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BELLE LANDESMAN • ASSISTANT EDITOR WALLACE HAMILTON CAMPBELL special features ART DIRECTOR

The Real Reason Mary Pickford Turned to Radio Fred Rutledge 12

When Rudy Vallee Runs Away from It All Bill Vallee 14 Visit Rudy on the Shores of Lake Kezar

Xmas Shopping for Babies Dorothy In January RADIO MIRROR: Brooks 18 New joy for the Jack Pearls, George Burnses, and Jack Bennys A revealing story about Kate Smith's "Change Our Radio Laws!" Mary Jacobs 20 Matinee . . . Phil Baker's Honeymoon A startling plea from the Morro Castle radio operators lit- for Three . . . The stars confess the Don't Be Afraid to Fail Roxy tle sins of which they're ashamed in 22 Frank, fearless self-revelation from Mr. Rothafel their past . . . and a surprising Bing Crosby feature! Below, the Crosby "I'm Not Crying Over My Smashed Marriage," says Helen Morgan twins themselves, in person (first photo). —Herb Cruikshank 24 He Opened the Door of Fame for Them Ruth Geri 34 Louie Witten, the Palace Doorman, tells on the stars

Behind the Scenes of the Gibson Family Broadcast Fred Sammis 36

Are Radio Stars Snooty? Hilda Cole 38 James Melton—He Always Took a Chance Jane Cooper 40 Ride 'Em Cowboy! Robert Eichberg 44 Why Carson Robison and his Buckaroos seem real

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Reflections in Radio Mirror 4 Frank opinions of the editor and the readers

What's New on Radio Row? 6 News and gossip of your favorites

Adele Ronson's Winter Wardrobe 42 RADIO MIRROR'S On the Pacific Airwaves Dr. Ralph L. Power 46 Dialing the Shortwaves Terry Miles 48 Gallery of Stars This month the Globe Twister helps you select a Xmas gift

Radio stars in "College Rhythm" 27 Jumbled Names Contest 49

Lowell Thomas v . 28 Homemaking Department Sylvia Covney The Pickens Sisters 29 In the Stars' Kitchens 50 Mary Howard 30 What Do You Want to Know? The Oracle 52

Block and Sully and Eddie Cantor 31 Chicago Breezes Chase Giles 54 Priscilla Lane 32 We Have with Us 56 Bing and Bob Crosby 33 Something new in program guides!

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BUILDERS of sponsored programs should take with such frantic approval. It makes that audience a lesson from the lark which Waring's Penn- seem like a claque. sylvanians have with the Ford advertising The program costs loads of money. It wouldn't flashes. They're painless, unobstrusive, and amusingly cost a dime to tell the director to keep his hand down. handled. And while I'm about it, my enthusiastic vote goes to tffcNE of the swellest presentations on' the* air, accord- Fred Waring for the most consistently high-powered, ^^ ing to my lights, is also one of the least preten- most brilliantly put together, and most cleverly di- tious. It's Captain Tim Healy's Ivory Stamp Club. rected program on the air. Any teller of tales can profit by listening to the grand tempo that Captain Tim achieves when he re- /MSIDE to Buddy Rogers: You're working hard on counts the adventures of famous spies and the stories your Ward Bread program and it's coming along behind national stamps. That slight accent of his fine. But you make a big mistake featuring your only makes his style more ingratiating. imitator of Fred Waring's Poley. The sincerest form Perhaps his sponsors have found out that the proof flattery is poison to the radio listener. Don't put gram, designed for kids, is just as entertaining to in class your program the of the Gracie Allen imi- grandpa and dad' as it is to sonny. Now it's an NBC tators. network broadcast, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at quarter of six, Eastern Time. WM^HEN should studio audiences applaud? According to the present system, the visitors TPHE Morro Castle is in the limbo of yesterday's are told when. The director raises his hand and the news. But the opinions of the Radio Operators, thunder of approval rumbles. The reason is that if Rogers and Alagna, that appear in this issue, are of studio audiences were allowed to clap whenever they vital interest to every thinking American. felt like it, it might hold up the program, drown out There '8 one other angle to be put in the records: a wisecrack, an announcement or something equally Hundreds of relatives spent dragging hours of sacred. anxiety waiting for a list of survivors of the catas- Sometimes this system works out all right. But trophe. Radio's agreement with the newspapers pre- witness Fred Allen's program for proof of how it can vented it from putting on the air the names of the endanger the popularity of a swell comedian, break missing and dead and rescued which it could have down the faith of the tuner- done long before the papers inner in the sincerity of the could come out with them. presentation. In the case of extreme ne- The interpolated skits Here are my frank, unvarnished cessity such a working agree- which advertise Sal-Hepatica personal opinions on what's right ment should be temporarily and Ipana are followed by a voided. Radio should be few bars of orchestral music and what's wrong with radio. allowed to serve humanity which effectively ring down whenever possible. The sus- Whether you agree or disagree, let's the curtain. Then what? pense between anxiety and deafening Then rounds of have your opinions. If you don't relief or even between anxi- applause. Why? ety and grief is the most The Jiristol-Myers Com- win one of the prizes, I'll pay space dreadful human experience pany has evolved a clever when it can rates for any of your suggestions I — be allayed way of putting over its there should be no thought products. But no radio lis- publish. Let's hear from you. of rivalry or competition. tener can believe that the studio listeners are so im- pressed with these sketches that they'd receive them &i4<&j)(-{JZttei^ * ' j > * ' >V" II mi 1,1 hi9 h> ^^^

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Photographic Composites by Charles Sander BY THE READERS

READERS this month have offered some very more variety in the presentation of their programs good advice to sponsors, broadcasting officials, they would probably be more successful also. Every as well as to you tuner-inners. time a sponsored program is presented it is introduced Have you tried for a prize? Why don't you sit and ended in the same way. down and write your letter now? Not only will you In closing, a word for your magazine. I believe be helping those who are anxious to provide the sort there is enough variety in it to please any taste. You of entertainment you want, but you may win one of might call it the "almost perfect radio program." the larger prizes. Here's hoping for better programs. From the great big batch of letters received this Herbert C. Adlington, Baltimore, Md. month the following prize winners were selected: $10.00 PRIZE $20.00 PRIZE W|OW can people expect the radio to have only the ^^OU ask for constructive criticism of radio pro- programs they like on the air every minute? If grams and I hope this will fill the bill. I am not they would but listen and try, I'm sure they would writing my own likes or dislikes, but what I believe find something valuable to them in every program. to be the thoughts of all radio fans. Living in a small town as I do, one can get very First comes advertising, a necessary part of radio narrow-minded, but our radio is a life-saver, as it if we want good programs. But intelligent advertis- helps us in keeping up with the world. Whenever I ing is necessary also. There are too many useless get a program I don't particularly care for I take les- adjectives, such as: "remarkable," "wonderful," and sons in grammar and listen for errors the speaker so forth, -ad nauseum. might make and try to improve my own speech. Con- Today all that needs to be mentioned is the name stant listening, you know, of some educated speaker of the product and listeners know immediately what improves your own speech. it is and what it is for. I believe the most clever Radio just can't displease me. I'm very fond of advertising is done by the General Tire Co. and Pabst music, so that it takes all kinds to satisfy me. Frankly, Blue Ribbon. They both use comedy in putting across I'm partial to Ben Bernie and Guy Lombardo. their products. And laughs are certainly helpful. Radio Mirror goes with our radio. What would Another mistake made by the master minds is to be the use of listening if you didn't have Radio broadcast a program on all Mirror to describe these in- stations and sometimes on all teresting people so you could networks. Why make every- really see them at their one listen to one program? work? For instance: big league ball Mrs. G. H. Wright, games and so on. Let those Anderson, Ind. Twenty dollars is paid for the who like these programs lis- net ten to them. But why best letter, ten dollars for the sec- $1.00 PRIZE have something else on, so that the people who do not ond best and one dollar each for rfODAY,S radio and the like this kind of program good programs emanating can listen to what they want. the next five. Write today to the therefrom are a great boon Miss E. C. Stacy claims to o>ur nation. Now that the Editor, Radio Mirror, 1926 Broad- that a listener can always get New Deal in Washington is transcriptions, but who doing wonderful work in lay- way, New York City. Send your wants to listen to transcrip- ing low OF Man Depression, tions after hearing good letter, not exceeding 200 words, be- I believe the radio fans music? should have a New Deal of If the sponsors used a little fore Dec. 22. Give us your ideas. (Continued on page 86)

5 What's New on Radio Row by Jay Peters

WHATEVER in the world is TPHE first Mrs. Wallington was a Right: If Lou Holti tells another the matter with radio an- Russian dancer (Stanislawa But- dialect story Rudy Vallee will their wives? kiewicz her tag nouncers and was and Jimmy, 'tis have to stop the Why can't they live together in connu- said, even though he afterwards be- show. Lou has been bial bliss? Certainly, mike masters came a diction medal winner, had panicing them week after week with those have a most public life and their great difficulty pronouncing her name famous yarns of his. spouses should have no difficulty in when he wooed her) and Jimmy turned keeping tabs on them. If they don't right around and married another get home to dinner and telephone they dancer. Below, Hollywood presents us with radio are detained at the office on business, The second Mrs. Wallington is the personalities and all the missus has to do is to tune in on former Anita Furman, who was a mem- what is just as im- their station and find out what the busi- ber of the Rockettes, the dancing troupe portant — with Ruby ness is. The whole world knows where at the Radio City Music Hall. She was Keeler. Al Jolson, Ruby and Dick Powell they are and what they are doing. divorced last June from Eugene Walker with Maxine Doyle. Newman, of Brooklyn, New York. KMRST it was Graham McNamee whose ties were severed by the divorce courts. Then it was Ted Hus- ing, his rival sports announcer on the rival networks, who got Renovated. Now it's James Wallingfon whose wife told her troubles to the judge. Here you have probably the three best known air ambassadors, all involved in marital rifts. There are others, too, including Paul Douglas, another prominent Columbian. McNamee, after an interval, married again. Husing at this writing is still unattached but rumor links his name with every eligible in the country including Peggy Joyce and Jean Harlow. However, a persistent report has it Ted and his erstwhile missus are still very, much in love and will remarry.

ND by the way, Dick Leibert, organist at the Radio City Music Hall, played the wedding march at the Wallington-Furman nuptials. It was his first performance at any wedding. Dick, as you perhaps know, is now pre- siding also at the console at the Strato- sphere Club, swank night spot operated by the Rockefellers on the 65th floor of the RCA Building. Grace Moore in New York with her husband to see the premiere of "One Night of Love" which is an entree into C^PEAKING of announcers, as we radio, pictures, and just were, we're reminded that the opera for the little turnover in microphone masters is get- Southern gal, and she's ling serious. probably used it, too. Some time ago Ted Jew- —

ett, night supervisor of NBC's mike men, departed from that post. More recently John Holbrook, another Women Must Avoid honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his perfection in speech, Harsh Laxatives bowed out at the National. About the same time Tom Coates got feminine sex must be particu- For 28 years, Ex-Lax has had the his notice at Columbia. A woman con- THE larly careful in the choice of a confidence of doctors, nurses, drug- nected with one of the advertising laxative. gists and the general public alike, agencies is generally credited with his dismissal. According to the story, she Women should avoid a laxative because it is everything a laxative objected to Coates because he sounded that is too strong — that shocks the ought to be. too much like all the other cour- that weakens. CBS system — They should Children like to take Ex-Lax be- iers. The lady, representing a sponsor, avoid laxatives that are offered as cause they love its delicious choco- of course had a lot of influence and cure-alls — treatments for a thousand late flavor. Grown-ups, too, prefer Coates had to take what the boys in ills. A laxative is intended for one to take Ex-Lax because they have the announcers' room, call the rap. It purpose only—to relieve constipation. found it thoroughly effective with- won't be long now, they say, before the — out the disagreeable after-effects of slogan "The sponsor is always right" Ex-Lax is offered for just what it will be ruling the networks. is —a gentle, effective laxative. harsh, nasty-tasting laxatives. * * * Ex-Lax is effective— but it is mild. At all drug stores—in 10c and 25c THE MONITOR MAN- SAYS: It acts gently yet thoroughly. It works boxes. Rudy Vallee has nothing but Cad- over- night without over-action. illacs which he buys only from an old BEWARE OF IMITATIONS! Ex-Lax will not form a habit Portland, Maine, friend, George Davis. On any kind of a tour Rudy invariably you take it just when you need a Get genuine Ex-Lax — spelled makes the chauffeur move over and he laxative. You don't have to keep on E-X-L-A-X — to make sure of will clip off 350 to 400 miles per day increasing the dose to get results. getting Ex-Lax results. with the slightest excuse . . . May Singhi Breen, the Ukulele Lady, and her composer-husband, Peter de Rose, Keep "regular" with 'have closed their New Rochelle, N. Y. home and moved into New York City for the winter. They found commuting into Radio City for their daily broadcasts last winter a hardship in severe EX-LAX weather . . . Mary Small, the 12-year- old girl THE CHOCOLATED prodigy, is being worked pretty LAXATIVE hard off the air rather than on. One —

Out Hollywood Way, Jimmy in that new minstrel show for Molle . . . Durante took a chance and was Jack Berger boasts he is the only photographed with a saxophone, aerial artist who never hears a radio. What's New Betty Grable and Maxine Doyle. Jack says he is interested in only one The scene was a night rendezvous. program—his own—and can't tune in on on himself . . . Now the Reds are get- morning recently she sang in three dif- ting into the studios—or so suspects ferent towns on Long Island—Lynn- Henry King, the maestro. When his Radio Row brook, Hempstead and Great Neck men got together the other day for rehearsal they all the horns had Continued and that's a strain on any little girl's found been plentifully sprinkled with pep- voice, even though it be a big one like red Mary's. per! If the sabotage hadn't been discovered before the broadcast the re- Paul Dumont is back on the air again and are his admirers happy! sults might have been disastrous. For some time Paul was Paul Whiteman, Al Jolson and one of NBC's ablest an- Ruby Keeler are in a huddle at this nouncers; more recently he writing plotting a one night stand tour was in that networks' proof the country early in 1935 . . . Grace duction department; now Moore is doing a series of "guest" ap- pearances for Atwater Kent. It was the he is writing and acting radio manufacturer back in 1925 who introduced the "guest artist" to radio.

. . . The latest in electrical instruments

is the vivitone cello.. Juice is generated when the bow is drawn across the strings. Maybe Leopold Stokowski's prediction of a few years ago will come true yet. Remember he said the time was coming when symphony concerts would be produced entirely by electrical instruments? Ted Husing is always * * * there with the umph at Notre has when it's needed. He f?OOTBALL Dame

is snapped in action been a far different thing this fall, by some CBS photog- what with one thing and another. But rapher who followed the biggest change was inaugurated by Ted to the very scene of the crime itself. Roy Shields, leader of the Armour orchestra. At the behest of Rimer Lay- den, who coaches the fighting Irish, he composed "Notre Dame Shift March", —

and not even five guesses would get you the right answer on what it's being used

sif this song. Layden mumbled something about swivel-hipping in explana-

tion, but it won't explain if some of the backs suddenly join hands and^lay ring around the rosey between halves.

'W^HE late Robert Louis Stevenson may have rolled uneasily in his grave at the news that "Treasure Is- land" was being made over into a motion picture, but it would be nothing to what is going on beneath Jules Verne's six-foot plot of ground. NBC's decided that his works need a three-a- week dramatization and are putting them on the air. * * *

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Mrs. and Mr. Charles J. Radio Row Correll who, rumor has it, have some connection with Amos Continued and Andy. Charles resumed his blackface in October, after an Alaskan fishing trip this summer.

Below, Phil Baker came back to the Armour Hour after a much needed vacation which the Downey sisters helped make pleasant.

Right, the singer now starring in the "Hollywood Hotel" Campbell Soup program, Rowene Williams. She's talking to another contestant, Irene Barclay and Leon Belasco.

WfcADIO is getting more of a break with its music these days. In the first place, original pieces are being written for broadcasts over at NBC, and by such well known composers as Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz, impersonate famous radio stars in now, what with the loss of another star, who have been hired by Ivory to help movie shorts, and he ought to know Annette Hanshaw. build up the Gibson Family. Then Sig- about them by now. mund Romberg has agreed to let radio * * * present some of his compositions for WACK BENNY has covered prac- the first time. HERE'S a swell reason why Fred TP tically every hour of the day and * * * Waring's new baby daughter has every sponsor in the industry, but you sponsor this winter is going to been named Dixie. The night that she tffcNF can't air. He's keep him off the back learn what dealing with an artist was born, Fred was somewhere between on his old Sunday night spot, with the really means. Pity Cream of Wheat Sulpher Springs and New York, but it above mentioned Frank Parker and who had the nerve to hire Alexander was close to the Mason and Dixon line, Don Bestor, who provides musical in- Woollcott for broadcasting. The town so, according to his press agent, he in- terludes when the comedian runs down. crier only works because he can't think sisted that she be tagged "Dixie", and This may be a more permanent rela- of anything else to do, and he's not go- it's up to you to believe it. tionship. ing to let any supervisor look over his * * * * * * shoulder and frown when he says some- W?()l\ thousands of radio listeners IÎD you hear that hour program at thing someone doesn't like. You can't the saddest news of the month is midnight about a month ago in blame him, though, after all those Cap'n Henry's announcement that he is honor of a Bob Crosby, who turned out years he was holding down a news- withdrawing from the Showboat Hour. to be a younger brother of Bing's? paper job and taking it from the city He was lured from the stage two years Anyway, Bob has been in New York, editor. * * * ago and now he's anxious to go back. lying in wait for the day Bing breaks Not that the grease paint is in his down over the strain of raising a fam- ÎIFSTERFIELD has backed down blood, but it seems he is going to earn ily. Then he'll step out with his fine and is giving the public some pop- more money. Which is reasonable baritone and keep up the tradition of ular music on it's program this winter. enough for everyone but Maxwell the Crosby name. At least he says he That's all the fault of Andre Koste- House, which is really up in the air will. Bing doesn't say a word. lanetz who decided that A4ondays should Id RADIO MIRROR SICK HEADACHES be tango nights. He's really a Russian, showman. Roxy has a son, Arthur but there must be some hidden southern who is single, so he can't expect much blood in the director. from him in this particular direction. were driving me * * * In Beta's maiden days she used t<> •^)|ÂLTER O'KEEFE who might be have a personal theme song with which suspected of being an old circus swains serenaded her. Her boy friends, performer from the song he made fa- with a kindly wink at her father's CRAZY!

mous, is shopping around these days super-colossal amusement enterprises, for a light house. He thinks solitude always greeted her with a few strains of will be good for him, but no one else "Bigger and Beta Than Ever." Sorreh. * * * can understand his motives unless he wants to try setting up in light house- tffcF course* she doesn't do it now on keeping. ^^ the radio, television being still * * * "around the corner," but time was [AVE you noticed all the opera when Grace Hayes attracted attention stars and former opera stars on by splitting her skirts on the sides and the air this winter? Of course, there are painting her legs. Grace used also to

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those veterans—Mme. Schumann-Heink carry a big fan on the stage with her and John McCormack—and the Metro- because her hands were so clumsy. She politan operas themselves broadcast originally sang on the Barbary Coast every Saturday afternoon by NBC. of San Francisco, her home town. The long list includes Gladys Swarth- Grace was born below the Slot, which out, Helen Jepson, Everett Marshall, is equivalent to Tenth Avenue in New Rose Bampton, Grete Stueckgold, Law- York City, so you know what that rence Tibbett, Rosa Ponselle, Nino means. Once in her early days out there Martini and Queena Mario. When this she appeared on the same vaudeville \NOWEN AHD f OR was typed their programs hadn't been bill with Marilyn Miller and the Miller definitely set but Richard Crooks, John family. She sang such hot songs that Charles Thomas and Mario Chamlee Marilyn's dad wouldn't let little Mari- were among the opera luminaries pre- lyn listen to her for fear that his inno- ^tfKCTIVE JKUEF paring for radio recitals. cent child might be corrupted! * * * * * * CtttW YOUR >OXY, who is back on the air at STUDIO SIDELIGHTS CBS of all places, was about to Abe Lyman, commissioned a Ken- lAXATIVf become a grandfather for the first time tucky Colonel, immediately started cul-

as we went to press. His daughter, Beta, tivating a Southern accent, yah sah . . . who is married to the advertising mana- Georgie Price is now a broker on the ger of a Newark department store, is New York Stock Exchange. However, making this possible for the veteran he doesn't (Continued on page 68) feenXmint THE CHEWING-GUM LAXATIVE ^Itc Keak Kecwcm

On the left Mary is talking with Marconi who so much influenced her plans, and below she is shown signing for her present series of broadcasts. The gentleman is Neil McKay, her representative.

TELEVISION is not a thing of the future!" Mary Pickford told me, the day after she had signed for her present series of broadcasts this fall. "Another

)rnr will see it alongside radio in the home. "It is no longer a matter of guess work. The inventors are certain it will go on the market as a popular instrument for entertainment before another twelve months go by." Imagine yourself sitting back in a big easy chair. You turn on the switch at your finger tips and lo! the deep blue eyes, blonde curls, and petite form of America's sweetheart flash before your very eyes as she enacts any one of a dozen favorite roles—Little Lord Fauntleroy, in modern form, perhaps. Thanks to the magic of electrical impulses along the air waves, television has rubbed Alladin's lamp and brought It was late this summer that Mary suddenly saw the light, her into your home, placed her at your feet, for your amusement. like a stricken sinner at a revivalist meeting, and even then it was only by the luckiest kind of a break that she was Mary firmly believes that this imaginative scene will able to make her decision to prepare for the coming of actually take place next season in radio! That is the real television in another twelve months. reason she is on the air, why she signed a radio contract "It's a funny thing," she confessed to me. "Here are all this fall, after snubbing its advances for seven years. these people in radio who refuse to believe that television She wants to be ready when the change comes, and she will come along. It's just like the advent of talkies in the knows that she must have at least a season of radio broad- industry. until it was late the casts behind her for experience. movie Not too did most of stars begin preparations for the revolution which meant a "I guess I must be a pioneer," she confessed. "Here is the new era. whole new field of television and I want to be the first to enter it. I'm terribly ambitious, you know."

She looked it right then, her small, shapely hands clenched I WAS the same way myself about radio, only a little

at her sides, her slim body held erect, pronouncing every worse. 1 wouldn't even think of going on the air. But

word carefully, slowly that each one might count. that was before this summer. That was when I had my We were seated in her Fifth Avenue suite of rooms, high eyes opened for me. above New York's roaring thoroughfare. Her business "Part of my European trip took me to Italy. One after- father manager hovered nervously in the background— they were noon at a tea given for me I met Guglielmo Marconi, lo he packed and on their way in an hour. of the wireless. Whether it's generally known or not, he is "Now that I've something to look forward lo, something one of the most enthusiastic supporters and co-workers for

1<> plan for, I'm terribly eager to get started," she con- television. I had no idea at the time that our conversation tinued. would hold so much importance for me. Which explains the secret of Mary's weekly arrival at "Curious about television and its future— I'd heard so

the microphone. Not like another star who sees radio only many conflicting stories about it — I thought I'd ask Mar-

as a willing wage earner, Mary knows it as the springboard coni. Then came the revelation '.hat woke me up as to into the future, into a new Stardom in television! whal was occurring in the field of radio.

12 " —

MARY PI

What did Mary Pickford have up her sleeve when she suddenly signed a radio contract this fall?

by FRED RUTLEDGE

' Television,' he said, 'now stands complete—an inexpensive household appliance. It is only a matter of months before it will be marketed.' To Mary—to the founder of the Pickfair estate whose business acumen made possible its eleva- tion into America's number one entertainment palace for nobility from the seven corners of the world—Marconi's startling statement meant just one thing A nation's sweetheart would return triumphant. A star reborn would flicker across television screens in every home from coast to coast. A fifteen minute conversation, a chance remark, meant a swift, abrupt altering in the course of her career. Mary saw opening up before her an entirely new vista. Gone were plans for approaching middle age—in their place youthful enthusiasm, irrepressible energy and buoyancy. "I'll never forget that day," Mary told me, drawing a deep breath. "Later Marconi described the secret invention which he said would mean the immediate popu-

lar success of television. I knew then that he was dead right." Nearly all the rest of Mary's trip was forgotten in the excitement of making ready for her return to New York. Then came her chance for a radio contract. The actress who had been unap- proachable up to this time lost no (Continued on page 72) UJHEN i RUNS AWAY FROM

TALL figure detaches itself frets impatiently for nine o'clock How'd you like to be a from the group of impatient of each Thursday night. He is A tourists waiting for the aching for the solitude his peaceful guest at Rudy's hide- State of Maine Express to pull out log cabin at Lake Kezar will bring of the Grand Central Station and out on the shores of him. And well he might, for it is dashes down the track. An irate ah exceptional back-to-the-na- passenger sticks his head out of a beautiful Lake Kezar? ture rendezvous which he has window and bellows at the truck- built. (1 can speak impersonally ing master: for no credit is due me in the mat- "Who's that guy?" b ter.) "That guy," the master informs It is a different, more kindly him proudly, "is Rudy Vallee! We Vallee that brushes the leaves of hold the train for him like this his Maine trees from his coat. B I L L every week." There is no need for pretense here. That guy Vallee is hurrying on No one whom he must mistrust, no his way to the cool, fragrant pine V A L L E E one who is only waiting for his forests of his beloved Maine, to back to be turned before drawing freedom and quiet, to the lodge a knife, is within a thousand miles which has come to be his first of the secluded camp. pride and joy. Twelve hours from The story of how the Lodge this moment he will have discarded his matched shirt and came about is another of those fanciful tales of a good deed tie, hung up his neatly pressed suit, and will be com- well done for a hapless friend of college days. fortably stretched out in the worst disarray of clothing he Rudy bought an outboard motor boat from a chum who

can find. Mostly it will be old pants and shoes left over needed the money. He couldn't take his new possession from last summer. home with him, and he had no boathouse in which to lodge

Lach Thursday night, when the curtain has been rung it. Rather than lose out entirely on the deal, he bought

down on the Heischmann Yeast hour, Rudy is rushed down land, and then lumber at lake Kezar. Which solved more an express elevator, guided to his car, and with the aid of than the problem of housing the boat. It became a real

willing motorcycle escorts is brought to the Grand Central haven for the over-worked, sorely taxed young bandmaster. where a train has been held behind its regular running Once he was started in the work, he left nothing undone. lime. Out of scraggly jack pines, huge boulders and sandy soil from the last of April until the first of November Rudy rose a camp that surpassed all ordinary ideas of outing

This is the house that Rudy built, where he hides when he steps Quaint bar, isn't it? It contains a radio—honestl On the opposite out of his character as Director of the Fleischmann Yeast Hour. page we see Vallee enjoying a game of billiards and next, he's all These scenes were snapped by Rudy himself on a recent holiday. set, paddle, pump 'n everything for a bit of water sport on the lake.

—

The Captain pauses for a moment to have his picture taken. To the right Rudy awakens early to arrange the doy's menu, a task he enjoys.

comfort. On three hundred acres of primeval forest near other in the main lodge. The former is a barrel affair, Fryeburg he ordered built four lodges and a boathouse mounted on wheels about which high modernistic chairs seventeen rooms and five baths in all, each one named after stand in wait for the drinker. some song coincidental to the life and times of one Rudy Let me describe a typical room. Say the one in which 1 Vallee. slept. A brass plate on the door announces that this is the To get to this group of buildings, respectively known as "Vagabond Lover." Its soft box-spring bed, heavy chairs camp A, B, and C, the guest drives over a narrow, clay which caught flying articles of attire, and a colonial writing road which winds through a mile of solid virgin pine desk would have done justice to a Westchester country forest. home. Near the blue, icy waters of the lake stands "A," the The camp boasts its own water system for face and dish main lodge. Here, besides everything else, the cooking is washing. Spring water is always served at the dining table. clone. And, if I remember correctly, considerable eating. And while we're on the subject of water, 1 understand that

The kitchen and pantry are certainly worthy of mention. the fire fighting equipment is considered remarkable for any-' The range is electric and the latest type. The refrigerator, thing but a large city hotel. It is an immense red affair on large enough for a small hotel even to its electric lights; wheels, standing near the lodges. holds steaks, chops, chickens, everything anyone could Lodge "C", mentioned but not explained, deserves more possibly ask for in the line of comestibles. than passing notice, for it lodges a white-coated, wing- The living room, by mutual consent, is turned into the collared butler, only reminder of the New York life of the dining room at sundown. L.arge and filled with sunshine camp owner. In addition to the butler, five other servants during the day, it houses a full-sized pool table and a have quarters here. divan which seats about half as many people as Radio City The boathouse, which was really the cause for this whole

Music Hall. This is fronted by a fireplace which is always immense affair, has recently been enlarged. Over the house kept burning. proper has been added another story, with a radio, pool Next, in the list of descriptions, come the bars and bath- table, bar, refrigerator, pantry and tiled bath. In Rudy's rooms. The baths are something in this camp. Each is estimation it is the most important member of the family. completely done in colored tiles and fixtures. Kach with its I thought I knew this brother of mine, but the complete glass-enclosed shower, has a name. One for example is transformation which comes over him when he finally ar- called "Americana", although it has never been disclosed rives at Lake Kezar always newly mystifies me. just what national significance this may have. Reserved, rather aloof in New York, a taskmaster in his

I he bars are two in number, one in the boathouse, the rehearsals for the show. Rudy makes lew new friends, pre-

WHEN RUDY VALLEE RUNS AWAY FROM IT ALL 16 One of the famous bandmaster's hobbies is taking moving pictures. Above are interesting views of the cabin, a corner of the porch overlooking beautiful Lake Kezar and the boathouse. To the ing pictures which he takes him- extreme right, Vallee doesn't self—but unless you are given a forsake his beloved saxophone picture his camera in the when he runs away to Maine. of work north woods, you can't realize how

far he has gone with it.

