Indianapolis Times, Volume 47, Number 312, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 March 1936 — Page 2

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GRACE MOORE LOSES TECHNICAL POINT

Star Returns From Hollywood With Ideas on Best Position to Take When Facing Microphone Metropolitan Soprano Out-Argued by NBC’S Engineers Who Have Visions of Blasted Tubes and Poor Reception on Her High Notes. BY RALPH NORMAN GRACE MOORE, back in New York for a special performance at the Metropolitan for Mrs. 'William Randolph Hearst’s Milk Fund, brought with her from Hollywood some ideas on the technical side of broadcasting. One was to stand, like a crooner, close to the microphone. Expert engineers had visions of blasted tubes and ruined reception when the Moore voice hit its stride on a high note, but the star argued they did it that way in Hollywood. It took all the tact and persuasion NBC officials could muster to keep her a safe distance from the sensi-

tive microphone. Used to singing her NBC programs in Hollywood without a studio audience, the

large Radio City crowd of admirers made her nervous. Miss Moore will conduct another Open House on NBC - WEAF (WIRE) at 8:30 tonight. Another outstan ding feminine star, Eva Le Gallienne, is to face the mike tonight, broadcasti n g for the Radio

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Theater, CBS (WFBM) at 8, the leading role in David Belasco’s “The Girl of the Golden West.” Miss Le Gallienne, who was here last year in “L’Aiglon,” is to have her first full-length radio part in this dramatization of the Old West, playing the part of the girl who runs the Polka dance hall and saloon. a a a A play-by-play account of three games to be played March 28 at Butler field house in the finals of the state high school basketball tournament will be broadcast on a state network of four station. Ford dealers of are to sponsor the feature over WIRE, Indianapolis; WBOW, Terre Haute; WGBF,, Evansville, and WGL, Fort Wayne. The same sponsors also are to broadcast over WIRE on March 21 a half-hour summary of the semi-final games. a a a A nation - wide NBC-WJZ broadcast is to originate here tonight through the facilities of WIRE when the opening ceremonies of the 36th annual American Bowling Congress are put on the air at 10:30. Norman Barry, NBC sports announcer, is to introduce Gov. McNutt and A. B. C. President A. E. Jankr wsky. At 11, NBC-WJZ (WIRE) will carry descriptions of the New York Golden Gloves finals. a It a Passing It On To You—The Mystery Chef, accompanied by his wife, is making an automobile vacation tour of the Middle West, stopping off in Cleveland, Detroit and Chicago for broadcasts. . . . NBC’s music director, Frank Black, said to be the wealthiest man in radio, is home in bed because he wrenched his back directing a WJZ concert. It was an Irving Berlin tune that caused the calamity. . . . Two hundred and eighty-six chamber music works by American composers qualified for NBC Music Guild awards. . . . Because his orchestra played at a Montreal hotel much of Charles Dornberger’s fan mail comes from Canadians, is written in French. .... The .Harry .Horlicks have solved the fourth at bridge problem by hiring servants who can play. . . . Fred Allen, discovered at the National Sportsmen’s Show, explaining he was looking for a singing moose. . . . The first fan gift received by Sherlock Holmes (Richard Gordon) was a police puppy. . . . Sigmund Romberg’s new operetta, “May Wine,” has passed the*looth performance, the crisis for Broadway shows. . . . Hal Kemp is contracted for Phil Baker’s program until the of June. . . . Three veterans of the March of Time who were on the initial program March 6, 1931, were honor guests of the sponsor at the last broadcast. a a a WAYNE KING, CBS (WFBM) at 9, is unique among topnotch orchestra leaders by having no imitators. Despite the fact that his style is simple, easily copied and has proven successful for many years, for some queer reason has not been adapted by others. Most leaders, in fact, puzzle at his success, consider Iris

PUPILS ARE TO HONOR CITY’S EARLY SETTLERS Sketch of Pioneer Days to Be Presented at Church. Eighth grade pupils of the Calvin Fletcher school are to pay tribute to the early settlers of Indianapolis in a sketch of pioneer days to be presented at the Fletcher Place Church Friday afternoon, March 20. The occasion is the guest luncheon and election of officers of the City Missionary Society Women's Auxiliary. Other features of the ! program are to be piano solos and artificial respiration demonstrations by members of the Good Will Industries home nursing class. Articles from the various handicraft classes are to be on display. DIABETES TO BE TOPIC Doctor to Report on Protamine Insulins te to Hospital Staff. The Medical Staff Society of the Methodist Hospital is to hear a discussion of diabetes at its meeting at 8:15 Wednesday night in the nurses' . home. Dr. John A. Warvel is to report on protamine insulinate. and discussion is to be led by Dr. John A. McDonald and Dr. Rollin H. Moser. Df E. O. Asher is president of the

