Evening star., 1943-10-03

had lot to answer for-to four
important editors of the Nation, no
Lesson a recent Sunday. How the
network officials explained it I don't
know. unless they referred to their
engineers who could only shake their
heads and humble, "It only happens
once In 10 years, and it had to be
on this particular program
The particular program was the
Editors Speak, on which the four
editors were to discuss the Italian
surrender. Richard w. Clarke, man.
aging editor of the New York News,
was to start the discussion. The
mike then was supposed to switch
on the cue, I'VE take you now to
Springfield, Mass" for Waldo Cook,
editor of the Springfield Republican.
Cook, In turn, was to be followed
by E. z. Dimitman of the Chicago
Sun, from Chicago, and the program
was to end in New York City with
Geoffrey Parsons of the Herald
Tribune.
Well, Clarke made his talk all
right. But when Cook started talking
in Springfield, New York got moth
ing but dead air Cooks talk went
out as far as Toledo, but failure
to throw switch there stopped the
talk from going out to Chicago from
where it was supposed to return to
New York City. Announcer Bob
Denton, in Manhattan, tried to get
Springfield three times, but was
| unsuccessful. So he decided to put
Parsons on from New York until
the difficulty was located.
In the meantime, Chicago waited
patiently with dead air until the
switch was thrown at Toledo and
caught the end of Cooks talk. When
Cook finished. Chicago went right
ahead with Dimitman. When Par
sons completed his talk in New York
the circuit was thrown to Chicago
and only the last part of Dimitman's
speech went over the network. The
dlfflculty wasn't ended yet, however.
New York didn't know that Cooks
talk had been heard over part of
the network. so Bob Denton who
had copy of Cooks talk, read it!
*
OF MIKES AND MEN-Holly-
woods greatest musician is heard
weekly on the Gildersleeve show.
He is Tiny" Berman, a member of
the orchestra, who tips the scales at
a solid $50 pounds and ducks door,
ways because his hat starts Just
feet 7 inches from the floor.
What instrument does he play?
The bull fiddle, naturally! Rip
Van Ronkel, co-author of "Abie's
Irish Rose" will be opening his new
play, Horses Are Like That" in
Toronto November l. After sew
eral weeks there it will go direct to
b dWay. Ogden Nash, whose
poetry is feature of the Guy Lom-
bardo show, has had his readings
put on record. -. A major recording
flrm has just issued an album of six
OF his best efforts titled The Face
IS Familiar" :. People keep asking
Hal Peary Of the Great Gildersleeve
for autographs, but they call him
Mr.. Colonna." Must be the
nandlebarS. Pity Dick (Mr.
Peavy) lie Grand of the same airer.
VINO had to go into a HOLLYWOOD
shoe shop and try on women's shoes
for a movie role!
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INSIDE THE AIRSIDE-If a net
work time spot can be found. the
Fred Brady Show will continue on
the air this winter. Phil Spitalnv
and his all-girl orchestra have been
renewed by their sponsor for another
season. Bob Burns. with the
Spike Jones band, returns from its
vacation October 7. 1t will be
handled by new producer. Sam
Plerce. and the new writing team of
Bob Redd and Glenn Wheaton.
The latter Is writer of all the famous
command performance shows which
nave been transcribed for troops
abroad. Paul Stewart. one of
fadlos best-loved Williams, heard on
such shows as Gangbusters and
Counterspy. is back in radio row
following completion of the forth
coming picture, Government Girl"
-. Gateways to Music, music series
OF the CHS American School of the
Air, begins its season October -
ana continues each TuaSdav tbere