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

COIIltQy, IEIeI ran. L TIC SdiliC
ease and precision with which
Freddie reads his movie lines
characterized his performance.
In rehearsals, the boy and girl
cast, led by the active young En-
glishman, caused the director so
much trouble with childish pranks,
that Freddie, realizing the need
for serious practice, drew up a
pledge, had all sign and then
presented it to the director, prom
Using that all would behave prop
erly until after the performance.
Since Vivian della Chiesa, typ
list, won Chicago unknown
singer contest" year ago, her rise
to radio fame has been meteoric.
She now is heard regularly on the
networks, and tonight at 8, over
NBC- WEAF (WIRE) is to be
guest star on the Contented pro-
gram.
DRUNA CASTAGNA, featured
ID CHS contralto, is to get her
big chance in opera tonight, sing
the role of Amneris in Verdis
Aida" at the New York Opera
House.
The telephone operators who
took notes for Major Bowes' anna
teurs last night are accustomed
to expect almost anything, but
when a vote was telephoned in
from a mouse tie surprised oper-
ator was at loss to know what
to do with it.
The woman who telephoned
said that this particular mouse
had been In her house long time
and she hadn't been able to catch
it. But lately 1t had developed a
new habit of coming out of the
wall and listening while the ANA
teur Hour was on the air. ConSe-
quently, the family had granted it
immunity from pursuit each Sun
day evening, to 8.
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Prof. Lee r. Norvelle, head of
the Indiana University department
of speech and director of the
Indiana WPA Theater Project, is
to be interviewed by Ted Ellington
on WFTBM at 4:30 today. The in
terview is to cover the opening
tonight of the first WPA show,
with an explanation of the
project.
Margaret Speaks, who is to sing
with Nelson Eddy at 1880 tonight,
NBC-WEAF (WIRE) has COM
plant to make since Eddy's return
to the program.
They just write and ask me-"
she says, "for tickets to hear
Nelson Eddy, never mentioning
that they'd like to hear me, too.
l get several of those every week"
TINE leader of the Cadets
Il Quartet spent some time at
West Point :. wanderlust has hit
NBC artists hard-Grace Moore
has moved from Hollywood to New
York, Jack Benny and party are
touring the East, Jessica Dragon
cite is headed west, John Charles
Thomas is in Florida, Nelson Eddy
is on concert tour of the South,
Irene Wicker is en- route to Ber-
muda, First Nighter stars, Betty
Lou Gerson and Don Ameche,
have gone to Hollywood j.. NBC
took listeners abroad SO times in
one month. broadcasting from 43
different countries Sponsors
of Emo Crime ClewS are having
difficulty finding haunted house
for the broadcast March 10, since
real estate men say that an
obliging ghost on the premises is
a decided asset, and that haunted
houses are worth a premium +.
there are no natural-born come
dams, Fannie Brice of the Follies
believes ). 4. Tenor James Melton
is an authority on antique pewter,
and has valuable collection 4.
Igor Gorin came to this country
to enter opera, accepted a radio
contract until something better
turned up, now has refused three
opera offers.
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TINE winner of the WIRE Cen
Il eral Motors amateur contest
last night was Ernie Fentz, IN
dianapolis vocalist. He received
the grand prize of 500, and two
SIS prizes for earlier victories.
The second prize of $50 went to
Dorothy Robards, Mooresville
vocalist. Five contestants for the
grand prize last night won the
semi-finals yesterday afternoon
in which nine individual contest
winners competed. All contests,
and Herbie Kay's orchestra, were
broadcast from the General
Motors chou, ~, xrYYoE