Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-14
or RadioListeners
By Bryson Rash.

} spring summer series of the New
York Philharmonic concerts heard
! Sundays at pm. on CBS-WTOP.
The orchestra will be conducted by
5 DR.. Artur RodZinski, Vladimir Col
: schmann, Fritz Reiner and Dimitri
! Mitropoulos. Soloists include Helen
Traubel, Robert Casadesus, Rudolf
, Serkin, Nathan Milstein, Alexander
: Kipnis and others.
. The Sunday Serenade' with
swing and sway music by Sammy
Kaye is heard at a new time on
Blue WMAL. The program under
sponsorship is broadcast at 2 pm.
of Sunday afternoon.
Andre Kostelanetz will leave his
regular Sunday program, Chs
| WTOP, 4:30 pm, and devote the
summer to war activities. Substitute
ing will be Eleanor Steber, young
American soprano of the Metro
politan, and Percy Faith, Canadian
born conductor. Each program will
present in addition, as guest, male
Soloist.
The devotee of the soap opera"
will be thrilled with this announce
ment; The Woman in White" is
returning to the air and will be
heard from 2:30 to 2:45 pm. on
NBC-WRC Monday through Friday.
This climacteric event occurs on
Monday, June 5. And, that is prob
ably only the beginning, for usually
when any new development comes
about in the soap opera" field a
general shutting of programs, times
and networks occurs. Anyway it
will bear watching.
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1t has been truly a hectic week
at Connecticut and K streets where
is domiciled Station WWDC and
one Mike Hunicutt. Mike celebrated
a birthday last week, but it is not.
certain whether he is 81, as he says,
% as announced, or 60 as his draft
board insists. WWDC also observed
a milestone, the third, and Ben
Larson, threw a party out at Crit
fifth Stadium, box lunch and all.
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One of the Nations most inten-
sive man hunts has come to a close
with the decision of a local draft
board. Ralph Edwards, he of
Truth and Consequences" fame,
has been notified that he has been
placed in the over 26 war supporting
occupational category and will not
be called for at least the next few
months. Harry Won Zell, who was
selected to fill Edwards shoes when
the greetings" arrived, has left the
show, but stands ready to step in
once again if and when Ralph is
called for induction. Harry won out
over SO other contestants for the
emcee job and was all signed as
Edwards successor after Ralph
passed his preinduction physical.
Here is a radio program: 1.-THE
Bakers of America Salute the
Armed Forces" on Sunday evening,
June 4, 8 to pm, on NBC-WRC.
This looks as though it might Gre
ate high in programming with
Edgar Bergen and Charlie Nc
Carthy, Bing Crosby, Fred Allen,
Judy Garland and others to be an
nounced soon. Make a note of this
show.
Mike lines-Bill Herson is still
looking for tunes, old and new, that
begin with the three notes of the
NBC chimes. So far the response
has been astounding. Arlene Fran
els, emcee of Blind Date" program,
has turned in her resignation from
the Broadway show "Doughgfrls,"
too much work. Who has the an.
| swer to the case that was inter-
rupted on the Traffic Court broad
cast on WINK last Saturday eve
ming? "Gallantry in Action" local
WMAL program written by Casper
Names and Norman Kahl of The
Star staff bows off the air for the
summer with today's broadcast.
Betty Grove of WTOP is still look
ing for scripts for the stations new
Devils Playhouse" mystery pro-
gram. Gunner Back of WTOP has
been reelected president of the
Washington local of AFRA, radio
talent union. Cecil Brown, MBS-
VOL commentator, has been made
an honorary member of the Tin
Fish Club, composed of seamen who
have been bombed or torpedoed in
the war. Pick and Pat, long
time radio comedians, have been to-
gether Is years in radio. Dun
ninger will read thoughts in Wash
ington on June ID in furtherance
of the purchase of War Bonds.
Time Views the News" heard on
WMAL 4:30 Monday through Fri
day, has shared a sponsor. John
Gunther is guest on Information
Please" tomorrow night John
Vandercook has arrived in AlgierS,
and is expected to 90 to London to
help cover the invasion. :. Pauline
Lord will play her great Anna
Christie" role on Arthur Hopkins
Presents" next Wednesday evening
at 11:30 on NBC-WRC. e. Victor
"Smorgas" Borge, Danish comedian
pianist, dropped in on the Basin
Street" program as guest, did so
we'll that he is now a regular.
DANCING.