Indianapolis Times, Volume 48, Number 8, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1936 — Page 18

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FALL DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS FAILS TO RUFFLE KATE SMITH

Star's Ankle Sprained, Dress Torn, But She Passes Accident Off With Laugh-Provoking Quip ‘‘First Down, 21 to Go,” She Remarks, After Tumble on Twenty-Segond Floor; Songbird *o Use New Theme Tune, exposed by Hylton, Tuesday. BY RALPH NORMAN A FALL down a flight of stairs a few minutes before she faced the microphone to head the CBS all-star program tore her dress, and badly sprained her ankle, but failed to ruffle the composure of Kate .Smith. ... it was from the twenty-second floor that she fell, then amused solicitous fellow workers by remarking, "This makes the first down—and 21 to go!" . . it's news too that the Songbird brought the moon over the mountain for the last time last night, will have a new .lark Hylton tune, "She Shall Have Music," for her identification beginning Tuesday. . . . Uncle Sam doesn’t propose to sit by and allow

Music BY JAMES THRASHER AS plans go forward for Lucrefia Boris farewell concert at the Metropolitan Opera House in April, radio listeners prepare for t heir final opportunity to hear the popular soprano from the stage where, she has sung for more than 20 years. The occasion is to be the last of the "Met’s" Saturday matinee broadcasts, tomorrow at 12:55, the opera, Puccini's "La Rondine"; both NBC networks are to carry the program—locally through WIRE. "La Rondine" (The Swallow) is a comedy version of the familiar story of "Camille," based on Verdi's "La Traviata" which in turn was taken from Dumas’ novel, "The Lady of the Camellias." In this libretto, by Giuseppe Adami, the usual opera casualties are missing. The heroine suffers no lingering death, broken hearts are mended, and every one lives happily ever after. Puccini called this work a lyrical comedy. and wrote much of his most effervescent and melodious music for it. Monte Carlo was the scene of "La Rondine's” first performance, March 27, 1917. Lucrezia Bori sang the principal role when the Metropolitan gave it first, seven years ago. With Miss Bori again as Magda, tomorrow's cast is to include Nino Martini as the poetic Ruggero, who captures Magda's fancy, and Louis D'Angelo as Rambaldo, the old banker to whom "The Swallow" returns for affection more substantial than sentimental love. Other leading parts will be sung by Editha Fleischer and Marok Windheim, with Ettore Panizza conducting. n a tt Two revolutionary works, the “New World" Symphony of Dvorak, which created much discussion on its appearance more than 40 years ago, and the more recent and equally talk-provoking Octet, Op. li, by Shostakovich, are on tomorrow morning’s program by the Cincinnati Conservatory Orchestra, at 10 through CBS. The latest orchestral composition by the youthful Mr. Shostakovich, composer of the opera, “Lady Macbeth of Mzensk," recently was banned by the Soviet government because of its bourgeoise character and “Leftist” tendencies. The title, “Sparkling Brook.” might give a clew as to its content.

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5:35 on Tuesdays, and "Answer This One!” at the same hour on Fridays (beginning today). Both will be aired by NBC-WEAF. . . .

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anew program sponsored by Kirk's, 15 minutes of news from Hollywood, Broadway and the local stage and screen goes on the air from WIRE at 6 this evening “Eddie and Ray Dowling: Good luck. The whole family is listening. It's a big day for us, too—our thirty-first wedding anniversary." wired President Roosevelt to the comedians during their first NBC broadcast this week. ... We recall that Eddie appeared with Will Rogers, Amos 'n' Andy and many others at the microphones at the 1932 Democratic national convention during a lull prior to Mr. Roosevelt’s arrivat in Chicago to accept the presidential nomination. . . . The WIRE staff sent a note this morning to say that in case we didn’t know it, the Dowling-Goodman premiere was a grand show ... we had intended to waic until the next broadcast but since w'e’re getting behind, we’ll say now that we too thought it w'as a good performance. ... A Kiddie Revue, with all performers between the ages of 2 and 6, is to be staged at Block’s auditorium and broadcast by WFBM at 10 tomorrow morning. . . . More than 30C0 Indiana boys and girls have participated in these programs in the last four years. tt tt tt These Alaskan broadcasts by NBC-WEAF have everybody up in the air, literally, not figuratively. Engineers found that only by broadcasting from airplanes several thousand feet above the ground would the short w'ave impulses successfully carry to NBC’s California relay station. At 5 tomorrow afternoon Matanuska Valley colonists will take to the air, to air to the United States their stories of their first winter in the Far North. The last broadcast of the series on Sunday afternoon is to include a description of North America’s highest peak, Mount McKinley.