I saw in this order one evening at the main lodge: Color movies of the camp; the complete "Vagabond ferring the ones he grew up with in the Lover",- sound and all; a Mack trade. His is a typically Manhattan life, Sennett talking account of a shark filled with long hours of work and very hunt; a Paramount short of few minutes of play. Rudy's, "The Musical Doctor." At camp, the protecting, cloak of re- Rudy's first job, as he men- serve which he has pulled around him, tioned in his autobiography, was in drops away. Perhaps the best example a picture theater where he swept of how he changes lies in his smoking ^ out the aisles, the projection booth, habits. At the risk of appearing ridicu- 1 oiled the machines and changed the lous, he pulls out a black stogie, after carbons in the lamp houses. meals, and puffs contentedly on it. In ^^^^^^^^^ He has never forgotten that boy- the city he would be horrified at the hood work. Summer nights he uses thought. two projection machines to show The members of his orchestra with home movies, unheard of experi- whom he usually shares this Maine retreat also drop any ment for an amateur. Incidentally, that means he has one barriers which business might have raised and become, machine loaded with film and ready to start the minute

very simply, themselves. the other is unwound. The daily trip for the mail provides Rudy with the His camera is made to order. Coming complete with chance to do his own marketing. At the grocery store he necessary lens it costs more than the ordinary priced auto- walks happily about, prodding melons, baring ears of corn, mobile. But what pictures it takes! It does everything,

examining the meat for the night's dinner. Secretly, 1 be- according to Rudy, but bark. Slow motion, backwards, in- lieve, Rudy feels sure he missed his calling in not being a side out, whatever might appeal to his fancy. world famous chef. Unlike the usual amateur who stands helplessly by and And his clothes. Old flannel shirts, stiff with paint and curses when the films break, Rudy calmly proceeds to apply .arnish, army breeches of some ancient make, shoes which his early training and in a minute or two everything is were worn out years ago. Only when he slips into his white again jake, and you peer out over a golden lake mottled naval officer's uniform for a cruise in his speedboat does with the slanting rays of a sinking sun. he look at all like the Vallee who carries off the show on The summer and early fall months have not been in vain. Thursdays. Well rested, he goes into the winter shows with all the buoy- Much has already been said about Rudy's hobby—mov- ancy and enthusiasm of his first radio days.

HE FINDS RELAXATION AT HIS LODGE IN MAINE

17 Shopping

Yuletide means something more this year to the Burns, the Pearls and the Bennys than ever before

SCOOTER?" Jack Benny glanced at the rest of us, seated about the spacious living A room of his Central Park South apartment, on his face an air of patient interrogation. "A scooter!" George Burns derided. "A scooter! Why you must be nuts, Jack. How could a six- months-old baby use a scooter? Now how about, say, a sled? There's an idea—a sled." Jack Pearl guffawed loudly, and Benny, forget- ting for the moment the niceties of being a host, joined him as both turned their laughter on the somewhat defiant Burns. "A sled!" Benny exclaimed. "Now who's nuts? I'm asking you, is George nuts, or am I? A sled! Who ever heard of a six-months-old child sledding?" "Maybe you had better keep out of this, George," Pearl broke in soothingly, "and let Jack and me decide on something nice. A sled! I'm surprised at you! Why you'll be suggesting that we get it—her,

I mean—a revolver or a string of race horses." Burns arose from his chair and swept the Messrs. Pearl and Benny with a glance whose interpretation would scarce bear translation into print. He strode huffily to a window overlooking the Park, his air that of a man who has been affronted grievously.

"Well, I guess none of us are so smart, if you come right down to it," he retorted at length. "We've had a fast one put over on us. Winnie and Mary and Gracie picked the soft end of this propo- sition for themselves. There they are out in Chicago, and us here using up gray matter that ought to be ." going into next week's program. . . "If gray matter went into your program," Benny reminded him scathingly, as friends will sometimes, "you'd come under the Special Events department, and broadcast once a year. Now come on Jack. Let's get busy on this list." This might have gone on all day. Indeed, the pros- pect of these three helpless males struggling with a Christmas list for four babies ranging in age from

four months to a year, was, I confess, too appalling

to view further without alarm. I thought I had better step in with a load of good advice, even though it hadn't been sought.

"May I suggest something," I piped diffidently, but amid the wrangling over the "list" my voice was

lost hopelessly. I tried once more, this time coaxing

from my throat a deep contralto which I flattered myself was commanding.

"Boys. Boys," I beseeched. "Will you please stop

that shouting long enough to listen to me. I have an idea." Benny and Pearl quieted hopefully. Even the morose Burns turned from his window. Illustrated by FOR BABIES I

By DOROTHY BROOKS

The men shopped for toys in New York — toys for the babies their wives were selecting in Chicago!

"If you have an idea, you don't belong here," he commented. "But shoot it, anyhow. It's more .than either of those guys," with a derogatory gesture toward the other two, "have had for some time."

"Well, here is my suggestion," I offered, now that

I had their attention. "You boys are up against the problem of getting together Christmas lists for four babies, and you know nothing whatever about it.

I'd like to help you, but I don't know much more. So why not get some expert advice? Why don't you all go to a department store, and ask them. They'll know."

I do not recall ever having been the recipient of such concerted respectful admiration in my life.

You would think I had discovered the fifth dimen- sion or something. Pearl broke the silence first. "Now that," he said admiringly, "is the berries." "And that, Baron, is no lie," Benny joined in. Even Burns' saturnine countenance took on a lighter look. rB1 HE three comics of the airwaves whisked me into an elevator and into a waiting taxi, and together we were off. Benny directed the driver to one of Fifth Avenue's most imposing department stores. Alighting, we entered, and near the door, found the directory which guided us to the toy department. There an efficient looking young woman approached our little group courteously. Benny addressed her. "Good morning, madam," he greeted her suavely. "Perhaps you can help us. My friends here and myself," he included the diffident Burns and Pearl in a sweeping glance, "are making up a Christmas list for our babies. You see, we are adopting babies. ." Indeed, myself and my wife have the . .

"My wife Gracie and I are adopting a girl," Burns impatiently interrupted, "so I'll want whatever you ." think would be . . "Yes, yes," the Baron, unable to remain silent

longer, put in. "My wife Winnie and I are adopting ." two children—a boy and a girl—and we thought . . This time both Benny and Burns silenced the irrepressible Pearl. "Keep quiet, Baron. Keep quiet," they demanded "You're not on the air now. You always want to go everyone else one better." "Perhaps," the puzzled saleslady soothed the troubled comics, "if we could get this straight, one at a time. Now, sir," turning to Benny, "suppose you tell me how we can serve you." She flung a bright smile at the other two by way of atonement.

"Well, as I was saying," the triumphant Benny

resumed, "my wife and I are adopting a baby. These other Gentlemen's (Continued on page 62)

Robert A. Cameron 19 66CHANGE RADIO

BECAUSE our radio laws need A stinging rebuke to the changing, over one hundred lives were needlessly lost in the Morro present laws which empha- Gastle disaster! "If you would save lives at sea, if you size discipline at the ex- would avert terrible disasters like the Morro Castle holocaust—change our radio laws, and do it quickly!" say George W. pense of humanity Rogers, Chief Radio Operator of the ill- fated Morro Castle, and his first assistant,

George I. Alagna.

"Here's one of the laws I want changed," said Rogers, his blue eyes stern and un- compromising, as though they were living again through the horrors of the disaster which took a toll of 127 lives. In an emergency, the radio operator on board a ship should be allowed to go ahead on his own initiative and send distress signals

even if he has jailed to get the sanction of the master of the vessel.

"If I had been permitted to follow my

own judgment, I would have sent an S.O.S.

the moment I was awakened that horrible night of September 7. That was at 2:55 A. M. and already the flames were raging so fiercely that the ship was a veri- table inferno. At least half an hour would have been saved, and that half hour would have meant the rescue of many more lives. "If Captain Wilmott had been alive then, I'm certain the S.O.S. would have gone out immediately. Instead, it wasn't till my first assistant, George Alagna, had fought his way through the dense smoke and searing flames to the bridge several times for orders. He pleaded and argued with Captain Warms, until the captain finally OK'd the sending of an S.O.S. It went out at 3:25 A. M." Why didn't Rogers, orders or no orders, send out the S.O.S.? a felony, and this is the penalty the Federal law prescribes for that offense! "Had I sent it out on my own, as I did the CQ and QRX radio can't his executive messages to stand by and wait "A man act on own; he has no authority. He is an ambassador without a portfolio. for an emergency call, I would are required to pass difficult tests; they are have been liable to a $5,000 "Radio men supposed to be men of high calibre and of intelligence, and fine or five years in jail, or is next to nothing. Isn't it silly to in- both, at the discretion of the yet their authority vest a man with the power to save lives and then take all court. For I would have been guilty of going over the head authority away from him? at the inconsistency of the thing: "Here's how of my superior officer. That "Look they treat the radio men. They give you a fancy uniform isn't a slight misdemeanor, it's with buttons, show you off to company, and then forget about you. The radio operator has plenty of authority over his own assistants, and there his power stops. Give George I. Alagna, first assistant him equal standing and authority with other officers," wireless operator, who fervently seconds his former superior's plea. Rogers says. says GEORGE ROGERS, Chief 20 OUR by MARY JACOBS LAWS! 99 "Why couldn't he be given more freedom? He is the most isolated person on board and can't go below his own decks. Practically all communications with him are through a go-between. All messages for me were filed in the pur- ser's office, and then sent up by a bell-boy to the wireless room. "What happens in an emergency? Should the radio room become isolated from the officers because of fire or because the means of communication fail, what then? Or

what if the captain delays sending an S.O.S. Must -the radio operators burn to death at their stations, powerless to lift a finger to save the lives of the passengers and crew?"

J^S a matter of fact, that almost happened aboard the Motto Castle. Remember the fire scene: flames pouring forth from all sides, the radio room so filled with smoke and acrid fumes that Rogers had to tie a wet towel around his face to prevent suffocation. Alagna, half-conscious, reel- ing like a trapped animal, (Continued on page 78)

M R(i(t1g> Ope / the Marra Castle II* N'T BE AFRA

HAVE learned my lesson, once and for all. Those dreary, pain spring trying to recover from I wracked hours I spent last my illness and to keep the show going taught me the most important thing in life. Don't be afraid to fail.

If 1 hadn't been ill, hadn't come back to my business lo find that trouble was brewing, hadn't refused to -stay under altered circumstances, 1 wouldn't be broadcasting at the present time. If the program bearing my name which you hear Saturday nights seems to have more depth, more feeling, if it seems aimed directly at the heart, I have proved my statement: Don't compromise with your ideals. Shoot for the moon and don't be afraid to fail. If you are earnest in your attempt, you can't aim too high. And you won't fail, if you are sincere. Even when it looks darkest, the darkness before a summer dawn, keep all your hopes, your ambitions. Success then will come to you.

Because I am back in radio, am bringing to the vast audience of the country the show which I have always dreamed about, I want to tell the readers of

Radio Mirror what I learned the past year and how I hope to bring my new experience with me to broadcasting. Perhaps you have read before that when I had those Sunday broadcasts with my '"gang", I was always on the lookout for new talent, fresh voices that were spoiling for an opportunity. For twelve years I had the continual pleasure of supplying those voices with a chance. Several of them are now among the most popular stars of the day.

It is to all those young hopefuls through- out the country, and to those listeners-in on my broadcasts whose interest has been unflagging that I am sending my message. There have been so many conflicting stories about my sickness last spring and my subsequent retirement from broadcasting, that I sometimes feel I don't know myself what really happened. But the truth is this: Because I refused to put aside my ideals, because I felt that money was of secon- dary importance at the time, I could not come to an agreement with the people with

whom I was working. After leaving the show which

I had helped build up and into

which I had sunk so much of my plans, hopes, and ambi-

tions, I went on tour with the "Gang", covering most of the

i nited states, ^k

: Koxy, it was being u s- pered in New York, is througi. licked lie will never come \ back lo radio lie's been on so

11 FAIL!

long now that if he waits until fall, every-

one will have forgotten about him. I felt that way sometimes, too. Trying to hide my sickness, knowing that none of my friends wanted me weeping on his should-

er, I had to fight a prolonged battle with myself. Roxy, in my estimation, would soon become plain Samuel Rothafel.

Then I began to strike back at fore- bodings. If you hadn't kept your ideals,

I told myself, you would never have been happy again. Stick to it. As soon as you get back, begin laying plans for radio. It was then the truth began to dawn on me. No artist can sacrifice his ideals and remain an artist. Money, nothing, must stand in his way. Determine what you want, avoid making foolish mistakes, and success will come of its own accord.

When I learned that I would be allowed

to build up my own radio program, I knew

that I had won my battle. And whether the broadcasts are a roaring success or not, and they won't be for awhile yet,

I feel satisfied. I am doing ex-

actly what I want to do.

I am thankful for another

reason that I dropped out of radio for awhile. During my

period off the air, I had time to gain a new perspective and to study radio from every

angle. Now that I'm back, I have an enthusiasm and ideas which should prove immeas- urably valuable. Nothing spectacular is ever lasting. If some of you are disappointed with my programs, if you expected an all-star cast, and a super arrangement of

music, let me explain. I wanted these broadcasts to be based on a more permanent foundation than mere show-

manship. I strived, above all, Roxy gazes over Central Park from for beauty. That is why I have his West side Manhattan apartment, ered from his recent illness. (Continued on page 64) 23

»!• T N'T BE AFRAID! FA I

1HAVE learned my lesson, once and for all. Those dreary, pain-

wracked hours I spent last spring trying to recover from my illness and to keep the show going taught me the most im-

portant thing in life.

Don't be afraid to fail. V

If I hadn't been ill, hadn't come back to my business to find that trouble was brewing, hadn't refused to-stay

under altered circumstances, I wouldn't be broadcasting at the present time. If the program bearing my name which you hear Saturday nights seems to have more depth, more

feeling, if it seems aimed directly at the heart, I have proved my statement: * Don't compromise with your ideals. Shoot for the moon and don't be afraid to fail. If you are earnest in your attempt, you can't

aim too high. And you won't fail, if you are sincere. Even when it looks darkest, the darkness before a summer dawn, keep all your hopes, your ambitions. Success long now that if he waits until fall, every- then will come to you. one will have forgotten about him. I felt Because I am back in radio, bring- am that way sometimes, too. Trying to hide ing to the vast audience of the country my sickness, knowing that none of my the show which I have always dreamed friends wanted me weeping on his should- about, I want to tell the readers of er, I had to fight a prolonged battle with Radio Mirror what I learned the past myself. Roxy, in my estimation, would year and how 1 hope to bring my new soon become plain Samuel Rothafel. experience with to broadcasting. me Then I began to strike back at fore- Perhaps you have read before that bodings. If you hadn't kept your ideals, when I had those Sunday broadcasts I told myself, you would never have been with •"gang", my I was always on the happy again. Stick to it. As soon as you lookout for new talent, fresh voices that get back, begin laying plans for radio. were spoiling for an opportunity. For It was then the truth began to dawn on twelve years I had the continual pleasure me. No artist can sacrifice his ideals and of supplying those voices with a chance. remain an artist. Money, nothing, must Several of them are now among the most stand in his way. Determine what you popular stars of the day. want, avoid making foolish mistakes, It is to all those young hopefuls through- and success will come of its own accord. out the country, and to those listeners-in on When I learned that I would be allowed my broadcasts whose interest to build up my own radio program, I knew has been unflagging that 1 am that I had won my battle. And sending my message. whether the broadcasts are a There have been so many roaring success or not, and conflicting stories about my they won't be for awhile yet, sickness last spring and my I feel satisfied. I am doing ex- In this subsequent retirement from startling actly what I want to do.

I broadcasting, that I sometimes am thankful for another and inspiring reason feel I don't know myself what that I dropped out of really happened. But the truth story, Roxy writes: radio for awhile. During my is period off the air, I this: Because I refused to had time put aside my ideals, to gain a new perspective and because I Don't compromise fell that money was of secon- to study radio from every

dary importance angle. Now that I'm back, I at the time, I with your ideals could not come to an agree- have an enthusiasm and ideas ment with the people with but shoot for the which should prove immeas- urably valuable. whom I was working. After leaving the show which moon and keep Nothing spectacular is ever lasting. If some of you are dis- I had helped build up and into allyourambitions. appointed with my programs, which I had sunk so much of my plans, if you expected an all-star cast, hopes, and ambi- Above all learn and a super arrangement of tions, I went on tour with the music, let me explain. I "Gang", covering most of the as early in life as United States. wanted these broadcasts to be based on a more permanent Roxy, it was being whis- possible to experi- foundation than mere show- pered in New York, is through, o I Above working out manship. I strived, above all, licked. He will never come ment — have —At the piano new arrange* Roxy gam, from musical background over Central Park for beauty. That is why I have back to radio. He's been on so ment night shows. "is West side apartment, learned for his Saturday Manhattan (Continued on page 64) my lesson fecovered 22 from his recent illness. n "1/M NOT MY SMASHED

THAT evening sun, which every lonesome lover hates to see go down, filtered its last, sad farewell through the shadowed room. In the sombre half-light the svelt outline of a flame-clad girl was silhouetted against a baby-grand piano. Slen- der fingers caressed the keys. Then through the cloistered silence, her sobbing voice came softly in song. "I ain't goiri to carry no torch "You'll never see me moanin ." low. . . That's what she sang. But the plaintive dirge of her tones belied the lyric of her song. The girl was Helen Morgan. Helen of the midnight violet eyes, deep as dreams. Helen with dark, touselled tresses tossed back to frame a face of marble pallor. Helen, whose carmined lips seemed always tremulous with the weight of ready kisses. Helen, a bitter bride, disappointed, disillusioned. About love. Her voice sobbed on: "You'll never hear me sing a

blue song . . . 'I'm just goin' to laugh and be ." gay. . .

But it is a strange sort of gaiety that fills violet eyes with a dew of tears. And when was laughter mournful? Just over a year ago these pag chronicled Helen's happy pride . — CRYING OVER MARRIAGE"

U I K S H A N K her marriage to young Maurice married him," she said with a smile. Maschke. A Lochinvar in a motor Exclusively for Radio "It was just one of those things, car had sped her to matrimony Herb. That's all. There isn't much sealed with a twisted hair-pin for to say about it. Only—never a ring. Everything seemed bright again. I made a mistake. Both of and hopeful as a morning-glory. Mirror, she reveals the us did. I found it out sooner than But as that frail flower droops un- most. And when you find you're der a noon-day sun, so this ro- all wrong, there's only one thing to mance died in the glare of a desert do about it. I did that thing." day. For it was literally on the Then she told me about her final desert's edge that these two said touching truth about departure from Buddy. It was their last adieu. And now Helen, as sudden, as unpremeditated, as still a bride, is singing: startling as her elopement with "I'll find some one new every him. A scribbled note, the rousing day . . . of a sleepy maid, a few feminine

"So glad it happened this way . . her marital break-up things tossed together in a travel-

"ill get along without you . . . case, the muffled purr of a motor in

"Too busy playing to cry . . . the driveway, and Helen sped into

"I'll learn to forget all about the face of the rising sun ! This was you . . . the end. Nor had it been so won- "If it takes until the day I :, derful while it lasted. !" die. . . J V The early cows and chickens, the The final cadences rang high, scampering bunnies in the road- true, clear from the throat of this way, were startled that morning by passionate nightingale. Then ech- the apparition of a madly driven oed into eternity. The sun had car that fairly hurtled through the gone. Outride, streetlights began countryside with that pale girl at to glimmer~RRe~ffiaTth the wheel. But desperately as she through the e\«ning fled, some one had followed faster. switched on a ljfpip, a And as her long low motor paused took on a. rosie pantingly in Bar- "Tell »stow, it met an- Then, as though other bus from ing on the topic all evening she the Morgan ga- said: rage, and beside "A husband is a guy who sticks it stood Buddy by you through all the treubJe//you waiting. She would never have had if. stopped. effect to cause. They had seemed so happy, so fool- ishly happy, that night at the Club just before they went West. I remembered now how Buddy had laughed out loud at my warning against his interference in his wife's career, against any attempt on

his part to "manage" her. Maybe Helen recalled it, too. I'm not the guy to say, "I told you so." Any-

how. . . .

j^jARRlAGE and a career don't mix," announced

the nightingale oracularly, "wifehood is a career

in itself. I found that out when I tried to play five shows a day in a Coast theatre, do a couple of broadcasts, and came home to cook for Buddy and his friends, and attempted to be the life of their party.

I have to sleep nights when I work days. No one appeared to give that a thought.

"Sure I'd like to be a wife. But I'll never try it

again until I retire from my professional life. Then I'll graduate into housewifery, if the right fellow wants me to. But we'll move into the country, have a farm, and forget show business, motion pictures,

radio and Broadway. They just won't exist. It'll be a new life. One that won't blend with footlights, cameras or microphones. "And if any girl is faced with the age-old problem of choice between being an old man's darling or a young man's slave, let her take a tip from 'Mousie', and string along with maturity instead of adolescence. I'm beginning to realize what George Bernard Shaw meant when he made some crack about it being just too bad that youth is wasted on the young. They

don't appreciate it. Or anything. Young men are essentially selfish. Unconsciously so, perhaps. But that innocence, or ignorance, doesn't do a bit of good to those whom they victimize by their self-centered ideas. "I was very anxious for Buddy to have a career of his own. Something that would keep him occupied, as my work keeps me. If he had his own affairs to

worry over, I thought, he wouldn't interfere in my business. But it didn't work out that way. Inci- dentally, there's a cardinal rule for successful matrimony—no interference by one party in the business of the other. "I wonder, too, why jealousy always must appear on the scene. When Buddy finally replaced my hair- pin wedding-ring with the regular article, he seemed

to expect me to wear it like an African belle sports a

nose-ring. Maybe he was right. But I find that interest in an artist is all too liable to wane when the world knows she's some one's 'little woman'. Kip- ling says, 'he travels the fastest who travels alone.'

Well, Morgan changes that 'he' to 'she'. Wait 'till I

tell you what I mean.

"For instance, if I go into a broadcasting studio with a masculine escort, not a man in the place is interested. No one extends the slightest assistance.

I'm strictly on my own. But if I go in alone—that's something else again. It's 'Miss Morgan this', and 'Helen that' and 'Baby the other thing'. Every lad in the place is busy lending that old help- With catch in her "You forgot something," he said gently. a ing hand. Adjusting mikes, minding gloves, voice, Helen Morgan "You forgot to kiss me good-bye." looking for music, yes, even boosting me on lays, "A husband is I what it is. Maybe Then the two darned fools cried. a guy who sticks by the piano! don't know "He brought me a birthday present," said you through all the they figure there's always a chance, and no trouble you would girl Helen, laughing now, "and guess what it was?" harm in trying. Anyway I like it. Every never have had if you thrives on attention. You don't get it if you I didn't feel like guessing. hadn't married him." "Soap and bath salts!" she giggled. "And have a man in tow. The chances are that you it him! maybe you think they weren't 'just what I don't even get from needed' after that drive Hast!" "Well, I've been talking about me. Buddy

it. us, I think we I. ike a woman, she had started at the end has his side of Between to do him (Continued on page 70) of her story. Now I had to lead her back from managed

26 V '

^ There was a real meeting of the twain when Paramount ! 4& gathered under one roof, or V rather in one football stadium, luminaries from radio, Broad- way, and Hollywood. Reading

from left to right and right

from left, you see Lanny Ross, Joe Pehner, Lyda Roberti, Jack Oakie, Helen Mack and Mary Brian, and they're smiling be-

cause they're working in "Col-

lege Rhythm" which is probably

a Paramount college picture. rl When the crack news commentator for NBC grew weary of camels and date dinners on his world- wide jaunts last summer he built his own studio in state (CW£|L~fooiW\S his quiet country home in upper New York where he did all his broadcasting in comfort.

28 Portrait by Maurice Seymour

NBC had to dip deep below the Mason and Dixon line before it found three rhythmic voices that held promise of being a real challenge to any trio which rival chains might produce- Jane, Helen, and Patti are more in demand than ever this winter, singing as guest stars, and squeezing in on sustaining. SISTERS

29 The Red Davis show of family

life returned to the air this fall ffOWRD network and found an enlarged

and a new feminine star happily

waiting. NBC can't dig up any

record of previous radio work

which Mary Howard has done

but it's willing to bet that she is

a star before spring arrives. GU£SS WHO ?

Block and Sully railroaded the soft hearted Eddie into giving them a spot on one of his Sunday night broadcasts and much to their mutual surprise found themselves in high demand for radio work which they are continuing this fall over a Columbia network. They've just finished making "Kid Millions" out in Hollywood.

Photo by United Artists PRISCI LLA • LANE •

If you sing for Fred Waring you have every chance in the world to become famous, and Priscilla didn't miss one of them when the popular band leader signed her up for his unique organization. It wouldn't be fair to tell her age, she's so young, but she did come from Indiana and she has a sister named Rosemary who also can sing and does for the maestro.

I'ortrait by Joseph Mclvin McKllintt Any gray hairs in those false whiskers of Bing's for his next Paramount picture can be at- tributed to the rich baritone voice belonging to his brother Bob who is singing over the air from New York. He's a serious rival of the popular Bing and would like very much ndeed a chance at Hollywood, once Bing really makes up his mind he's tired of working and wants a permanent vacation. by RUTH GERI

man on Broadway, whose job it is to greet the ONE file into their dressing rooms, stars backstage as they has opened more doors to fame for hopeful young actors than any famous discoverer of talent. Yet only to the few he is a man of humble position, known who have passed him on their way up. of the Palace Theater He is Louie Witten, unsung doorman service, he lives in New York. Grown grey with long years of friend and con- now in the memory of the days when he was radio's most fidant to young hopefuls who today have become popular stars. up, this Louie Witten, and see what I resolved to hunt him in the days he had to tell about the stars of the airwaves back when they were only starlets, climbing to fame via the vaude- Palace was ville stage. In vaudeville, you know, to play the obscure. the ultimate aim of all players, great, near great, and Metro- The Palace in vaudeville had the distinction of the politan in grand opera. just before closing. He sat 1 found Louie late one night, Square in a rickety chair backstage in the famous Times must have just theater. Now that I think of it, the chair weight. looked rickety, for no rickety chair could stand Louie's the wall, There he sat, hatless, cpatless, the chair tilted against monarch of the stage door. "Radio stars?" he pondered, at my question. "Why yes,

I guess maybe I know a lot of 'em. I guess I do know some,

Above is Harry Richman when he was only a stooge for the forgotten violin player pictured to the right of him.

On the extreme left, Ed Wynn as Jester to the vodvil king tells one of his first gags; even then, Jack Pearl liked uni- forms and Phil Baker liked accordions. . .

Fame /€* &J{

Louie Witten, the unsung doorman who rubbed elbows with radio's big shots when they were successful vaudeville stars, ups and tells on 'em

Above, Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit as they looked when they first confessed to Louie that they were in love with each other.

That cigar of Pen- ner's has never gone out, and Jimmy Durante on the far left is explaining an act to his former partners. Fred Allen, when Louie knew him, didn't think everything was so vastly amusing.

gentleman who never gave the least bit of trouble he was,

too. One day I read where he'd married Miss Sanderson.

I didn't know her then. Naturally, I was kind of excited

when 1 learned that they were booked into the Palace to-

gether, for 1 was fond of Mr. Crumit, like I said, and I

That is, I did know 'em. I knew 'em was sort of anxious to meet the new missus. Well, they

when— arrived, and I met her, and say—

"Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson, his "Say, miss, I loved her! Everybody did. She was the wife. Let me tell you, Miss, to my mind sweetest lady! I've never seen a more wonderful or devoted those two will always be the greatest couple. Every day they'd come to the theater together,

couple I've ever known. I owe them a big and every night they'd leave arm in arm. The first time debt. they came in, Mr. Crumit introduced me. 'Sweetheart,' he

"You see, I've known Frank Crumit for years. When I said, to Miss Sanderson, 'sweetheart, I want you to meet first met Mr. Crumit—Frank, he always liked me to call Louie. Louie,' he said, 'is an old pal of mine.' I remember him—he was playing this theater in a single, and never a that as though it had been yesterday, although it's more more perfect gentleman walked through a stage door. I than eight years now." was always glad to see him on the bill. Never a night he "But this debt," I reminded him. "You said something didn't stop for a pleasant word on the way out, and a about a debt you owed Frank (Continued on page 80)

. .

op&n&Ac WZ r AME fez tH&m. Louie Witten, the unsung doorman who rubbed by RUTH GERI elbows with radio's big shots when they were successful the vaudeville stars, ups man on Broadway, whose job it is to greet and tells on 'em ONE file into their dressing rooms, stars backstage as they young has opened more doors to fame for hopeful Yet actors than any famous discoverer of talent. position, known only to the few he is a man of humble who have passed him on their way up. of the Palace Theater He is Louie Witten, unsung doorman years of service, he lives in New York. Grown grey with long was friend and con- now in the memory of the days when he radio's most fidant to young hopefuls who today have become popular stars. up, this Louie Witten, and see what I resolved to hunt him airwaves back in the days he had to tell about the stars of the vaude- when they were only starlets, climbing to fame via the the Palace was ville stage. In vaudeville, you know, to play great, obscure. the ultimate aim of all players, great, near and of the Metro- The Palace in vaudeville had the distinction Above, Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit as they looked when they first confessed to Louie politan in grand opera. that they were in love with each other. night, just before closing. He sat I found Louie late one famous Times Square in a rickety chair backstage in the chair must have just theater. Now that 1 think of it, the weight. looked rickety, for no rickety chair could stand Louie's against the wall, There he sat, hatless, cpatless, the chair tilted monarch of the stage door. "Radio stars?" he pondered, at my question. "Why yes, lot of 'em. some, I guess maybe I know a I guess I do know

Thot cigar of Pen- ner's hoi never gone out, and Jimmy Durante on the far left it en- plaining an act to hit former part- Fred Allen, when Louio knew him, didn't think everything was so vastly amusing.

