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TOWN WEEKLY MAGAZINE SECTION •If 1 \STATIC\ by Lawrence Witte THE SUNDAY afternoon ac- tivities of \The Shadow,\ heard on the Mutual Broadcast- ing System each week, are wall known to Batoning audaanea*. Those who follow the adven- .turea of radio's outstanding de- tective drama know \The Shadow\ to be one with fast wit and an eagle eye that en- ables him to know what Is go- Ing on about him and to emerge as victor each week in his struggle* with the master criminals of the country. One recent Sunday afternoon. during a lull tn the rehearsal period, Orson Welles, who por- trays the rale of radio's out- standing sleuth, decided to slip around the corner for a MU to eat. When the demon tracker of men— the man who knows aH —finished his meal, he found that someone had stales his hat! RADIO FAME Is more lastta* than that at stage and srrtaa. B. A. Rolfe, maestro of \Magazine of the Air\ and tha Rinlev show, and a veteran of all three branches ot entertain- ment, suggests: \Turn back to the year of 1927 *>d recall the stage and screen names which were rat- Ing ton billing at that time You will remember that many of them were enjoying a pop- ulnritv which would tnriteate that they would remain hi the spotll^tit for decades. How mnnv of those stars are now active, or even remembered by thenter putronn? \Ymi will flnd a striking con- tract in the realms of radio. Suoh artists a* Frank Black, general mnulc director of NBC; Rmlv Vnllee, Don Voorbeea, Vaughn De Lcath. Graham Mc- Nnmee. Julia Sanderson. Amos 'n' Andy, Whispering Jack Smith and Blng Cros'jy are some of the names which Bg- urei! prominently In the broad- cnsting news of' 19*7. Fan mail proves that they still hold nn affectionate place n the hearts of millions of listeners throughout our country. \Win television bring the name fate to radio performers as pictures and personal ap- pearances bring to people of stage and screen?\ speculates Rolfe. Only time will tell. .TOR REICHMAN, heard from Hollywood over NBC Bh» Net- work. Lake* his music seriously when he is directing bis band before the microphone In spite of his clowning proclivities. While concentrating on musical efforts, ho indulges in uncon- scious mannerisms that amuse his audience, but do not de- trnot from ether artistry. Hut there is one mannerism .Toe has been cured of per- rmnently. He had been m the hnhit of twisting his nose and rubbing his hands over hi* face as he directed his orchestra from hi* place at the piano. One night a wag smeared the black keys of Joe's piano with black powder. After playing his air solo, the maestro ran his hands over his face, as was bis custom. Dialers must have been mystified at trie sudden burst of laughter that almost drowned out the music. Joe went on directing, unconscious of the fact that he was the object ot all the merriment. It wasn't until he happened to catch sight of his face In the mirrored keyboard that a light dawned. Now Joe sternly disciplines himself about those mannerisms, and doesn't for- get to.look often in the mirror —Just in case. THBRB IS often a* much re- ••arch aa rehearsal behiad those March of Time programs. In order to produce the cor- rect sound effects in a drama- tisation depicting a doctor who revivified a dead dog, the March of Time sound crew stopped dogs on the atreeU, listened to BEHIND TIME'S MARCH \THE SONGSHOP'Sr SWEET SIJSGER Kitty Coriulr, giamorous tinging star of stag* and screen, heads ih« musical etui of \The 8<mg*kop,\ hemrd Friday eveningt over the Columbia network. Born M» New Orleans, MK« received her edueaiinii in Switzerland, 1'tiris, Rome and Lomlon. She, is now ttudying voice with Mmr. fifhittn Itfnrr in Sew York. VERSATILE STARS SCORE HITS IN OTHER FIELDS THEIR SUCCESS aa enter- tainers has pushed from the spotlight other creative talents possessed by the stars of the networks. If they were to leave the air today many of the most popular kilocycle artists could, and probably would, turn to sung writing, magazine or script writing. • Take for instance, Seymour Simons, the maestro. Few tunesmlths in Tin Pan Alley can top Simons when it cornea to d»shing off song hits. Some of his most popular numbers are still heard over Uve air from time to time—\Honey \All of Me,\ \Tie a Little String Around Your Finger,\ \Breez- in' Along: with the Breese,\ \SupposirT and \Sweetheart of My Student Days.\ In spite of the Imposing list of Simons hits the public does •ot think of him aa a song- writer, but rather as the leader SEYMOUR SIMONS Mtirttro Compomt Him, loo. of one of America's great bands. \ And everyone knows that in- fectious melody, \Home but how many know it is the work of Peter Van Steederf, \Town Hall Tonight\ maestro? The same can be (Aid of Comedian Phil Baker's \Strange Inter- lude,\ which swept the coun- try not HO many years ago. And Clarence Muse, popular Negro baritone, scniod one of the. greatest of nil hits. Sleepy Time \jgjvn South.\ In addition' to hei ;inlver- sally recognized talents as an actress, Bess Johnson, star of the CBS serial. \Hilltop House,\ is an accomplished writer and has worked on scripts. Lucille Manners, sinking star of that Friday concert pro- gram, has written articles for national magazines. Frank Crumit's talents as a songwriter are well known in his home state, Ohio. The bari- tone star of CBS \Song Shop\ composed several of Ohio State University's songs, including the famous \Buckeye Battle Cry,\ and \Oh-and-IO.\ their heart beats and then duplicated the technically cor- rect sounds on the air. In duplicating the voices of famous personalities in the news, March of Time actors spend hours listening to re- cording* of the persona they are to simulate. They consult either a library of more than 600 recordings or the sound track of tha March of Tim* cinema reel. In this way in- flection and accent are studied long before rehearsal time. Every news and historical fact la checked and re-checked. Bven pronunciation Involves re- When. for example, the \streptococci\ appeared la •> medical sketch, the die- tionatry was not the final authority for pronunciation. Webster gave the Onal letter the value of the long \e but a telephone check-up with phy- ' atctsau and hospital* indicated that in the profession the word was pronounced \strepto-cock- eye.~ March of Ttme used the professional pronunciation: - The March of Time boaat* one of the most versatile and talented casts of dramatic play- ers on the air. Here's a who's who: „_ B4H Adam*, who has simu- lated President poosevelt s voice, has played Shakespeare with Solhern and Marlow and directed John Barrymore in \Hamlet\ Ted Jewett. radio voice of Alf Landon. was born in Yoko- hama, Japan. HU father a silk merchant there, Ted missed a business career foi himself by an eye-lush. Graduating from Princeton, he entered ra- dio as an announcer in 1930. A March of Time veteran, his knowledge of the Japanese language comes In handy In Oriental impersonations. Frank Rcadick was born to the theater. 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