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Evening star., 1938-01-02
Fred Martin Likes
Electric Organ.

FREDDY MARTIN had 50 much
faith in the dance possibilities Of
the electric organ that he gave one Of
his pianists six-month leave of alb
sence to study the instrument under
Jesse Crawford.
The electric organ in our band"
says Martin. doubles the effects We
used to achieve with our IA musicians.
For instance, We can get an oboe
sound by just pressing one stop and a
harp by pressing another"
The organ used by the orchestra
blends so evenly with the Martin
dance arrangements that it is dificult
for the listener to tell when one Of
the pianists changes over to the elec-
tric instrument. Freddy has found the
organ able to cope with fast music,
but it goes best backing up the violins
and saxophones on waltz numbers.
The only effect desired by Morgan
that the electric organ could not
achieve was that of the valve-trom-
bone. This instrument is an integral
part of the old-fashioned German
bands" Martin has added one to
achieve bizarre effects.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Prof. Hof Sings
For His Band.

CARL HOFF', band leader on the AL
Pearce show. always gives his mu-
sicians a Song recital before rehearsal
begins The first thing Carl does is to
request his men to sit back and relax
while he sings them some solos Hof
sings every song the band is sched-
uled to play, SO that the men in the
orchestra can get clear idea of the
way he wants the selections played
Carl has very distinctive ideas on
phrasing and style, ideas which he
feels he can convey only by actually
singing the numbers. But the trouble
is that the band sometimes is thrown
into such fits of laughter by Carl's
vocaliZing that it does not hear the
fine points he tries to impress: Carl
always tries to sing in the orchestra's
key. which might happen to be more
fitted for a sopranos voice than his
own. Then again, he may start out
in key no one but basso profundo
would essay and have to stop in the
middle and start over.
Before singing for the band Carl
learns all the lyrics by heart and
studies the words carefully to impart
their mood to the music. If the Sc
lection in question is romantic one
Hoff admits he tries to sing it the way
Buddy Clark would. For hot num-
bers. Carl closes his eyes and pre-
tends he's the Boswell sisters.
Evening star., 1938-01-02

radio sponsors. The year end found
many radio executives wondering IL
the Hollywood craze might not dim
inish during 1898, although they ad-
mitted the fact that screenland am
bitions had lured a goodly supply of
talent to the Southern Pacific Coast.
Hollywood, incidentally, supplied
radio with one Of the worst black eyes
in its less than twoscore years Of
existence. The aroma that followed
the offering of the throaty Mae West
will hang around for many more
months While living rooms as we'll
as smoking rooms have been per-
meated with Mae West lore for years,
the actual emergence of her vocal
caresses from the loud speaker shocked
even those who have laughed loudest
and longest at the limericks and stag
stories that have been tagged with her
highly publicized career.
The year 1887 brought few new
jokes to comedians and a particularly
low spot was reached when an ex-
pensive calculator told the one about
the window cleaner who stepped back
to admire his work. In the comedy
ranks. 1887 brought to top rank the
lovable Charley Mccarthy of the
hitherto unappreciated Edgar Bergen.
1t brought Walter O'Keefe to a well
deserved popularity, as well as the
novel Stroud Twins and Tommy Riggs
mythical ingenue. A slightly over
done form of comedy was abused by
Hollywood producers-the pretended
mufflng of script lines and the FREQUENT
reference to this detail of pragram-
ming. Incidentally, some critics claim
that there was an overabundance of
actual scrambling Of radio scripts by
careless movie guest stars.
Swing music ragged from sunup to
midnight all through the year. but
after midyear many of the leading
exponents Of rhythmic exhibitionism
began to acquire a slightly musical
touch, with occasional symphonic en-
bellshments. Most important among
radio obituary notices involves the
decline Of community sing and audi
ence participation programs. Like all
innovations, they were grabbed I'D in
hurry and soon began to suffer from
over-repetition.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Selznick Film
Selected for
Exhibit
"Tom Sawyer" Is
Example of
Technique.