Above is Harry Richman when he was gentleman who never gave the least bit of trouble he Was, only a stooge for the forgotten violin player pictured to the right of him. too. One day 1 read where he'd married Miss Sanderson.

I didn't know her (hen. Naturally, I was kind of excited

when I learned that they were booked into the Palace to-

gether, for I was fond of Mr. Crumit, like I said, and I they That I did know 'em. I knew 'em was sort of anxious to meet the new missus. Well,

when— arrived, and I met her, and say— "Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson, his "Say, miss, I loved her! Everybody did. She was the wife. Let me tell you. Miss, to my mind sweetest lady! I've never seen a mcirr wonderful or devoted those two will always be the greatest couple. Every day they'd come to the theater together, every night they'd leave in arm. flu- first lime couple I've ever known. I owe them a big and arm debt. they came in, Mr. Crumit introduced me. 'Sweetheart,' he the extreme left, Ed On Sanderson, 'sweetheart, I you to meet "You see, I've known Frank Crumit for years. When I said, to Miss want Wynn as Jester to the first to call Louie. Louie,' he said, 'is an old pal of mine.' I remember vodvil king tells one of met Mr. Crumit—Frank, he always liked me that as though it had been yesterday, although it's more hit first gags; even then, him—he was playing this theater in a single, and never a Pearl liked uni- than eight years now." Jack more perfect gentleman walked through a stage door. I and Phil Baker forms "Bui this debt," I reminded him. "You said something was always glad to see him on the bill. Never a night he liked accordions. debt you owed Frank {Continued on page 80) didn't stop for a pleasant word on the way out, and a about a 35 ft Me GIBSON /i Want to see a real musical comedy on the air? Get in on everything that happens in this show? Then come on!

Don Voorhees raising his baton to start the musical overture. His sparkling ar- rangements are a big fea- CURTAIN! ture of the hour program. A sudden, hurried scuffling of feet mark the hour —nine-thirty. We are seated in the second row of studio 8 G. It is a miniature theater, complete in every respect. A golden curtain flecked with silver goes up. There's the stage now, rounded, jutting out almost to the front row. It is thronged with men and women in evening dress. The first act of the first musical comedy ever to be originally presented over the air has begun. One, two, three

From left to right: Jack Clemens, Loretta familiar faces. Jimmy Wallington, Don Voorhees, Conrad Clemens, Ann Elstner, Ernest Whitman, Carlo Thibault. You've heard Wallington retort to Eddie Cantor, De Angelo, John McGovern who are, respec- fill in for Lowell Thomas. He's NBC's ace announcer. tively: juvenile, juvenile, feminine lead, butler, "Good evening, first nighters. In behalf of the makers of director, male lead, and only a part of the ." complete ensemble of the show Ivory presents. pure Ivory Soap— His voice goes on. He's tall, dark, C24/U2A of the

Conrad Thlbault •nopp.d in action ai he Itort in the Sibion Family Broadcait. He'» ?[«0 »h. , (or f ,„, Showboat Hour over n» lame FAMILY network o( •tationi on Thundayi. Broadcast by FRED SAMMIS

handsome in a gleaming tuxedo. Hair parted in the middle fresh shaven, he stands at ease. This theater we're in is one of Radio City's guest studios. Two hundred people are seated in deep upholstered chairs, watching, craning, listening. Up overhead on our right is a glass enclosed balcony for the overflow crowd. We can see their lips moving as though they were in prayer, but no sound escapes. The walls are soft cream and bare, I leavj doors, with small round windows exactly like portholes on an ocean liner, are marked for exit. We are actually seeing the Cibson Family Broadcast. Now! Wallington has finished speaking and is tiptoeing across the stage to the left. Packed close to the backdr the orchestra takes the cue. Don Voorhees directing. He is short, wears glasses, does not notice the hair that falls down over his eyes. You've heard his name before. He played all last year for Ed Wynn on, his lire chief program.

No one moves. The overture swells. Ii is the first number (Continued on page 60)

Jock and Loretto Clom- •ni and AI Davy, who lend a helping hand to tho program. The brother and litter mad* Here ii the Ivory quar- a nam* for themtolvel in tette twinging into a vaudeville a while bock. long, and the tuav* announcer, Jimmy Welling- ton (ertreme loft) who murmurs of the delightt of uling Ivory on the ikin ivory half hour.

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Conrad TSibouU •napped in action ai ho iton in tho Gibion Family Broadcast. H.'i °[>o th. ,ta, of (ho ahowboat Hour ovor GIBSON no lame FAMILY network of stations an Thursday..

Want to see a real musical comedy on the air? Get in Broadcast on everything that happens in this show? Then come on! Don Voorhees raising his by FRED SAMMIS baton to start the musical overture. His sparkling ar- rangements are a big fea- IURTAIN! handsome in a gleaming tuxedo. ture of the hour program. A sudden, hurried scuffling of feet mark the hour Hair parted in the middle fresh shaven, he stands C nine-thirty. We are seated in the second at ease. — row of This theater we're in is one of studio 8 G. It is a miniature theater, complete in every re- Radio City's guest studios Two hundred people are seated spect. A golden curtain flecked with silver goes up. There's in deep upholstered chairs watching, craning, listening. the stage now, rounded, jutting out almost to the front row. Up overhead on our right is a glass enclosed balcony for the It is thronged with men and women in evening dress. overflow crowd. We can see their lips moving as though they were The first act of the first musical comedy ever to be orig- in prayer, bul no sound escapes. The walls are soft cream bare. inally presented over the air has begun. One, two, three and I [ea\ doors, with small round windows exactly like From loft to right: Jaclt Clemens, Loretta familiar faces. Jimmy Wallington, Don Voorhees, Conrad portholes on an ocean liner, are marked for Clomens, Ann Elstner, Ernest Whitman, Carlo Thibault. You've heard Wallington retort to Eddie Cantor, exit. De Angelo, John McGovern who are, respec- We are actually seeing the Gibson fill in for Lowell Thomas. He's NBC's ace announcer. Family Broadcast. tively: juvenile, juvenile, feminine lead, butler, Now! Wallington has finished speaking "Good evening, first nighters. In behalf of the makers of and is tiptoeing director, male load, and only a part of the across the ." stage to the left. Packed close to the complete ensemble of the show Ivory presents. pure Ivory Soap— His voice goes on. He's tall, dark, backdrop the orchestra takes the cue. Don Voorhees directing. He is short, wears glasses, does not notice the hair that falls down over his eyes. You've heard his name before. He played all last year for Ed Wynn on his lire chief program.

No one moves. The overture swells. It is the first number (Continued on page 60)

Jack and Loretta Clem. ens and AI Davy, who lend a helping hand to the program. The brother and sister made is fhe Ivory quar- Here a name for themselves in swinging tette into a vaudeville a while back. song, and the suave an. nouncor. Jimmy Walling- ton (eitreme loft) who murmurs of tho delights of using Ivory on the

sfcin every half hour. is impossible to ITdescribe the social life of the radio stars because they haven't any which they share with each other.

In fact, if the truth were known, most of them don't even know each other! That's why new- comers to radio so often accuse them of being snooty. It's just that the radio world, so unlike Hollywood with its Brown Derby Above, Goodman and Jane and Cocoanut Grove where all Ace, the "Easy Aces" team, the screen celebrities meet and go over one of their broad- play, has no common stamping casts; right, Harry Von- "rounds for its stars to gather zell, young CBS announcer. round and exchange gossip. Yet this miscellaneous group of crooners, news commentators, philosophers ;md orchestra leaders isn't shut off from the out-

side world, doesn't shun companionship like it would poison.

1 1 has moments of play, each member of the group spending them in a different way. George Burns and Grade Allen for instance, are inseparable pals of Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone, just as they were back in Ihe old four-a-day vaudeville times. Now that they've made their radio success, the couples get together evenings for poker games, at which Grade produces strange but' edible concoctions in a chafing dish, just as she did in back-stage days, when any kind of a meal was very welcome, indeed.

38 SNOOTY ? By HILDA COLE

Why is it that so few of the ether performers share their social life with each other? This story gives the lowdown

Saturday nights, the announcers, who are at once the most gregar- ious and clanny lot in radio—their variety of programs brings them into contact with a number of people, but their work-a-day sched- ule is such that it pro- hibits a normal social existence — hurry to Harry Vonzell's apartment. Deep steins of beer, camembert cheese and a Above, the piano team of plentiful supply of crackers await Fray and Braggiotti mingle them to revive their fallen spirits. in high society; left, Ted Husing, famous sports announcer, is a good mixer and ACHELORS such as Rudy is show business' best friend. Vallee and Richard Himber take their small doses of social life in hand, whenever they are in the same town. Paul Whiteman consorts with another old-time leader, George Olsen, who followed right up in Paul's footsteps years ago. Jack Denny and Vincent Lopez, with their violin and grand piano, are constantly together, when time permits. y The Lombardos—family institution that they are—have { three wives. The seven of them manage to be together

whenever any social activities are at hand. And it is hard to crash that select outfit! Of course usually by the time they are ready for fun, everyone else is thinking of bed. Stephen Fox, CBS dramatic star, who plays everything from madmen to Gaelic fishermen, {Continued on page 71) 39 JAMES MELTON - He Always TOOK A CHANCE

Is it Fate or some mysterious, unknown force that works If something's risky, Jimmy for Jimmy Melton when he takes chances? Whatever it is, likes it — because he thinks it's been working overtime for him ever since he was a little shaver of eleven and took a chance on raising $48 that's the only way you can from nowhere for a motor for his bicycle. It happened this way. Jimmy's father had given him a motorbike for his get ahead in the world birthday, not the ordinary bicycle, mind you, but the latest rage in cycles; a low and rakish contraption with two bars on top, resembling a motorcycle. Except of course that it J^l ().\G Radio Row they call him "Take a Chance had no motor. ^^L Melton." and with good reason. For if there's ever A real, honest-to-goodness engine cost $48. Of course a risk to be run, any gamble to be taken that the Jimmy had never seen that much money in his life, but bravest and hardiest souls are afraid to take, Jimmy Melton nevertheless he took a chance and ordered an engine by is there to take that risk, to run that gamble. mail. All he had in his pocket was ten cents, his weekly There was only one time in his life that he failed to take allowance, but that didn't faze him. a chance offered him, and the bitter memory of the oppor- Within three weeks the motor had arrived at the rail- tunity he muffed is a spur that always drives him onward road station, but where was Jimmy to get the money to now. It was when he was singing for Coco Cola, remember? pay for it? He had a conference with the station agent His contract was for fifty-two weeks, but cancellable with then that would have melted a heart of stone. He begged three weeks' notice. Another firm begged Jimmy to sign up and pleaded with him to keep the motor until he could raise with them, offering him more money. the money, which he swore he would get within a very short His first impulse was to cancel his Coco Cola contract and time. take a chance on the new. Then he stopped to think and And raise it he did, though he practically had to sweat doubts assailed him, insidious doubts that wormed their blood to do it. He ran errands without end, he sawed wood, way into his heart and mind. Here he was in a good spot. minded babies, even clerked in the neighborhood grocery The firm knew and liked him. What if he cancelled his store after school. His stamp collection, his penknife, his

contract and the new one didn't pan out? What if the skates, everything dear to a boy's heart, was auctioned off, firm didn't like him? What if they went off the air? And until finally he could pay for the engine. so. defeated by these doubts, he stayed with Coco Cola, Years later Jimmy decided to go to college, to the Uni- refused for once in his life to take a gamble. The very versity of Florida. His family was poverty-stricken; he had next week the Coco Cola account withdrew for the summer. no means of support, yet to college he went, taking a The other program went on the air and was a tremendous chance upon his ability to support himself and to cultivate success. his voice. That taught Jimmy Melton a lesson, to live up to the Again Fate smiled at his reckless "take a chance" atti- creed that had been implanted in him all during his child- tude. He had no money to pay for tuition and the college hood—take a chance. "You've got authorities hesitated about admit-

to be prepared to take risks if you ting him, told him it was pure folly want to get anywhere," this tall, B W Efor a boy to depend entirely upon black-eyed, dark-haired southern J*J I J A N his own earning ability to keep boy with the ingratiating manner, himself. Why, it was all right to told me. "I've discovered when I f ^\ Rtry to earn a little extra pin money, don't take chances I'm out of luck." ^4 V^ o P E but (Continued on page 73) Here's Jimmy with hi* Marjorie. Some of these days he'll take a chance on the Metropolitan Opera. Opposite page, his sixty- foot cruiser, The Melody, on which 'he took his greatest ahance not long ago omoiw Adele Ronson, heroine of those thrilling episodes of "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century", heard Mon- day to Thursday over the Colum- bia network at six o'clock, chose these grand winter costumes from the popular Marilyn shop of Russek's Fifth Avenue, New York

Miss Ronson looks smart in this trim For the cocktail hour, Russek's red velveteen sports dress. The suggested this crepe tunic

ascot tie is navy and the rhinestone dress with its aquamarine blue trinket trimmings add dash to the top and black bottom. The costume which is topped with a be- flattering collar fastens at the coming "Alpine" hat of soft black back with tiny buttons while felt, so fashionable this season. fur tails trim the front.

V g*T

i The evening dress of chartreuse crepe to the right, is a simple affair with fine lines.

Its outstanding feature is the deep pointed collar in back.

Adele need not fear Jack Frost in this outfit, pictured below. The coat is made of a soft-ribbed, wooly material and the collar is blue fox. Note the odd muff and tarn of brown suede

Doesn't Miss Ronson look stunning in the velvet gown at the extreme right? The intricate cape is fast- ened at the shoulders and waist with large rhinestone buttons. &M

BANG! A pistol shot rang out, rever- berating through the corridors of the Columbia Broadcasting System. "Me got me, boys," gasped a tall, husky man, staggering back from the microphone. The sound effects man put down the pistol and Carson Robison, his "victim" and leading spirit of the Bar-X Days and Nights broadcast, stopped staggering and turned over 2 page of his script. That's one of the reasons why these broadcasts sound so very real. They don't slap a pillow with a ruler when they're imitating the pistol fire that char- acterized the West when it was wild and wooly, and though the cast doesn't get far from the microphones, they repress their action as little as possible. Nor are they a bunch of Easterners, with correspondence school Western drawls. Carson Robison (or Robby, as his friends call him) is a man born and reared in the

Wesl .1 man who lias followed the herds over the dusty prairies -who knows cowboys through having been one himself.

But before he tells you his own amazing story, in his own

words, let's drop into the studio and sec just how Bar-X is really performed.

A big. husky chap, in his shirt sleeves, a guitar slung around hi neck and a harmonica stuck up in front of his mouth on a wire frame begins to sing. He's joined by a couple of banjo players, who also ling, and a pretty, blonde girl vocalist, wearing a blue in

The big fellow is Robison; the othei two are John and Bill Mitchell (Bill's the very dapper one; John wears the glasses) and the girl is Pearl Pickens, otherwise Mrs. Bill Mitchell (but hardly anybody knows that). And here's another secret for you: when Johnny Battle, who plays the juvenile leads in the show, is supposed to be strumming a banjo, it's really Bill who's doing the fretwork. The program takes place in a small studio, with maps of various states painted on the walls.

Only about fifty people can fit in the audience section, as compared with the 1300 who can witness broadcasts in the NBC's biggest studio. So when you've learned what goes on during this program, you'll be a member of a very, very exclusive club. When he isn't playing his guitar during the songs, Robby directs with his right hand. He doesn't use a baton, but pinches his thumb and forefinger together, in the position required to pick up a dead mouse by the tail. He does it without the mouse, though. Little John Mitchell sits up on top of a high stool, with his feet on the seat of a chair, to bring his banjo near enough the microphone, and leaves his perch only to play big bad bandits in the sketches. Brother Bill is the cowboy who "Yip-eees" in the songs. He stands on the floor, with one foot on a chair. When the chair squeaks a man runs out of the control room and signals about it by stick- ing his fingers in his ears and making horrible faces. He can't speak a word because the program's on the air, but Bill catches on and puts his foot down, while Pearl silently giggles. Perhaps you've wondered about the sound effects used to produce the noise of galloping horses, pistol shots, and other sounds typical of the West that was wooly and wild? Well, two sound effects men beat their hands on a plank By for 'the hoof-beats, and one of them snorts and whinnies, too. The pistol shot is perfectly imitated by the simple ROBERT EICHBERG process of firing a pistol—and the first time they do it, nearly everybody in the studio audience jumps and gasps. They give the effect of breaking in a desk with a rifle butt by smashing a peach box with a billet of kindling, and when the script says "BOOTED FEET RUNNING ON Those Bar-X Days and Nights PLANK FLOOR," one of the sound men runs along a board. ring true because of Carson All too soon the program is over. But don't go yet; Robby's going to tell something about himself. Robison and the life he's led "No, I'm not really a cowboy," {Continued on page 87) 45 . (9u V^ ^tc Latest news and newest happenings behind the microphones and

FREEMAN LANG, who now produces just about Lincoln" series; KNX's "Forge of Freedom" series; KFI's most all the electrical transcription programs in "Makers of History"; KFWB's "Tale of Two Cities"; and Hollywood, held a contest awhile back for "the most character bits in the KHJ-CBS "Calling All Cars", its perfect radio speaking voice" in Southern California. "Peter the Great" and others. The male winner was Hanley Stafford, whose voice is familiar all over the country for he has been in hundreds IOGRAPHICALLY speaking, Hanley Stafford was born of recorded programs ... as well as current coast programs in England nearly 35 years ago; moved to Winnipeg, almost by the dozen. Just at this writing he is taking the Canada in '11; enlisted in the 43rd battalion, Canadian male lead in KFI's "Richelieu" series; KMTR's "Life of Scottish in '15; wo'unded in the third battle of Ypres in

1916 . . . returned to England in 1918. Until 1924 he Smiling Georgia Fifield, dramatic actress on several NBC toured Canada in drama productions and landed in programs coming out of Hollywood, also finds time to write. Los Angeles in that year. He played in stock for eight years and then things began to get tough. From lead roles to audiences of 3,000 he drifted to tent-show life. And then came radio.

N the meantime he became an American citizen . .

goes to prize fights . . . swims and collects stamps . . wants a radio poetry period of his own, and hopes to play the part of Mark Sabre in "If Winter Comes."

[ANLEY STAFFORD has been rightfully pro- claimed the west's most versatile radio actor. His "straight" parts are masterpieces. His dialect

work is outstanding. The goal is in sight, but it has been a tremendous struggle against the elements and preconceived nations on the part of casting directors in earlier days; * * *

#i LEANINGS 'round the northwest's radiolantl where folks are so busy during the holiday season they can't keep still long enough to be interviewed. Radio habitues of Portland's KOIN. "Red" Dun- nings, expert trumpet tooter, wants it known that he was born and brought up on his father's cattle ranch in western Washington. Bill Sandiford, announcer, and Bob Haines, tenor, still explain to friends that their vacation last summer to Tijuana, Mexico, was not to taste the likker. Cecil Teague, organist,

has written books on music appreciation . . . plays

tennis and chess . . . collects etchings and oil paintings.

\OW do you suppose Carroll V. Hansen, premier sports announcer for KXL in Portland, Ore., got on the air? His initial radio effort was to sing "Trees." C. V. used to be a travelling accountant for the western division of a railroad. A couple of years ago be was loafing in a radio studio between trains. The program manager was tearing his hair because the tenor who was to sing "Trees" didn't show up.

So Hansen sang "Trees" . . . sort of drafted into the job, though he hadn't been on the air before that time. To make a long story short, he threw away the BY DR. RALPH tAe. A^WAV«S among the artists of the broadcast studios along the west coast

adding machine and tabulated paper and sang for a year. woman. But she got a crick in her back from rehearsals Then he began covering all sports events except polo and and switched over to comedy parts.

has a rapid-fire Gibbonesque-type of mike spieling . . . best * * * on describing ice hockey, but also a prime favorite for fights, ^YRUS TROBBE, KYA's master music mind, organized wrestling, football, soccer, tennis, track and basketball. his orchestra into a hiking club last fall. But after a + ^ trial heat the bunch disbanded, and for a day or so the WAWRENCE (LARRY) J. KEATING, late of New corner drug store did a land-office business in horse liniment. York and points east, is a new announcing voice on He was born, grew up and studied in New York before going KGW in Portland. He was in "Men in White" and "Queer to the coast several years ago. (Continued on page 82) People" on Broadway last season.

Carme! Myers, star in. flicker -film days has become quite a WJfcfHEN you hear Irvin E. (Edward) Dickinson's radio favorite on the West Coast. She dramatizes her songs. voice on KERN, in Bakersfield, you are also hearing the station's chief engineer for he acts in dual capacity, but of course the public knows him for his speaking voice. He has always been interested in

radio . . . first as an amateur, now for public broadcast, and in leisure moments as commanding officer of one of the naval reserve units.

niCK has been with KERN since the station opened. Right after school days, however, he served a term in the navy as a radioman in the submarine division. His reserve rank is that of a lieutenant. He is more than six feet tall, weighs about 150 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes. His newest hobby is aviation and he expects a Christmas present of a license. He is married, and likes to sneak away on a "second honeymoon" every once in awhile to the big cities where his wife gets saturated with shopping and

theatres and he . . . visits radio stations.

* * * [OW would you like to meet some more of the jamboree gang from KFRC in San Francisco? There's Helene Hughes, who is sort of top sergeant for the staff sopranos. She was born on a Montana ranch, but came to the big city to make good several years ago. She finally plopped into the radio realm via the vaudeville and musical comedy route.

JkND there's Claude Sweeten, music conductor of the station. He started his musical career as a director and still is. For ten years he directed theatre orchestras around the bay district and then entered radio. He has a rare sense of humor. Conductor Sweeten really started out as a musical prodigy, toot- ing that piece of fancy plumbing known as the tuba. But he suffered a heart attack while playing it and had to transfer his allegiance to the violin.

* * * IOOK at Bea Benaderet, newcomer to the jamboree fracas, who does character speaking and singing bits. Her first role on the stage was a 70-year-old L. POWER Poor or rich you'll find it easy to choose the perfect Christmas gift for the dialer

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YOU need never be puzzled as to what to get a radio fan for Christmas. There's always new apparatus on the market, and whether you're willing to spend less than a dollar or more

than five hundred, there is something sure to tickle the heart of a really enthusiastic tuner-inner. Most of the manufacturers are devoting their attention to short wave and all wave sets and accessories this year. Several have already announced their 1935 models as this magazine goes to press, while a few of the more timid or conservative are holding off to see how the public receives the innova- tions brought out by their more daring rivals. Above, Philco presents its new High Fidelity set, expensive but Beginning in the lower price worth the money, and (left) an range with our Christmas sugges- wave radio by Atwater Kent tions, you can always give a short in the lower price range. wave fan a pair of phones, costing from about $2.00 upward, with the assurance that they will be welcome. Not only do they enable him to hear distant sta- ranging from about $5.00 upward depending on the type. tions not distinguishable on the loud speaker, but they Any dealer, too, can tell you what tubes your friend's permit him to sit up all night without disturbing the rest set uses. All you have to know is the make and model. of the family. In selecting phones, the cheapest are not Tubes are always a good, safe buy, for those in a set de- always the most satisfactory; be guided by what your teriorate from use and while they may still play, don't dealer tells you as well as by what you want to spend. usually have the same sensitivity and tone qualities after If your fan friend is bothered by motor noises and the the first thousand or so hours. If you don't want to buy a sparking of flasher buttons, elevator contacts and the like, complete set of tubes, get the detector only. This is the he'll be tickled with a noise-reduction antenna. These one which generally needs replacing most. haven't much effect on reducing atmospheric disturbances, And now the sets—there's a truly bewildering array just but if the antenna is placed out of the field of local inter- making its appearance. Little broadcast band and short ference, the lead-in won't pick it up nearly as much as the wave midgets can be had for about $20; other sets, afford- old. single wire type. The newest sort uses a pair of leading a greater choice of frequencies, and some containing in wires, each preferrably connected to a separate half- the new and sensational "high fidelity" principal, list well antenna. The Lynch Radio Laboratories, RCA and other up into the hundreds. companies all put these antennas out in kit form for prices To start off with a high- (Continued on page 66) by TERRY MILES — the Globe Twister 48 MORE JUMBLED NAMES! $500.00 CASH PRIZE CONTEST you still have time to enter and WIN one of the sixty-seven awards UNSCRAMBLE THE RULES XT you begon an entry in this interesting 1» Each month for three months RADIO MIRROR will publish a list of ten scrambled names of ™ contest last month need no second THESE NAMES you prominent performers, announcers or characters in leading programs. invitation for undoubtedly this month's set of Jumbles has already absorbed your atten- 2. To compete, copy the scrambled names and WOYDEN opposite each write the name with the letters in tion. If you are just getting ready to enter correct order, and the classification of his or her —and you still have time to play the game work. Example— and win—here is a brief summary of the LAMSHARL PEZOL—Lopez, band leader

contest. Each of the word jumbles at the 3« In case any name has more than one radio application either or any correct identification right can be unscrambled into a name promi- DORFGLAN will rate equally in this contest. nent in radio broadcasting. The example in 4. When you have unscrambled and identified Rule 2 shows how. Try the first jumble. If all thirty names write a statement of not more than fifty words explaining which of these thirty you have any difficulty with it get your HAWSOTTUR personalities you enjoy most on the air and why. whole family into the game. All will enjoy •"»• it and perhaps someone may be able to The entry with the greatest number of names NONDESSAR correctly unscrambled and identified and accom- help you over the harder spots. panied by the clearest, most convincing statement of preference will be adjudged the best. The prizes scheduled below will be awarded to HARMCIN entries in the order of their excellence on this LATE ENTRY REPRINTS basis. In case of ties duplicate awards will be paid. When you have unscrambled the names LONPELES at the right, if you have not saved last »• When your set of thirty names is complete mail it, accompanied by your statement of pref- month's jumbles, you can obtain a reprint erence, to JUMBLED NAMES, Radio Mirror, P. O. Box 556, Grand Central Station, New York, N. Y. gratis by making 'written application to the TIRIFOO

contest address given in Rule 6. Unscramble T. All entries must be received on or before the these, file them with this month's group, Wednesday, January 16, 1935,, closing date TAHNWEMI of this contest. and you will be ready to complete your entry with the final set which will appear ft« The judges will be the contest board of Mac- fadden Publications and by entering you agree to in the January issuer FIFORNUB accept their decisions as final. YOU MAY WIN ONE OF THESE CASH PRIZES FIRST PRIZE $200.00 SECOND PRIZE 100.00 FIVE PRIZES, Each $10.00 50.00 TEN PRIZES, Each $5.00. ... 50.00 FIFTY PRIZES, Each $2.00 100.00 TOTAL 67 PRIZES. $500.00

WATCH FOR THE FINAL LIST OF NAMES NEXT MONTH

49 Bake the potatoes in hot oven, 450 degrees F. Try with fork after one hour baking and when done, remove from the oven. Cut lengthwise in half. Scoop out filling and mash, season with salt and pepper, butter and a dash of nutmeg. After the mixture is smooth, add enough hot milk to moisten, and beat until fluffy and white. Then refill the shells and sprinkle with grated cheese. Place in hot oven, removing when browned.

Honey Dean, another charming lady on the NBC offers this Russian Salad Dressing which should become popular at your dinners. It is not so frequently used as French or Mayonnaise but for a change it's delicious.

RUSSIAN DRESSING 4 cups mayonnaise yi cup of catsup 2 cups chopped pickles 1 cup chopped store cheese Add enough catsup to the mayonnaise to secure a delicate pink color, add the chopped pickles and cheese and mix well.

Little Jack Little has a recipe for cream soup which should please your family so much. It is simply prepared and one of the best soups I've ever tasted. This makes six servings.

CREAMED ASPARAGUS SOUP 3 tablespoons butter 3 tablespoons flour VA cups milk Salt Pepper % cup cooked asparagus Mix the flour and butter in top of double boiler directly over the flame. Add milk slowly

big programs are back On Vera Van, Columbia s velvet- and then place over bottom of double boiler.

THE + ° n(l d singer, seems to in the air. The radio stars have be Cook until thickened—about eight minutes. ; • ., . . doubt about a certa in recipe. swung into their winter season Mash and strain asparagus into the cream sauce, activities. When their work demands adding about 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Sea- so much of their energy they must guard their health care- son to taste with salt and pepper. Reheat when ready to fully. Recreation is important, so is the food they eat. serve. So, this month we've gathered some new recipes from among the favorite dishes of the ether celebrities. They've Leo Reisman, one of our popular orchestra leaders can all been tested by the stars who recommend them or by cook, and one of his real accomplishments is this Penuche their cooks and by your own homemaking department. recipe for the holidays.

