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I GUY LOMBARDO LEADS BEN BERNIE IN JAZZ KING VOTING! I The NATIONAL WEEKLY of PROGRAMS and PERSONALITIES Volume 2 Chicago, III., Week of February 5-11, 1933 Number 16 "HELLO EVERYBODY" ~~H ELLO EVERYBODY!!" Recognize these words? You should ••. They're familiar to miHions of dial­ twisters as Kate Smith's cheery radio greeting over the Columbia network. Now this famous salutation serves as the title for the portly songbird's first starring picture. A sensation in three mediums-stage, recordings and radio-Kate has added a screen triumph to her dazzling career. Critics and others who've seen previews of "Hello Everybody" stamp it as a great box-office attraction. Paramount regards the film as one of its outstanding pictures of the year. RADIO GUIDE regards it as a personal achievement for radio's greatest vocal­ ist •.. Kate proves she (an act as well as sing. There's a reason-Kate always acts ..• whether it's before a camera or when she frolics with the neighbors' children at the Ted Collins' family home in Long Island. Only twentr-three, Kate's golden voice, coupled witb her friendly charm, has cata· pulted her to dizzy heights. Ne"er before in radio or theatrical history has a person at tained such honors in such a comparatively short time. Her (Continued on Back Page) Page 2 BADIO AND AMUSEMENT GUIDE I News! I JAZZ KING BALLOT I News! I Machine Age Cocktails • Roark Likes It Making the -electric tongue" mix a My ~hoice for America's Jazz King Is When an author himself lauds a staAr. technocracy cocktail might be described ilS movie or radio version of his literar)" brain­ the experiment recently conducted by O. c.hild, that's news. Roark Bradford, famous II. Caldwell, former federal radio commis­ sioner, over the air waves. Utilizing photo for his Pulitzer Prize play, "GreeD electric cells. an industrial application of VOTER •. ,............. ..... CITY , . , •••••••••.•..•.•.•• Pastures," with its portrayal of a Negro the ordinary radio set tube, which bas heaven, has every right to be enthusiastic often been called the nearest tbing to man's Mail Ballot. to Cordell Editor, RADIO GUIDE, over juano Hernandez's and Geraldine brain ever devised mechanically, Mr. Cald· 423 P1YDl.ulll Coart, ellieaco. ilL Garrick's handling of his "Black Rivc:J; well declared that this Htonguc" is an in­ fallible guide in testing various kinds of Giant" of Negro folk lore. drinks. (Yoa C.1l '.de This I.lIot ell • PostclU4) If there are .any aesthetically inclined Sipping bottled water, for example, the devotees of the radio who still profess to "electric tongue" emits a low rumble be lugubrious about the state of American through a loudspeaker. As various other radio drama, let them hearken to ~Johll constituents are added. the musical notes rise in pitch-also enthusiasm. In one Education Series Czar N, D. Baker Henry." Thoroughly American, brmiantiy' laboratory e:<;periment. classified under the performed, combining native legend into heading of "old-fashioned," a basic low leading educators will be heard during Petty bickering and bitter acrimony that a dramatic and musical art form, this note was first produced, but upon the the mont.h of February over NBC networks have marked the progress of negotiations newly introduced Sunday night CBS sus­ admixture of bitters the tone immediately taining feature, a radio adaptation went tv a higher key. Then lemons were on "Our American Schools" program, pre­ between American broadcasters and copy­ or added, the "tongue" broke out in a merry sented each Sunday under the direction of right owners, ever since the latter last Roark Bradford's recent book of the same peal of melody like the jingle of sleighbells. Florence Hale, first vice-president and radio Spring announced their intention of in­ title, is for sheer artistry now considered by' Mr. Caldwell avers that by comparing many critics the finest dramatic produc­ chairman of the National Education Asso­ creasing the scale of fees imposed for 6- the tongue's pitch with that of a standard tion ever heard on the American ndio. tuning fork or fixed piano keyboard, a dation. tending to radio the "kind permission of technocratic method can be developed to As usual. Dr. Iiale herself will present the copyright owners," will now give way .. produce a potation of any exact quality the speakers and conduct the '"Question Box to legal parleying of a higher order, with by continuing to mix until the desired tone Period" during which she answers inquiries the retention of Newton D. Baker, noted is reached. from listeners on all kinds of educational Cleveland attorney and former Secretary Love's Addition matters. The programs are broadcast over of War in the Wilson cabinet, to represent .. the National Assoc.iation of Broadcasters "One and One Make Three" is the prob­ an NBC-WMAQ network at 5:30 p. m, The speakers this month include William in copyright matters, lem in addition and college romance to be Japan's New Censorship john Cooper, United States Commissioner _ The appointment of Mr. Baker, an­ solved Monday night, February 6, at 8:30 ()f Education; Augustus O. Thomas, secre­ nounced earlier this week by ' Alfred J. p. m. over WBBM and to be repeated the Japan, always more advanced than other tary general, World Federation of Educa­ McC05ker, president ()f the N. A. B. and Oriental countries, now takes its radio tion Associations; Robert M. Hutchins, director of WOR, Newark, grows out of next afternoon .at 2 :45 over WLS. The seriously. Because a well known professor president, University of Chicago; Mrs. B. the resolution of the recent broadcasters' threesome in the Princess Pat Pageant love ()f medicine at a Tokyo university, speak­ F. langworthy, vice-president, National convention in St. louis authorizing tbe drama are Margot, played by Alice Hill;, ing over jOAK, Tokyo, used the japanese Congress of Parents and Teachers; William enlistment of competent representation and Polly, by Dolores Gillen, and Donald, by. j. Bogan, superintendent of schools of Chi­ counsel in handling radio's manifold prob­ pronoun "Chin," meaning "we," but used Dick Wells. Vera Caspary, talented play­ in an idiomatic form reserved exclusively cago; Carroll R. Reed, superintendent of lems. Though Mr. Baker is by no mean3 for use by the Emperor himself, the chief schools of Minneapolis, and Millon C. to be regarded as radio's new "czar," so far wright of screen, radio and Broad\V:Iy, and ()f the Social Education Bureau of Ihe Potter, superintendent of schools of Mil ~ as copyright malters are concerned, the writer of many best selling novels, is autho~ Ministry of Education in japan raised such ,,·aukee. authority vested in him will be practically of the piece. a bitter protest that there has been a dictatorial. Interesting in connection with the Prin· .. cess Pat Pageant's drama series was the severe tightening up of the japanese cen­ .. sorship on all broadcast programs. The fact that last week's play, "Gladys or savant, seeking to brighten up his talks Air Coolidge Rites Venus," about posing in the nude in Qj.. in answer to criticisms that programs over Hayton Satisfies cago's art colony, was accepted and broad­ the station were too dry, also had made an Memorial services for the late President cast by WBBM but refused the studio allusion to marital life that raised an im­ Calvin Coolidge by the joint session of Dissatisfied with former burlesque comed­ facilities of careful WLS. mediate outcry from conservative listeners. Con(;ress on February 6, will be carried to ians Tom Iloward and George Shelton, .. These incidents, it is reported from japan, the country over CBS and NBC networks. Chesterfield has dropped their two appear­ have conduced to a rigid censorship that The memorial program will start at 10:-45 ances each week; filled the voided spots with is at all times severe. a. m. over an NBC~WMAQ chain, with modern concert music by leonard Hayton's CBS Adds Novelist .. music by the United States Marine Band. orchestra which has been augmented for the At II a. m. the joint session will be called purpose. Hayton's orchestra, very pleasing Ferrin Fraser, noted novelist· and short to order by Yice-President-elect Garner, in its work to date, will continue to support story writer, has been appointed director Mrs, Roosevelt's Topic as Speaker of the I louse, CBS-WBBM picks the popular song recitals of Ruth Etting of continuity for the Columbia Broadcast­ it up then. The Chaplain of the I-Iouse of and Bing Crosby. ing System, SUcceeding Donald Clark's With her husband's inaugllral at Washing~ Representatives will then deliver the Invo­ Hayton was formerly associated as pian~ resignation. At the same time Marion R. ton dray,ing near, Mrs. Franklin D. Roose-­ cation, to be followed by the principal ad­ ist-arranger-conductor with Paul Whiteman Parson net, actor~producer of stage and radio velt chooses "Official and Social life in dress. This will be made oy Chief justice and Crosby and is but twenty~five yean drama, has been named dramatic director Washington" as the topic of her tenth talk Arthur Prentice Rugg of the Massachusetts old. The new Chesterfield schedule: Ruth for the network. Fraser comes to radio on the Pond's program, to be broadcast Supreme Court. Etting. Monday and Thursday; leonard from a highly successful career as the Friday, February 10, 8:30 p. m. over a .. !layton's orchestra, Tuesday and Friday; author of popular novels and magazine NBC-WENR network. The wife of the Pres­ Bing Crosby, Wednesday and Saturday.

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