comedians, Jack
Benny and Fred Allen lead by
wide margins. Following in order
are George Burns and Oracle
Allen, Phil Baker, Eddie Cantor,
Bob Burns. Amos n Andy, Stoop-
nagle and Budd, Pick and Pat,
and Walter O'Keefe. The new
name in the list is Bob Burns, the
hill billy comedian, now appear
ing regularly on Bing Crosbys
Thursday evening program.
Absent from the air this year
have been several of other sea-
sons comedy leaders-Joe Penner,
Ed Wynn, Jack Pearl, Joe Cook
and George Givot. Their names
failed to figure in the voting for
the first time since they came
into radio.
TINE choice of popular singers
l. were Bing Crosby and Kate
Smith. Crosby's principal rivals
among the men we're Frank Park
err. Lanny Ross, James Melton,
Dick Powell and the tenor Jack
Benny discovered out on the coast,
Kenny Baker.
Girl singers who finished be-
hind Miss Smith in the voting
were, in order, Frances Langford,
Jane Froman, Connie Boswell,
Ramona and Deane Janis.
Guy Lombardo leads all the
dance band leaders for the first
time. Significant in this seasons
l1n
Noble and Paul Whiteman's de-
cline to eighth place. The stand
ing of the band leaders reads:
Lombardo, Wayne King, Noble,
Casa Iona, Fred Waring, Rich
ard Himber, Eddie Duchin, Paul
Whiteman and Hal Kemp.
This is the first season Noble
has spent in American radio,
having come here year ago with
large London reputation.
r AWRENCE TIBBETT was
IL voted best of the more Sc
rious singers. Following him came
Lily Pons, Grace Moore, Nelson
Eddy, Gladys Swarthout, John
Charles Thomas, Richard Crooks,
Nino Martini and JeSsica Dragon
cite. All except Eddy and Miss
Dragonette are or have been
members of the Metropolitan
opera.
Among the serious instrumental
musicians. Albert Spalding and
Jashcha Heifetz lead the soloists
and Leopold Stokowski and Ar
turo Toscanini were voted favor
lite symphonic conductors. This
order has been the same in the
last two polls.
The most overwhelming victory
in the entire poll goes to Ted
HuSing among the sport announc-
ers. BY 10-to-1 margin he led
such rivals as Hal Totten. Glen
Mccarthy and Graham McNamee.
James Wellington, Eddie Cantor's
straight man, is the editors Ia
vorite among studio announcers.
Other announcers who ranked
high: Harry Won Zell, Don Will
son, David Ross, AloiS Havrilla
and Milton Cross. Havrilla is the
winner of this years diction
medal of the American Academy
of Arts and Sciences.
TN very close contest, Edwin G.
Il Hill was voted favorite COM
mentator over Boake Carter and
Lowell Thomas.
Some other choices for first