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Abbreviations: N—National Broadcastin* Co.i C—Columbia Broadcaitinc Sttern; M—Mutual Broadcaatinf Cos.: Or — Orchestra. Member stations and kllocyclea of the network are: NBC-IVEAF—WEAF <760). WIRE (1100), WLVV (100). WTAM (KUO). tVMAQ (610). and WSM (650). NBC-WJZ—WJZ (660). WIRG (I4M), j WLW (100). WENR (870). WL3 (870). YVMAQ (670). and W’SM (650). i CBS-WABC—VVABC (860). WFBM (1230), tvowo (1160). and WBBM (710). When (here Is no llstlnf for a station at quarter and balf-houra, its preceding listed program is on lb* air. FRIDAY P.M. A —Buddy Clark (C). Congress Speaks (N) WEAF. WIRE. Air Breaks Or. (N) WJZ. Clue Program WLW. Tea Time Tunes WFBM. 4:ls—Wilderness Road (Ct WFBM. Jack Armstrong WLW. 4:3o—Jack Armstrong (C). Rose Room Melody WIRE. Tom Mix (N WEAF. Singing Lady (Ni WJZ. WLW. Navigation Program WFBM. 4:3s—Willard Singers WIRE. 4:4s—Goldbergs (Ct WFBM. Dorothy Dreslin >Ni WEAF. Orphan Annie iNi WJZ WLW. Old Fashioned Hymns WIRE. "T —Bohemians WFBM. U Buck Rogers (C). News WIRE. Fiying Time (N) WEAF. News iN) WJZ. Johnsons WLW. s:os—Animal News Club (N) WJZ. s:ls—Bobbv Benson (Cl. Manual Contrera's Or. (N) WEAF WIRE. Jimmy Mattern WLW. Marv Small iNI WJZ. s:3o—Butler Forum WFBM. News (C).

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LOCAL AND NETWORK DIALS

Best Short Waves FRIDAY ROME—S p. m. News bulletin and opera. 2RO, 311 m. LONDON—6 p. m. ‘With and Without Prejudice." GSD. 25 5 m. CHICAGO—6 p. m. ‘Amos 'n' Andy.” W2XAF. Schenectady. 31.4 m. BERLIN—6 p. m. German Olympic Team. DJC. 49 8 m. BARRANQUILLA —7 p. m. Concert. HJIABB. 46.5 m. CARACAS. VENEZUELA—7:3O p. m. Instrumental solos. YV2RC. 51.7 m. LONDON—9 p. m. Variety. GSD. 25 5 m. PITTSBURGH—II p. m. DX Club. WBXK. 48.8 m.

Pioneers WTRE. News (N) WEAF. WJZ. Old Fashioned Girl WLW. 5:35—81ue Flames iCi Government program (N) WEAF. King s Guard iN> WJZ. Willard Singers WIRE. s:4s—Renfrew (C) WFBM. Andre Garlon WIRE. Billy and Betty (Ni WEAF. Lowell Thomas (Ni WJZ. WLW. 6— Len Riley WFBM. Mvrt and Marge (C). Lois Ravel *N) WJZ. Amos 'n' Andv (Ni WEAF WLW. Hollywood Horoscope WIRE. 6:ls—Lazy Dan (C WFBM. Uncle Ezra (Ni WEAF. WIRE. Capt Tim < N> WJZ. Lilac Time (M) WLW. 6:3o—Edwin C. Hill (Nt WEAF. WIRE. Lum and Abner (N) WJZ, WLW. 6:4s—News WFBM. Boake Carter iC). Diarv of Jimmv Mattern WIRE. Roy Campbell’s Or. (Ni WEAF. Young New Yorkers iN) WJZ. Dates in History WLW. —Red Horse Tavern <C) WFBM. Cities Service Corfcert iNi WEAF, Irene Rich <N) WJZ. WIRE. Jack Randolph WLW. 7:ls—Wendell Hall (Nt WJZ. WIRE. Singing Sam WLW. 7:3o—Broadway Varieties iC) WFBM. College Prom tNi WJZ. WLW

Indiana Sportsman WTRE. 7 45—Tuna Detective WIRE. 8— Hollywood Hotel <C) WFBM. A1 Pearce (N> WJZ, WIRE Waltz Time iNi WEAF. WLW. B:3o—Waring* Pensylvanians (N) WJZ. WIRE Court of Human Relations <N> WEAF. Music Box (M) WLW. 9— Champions (C> WFBM. First Nighter iNi WEnF. WLW James B Conant <N) WJZ, WIRE at 9:15. One Twenty WIRE. 9:30 —March of Time iC) WFBM. Musical Moments WIRE Clvde Trask s Or. WLW Music Guild (Ni WEAF Harold Negal’s Or. <Ni WJZ. 9:4s—Musical Moments WFBM. News WIRE. Forum iC). 9:ss—Basonology WIRE 1 A —Myrt and Marge iC) WFBM. f" George Holmes IN' WEAF. News iNi WJZ. WLW Carson Robinson WIRE. 10:05—Larrv Cotton (N> WJZ. Buckaneers WIRE. 10:15 News WFBM Don Redman’s Or. <C'. Henry Busse s Or. WEAF, WIRE. Ink Spots iN) WJZ. Billy Shaw's Or. WLW. 10:30—Louie Lowe's Or. WFBM. Henrv Halstead's Or iC). Jack Hylton s Or. iM) WLW. Phil Levant's Or. (Ni WEAF. Emil Coleman's Or 'Ni WJZ. Bowling Congress WIRE. 10:45—Jesse Crawford IN> WEAF. Anson Weeks' Or. (Mi WLW. U— Indiana Room WFBM Vincent, Lopez's Or. iCi. Fletcher Henderson's Or. (NI WEAF. WIRE. Shandor (Nt WJZ. Dick Messner's Or. (M) WLW. 11:08—Ranny Weeks’ Or. (N) WJZ 11:15—Cocoanut Grove Or. (N) WEAF. WIRE. 11:30—Guv Lombardo’s Or. <C) WFBM. Gene Beecher's Or. (N) WEAF. WIRE Phil Levant's Or. (Ni WJZ Ted Fiorits s Or. >M| WLW. 12:30—Gray Gordon's Or. iMi WLW.