~ AVID o. SELZNICK'S new
technicolor production OF
THE Adventures Of Tom
- Sawyer" Is the Hollywood
picture selected by the Museum OF
Modern Art for its current exhibit
known as The Making Of a Contem-
porary Film" The exhibit will remain
on view to the public through January
81. 1888.
THE Making Of a Contemporary
Film" Is the first major exhibition
organized by the Museum of Modern
Art Film Library, which was founded
in June, 1885, as a new department Of
the museum. According to Alfred H.
Barr. jr, director of the museum, the
complex technique Of film making is
presented as carefully as the museum
would show the technical processes of
any Of the older arts such as painting,
photography, sculpture or architecture.
The exhibition will enable the film
student or layman to fit together piece
by piece the different elements which
go into q contemporary film from
original idea to finished motion pic
lures.
Among the several hundred items
in the presentation are the original
script of the picture. by John v. A.
Weaver; pages from the original see
mario and subsequent revisions; the
report OF the talent scouts who went
all over the country and interviewed
$4,000 children before Tommy Kelly of
the East Bronx was chosen for the
title role: research material; produc-
ton charts showing day-by-d day cost
OF production, daily location OF all
cast members. ETC.: censorship corre-
spondence with the Hays Office; the
final shooting script with additional
dialogue. music cues and incidental
sound effects; makeup data, cos
tunes. stills and production shots; re-
port of the sneak preview in an obscure
motion picture house
THE Adventures of Tom Sawyer"
was directed by Norman Taurog, and
in addition to Tommy Kelly as Tom
Sawyer. the cast features Ann Gillis,
May Robson. Jackie Moran, Victor
Jory and Walter Brennan. The film
will be released by United Artists early
In the new year.
Evening star., 1938-01-02

TINE Andre Kostelanetz mixed
chorus of 40 voices is probably
the only group of artists
broadcasting from a play
house which is never seen by the audi
ence. Mr.. Kostelanetz's chorus does
all its singing from the wings-and
backstage-where it stands amidst the
theater props, ropes and movable
scenery.
Hiding the chorus is made necessary
by the difficulty of getting the singers
and orchestra on the stage at the same
time. There are So musicians and 40
singers, which, along with Mr. Koste-
lanetz. Deems Taylor and Paul Douglas,
makes one of the largest casts in
radio.
The only alternative to overlooking
the stage was to place the chorus in
the wings. To direct their selections
Mr.. Kostelanetz has to stand on a
special podium in the doorway, where
he can be seen both by the orchestra
and choir. The invisible choir has
proved, along with other acoustical in
novations, to be a great step forward
in the problem Of musical balance.
Formerly, when choir stood on the
stage close to the orchestra, it ran
the risk of being drowned out by the
accompaniment Now, however, the
off-stage singers are provided with
several microphones, which. together
with their distance, assures a more
faithful rendition Of their voices and
better blend with the orchestra.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
A Zinc Tub
May Hold
The Sea
Or Heavy Rains,
AS a Handle
Is Turned.
r F. THE country at large tho,ipht th,

F THE country at large thought that
the old zinc bath tub was thing
of the past, the country at large
= was wrong, because the old zinc
bath tub has come back strong in that
town of glamour and modernity,
Hollywood
Charlie Forsyth, the Radio Theater's s
sound effects expert, has perfected a
device which enables him to create in
a single mechanical unit, the many
sounds made by water. and the basis
OF the device is an old zinc bath tub.
Heretofore, Forsyth has used a
separate device for the roar Of the
ocean, another for waves breaking
ashore. another unit for a storm
whipped ship with decks awash, an
other for waterfall and another for
oars dipping into still water. The
units took up considerable space in
the sound booth and meant that to
change from one water scene to an
other, the microphone had to be
moved or the mechanical devices
shifted about.
The new compact sound unit Is
built inside an old-fashioned zinc
bath tub. The device is adjustable
and, in a split second, can shift from
the sound Of dripping water tap to
the roar of Niagara Falls. With the
turn Of another handle, it produces
the sound Of rain-light, heavy, OF
driving.
The tub, which Forsyth built over
period of months, has miniature
spillways. which regulate the fall OF
water from drip to plunging cata-
ract. The beautiful part of the unit,
to Forsyth. is the fact that it does not
splash water on the stage or on. the
clothes Of the operator. There was q
day when Forsyth received a drench-
ing every time he joggled water around
to bring about the various radio sound
effects.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
TerniteS Just
Ants Stand.Ins.
At LAST a practical use for

A T LAST a practical use for ter
mites has been found!
These little animals, notorious for
their destruction Of foundations of
buildings, are in the movies now.
. AS "stand-ins" for ants!
A stand-in. as almost every one
now knows, is person who stands
under the hot lights for the stars
while the cameraman gets everything
adjusted for the scene.
The termites. however, not only
stood in for the lighting prelimina-
ries, but they continued through sew
eral scenes for Lone Wolf" the
Columbia picture featuring Francis
Lederer and Frances Drake.
The termites were used because,
being somewhat larger and darker,
they photograph more like ants than
the ants themselves do.
Evening star., 1938-01-02


