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Lanny Ross ... singing to hint is n man-sized jolt. LIFE OF RADIO SINGER , NO BED OF ROSES The life of a radio tenor isn’t just a lark, according to Lanny Ross, star of the Hollywood Mardi network Tuesday evenings at 9:30 p. m., E.S.T. In spite of the glamor that is supposed to accompany a singing career, he says, there are plenty of little-known restrictions. “First of all,” says Lanny, “a radio singer must take his most valuable possessions—his voice— with him at all times. He can’t check it at the door like a violin or a comedian’s brief case. “A radio jester can take a 13- week vacation during the summer and return to the air with the same funny delivery and a script Alary Alargaret Mcßride ; Radio Columnist , Still a Reporter “I always look for the story be hind the story.” Those nine words explain how Mary Margaret Mc- Bride, popular radio columnist, has gained the reputation of “con tributing more to the cultural force of America than any other woman on the radio.” Miss Mc- Bride is heard Mondays, Wednes days and Fridays at noon over WABC-Columbia network. “Through years of newspaper and reportorial experience,” she explains, “I’ve learned that fre CROWNING GLORIES FOR YOUR HOLIDAY FEASTS tf Jtttr joiv ■ < * '/. Luscious mince pie is a thrifty, easy-to-make treat if you prepare it the modern way with a package of dry mince meat, fust break one nine ounce package of dry mince meat into pieces. Add 11/g CU P S C °M water and 3 tablespoons sugar. Place over heat and stir until all lumps are thoroughly broken up. Bring to a brisk boil; continue boiling one minute. Allow to cool. Line 8-inch pie plate with pastry and fill with cooled mince meat. Place upper crust on lower one and press edges firmly together. Trim off surplus pastry. Or arrange a lattice of pastry strips on filled lower crust. Bake in a hot oven (450* F.) about 20 minutes or until well browned that’s just as clever as ever. But if a tenor let his voice go for a similar period, he’d have some trouble in getting his option picked up in the fall. He must practice every morning—even take frequent lessons from a /voice coach to keep in trim. Diet, too, is important at all times to the singer. “Personally, I like to fish for trout, and rough it. But before I venture into the mountains, I must pack along a suitcase full of muf flers and atomizers. A cold might add to the comic delivery of a Benny or an Allen, but no tenor ever capitalized on a sore throat.” quently the actual story is never revealed to the public. That is why I try to go to the source of the items I discuss on the air, to inter view the newspapermen who were on the scene if it is a spot news item, and to go to the public library for my background infor mation. It seems to me that in this way I can reveal through the medi um of radio little-known facts about significant events and sub jects which might not be accepted by a newspaper reading public.” KATE SMITH SEES POP MUSIC IN RETROSPECT Kate Smith has seen many changes in music styles since she entered the theatrical profession. The singing mistress -of - cere monies, heard Thursday nights on the WABC-Columbia network at 8:00 p.m., E.S.T. (repeat at 11:30, CANDID REPORTER COVERS PHIL BAKER REHEARSAL tIP W jJlfcV:; U W mßmm l Harry “ Bottle ” McNaughton (left) in a pre-program moment •eith his boss, Phil Raker. W’hat the stars do when the Phil Baker program is rehearsing for its Sunday evening broadcast over the Columbia network: Phii. Baker: Arrives early at the rehearsal with the air of an expectant father. Goes over script with writers and producer. Smokes many cigarettes and generally re moves coat and vest. Reads over tricky lines for cast members as he wants them read during the broadcast. Bottle (Harry McNaughton) : Makes grand entry in sartorial elegance. Removes pearl grey Homburg and English tweed top coat, placing them carefully on piano. ('aimed C hopped Foods for Toddlers The need for uniform chopped foods for children between the ages of one and four has been solved at last by modern science. Chopped foods for young citizens between one and four are now being offered in cans, just as strained baby foods are. These new prepared foods represent an intermediate stage between infant and adult diet. Every formula has been worked out through consul tation with eminent pediatricians. Among the chopped foods in cans now featured for toddlers’ diets are carrots, spinach, beets, green beans and prunes. There is a vege table soup with a wheat embryo content as well as chopped vege tables and a liver soup included for its valuable service in pre venting anaemia. « A • CIIIISI • Just Hrlp I’oorwll f A A platter of epicurean cheeses is a crowning triumph for holiday menus that is no longer expensive. Such delicacies as tawny Lieder kranz, the famous American-in vented cheese, Camembert and Chateau, the mild Canadian cheese, are sold at the neighbor hood grocery at budget prices to day. Serve them with crackers or bread on a platter and let each guest help himself. E.S.T.), who sketches the progress of popular music following the blatant post-war melodic media. It was in 1931, when Kate was well established on the airwaves, that Guy Lombardo began to set the style for popular music. “Vallee’s music was still popular,” Beetle: Always dresses hs old clothes for rehearsals. A suede jacket, pair of unpressed slacks and worn white shoes are his fav orite informal wardrobe. Tilts back in his chair during script reading until it seems impossible for him to keep his balance. Lucille Ball: Always arrives promptly, looking very fetching in sport ensemble. Is the center of attention until rehearsal starts, whin she quiets down and pays rapt attention to Phil’s directions. Oscar Bradley: Spends his time until rehearsal starts by playing the piano with one finger. Reads his part very quietly, but clearly. NEW PARLOR GAMES ARE SURE RECIPES FOR PARTY SUCCESS * "' ■" " " ' Z- '% / a ‘ || ‘ * r ' dt^ 4 ill | / ; Boake Carter demonstrates hts new hit game, "Star Reporter,’’ which gtves all the family a chance to share in the thrills of covering big news events. Other sure-fire recipes for party fun are "Mexican Pete,” an exciting new version of dice shooting, and S. $ Van Dines Philo Vance Detective Came. Another best selling crime game that socialites favor is "Jury Box” by Roy Post. And , of course, Monopoly, that classic real estate trading game, is always a five-star party fas orite. she explained, “but Lombardo pro vided an additional syncopation, a soft sprightliness. “A year later Bing Crosby sprang to popularity, Wayne King began playing waltz music, and there was another evolution as the fans demanded more of the ‘soul ful’ type of music. There was still another change the following year when Dick Himber introduced the harp in a dance orchestra and pro duced a still more polished form of jazz. “Since then there have been still more changes. Glen Gray ap peared on the scene. And then, only last year, another newcomer, Shep Fields, took the country by storm with his ‘Rippling Rhythm,’ which meant just that. Other tag lines followed ‘Suave Swing,’ ‘Swing and Sway,’ ‘Bell Music,’ ‘Streamlined Rhythm s’ with Benny Goodmau and Tommy Dor sey leading the contemporary parade of swing.” And although Kate Smith didn’t say so herself, she and “The Moon Comes Over the Mountain” have outlived all these changes of or chestra and music, have remained impervious to style and change, with the queen and her theme as cending an ever-increasing crest of popularity. "Brother ream " The name “Gabriel Heatter” has become a national by-word through the “We, The People” series Thursday evenings over the WABC-Columbia Network at 7:30 p. m., E.S.T. (repeat at 10:30 p. m., E.S.T.). Yet the name of “Max Heatter,” fully as important in all of these undertakings, is completely unknown. Max is Gabe’s brother. Were it not for Max’s manifold duties, Gabe would never have time to welcome, entertain, and rehearse his “We, The People” guests for three days each week. Max, the Heatter behind the scene, is the general business manager, personal agent, consul and confi dant who handles all contracts, interviews, appointments, con tacts, problems, and research which otherwise would infringe on Gabe’s time.
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