The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-14

.froman, last seasons winner, has
but has made no effort to land a
TO New York in few weeks for 3
Ben Bernie, and six Paul Whitem
to go to Hollywood for two picture
Harriet billiard has rejoined
Ozzie Nelson's Sunday broadcast,
and Ethel Shutta has returned TO
the air after an extended tour
with her husband, George Olsen.
Gertrude Niesen recently re-
turned to radio following pro-
longed engagements in night
clubs, while Annette Henshaw
plans to construct a skit- with
herself as star Ruth Etting re-
tired for world cruise
The Boswell Sisters, all three of
whom now are married, have dis
appeared almost completely from
the spotlight.
Little Jack Little, popular whis-
pering baritone and song COM
poser, has returned to the NBC
network for nightly broadcasts
with his orchestra. He Is to be
heard tonight at 1890 on the first
of his new series, and is scheduled
by WIRE Tuesdays, Wednesdays
and Fridays.
Benay Venuta, CHS singer who
Is appearing in Chicago with
Anything Goes" is to be heard
from the WBBM studios this att
ernoon at in a program of
songs that is to be carried by
WFBM.
TINE folk story in opera is to
i be explained during Howard
Barlow's Understanding Opera"
program at 5.35 today via CHS.
The broadcast is to be devoted to
Rimsky Korsakoff's lie Cog
dor"
FRITZ Scheff, Lucy Monroe and
Frank Mum are to be starred in
the Lavender and Old Lace pro-
gram tonight at over CHS and
WFBM. Mum has been on the
air IL consecutive years. Gustav
Haenschen's orchestra will supply
the instrumental melody.
A tiger hunt in mid-ocean is
to be the topic of the three
minute thriller on Phillips Lords
program tonight at 7 over the
NBC-WEAF network. Leo Refs
mans orchestra also is to be
heard.
n II
r AWRENCE TIBBETT Is to
IL offer a program of opera
excerpts, familiar classics and
several selections of lighter num-
bers at 73o tonight over the CO.
lumbia chain. He is to open the
program with the ''Toreador
Song"
The noted baritone once had to
sing this number at midnight on
the California desert to identify
himself when mistaken as a fugi-
tive bank robber. He sang a duet
with one of his recordings of the
song.
Edgar Guest Is to be welcomed
back to Chicago tonight at 7:30
by the Welcome Valley Club over
the NBC-WJZ network. His pro-
grams recently have originated in
Hollywood, where he has been
working in films.
Lee Sims and Homay Bailey,
piano and song team, are sched-
uled to make repeat appearance
as guest star on Ben Bernie's
program tonight at 8 over NBC
and WLW, resulting from the fan
mail which followed their first
appearance.
DEE WEE HUNT is to sing I'm
i Gonna Sit Right Down and
Write Myself a Letter." and
Deane Janis is to be heard sing
ing 81 Built a Dream One Day"
as features on Glen Gray's Cara
van period tonight at 8 over Co.
lumbia and WF'BM. Walter
O'Keefe, the Broadway hill-billy.
and his stooges are to present a
brace of nitwit drama sketches.
Guy Lombardo and his Royal
Canadians have been selected TO
provide the dance music at Presi-
dent Roosevelt's birthday ball in
Washington Jan. 80. The event is
the epitome of all birthday cele-
brations throughout the nation
that night and is to be attended
by the Presidents family and
high government officials. The
music is to be broadcast over the
networks.
-Four trainloads of Citizens of
Danbury, Conn, home town of