OF greatest importance from a pro-
gramming standpoint was the sum-
mer surge Of drama, in which net
works Wed with each other to produce
the best and most erudite plays Of
present and past masters Of the dra-
matte art. Shakespeare. OF course,
was done to turn by major networks,
with students Of the Bard's works
disagreeing on the success Of the
etherized versions. Some objected be-
cause the productions showed the
modern influence, while others threw
up their hands in horror because
radio attempted to reproduce the set
ting as Shakespeare might have con-
ceived it.
After the first crisp comments of
the less carping among the critical
profession had been digested, a con-
sensus showed agreement among ex-
perts that the radio millions had been
offered high-class production of lit
erary masterpieces, and the networks
seemed content that their costly ef-
forts had been favorably received.
A MOTHER outstanding achieve
ment among the so-called higher
arts was the hiring by National
Broadcasting Co. Of 100 renowned
symphonic performers for its Satur-
day night Toscanini series. Here
again the public seemed to show ap-
probation, and even the party night
crowds" were turning to symphony
instead Of swing.
In the field of public service radio
rose to unprecedented heights by It's
coverage of the Ohio Valley floods
The whole world acclaimed broad
casting stations for their efforts dur
ing the crisis, as the broadcast word
proved the only means of communi-
cation for countless thousands of
helpless victims of food and wind.
The year witnessed remarkab BILE
rise in the number and quality OF
programs emanating from Hollywood.
BY December the program producers
were hiring movie talent three months
ahead because Of the demand and be-
cause two major studios-Metro-
GoldWyn and Warner Bros.-Were
staging programs Of their own for
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Parrot Soprano.

X AD1O producers looking Tor q
novelty idea are advised to keep
in touch with Florence George. She
may be able to provide them with a
parrot singing coloratura soprano.
The blond vocalist, whose love for
birds and animals is we'll known, was
presented recently with beautiful
tropic parrot by an Australian fan.
The bird at once showed an interest
IN Miss Georges practice-singing and
already has picked up several bars Of
an operate aria.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Press for Anthem.
ToDAY's PROGRAM
THERE is a movement among SO

THERE is q movement among some
Latin Americans "Nuevo Mundo
valiente," the theme Of the Brave
New World program, declared the
anthem of all Latin American coun-
tries. The theme was written by
Rudolph Schram, musical director OF
the United States Once of Education,
under whose guidance Brave New
World" Is produced.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Never a Sleeper.

F1C CtC VAN SIEEDEN holds What
seems to be a record among
maestri on comedy shows. He never
has allowed a seconds lapse between
the end of laugh routine and the
start OF musical tnterlude on Town
Hall Tonight" He has a perfect
record at picking up cues "on the
nose"
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Makes for LAUGHS.

A MANDA SNOW, new network vo-
= calist, clips stories on "how to
keep that schoolgirl figure" from
newspapers and sends them to friends
for a laugh. They happen to know
that Amanda, herself, weighs 2s7
pounds.
Evening star., 1938-01-02

SdlAD4CO SIUU 10 OOIdlN nSr
leading role and greatest opportunity
to date in Radio City Revels."
Producer Edward Kaufman said he
not only wanted an actress and dance.
for the role opposite Bob Burns, JACK
Oakie and Milton Berle, but feminine
voice capable of being presented in a
duet with radio singing star, Kenny
Baker.
Already established for her dramatic
ability in Stage Door" and for her
dancing In New Faces of 1887" Miss
Miller wanted to prove she was a
singer too. She went to one of Los
Angeles radio recording studios, hired
five-piece band, and recorded two
popular tunes. one in ballad style and
one In the popular swing version.
She promptly presented herself in
Kaufman's Office, put on the record
and told him to listen. She won the
role.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Comfortable Now.

HUZZAHS went up from Jack Nil
lers instrument section
when satin bands, instead of the more
conventional and much tighter vests.
were made standard units of apparel
for the band that plays on the Kate
Smith show.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Enemy of Change.

ONE Of Phil Bakers idiosyncracies
is his reluctance to change suits,
although he has large wardrobe.
If his wife did not lay out different
suit for him each morning. Phil would
wear the same one day after day.
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Radio Program Advances
General Last Year
Raising of Entertainment Level
Was Accomplished Minus
Many Surprises.

year 1887 VIII 60 down in radio history by
steady advance
than by deveopments The
spectacular element
and the actual
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Another Flagstad to Sing
For Air Listeners
Karen, a Popular Star Abroad,
And Her Sister Kristen
On WMAL Program.
By Chris Mafhisen.

