Evening star., 1944-05-07

Symphony of the Air." featuring
the NBC Orchestra, directed by Ar
turo Toscanini and other renowned
conductors. has been renewed for
a second full year by the present
sponsors. The Sunday period of 5-6
pm. EWT remains unchanged. This
program is heard locally on WRC.
Last evening was the first concert
of the season by the Boston Pops
Orchestra, directed by Arthur
Fielder. These programs, empha-
sizing the lighter classics, are heard
on WMAL-Blu 8:30-9:30.
DR.. Artur Rodzinski, musical di-
rector of the famed New York Phil
harmonic Symphony, announces
that the orchestra will present its
second season of 50 concerts Sunday
afternoons on CHS 3-4:30.
These are three of Americas out
standing musical organizations that
contribute so much to radio.
Some time within the next two
weeks WTOP will launch an ambi-
tious series of programs-ambitious,
that is, for the local field. This
will be a series of mystery dramas
titled THE Devils Playhouse" with
each broadcast a complete story.
New scripts and scripts that have
been heard on the air in the past
will be replayed, such as the more
effective dramas from the program
Suspense" Incidentally, Betty
Grove, who is supervising the writ
ing, says that she would like to see
some samples from listeners. So if
you think that you can write q mys-
terry script, get in touch with Betty
at WTOP; there might be a market
for your endeavors. Bob Ehrman
will direct and Tom Ahrens will
produce the series.
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One of the proudest persons wan
dering around the Trans-Lux Build
ing (NBC floor Is Fred Baldwin.
WRC musical director. The reason,
his String-Time program has just
shared a sponsor for a twice-a-week
show, Monday and Friday, 7:30-7:45
pm. Every one is pleased about it
as a sort of recognition of q good
job. Fred has worked long and hard
with his String group till he has
welded them into unit that plays
the pop ballads and light classical
selections in a particular manner
a type Of Viennese quality. It is a
pretty good bet that this will be a
finished program of smooth music.
Fred would break batons until he
had it that way.
Mike lines: The Telephone Hour
has been renewed for another 81
weeks over the full NBC network.
|. Dunninger was reading some
ones mind on a recent program and
popped up with a slogan for the
Fifth War Loan Drive, Invest in
Invasion" not bad. CHS gar
nered quite sheaf Of feathers in
the recent Peabody Awards, getting
five out of seven. Glenn Nc
Carthy and Bill Stern will do the
broadcast of the running of the
Preakness at Pimlico on Saturday,
May 18th. Robert Shaw, choral
director of Fred Warnings Pennsyl-
vanians, has been awarded a Gug-
genheim Foundation fellowship.
Katherine Hepburn will star in "The
Philadelphia Story" next Wednes-
day evening on the Arthur Hop
kins Presents" program. Har-
monicas are pouring in for the men
overseas as q result of Larry Adler's
recent plea on the "Quiz Kids" pro-
gram. Bill Henry's comment
after the Commando Kelly and
Ernest Childers press conference,
They left the impression that this
country is safe as long as we have
enough Irishmen and Indians avail
able" The CHS American
School of the Air" recently COM
pleted its 14th year. Theodore
Granik's American Forum of the
Air" originates from New York next
Tuesday evening with Nelson Rookie
feller presiding. Andy Devine
will join the CHS Hook m Ladder
Follies" as master of ceremonies
next Saturday, May 13. :. Tune in
THE Catholic Hour" today, WRC,
6 pm, for a dramatization of one
of the most gripping stories of the
war.
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