Evening star., 1937-08-29

George Marion, jr., ace HollyWoc
for the show-probably the highest
paid name" yet to scrawl his sigma.
ture on radio scripting contract
Marion. who has written the mos
successful of Oakie's screen vehicles
Is considered by the comedian to be
the one writer in Hollywood who car
turn out typical Oakie-ish dialogue
consistently. The script for program,
In the college" series is to be designed
with view toward getting the micro
phone most" out of Oakie's particular
brand Of comedy talent.
An additional departure from con-
ventional radio variety show patterr
has been announced. Casting of sub
sidiary roles will be handled in the
regular Hollywood fashion 1nsteac
OF the guest STAR procedure, wherein
big names are signed for their pub
l1city value and handed parts to read
with little regard for their particular
types" the players are to be selected
by competent film casting directors
from talent rolls in Hollywood. The
criterion will be suitability for the
particular character called for in the
script, not that peculiar attribute
''box office"
These would appear to be distinct
steps in the right direction in so far
rs program building for radio is con-
cerned. What the performers have
been given to read during shows utiliz-
ing dialogue often has impressed as
rather puerile efforts, hurriedly anc
tneXpertly assembled by couple OF
people named Joe. With an expert
enced writer to care for the verbiage
and with performers suited to the roles
the improvement should be noticeable
September % will tell whether or no,
It is.
TODAY'S PROGRAMS.
VAR1ETY-Francia White, soprano
offers arias from popular operas
and Tommy Dorsey and his boys
Swing OUT in the usual Dorsey fash.
Ion when they face the microphone
rs guest stars of the Magic Key pro-
gram-WMAL, | o'clock.
Charlie Mccarthy bursts into sons
As high light Of the Ameche- Fields.
Bergen program tonight, Ameche anc
Dorothy Lamour participate in dra.
matte sketch; Nelson Eddy skips from
"Dl Provenza" cLa Traviata'O tc
Have You Got Any Castles. Baby?'
with With Song in My Heart" a.
an intermediate step-WRC at 7.
Col Jay c. Flippen presents Donald
Dickson operate baritone; Kay
Thompson and her rhythm singers:
Adele Gerard, young jazz harpist-
WJsv. $50.
sally Ellers, screen player, is starred
In one-act play as the dramatic
feature of the Sunday Night Party
With Margaret McCrae and Nine Dean
added to the singing lineup for this
week-WRC, 9 o'clock.
comedy team known to the min
strel shows, but new to the network,
Is introduced by Jane Froman. The
boys once formed trio on the burnt
cork circuit with Amos" Of Amos n
Andy and now call themselves Moon
shine and Sawdust-WRC at s.
MUSIC-the Fireside Recital is
heard again over WRC at $50:
'caro Mo Ben" Giordani
Helen Marshall soprano.
young Tom O'Devon.''
. Kennedy Russell
MY Garden" Densmore
"Dsrl,ns Nsiji. MIS- Ma5shan. Mssxh. v,,ns
"Rosita Bolero" and other Spanish
compositions by Condustor Gustave
Haenschen will be played during the
American Album Of Familiar Music
program-WRC at $50.
A program OF music by composers
OF Eli2abethan and later times is tc
be given In a special broadcast by
the Madrigal Singers, directed by
Leahman Engel, over WJSV at $50.
The Madrigal Singers comprise "a
mixed voices
The feud between w. c. Fields and
Charlie Mccarthy will be depicted In
. novelty presentation by Werner
Jansen and his orchestra-WMAL at
$50. The Parade of the Wooden
Soldiers and "Pomp and Circum-
stance are to be amalgamated with
appropriate sound effects.
DRAMATIC story of Robert E.
Peary's heroic dash to the North
Pole is to be dramatized on the
Bravest OF the Brave program-WRC
at l0:l5 this morning.
radio dramatiZation of James Hill
tons popular novel Of the life of an
English schoolmaster is to be heard
over WMAL at o'clock.
Irene Rich plays a war correspond
ent In an original drama written for
radio by Arch Oboler-WMAL, 8:45.
TALKS-"The State Of the Demo-
cratic Party" Is the subject for
discussion at the University of Chi
cago Round Table-WRC, 1870 this
morning.
What Saw ip Loyalist Spain" is
the title Of the second two talks on
conditions In the 1berien Peninsula to
be made from Paris this afternoon by
II. v. Kaltenborn-WJSV, l o'clock.
Dr.. G. B. Harrison, English Shake
spearean authority. speaks from Lon
don, describing Middle Temple Hall,
the only building standing today in
which Shakespeare was performed by
the Bards own troupe-WJSV, 1890.
THIS WErx
MONDAY-The radio adaptation of
George Bernard Shaw's monu-
mental f1ve-play cycle, Back to Me-
thaelQh." starring Perry Wood has