Mary Phillips, the lovely artist of the NBC network is PENUCHE a good cook and charming hostess. Her hint to the house- 3 tablespoons butter Salt (little) wife is to use little water for vegetables such as string 1-J4 cups brown sugar % cup cream beans, carrots, and spinach. It is better occasionally to 1 cup chopped pecans add more hot water to the pan; then the vegetable has its highest food value, as' well as retaining the natural color. Melt the butter, add sugar and cream, stirring only until She recommends these Stuffed Potatoes as very tempting: sugar is dissolved. Allow to boil under low flame without STUFFED POTATOES stirring until a soft ball is formed when dropped into cold water. Take from fire and when cool beat well. Add the 6 large baking potatoes (preferably Idaho) buttered in squares. Salt pecans, pour into pan and mark Pepper cup of milk % Jack Armstrong the hero for all the children, as a special 3 tablespoons melted butter has his mother prepare this Devil's Food Cake. 4 tablespoons grated cheese treat,

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DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE STUFFED CELERY (with Roquefort Dressing) 4 squares chocolate 3 cups flour Mash Yz pound Roquefort Cheese till it forms a paste. l 2 egg yolks \ /i teaspoons soda Add 2 cups French Dressing slowly while beating and 2 1 cup sweet milk 34 teaspoon salt teaspoons of onion juice. Fill celery with Roquefort Cheese 24 cup butter 1 cup milk 2 cups brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla and add a dash of paprika. Melt chocolate, add egg yolks, and slowly add one cup milk. Stir until thickened, Cool. Cream butter and sugar, FINGER ROLLS mix flour, salt, and soda an d sift. Add alternately to sugar and butter with the other cup of milk. Add vanilla and 2 cups scalded milk 2 teaspoons salt 3 tablespoons butter 1 in chocolate ingredients. Beat well. Bake 40 to 50 minutes in yeast cake dissolved 2 tablespoons sugar about $4 cup lukewarm 325 degrees F. oven. J 5 A cups flour water 1 egg well beaten George Jessel one of the best liked Add butter, sugar and salt to milk. When and well known air entertainers enjoys lukewarm add dissolved yeast cake and 3 cups "It ought to be ood, says Italian foods. This Veal and Pepper is g flour. Beat thoroughly, cover and let rise until Jack Whiting, as of your next grand for the main course the delicious soup he's made light; cut down, add (Continued on page 88) dinner. VEAL AND PEPPER

8 Peppers 2 lbs. veal (shoulder) 2 onions 1 small can tomatoes y2 cup olive oil

Cut the veal, which is boneless into pieces about the size of a walnut and fry in the olive oil until browned. Then pour tomatoes into this mixture and allow to cook for about 15 minutes, then add sliced peppers and sliced onions. Season with salt and black pepper to taste when meat is cooked.

WN addition, we've assembled a very interesting menu for the Christ- mas Eve supper you may want to have this year. Lots of the radio people are planning a "Night Before Christmas" party. Why don't you? MENU Whole Roast Turkey Stuffed Cranberry Sauce Fruit Salad Celery Stuffed with Roquefort Cheese Finger Rolls Olives Assorted Nuts Candy Raisins Fruit Cake Coffee or Tea FRUIT SALAD

10 slices pineapple cut in cubes 10 half peaches cut in cubes 6 oranges cut in small pieces 4 apples cut in small pieces 6 ,pears cut in cubes 15 cherries cut in half (maraschino) 6 bananas cut in cubes 1 cup finely cut dates 2 cups canned apricots cubed.

Cut up all fruit according to above directions and put in bowl. Do not add bananas until ready to serve as they will turn brown.

D EP A RTMENT B Y S I L V I A CO V N E Y

51 By the Oracle who knows all about stars, programs and personalities from Coast to Coast and who'll tell you anything you want to know

T^^L'ESTIONS to the right of me. questions to the left Florence M., Worcester, Mass. You're not the only one

of me; questions and answers, that's all I dream about! who's favorite tenor is Frank Parker. His parents came

I know some of you are going to be disappointed not to from sunny Italy but Frank was born right in these here find your particular question answered on these pages, but United States. He's still single.

that is not because The Oracle has intentionally slighted

you. It maj' be because your question was covered in a Florence J., Penn. Don Ameche does play the part of previous issue or that your letter has not yet been taken Bob in the "Betty and Bob" sketches. His wife before her care of due to the influx of queries that arrived before marriage was Honore Prendergast. Right now Don is con- yours did. centrating solely on his radio work, and he's sure doing a

However, please be patient and watch the future issues swell job of it. Agree? of Radio Mirror. I'm sure you won't be disappointed. Or will you? Jim M., Crofton, Pa. The chap who plays the part of Buck Rogers is Curtis Arnall and please, oh please! don't Gertrude B., Portsmouth, N. H. -I hope this won't ruffle ask for any more home addresses. Can I help it if all the you, but "Tiny" Ruffner and Gus Haenschen are both mar- stars got together and ruled against giving out home ad- ried. Gus has not given us his age but take it from The dresses? Try Mr. Arnall at the Columbia Broadcasting Oracle, he's quite young-looking. Company, 485 Madison Avenue, New York.

Annie M. S., Washington, D. C. You and a lot of Others Lillian S., Amsterdam, New York Al Jolson Sure knOWS have asked us for the names of the members of the Show his radio. Just when you all start missing him, he pops Boat Four, so here they are: —Scrappy Lambert and Ran- back on the air. If he's off now, he'll be back before long. dolph Weyant, tenors; Leonard Stokes, baritone, and Does he sing request songs? Just try him at the National Robert Moody, bass. Irene Hubbard plays the part of Broadcasting Company, Rockefeller City, New York. Captain Henry's sister, Maria, aboard the Show Boat. How's that for service? Carmenita R., Sidney, New York Will I answer a couple of questions for you? With pleasure, that's what I'm A. E. G., Long Island, N. Y. So, you have fallen for here for. Kenny Sargent of the Casa Loma orchestra "Your Lover" too! All I can say is that you address a is 28 years young and he's married to Dorothy letter to "Your Lover", care of the NBC New York studios, Morelock. Al Ravelin is five feet ten inches tall, and if he cares to tell all, it's okay with me, but I'm not weighs 140 pounds, has black hair and dark telling. Sorry, but won't you try me again? brown eyes. He's thirty years old and

A. F. M, New Hampshire- -I really think Alois Havrilla listen, girls, he's not married. At is a fine announcer. He was born in Czecho-Slovakia. At least not at this writing. this writing he is still announcing for NBC. He's on the "Hall of Fame" program Sunday nights at 10:00 P. M., M. G., Kerrville, Texas over WEAF and the Conoco program starring Harry Rich- Jack Benny is mar- man and Jack Denny on Wednesdays at 10:30 P. M., over ried to Mary Liv- WJZ.

Patrick R, Jamaica, New York Sorry, it's against the wishes of the stars to divulge home addresses. In the case of Rudy Vallee, the address we published was his office, and not his home address. Sure am glad you liked the Jessica Dragonette story in our September issue.

L. F. A., East Douglas, Mass.—That was a rather difficult order. I mean wanting your question answered so quickly. Your order had to wait until I took care of those that came before. I'm sure you'll understand and forgive. Well, now you wanted to know whether Gene Arnold is married and to whom and if he has any children. Gene is married but we don't know to whom. They have no children.

52 secret panels of the studios.

N. B., Port Dalhousie, Canada Ben Bernie, "The Old Maestro", is married. His wife is not a professional, and they are the parents of a fine boy of fourteen.

Marie M., Williamsville, N. Y. How can I refuse when you call me such endearing names! Write Bing Crosby for his picture at the Paramount Studios, Holly- wood, Calif. Now just cast your eyes on the opposite page and you'll find something about Al Ravelin.

Francis E., Canastota, N. Y. I'm almost sure if you address a letter to Donald Novis care the National Broad- ingstone and you can of casting Company, Rockefeller City, York, he'll fulfill reach them at the Nation- New your desire for his autographed picture. As for Lawrence al Broadcasting Company, Tibbett, dear reader, if you tune in on some Rockefeller City, New York. WJZ-NBC Tuesday night at 8:30 P. M., you'll hear his delightful baritone voice through speaker. Mary M., Phila., Pa. Space on these coming your loud pages does not leave very much room for 111. detailed biographies, but I'll try and tell you Jan W., Chicago, Do not ever hesitate to ask the

as much as I can. Phil Harris was born in Linton, Oracle a question. I'm always at your service and if I Indiana, where his father was manager of the local don't know the answer or can't obtain it for you, I'll just

stock company. Phil started his musical career as a up and confess. I should judge Eddie Duchin to be 5 foot drummer, playing in several of the country's leading dance eleven inches tall. He's not married. At present he provides bands before he formed his own group. He also appeared the musical background for Ed Wynn's Texaco program in several talking pictures. Now Leah Ray, blues singer on the National Broadcasting network Tuesday nights at with Phil and his orchestra, hails from Norfolk, Va. She 9:30. has dark chestnut hair and beautiful round blue eyes; weighs 123 pounds and is five feet, six inches tall; is quite Mary Ellen G., Solomon, Kansas. To obtain photo- an athlete and plays a good game of tennis. Both Phil and graphs of your favorites, James Wallington, Beatrice Leah are heard weekly on the "Let's Listen to Harris" Churchill, Phil Harris, Don Ameche, Edward Reese and program over an NBC-WJZ network each Friday night at Enric Madriguera, address a letter to each one in care of 9:00 P. M. Are you contented now? the National Broadcasting Company, Rockefeller City, New York. Sally A., Chicago, 111. That hard-boiled chorus girl in the "Myrt and Marge" sketch is played by Elinore Rello, Bob H., Glendale, Calif. The two baritones you asked and up to this writing, the Oracle can't find out if she's me about are not singing under assumed names. Their married or not. names are Mario Cozzi and Igor Gorin. Mario is Italian and Igor is Russian. Will that settle the argument? Mary C, Christensen John Barclay was born on May 5, 1892. That makes him—well, suppose you figure it out Jerry and Bobby, Auburn, Me. Please let me put your for yourself. He's six feet five inches tall, weighs 165 at ease. Lanny Ross has not gone to England. Not pounds, has black curly hair and a fair complexion. You mind only is he on the Showboat Hour but he's got his own know, these tall, dark and handsome men can't remain called Ross and his Cabin Orchestra." single very long. So now you have the sad news. program "Lanny Log

A. A. M., Leominster, Mass. The Oracle is really sorry to Roy E. D., Ocean City, N. J. Yes siree, Glen Gray's have fallen down on this one. By all kinds of fair and Casa Loma orchestra is back on the Camel Caravan heard foul means 1 tried to get the information you wanted on on the WABC-Columbia network every Tuesday night at Jack Armstrong and Betty Fairfield, but the identities of 10:00 and each Thursday night at 9:00. Don't forget to these two popular radio stars are being held locked in the tune in, or have you?

Do you want to know something about your broadcast favorites? Write to the Oracle, Radio Mirror, 1926 Broadway, New York City

53 BY CHASE GILES

CARLOS MOLINA is sad. The tango-rumba orchestra leader who has become very popular in and around Chicago owns a huge picture. It is a memory of his days in Hollywood. It shows many of our best known film stars. On the margin are their autographs. Already death has taken four of the people in that picture. Carlos checks them off: Marie Dressier, Paul Bern who was Jean Harlow's husband, Lew Cody, A. B. Frank who was president of the Ambassador hotel and discoverer of many stars including Russ Columbo, Bing Crosby, Abe Lyman, Gus Arnheim, Donald Novis, Phil Harris, Molina himself, and finally the fourth to die, Russ Columbo.

TONY IS HAPPY

OW that Tony Wons is back in Chicago he's happy. For it was here he got his first chance. Then network radio took him to New York and now it has brought him back to the town where he first started over WLS. When Tony Wons got the urge to try his voice at the radio, he was selling locks in a hardware company. Fortified with a volume of his beloved Shakespeare he stormed the stations of Chicago, visiting first those who cater to the sophisticated audiences. Bui one after the other turned him down, saying his stuff was too highbrow. Then as a last resort he tried a station that played up to farmers and the small town people, and what seemed almost a miracle, he was put on the air to do a forty-five minute spot of Shakespeare. That, in Tony's words, was one of the most try-

ing periods of his life, for if he failed he would have to return to the lock selling business which he

did not fancy; if he succeeded, he knew there was no telling how high he might go in the field of stage and radio entertainment, which he loved. Tony remembers old timers around WLS and lells this one:

li is a sale bet to say that there is hardly a person in this country above the age of five who has not heard, or has not heard about Amos and Andy. Their rise in radio has been sensational. Tony remembers the time when he could have mentioned the name of Correl and Gosden to any ten people you met and not one out of the number could tell you Noblo Coin, director, lays 9 choral no claim to reaching who they were. Light or nine years ago they were end high C with his voice, but he can reach pretty high in his men in joe Bren's minstrels going out of in Chicago. own airplane. He's quite a pilot, having frequently com- WLS muted to and from the Chicago studios this summer. One day as they were coming to the studio for their show, 54 Revealing sidelights on human stories that happen around the Chi- cago studios

a popular young minstrel man asked who those two fellows were. "That is Correll and Gosden," said the hostess. "Never heard of them." "Oh, they are the end men in our minstrel show." Then professional jealousy got the better of the young man, as he said, "Correl and Gosling! You won't hear those names a month from today. I'm going to get their job. I double in minstrel shows." Well, the name of Correll and Gosden did disappear almost from the face of the earth, but the names of Sam and Henry, and Amos and Andy are household words, and the name of the young man who wanted their job has long been forgotten.

JEANIE STARTED HERE /ALTHOUGH most people think Jeanie Lang ^^ got her start with Paul Whiteman in the latter's movie "The King of Jazz", she really began well before that right here in Chicago. In St. Louis Jeanie's family and that of Brook Johns' were good friends. Johns got a chance to do stage work in St. Louis and later in Chicago. Jeanie kept pestering him for a chance to sing with his shew on the stage. Finally he decided to give her that chance . . . but she was so excited that when she got out on the stage she fainted! Later she got over that nervousness and for one summer did several jobs in Chi- cago at the Oriental theatre. Then she had to "retire" from the stage and go back to St. Louis because, you see, the school season was opening. When she graduated from school her folks took Jeanie to California as a graduation present. One day they met Paul Whiteman who always likes to give ambitious kids a chance. The Langs didn't want Jeanie to sing professionally although they were proud of the work she had done in school shows. "Do you sing?" asked Paul Whiteman "0, yes," replied Jeanie. "No!" cried Mr. Lang. "O, my goodness, no!" added Mrs. Lang Paul heard her, liked her voice and put her into his "King of Jazz" movie.

HECTIC RADIO MB AD 10 is hectic and sometimes amusing. Take for instance the day both Irna Phillips and Bess Johnson • Ireene Wicker, the "Singing Lady" of nurseryland, finds time to canter through Lincoln Park on favorite forgot they were in the "Today's Children," sketch for that her charger, Bourbon Bell. This little lady has a way all her day. (Continued page on 75) own, and the children all love her songs and stories. 55 J RADIO MIRROR We Have With Us

MIRROR'S HOW TO USE IT: Here is a new chart which enables you to RADIO find any of the big network programs at a glance. The list RAPID covers all broadcasts for October and November and is ar- ranged according to the hours of the day, beginning at twelve noon and ending at twelve midnight. The time given is Eastern PRO If just the GRAM Standard. cross you have Central Standard out GUIDE hours, subtract one hour and put in the corrected time. For Mountain Time, subtract two hours and for Western Time, subtract three.

On this and the opposite page, you will find all the Columbia LIST OF STATIONS programs. The two pages following give you all the National Broadcasting programs which are divided into the Red and Blue networks. At the left you'll find a list of network stations BASIC SUPPLEMENTARY belonging to CBS. If your station is not listed look for it after WABC the Program in the columns. After each program the length WADC WOOD WHEC is given in fractions, and the day of the week in abbreviations. WOKO KRLD KTSA WCAO WBIG KSCJ Following that is a list of stations, shortened into Basic, Supple- WNAC KTRH WSBT mentary, Canadian Coast, with exceptions additions. WGR- KLRA WMAS and and WKBW WQAM WIBW The NBC station list includes Basic, Western, Canadian and WKRC WSFA WWVA WHK WLAC KFH Coast. We can't be responsible for last minute changes! CKLW WDBO WSJS WDRC WDBJ KGKO 5PM. P.M. WFBIM WTOC WBRC 6 KMBG WDAE WMBR WCAU KFBK WMT WJAS KDB wcco WEAN WICC WISN 5:00 WFBL KFPY WLBZ WSPD WPG WGLC Open House, Freddie WJSV KVOR WFEA Martin: Sun. K hr. WBBIVI KWKH KOH 4 P.M. Basic minus WNAC WHAS KLZ KSL WGR Plus a Supple- KMOX WLBW WORC mentary network WBT WDMC Enoch Light Orches- COAS WALA tra: Sat. H hr.—Net- KOIN KFBK KHJ 4:00 work KGB KMJ- Jack Brooks: Wed. KHJ KMT Ji KFRC KWG CANADIAN hr.—Network 5:15 KOL KERN Ann Leaf: Sat. Yi hr. Skippy: Mon. Tues. KFPY KDB CKAC 3RM. —-Network Wed. Thurs. Fri. Basic KVI KHJ CFRBj minus WBBM WHAS KMOX WADC WNAC 4:15 WFBM KMBC Plus 3:00 Salvation Army Band WAAB WHEC CFRB New York Philhar- Mon. \4, hr.—Network monic: Sun. two hrs. Round To wners : 5:30 Thurs.. 54 hr.—Network 2PM. Basic minus KMBC Crumit & Sanderson: WCAU KMOX WBBM Sun. Yi hr. Basic minus WHAS Plus Supple- 4:30 WNAC WKRC WBBM mentary Plus Canadian Chicago Varieties: Plus WAAB WICC Kate Smith: Wed. one Mon. Yi hr. Basic minus WDSU KOMA WHEC 2:00 hr. Basic minus KMBC WBBM KMOX WHAS WBNS WMAS WWVA Plus Supplementary Lazy Dan: Sun. Yt hr. Plus Supplementary KFH WORC WIBX Basic minus WDRC Plus Canadian minus KGKO Plus KTUL WBBM WSPD KMOX Philadelphia Sym- Canadian plus WMBG Jack Armstrong: IPM. WHAS Plus Coast Plus phony: Fri. two hrs. Dick Messner: Tues. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Basic WGST WBT WBNS Basio minus WBBM Thurs. J^ hr. Basic Fri. Sat. M, hr. KRLD KLZ KFAB WHK WHAS KMOX minus WBBM WHAS minus KMOX WBBM WDSU WMBG WHEC Plus Supplementary KMOX WCAU Plus WHAS WCAO WNAC 1:00 WIBW minus WDBJ WCCO Supplementary minus WFBL WKRC WDSU Church of the Air: Eaton Boys: Tues. KSL WIBW WSBT KFBK WPG KLZ WKRC WFBM KMBC WMBR WWVA KTSA Plus WAAB WHEC Sun. Yi Br. Network ,. Fri. Y, hr. Network KFPY KVOR Plus 12 George Hall Orches- Emery Deutsch: Wed. KLZ Plus Canadian Canadian WMAS tra: Mon. Tues. Wed. Yi hr. Network NOON 5:45 Thurs. Fri. Sat. hr. Ann Leaf: Thurs. }-£ Yi Leafer his Network hr. Network 3:30 Allan and The Oxol Feature: Chicago Women's orchestra: Sat. Yi hr. Mon. M hr. WABC Symphony: Mon. Basic minus WKBW WOKO WCAO WJAS 12:00 1:30 2:15 Pontifical Mass: Little Jack Little: Tues, Thurs. H hr— WBBM WHAS KMOX WEAN WFBL WHP Emery Deutsch: Tues. Supplementary Sun. hr. network Sun. Wed. Fri. hr Basic minus WCAU plus WMBG WMAS Yt Yi. Y. hr. Network Voice of Exper- Basic minus WBBM WHAS KMOX WBBM minus KFBK KFTY ience: Mon. Tues. WHAS WOKO WCAO Plus Supplementary WBRC WMBR plus plus Wed. Thurs. Fri. WNAC WEAN WSPD 2:30 Plus Canadian Plus WDSU WBNS Hill's Royal Hawai- WNOX WMBG Canadian Ya. hr. Basic Plus KMOX Plus KRLD. The Open House, Coast Plus WOKO WBT WOWO WCCO ians: Sun. Yi hr. Basic Saturday Syncopa- WRT KLZ WCCO Frank Dailey Orches- minus WBBM KMOX tors: Sat. Yi hr.—Basio with Freddie Mar- WHAS WSPD Plus minus WNAC WBBM KSL WWVA tra: Thurs. Y*. hr. tin's band, is going Network Coast Plus WGST WBF KMOX WHAS Plus As we go to press KRLD KLZ KFAB Supplementary minus to present guest 12:15 1:45 WCCO WLAC WDSU KFBK KFPY WIBW we can't give you personalities new to Betty Barthell: Pat Kennedy and Art KOMA WMBG WDBJ WWVA WBRC Kassel: Sun. Mon, KSL WIBW Canadian the schedules for Mon. Wed. Fri. H WHEC WMBR Plus radio audiences, hr. Basic hr. Network Thurs. Yl WMT Plus WAAB KOMA the football broad- minus WADC WOKO Emery Deutsch: Mon. WNOX every Sunday . . . WNAC WDRC WEAN Thurs. Yi hr. — Network casts on Saturday B B M Skippy's quarter of 12:30 WFBL W afternoon. The Tito Guizar: Sun. WMOX WHAS plus an hour sponsored hr. Basic minus WOW WGST WBNS is Powers - that - beef Yi The Philharmonic by Phillip's Dental WBBM WHAS Klil.D KLZ WCCO Lazy Dan sings on KSL- continue its are still wrangling KMOX Plus WDSU WMT back to Magnesia is stitl an Plus Coast WOWO WMAS behalf of Old En- which games fa- WORX grand series. of two- over every -week -day vorite . . . Al Kavelin Or- glish Floor Wax hour concerts . . . they will be allowed Gordon, chestra: Mon. Dave and Bunny TliurH. Kate Smith's Mati- to put on the air, I in m. Wed. Rabbi Abram . . . Who's going to Fri. >A lir. Network are stars of the Hirschberg preaches nee is going over but we have a Smiling Ed Mc- sponsor the Eaton Oxol Feature, spon- Conncll: Thurs. hopeful that on the Church of big . . . The Chicago hunch Jihr. Basic KMOX boys? They're swell sored by the J. L. ( Women's Symphony if you turn your Plus oust Plus the Air . . . Spon- Prescott Co. . . . HIST W HNS KLZ . . . Don't miss the is the few dials, you'll catch W W V A WICC sor of Little Jack one of Bond Bread vouches W If F \V I I \ Royal waiia n Little is the Pinex Ha alt-women orches- your gridiron favor- for Crumit and w [ 8 N WCCO K8L WORC Co. Band on Sundays. tras. ites in action. Sanderson. B R O D -

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7:00 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 Myrt Marge: Mon. Detroit Symphony: Alexander Woollcott: Camel Caravan: Tues. Henry Busse Orches- & r Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sun. one hr. Basic Plus Sun. Y hr. Basic Plus Y hr. Basic minus tra: Sun. Y hr.—Net Y hr. Basic minus Coast Plus Supplement- Coast Plus KLZ WCCO WHAS Plus Supple- work WFBM KMBC ary Plus WNOX KSL mentary minus KFBK Nick Lucas: Wed. Y WBBM KMOX WHAS WKBH WGST WBNS Chesterfield Hour: KDB KFPY KVOR hr.—Network Plus WQAM WDBO WDSU WNAX Mon. Wed. Sat. Y hr. KLZ WSBT WWVA Vera Van: Thurs. Y WDAE WBT WTOC WKBM WACO KTUL Basic minus WBBM WGLC KOH KSL hr.—Network WWVA WIBY WOWO KWO WHAS KMOX Plus WDNC Plus WOWO Sylvia Froos: Sat. Y Elder Michaux: Sat. Plus Canadian Coast minus KFPY WGST WBNS KFAB hr.—Network 6 P.M. Y hr. Basic minus Bar X Days and KFBK KDB Plus Sup- WREC WDSU KOMA 11:15 WBBM KMOX Nights: Mon. Yi hr. plementary minus WMBD WMBG Leon Belasco Orches- WNAC WHK WEAN Basic minus WADC WSFA KWKH KVOR KTUL WACO WNAX tra: Mon. Fri. Y hr. WHAS Plus Supple- WSPD Plus Coast Plus WSBT WIBW WWVA WKBN Network 6:00 mentary minus KFBK WBNS KLZ WCCO KGKO WGLC Plus Byrd Broadcast: Wed. Frank' Dailey Orches- Music By Gershwin: KFPY WPG WHEC WHOC KSL WOWO WGST WBNS Y hr. Basic minus tra: Tues. Wed. Y hr. Lavendar and Old Plus Coast Plus Network Sun. Y hr. Basic minus WIBW KFH WBRC WREC WDSU KOMA WSPD — WADC WNAC WEAN WHBR KSL plus Cana- Lace: Tues. Y hr. WMBG KTUL WACO KFZ WOWO WQAM Ozzie Nelson: Sun. Y WSPD Plus Coast plus dian Plus WACO Basic minus WSPD WNAX WKBH WDAE WGST WLBZ hr. —Network WAAB WBT WDSU WNOX Easy Aces: Wed. Thurs Bing Crosby: Tues. Y WBT WBNS KRLD 11:30 Fri. hr. Basic minus hr. Basic Plus Coast KLZ WHP KTRH Joe Haynes: Sun. WGST WBNS WHEC 7:15 Y WADC WORC WEAN Plus WOW WBT KFAB KLRA WREC Thurs. hr.—Network KRLD KLZ WCCO Bill: Mon. Y KSL CFRB Just Plain WJSV Plus WOWO KRLD KLZ WREC WCCO WLAC WDSU Ozzie Nelson: Wed. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WCCO CFRB WCCO WDSU KSL KOMA WMBG WHEC hr .^Network Frederic William I Y \i hr. WABC WCAO and His Gang: KTUL KSL KTSA WIBW Belasco: Fri. Wile: Sat. Y hr. Basic WNAC WGR WKRC Roxy Leon Y minus KMOX WHAS Sat. % hr. Basic minus The March of Time: WACO WMT KFH hr.—Network WHK CKLW WCAU Plus Coast Plus Fri. hr. Basic minus WNAX WADC WNAC WGR WJSV WADC Y WORC WEAN WFBL WJSV WJAS Canadian Plus WGST KMBC Plus Coast plus Borden's 45 Minutes Supplementary WBRC WDOD KRLD WOWO WGST KRLD in Hollywood: Thurs. Plus 7:30 minus WBT WDOD KLZ KTRH KLRA KLZ WCCO WDSU Y hr. Basic minus KFBK KFPY WPG Ward's Family Thea- WREC WCCO WLAC KSL WADC WFBM KMBC More data about KLZ WSBT WWVA tre: Sun. Yi hr. Basic WLFC WDSU KOMA Camel Caravan:Thurs WHAS Plus Canadian programs from minus WGR WKRC WIBW hr. Basic Plus Sup- Plus WQAM WBRC WMBR WMT WHAS WFBM KMBC KSL KTSA Y WMBR WCCO Plus WDOD WMT WORC plementary minus WDBO WDAE WGST nine to midnight: WNOX WSPD WJSV Plus KFBK KDB KFPY WBT WBNS KRLD WACO WNAX WFEA WSFA Boswell Sisters re- CKAC KOMA WLBZ 8:15 KVOR KLZ WSBT KLZ KTRH WCCO WSBT WMAS WWVA Fats Wallers Rhythm WWVA KGKO WGLC WLAC WDSU KOMA 6:15 WBNC placed the Mills Bobby Benson: Hon. WBRC WMBR Club: Thurs. M hr. KOH WDNC KHJ WHEC KSL KTSA WICC WORC WKBM Brothers on Bing Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Basic minus WHK Plus WGST WBNS KTUL WACO KFH WAAB Silver Dust Serena- WSPD WBBM KMOX KFAB WREC WOWO Cai-liorundum Band: Y hr. WABC Mon. Wed. Fri. Crosby's Woodbury WGR WCAU WFBL ders: WHAS Plus Supple- WDSU KOMA WMBD Sat. Y hr. Coast Plus Y, hr. WABC WOKO minus KFBK WMGB KTUL WACO WABC WCAO WNAC WLBZ WOKO WDRC mentary hour . . . Walter WEAN WCAO WGR WORC WPG KFPY WHEC WNAX WKBM WKBW WBBM WCAU WJAS WFBL Plus KOMA 9:30 WKRC CKLW KMBC O'Keefe, Annette 6:30 WJSV WHP WHEC KSL Smiling Ed McCon- WACO WNAX WNOX Gulf Program, Will WCAU WJAS WBT Hanshaw, and Glen WMAS WWVA WORC Edwin C. Hill: Mon. Rogers: Sun. Y hr. KLZ WCCO KJSL nell: Sun. Y hr—Net- Whispering Jack Gray's Casa Loma work Fri. Y hr. Basic plus Basic minus WGR Wayne King, Lady Shadow: Mon. Smith: Tues. Thurs. WCCO WFBM KMOX Esther: Sun. Mon. Y Orchestra make up The Sat. hr. Basic minus Wed. hr. WABC Y WBBM KMBC WFBL hr. Basic minus WNAC Y. WHAS WADC WKRC Plus WMBR Plus Coast Plus the Camel Cara- WOKO WCAO WAAB WHK CKLW KMBC 8:30 WOWO WEAN WKBW WDRC Atwater Kent Hour: WQAM WDBO WDAE WAAB WIBW WBNS van, Thursdays at WSPD WBBM KMOX Mon. hr. Basic plus WGST WLBZ WBRC KRLD KLZ KFAB WCAU WEAN WFBL Y Tuesdays at WORC plus WORC Coast Plus WQAM WBT WDOD WBNS WCCO WDSU KSL nine, WJSV WHEC KRLD KRLD KTRH KLRA WIBX 7:45 WRT WDOD ten . . . Presently Eddie KLZ WCCO KSL WFEA WRAC WLAC 10:30 Shell Products, Boake Carter: Mon. Care and Feeding of Will Rogers will al- Fri. WMT WOWO WDSU WDSU KTSA WTOC Dooley: Thurs. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Y Abe WAMS WORC Hobby Horses: Sun. Sat. Y hr. Basic minus hr. Basic minus WADC Melodiana, WACO ternate with Stoop- Lyman: Tues. hr. WALA WBIG WMBG Y hr.—Network .* WBBM KMOX WHAS WOKO WKRC WDRC Y Emery Deutsch: Mon. nagle and Budd WADC WFBM KMBC WEAN WFBL Basic plus WODO WHEC WDBJ WFBM Big Show: Mon. Y hr.—Network CFRB The . . . Block and Sully Plus WLBZ WICC WSPD Plus WBT WCCO George Givot: Tues. WBIG Everett Marshall: Y hr. Basic Plus WBT WBNS WCCO hr. Network have their own the Wed. Y hr. Basic WOWO WICC WBT Y — WHP WFEA WMBG The Lawyer and KLZ KFAB Melody Masterpieces: WHEC WMAS Sat. hr. minus WHK Plus Coast WBNS show at last with WDBV Public: Y Wed. hr.—Network WSVS WORC WDNC Basic minus WHK Plus WOWO WBT WREC WCCO CKAC Y WDBH WDBF WIBX WHAS WBBM KRLD KLA WLAC WDSU KSL Kate Smith: Fri. Y Gertrude Niesen KMOX Isham Jones, Chev- hr. Basic minus WNAC dignity 6:45 Plus Supplementary KOMA WDSU KSL adding the hr. WCAU WHK KMOX Voice of Experience: minus KFBK KFPY WIBW rolet: Tues. Y (The Big Show, Forum of Liberty, Basic plus Coast Plus WBBM WHAS Plus Sun. Y hr. Basic minus WPG WBRC WMBR Supplementary minus Supplementary net- . WADC WOKO WFBM Plus Canadian Liberty Magazine: a Mondays) . . Hur- KSL work WDBJ KFPY KFBK Plus WAAB WOWO Plus WACO Thurs. Y> hr. Basic KOMA Adventures of Gracie: KTSA WSBT WWVA ray for the Adven- WBT WCCO WWVA WNAX Plus WOWO WMBR WCCO KSL Wrigley Beauty Pro- True Story Hour: Wed. Y hr. Basic minus tu res of Gracie Plus Coast Plus Plus Canadian Plus gram: Thurs. Fri. Y Tues. Y hr. Basic WHAS (and George) on minus WFBM WSPD WBT KRLD KLZ WAAB WNOX KOMA hr. WABC WCAO WMBD WACO WNAX WDRC WHAS KMOX Plus WBIG KTRH WCCO Wednesdays . . . WKBW WNAC Michaux and KSL Benjamin Franklin: WCAU WEAN Elder WCCO WDSU KOMA con- KTSA WORC WOWO Sat. Y hr.—Network Fred Waring h i s congregation 8:45 Thurs. Fred Waring: 10:45 centrates on one Feen - A - M i nt's Fats Waller: Sat. Y hr. Basic Plus Coast meet earlier than Y Fray and Braggiotti: program a week; George Gershwin hr. Basic minus KMOX minus KFPY KFBK WDRC Plus Thurs. Y hr. Basic . WHAS Supplementary continues formerly . . Buddy Plus minus WCAO those Thursday program Supplementary minus minus KDB KWKH KMOX to offer Louis Katz- Rogers and Jeanie KBK KFBY KWKH Plus WHK KMBC WBBM broadcasts show it, WSBT WWVA WHAS Plus Canadian man's Orchestra together with WWVA WMBR WGST WBNS KFAB too ... Borden's Lang, WBRC KSL Plus Cana- WREC WDSU KOMA Plus WAAB WNOX with George at the Plus WACO WACO Plus Supple- still offers the the Three Rascals, dian WMBG KTUL WACO mentary minus WSFA piano and mike . . . KOMA WNOX WNAX WKBN KNOX cream of Holly- the WDBO KFBK WICC Frederic William a ppear on WNAX WMBD Plus Canadian Hollywood Hotel: KFPY KWKH WWVA wood talent on Wile talks from the stage of the Ward's WMBR WMT WCCO Fri. one hr. Basic Plus WISN Thursdays at ten; pito I If . minus Ca ... Family Theatre . . Coast KFPY radio audiences you're a football Ford has taken KFBK KDB Plus Sup- Philco presents one plementary minus co ntented ! . . . fan, don't miss Ed- over the Detroit of your favorite WWVA WGLC Plus Some advertiser die Dooley and his Symphony in place Canadian Plus WOWO Between nine and news commentators, WGST WBNS KFAB midnight: Cream of should grab Kate forecasts and of Fred Waring's WREC WDSU KOMA . . - is responsi- Smith's Friday night resumes of every Boake Carter, En- 9:30 program . WMBG WMBD KTUL Wheat important college Edwin C. Hill is the ble for Alex Woolle- broadcast she's glish accent and WACO WNAX WNOX — game in the coun- splendid master of WIBX WKBH cott's additional Richard Himber, better than ever all . . . Myrt and the also try . . . Wasey ceremonies for quarter hour, Joey Nash - Stude- . . . Tuesday's at Marge, fully recov- Liberty Magazine hr. for those ingrati- Products offers the baker: Sat. Y 9:45 and Thursday's Voice of Experience ered from their program on Thurs- Basic minus WHAS ating musical inter- KMOX Plus Supple- at 10:45—forthe ear to settle your latest days . . . Josef ludes . . . Martini, vodvil trip in the mentary minus KFBK moderne (French) love problems or Pasternack's Or- KWKH WBRC Ponselle, and East, again chatter Braggiotti is WMBR KFPY Plus Fray and haven't you? . . . chestra the back- Stueckgold are the Canadian Plus KOMA TheShadowis bought amusingly at the ground for the At- WMBD WACO •Big Names for are Aces (Amer- by Blue Coal. mike—and you. water Kent Hour. 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l ' hr. Trio Romantique: burs. i Madge Tucker. It's Ralston presents Tom Nel work Thurs. Y hr. Peggy's Doctor: Network the "Adventures on Mix on Mondays, Moil. Y hr.— Green Brothers: M ystery Island" Wednesdays and Fri- Network Sat. Y2 hr.— Net- broadcast which days for your young- Space pro- work 1:30 dramatizes the most sters and ours. . . . hibits our giv- Little Miss Bab provocative wonder Tony Wons has trans- ing you the O: Sun. Yi hr. Don Mario Alvarez stories . . — Bamo minus available. . ferred his inflections - noon One of the boys before WHO WKAF and Jimmie Fidler More theatricals in from CBS to NBC but who's gaining programs are the works on Dream Drama, featur- and now is heard on "Little popularity be sure to Known prac- the Maybelline Mu- ing Arthur Allen and Sundays in the hear Clara, Facts About tically every sical Romance which Parker Fennelly. . . . "House by the side