SATURDAY A. M. —Family Prayer Period (M) WLW. 6:ls—Morning Devotions WLW. 6:3o—Chuck Wagon WFBM. Organ Reveille (Cl. Pollock and Lawnhorst (N> WEAF. Jolly Bill and Jane 'Nt WJZ. Rise and Shine WLW. 6:4s—Morning De\otions WIRE. Sunbeams iN) WEAF. Yoichl Hiroaka iNi WJZ. News Flashes WLW. (7 —Early Birds WFBM. On the Air Today tC). News WIRE. Sparenbs (N) WEAF. Morning Devotions iN) WJZ. Dance Rhythm WLW. 7:os—Lyric Serenade (Cl. 7:ls—Tuneful Tick Tocks WIRE. News (N) WEAF. Walter Cassel (Nl WJZ. Medical Program WLW. 7:2o—Bradley Kincaid iN) WEAF. 7:3o—Chapel Singers iC>. Cheerio iN) WEAF. WLW. 7:4s—Waltz Time IC). Landt Trio (N) WJZ. 8— As You Like It (C) WFBM. Tick Torks iContinuedl WIRE. Organ Rhapsody iNi WEAF. Breakfast Club iN) WJZ. American Family Robinson WLW. B:ls—Streamliners (Ni WEAF. Child Training WLW'. B:3o—Rhvthm Jesters WLW Woman's Place tC) W’FBM. B:4s—News WFBM. Fred Feibel iC). Music of Israel (Nl W'LW. —Bill and Ginger (Ci W'FBM. News (NI WEAF. WJZ. WIRE. Virginians WLW. 9:os—Martha and Hal <N' W'EAF. WIRE. Wife Saver (Ni WJZ. 9:15 Clvde Barrie (Cl WFBM. Edward Mac Hugh <N' WJZ. Ohio Federation WLW. Vass Family iNi WEAF. WIRE. 9:3o—Let's Pretend (C) W'FBM. Marie DeVille (Ni WJZ. WLW Nicholas Mathav's Or. (Ni WEAF. WIRE.

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9 45—Originalities <N' WJZ. Livestock Reports WLW. 9:ss—News Flashes WLW. 1 A —Block's Juniors WFBM. Cincinnati Conservatory (Ct. American Schools iN) WEAF. WIRE. Honevmooners (Nt WJZ. Painted Dreams 'Mi WLW. 10:15—Norsemen (Nl WEAF. WIRE. Wendell Hall (Ni WJZ.WXW. 10:30 Marimba Or. IN) WEAF. WIRE Whitney Ensemble tNi WJZ. W'LW. n— Glee Club (Ct WFBM. , Merrv Madcaps iN' WEAF. Quartet iNi WJZ WLW. Ho-Po-Ne Club WTRE. 11:15—Musical Reveries (Cl WFBM. News and Financial Notes WLW. Oenia Fonariova (Nt WJZ. 11:30—George Hall's Or. <Ct WFBM. Farm ana Home Hour WTRE. National Farm Hour iN) WJZ. WLW International Week-End (N) WEAF. 1 Q —Noon—Mary Baker's Album WFBM. “ Jick Shannon (C). Farm and Home Hour (Continued) WIRE. National Farm Hour (Continued) iNi WJZ. WLW. Maury Cross's Or. (Nt WEAE. 12:15—Hoosier Farm Circle WFBM. Jack and Gil (Ci. 12.30 —Buffalo Presents (C> Old Skipper N> WJZ. WLW Gene Beechers Or. iN) WEAF. WIRE. 12:45—Downtown Chatter WFBM. 12:55—Metropolitan Opera iNi W'EAF. WJZ, WIRE. WLW (until 3:45). —Townsend Discussion (C) WFBM. I:3o—Three Stars (C). News WFBM I:4s—Concert Miniatures (Ct. Basketball WFBM 9 —Down by Herman's iC. “ Basketball (continued) WFBM. 2:3o—lsle of Dreams iC). Q —Motor City Melodies (Ct. G Basketball (continued! WFBM. 3:3o—Tours in Tones (C>. 3:4s—Our Barn (Ni WEAF WIRE. String Quartet <Ni WJZ. WLW. —Tea Time Tunes WFBM. Frank Dailey's Or. (Ct. Blue Room Echoes (Nt W'EAF. WTRE. Musical Adventures (Nt WJZ. WLW. 4:ls—Gale Page (Nl WJZ. W'LW.