THE voice Of another Fagad will
/ broadcast WMAL to American
audiences F1agstad Of the
Metropolitan Opero sister
operate fame
Evening star., 1938-01-02
Actress Wins
Lead Role by
Gambling
Ann Miller Makes
Record to Prove
She Can Sing.

A nm MILLER. R-K-O Radios
~ versatile and aggressive young
~ dramatic actress and dancer.
4 4 gambled 5000 to obtain her
Evening star., 1938-01-02
No Spotlight
On Andres
Singers
kostelanetZ Has
Choir Placed
In Wings.

THE Andre KostelanetZ mixed
| chorus of 40 voices is probably
the only group of artists
Evening star., 1938-01-02

nISCUSSIONS-Hector Bolitho, au-
thor of recent biography of the
Duke Of Windsor, speaks of the con-
trast between King George vi today
and when he was the Duke of York
(WJSV, 1900.
The Ludlow amendment, which
would require national referendum
before Congress could declare war,
except in the case Of invasion of
United States territory. will be dis
cussed on the University of Chicago
Round Table program (WRC. 12:30).
What Does Congress Face?" Is the
The Washington times., 1938-10-22
n. E. CITIZENS
U R GE PAVING G..
TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

Steps to correct "the present
d angerous traffic situation
jeopardizing the lives of little chill
dren" on Seventeenth st. N. E.
from K st. to Benning Road. were
urged today in a petition, which
has been sent to the District Com
missioners by a group of owners
and citizens in that community
The petition requested "the i'm
mediate paving" of the east side
of that stretch of Seventeenth st.
and "the immediate installation
of a traffic light at the intersec-
ton Of Benning Road and Seven
teenth st. N. E."
The petition pointed out that
Seventeenth ST., being the most
direct route to Rosedale Play
grounds, Northeast Boys Club,
Blow Elementary School, Eliot
Junior High School and Eastern
Senior High School lis used daily
by a majority Of the children" of
the community.
The petition further stated that
"the absence of a traffic light at
the intersection of Seventeenth st.
and Benning Rd. also presents a
hazardous condition for motorists
and children"
The request embodied in the pc
tition sis backed by the Trinidad
Citizens Association and the Blow
Webb Parent Teacher Association, +"
it was pointed out by Mrs. Harry
L. Mertz who relayed a copy of the
petition to The Times, which has
inaugurated a policy of campaign
ing for neighborhood needs. This
community in the Northeast is
bounded by Mount Olivet Rd.,
Bladensburg Rd., Nineteenth st.
and Benning Rd.
The Washington times., 1938-10-22

But when the birds come flying
northward in the spring they will
find the trailers at their same old
stands and probably new crocuses
budding beside the automobile
couplings.
Because most of the people who
live in trailers near Washington
are not travellers.
Getting ready to go South
Of course not" laughed Mrs.
Thomas Wright from the door
Of her home in the Capitol
Trailer Park in South Airing
ton, Va.
WELL BE SNUG"
''We've never been anywhere
In our trailer since we moved
out of an apartment last year."
The Washington times., 1938-10-22

Mrs. Wright explained. But our
coal is ordered and the stove
tS cleaned, so let winter come.
We know We'll be snug"
Mrs. Richard B. Eldridge, OF
Capitol Park, is watching the
birds fly south for the third time
since she moved into her trailer
but she thinks they are foolish
The longest trip she has taken was
from Berwyn. Md, to Capitol
Trailer Park.
IT wouldn't live in an apart
ment again for anything" says
Mrs. Eldridge. "Our coal heater
keeps US warm. Of course,
when fall comes we go over the
trailer to make sure it is good
and tight and the stove is in
good working order. Then we
can let the winds blow"
Mrs. Helen Leonard, at Spring
The Washington times., 1938-10-22
? D. C.. Sociahtes Victims of Sneak Thief
Secrecy
Guards
SpyCase

Under strict secrecy, the taking
of testimony in the attempt Of
former Lieut.. Comdr. John s
Farnsworth to escape a long
prison sentence for espionage. was
continued today in United States
District Court.
Found guilty last year of turn
ing valuable naval secrets over
to Japanese naval attaches, Farms
worth was sentenced to from four
to IL years in prison and is now
serving his term in Atlanta Peni
tentiary.
Declaring he was "coerced" into
making the plea of nolo contendre
that resulted in his sentence,
Farnsworth is seeking a writ Of
habeas corpus.
The taking Of testimony started
A5terday, and George s. Hawke,
who represents Farnsworth, de
manded a closed hearing. This
was granted by Justice Oscar r.
Luhring.
Among those who made state
ments yesterday were William e
Leahy and William A. Hughes. at
torneys who represented Farms.
worth at the trial, and Deputy
United States Marshal Robert
Bonham.
Today former District Attorney
Leslie c. Garnett and former
Assistant District Attorney Sam.
uel F. Beach will be called to
make statements.
The Washington times., 1938-10-22
AUTOS hurt z
Girl LGcerGted j
Collision