' I minute is L u n ' Em Wei Known Ralph comes from Holly- The Pop Concert at of the road" by those week People" — Dale Kirbery who is every wood . . . Barry Mc- four on Wednesdays who like him. . . . Carnegie'' the solo baritone day except Kinley is the bari- is brought to you Josef Koestner is the fine on the Saturday at ceedingly Mohawk tone on the Dreams from various cities of orchestra leader for half hour. Treasure Chest. 10:15. Come True program. the Eastern coast line. the Sentinels. —1 ——— —— —— — RADIO MIRROR

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KVOO WSOC WTAR inces: Thurs. yi hr. Charley Davis Or- (check on time) Flying with Capt. Network WMC KTHS KFSD Network chestra: Thurs. yi hr. Basic plus Coast plus Al Williams: Sat. y2 Irene Rich: Fri. \4 KTAR Molle Minstrel —Network WTMJ KSTP hr.—Network hr. —Basic minus WJR Warden Lewis E. Show: Fri. yi hr. Jolly Coburn Or- WEBC 7:15 WGAR WENR KWK Lawes: Wed. yi hr. Basic minus WGAR chestra: Fri. yi hr. Vicks with Mildred plus WLS WSM WMC Basic minus WHAM KWK Network 6:45 Bailey: Mon. Wed. WSB WAVE WJR WENR plus WLS Lowell Thomas" Art in America: Sat. WKBF plus Coast 10:15 Fri. yi hr.—Basic minus Mon. Tues. Wed! hr. Network Death Valley Days: Madame Sylvia: Wed. — WGAR WREN—plus yi — Thurs. Fri. U hr WCKY General Motors Sym- Thurs. yi hr.—Basic yi hr.—Basic minus Basic minus WENK phony Concert: Sun minus WENR plus WJR plus Coast plus 7:30 The D'Orsey Broth- KWCR KSO KWK one hr.—Network. WLW WLS WTMJ WRVA KSTP WREN KOIL WLW Baker's Broadcast, Let's Listen to Har- WEBC ers, who are on the Sun. l CRCT WJAX—plus Joe Penner: /i ris: Fri. yi hr.—Basic air with Bob Cros- hr. — Basic plus WFLA CFCF WIOD 8:15 minus WJR WENR 10:30 by, Bing's brother, WRVA Westernminus WWNC Legion of Decency: plus WCKY WSB Tim and Irene: Tues. WBAP—plus WIBA on Tuesdays, used John Herrickr Sat. Fri. \i hr. —Network WOAI WLS WSMB yi hr. —Network yi hr.—Network WDAY KFYR WIOD Grace Hayes: Sat. \4 CFCF WSM WKY Conoco Presents: to accompany the WSM WMC WSB plus hr.—Network WAPI WFAA Wed. yi hr.—Basic Boswell Sisters for WJDX WSMB KVOO Coast minus WBZ WBZA WFAA KTAR Radio City Party: KDKA plus WCKY all their phonograph Red Davis Series: 8:30 Sat. yi hr. — Basic WTMJ WEBC WDAY records . . . they're hr — Next month in Ra- Mon. Wed. Fri. \i Lawrence Tibbett: minus WENR plus KDYL KVOO KFYR Basic minus WJR at the Riviera, in dio Mirror: Anne Tues. % Hr. Basic WCKY WLS plusCoast WRVA WKY WFAA plus . . WGAR— WIBA minus WENR KWK KPRC KOA New Jersey. . Seymour's amazing KSTP WEBC WRVA 9:15 plus WLS CRCT CFCF Story Behind the Economic and Social Heritage a swell WPTF WWNC WIS Lanny Ross, Log Changing Order: — Claim: Tues. yi hr. WJAX WIOD WFLA Thurs. hr. Network feature — she's on Cabin Orch: Wed. Basic minus KWK yi — WSM WMC WSB yi hr.—Basic minus (Continued) the Grand Hotel WJDX WSMB WKY WBZ WBZA WENR plus WCKY WKBF WJR plusCoast program, hour un- KTBS KPRC WTAR KWK plus WLS 9:30 Parade of the Prov- Armour Hour, Phil WAVE Melodies Roman- Walter Winched: Sun. inces comes from Baker: Fri. yi hr — decided at this Edgar A. Guest: Tues. Basic tique: Thurs. yi hr. hr.—Basic plusWLW minus WMAL M Ca nada , in ex- writing . . . Jolly yi hr. Basic minus Network Princess Pat Players: WSYR KWCR Plus change for some of Western minus Coburn is at the WJR Emerson Drug Pro- Mon. yi hr.—Basic WPTF Armand Girard: WBAP WLS plus Rainbow Room on gram: Fri. y% hr. plus WCKY the choicest pro- Thurs. 14 hr.—Network minus Hands Across the WIOD WSM WMC Basic WENR grams in the U. S. the 65th Floor of 7:45 plus WLS Border: Tues. Hour WSB WAPI WSMB . . . Conoco Pre- the RCA Building, Dangerous Paradise: Jamboree: Sat. yi hr. Network WFAA KTAR WAVE National Barn Dance: Mon. Wed. Fri. M hr. —Network John McCormack: sents: Harry Rich- New York . . . He's Basic Sat. Hour—Basic minus —Basic plus WMS WOAI Wed. yi hr.— man with Jack Den- sponsored by WSB WSMB KVOO Shirley Howard: minus WHAM plus WENR plus WLS Orchestra. Spartan Radios. KTBS WKY WFAA Thurs. 14 nr. —Network (Continued on last col.) ny's WKBF BROADCASTING SYSTEM 6:00 7:15 8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 Catholic Hour: Sun. Gene and Glen: Mon. Chase and Sanborn: Manhattan Merry Go Hall of Fame: Sun. yi George R. Holmes: 14 hr.—Network. Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sun. Hour—Complete Round: Sun. yi hr. hr.—Basic plus Coast Fri. yi hr.—Network yi hr. WEAF WEEI except WBAP plus Basic minus WBEN plus Canadian plus 6:15 WJAR WTAG WCSH KFYR WIBA WCSH WCAE WEEI WKBF WMC WSMB 11:15 Drama Jules Verne: WFBR WRC WGY Studebaker, Himber, plus WTMJ KSTP WFAA KSTP WSB Jack Berger: Thurs. Mon. Wed. Fri. H hr.— WBEN WPTF WWNC Nash: Mon. yi hr. WEBC CFCF and WKY KTBS WSM yi hr.—Network Network WIS WJAX WIOD Basic plus KVOO WKY Coast WJDX KTHS KPRC WFLA WFAA KPRC WOAI A and P Gypsies: WOAI 11:30 KTBS Mon. hr.—Basic D'Orsey Brothers; 6:30 yi Contented Program: Armco Iron Master: 7:15 Leo Reisman: Tues. minus WLW WFBR Bob Crosby: Thurs. yi Mon. hr. Basic plus Sun. Yt hr. — Basic Religion in the News: yi hr. Basic minus WRC yi — hr. Network Coast plus Canadian — minus WTAG WJAR Sat. yi hr. —Network WSAI WHO WDAF Ben Bernie, Blue Paul Whiteman's plus KSTP WTMJ WCSH WEEI WTIC WOW KSD Ribbon: Tues. yi hr. WEBC KPRC WOAI Saturday Night: Sat. plus KPRC WKY 7:30 Mary Pickford: Wed. Basic minus WLW yi hr.—Network WOAI WBAP KTBS American Radiator yi hr.—Complete plus WOW. WDAF WTIC WFAA KFYR WSM WIBA Program: Sun. yi hr. KTBS WCKY KFYR plus WTMJ KSTP WMC WSB WKY — WEAF WTAG WDAY WIBA WDAY KFYR WMC Palmolive: Tues. hour Whiteman's Music 6:45 WJAR WCSH WRC Rudy Vallee : Thurs. WSB WJDX WKY —Basic minus WFI Billy Batchelor: Mon. WGY WTAM WWJ Hour—Complete plus WBAP KTBS KPRC WTIC plus Coast plus Hall is sponsored Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. WSAI WMAQ KSD KFYR WDAY WOAI KOA Canadian plus Southern by Kraft Cheese on yi hr.—Basic minus WOW Cities Service: Fri. Fred Allen: Wed.Hour minus WAPI plus WSAI WHO WDAF Martha Mears: Sat. M Hour — Basic minus — Basic plus WIS WDAY KFYR WSOC Thursdays but no WMAQ WOW hr.—Network WMAQ plus Western WJAX WIOD WSB KGIR KFSD KGHL one has spoken for Fisher: Sat. minus Coast plus KTBS KPRC Thornton Molle Minstrel WTMJ WKBF his Saturday night V hr.—Basic minus Show: Mon. Thurs. yi CRTC KOA KDYL WOAI KSTP WRVA WCAE WHO WDAF hr. Basic minus WBN Swift Hour: Sat. Hour WSMB KVOO WKY Lombardoland: Wed. broadcast as yet. hr. — Basic plus WCAE WTAM WFBR —Basic minus WHO WEBC WPTF WSM yi . . . As a result of Iron minus Southern minus WAPI The Armco WFI WEEI WOW plus Western WMC the separation of Master offers the WTIC KVOO WFAA KTAR Showboat Hour: plus WKBF WKY plus WIBA KTBS Thurs. Hour — Com- KTHS WFAA KPRC Guy Lombardo and concert band under 7:45 Voice of Firestone: plete plus WKBF WOAI KTBS KVOO Gracie Allen plus the direction of Frank Buck: Mon. Mon. hr. Basic KGAL KTBS KFSD yi — Whiteman's Music George Burns, radio Tues. Wed. Thurs. Fri. minus KSD WHO KGIR Frank Simon. . . . Hall: Thurs. hour- yi hr.—Basic minus WOW plus Canadian Waltz Time: Fri. yi fans aren't angry Bachelor stars Complete minus WMC Billy WTAG WWJ WFBR Lady Esther, Wayne hr. Basic minus WEEI but terribly, terribly (at 10:30) WFAA plus Raymond Knight in WJAR WEEI WHO King: Tues. hr.— Song You Love: Sat. yi WDAY KFYR KTBS hurt. a dramatic sketch WTIC Basic minus WFBR yi nr.—Basic minus WIBA Floyd Gibbons: Sat. plus WTMJ KSTP WHO plus WTMJ KTHS every week day ex- 14 hr.—Basic plus Wes- WKY KPRC WSM WIBA WDAY KSTP Campana's First (Continued) cept Saturdays. . . . tern minus WHO WSB WMC WOAI WEBC KFYR Nighter: Fri. yi hr — WAPI WFAA plus More fine children's KVOO WFAA KTAR WKBF WSMB WFAA 9:30 Basic plus Western American Album: minus KVOO WBAP WIBA WSOC KGAL entertai n m ent in Royal Gelatine Sun. hr.—Complete WDAY KTHS KFSD yi KTAR plus WSMB KTBS KFYR the Jules Verne You'll hear Al Ber- vouches for Mary minus WTIC WAPI WMC WSM WSB KGIR dramas every Mon- WAVE WEBC WBAP WKBF nard and Paul Du- Pickford in her KTAR—plus Canadian Pick and Pat: Fri. M day, Wednesday mont on the Molle really excellent half- Colgate House Party: 10:30 hr. —Basic minus WEEI Pontiac, Jane Fro- 9:30 and Friday. . . . For Mon. yi hr.—Complete Minstrel Show. . . . hour dramatizations Sun. hr. Gibson Family: Sat. informative data minus WTIC WAVE man: yi Pepsodent offers of famous plays KTAR WAPI WBAP Complete minus KSD hour — Basic minus about f ootba 1 WFAA plus plus . KVOO WHO it. . KSTP you Frank Buck in don't miss . plus KTBS games, in Ed Wynn, Eddie WKVF WSOC WIBA WTMJ WEBC KHQ tune on his amazing adven- Fleischmann con- KTBS Thornton Fisher Duchin: Tues. Vi hr. KTHS WDAY KDYL KOA KFI tures every week day tinues to sponsor Complete minus WSAI KGIR KFSO KFYR KGW KOMO KFYR every Saturday. except Saturday. Rudv Vallee. (Continued on last col.) KGHL WDAY WIBA

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Behind the Scenes of the Gibson Family Broadcast

{Continued from page 37) of the show. A good time to tell all miral Byrd at the south pole is tuning voice hasn't a technical flaw in it. about this unique production before in. She is wearing a blue velvet chiffon the play begins. When is the star of the show going evening gown. The shoulders are bared. No wonder the stage is crowded. On to sing? We try to find Conrad Thi- She cocks her head to one side and sings the left we can see ten men and women bault—lead in the Show Boat hour, directly into the mike while Thibault —part of the chorus of eighteen. Op- formerly co-star with Albert Spal- moves closer. He is singing softly. The posite them on folding chairs, like gen- ding. There he is. Seated in the melody swells. Voorhees waves the erals reviewing a parade, sit the other first row of the chorus on the left side band into louder action. Six women eight. One man must have been late. of the stage, well back from the foot- and four men advance, singing. It is He's in plain business suit. Voorhees' lights. First the quartet. They're get- the finale to the first act. band, stretched straight across the back, ting ready now. Wallington steps forward and speaks number over twenty-five. Male and fe- Voorhees waves his baton, a queer into the mike on behalf of Ivory. This male lead. Juvenile leads. Father and baton it is, no longer than an ordinary afternoon when we caught the dress re- mother. Butler. Announcer. Sound pencil, and steps on the squat soap box hearsal for pictures, he was sporting a effects man. They sit down wherever called a podium. The music begins. heavy beard. It's really a joke on him, they can find room. The quartet, all in tuxedoes, have ad- because the minute he saw the camera But wait. Jack and Loretta Clemens vanced to the microphone. man set up his apparatus, he disap- —they became famous as a team in They swing into "I'm Absent- peared. Five minutes later he was back vaudeville—have stepped before a rib- Minded," first of Schwartz's new songs. —without the beard. He must have an bon microphone, set in the middle of The baritone puts his right hand to his electric razor just outside the studio. the stage, and a little up front. Di- ear. That's an old mike trick which We expect the curtain to go down, rectly in line and ten feet in back is an- David Ross employs. No one knows but no, as Wallington finishes his last other to pick up the music of the what good it does. word, Voorhees gives the baton a wave orchestra. The two actors, script in The music dies away. Before the and the overture starts. hand, are wisecracking. quartet can find their seats, Sally Gib- The second act seems shorter. Now son has taken their place. She's Adele the characters have been established THOSE wisecracks have been written Ronson, who doubles for Lois Bennett that's all important in radio—and the by Courtney Ryley Cooper. Recog- in the talking parts of the play. That action can be speeded up. nize the name? He's a Saturday Eve- white dress is in perfect contrast to her More singing. Thibault is in front ning Post author, Hollywood scenario tanned skin. She is speaking now to again. The brasses in the band stand writer, writer of boys' stories, author her mother about a cowboy. Her blue up. Warm light catches on the French eyes sparkle with happiness. horns hot of animal tales. He was a press agent — sun on burnished gold. for a circus in his younger days. That's "Do you think Dad'll be at Jack's When the orchestra is seated it is barely rodeo?" she asks. This is real acting. distinguishable against why he knows all about animals. He the blue back Sally is more conscious of the learned the modern slang which is be- no mike drop. Then sudden quiet. The center ing used by eavesdropping on young than if it had been swallowed up by of the stage is taken by the principals the floor. the couples in Park Avenue bars. in play. next? Before lose in- last The sponsors of this program have What's we can "Jack, at I can tell you. Darling, certainly spared no expense. They have terest a mixed octette has advanced I do love you." Arthur Schwartz, short, swarthy, com- front and center. The women are elab- orately dressed. Black. White. Red. poser of hit songs which featured such ^lALLY is prettier than ever. She Broadway shows as The Bandwagon, Peach. doesn't need any jewelry. Her blue Voorhees has with them. Three's a Crowd, and Flying Colors, on Don come eyes have all the sparkle in the world. brushes the hair from his eyes the job. And what a job! He and He away But why is she frowning? The plot Howard Dietz, his collaborator, have and leads them in the cowboy song. must be thickening. left. slim, to compose four new songs every week Eyes Thibault stands up, Mr. Gibson, Sally's father, comes up straight, six feet tall. front for this program. Dietz once wrote Across in front. He has been sitting by the piano the the opposite side short humor for Judge, until he found of octette and on with Wallington. Now he's frowning. of that ribbon mike, which could be a that doing lyrics for songs was more His heavy set face looks stern. For all profitable. He's the publicity director match box, if It were six inches shorter, the world the disapproving father. he takes his position. of one of the biggest movie companies. "Dad, what is it?" Back to the stage. Bobby Gibson— At a signal from Voorhees he is sing- None of these actors seems hampered ing. His clear voice fills studio. that's Jack Clemens—looks over his the He by the mike. Although they are grouped sings with his hands at his side, head shoulder. He's not very tall, looks the around it, one on each side, you forget thrown back. He is about three feet part of the juvenile, like a prep school that they talk into it. from the mike. That's unusual in radio. boy in his first tux. Dot Marsh—she's Suddenly everything stops. You voice must volume. Loretta Clemens in real life—holds his His have start in surprise. What's wrong? Then hand. you realize. Wallington is forward, in- Bobby's parents—Jack Roseleigh and TWOW the octette is seated. Thibault is viting the million listeners to attend Ann Elstner, old timers on the radio taking part in the play. He holds next Saturday evening at the same hour. stand up, walk carefully to the mike. hands with Sally. They are in love, all The show is over. Fritz Street cranks They're reproaching Bobby for the right. Sally has eyes only for him. You what looks like an old windlass. The slang he uses. might easily be in a Broadway theater. creaking signifies the drop of the cur- "Don't mind that empty top," Dot The illusion is perfect. tain. The component parts of the show advices them. Thu parents look prop- "Goodbye, Sally. I'll see you at the stand up and bow, stretch wearily, and erly shocked. Dot is wearing a black rodeo?" Sally nods. Thibault waves file slowly out a rear exit. velvet dress, without back or sleeves. and steps away from the mike. A whir- As you step outside the studio, you Mr-. Gibson has a simple white evening ring on the right. Fritz Street, sound realize the magnitude of this program. gown. When she walks you can sec effects man, is at work on a machine Four new songs each week. An hour green slippers. the size of a phonograph. To all lis- script. An orchestra and six leads in ow Bobby and Do1 have the center teners-in, it is the sound of a powerful the play. More to see than any Broad- of the stage alone. They begin to sing, automobile starting up. way show in town. and there's a stirring in the audience. Now for the duet. Thibault comes How does it sound? We've been so They know that these young voices are back and Lois Bennett, young, red busy watching, we aren't sure. That already filling a million homes with tuned, blue eyed, stands beside him. will be our week's resolution. Next Sat- their melody. It's the miracle of radio She is a newcomer to radio. Had her urday we'll bear the Gibson Family again. We shiver a little Perhaps Ad- first start less than a year ago, but her Broadcast. 60 RADIO MIRROR

is one of these girls winning and the other losing this private BEAUTY CONTEST

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Xmas Shopping for Babies (Continued from page 19) wives also are adopting babies. In fact, first. So sharp is the divergence of their There's a tip on a budding young this one gentleman's wife," indicating opinions on this matter that it is un- real estate boom. the Baron, across whose face swept a likely it will ever be settled to the "It's wonderful just to think about modest and deprecatory smile, "is satisfaction of all concerned. But here, it," Mary said. "You know, it's going adopting two babies. Now we have as closely as careful and painstaking to mean real home life for me and Jack. been trying to make up a Christmas list investigation could determine, is how it I'm glad I'm not in 'Bring on the for these four babies, and not having all came about. Girls' with him." ("Bring on the Girls" had a great deal of experience in such Jack Benny and Mary had talked of is the Broadway production in which matters, we didn't seem to be getting adopting a baby, Mary assures me, Jack is starred). "I want to be at home anywhere, so we came here to see you. long before either George and Gracie, when Jack gets home from work, and Do I make myself perfectly clear?" or Winnie and Jack, both couples have him tell me all about it, just like "Perfectly," replied the saleslady, in- bosom pals of the Bennys, ever other husbands do when they come in cisively. "Come with me, please." She broached the subject. from the office. And then we'll tip-toe led them to a small, well appointed up- has always been crazy about "Jack into the nursery ... oh, it will be . . . stairs office. Three quarters of an hour children," explained.' stops Mary "He will be . . . well, you know what I later, the three comedians emerged, them in the street and talks to them. mean." looking like a comedian's public would It's a wonder to me he hasn't been Mary says she will retire from pro- expect three noted comedians to look. taken for a kidnapper before this. fessional work in a few years. Each wore a smile from ear to ear. When we visit where there are children, "When Joan is about three," she The) - hailed another taxi, and were Jack drives the mothers wild by giving blushed, "perhaps we'll have a little driven home. them ice cream and things. isn't He brother or sister for her." "My bill will be $241.50. Not bad, going to get away with that stuff with what?" exulted Burns. little Joan, though," she added as an T all started with Gracie and George "I got away on $262.30," contributed afterthought. when they went to Hollywood several Benny. "I love children, too, but we never months ago to make a picture. They "Mine was let's see," the Baron felt that we could care for a baby — met all the stars of the screen. And of figured. "Oh, yes, it was $302.10." properly, you see, because one of the what did the Hollywood notables talk, "Always topping everybody else with penalties of being in show business is morning, noon, and night? Blase, so- a taller story," Benny derided. The that you never know today where phisticated Hollywood talked of noth- Baron's glance was a rebuke. you're going to be tomorrow. Even ing but babies. Babies at luncheon. "You vas dere, vasn't you?" he de- when Jack and I came to radio, our Babies at tea. Babies at dinner. Ba- manded. contract was always for thirteen weeks, bies at the swanky previews. Pretty and if it hadn't been renewed, we'd soon George was talking of babies, al- IN Chicago, Winnie Pearl, Mary have been back in vaudeville. And though his fund of information was Livingstone, wife of Jack Benny, and backstage in a vaudeville theater is no rather limited, and among those experts Gracie Allen sat in the living room of a place for a nursery, not to mention that his style was cramped. Gracie was suite in a Loop hotel. Lines of weari- awful travelling about all the time from talking of babies, too, and although ness marked their attractive faces. place to place. But when Jack got a her fund of information was also They slouched tiredly in their chairs. contract for a whole year—well, then limited, her style was not cramped in "What a soft snap we left for those things looked a little different." the least. For Gracie talked about boys!" Winnie exclaimed. "Nothing to Mary told me this a few days before babies regardless. It wasn't long be- do but buy a few presents. Say, girls. she and Winnie Pearl and Gracie flew fore George and Gracie were talking to I'm dead on my feet." to Chicago to take their choice from one another about babies. "My feet hurt," Said Mary plain- among the tots at the Cradle. She had "George, let's tively. waited for the return of Winnie and adopt a baby of our own a little girl," Gracie finally "Your feet hurt, do they?" chorused Gracie from Europe, so the three friends — suggested enthusiastically. her companions mockingly. might go together. She was bubbling "Okay about a baby," George as- "Well, the really tough part of it was over with joyous anticipation as we sented, "but let's adopt a boy." that they all looked so sweet, it was talked. just too much," Mary reminisced softly. There the discussion started. It con- !" "You just wanted to take them all "'%rOU should see Bebe Daniels' baby tinued during their stay in Hollywood. home with you, didn't you?" she exclaimed. "It's the loveliest Gracie wanted a girl; George held out for a boy. Finally "The little darlings!" Gracie cried thing! Bebe had fit's at a party at her they compromised; rapturously. house when she caught Jack feeding the George agreed that perhaps a girl The Jack Bennys had adopted a baby bacon from canapes. Every time would be better, after all. cute little raven tressed girl of six Jack gave the baby a piece of bacon, the Now comes the Baron and Winnie. months. George Burns and Gracie baby would give Jack a kiss, and there As usual, the Baron tops 'em all with Allen became the adopted parents of a would have been a case for the doctor his story. dimpled, wriggling little mass of pink if Bebe hadn't caught him. And Ed- "Winnie and I had the idea first," he humanity at the same time. And Jack ward Robinson! I wish you could hear insists. "We were the first of the three and Winnie Pearl, not to be outdone, him! You know, he always vowed he'd couples to go to Hollywood, you see, selected for their very own a boy and never 'go Hollywood' and buy a house. and that's where we got the notion. Our nl. The children came from The But when the baby came, he was the pals out there are Joe E. Brown and his Cradle, famous Chicago orphanage un- real estate agent's dream. He'd have wife, and they had a baby, you know, der the direction of a prominent group bought a house put together with glue that died shortly after it was born. of societ v women. as long as it had a big backyard for Mrs. Brown was grief-stricken, and Winnie and Gracie and Mary had the baby to play in. Joe suggested she adopt another. They been entrusted by their respective "You know," Mary added thought- had three children already, but they spouses io fly by plane to Chicago, fully, "I've been thinking about that, adopted another to take the place of make the selections, attend to the neces- too. So has Jack. A house, I mean. the little one that died. When we were sary legal formalities that would ensure We'll probably take a house out in the out there, we saw that they loved it the patter of tiny feet in the Pearl, suburbs somewhere, because an apart- almost more than their own. Burns, and Benny Menages before the ment isn't any place to raise child. a "Then Winnie and I decided that magic of Christmas cast its spell over Gracie says if we do, she and George we'd adopt a baby, and Winnie heard the world. will take one next door, so we can run about The Cradle in Chicago. And say, :h of the three couples claims to back anil forth to tell each other things you ought to see the questionnaire they have had the of idea adopting a baby aboul (he babies." (Continued on page 64) 62 RADIO M IRROR

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make you fill out before they accept ment just above the Bennys, while the your application. It looks like a script Pearls live nearby. for a two hour radio show! Winnie and The three closely attached couples I took a boy and a girl; the boy to be are not alone in radio as "adopted par- father, George named after Winnie's ents." There's little Davy Jones, and the girl Anna, after my mother. adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Isham "We've already taken a ten room Jones. apartment so we'll have lots of room Only Kate Smith's intimates know the for nursery and everything. Move that she is the "adopted mother" of to out the suburbs with Bennys and three boys and a girl, ranging in ages George and Gracie? I should say not! from four to twelve. Kate was singing It wouldn't be fair to the neighbors. last year at a Christmas party in a Four babies and three comedians in the private orphanage. A matron called same neighborhood! But no matter her attention to the four youngsters where we live, you can bet that Winnie who, after the holidays, were to be sent and Gracie and Mary will be always to a public institution because their getting together and comparing notes. sole relative could no longer afford to You think Baron Munchausen can tell let them remain in the private home. tall stories? Say, wait until you hear Kate did not hesitate for an instant. those three women about their babies!" "Keep them here, where they are The Bennys and the Pearls and the happy," she directed simply, "and send Burnses are radio's inseparables. They me the bill. Every month since, she play bridge together, dine together, and has sent a check for the support of the Gracie and George occupy an apart- four, who swear their undying devotion.

