The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1940-08-10

JOneSeS, presented OH the
Marie and Juanita Jones. was COM
posed by the writer: played by my
wife. Marie; my sister. Juanita. and
yours truly. We hope that those
who heard the program enjoyed the
broadcast OF our skit. and trust
that we shall have the opportunity
In the future TO present "A Visit
With the Joneses.' every week.
BE sure TO listen 10 the Inter-
Racial Goodwill Hour each week.
Tuesdays 1890 to IL pm. and Sat
urdays 1880 10 pm. over station
WMBC.
The program is under the direc-
ton OF Joseph Cole. and sponsored
BY the Edward A. Baker Advertis-
ing Agency.
Oh yes. | have discovered an
other group OF radio stars OF our
race. who has sponsor. They are
The Spiritual Singers, Of Richmond,
va. Their sponsor is a tobacco firm
OF that city. They may be heard
every wednesday night. 1890 10
IL nm over radio station WRVA,
Richmond. Va, (l06O on your dali
Success Overnight is a title
that could be applied to Charles
Holland. young colored tenor who
hit Immediately when he sang on
the Red Cross broadcast on June
%. Now he Is being heard on
"Charles Dant Presents Charles
Holland Fridays at pm. EDIT on
NBC-Blu network stations. As a
boy in Norfolk, Va. a white friend
took him TO white teacher. May
Hamaker Hanley. and Holland sang
the only music he possessed. Doni-
zetti's Una Furtiva Lagrima,' In
English TO her. Mrs. Hanley is
said TO have sat entranced: offered
10 teach him for nothing. She did
for four years, and then sent him
of to New York for more studies.
lie Joined the Hall Johnson choir
in 1892 and remained with II until
now. except for three years when
he crooned for Fletcher Henderson.
On the Red Gross program he
sang Una Frirtiva Lagrima' again
lin Italian. And Il brought him
movie offers from every studio. an
MIC management contract. and mis-
new radio scriesi
Unless is. radio stations sign
new contracts with the American
Society Of Composers. Authors and
Publishers. You may miss the sweet
music OF such hands as Tommy
Dorsey. Rudy vallee. Johnny Green,
Bob Crosby. Kay Kyser. Fred War
ing. Glenn Miller and others after
Dec. 81. 1910.
AL Jolson returned to the airways
Aug. 1--"Hold On to Your Hats" is
the title OF his new show. II Is q
mad musical comedy. Behind the
scenes Is something OF pathos. but
the show was merry. AL Jolson and
Ruby X aeler. who dissolved their
long standing domestic partnership
not so very long ago. nevertheless
teamed up professionally to help
the Democratic convention enter
tain Chicago and help Chicago en-
terrain the convention with their
show. running at Loop play
house. Martha Ray. who used to
act with AL Jolson on the air Is
also In the cast as are vote 4
musical comedy star Jack Whiting
and Bert MAD Russian" Gordon.
The program may be heard Thurs
days at Z pm. The program does
not come into Detroit just now.
hut YOU may dial wGN, Chicago, or
WCLE. Cleveland.
You remember the Republican
and Democratic Conventions? II
cost the networks approximately
$347 900 TO let the nation evesdrop
on the COP convention. NBC is
said to have spent s14s,000 OF this.
$4,000 went to pay back sponsors
for killed time programs. $4,000
went TO pay talent for those un-
aired shows. CHS spent $4,000.
OF this amount, $4,000 paid for
sponsor rebates. Mutua's bill was
only $4,000. All networks COM
bined devoted seventy-eight hours
TO convention broadcasting. AS hui
man interest sidelight. Mutual an
nounces that IT'S staff OF twenty
worked so hard II lost $50 pounds
One Manhattan couple lost heir
looms worth $4,000. AS they lis
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