Music BY JAMES THRASHER THE excellent afternoon offerings of chamber music are to continue tomorrow with the Gordon String Quartet and Josef Honti, pianist, playing the Brahms Quintet over the NBC-WEAF network at 12:45, and the Belgian Pro Arte String Quartet in a Library of Congress broadcast, through CBS (WFBM) at 2:30. The Belgian ensemble, which specializes in performance of modern music, is to play Quartet No. 9 by the gifted French modernist, Darius Milhaud, and Malipiero’s “Cantari Madrigales.” Malipiero, some years ago, was winner of the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge chamber music prize. The Pro Arte Quartet was chosen by Mrs. Coolidge to perform other prize winning works at the American Academy of Rome in 1923. The quartet, which was organized in 1912, has been hear a frequently in America. a a tt Music from Flotow’s “Martha” seems to be springing up on all sides, with renditions of the famous tenor aria, “M’Appari” (Like a Dream and Fair) assuming epidemic proportions. You may hear Richard Crooks sing it tonight. The Quintet from the same opera may be done by Mr. Crooks, Margaret Speaks and a chorus. Songs by Lehmann, Massenet and Foster will complete the Metropolitan tenor’s program, which is to be carried by NBC-WEAF (WIRE) at 7:30. a a a GRACE MOORE, Metropolitan Opera Cos. soprano, is to close her present series of Monday night broadcasts this evening, with Joseph Bentonelli again as guest artist. Miss Moore has been heard for the past 26 weeks, with all programs except last Monday’s originating in Hollywood. She is to be heard tonight, as usual, at 8:30 through NBC-WJZ (WIRE). Continuing the revival services for “Martha,” the soprano is to sing the opera’s most famous aria, “The Last Rose of Summer.” Other selections are to be “Depuis le Jour” from Charpentier’s “Louise,” songs by Delibes and Vincent Youmans and “Home, Sweet Home.”

interpretations a step backward in the popular music field. Fads in music come and go, but year after year the Waltz King plays on, never changing his style, always best with the slowest waltz numbers. Perhaps it is because we all to doze ■with a Wayne King tune, soft, melodious and soothing. ana seething seas ceaseth, X and as the seething seas subsideth, many men must munch much mush.” Mushing of lines like this one, though, won’t help one to be a radio announcer. | This Is only one of many tongue tanglers which junior announcer candidates must snap out without hesitation to qualify for the NBC staff. In special classes conducted by Patrick J. Kelly, NBC supervisor of announcers, for aspirants in this division of radio, six pupils have qualified for regular positions in the last two years. It isn’t enough that candidates be able to read difficult continuity in English. They must be familiar with strange French, Italian, Spanish, German and Russian words and phrases, be prepared at a moment’s notice to give three, five or seven-minute ad lib descriptions of anything from a plane flight over flooded areas to a color picture of the Yankee Stadium during an important athletic event.

CLUB TO DISCUSS TAXES Woman’s Prison Head to Talk On Penal Administration. Tax legislation effecting real estate is to be discussed at the Northside Federation of Clubs meeting tomorrow night in the Marott. In addition, Mrs. Marian F. Gallup, Indiana Woman’s Prison superintendent, is to explain prison administration. AUTO ENGINEERS TO HOLD SAFETY MEETING Lieut. Franklin M. Kreml to Be Principal Speaker. The Indiana section, Society of Automotive Engineers, is to hold an auto safety meeting at 8 Thursday night at the Athenaeum. Lieut. Franklin M, Kreml, Purdue University safety specialist, is to be the principal speaker. Dowling to Speak on Courts Henry M. Dowling is to speak on the “Inherent Power of the Courts” at the Lawyer’s Association luncheon tomorrow in the Washington.