Relief From Ugly NOW— "Don't Be Afraid to Fail!" by Roxy 11 (Continued from page Skin Blemishes, "Nerves 23)

used nothing but new voices. They addition to my regular salary I began and Constipation aren't microphone trained, haven't been to run motion pictures in the back made tense by exhortations to "watch room of a bar. The admission charge that second hand on the clock". was five and ten cents. There were al- with Yeast in This Pleasant, That is really the trouble with radio ways big audiences at first, but soon Modern Form today. Technically, there have been they began to dwindle. I knew that wonderful advancements, but programs something had to be done. Then I hit kept in step. There is too on an idea that brought the UGLY pimples and other skin blem- have not customers for air' productions back. sponges, DOishes embarrass you? Does constipa- heavy a tendency With two a bottle of type. result is rose-water, and a electric tion drag you down, rob you of strength and of the spectacular The small fan, I too fast-paced managed to keep stuffy vivacity? Do you often feel nervous, fidgety that they have become the small, room pleasantly and irritable? and are entirely too sketchy. filled with this rather exotic perfume. For all these troubles doctors recommend There isn't the ease and naturalness It was my first real attempt yeast. Science has found that yeast contains so desirable in an artist's performance. at showmanship. precious nutritive elements which strengthen He is warned that the stopwatch is the Thus it is easy to see just how long it

your digestive and eliminative organs and god of the show and that he is merely took me before I could feel sure that I give tone to your nervous system. Thousands its slave. was a success. There are so many of men and women have found this simple Back twelve years ago, when the old young artists today whose careers de- food a remarkable aid in combating consti- crystal set was depended upon to bring velop much too rapidly. They shoot up pation, "nerves," and unsightly skin erup- in all the programs, everything was like a skyrocket, make a beautiful dis- tions. taken more easily. It was a much bet- play, and then just as quickly they And now—thanks to Yeast Foam Tablets ter approach when informality was the burn out and fade away. it's so easy to eat yeast regularly. For — keynote. It gave a strong flavor of ad- here's a yeast that is actually delicious— venture. X WB > advice to anyone starting out on yeast that is scientifically pasteurized to * Castoria shows aren't following * a radio career is to take plenty of prevent fermentation. You will enjoy munch- My definite form, except in this one time. Even when the talents are excep- ing Yeast Foam Tablets with their appe- any respect: they are all built against a tional, it pays to turn down big offers at tizing, nut-like flavor. And because they are musical background. Music, in its in- first. Slowly, surely, he will climb pasteurized they cannot cause gas or dis- terpretation and presentation, still higher and last longer. comfort. This yeast is used by various laboratories of the United States govern- stands predominant in popularity with John Evans, whose voice you hear on ment and by leading American universities radio audiences. my program, studied for a year and a in their vitamin research. But otherwise I want to experiment half while he was unemployed and had Any druggist will supply you with Yeast with every new broadcast. There are barely enough money to buy his meals. Foam Tablets. The 10-day bottle costs only always ways of improving the program, His teacher sent me a letter about him

I don't want the show built on such 50c. Get one today. See, now, how this cor- and and I gave him an audition. The re- rective food helps you to look better and rigid lines that it can't be changed when sult? He has a bright future ahead of feel better. a new idea comes along. him now. But it won't be tomorrow or

It was a great many years ago that I next week, if I have anything to say YEAST FOAM TABLETS first learned how valuable experiments about it. Later, much later, he will be can be and how much a different idea a permanent success. MAIL THIS COUPON TODAY can be of assistance in striving for more FREE In closing, may I add one word of You may paste this on a penny post card perfect entertainment. advice? Even if you feel that you are NORTHWESTERN YEAST CO. liG-12 The year before I was married, I was a person of average ability, that you 1750 North Ashland Ave, Chicago, III. aren't the stuff from which stars Please send free sample and descriptive circular. working in the small town of Forest of are City, Pennsylvania. My prospective made, don't be content with average Name . father-in-law was insistent that I have a ambitions. Cast aside fears, inhibitions

Address good bank account before I marry his and shoot for the moon. Don't be daughter. afraid to fail. City .State. In order to make some pin money in Goodbye, and God bless you. 64 ] RADIO MIRROR

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Let Santa Bring a Radio Kills a {Continued from page 48) hattitude, we'll glance at some of he plans to hear on as many as seven Stromberg-Carlson's offerings. At the different stations. Then all he has to do top of the list is a twelve-tube model is sit back and listen, while the set which includes an electric phonograph tunes itself from program to program that automatically changes its records. automatically. Known as the Tune-O- It sells for §592.50, and for an addi- Matic, it will retail for $190. It has tional $131.50 you can have a remote eleven tubes and covers the 5500 to 15,- COLD control tuner and volume control at- 500 kc band in addition to the regular tached. Should you not care to go that radio stations. high, a half-dozen other models are This line of sets affords an extremely available at prices from $ 148.50 up- wide choice, from a little four-tube ward. The "Dead"! auto set, with steering midget at $22.50 including a police column control, is $79.50. band, to a big twelve tube "high fidel- Of especial interest to the short wave ity" console — Does this which tunes all the way Amazing fan is the new Stromberg-Carlson short from 540 to 18,000 kc, and costs $180. wave 4-Way Treatment! adapter. It costs as much as the A-K, too, has an antenna of the doub- average complete short wave set but let type, designed to reduce interference. has the advantage of adding its four Its principal difference from the others and definite treatment is tubes DIRECT to those already employed in I have seen is that its two lead-ins are what you want for a cold. For, a cold your receiver and of using the audio kept parallel and about two inches may develop serious "complications". channel which you have. This con- apart, while others are "transposed" verter covers the band from 1500 to (that is crossed over) every two feet, Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine sup- 25,000 kilocycles—and that's pretty or are simply twisted together or are treatment it is plies the needed because nearly everything you're likely to want. enclosed in a grounded metal sheath. expressly a cold remedy and because it If you decide that Christmas won't is internal in effect. J^ICKING up some more leaflets, we be complete unless you give or get a find the RCA stressing "perfected" new aerial, consult a reliable dealer who What It Does foreign reception, improved tone, and stocks all types before deciding which more beautiful cabinets. All but seven is best. Each has features which rec- First, it opens the bowels. Second, it of their twenty-eight models will pick commend it. combats the cold germs in the system up the police calls, and with but two Perhaps the most complete line of all and reduces the fever. Third, it relieves exceptions, all the "Globe Trotter" and is being offered by Philco, which an- the headache and grippy feeling. Fourth, "Duo" (phonograph combinations) nounces forty-nine different sets, rang- will ing in price from $20 to Five of it tones the entire system and fortifies get one or more foreign bands. A these few of the sets are able to cover all are midgets, three feature remote against further attack. signals from 140 to 410 kc, and from control, and six include phonographs. That's the four-fold treatment a cold re- 540 to 36,000 kc, which means prac- A high fidelity receiver is also found in this line. quires and anything less is taking chances. tically everything on the air. Others offer somewhat more limited frequency Nearly every Philco, if not all, will Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine is ranges. Automatic record changers on tune to one or more short wave chan- utterly harmless and perfectly safe to take. the "Duos", automatic volume control nels in addition to the American broadcast band. Comes in two sizes — 30c and 50c. The on all but two consoles, band indicators tuners are other 50c size is by far the more economical and vernier features. RCA, it is said, also plans to produce fiRUNOW Radio is out with nine sets to buy as it gives you 20% more for your high fidelity equipment, affording a and a new antenna system. Each set money. wider range of musical response than includes at least one of the police alarm Always ask for Grove's Laxative Bromo heretofore possible. channels, and several of them tune to Pilot, a prominent manufacturer 21,700 kc. In size, the sets range Quinine and reject a substitute. of from moderately priced equipment, will be midgets using four tubes to a remote ready for Santa with four lines of table control console with eleven. Oddly World's models and two consoles. These, for enough, this, the largest set in the Standard the most part, will go all the way from Grunow line, makes no provision for the broadcasting stations to the 16 any short wave reception save police meter (18,800 kc) foreigners, and one calls, while many of their smaller reaches 21,400 kc. There are A.C. models do. models, D.C. models, some that work Crosley, too, offers a wide choice on both and some that work on bat- from its line of twenty-six models, teries. Most all manufacturers are pro- ranging in price from $19.99 to $99.50. viding this sort of electric power All but a few of their cheapest sets will range this year. afford police alarms; most will tune to Models being put out by American- 15,500 kc, and two of the models are Bosch are of ten different types rang- even more truly "all-wave", including ing in price from a five-tube midget, frequencies from 530 to 24,000 kc. which gets the police alarms as well A word on how to choose a radio set. as the broadcasting stations, and costs might not be amiss, for the pamphlets $29.95 to a ten-tube console at $149.50, are filled with so many mystifying GROVES LAXATIVE which reaches all the way from 540 to phrases and coined trade names that 22,500 kc. This and another of the they leave most of us feeling a bit be- models has a convenient tilted tuning wildered and helpless. No matter panel, which you can see when you're whether you're buying a set, a tube or standing up. It's covered by a drop an antenna, patronise either a reliable BROMO leaf arrangement when not being used. local dealer or a reliable mail order There's a lot of news in the new At- house. In other words, buy from a mer- water Kent line. First, they offer a set chant who you have every reason to be- with a clock mechanism and automatic lieve will still be in business should you QUININE service your tuner combined, enabling the user to ever need to demand on "plug in" his set for whatever programs purchase.

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General Point Number Two is "Buy only merchandise made by a reputable manufacturer." It is useless to have a guarantee from a concern which is likely to be out of business should you wish an adj«»tment made on defective apparatus. No matter what else you may do, those two points will keep you from straying very far afield. In choosing a set, decide what you want to hear. If you will be satisfied with only the broadcasting stations, there is no use in paying more to get one which will bring in Europe. But if you want to have a lot of fun that you couldn't have with American programs alone, by all means get an all-wave set. Then, too, when a dealer tells you that a set will get the police, make him explain what police. There are three police bands, and only sets which have a reception band from 1500 to 2506 kc will get all of them. Other bands are .at 1574 and 1712 kc (included in the above), and sets tuning to 1750 kc will receive only those two. Find out what frequency is used by your local cops- it's more fun listening to their calls than to the more remote ones. There is an amateur voice band at 1800 to 2000 kc and another at 3900 to 4000 kc. Still another lies between 14,150 and 14,250 kc. The foreign stations are scattered all the way from 4250 to 36,000 kc. ^ONSIDER tone quality important 're Broken thenabif when making your choice. Have the dealer demonstrate the sets on a good orchestra, and compare several, to make OF TAKING HARSH ALKALIES FOR. sure that the bass of the drums, 'cellos and tubas is heard, in addition to checking on the highs of the violins and fifes or piccolos. Hear some talk over it, to make sure that speech will be easily AcidIndigestion! understandable. If you're interested in foreign recep- "That half-tumbler of harsh household alkali after dinner tion, have a test made to see how some was a habit with me. I felt I had to have it—yet I feared I was actually abusing my stomach tying my digestion in of the European stations are heard. — knots. Now what a difference with Turns! Such pleasant Don't judge for mere loudness of signal relief! So quick and thorough—so gentle and safe." alone; compare the volume of the signal with that of the interference. And, TUMS End Sour Stomach . . . Gas when thus comparing two sets in this . . . Heartburn New Safe Way! way, make your tests only a few in- sufferer TUMS, the new, advanced treatment stants apart if they cannot be made EVERY from heartburn, for "fussy stomachs" contains an antacid simultaneously, for interference comes and goes without warning. gas, acid stomach, compound that is soluble only in the pres- fullness after eating, ence of acid. When the acid condition is Remember, too, that a set may per- will be glad to know about the new, ad- corrected, the action of TUMS stops! No form differently in your home than in vanced remedy—TUMS. And you'll be excess to seep into the blood and affect the shop. It may be either better or glad to be delivered from the need for a the system generally. TUMS release just worse than you heard it, for perform- dose of raw water-soluble alkali. enough antacid to give you quick, thor- ance depends largely upon local condi- There was always a question ofhowmuch ough relief—the unused portion passing tions. See if you can get your dealer to take with safety—and a serious question, on, undissolved and inert. to let you try the set of your choice too. Because too much water-soluble alkali TUMS are dainty candy-like mints. subject to exchange if unsatisfactory can easily go too far in neutralizing stom- Quite an improvement over the old, A new radio set, kit of tubes, or im- ach acids. If the stomach becomes over messy, mixing method. Millions of people proved antenna will greatly increase alkaline, digestion is actually impaired keep TUMS handy in pocket or hand- your year-round pleasure from broad- instead of assisted. The excess of soluble bag—easy to take, quick to bring relief. casting. So why not give (and, if pos- alkalies gets into the blood, and alkalosis Munch 2 or 3 TUMS next time you are sible, receive) radio equipment this may be caused if the habit is kept up. distressed by acid indigestion. year? It's one of the few gifts that makes the recipient think 1935 Calendar-Thermometer, beautifully designed in colors and of you with Sold. Also samples TUMS and NR. Send stamp for postage pleasure daily. and packing to A. H. LEWIS CO., Dept.l4TLL,St. Louis, Mo. And a Merry Christmas to you! FOR THE TUMMY 3 -Roll Carrier Package Contains 3 rolls Turns and handy- 73 °, M l,'your s '9s R9 with plenty pocket carrier. ..a" couple "r QRM"— "A of Y L's send you 88s"— Only 25c. Money Have you ever been puzzled by such cryptic TUMS re. refunded if liber- m a, U S lf s read TUMS ARE ?'- n^montK al test at- RADIO R f n/ V , packet MRRn? R r a translation of "Ham -min additionJ1.1-J- /u Slanq" ANTACID tached doesn't to the regular Short Wave Depart- NOT A LAXATIVE satisfy you.

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let the selling stocks and bonds of JETTY BARTHELL played a interfere with his radio business. He mean trick on an unknown ad- GGESTIONS has a partner who attends to the mirer. For weeks she received ardent Wall Street affairs . . . Nick Kenny, letters from a man signing himself kilocycle expert of the New York Daily fccm we //& "Colonel John Marshall." They were Mirror, is the biggest-hearted radio postmarked Louisville, Ky., and the Quality known and recognized editor in the country. Last year he and Colonel reported that he had fallen in the world over; packed in ex- his Radio gang played over three hun- love with Betty hearing her voice quisite containers and priced For dred benefit performances. This year come through his loudspeaker. Finally economical yet fine gift giving. he will exceed even that number. came an epistle announcing the time of Is Mine Frances Alda a secret bride? his arrival in New York and making an . . . Rosemary Lane has grown a full appointment to meet and marry Betty. Ci/arjum Deltah inch during the past year . . . Ever But she, not even curious about the L'Heure de Minuit since Muriel Wilson and Fred Huf- Colonel, hired girl to impersonate her (Midnight Hour) a smith sang a love duet on the Palm- at the rendezvous. And enlisted the 4 oz. SIZE olive program gossips have it that a services of the homeliest girl she could 2 oz. 7.50 full-fledged . . . 1 oz. 5.00 romance has developed find. The Colonel gave one look at Henry Taylor, of the Three Radio The Gift supreme "Betty" and fled without a word. Rogues, is the in a for the woman of defendant $100,000 Strangely enough no more letters have discrimination. breach of promise suit brought by Vera come from him, either. Grove (nee Snellgrove). Their blighted romance began, according to Vera, last spring when both were employed at the BORI—WITH HIGH FIDELITY Casino de Paree, New York. WJ^IIEN Lucretia Bori introduced Tamara and Jess Fish, furrier with the new Philco high-fidelity re- plenty of fish, may be altar-bound . . . ceiver over the CBS, a new era in radio

It's . a boy at the Ward Wilsons . . reception was established, although the Other blessed events: A boy in the test was meaningless as far as the aver- home of Carlyle Stevens, Columbia an- age radio listener is concerned. nouncer, and a girl to Hugh Conrad, It's not that Miss Bori's test wasn't acts as well as announces at who CBS fair to you— it wasn't fair to the high . . . John Mitchell, of Carson Robison's fidelity set through which she sang. Buckaroos, and Miss Louise Sparrow, True, her voice sounded just the same of Columbia, Tenn., may be bride and as when she sang directly into the mi-

groom when this appears . . . And crophone, biit so would it have if she Martha Mears and Sid Brokaw, vio- had sung through an ordinary good set. linist of Ozzie Nelson's ork, are also To appreciate a high fidelity receiver said to have serious intentions. you must use it to listen to a broadcast Seven thousand dollars in cash and a from a high fidelity transmitting sta- trust fund of f 13,000 settled Arthur tion, and must then compare it with (Street Singer) Tracy's alimony the same program heard over the best troubles with his wife, according to sets previously obtainable. papers filed in the New York Supreme What a difference! Court.

SUPPRESSED DESIRES ^RTHLN a band leader announces elI ah that he is about to play a cer- Pry into the personalities of radio Deluxe Gift Set tain number "by request", didja ever folks and you would be surprised at Parfum Gardenia; stop to wonder who made the request? their suppressed desires. Here is what Golden container Well, we have and so also has Lennie some of them would like to do if broad- of face powdery- Hayton, the maestro, he has casting didn't forbid: matching golden for for- to this desk neatly Jimmy Melton would like to go on a lipstick and com- warded a typed world cruise in his yacht "Melody". pact. statement bearing on the matter. "Nine Froman, a graduate jour- times out of ten"—Hayton speaking— Jane of 35 mid-western university, "the request is made by a song plugger nalism from a anxious to have his number exploited would like to combine singing with a on the air". Thus we live and learn. job on a newspaper writing "sob-sister" stories. % * % • At Drug and Frank Black, NBC's general music Department Stores Rowene Williams, who plays the part director, would like to set up a chemi- opposite Dick Powell on the "Holly- cal laboratory. He studied chemistry OJellak wood Hotel" series, formerly sang un- in his youth. Deluxe Powder der the name of Neno Williams. A nu- Lawrence Tibbett cherishes a secret merologist once told her that the lat- ambition to be starred in a Broadway ter name was lucky. Yet it was as drama. Rowene Williams that she won the Lois Bennett would like to retire to "Hollywood Hotel" assignment afler a New England farm. nation-wide auditions, thus winning Joe Cook, believe it or not, wants to

what was supposed to be a 20,000 to 1 conduct a radio bed-time story series

chance . . . Wonder if it was a numer- for children. He thinks he is exper- ologist who suggested to the new ienced along this line with his own two Swedish singer that she use the name youngsters. of Anka Lundh. It is the most confus- Al Pearce wants to visit every town —the supreme silk sifted ing tag of any girl vocalist on the air in the United States and Canada to de- face powder thai women and if a number expert is responsible velop amateur talent. ore talking about — in Golden finish metal box. well, .Anka ought to consult one who Roxy would like to invent a tele- speaks English. vision set which would take care of — —— —

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light and color as well as sight and sound. Barry McKinley, the Ohio baritone, yearns to become an automobile racer. f TELL US YOUR Willard Robison wants to found an artists' colony where promising young composers can work under proper sub- SECRET- HOW sidy. Frank Parker would be the happiest man in the world if he could quit sing- DID YOU GAIN ing and devote all his time to playing polo. * * * WEIGHT SO rM, HE Mabelline Musical Romances found a tenor lead for the shows when a radio scout in his tour of Holly- FAST? wood followed movie stars to their favorite rendezvous. He stumbled on Don Mario and learned that he was the night club's biggest drawing card. Now he's being billed as the most promising West coast recruit to the air waves. "* The blood that flows in his veins is authentic Spanish, which accounts for his accent and the warm tonal qualities of his voice. It takes a band vocalist, it would seem, to thrill filmdom. Per- haps he'll do the same for radio audiences.

WUST as Amos 'ri Andy make fre- Posed bv professional models quent visits to New York's Harlem to absorb "color", so do Pat Padgett and Pic Malone, of the team of "Mo- lasses and January". They make it a NEW WAY ADDS point to dine at least once weekly in that section. They credit Harlem with furnishing them with many of their most amusing gags and situations. 5 to 15 POUNDS :£ ^c sf: M?VE SULLY of the comedy team, —in a few weeks! •^ Block and Sully, heard Mondays on Columbia's "Big Show", returned STOP being ashamed of your figure—so "skinny" from Hollywood with several awe in- you lose all chances of making friends. This new spiring tales of filmland idiosyncracies. easy treatment is giving thousands solid flesh and Here's one: The day before they were shapely attractive curves in just a few weeks! to shoot the scene in "Kid Millions" Doctors for years have prescribed yeast to build where Eddie Cantor pushes her into a up health. But now, with this new yeast discovery in pleasant little tablets, you can get far greater pool of water, the director asked Eve tonic results—regain health, and in addition put if she minded. She told him, not if the on pounds of solid flesh and in a far shorter time. water were tepid. Orders were given Not only are thousands quickly gaining beauty- for the pool to be filled with warm bringing pounds, but also clear skin, freedom from water and early the next morning indigestion and constipation, glorious new pep. everyone was on the set almost at the crack of dawn, ready for the shooting. Concentrated 7 times Just as the camera was focussed, Eve This amazing new product, Ironized Yeast, is made had a sudden inspiration to test the from specially cultured brewers' ale yeast imported water to make sure it wasn't icy. • She from Europe—the richest yeast known—which by withdrew her hand quicker than you a new scientific process is concentrated 7 times could say the proverbial "Jack Robin- made 7 times more powerful.

is all ! This marvelous, son." It was 130 degrees—boiling tem- But that not health-building yeast is then ironized with 3 kinds of iron perature. For hours the cast sat around which strengthen the blood, add tireless energy. in their hot, bulky costumes while the Day after day, as you take Ironized Yeast tab- local ice company brought huge cakes lets, watch fiat chest develop, skinny limbs round of ice to cool off the pool. out attractively, skin clear—you're a new person. * * * POSTSCRIPTS Results guaranteed No matter how skinny and weak you may be, this mar- Annette Hanshaw is now one of velous new Ironized Yeast should build you up in a few the highest salaried girl vocalists on the short weeks as it has thousands. If not delighted with results of very first package, money back instantly. air. She gets $1400 a broadcast on her new cigarette . . . program Dave Special FREE offer! Rubinoff is seriously thinking of re- To start you building up your health right away, we tiring from radio to go on the concert make this absolutely FREE offer. Purchase a package of stage. Then again he may desert for Ironized Yeast tablets at once, cut out the seal on the box and mail it to us with a clipping of this paragraph. the movies . . . Dave Apollon, just We will send you a fascinating new book on health, back from London, reports American "New Facts About Your Body," by a well-known author- artists are the best paid in European ity. Remember, results are guaranteed with the very first package or money refunded. At all druggists. radio . . . Pat Barnes, "Lombardo Ironized Yeast Co., Inc., Dept. 2212, Atlanta, Ga. Land" narrator, has a black walnut 69 —

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cane 150 years old. . . . Pearl is the only six of the original musicians who Everyone looks at married one of The Three X Sisters. started with him on the series 1 1 years Each girl of this NBC trio maintains a ago. separate home. The New York State Department of Education is conducting free evening your first classes in both radio and film work in Gbye^ /MND-then-the-fight-began note: Reg- York ... As we gallop to press ^^ gie Childs, the Columbia maestro, New word comes that Pearl and Cliff claims married men make the best and Jack Hall ("Wuzyou there, Sharlie") have most reliable musicians . . . Del Campo, split after nearly two years association NBC orchestra leader and vocalist, on the air . . . Arthur Bagley, Jr., fears tonsillitis with the same horror son of Arthur Bagley, director of the many people regard death . . . Jerry- Tower Health Exercises, one of NBC's Cooper is superstitious about the num- oldest sponsored programs, was among ber, "Pal O' Mine", and can't be in- those rescued from the ill-fated Mono duced to sing it . . . There will be big Castle. Young Bagley was an able sea- doings in Baltimore this Christmas,

. the man on the vessel . . Ann Butler, Mary Small, the child artist, is giving vocalist, is the wife of Art Landry, a Yuletide party to her schoolmates. the orchestra leader . . . Sally Parker, appearing with Jay Mills in a new 'W^HE coming marriage of Grace comedy program on Columbia, was the her accompanist-com- Hayes and foil of the late Richy Craig, Jr., in poser, Newell Chase, may be solem- vaudeville. nized over the air for the benefit of lis-

teners-in . . . Frank Knight, former \71VIENNE SEGAL told a girl in- Columbia announcer, is now doing his terviewer for a high school paper stuff for WMCA and associated sta- that she attained good posture by walk-

tions of ABS . . . Johnny Green, ing about with a book balanced on her

youthful musical director and composer, head . . . "What book?", inquired the wrote the musical— score of two current young reporter ... "A book of phi- London hits "Mr. Whittington" and losophy by Freud," replied Miss Segal

"Big Business" . . . Harry Horlick, . . . "Oh," exclaimed the miss, "that leader of the A. & P. Gypsies, still has would be over my head!"