Two Washingtonians were in
jured slightly in traffic accident.
here last night.
Lucy N. Weaver, 20, of 1915
Lewis st. N. E., was treated at
Casualty Hospital for lacerations
and bruises received ;7hea an au
tomobile in which she was pas.
senger collided with another cal
driven by Anton J. Penz, Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, at Delaware Avenue
and D Streets Northeast.
Alba ]. Tart, 61O Irving st.
N. w.. suffered slight lacerations
Of the scalp and face when she
was struck by an automobile while
she was crossing Georgia Avenue
near Decatur Street last night.
She was treated at Garfield Hos
pital and later taken home.
The Washington times., 1938-10-22
START YOUNG
Bride, Groom Wed
(They're Both 81

Without doubt the best-looking
couple of the season was Edwina
Reynolds and Jimmy Townsend,
both aged nine years, as they
halted before nine.year.old Otto
Naecker, acting minister, for a
mock wedding ceremony at the Al
bright Memorial Church last night.
The tom Thumb" wedding,
starring Edwina and Jimmy. was
only one of a number of events
staged at the church last night for
the benefit of the church's con-
struction fund. A Sunday school
has already been built at Fourth
and Rittenhouse Streets North.
west,
The Washington times., 1938-10-22

Bank Manor below Alexandria,
has moved three times since she
established housekeeping in a
trailer last February. First she
lived in the Washington Tourists
Camp, then at a camp in nearby
Maryland.
PLAN TO STAY
I'VE don't plan to move for
some time now," Mrs. Leonard
said. I'VE are perfectly con-
tent in our trailer. OF course
sometimes we think it would be
nice to have more space when
the weather is bad but we are
perfectly comfortable"
Mrs. Mary Judy, her husband
and their youngsters, Herbert, 13
The Washington times., 1938-10-22
MEDICAL PROBE
IN ADJOURNMENT
MONDAY
u. S. Home Loan Bank
Aide TeStifies

A Federal grand jury marked
time today as Department Of
Justice officials announced thelr
investigation into the American
Medical Association would stand
in adjournment until Monday
when hearing of government wit
nesses would resume.
Last witness to be heard this
week was william F. Penniman
deputy governor of the Federal
Home Loan Bank system, whose
testimony followed that given by
r. R. Zimmerman, personnel di
rector of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation. and consumed most
of yesterdays hearing.
CITES NEED
Mr.. Penniman, who was Group
Health Associations first presi
dent, told reporters after testify
ing that there was need for a
method whereby wage earners
might budget methodically" fos
their health needs.
He said it was well known
among administrators both in
industry and Government that
much of the time lost by ailine
workers could be saved if the cost
of medical attention were to be
lowered to the point where the
ordinary worker could afford pre-
cautionary examinations.
FIRST WITNESSES
Mr.. Zimmerman and Mr.. Penni
man are the first Of an expecte5
series of witnesses presumed to
have been called for the purpose
of painting a picture of antitrust
activity for the grand jurors.
Previous witnesses are believed
to have been employed by Depart
ment of Justice lawyers to form
a background for their case
against the medical association.
The Washington times., 1938-10-22
Brothers in Cloth:
MISSION UN|TES
3 PRIESTLY KIN

Three brothers, each of whom is
a priest, will be reunited during
the services to be conducted dur
ing the Mission of the Shrine OF
the Sacred Heart, at Sixteenth
Street and Park Rd. N. w.. begin,
ming October %.
During the two weeks of the
mission, the Rev. John C. Smyth,
Paulist; the Rev. James S. Smyth,
pastor of Sacred Heart, and the
Rev. Thomas G. Smyth, pastor of
the Shrine of the Blessed Sacra-
ment, will each officiate at vari.
GUS functions of the religious pro-
gram.
The Washington times., 1938-10-22
Joy for Shut-Ins:
SOLDIERS HOME
THEATER OPENS

The new theater at the Soldiers
Home was formally dedicated last
night, with hundreds of residents
of the Home attending.
Major General Frederick w
Coleman, retired, governor of the
board of the home, presided at the
ceremonies.
The concert was given by the
band under the direction of Band.
master John S. M. Zimmerman,
and the former soldiers witnessed
the film "Test Pilot"
The theater has accommoda-
tions for the crippled and shut-in
patients,