Evening star., 1937-12-28
MARD| GRAS HOUR
FEATURES GUESTS
lum m Abner to Be Heard
Locally for First Time in
Many Months.
UNI n Abner, those humorous
cronies of the Pine Ridge gro
cery store, will renew their

7 UNI n Abner, those humorous
cronies of the Pine Ridge gro
Gerry store, will renew their
- acquaintanceshiy with local lis.
teners tonight when they step to the
microphone as the guests of Charlie
Butterworth and Lanny Ross on the
Hollywood Mardi Gras program. Al
though their serial show continues to
be heard over a national hook-up,
Washington has not been included for
many months. When the boys collect
their check after the program, a WRC
feature at $50, the last guest appear
ance before the return of Walter
OKeefe to regular radio spot will
have been completed. The song
joke trapeze artist joins Mardi Gras
next week.
The names of Duchin and Heidi
figure rather prominently in today's
broadcasting news. Eddie, of the
toothy smile and nimble fingers, moves
his music of romance" to Mutual
which makes Mutual very happy, and
the tall leader of the BrigadierS in
augurates new series Of weekly pro-
grams over the N. B. C.-Blue, with his
full complement of singers and in
strumentalists, WNAL getting the
show at 9 O'Clock. When New York
society's favorite band leader (that
would be Mr.. Duchin) takes his seat at
the piano tonight he will commence
60 guide the musicians with nodding
head, an old Duchin custom. There
was different reason for the nodding
back in Eddies one-night dance hall
stand days. however. Intent upon
computing the take" he would toss
his Uranium as each couple entered.
A 1R vaudeville is represented by the
Pearce. Oakie and Jolson shows.
Mr.. Pearce has been mumbling some
thing about presenting tabulation Of
his mistakes during the past year to-
gether with resolutions for the next
IL months. He also will present the
kldoodlers, four young men who exc
out their respective exitences by play
ing music on toy instruments. No one
has announced it, but they probably
will play Raymond Scott's The Toy
Trumpet" 1t is almost inevitable in
such circumstances. Mr.. Oakie
WJSV, 9:30) has enlisted the comedy
talents of Edward Everett Horton and
Bea Lille, who work in the dry"
manner and usually are very funny.
Mr.. Jolson (WJSV, $500 introduces
Wife Ruby Keeler.
That clearing house for double
trouble, the Husbands and Wives pro-
gram (WMAL, - presents the sad
case Of the ticking clocks. Hubby
collects clocks, all kinds OF clocks,
and wifey doesn't like because the
ornery timepieces strike the quarter
hours at different times How can
you make your husband speak dis
tinctly?" is another question to be
discussed. Tonights program will
close the series, to be replaced next
week by dramatic serial Those We
Love-"
YES, Ben Bernie is coming back
Qabeled as a comedian now)
through WJSV on January ~. Lew
Lehr news reel dialectician, and
Vocalists Buddy Clark and Jane
Pickens also will be in the cast
Mutual loses Art Godfrey's evening
stint on January "a when Columbia
gets the program . The Spirit of
Love-" postponed from last Tuesday,
Is tonight's Yarnspinner dramatiza-
ton (WOL, 81 Just-noticed-it
note: If you like the Kidoodlers on
the Pearce show, another dose is to
be had on WMAL at 1915 Kate
Smith has rejected $4,000 offer for
three weeks work in night club ,
Nice work if you can get it, better
when you can afford to pass it up.