Abbreviations: N—National Broadcast* Inc Co.i C—Colombia Broadcasting System; M—Mutual Broadcasting Cos.; Or — Orchestra. Member stations and kilocycles oJ the network are: NBC*WEAF—WEAF <760). WIBE (1400), WLW WTAM (1070), WMAQ (670), and WSM (660). NBC-WJZ—WJZ <660). WISE (1400). WLW (700). WENB (870), WLS (870). WMAQ (670), and WSM (650). CBS-WABC—W’ABC (860). WFBM 0230). WOWO 0160). and W'BBM (770). When there Is no listing for a station at quarter and half-hours, its preceding listed program la on the air. MONDAY P.M. —Howard Neumllle (C). Tea Time Tunes WFBM A1 Pearce (Ni WEAF, WIRE. Feast of Esther INi WJZ. Toy Band (Ml WLW. 4:15 —Wilderness Road (C) WFBM. Junior Radio Journal (Ni WJZ. Jack Armstrong WLW. 4:3o—Rose Room Melody WIRE Tom Mix (Ni WEAF. Singing Lady (Ni WJZ, WLW. Curtain Calls WFBM. Jack Armstrong (C’i. 4:3s—Willard Singers WIRE. 4:4s—Goldbergs (C) WFBM. Housing Program IN) WEAF. WIRE. Orphan Annie, (N) WJZ, WLW. 5— Bohemians WFBM. Buck Rogers <C). News Flashes WIRE. Flying Time (Ni WEAF. Army Band (N) WJZ. Johnsons WLW. s:ls—Bobby Benson <C). Connie Oates (N) WEAF, WIRE. Conservation Talk WFBM. Jimmy Mattern WLW. s:3o—Housing Talk WFBM. Sons of Pioneers WIRE. News (C) WEAF. WJZ Old Fashioned Girl WLW. s:3s—Chinese Theater (N> WEAF. King's Guard (N) WJZ. Twilight Musicale (C) WFBM. s:4s—Milton Charles (C) WFBM. Andre Carlon (N) WIRE Billy and Betty <N) WEAF. Lowell Thomas (N) WJZ, WLW. 6— Len Riley WFBM. Myrt and Marge (C). Lois Ravel iN) WJZ. WIRE. Amos ’n’ Andy (Ni WEAF. WLW. 6:ls—Charioteers (C) WFBM. Uncle Ezra IN) WEAF. WIRE. Capt. Tim (N) WJZ. Lilac Time (M) WLW. 6:3o—Singin’ Sam (C) WFBM. Edwin C. Hill (Nl WEAF. WIRE. Lum and Abner (NI WJZ. WLW. 6:4s—News WFBM. Boake Carter (C). Jimmy Mattern WIRE. Education in News <N i WEAF. Dream Singer (N) WJZ. Thousand Eyes WLW. —All Star Revue WFBM. Lombardo Road <C). Fibber McGee (Ni WJZ. WIRE. Music Hall <N> WEAF. Thousand Eyes (Continued) WLW. 7:ls—Marine Reserve Program WFBM. Crusaders (Ml WLW. 7:3o—Pick and Pat (C) WFBM. Voice of Firestone (N) WEAF. WIRE, WLW. Evening in Paris (N) WJZ. 8— Radio Theater (C) WFBM. Gvpstes (N) WEAF. WIRE. Minstrels (N) WJZ. WLW. B:3o—Grace Moore (N) WEAF. WIRE. WLW. Tale of Today (N) WJZ. 9— Wayne King’s Or. (C) WFBM. Contented Hour (N) WEAF. WIRE. To he announced (Nt WJZ. Famous Jury Trials (M) WLW. 9:3o—March of Time (C> WFBM. Musical Moments WIRE. Radio Forum (N) WEAF. Russ Morgan’s Or. (N) WJZ. Opera WLW. 9:45 —Musical Moments WFBM. Public Opinion (C). News WIRE. 9:ss—Basonology WIRE. ■I A —Myrt and Marge (C) WFBM. 1U Enoch Light’s Or. (N) WEAF. News (N> WJZ, WLW. Carson Robinson. WIRE. 10:05 —Henry Lishon’s Or. (N) WJZ. Enoch Lights Or. (N) WEAF, WIRE. 10:15—News WFBM. George Olsen’s Or. <O. Phil Harris’ Or. (M) WLW. Ink Spots (N) WJZ. 10:30—Jack Denny’s Or. (C) WFBM. Golden Gloves (N) WEAF. Tommy Tompkin’s Or. (M) WLW. Bowling Tournament (N) WJZ, WIRE. 10:45—Vincent Lopez’s Or. (C) WFBM. —Harry Sosmik’s Or. (C) WFBM. Golden Gloves (continued) (N) WEAF. WIRE. Shandor <N) WJZ. Hal Kemp’s Or. (M) WLW. 11:08—Maison Russe Program (N) WJZ. 11:30—Hawaii Calls (C) WFBM. Don Bestor’s Or. (N) WEAF, WIRE. Phil Ohman’s Or. (N) WJZ. Moon River WLW. —Mid. —Will Osborne’s Or. WLW. 12:30—Phil Harris’ Or. WLW. TUESDAY A. M. 0 —Family Prayer Period (M) WLW. 6:ls—Morning Devotions. s 6:30 —Chuck Wagon WFBM. Organ Reveille (C). Pollock and Lawnhurst (N) WEAF. Jollv Bill and Jane (N) WJZ. Rise and Shine WLW. 6:45 —Sunbeams (N) WEAF. Yoichi Hiraoka (Nl WJZ. Morning Devotions WIRE. News Flashes WLW.

