Evening star., 1948-05-02
For Radio Listeners
By Harry Macarthur

television futures, anyhow. The
older, established personalities, for
one thing, have become so closely
welded to their particular half
hour inches that they haven't time
for much else. That, somehow
came into the conversation a few
weeks ago when we were talking to
Tony De Marco, the dancer who
knows most Of the leading figures
in the entertainment world. Mr..
De Marco was remarking that he
was so much happier since he long
ago learned to relax, to take life
easy.
Poor Jack Benny, for instance, )"
Mr.. De Marco said. He can't re-
lax. He lives for that half hour on
Sunday night. He may get a chance
to pause for a lemonade with a
friend sometime, but usually he
lives "a hours day, seven days a
week for that radio program.
"And Fred Allen" Tony went on.
Il saw him one Sunday night not
long ago in Lindy's after his broad
cast. I wanted him to go out some
place with me and relax. Go out,
he growled. I have to go home and
start work on next weeks show "
Anniversary Department:
Tomorrow WOOK celebrates its
first birthday. During its initial
year the station has made what it's
manager, Richard Eaton, feels are a
number of outstanding contri-
buttons to independent program
ming" For one thing. WOOK devotes
its morning period from 6 to 7:45 to
Farm Hour" with information
from the Department of Agricul-
ture, then follows this daily with
an hourly religious program. Other
firSt-year features of WOOK have
included National Forum" with
members Of Congress discussing i'm
portant issues; World Statesmen,
in honor of leading diplomats and
their countries, and Congress Re-
ports" on which Representative
reports daily from the Capitol.
Kate Smith. of the WOL-MBS
Kate Smith Speaks" program also
celebrates an anniversary tomorrow
this her 18th as radio broadcaster
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Drama Department Michael Red
grave departs from his Broadway
Macbeth" role momentarily tonight
to play Max De Winter in Re
becca" for the Theater Guild on
the Air (WMAL, $50 PM. June
Duprez will play the Il" of Daphne
du Maurier's story. Five plays
by American dramatists have been
placed on the May schedule of the
Ford Theater WRC. PM. To-
days will be Booth Tarkington's
Alice Adams" and those to follow
are The Front Page" Counselor
at-Law," "A Star Is Born" and
Laura" Madeleine Carroll this
week pays a return visit to CBSs
Studio One CWTOP, Tuesday. 10
p.m0, appearing in an adaptation
of Phyllis Bottomes Private
Worlds"
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Political Platform Department.:
Senator Robert A. Taft is the first
Of the presidential aspirants sched-
uled for MICS "Living-1948" series,
heard locally on WRC at 1i:05 pm.
Sundays. Following Senator Taft,
who speaks today. subsequent Sun
days will present Gov. Earl Warren
Of California, Norman Thomas,
Henry Wallace and Gov. Thomas
e. Dewey of New York. President
Truman, Gen. Douglas Macarthur
and Harold E. Stassen were unable
to accept the networks invitation
to speak during the series.
All acknowledged candidates for
the presidential nomination also
have been invited by CHS to present
their platforms and air their views
on national issues on planned
series Of television programs. The
broadcasts, titled Presidential Tim
ber," are slated to start May 81 and
continue on Thursday nights