Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-12-05

When the average American and
the average Briton span the bridge
that separates their respective
funny-bones, then we will have
transatlantic comedy shows with
simultaneous performances by top
comics Of both countries. Hal Block,
radio script writer, who has just re-
turned from England, envisons such
shows for radio after the war.
According to Block, current reac-
ton abroad to such shows as Trans
Atlantic Call, Answering You.
Brothers In Arms and Town Hall
Of the Air is paving the way for
radio to play one of the most vital
roles in postwar rehabilitation Of the
show business. He adds that COM
edy programs are the top-ranking
shows in England as they are here.
The trouble at present is that
Yankee humor is still a bit on the
acid side as far as the Britisher Is
concerned, and the English comedy
lacks that very spice as far as the
listener over here is concerned. Red
Skeletons II Dood 1t" doesn't get to
first baSe-or make single wicket
with our Allies across the sea. And
Hal Block, writing gags abroad, dis
covered that whek he referred to
suspenders, the British listener
thought he was referring to garters
A comic in England Stays his au-
dience with Shall I do you now?"
To us it means nary a thing. Those
are the stumbling blocks which must
be removed. Or perhaps it would be
better to say that we must learn to
know-and like-each others hu-
NOR. When nations laugh together
they understand each other, and
Block believes that once the slight
differences in the meaning of words
are erased, the United States and
Britain will be able to laugh to-
gether at transatlantic broadcasts.
Once Over Lightly-Jacques Rem
ard, music director or Take It Or
Leave IT,, launched a new Friday
night half-hour series. Renard con-
ducts 4o-piece orchestra and a
chorus on the show titled Friday
on Broadway. Will, 10-year-old
son Of Organist Muriel Pollock Dom
aldson Of David Harum, makes his
screen debut with Cary Grant in
MY Client Curly" Jimmy Du-
rante's mythical character, Umbr1-
ago, to whom he refers often during
his broadcasts with Garry Moore,
may soon be a cartoon character.
Jimmy was called last week by
the research department OF Walt
Disney studios for information about
Umbriago with a view toward Carl
caturing the creature" The
trio of rhythm singers heard as a
feature Of the new Julia Sanderson
series, Let's Be Charming, COM
prises three vocalists who are we'll
known to dialers. They are Guy
Bonham, Wamp Carlson and Dwight
Latham, radio veterans. CARL
ton Morse thought he had the sound
effects boys up a tree when he re-
quested the reproduced sound OF q
real, active volcano in eruption for
an I Love a Mystery installment
last week, Quicker than you
could say "Popocatepetl." network
engineers rugged up their own YER
sion-boiling farina held close to
the microphone! Nancy Doug
las is girl who certainly falls hard
for her family . The parents and
sister OF the ingenue of Brave To-
morrow decided to trek on from
Ohio to spend Thanksgiving with
her In NYC. -. They no sooner
arrived than Nancy lost an argu-
ment with a trafIlc jam and now
the family members are spelling
one another at pushing her wheel
chair from studio to studio while
Nancy's broken knee mends.
That's Different: Dickie Jones,
Henry Aldrich" of the radio, en-
tertains millions every Thursday
evening with never a thought Of
mike fright He's jittery now,
though Seems that Mitchell
Gratwick. headmaster Of Hackley
School, Tarrytown, N. Y, where
Dickie attends, is coming to Radio
City soon for studio look-see at
his pupil. Ais Well: Lou
Costello fans all over the country
now have proof that Lou is fully
recovered from his bout with rheu-
matte fever He's just received