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LOCAL AND NETWORK DIALS

Best Short Waves MONDAY ROME —5:15 D. m.—News Bulletins. 2RO. 31.1 m. LONDON—6:2O p. m.—Songs, GSD. 25.5 m. BERLIN—6:3O p. m.—German Music Man. DJC. 49.8 m. CARACAS. Venezuela—7:4s and. m.— Venezuelan Songs. YV2RC. 4:). 8 m.

n —Earl Birds WFBM. ' Blue Birds (C). Sparerlbs (N) WEAF. Morning D©v&! : ons (N) WJZ. Chandler Chats Vil’V. News WIRE. 7:ls—News (Nl WEAF. Alden Edkins <N) WJZ. Otto Gray WLW. Tuneful Tick Tocks WIRE. 7:2o—Consumer’s Guide <Nt WEAF. 7:2s—Consumer’s Guide (C). 7:3o—Freddie Miller (C). Cheerio (Nl WEAF. WLW. 7:43—Summary of Programs (N) WJZ 7:4s—Landt Trio (N) WJZ. Salon Musicale (C). 8— Bugle Call Revue (C) WFBM. Doctor Jim (N> WEAF. Breakfast Club (N) WJZ.

life GRETA GARBO Her TRUE Story By Elisabeth von Caub The Off-the-Record Facts of the Off-the-Screen Life of the Star of Stars * S Illustrated With Many Rare Photographs, Some Never Before Published * Greta Garbo is the world's most provocative personality. Greta Garbo's childhood until the very present, Miss von Caub sets forth clearly, fully and frankly, the whole history of this fascinating woman who Millions upon millions know her name, her face, her voice—and a madden- has become an enigmatic and living legend, ing little or nothing of herself—her private life, her real character, the nature of her heart. Glamorous empress of the screen, she shuns the The author is closely familiar with the scene and the circle surrounding world like a nun. Greta Garbo from her earliest days. Her material was derived from personal observation and knowledge as well as from the star's closest inti* Why? To make more talk— or from inborn shyness—or from recollection mates. Her narrative is amazingly informed and brilliantly written, of some bitter hurt? These are unsolved riddles. And what of the men u in her life? She has known many. She has meant much to them. Have First published in the star's native Sweden and quickly thereafter transthey meant anything to her Is she calculating, heartless—generously im- lated for the London Express, it has proven a sensational feature in Europe, pulsive—or lost to love because of some love lost? Now, with a wealth of photographs, some of them never before reproduced, it is ready to repeat its success in America. People guess and argue. But they do not know. They could not know. For they never have had the facts about Greta Garbo and her true story. You'll want to follow the fascinating life story of the glamorous Garbo from Now they can have those facts—in Elisabeth von Caub's new story. From beginning to end. Starting WEDNESDAY in The Indianapolis Times

