Evening star., 1937-07-04

Barrymore carries on for N. B. c., with
Columbia announcing the signing Of
numerous star performers They in
clude Leslie Howard. for Benedck in
Much Ado About Nothing; Burgess
Meredith, for the title role of Ham
let; Edward G.. Robinson, for Petru-
chic, in The Tanning of the Shrew";;
Walter Huston for the title role of
Henry W.: Sir Cedric HardWicke,
for Malvolio in Twelfth Night: Tai
lulah Bankhead, for Viola in Twelfth
Night; Walter Abel for Horato in
Hamlet Montagu Love, for the King
in Hamlet, Grace George, for the
Queen in the same play; Orson Welles,
for Duke in Twelfth Night. William
A. Brady, for the Ghost in Hamlet;
Brian Aherne, for Prince Hal in
Henry w.; Walter Connolly, as Fall
staff in Henry w.; and Estelle Win
wood for Maria in Twelfth Night
more to be announced later.
Declares Director Brewster Morgan:
1T was because of our purpose to
make each role a striking interpreta-
ton that Howard. for example, who
appeared as Hamlet on Broadway last
season, was selected to play Benedick.
an entirely different type of part, but
one in which it was felt he would ap-
pear to great advantage because of
special voice and acting qualities
which qualify him uniquely for the
radio performance of the witty but
determined lover We are also happy
to present such talented and finished
actor as Edward G. Robinson in the
role of Petruchio. While this play
will show Mr.. Robinson's vigorous
talents to the best advantage. it will
show him in a different light than
that to which his motion picture fans
are accustomed"
Could any one imagine Little
Ceasar' in Shakespearean role? Di-
rector Morgan could-the most inter-
esting bit OF casting of the lot.
ROAkE CARTER must have run
across a particularly dull day re-
Gently. or perhaps it is the result of
eight years of broadcaSting In any
event, the demon press department of
Mr.. Columbia's broadcasting system
releases the following momentous
statistics: If all the words used by
Carter since he first faced a micro
phone were set in l0-point CaSlon
tthat would be kind of type) they
would stretch from New York City
to New Brunswick, N. j., if anybody
in New Brunswick wanted them to- |
There have been approximately 2,080 |
broadcasts. consuming rs minutes of |
air time per week, 5000 minutes per
year, 3l,200 minutes for the stretch. |
Ten hours a day are used in prepara-
ton of material. $500 per year, 10000 |
in all. Carter estimates that he travels |
10000 miles year and has journeyed |
over 10000 miles in trains. airplanes |,
and motor cars. He calculates that /
more than 100000 feet of ticker tape
has flowed through his news service |
machines
Nurse, Mr. Carter will have another
aspirin.
TALENT SCOUT ERNEST CUT
TING wasted little time He has
uncovered song and banter team
that actually represents the some
thing different'-Lucille and Lannv-
heard currently through WMAL at 4
O'Clock on Tuesday and Thursday
Cutting found them per-
forming for small station, and. fol-
1HWjnC ambition |
behalf of the N. B. c. Artists Service.
Their work has refreshingly spontan-
eouS quality: they should develop a
popularity.
Lucille LinUood was born but ls
years ago in Cleveland, took up dane
ing at the age of S. added singing
and dramatic acting later. She won
a singing contest conducted by a Co.
lumbus station and was Miss Colum-
bus in 1885. Lets have those pic
lures. press departmentD Since then |
she had toured the United States and
Canada, singing and dancing. Aside
from participating in the vocal duets.
Lucille contributes novel sound effects
when Lanny is at the piano and en-
cages in bit of 'ribbing"
Lanny. who arranges the songs, was
born in Elkins, w. Va, graduated
rom the University of Pennsylvania
IN 1882, began his career as a song
writer. With Bing Crosby. he turned
out Il Would if I Could but I Can't"
He went to work for the same program
On which Lucille toiled, and the team
resulted