Evening star., 1936-04-26
By Dorothy MattiSOn.

days newspaper. That old
adage gets amended these
1 days to read: Nothing 50 dead
as yesterdays newspaper. unless 1t
Is last nights broadcast"
Yesterdays broadcast Is over-with
no chance to improve those gags that
sounded great in script and rehearsal
but didn't 60 over so well on the air.
Last nights big show is over-with
no second chance to speed up the
dramatic bit that Jagged somewhat
when it went before the microphone.
Remember that next time you get
ready to criticize program that
doesn't seem to live up to its billing.
Remember that an air show has to go
on cold" with no chance at all to
polish a program after getting the
benefit of the audiences reactions.
And If the show doesn't click the first
time, 1t never clicks at all, because
there Is seldom a next time-in radio.
CPEAKING OF the job Of planning
- shows for the air. Eddie Cantor
says he will do the directing as well
as the comedy Job for his new Fall
series for the sponsor of the Jumbo"
show, which wound up last week.
Jimmy Wellington will continue stoog-
ing for Cantor, and the comedians
new protege, Bobby Breen, also will
go along to whichever network the
sponsor picks. that little detail still
being in the air right now. Parkya-
karkus goes on as Cantor's starring
stooge again. of course, II there is
such q thing as a stooge who is also
q star.
Five more days remain for that food
or motor car sponsor to pick up the
option on Fred Astaire's radio services
for a Fall series in company with a
big-name band. One of the big-time
bands switches networks May !, Rich
ard Himber beginning 52-week series
on N. B. C.'s red network. It's only in
the reliably reported" stage as yet,
but the story goes that Bert Lahr is
all set for regular air show.
WITH the lively "Cafe Of the Red
w Dagger" series concluded. the
orchestra for that show now is heard
under Enoch Lights direction Tuesday
and Friday nights on WOR =. Lennie
Hayton will continue at the helm of
Ed Wynne's Orchestra after the net
work change to N B. c. May II. but
there's talk that Announcer John S
al r-it1 h
McNamee going back on the stooging
assignment.
Summer dialers can take their usual
comfort in a season of the famous
Goldman Band concerts from New
York City's parks this year. DR.. Edwin
Franko Goldman will start the series
June II. Boston's famous Pop"
concerts will continue to make radio
as well as New England tradition this
season, taking TO the air for an eight
week season beginning May 8 on
N. B. c.
A L AND LEE REISER drew the mu-
sical accompaniment assignment
for Ralph Kirbery's three-a-week pro-
gram which takes to the N. B. c. Blue
network next week. -. Sam Taylor is
hanging out help-wanted shingle at
WOR, but there's no need Of applying
unless you we're screen star of the
old silent films this being his
newest wrinkle in guest-star ideas q.
one of the new stars. Gertrude Niesen.
has a new time spot, Wednesdays. 7
pm, at c. B. S. .. :. N. B. C.'s new
songbird. Niela Goodelle. from whom
little has been heard in the latter half
of the season, has a new two-a-week
series on the Blue network with Joe
Lilies Orchestra, Mondays and Fri
day, pm. and, strangely enough,
she plans to take things little easier.
giving up the lone woman" show idea
and cohtenting herself Just with doing
the solo stint.
Andre Kostelanetz's new dance