liiccke, tkentatthjcvctlOe "I'm Not Crying Over My Smashed Marriage," u>£ut says Helen Morgan {Continued from page 26)

wrong, too. I've heard lawyers and goin' to carry no torch! No siree! judges say that the law is a jealous mis- In Hollywood, even under the worst EYE BEAUTY AIDS tress. Buddy's a lawyer. There's no conditions and with all the breaks doubt in my mind that he should have against her, she made two pictures that • You cannot be really stayed in Cleveland and practiced his the Coast is raving over. One is "Marie unless your charming profession. He is well connected there Galante," producer Winnie Sheehan's eyes are attractive, and —it's the old home town. He should favorite film tale. The other is "You it is so easy to make them so instantly with the have struggled toward the top before Belong to Me," which sent a reviewing harmless, pure Maybell- he ever thought of marriage. And dur- press and public simply mad about BLACK, ine Eye Beauty Aids. BROWN ing the climb he shouldn't have been Morgan. It is in these that she sings "I AND BLUE hampered with a wife. After all, it Ain't Goin' to Carry No Torch" and First a light touch of takes all young man's time these days "I'm Blaming You." Maybelline Eye Shadow a Not blended softly on your to get a foothold. Well, he's not ham- eyelids to intensify the pered now. And he has plenty of time JION'T be surprised if you meet a color and sparkle of ^^ air, your on his hands. I hope he makes the best new Morgan on the in the eyes, then form graceful, of it. theatre and on the screen. It's really expressiveeyebrowswith to can news when Helen sings without sitting the smooth- marking "Would I return him? Who the piano, and that's happens Maybelline Eyebrow tell? I'm sure now I never shall. But on what Pencil. Nowafew, simple some day if he makes good, if he can in her new films. Moreover she has a BLACK AND BROWN brush strokes of harm- aerial repertoire that you'll support me, if I quit radio and pictures new type of less Maybelline Mascara tuning-in on. The world's most fa- and stage . . .! Looks like too darned be to your lashes to make turn comedienne on them appear long, dark, many 'ifs' doesn't it?" mous sobbie may and luxuriant, and presto And Helen knocked the little piece us any time. And Helen's comedy should —your eyes are beauti- of wood hanging as a bangle at her be the most effective sort. The kind that

ful and most alluring I wrist. Whether she did so to guard has brought Chaplin fortune—for be- against the possibility of reconciliation, hind her laughter there is sure to lurk Care for your lashes by least suspicion a tear to keeping them soft and or in the hope of one, only the white at the of silky with the pure May- ivory cats perched grinning sardonically trouble your heart even while you're belline Eyelash Tonic on her mantel can tell. laughing loudest. Cream — to be applied That seemed to be the story. Noth- As I was leaving, she called my atten- nightly before retiring, tion to a very silly toy dog prominent and be sure to brush and ing more to record. Just a couple of train your browswith the kids that lost their way to happiness amid the scented, feminine litter of the dainty, specially de- along the road of romance. The differ- room. signed Maybelline Eye- ence between them and a million more "Like my dog?" she asked like a brow Brush. All May- COLORLESS is clear-headed to be- very little girl. "His name is 'Annie' belline Eye Beauty Aids is that Helen too may be had in purse come more than occasionally maudlin that's short for anniversary. Buddy sizes at all leading 10c o\i.r a matrimonial mis-cue. Most love gave him to me when we'd been stores. Insist on genuine a year!" lingers too long. I lea it aches and heart- married Maj belline Eye Beauty breaks are kept fresh with tears. It I didn't like the dog much. As I Aids to be assured of courage to cut clean and free. went down the hall I heard Helen hum- I. 1 highest quality and ab- takes goin' to carry no torch." XiLa' K <»h 111 1 ain't ming. "I ain't w | BRISTLES solute harmlcssness. I lelen has that kind of grit. She RADIO MIRROR

Are Radio Stars Snooty? (Continued from page 39)

is just about as versatile in his social HELP KIDNEYS existence. Stephen doesn't like parties —at least not the soup and fish affairs. Rather, he is a connoisseur of interesting people—aside from radio personalities—delighting in assembling strange groups. He recalls with particular pleasure the evening he seated Strangler Lewis, Tulio Carminati, Louis Ans- pacher, and a Bolivian Consul-General at the same table and gave them all beer to drink. Alexander Woollcott, the raconteur with the old maid's delight in telling on other people, took to the radio but not to its stars. He continues a social life which embraces all other public entertainers from Bernard Shaw to Clifton Webb. A host of hosts, his invitation to a Sunday Morning breakfast is a coveted prize. Colonel Stoopnagle, having acquired a brand new motor boat, Mr. Bopp, has proceeded to invite Budd and other individuals aboard the .. take dza&blc dutm less antagonistic dent boat which is anchored on Long Island Sound. The usual evening program have 9 million tiny tubes or filters Cystex is a remarkably successful calls for a marauding stop at every YOU pre- in your Kidneys, which are at work scription for poorly functioning Kidneys yacht club wharf on the Sound. night and day cleaning out Acids and and Bladder. It is helping millions of poisonous wastes and purifying your sufferers, and many say that in just a day ANOTHER yachting lover is Jimmy blood, which circulates through your Kid- or so it helped them sleep like a baby, *" Melton, who stalks proudly by Mr. neys 200 times an hour. So it's no won- brought new strength and energy, eased rheumatic Bopp in his cruiser "Melody". He even der that poorly functioning Kidneys may pains and stiffness—made them be the feel years younger. runs down to Washington and points real cause of feeling tired, run- Cystex starts circu- down, nervous, Getting Up Nights, Rheu- lating through the system in 15 minutes, south on the coast when he gets the matic Pains and other troubles. helping the Kidneys in their work of chance for a personal appearance down Nearly everyone is likely to suffer from cleaning out the blood and removing that way. poorly functioning Kidneys at times be- poisonous acids and wastes in the system. It does its Ted Husing is a man who attends cause modern foods and drinks, weather work quickly and positively but does not every radio "opening"—that rare occa- changes, exposure, colds, nervous strain, contain any dopes, narcotics worry and over-work or habit-forming drugs. The formula is in sion when celebrities on the air collect often place an extra heavy load on the Kidneys. every package. to witness the first night of some new But when your Kidneys need help, don't Because of its amazing and almost club. His friends are those in every take chances with drastic or irritating world-wide success, the Doctor's prescrip- theater tion branch of the and vaudeville. drugs. Be careful. If poorly functioning known as Cystex (pronounced Siss- tex) is offered Any time he can spare from sports he Kidneys or Bladder make you suffer from to sufferers under a fair- play guarantee whiles away at Lindy's, or some other Getting Up Nights, Leg Pains, Nervous- to fix you up to your complete satisfaction or famous Broadway eating rendezvous. ness, Stiffness, Burning, Smarting, Itching, money back on return of empty package. Acidity, Rheumatic Pains, Lumbago, Loss It's only 3c a Jane and Goodman Ace, too, when dose. So ask your druggist for of Vitality, Dark Circles under the eyes, Cystex they come to New York, seek out today and see for yourself how or Dizziness, don't waste a minute. Try much smart bar newspapermen and authors younger, stronger and better you can feel the Doctor's prescription Cystex (pro- along the Broadway spots. Goody was by simply cleaning ___„___ Siss-tex) . See for nounced yourself the lm llTT1 out your Kidneys. HJ " once dramatic editor of the Kansas amazing quickness with which it soothes, Cystex must do the City Journal Post, which accounts for and cleans raw, sore irritated tones mem- work or cost you his love of the smell of printer's ink. branes. nothing. Jacques Fray and Mario Braggiotti, rather than gaining notice by appearing in public with other radio professionals, get mention in the society pages. Their City Health cronies are social registerites, from blue, blue Boston. Mario's even a grandson of a prominent family up Doctor Praises Cystex that way. He frequently travels to fashionable Bar Harbor and North- Doctors and drug- pains, headaches and a general run-down gists everywhere ap- exhausted body. This condition also ampton, which doesn't leave him much prove of the pre- interferes with normal rest at night by time for his partners in crime. scription Cystex be- causing the sufferer to rise frequently for cause of its splendid relief, and results in painful excretion, In Washington, political commenta- ingredients and quick itching, smarting and burning. I am action. For instance of the opinion that Cystex definitely cor- tors and news hawks like Frederick W. R. George Dr. W. R. George, rects frequent causes (poor kidney func- graduate Medical William Wile, attend all the embassy Medical Director tions) of such conditions and I have Dept. University of actually prescribed in my own practice functions and diplomatic affairs—a far Indiana, former for many years past the same ingredients cry from the informal gatherings on Health Commissioner contained in your formula. Cystex not of Indianapolis, and Medical Director for only exerts a splendid influence in flushing Broadway! insurance company 10 years, recently poisons from the urinary tract, but also wrote the following letter: has an antiseptic action and assists in Many, on the other hand, who are in freeing the blood of retained toxins. Be- "There is little question but the radio spotlight, live a secluded what lieving as I do that so meritorious a product properly functioning Kidney and Bladder deserves the endorsement of the Medical life away from the hustle and bustle of organs are vital to the health. Insufficient Profession, I am happy indeed to lend my Kidney excretions are the cause of much name Manhattan, commuting to town for and photograph for your use in needless suffering with aching back, advertising Cystex."— Signed W. R. George, their programs. weakness, painful joints and rheumatic M.D.

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W OWEL THOMAS, commentator ex- paid them for the doubtful privilege. ^ into traordinary, sneaks away up- Then there are those more rare radio per New York state where he has a stars who have practically no social home at Pawling. Robert Montgom- life at all, even with old friends. Kate ery's town. his wife sel- native He and Smith is one whose only recorded ap- dom venture from this haven other pearance at a party was in Hollywood than the times he drives in for his when she was honored for the picture broadcasts. which she was making at the time. In- \\ hich is the case of Al Jolson and stead of goings-on at night she lives Ruby Keeler, when they're in New quietly in her three-room Park Avenue York. Scarsdale is their safe retreat, apartment, content with an occasional where they hide out in their enormous visit to the home of Ted Collins and his new home. Albert Spalding commutes wife. from his at Great Barrington, home Isham Jones is another. Although he which tennis court that gives his I Suffered has a conducts an orchestra in the center of famous supple wrist some real exer- the world's popular and crowded dance cise. floors, he forgets the tag he has earned for himself the millionaire band in Secret Clara. Lou 'n' Em, whose broadcasts — originate in Chicago, live in Evanston, leader—and spends Saturday nights one of its suburbs, with husbands who playing with his baby, Davie. No ~lbr years! don't even turn on the radio at night, Harlem stuff for him, a view which unless President Roosevelt is making a Ruth Etting shares. She goes to speech. Their home existence, aside movies with her husband or remains home with a book. AN affliction so painful it almost drives you mad, from this, is typical of the thousands . yet one so delicate you can scarcely bring your- neighbor-commuters. stars ain't snooty, self to talk to your doctor about it who are They Radio they just That's Piles wouldn't live in New York, even if you ain't quite friendly. Bad as it is, pain is not the worst thing about

Piles ! They can take a malignant turn and become something very serious. Whether Piles be internal or external, painful or itching, real relief is to be had today in Pazo Oint- ment. Pazo almost instantly stops the pain and Pickford itching and checks any bleeding. But more impor- The Real Reason Mary Turned to Radio tant, Pazo tends to correct the condition of Piles as a whole. This is because Pazo is threefold in (Continued from page 13) effect. First, it is soothing, which relieves the soreness and inflammation. Second, it is healing, which precious minutes dickering. She signed next to me with whom I can share my repairs the torn and damaged tissues. Third, it is mirth. absorbing, which dries up any mucous matter and immediately. tends to shrink the swollen blood vessels which are The news of her radio contract fell "For myself, I can't see why I Piles. Pazo comes in two forms — in tubes and tins. like a bombshell in news circles. Why? shouldn't continue my movie career The tubes have a specfal Pile Pipe for insertion in was her motive? Everyone as long as possible, I have two offers the rectum. All drug stores sell Pazo at small cost. What Mail coupon for free trial tube. wanted to know. But not until she sat under consideration right now. One is

sparkling with antici- for a play which I wrote and which the i forward, her eyes Grove Laboratories, Inc. pation, and related her afternoon with producer wants me to enact. I FREE the story of her abrupt I Dept.32-Mc,St.Louis,Mo. Marconi, did "The other is from Edmund Golding capitulation to radio and her plans for who has a story, Miss Smith, which he I Gentlemen: Please send me, in PLAIN WRAP evident. I PER, trial size of PAZO Ointment. television become bought with me in mind. Perhaps I'll I This isn't the first time that Mary accept one or the other of the parts, if I NAME I has been on the air, although her other I find time. I ADDRESS minutes before the microphone were I "No, I'm not afraid that my going I CITY STATE... never nationally broadcast. into radio will make me lose out when I 1 "Too many years ago to admit," she the time comes for television. It is such related, "I was scheduled for fifteen good experience, invaluable for tele-

Products In successful use for three years by select group career of acting. the radio. I was offered what I thought of scalp sufferers now released to public under trade names Halrmore and Glo-More. Perfected by head ot "The studio was full of people, and was excellent dramatic material. What science department ot a famous Western university. Halrmore Is treatment for (ailing hair, dandruff, dry thinking it would help, I ordered them could be better than a chance to act be- scalp and premature baldness. Glo-More, an antiseptic the sudden fore the mike? That's exactly what shampoo, rejuvenates dry, lifeless hair and properly all out of the room. But cleans scalp. Many cases of baldness successfully worse than before. I tried we'll be doing in television." checked. Verification on request. Products now at silence was drug and department stores. Write for free scientific to call them back, but I was already on treatise "Care of the Hair." _;.-- ... . Burke, Inc. Dept. 251, Seattle, Wash. it somehow Gilmora & the air. I lived through ^IINCE Mary's advent on the air was and when it was over I vowed it would ^ such a short time ago, there has been be movies or nothing from then on." no chance as yet for an adequate criti- But to go back to television. cism of her half hour sketches, but it "What effect will such cheap enter- is not too early fo make a forecast tainment as television provides have on about her future in television, should the movies? Not half as much as people that become an entertainment medium.

believe," she declared. "There's good If, as Mary flatly states, television reason why it won't, too. will come with the arrivabof another "Young people will want to get away radio season, it means that this star from home at night. The easiest way who held sway in films for two decades for thai is a ride downtown to a mov- will really have another field to con- ing picture theater. Married women, quer, a field which other entertainers too, who are tired out from a day's have scrupulously avoided so far. work will wanl relaxation away from When—and if— the curtain is rung home. They'll continue their attend- down on radio and the way paved for ance at the theater. television in the home, new stars will "And then comedies, too, require a brighten the entertainment heavens. screen and a big audience. Who wants But shining brightly as ever will be the

to sil by himself and laugh at a funny radiant personality of America's scene? I'd much rather have someone screen sweetheart. — . RADIO M IRROR James Melton—He Always Took a Chance {Continued from page 40) where and how, in heaven's name, did he come off, expecting to earn his food and lodging, to pay for his books, his courses? And did he for a minute think he could do passable work in his studies if he worked his head off earning money RADIO Broadcasting to pay his way? "Give me a chance," Jimmy pleaded with them, and though they shook their offers you these heads they let him have his own way about it, and he showed them. The first thing he did was to or- and more ganize a dance orchestra, and he rushed around getting the band en- gagements. The smooth tongue and friendly, guileless ways that had helped persuade the college officials, helped him now too. It was pretty hard to refuse this darn nice-looking, clean-cut young man who was so terribly in earnest. rT, HEN one day he look another gamble, a reckless impudent one such as only a foolhardy youngster would undertake. And he got away with it! His school was scheduled to play the University of Georgia football team at Tampa. If his alma mater won, there'd be a big celebration, and it would be a Do you, too, want to get success. This new easy Course into Start training now gives you a most complete and swell opportunity to Broadcasting — the for one of the many make some money good paying posi- thorough training in Broadcast- big fascinating, glamorous tions in this fast- ing technique. It shows you running a Victory dance. And if they growing field. Hun- industry of today? Do dreds of opportuni- how to solve every radio problem lost? That idea never occurred to you want to earn good from the standpoint of the Announcer Broadcast gives you a complete Jimmy. Of course they'd win. money? Singer — Do you want to Actor training in every phase of actual On the strength of that he hired a have your voice Advertising Broadcasting. Now you can brought Publicity profit by Floyd Gibbons' years car and bundled his boys into it, went into hundreds of thousands Musician Musical of experience in Broadcasting. of all Director to Tampa, rented a huge hall, put up homes over the land? Program Through this remarkable course, If you do, you'll read every Manager you can train for a good paying the announcements and acted as chief FLOYD GIBBONS 5???er rll r Broadcasting position—right in word of this amazing op- Famou, Radio r.V ? ticket seller. He was all set for the Broadcaster Director your home in your spare time portunity. — rush. And did the home team win? are open to men and women who and without giving up your For no matter where you have mastered the technique of present position. Of course it did. In that one night radio presentation. Read how live no matter how old you, too, can prepare — yourself Complete Course in Radio Jimmy cleared $700, enough to pay for or how young you are quickly at home in spare time for your future in Broadcasting Broadcasting by his tuition and lodging for a year. if you have talent—then Mail coupon now. FLOYD GIBBONS You'd think that if a fellow estab- here is a remarkable new A few of the subjects covered realize lished a band and made good, he'd way to your life's are: The Studio and How It ambition. Broadcasting needs new talent Works, Microphone Technique, How to Control the stick to the college where he'd built up Voice —in fact, the demand far exceeds the avail- and Make It Expressive, How to Train a a reputation, wouldn't you? And al- Singing Voice for Broadcasting, The Knack of able supply. Describing, How to Write Radio Plays, Dramatic most other in his right any boy mind Broadcasts, How to Build Correct Speech Habits. How to Develop Radio Personality, Sports would have, but not Jimmy. By this Great Opportunity in Radio a An- nouncing, Educational Broadcasting, . Radio Pub- time he'd made up his mind that a Broadcasting licity, Advertising Broadcasts, Program Manage- singer he would be and he heard that Because Broadcasting is expanding so fast that ment, and dozens of other subjects. no one can predict what size there was a very grand and very ex- to gigantic it will grow Send for Valuable FREE Booklet in the next few years—Broadcasting offers unusual An interesting booklet entitled to Find opportunities for fame and success "How Your pensive vocal teacher in Nashville, to those who Place can qualify. in Broadcasting" tells you the whole fascinat- Gaetana de Luca. just like that he ing story of the Floyd Gibbons School of Broadcast- So Think of it! Broadcasting has been taking such ing. Let us show you how to qualify for a leading job switched to Vanderbilt College, which rapid strides that today advertisers alone are spend- in Broadcasting. Let us show you how to turn your ing more than a hundred million dollars for adver- is in Nashville. course undeveloped talents into money. Here is your chance Of he could or- tising over the air. Think of the millions that will to fill an important role in one of the most glamorous, ganize another dance be spent next year, and the year after over more than band and support powerful industries in the world. 600 stations—think of the glorious opportunities for style. Send for "How to Find Your himself in grand thousands of talented and properly trained men and Place in Broadcasting" today. yes? this time women. Oh, But the Fates See for yourself how complete and Gib- MAIL took him for a sleighride. It seemed Many Earn practical the Floyd Good Money Quickly bons Course in Broadcasting is. No that Vanderbilt wasn't waiting for a Why not get your share of these millions? For if cost or obligation. Act now—send yodler who could lead a dance band, your speaking or singing voice shows promise, if coupon below today. Floyd Gib- THIS you are good at thinking up ideas, if act, bons School of Broadcasting, U. S. and quite often walked the you can Jimmy if you have any hidden talents that can be turned to Savings Bank Building, 2000 14th streets looking for any kind of a job, profitable Broadcasting purposes, perhaps you may Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. NOW! qualify for a job before the microphone. Let the his wondering where next meal would Floyd Gibbons course show you how to turn your come from. Young singers were a drug natural ability into money! But talent alone may Floyd Gibbons School of Broadcasting, not bring you Broadcasting success. You must have Dept. 4S72, S. Savings Bank Building, on the market in Nashville and it was U. a thorough and complete knowledge of the technique 2000 14th Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. only after a year the bitter, of this new industry. Many a singer, actor, writer of most Without obligation send your free booklet, or other type of artist who had been successful in me to Find Your Place in Broadcasting," disheartening poverty that Jimmy different lines of entertainment was a dismal failure "How and full particulars of your home study course. finally got a job as director of the con- before the microphone. Yet others, practically unknown a short time ago, have risen to undreamed of cert orchestra at the Hotel Hermitage fame and fortune. Why? Because they were Name. .Age. in Nashville. trained in Broadcasting technique, while those others who failed were not. Address But even then the take-a-chance spirit Yet Broadcasting stations have not the time to in him hadn't been dampened, in spite train you. That is why the Floyd Gibbons School of Broadcasting was founded—to bring you the train- City .State. of the shabby poverty he had known. ing that will start you on the road to Broadcasting 73 — RADIO MIRROR

He stayed at the job for only two damn fool. Go to sleep." years, long enough to save $300. Surely The next time Jimmy saw Marjorie BUY NOW that was enough with which to storm he did propose, and though they had New York, to fling open wide the gates barely spent an hour together, she ac- of the Metropolitan, for opera he had cepted him. "And believe it or not, and SAVE decided would be his forte. So he fired Marjorie was willing to take a chance, Watches and Diamonds his job and went to New York, where too," Jimmy told me. "It seemed she he was laughed at for his pains. felt the same way I did." At All-Time Low Prices None of the big producers would see They've been five ACT married years now, QUICKLY him. There were thousands of young and act as if they were still on their When Present Supply is men pleading for a chance, and the honeymoon. Gone Prices Must Go Up name of a dizzy college youngster from BUY NOW-PAY LATER Nashville meant nothing to them. ^WO years ago Melton fulfilled an- We plan for the future, so course you've heard how he finally sometime ago we contracted Of other of his dreams, when he bought for enormous quantities of did get his chance by storming Roxy's Watches and Diamonds at low- the sixty-foot twin-screw cruiser, The t'st depression Prices ,, prices- Theatre and demanding that he see y have already been forced up Melody, which is equipped like a pala- and they must go higher. BUT Roxy. For eight days he practically i# WE BOUGHT BEFORE PRIC- tial home. But it wasn't till a few ES pass lived at office, all he heard 5gr ADVANCED, and we Roxy's but months ago that he bought a radio for f this saving on to you—but you must was, "Mr. Rothafel is in conference. act quickly before these watches it, and behind the purchase of that diamonds are gone. Mr. Rothafel is out of town." And you radio is the story of one of the most We Sell Nationally Adver- also know how he finally attracted tised Watches, Diamonds desperate chances Jimmy ever took. and Direct-To- Roxy's attention going and down Silverware by up Last summer, in September to be You On Easy Payments the halls singing at the top his lungs, of exact, Melton decided to take a lazy Think of it even with these — till Roxy ran out of his office to see low prices you can still use our man's holiday, and cruise, along Long easy payment plan. There is where the molten flood of music was no reason now why you cannot Island Sound. So he bundled his wife own jewelry which you know is pouring from. But perhaps you didn't the best and which you can be and their guests, his father-in-law, his proud to own through the years realize that this whole incident was brother-in-law his to come. and nephew into the just one more illustration of Jimmy yacht off they went. a Month and CA C A Melton's philosophy of life, "If people yj.OU Makes It When they were out for a few hours, what 1^-^^E. EasyforYou try to stop you from doing you the sea became rocky. For two days to do, ahead it any- to Own a want go and do The Melody lay at anchor off Shelter Valuable Watch or way." Island, waiting for the storm to abate. ; Diamond stood y And that philosophy has him Since there was no wireless equipment

We trust the ipeople buy here in good stead in radio, that crazy-quilt, i can enjoy the aboard, there was no way of communi- eally Tine watch glamorous field, where if you don't take diamond, or eilvt. bile you puy cating with other ships. But storm or by our special easy "Santa Fe Way. likely never to We have removed every obstacle. cockeyed chances you're no storm, was due back in the Send now for our FREE cataloE Jimmy while our stocks last at these prices. get anywhere. city the next day for a broadcast. lot his personal life, itiuitratine It's meant a in So off for Port Jefferson they started, SANTA FE WATCH COMPANY too, for his marriage was the craziest Dept. C-97. Thomas Bidg., Topeka, Kan. some forty miles away. Three miles gamble you ever heard about. He met out, they were struck by a hurricane, SANTA FE WATCH CO.. Dept. C-97, Marjorie Thomas Bidg., Topeka, Kansas blue-eyed, golden-haired Mc- that dashed against the boat with such Please send me t tie catatoK I have checked. at a house party where he sang Railroad and Dre*a Pocket WatcheB Clure a blinding force the yacht was almost Ladies" and Men's Wrist Watches fj Ladies' and Men's Diamond Rings rn to six hundred guests. lifted out of the water. Name The concert over, all six hundred "The sea was so rough I couldn't it rushed to guests, seemed, up pump steer with the rudder, but had to re- his hand, to congratulate him. He was sort to the motor direct. The boat limp but happy. reeled like a roller-coaster, and it took us seven hours to get to Port Jeffer- REALLY only five hundred and son, a distance of forty miles, Melton fll^ene^IKeatre ninety-eight people had joined the told me. "And just as we got there, the * ('-.,.1., .(...- ,..-. [.' ->,,, ..... -40th40th yr.vr. Graduates: Leei Tracy,'iv — Pescv Shannon...,,,... Fredf.v,..i Astni\_, « Ilntt«,.a Mer-\*„._ kel. Zita Johann. etc. Drama. Dance. Speech. Musical Coniedl lip. a. Por- rush. The other two guests, Miss Mar- engine started spitting, for we were out M>nal Development. Culture. Stock Theatre Training anp. » while For leamlnx. catalog, write Sec'y RAMI, 66 W. 85 St., Nl Y. jorie McClure and her mother, had of gas! I was quaking inwardly, be-

watched the procession. "Let's go home," lieve me, but I wouldn't admit it. I said Marjorie finally, "he doesn't want hummed gaily most of the time. When to meet us. See how tired he looks." my wife timidly suggested we put on

But of course someone dragged them life-preservers I told her she ought to over to be introduced. be ashamed of herself. The psychologi-

"The minute I saw Marjorie I knew cal effect, would have been pretty bad." she was the girl for me," Jimmy con- How they got into port, Jimmy still fessed. "How old are you?" were his doesn't know, but they made it, safely. first words of greeting to the startled That very same day the Meltons had a girl. And then in rapid succession, "Are radio and full wireless equipment in- you engaged to someone? In love with stalled aboard the boat. Now at least someone? Do you go to school?" they have a means of communication, As soon as they left the party Mar- in time of danger. jorie's mother turned to her and said, "If there is something you want, do "Marjorie, what are you going to do your best to prepare yourself for it and the next time you see that young man then take a chance," is Jimmy's advice. GrtmdicA GmTkver and he proposes to you?" He's all set to take another chance soon. Marjorie blushed. "Oh, mother, By the time you read this you'll know Hide. th&Drutk you're always cooking up matches," whether or not he's won again. I le she laughed. "I bet I'll never see him hasn't forgotten his original ambition, If your cheeksaresallow, eyes dull; if you're star. Pretty soon always dead tired, don' t try to hide the truth. again." to be a grand opera Take Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets. A safe While in the Melton home a very he'll take a chance on an audition with substitutefordangerous calomel. Non-habit- similar scene was taking place. "Re- Gatti-Casazza of the Metropolitan. forming. A pure vegetable compound that member the little blonde in the red But I'm wise to Mr. James Melton. helps relieve constipation, cleanses the sys- dress, the last girl to be introduced?" I'm beginning to believe that a chance tem, removes the greatest cause of pallid Jimmy asked his brother. Sleepily, his like this is no chance at all, but a sure cheeks. A matchless corrective in use for 20 brother nodded. "Well, I'm going to thing. Perhaps one of the tricks in tak- years. Take one or two at night and watch bed, chances coming out on top is pleasing results. Know them by their olive marry her." Rolling over in his ing and color. At druggists, 15c, 30c and 60c. brother said in disgust. "Don't be a knowing that you can make the grade. 74 — RADIO MIRROR

Chicago Breezes {Continued from page 55) STARVED The show went on the air as usual, but not until Walter Wicker had done some frantic last minute re-writing of the script to make up for the absence of Irna Phillips and Bess Johnson from WIVESI the cast. The thing began the night before when Irna, who writes the scripts and plays the role of Kay, packed up for an out-of-town trip, under the impres- Here is a story that mil- sion that she wasn't in the script the next day. Wicker, who plays Bob lions of women could, but Crane, told her that she was, but volunteered to re-write the script so that do not, tell about their Freddy Von Ammon could take her lines. All went well until the cast disappointing husbands. arrived for rehearsal that morning, when it was learned that Bess Johnson, who had a major role in the script, abject misery for a young bride of a few months to have to was suffering from laryngitis and WHAT admit to herself that she has married the wrong man that they couldn't be there. — Then Walter put in some fast work. are incompatible spiritually, mentally, physically—that the future stretches He re-wrote the entire script so that away drab and gray and hopeless to—who knows what? he, Von Ammon and Ireene Wicker, who takes the role of Eileen, would Deep in their hearts millions of American women know they are in have all the lines and still advance the exactly this predicament but not knowing what to do about it, keep the plot as far as the original version silence, scarce daring to admit, even to themselves, that it is true. It would have done. To lengthen the script he had Von Ammon play the may be that you are one of them. If so, you will be deeply interested in piano while Ireene sang. While an- the autobiography of an unhappy wife, now beginning in Physical nouncer Louis Roen was reading his Culture, the great personal problem magazine. Entitled "Starved Wives," opening lines, Wicker was still working on the script, which went on the air it is a complete record from the woman's side of an unhappy marriage. without previous rehearsal or timing. With complete frankness and a wonderful depth of understanding she The thing went off perfectly, how- analyzes the causes, the progress and the final denouement of her un- ever, ending on the head, and the show was no sooner off the air than several happiness. Written anonymously, for reasons that will become apparent telephone calls came in, congratulating as the story progresses, it is not only an absorbingly interesting human Von and Ireene on their musi- Ammon document but one that will enable thousands of other unhappy wives to cal ability. * * * see and understand their problems—and perhaps eventually win happi- THE GRIK HEMBESSADOR ness as, in the end, the author of this story won happiness. You will find r i W O all radioland George Givot has it in the December issue of Physical Culture now on sale at all news become the Grik Hembessador. stands. Get your copy today. But there's nothing really Greek about the Russian kid who came from the old country to Omaha, Neb., and then What Physical Culture In the December Issue to Chicago and then to radio fame. Out Stands For Will the Future American Be a Weakling? by in Omaha, where George decided to be- Albert Edward Wiggam • This Matter of Charles A. Clinton, M.D. • come a diplomat and his parents de- "Physical culture in its larger meaning includes all "Sudden Death," by Worry Is, by Lawrence Gould • influences that have to do with mental hygiene, So That's What cided he'd be a lawyer, was a Greek Sinus Trouble and How I Licked It, by Austin emotional health, personal efficiency and happiness. candy store. The proprietor's name Drake • Sitting Pretty, by Norman Bates • Well adjusted personal and family life is just as Love, Honor and Support, My Fifty-fifty Mar- was Sanaposopilos or something like important as fresh air, exercise, sunshine and diet. riage, Anonymous • My Phantom Lover, Per- that. Just to hear the old man talk "For a long time this magazine has given a vast sonal Problem Department • My Fifty Years amount of attention to these factors in health and of Physical Culture, by Bernarr Macfadden • I asking him questions. But George kept personal well being to the end of teaching a better Lived My Own Life, But Now, Anonymous • Woman's Dilemma, by the Voice of before George turned Greek he started art of living and helping its readers to find fulfill- The Divorced Experience a The Body Beautiful • The ment of life in a broad sense. It is a magazine of out in another character. His work Very Young Girl's Beauty, by Carol Cameron • personal relationships devoted to the commonsense as an entertainer actually began as a Who Says Exercise Shortens Life? by David handling of everyday human problems. We do not Arnold Balch • Our Bodies' Need for Iodine, will gag in Chicago . . . you know that old pretend to solve your problems for you. We by Sir W. Arbuthnot Lane, M.D. • Is There a saying about giant oaks growing from only try to help you to analyze and see them more "Nerve Food"? by Milo Hastings • Do Starchy clearly, so that you may more successfully grapple Foods Cause Acid Stomach? and many other little acorns. Givot was attending departments. with them ---gurself. Bemarr Macfadden. helpful features and a night journalism class at the Schurz high school in Chicago. The instructor No maffer what your personal problem may be. an early issue of Physical was Col. Oscar N. Taylor, better Culture will contain an article regarding it which will point the way to known as Yank Taylor, Chicago news- a rational, permanent solution. paper radio editor. Givot was a wisecracking, gangling kid. Whenever Yank would leave the room George The Personal Problem Magazine would stop all work by getting up in front of the class clowning, singing, telling stories, and mimicing Yank. One night Yank caught him at it and decided to teach him a lesson. "So, Givot, you think you're funny, PHYSICAL CULTURE huh?" said Yank. "Well, we'll fix that. Here!" And Yank wrote him out a note SALE AT ALL NEWS STANDS 15c of introduction to Steve Trumbull. DECEMBER ISSUE ON n —

