Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26

q visible audience, chiefly out of fear.
they would be distracted by studio
visitors and forget to do right by the
folks at home by the loud speaker.
But for every star and every sponsor
who put the ban on studio audiences
there are dozens who follow the ex-
ample Of Maj. Bowes and M. Vallee
and give ali Corners the glad hand,
along with chance to see the wheels
Of broadcsting go around.
WHICH means you are perfectly
welcome to glimpse OF your
Advertisement OF them-at work But
don't let yourself fancy that you won't
feel just about as well acquainted
with them If you have to stay home
and let them entertain you in the
intimacy Of your own home-instead
Of in the maze of chromium fittings
and labyrinthian modernism Of Radio
City.
Not, mind you, that the ladies and
gentleman Of radio aren't thoroughly
hospitable. You can do all the look
ing and listening you hke-even take
home a flstful of graciously-given au-
tographs-but that won't change the
fact that radio shows are built, first
and last, for the entertainment of the
thousands and thousands Of unseen
listeners-not the curiosity seekers
who flock to the studios.
And having worked out the formu-
lac for the shows they believe the
majority want to hear this season, the
broadcasters are relaxing a bit before
they begin to plot the Spring and
Summer set-up. Only one new show
Is set to hit the air-waves this week,
N. B. C.-WJZ's sterilization of David
Harum," for which the premiere is
scheduled Monday at 10:45 am.
Wilmer Walter in the title role, has
his work cut out for misunderstanding
Characterization in which the public
has fond memories of the inimitable
Will Rogers.
WENDELL HALLS one-man show
on the blue network is shifting
to Friday nights at 8l5. -. The Five
Hours Back" relay to British listeners
is due to resume on N. B. c. February
/ for Saturdays, 1890 pm. =. The
Gossip Club is going back to its origi-
nal formula as the Broadcast Rhym-
sters" on Columbia, Mondays, las
pm. Otto Klemperer returns to
the radio scene as director of the new
series by the Los Angeles Philhar-
monte Orchestra, Fridays, 545 pm.
on the red net :. The Corn Cob Pipe
Club goes over to the blue hook-up
Wednesday. 9 pm. Jerry Belcher
and Parks johnson plan to do some
Of their Vox-Popping outside Man
haitian when they move their N. B. G.
programs to Tuesday night at this
week. -. Columbia's Just Plain Bill"
and MRS. Wigs" are swapping
periods.
After toying with the notion of
turning the Beauty Box" into a
broadcasting medium for serial YER
sion of the "Ziegfeld Follies" or AT
Home Abroad" the sponsor is think
ing Of putting on a show from Holly
wood, instead The new plan calls for
guest stars from the films, of course.
. The Hit Parade" sponsor is also
having q hard time making up his
mind about the talent for his new
Wednesday night show at N. B. c.
The debut date is set as February IL,
but there is nothing definite about the
talent Set-up.
ED WYNN is auditioning for Co.
- lumbia's projected new motors
show Jumbo" following Jimmy
Durantes withdrawal from the air
show, may fill in his spot with guest
stars Charley Winninger is being
ogled for a new series so is Lennie
Hayton's Orchestra =. THE Marriage
Clinic" is looking for sponsor for its
entertaining domestic riddles . as
is Phil Cook who might also do
well to look for some more sprightly
scripts, too.