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Joe Emerson WLW. Tuneful Tick Tocks (Continued) WIRE. B:ls—Streamliners <N> WEAF. Garden Talk WLW. B:2o—Souvenirs of Songs WLW. B:2s—Helpful. Harry WLW. B:3o—Way Down East WLW. Women’s Feature (Cl WFBM. B:4s—News WFBM. Rambles in Rhythm (C). Back Stage Wife (M) WLW. —Oleanders (Cl WFBM. Tuneful Tick Tocks (continued) WIRE. News (N) WEAF, WJZ.' Betty Crocker WLW. 9:os—Happy Jack (Nl WEAF. WIRE. Vaughn ce Leath (Ni WJZ. 9:ls—Romany Trail (C) WFBM, Home Sweet Home (ID WEAF, WLW. Edward Mac Hugh (N) W7Z. WIRE. 9:3o— Sweethearts of the Air iNi WEAF. Today’s Children (N) WJZ. Virginians (Ml WLW. Kaleidoscope WIRE. 9:4s—David Harum.iNi WJZ. WIRE. Three Shades 1 of Blue (N) WEAF. Livestock Reports WLW. Three Stars (C) WFBM. 9:ss—News WLW. ■1 A —Harlin Brothers WFBM. -LU Rhythm Boys (C). Rose Room Melody WIRE. Ida Dailey Allen (N) WEAF. Shut-in Hour (N) WJZ. Painted Dreams (M) WLW. 10:05—Varieties WIRE.

40:15—Rhythm Revue WFBM. Helen Trent (C). Jerry Brannon (N) WEAF. WIRE. Jacob Tarshtsh (M) WLW. 10:30—Bohemians WFBM. Just Plain 818 (C). Your Child (N) WEAF, WIRE. Singing Neighbor WLW. 10:45—Piano Recital (N) WEAF, WIRE. Broadway Cinderella (Ml WLW. Rich Man’s Darling (C). 11 —Voice of Experience (C) WFBM. - LJ- Martha and Hall (N> WEAF. WIRE. Simpson Boys (Ni WJZ. True to Life (Mi WLW. 11:15—Jerry Cooper (C) WFBM. Honeyboy and Sassafras (N) WEAF. WIRE. Rangers (N) WJZ. Irene Taylor i-Mi WLW. Rhythm and Rhyme WFBM. 11:30—Mary Marlin (C> WFBM. Farm and Home Hour WIRE. Merry Madcaps (Nl WEAF. National Farm Hour (N) WJZ. Livestock Reports WLW. 11:45—Five Star Jones <Ct WFBM. National Farm Hour (N) WJZ, WLW. 1 9 —Mary Baker's Album WFBM. George Hall’s Or. (C). Farm Hour (Continued) WIRE. News (N) WEAF. National Farm Hour (Continued) (Nl WJZ. WLW. P. M. 12:15—Flying Squadron WFBM. Sammy Kaye's Or. (N) WEAF. 12:30—Hoosier Farm Circle WFBM. Reporter WIRE. Larry Cotton <N) WEAF. Brave Ladv (N) WJZ. Marv Alcott WLW. Milton Charles <C). 12:45—Resettlement program WFBM. Concert Miniatures (C). Dot and Will (N) WJZ. Carson Robinson WLW. Music Guild (N) WEAF. Inlaws WIRE.

■1 —Between Bookends (C) WFBM. Music (Continued' (JO WEAF. Walter Hickman WIRE. Nursing Talk iNi WJZ. Learn to Sing WLW. I:ls—Happy Hollow (C>. Men Who Mada History WLW. News WFBM. 1:30—School of the Air (C) WFBM. Rhythm Octette (Nl WEAF. j-WTRE. Golden Melodies (Ni WJZ. I:4s—Your Health and Mine WLW. 9 —Margaret McCra© (C) WFBM. “ Home Folks WIRE. Forever Young (Ni WEAF. Molly of Movies (Ml WLW International Broadcast iN) WJZ 2:ls—Science Series (C> WFBM. Ma Perkins (N> WEAF. WLW. Musical Interlude WIRE.

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7:2o—Cominental Varieties (N) WJZ. - WIRE. 3:3o—Congress Musicals (C) WFBM. Vic and Sade iNI WEAF. WLW. 2:4s—Cub Reporters WIRE. O'Neills (N* WEAF. WLW. Nellie Revell <N) WJZ. 3— Musicale (Continued <C) WFBM. Radio Review (N> WEAF. WIRE, Betty and Bob iN) WJZ. WLW. 3:ls—Gene Arnold (Nl WJZ. Mary Scthern iM) WLW. 3:3o—Vivian Delle Chiesa (C> WFBM. Girl Alone iN) WEAF Ivy Scott iN) WJZ. WORE. Forever Young (Ni WLW. 3:4s—New Yorkers IN) WJZ. WIRE News and Financial Notes WLW. Tea Time Tunes WFBM Club Program iN) WEAF.