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Steve, who has been in charge of radio back. The band worked that night broadcasting at the world's fair this without him. The next day he came CONSTIPATION summer, was then the boss of a mid- back and reported that not all the night to 3 a. m. spot on KYW. It was bottles he'd tested the day before had beqan a free for all spot in radio back in the been empty ones. days when radio really was free for all. * * * af40\ Anyone could get on. Yank figured TWO DOCTORS Steve would put Givot on once, prove of the midwest radio fans don't to George how lousy he was and that J*?EW know Drs. Pratt and Sherman. Rus- Years of Suffering would be the end of that. But it wasn't. sell Pratt and Ransom Sherman have George went on. And the next day the Till She Found been clowning on the air for many a fan mail started coming in. It seems long year, first over and now This Safe people liked Givot. That was the be- WMAQ on KYW. Just recently they moved ginning. George gave up journalism down to St Louis to work on KMOX. ALL-VEGETABLE RELIEF and next showed up with Paul Ash, as And it begins to look as if Ransom's a wide-trousered, sweatered, freshman TODAY at 60 she feels younger than she did young son is going to be very air- 10 years ago and she has made only one collegian who sang and danced to local — minded, too. Once Ransom brought change. Like millions of others she has switched fame when Ash was in his heyday. to a laxative that is completely natural all- young George a toy violin. It was the — Came the depression for the Ash popu- vegetable Nature's Remedy (NR Tablets). She usual type of fiddle worth all of fifty noticed the difference immediately. The very larity. George dropped his college cents. But the child was so enthusiastic first little NR Tablet left her feeling better- character and went into vodvil as a refreshed, clean, over it and spent so much time sawing more alive. She soon found doldrums act. For a time he was lost herself resting better—she seemed to have new out its terrible tones that Sherman de- to sight. Then unannounced person energy, a new outlook life. bil- an on Bothersome cided to get him a real fiddle. He has ious spells, headaches, colds were quickly elim- did the speaking part of Rubinoff on it now, a real violin, although pint inated. And she noticed that she never had to one of those shows which Eddie Can- increase the dosage of for size. And every now and then Ransom Nature's Remedy— a tor broadcast very definite from Florida. The dia- reason—NR Tablets contain no brings it to the studio and uses it on minerals or phenol derivatives, only natural lect made a hit. It was Givot once the air. laxative elements wisely placed by nature in more. A bit later on radio gave him plants and vegetables. That's work Young George likes to hang around why they another chance and this time he stayed gently yet thoroughly the way nature intended. the studios. The fiddle was just the be- See for yourself. Take tonight See with the dialect but changed it from an NR — ginning. Before Ransom had finished how thorough they are yet so kind to the Rubinoff to a Greek restaurant owner. — he fixed George up with not only a system. Get a 25c box today at any drug store. The Grik Hembessador has been going fiddle, but also a toy microphone and a CDCC 1935 Calendar-Thermometer, beautifully de- on ever since. rllCC signed in colors and gold. Also samples TUMS smock just like the studio musicians and NR. Send stamp for postage and packing to * * * A. H. LEWIS CO., Desk 119TT, St. Louis, Mo. wear. George also noticed how the THE MIGHTY MIDGET studio crowd ganged around the soft drink cooler in MACKIE HELLER, the viidget of the lobby between melody, has a new car. It's a big broadcasts to guzzle cooling draughts slinky, convertible Packard coupe. He from the bottles in the machine. He was telling us about it at the College wanted to drink that stuff, too. Of Inn the other night while we listened to course mama wouldn't stand for that. Buddy Rogers' music. He was telling But they hit upon a happy compromise. It was just at that stage his us what a time he is having making a of development that George was refusing to Size 8x10 inches car that is big, fit a little guy who tops or smaller If desired. drink his orange juice. Ransom got Same price for full length a five-foot scale by just one inch. or boat form, groups, land- some of those soft drink bottles and scapes, pet animals, etc., But Jack isn't sensitive about his or enlargements of any part of group picture. Safe diminutive stature. In fact he had a took them home. They filled them with return of original photo guaranteed. 47 orange juice and left them in the ice swell time at the Midget Village of the snapshot box. Now George will play his violin (any size) and within a week you will receive World's Fair this summer. He went your beautiful life-like enlargement, guaran- in front of his toy microphone and then teed fadeless. Pay postman 47c pins postage with his new girl. She's not quite as or send 49c with order and we pay postage. when the job is over, out the Big 1 6x2 O-inch enlargement sent C. O. D. 78c tall as he is but will soon pass him. amble to ' 1 postagepontage or sendBend 80c and we paypa: „.postagr Take advantage of Blua ice box and bottle of orange juice. lis amazing offer now. Sand your photos today. Specify size wanted. She is just 6 years old has pigtails get a STANDARD ART STUDIOS and 104 S. Jefferson Street. Dept. 1544-W .CHICAGO, ILLINOIS dancing behind her back. In fact the Shermans have trouble now keeping enough orange juice on tap for * * * the youngster who wouldn't drink it at QUICK, EASY DEMON RUM all before. And when he's finished the MAL KEMP has one of the most bottle he flips the empty into the waste- Free! SURE-FIRE popular bands in the country. basket. That's the what big guys in the Most of the time for the last couple of KYW studio do. years his music has been heard over * * * CANDY RI from the Blackhawk Cafe in WGN A REDUCING TIP Chicago. Now Chicago loses him to r a tip Alice New York. One of his most popular W^AKE from Joy, if you -- want to reduce—eat bananas and effective novelties is one in which the skimmed milk. boys blow into colored bottles. Every Alice, radio's Dream Girl heard over bottle is filled partly with water and networks, volunteered to every one gives off a different musical NBC confine her eating to scientific diets prepared note. In a dark room they light up the by Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, president bottles and it's a pretty sight to watch the Chicago Board Health as they play. of of and health adviser to millions through his That bottle number was once almost Horlick's Adventures in Health pro- fatal to one member of the band. It What recipes! • The creamiest fudge ever! • gram. in Gorgeous penuchi! • Far easier pull taffies! was while they were playing London, Alice lost three pounds the first two • Fondant (all colors and flavors) made with- England. Quick to see the advertising days. She eats six bananas and drinks out cooking— just 3 ingredients! Send today! possibilities London distillers besieged three glasses skimmed milk daily. Hal with offers of as many bottles as of (friti TIM. nORDIN CO., MGI24. 350 M.diion Ave. Deitl And that's all. New York, N. Y. for FREE copy ofamazing new cook hook I he could use. So Hal sent one of his Fi»TncwHiy» to make Candies! Pies! Cookies! Frostings! boys around to the liquor houses to try Ice Creams! Pudding* I Sauces I out the bottles for musical tones. This DID YOU KNOW? was in the afternoon. The chap was TfcID you know that Chicago was \nnif _ due back before dinner time to play ^^ really the starting point for the Atlilmt_ with the band. But he didn't come Boswell Sisters? Of course, way back 76 . . RADIO M IRROR

§when the girls had formed a trio down in

their home town of N'Awlins . . . and it was an instrumental trio, not a vocal. Are You A When the girls signed for a tryout in Chicago they wired Biggie Levin who • was managing them. They were to play two theatres, the Belmont and the Englewood. They wired Biggie to find Colds-Susceptible? a hotel between the two theatres. The theatres are at least ten miles ithemapart on opposites of Chicago's loop and of course there are actually hun- Do You Do Your Colds dreds of hotels between So they CATCH COLD Easily? Hang On AND ON? received an answering wire: 11 hire a houseboat. Levin." At the first sneeze, or nasal Don't take chances with

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The Doctor said MERRY MACS CLICK Cheri began her radio career in 1926 TPHE Merry Macs—Cheri McKay and as the Golden Voiced Contralto of the u n the McMichael brothers, Joe, Judd South. She sang over southern stations MOIST-THROAT and Ted—popular NBC novelty quar- and toured in vaudeville before com- tet—have gained a nice reputation in ing to Chicago in 1931. METHOD Chicago radioland. Joe, Judd and Ted, A little over a year ago, while the who hail from Minneapolis where they McMichaels and Miss McKay were ap- WOULD STOP C made their radio debut five years ago, pearing at the same studio, they hit on QUICKLY first became popular as the Personality the idea of teaming up as "The Merry Trio, the name they took while tour- Macs" and after their first audition ing with Joe Hayman's orchestra. were put under contract.

lh «ore „, out te M jorrn- "Change Our Radio Laws!" (Continued from page 21)

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Rogers explained. "That's why all the fire-fighting apparatus, the lights and the main transmitter of my radio set went flooey at the same time, for the Let Eddie East Teach flames were creeping up from below." George Alagna, Rogers' assistant, goes even further than Rogers. You How to Write Radio "Most of the investigators blame the disaster on the failure of man power," Programs for Profit... he says. "They say the boat had the most modern equipment only it wasn't used properly. Man power did fail, it's Easy to Make Up to $500 true, but failure of machinery helped gum the works. a Week "If you're changing the radio laws, You have all heard Eddie East, writer of "Sisters of the here are a few that could stand altering. Skillet," scripts for Rudy Vallee Varieties, Major Bowes and

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and said: "Gee, Louie, they liked me!' theater, I'd be trying to figure it out, But not as a boast, understand. He and when the show was over, and was just glad about it. Sometimes at Jimmy came out, he'd say: 'Well, an opening show, before the audience Louie, have you doped out the answer would warm up, and applause would to that one yet?' and when I'd say I be sort of scarce, Joe would say: "Gee, hadn't, he'd laugh, and say: 'Stop try-

Louie, I ought to have stuck to selling ing. Louie. There isn't any.' Always violins.' He was a hard worker, too, plenty doing when Jimmy was around. Joe was. He'd work over new lines, and "Now Fred Allen was just the oppo- when he'd hit on one, sometimes he'd site type. He's another who used to

come and try it out on me. If I liked it, play here a lot who's gone a long way into his act it would go. And let me in radio. Mr. Allen was always just the tell you this about Joe Penner—this is opposite offstage to what he was on. important. Since he's been on the radio, I've never heard him pull a wise crack, and become a great star Joe's been but he was one of the most obliging back here. But you wouldn't know men I've ever seen. Always willing to things were any different with him. help others. Lots of times, when an act He's the same likeable boy he was when wasn't going so well, I've seen Mr. he was tickled pink to be in the Num- Allen sit down and help some actor re- ber 2 spot. write his material. Generous, too. Once

I happened to remark that a tie he was " rW, HAT reminds me, speaking of wearing was pretty, and at the end of Number 2 spot, of another act. the week when he was leaving he package. I They first came here in Number 2. They handed me a When opened said the Palace was 'the biggest feather it, there was the tie. Lots of times, I've to in their cap' when they first came. They seen people whom he'd lent money "Red Davis"—his youthful scrapes and were made here at the Palace, for after come to pay it back. But he'd never your own. take it without first saying: 'If you're triumphs will remind you of that first time in Number 2, they were always billed as stars. They were a de- short, let it go for a while. Forget it voted couple. Right after the show, until you have enough so you won't 3 Weekly Waves they used to rush off together to Ger- miss it.' son's next door for a bite to eat and to "Ed Wynn was another comedian who was never a comedian offstage. of Fun and Drama meet their friends. I mean Burns and Allen. Gracie was a great girl. Every- Mr. Wynn was always business-like. used to clown around imitating the w // body's pal. And what a joker! I'll He other acts bill, never forget the time she came running on the and once I re- up to me and said: 'Here, Louie. Here's member there were some jugglers here and he juggled like they did, only of your turban.' I said: 'What's a tur- RED DAVIS ban?' There was a girl on the bill that course to make it comic he kept drop- week who was an Indian Princess, and ping the balls, and getting all mixed up. But here's the joke—Mr. Wynn Gracie told me while she was there all IS BACK! the employees had to wear turbans, could juggle better than any of those which are the hats they wear in this real jugglers, because he used to be a win, Radio Fans ! "Red Davis" Princess' country. And Gracie said juggler himself, they tell me, and a YOU wizard at it, too." is rocking the air waves in a new when the Princess came in, I was to ex- tend my arms out, and bow down. It riot of laughs and dramatic episodes. sounded screwy to me, and also it's I OUIE digressed to tell me of other Falling in and out of love — getting pretty for to keep bowing friends in the theatrical world, but hard me into trouble with all the old-time zest down all the time, as you can see, miss, I reminded him that they weren't in —there's never a dull moment when but if the Princess liked it, it was okay radio, and that it was radio stars I was Davis" is on the air. And all your with me. So when she came in, I interested in. "Red bowed 'way down with this white towel "Oh, that's right," he recalled. How favorites are back in this wholesome around my head, and then Gracie and about Jack Pearl? He used to come new fun-fest. Mr. and Mrs. Davis, pretty nearly everybody else on the here often. Jack is nearly as crazy off- Clink, Linda, Betty, Piggy and the bill, who had hidden to watch me, let stage as he is on—nearly as many others. But they're back with a whole out a laugh you could hear all the way laughs. Whenever he came in, he would to Columbus Circle. And not only that, greet me with 'Salute Louie the Door- bag of new tricks

but when I straightened up, the Prin- man,' and then he'd salute and make What will "Red Davis"be up to next? " stand salute back. cess said: 'Hyah, Louie.' me up and 'How's All we can tell you is that the answer Louie chuckled at the recollection. your mother? How's your father? is more humor- There were a lot of jokesters in this How's your brother? How's your sis- business, he observed, and then again, a ter?' he would always ask me, although ous, more en- lot of serious folks. I always used to remind him, every tertaining than "Take Jimmy Durante," he offered in time, that I haven't any sister or ever. So be good illustration. "Now there's a fellow brother. Jack loved to show a picture to yourself the only one I know—who's exactly the he always carried, of his nephew in don't miss a same off stage as he is on. Jimmy military school. 'He's so smart, Louie,' always used to tease me about getting he would say, 'that he might be my own single one of this married. And always he'd say: 'Hello, son.' Jack was always accompanied by new series of Louie. How're things? Getting any his wife and father, and he would con- "Red Davis" and when I'd start to answer, sult them in everything he did. Betty Davis, who— well, worse?' He was programs. he'd pull out a big cigar and stick it in a happy-go-lucky fellow, Jack was. you know what young are like! my mouth. 'Here's a cigar,' he'd say. And speaking of happy-go-lucky fel- sisters 'Stick it in your mouth and keep it lows—say, Miss, do you ever listen to shut.' And he used to ask all kinds of Jack Benny?" NBC -WJZ NETWORK crazy riddles, and get me all mixed up I said that I did, and that I liked COAST TO COAST with his nutty cracks. Like sometimes, him; that he was one of especial my MON., WED., & FRI. NIGHTS he'd ask me on his way in: 'Louie, do favorites. you know the difference between mid- "Mine too," Louie agreed. "He's an- Sponsored by the Beech - Nut Packing Company, Canajoharie, New York, makers of Beech - Nut Cum, night in 46th street and midnight in other big star who came here first as a Candies, Coffee, Biscuits and other foods of finest flavor. 47th street?' Well, while he was in the Number 2 act. That old Number 2 was

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a lucky starting place, wasn't it? I re- Strengthen Your Nerves! member how Mr. Benny used to walk AMAZING up and down, up and down, backstage, Your health, your strength, your suc- mumbling his lines to himself before cess, your happiness depends upon the TYPEWRITER he went on. Sometimes he'd come to state of your nervous system. You me and try out a line and then ask me can't be right and be nervous. The is how I liked it. He thought a lot of my remedy simple and easily applied.

because if I Just common-sense rules that's all. BARGAIN judgment, too, I guess, — didn't like it, he wouldn't use it. He You'll enjoy practicing Mr. Macfadden's New Remington Portable was a lot like Mr. Allen in one way. course and the benefit will be immediate. Even after he became a big star, he was Send No Money only 10c a day never too busy to help out another act Just pay postman $2.00 plus few cents 10-DAY with material. FREE TRIAL OFFER postage. Then examine for five days. If "Like I told you, Mr. Benny started Only lOf^aday buysthis at the end of that time you are not satisfied act. Each time latest model machine. with us as a Number 2 return the book and your $2.00 will be re- used or rebuilt Not a he played here after that, he had a turned. Postage prepaid on all cash typewriter. Not an in- complete machine. A better spot. Finally, he landed in Num- orders. Foreign or Canada, cash with newieg- beautiful brand ber 7, with the star's dressing room. I order. The small price of this book also ulation Remington Portable. includes a 1 year's subscription for Physi- Standard 4-row keyboard; standard width carriage; showed him into room Number 1, cal Culture Magazine in the United States margin release on keyboard; back spacer; automatic (that's the star's) and he looked ribbon reverse; every essential feature found in stand- only. it's ard typewriters. Carrying case free. Now reduced 25% around and said: 'My gosh, Louie,

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v.ears from Now" went over big on ^^WHERRY has been married a long Victor discs. For some reason or time, so long in fact he doesn't re- PI it happened. Hale was Tune air a couple of member when ay another, he was off the A years but his friends are still legion. married in the fall to Al Pearce's secre- In Minutes Mac was in the Spanish-American war; tary. Hanna is still lookin' around. 10 professional ball team; On your Spanish Guitar, Uke, Tenor Banj played on a Mandolin or Banjo Mandolin. No knowl- studied at the Chicago School of Fine edge of music necessary. No pi AND, still on the Pearce troupe bio- tice. Play first by number, then radio in '25. by note. Simply attach E-Z Arts and finally started in ** graphies, maybe you don't know daughter. Player to your favorite in- FREE He is married and has one strument— press num- instruction book radio's is . . . "Yogi Yor- who Gandhi bered keys and play. affiliation at this writing. with numbered tunes KOW is his gesson," the great Hindu mistake who and chords comes with every E-Z Player. Start hears all, sees everything and tells any- playing popular tunes by number ri&rht off the reel. thing. Still twenty-five years old, but Be the life of the party—the center of attraction—a radio atar. Don't his real name is Harry Stewart, and he wait. Writs today for 3-Day Frea Trial kRVILLE KNAPP, young Los An- Offer and Spaoial Guitar Valu«a. A poet- used to announce in his home town, Ta- card will do. O maestro, is a brother geles dance coma, Washington. Five years ago he FERRY SPECIALTIES, INC.: of Cinemactress Evelyn Knapp. You Deot. 5512 Evanston. III. ambled to Los Angeles, but none of the can hear the girl in the talkies, and the the stations wanted him as an announcer. . . on boy over the air . just now So he twisted a towel around his dome, coast CBS chain with his dance group. pinned a big diaper around his middle, Orville was born in Kansas City bought a fish bowl, and tried out as a twenty-five years ago. Southern Cali- Swede comic doing a Hindo crystal gaz- "HERE'S A REAL fornia radio critics say that as a vo- ing act. He's still gazing, and the au- as a calist the boy is lousie . . . But dience is still laughing. band leader he has plenty of possibili- job-insurance policy!' ties. He has played with the original

Coon-Sa'under's Nite Hawks and in TARRY is of Scotch descent . . .

New York with Vincent Lopez' group. blonde . . . five feet ten, a bachelor, called me in then got together his and hasn't taken on much weight since "The boss Seems to me he today and said, 'Fred, own orchestra for the Park Avenue he was seriously ill a year ago. as you know, we have been laying some men the Silver Slipper, a couple of j Club and off around here. The to Los An- reason I am telling you New York swankies. Then Ralph Rainger and Leo MWEET this is that you, too, geles year or so ago. Maestro Knapp a Robin. In case you don't recall were on the list to go. height; blonde wavy But when I received no- is about six feet in the they are prize gentlemen, a couple of tice that you had com- blue eyes. For hobbies he is hair and winning song writers at the Paramount pleted a course of home better-than-fair golfer and is study- study,. I figured a man a lot. But they are also known to radio- that is anxious to make is also an amateur ing aviation. He land through coast guest artist appear- good deserved recogni- fisherman. tion. I'm appointing ances, the Shell 1' and on one of NBC you as my assistant programs some time ago the program "This diploma from was dedicated to the two boys. the International Corre- spondence Schools is real VAVIER CUGAT seems to be get- Ralph Rainger, who writes the music, job-insurance!" *^ was born in York a bit more than Even to hold the job along fine via NBC in New New it's necessary ting you've got, — used to thirty years ago. He is married, lives to have training -I. C. S. York these days. Out here he can help you. Mail the be known as the "Aristocrat of the happily in Hollywood and was expect- coupon I Violin". He was born in Barcelona 35 ing a blessed event in the family as this years ago as the chimes ushered in the was written. played in Leo Robin, about the same age, was New Year . . . studied and born and brought up in Pittsburgh, Berlin, Paris and Madrid . . . recitals with Caruso during the last two years studied law at the University of Pitts- Jfol/iTlM/iO^jf of the singer's career. burgh but gave it up to be a news- Caruso, as a matter of fact, started scribe and scoop-hound. Though it is Cugat out as a caricaturist for a hobby. a dark, deep secret, he ran one of those INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS advice - to - - Some of his works are signed as Cugat the lovelorn columns for "The Universal University'' Box 2271-C, Scranton, Penmu of De Bru. awhile. He studied drama at Carnegie Without cost or obligation, please send me a copy of . his . . others with pen name your booklet, "Who Wins and Why/' and full particulars Before going to New York he was on Tech for awhile and went to New York about the subject before which I have marked X: ^TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL COURSES to be an actor. But song lyrics KFWB in Hollywood and has also brought Architect D Bridge Engineer ready dough for an empty stomach. D Architectural Draftsman Automobile Work been heard via KFI, KHJ and KMTR. D Building Estimating Plumbing Q Steam Fitting variously as his "Hallelujah", from "Hit the Deck" was D Wood Millworking D Heating Ventilation His group was known Contractor and Builder Q Air Conditioning Orchestra, Gypsy band and one of his earliest successes. Structural Draftsman D Sanitary Engineer Spanish Structural Engineer Sheet Metal Worker gigolo orchestra. Xavier has five Robin came to Paramount in '29 with Electrical Engineer Steam Engineer Electric Lighting D Marine Engineer brothers and one sister. His wife is Rainger following a year later. The one D Welding, Electric and Gaa Refrigeration has yen to write D Telegraph Engineer D R. R- Locomotives known professionally as Carmen Cas- a and produce a music- D Telephone Work R. R. Section Foreman drama epic for the talkies, while the D Inventing and Patenting R. R. Bridge and Building tillo and is a vocalist. O Mechanical Engineer Foreman D Air Brakes other nurses a secret ambition to write Mechanical Draftsman R. R. Signalman D Patternmaker Machinist Pharmacy a symphony. Rainger looks studious Reading Shop Blueprints D Chemistry Heat Treatment of Metals D Coal Mining Engineer and scholarly . . . but boxes, won Para- Civil Engineer D Navigation D Agriculture r Highway Engineering Textile Overseer or Supt„ E didn't meet all of Al Pearce's mount's handball tournament Wl and Surveying and Mapping d Cotton Manufacturing troupe last month. Here's swims. Robin looks Gaa Engines Q Toolmaker Woolen Manufacturing NBC tougher and like Diesel Engines D Fruit Growing D Radio Cheers," boys' trio professional D Aviation Engines Poultry Farming about the "Three a gate crasher . . . but BUSINESS TRAINING COURSES which still believes in Santa Claus. If likes artichokes, reads prolifically and Business Management Advertising into D Industrial Management Business Correspondence you don't believe it, take a peek collects Persian rugs. Being a bachelor, D Traffic Management D Lettering Show Cards Accountant Stenography and Typing eve and see their he all Cost the window of a Xmas knows about love and does the Accountancy and English D Signs socks pasted on the mantle place. Be- lyrics for the Rainger music. C.P.A. Coaching Civil Service D Bookkeeping D Railway Mail Clerk fore the depression there were but two The boys did a good deal of the Secretarial Work Mail Carrier Spanish D French D Grade School Subjects Cheers . . . E. J. Derry arrd-Travis Hale. music for the last two or three Crosby a Salesmanship D High School Subjects Wallpaper Decorating College Preparatory They were chums in high school at pictures. Some of their First Year College best tunes . . . Salesmanship Q D Service Station Salesmanship Illustrating Q Cartooning Kansas City . . . hits on WDAF . . . and "Park inParee," "I'll Take an Option Name Age the last five years 'round about Los on You," "Love in Bloom," "Please," Street Address Angeles area including the past two "Here Lies Love," "Give Me Liberty City : State with the Pearce menagerie. In '29 they or Give Me Love." They also did the Phil Hanna, then a junior col- lyrics music Occupation added and for Mae West's first // you reside in Canada, send this coupon to the lege student, to the group. picture. "She International Correspondence Schools Canadian, Limited, Done Him Wrong." Montreal, Canada. 83 — DEMONSRADIO MIRROR OF DESIRE.' COULD A MAN ELOPE WITH THE WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND WAS HIS BEST FRIENI

"t*OR weeks I fought down the desire to tell Ruth "A long time later I became aware that Ruth was ** that I loved her—to catch her in my arms and crying, her face buried in the folds of my coat. 'I cover her lips with kisses—to hide my face in the soft love you, too, Garry. I've loved you for months and masses of her beautiful hair—to avow my love. For months,' she was saying. Then her voice trailed off

weeks I fought the demons of desire—the tormenting into silence as she remembered Basil."

wish to feel the pressure of her lips against mine, for * H= * * *

of those white, shapely arms. I fought the embrace ^lHIS, in Garry Trevor's own words, describes the

for the time I and — won. * situation that confronted him and Ruth and Basil

"Finally one afternoon I got up from my desk de- Valentine, her husband. Both men were madly and

termined to see Ruth once more before her husband sincerely in love with the girl who was married to

returned. I did not know what I would say or do. All one of them. Garry had saved Valentine's life in a

1 knew was my determination to see her. mine accident. Valentine had given Garry his one

"The maid let me in and told me Ruth was in the great opportunity in business. Valentine was middle-

library. I took a step toward her and all the pent-up aged. Garry was young and impetuous. Could they

emotions that raged within me burst their bounds! calm the fires of jealousy and work out a sane solu-

tion of this problem or must one or more of them suffer a soul-searing wound? You will find Garry's account of what actually resulted as Fate took matters

out of their hands one of the most stirring true-life

stories ever to tug at your heart-strings. It is love.

It is life. It is the inscrutable balancing of nature's

scales. It is titled "I Wrecked Four Lives."

True Story Magazine paid a cash prize of $1,000.00 for the manuscript "I Wrecked Four Lives." As you

read it in the new November issue you will

agree that they selected a masterpiece of graphic realism. Begin this powerful story

on page 19, the first story in another great

i issue. TRUE NOVEMBER THE TRUE STORY COURT OF HUMAN RELATIONS RADIO MIRROR

"Perhaps 1 should have rung before I came in but as this happens to be my own house I hardly thought it necessary. Will neither of you say anything?"

MORE ABOUT AMERICA'S GREATEST MENACE Spoilers of Women ALSO IN NOVEMBER TRUE STORY EVEN if you thrilled to the opening episodes in this amazing account of a new type of danger that is MY OWN LOVE TRAP threatening American womanhood, you will find thi,s month's revelations even more exciting. If you missed the HALF SAVAGE opening chapters they are pungently summarized and you WAS I GUILTY OF MURDER? pick right up today without losing a single throb of the can TWO KINDS OF LOVE story's rhythm. Only from actual life could Spoilers of Women be reported. Only cloaked by the anonymity guar- SPOILERS OF WOMEN anteed to all TRUE STORY'S authors could a man be per- WHAT ELSE COULD A MOTHER DO? suaded to put it in writing. Turn to page 34, November THE MAN IN CONVICT 1116 TRUE STORY, and read about Spoilers of Women today. TOO YOUNG TO KNOW BETTER

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Reflections in the So G/acf / Learned NOW, IRON Radio Mirror rfbouf These CJopay A WHOLE (Continued from page 5)

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