Evening star., 1937-04-04

Frequently the fact that both s
known to listeners, but In some cases ::
their marital status is concealed be-
cause of fear that knowledge Of the
relationship would tend to detract
from the reality of their professional
lives as revealed by the loudspeaker.
The top-ranking husband-and-Wlte
combination on the air, OF course,
consists of the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt Their appearances on the
air together have been infrequent but
both are heard on numerous occa-
sions by the radio audience. The
President also enjoys the reputation
of being the ideal male performer,
since his deliberate and emphatic
style is regarded as without peer.
Mrs. Roosevelt, heard sporadlcally
for the last two years after con-
tract with a shoe sponsor, returns to
the air April 81 for a cosmetic Spon-
sor on N B. C.-Blue. Her microphone
stvle also has won the admiration OF
radio critics Her radio earnings go
to charity. The President, naturally,
appears without commercial connec-
tions.
4 r THE peak of stardom are such
well-known married couples as
Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone,
and another highranking couple,
Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa. Close
to them In popularity ratings are
George Burns and his chattery home
sharer. Oracle Allen, with Ace Good
man and wife EASY Aces) command
ing place near the top as they
charm microphone fans.
These four couples are always heard
together, as are Lulu Belle and Sky
land Scottie of the National Barn
Dance on N B. c. Blue and Pat Bar
rett CUncle ENa) and Nora Barrett.
female lead on the Station EZRA
programs on N. B. C. Red. Two other
Barn Dance favorites are Red Foley
and Little Eva, singers who also are
Mr. and Mrs.
+ Rapidly gaining higher place IN
the hearts of radio listeners are those
two former vaudeville favorites, Jim
and Marion Jordan, who face an N. B.
c. Red microphone as Fibber MCGEE
and Molly. Another Molly, familiar
to fans as Molly of the Movies on
Mutual network, is the wife of Ray
Jones' although she is known profess
sionally as Gene Byron. On the same
network are Tim Ryan and Irene
Noblette for cosmetic sponsor.
THE popular westerners on the N
B. c. Blue Log Cabin show are
led BY Milt Mabie and Louise Massey,
one Of radios popular married cou-
piles. Then there are Frank Crumit
and Julia Sanderson, pioneer radio
singing duo, as well as George Olsen,
orchestra leader, and his blond better
half Ethel Shutta. Mention of the
Olsen-Shutta romance, of course,
brings up Ozzie Nelson and the Groom
ing Harriet Hilliard who sometimes is
and sometimes isn't heard with her
baton-swinging hubby Still another
band leader, Enoch Light, has sing
ing wife, Mary Danis and, OF course, |
no list could be complete without
Horby Kay and Dorothy Lamour,
whose radio grooming landed her a
HOLLYWOOD COIlll dCI.
Announcing husbands and wives are
q rarity in radio, the only couple COM
ing to mind being Mark Hawley, Mu-
tual news commentator and his wife
Adelaide, one of the comparatively
few feminine announcers. In Holly
wood Eliza Schallert and her husband
Edwin are star intervieWers for the N.
n ~ nrH O..
spectively. Announcer Jimmie Wal
lington has a professional wife, Betty |
Jane Cooper but she is dancer, and |
Announcer Sharbutt's Mrs follows a
singing career.
Irene Wicker, the Singing Lady so
popular with child listeners of N. B. c.
Blue and Mutual, is married to Walter
Wicker, a producer of radio shows.
Helen Hayes, star of the Monday night
Bambi serial on N. B. C.-Blue, Is the
wife of Charles Macarthur, we'll
known playwright. Another dramatic |
actress, Jeanette Nolan, is married to
Johnny Mcintyre, March of Time an
nouncer on c. B. S. Edith Moiser,
writer for Helen Hayes and number
Of other programs, IS Mrs. Tom Nc
Knight out of the studio, her husband |
being a ranking radio producer.
ID OSALINE GREEN, actress on the
N B. Cred Hour Of Charm and
other programs, is the wife Of an ad-
vertising agency executive, Joe Bar
nett. Len and Leona Hollister,
dramatic team, also have knelt at the
altar. Jack Oakie, dean of that radio
college of outlaws, once slipped ring
on the finger of Venita Warden, who
has been guest on number of broad
casts and frequently appears in revues.
Henry Weber conductor at WGN, |
Chicago, took the VOWS with Marion
Claire, opera singer. So did Bing
Crosby and the singing Dixie Lee. Dick
Powell and Joan Blondell are among
the better known couples as are Al
Jolson and Ruby Keeler; May Singhi
Breen and Peter de Rose; Harry
Einstein (Parkyarkarkus) and Thlma
Leeds; Lee Sims and lilo May Bailey;
Jane Froman and Don Ross; Gladys
Ewarthout and Frank Chapman;
Morton Downey and Barbara Bennett.
DUsoLINA G1ANN1N1, American
concert and operatic soprano, will
be the soloist with Alexander Smallens'
Symphony Orchestra during the Sun
day Evening Hour over WJSV and
other Columbia stations tonight at 9
o'clock The program follows:
Overture to lie Baruf1e Chiozzote."
Sinigagla
Orchestra.
'Rtorna vincitor" from Aida Verdi
Miss Giannini and orchestra;
Romance" --Sibelius
Orchestra
Prelude to Act " from Carmen" Bizet
Orchestra:
Summer Night" -----G Cor ing Thomas
Miss Giannini and orchestra.
Miss Giannini, chorus and orchestra.
Talk by w. J. Cameron.
"sieefried's Rhine journey" from
"Gotterdammerung' ------Wagner
Orchestra.
"A Glorious Day Is Dawning" "---MAson
Chorus and orchestra.