Show star enst A drama for carolo carole A sings your choice A two tuo tu o wind blind pianists J I 1 ily illy valo WITH ITH practically everybody liking the wizard of oz very much indeed and those who like it getting almost violent on the subject saying that it even bo be compared with snow sn ow white the pic turo ture got oft to a flying start judy garland and mickey rooney who play the lending leading roles made personal appearances with it when it opened in now new york they arrived at n t the theater nt at in the morning and remained thero there until almost midnight meanwhile young people of the same ages as tho the stars lined up tip outside the theater waiting to get in and because ot of the entha of these young fans judy and mickey had a body guard when they did get out tor for a breath of fresh air and a look at the city they gave five shows dally daily except on saturdays and sundays when ex r N X N 4 N M S MICKEY I 1 ROONEY tra performances were scheduled she sang he did imitations and th the fans cheered till the ha rafters rang in in name only carolo carole lombard shows that she could give bette davis some rather stern competition as a dramatic actress it II she put her mind on it the girl who has been playing gaga ga ga comedy roles with such zest ever since the public acclaimed her as a comedienne in my man godfrey has turned in a bit of acting that makes her a promising candidate for one of those academy statuettes next time awarded now that nelson eddy is back on that coffee program on sunday evenings his program makers are busy once again ile he selects his songs chiefly by the number of requests from listeners ills his secretary tabulates the requests every two weeks and delivers the final count to him if possible he sings the songs for which there are the greatest n umber number of requests the only difficulty is that people keep requesting the same old favorites over and over i in although she Is still on vacation kato hate smith is preparing to return to the air in her role of commentator torl she Is so popular in that role that ashes she added it to her duties as singing mistress of ceremonies on the rate kato smith hour so shell begin commenting on october 9 from 12 to 1215 eastern standard time over the columbia broadcasting system while tier her regular hour brings her back to the microphones three days earlier shell discuss the news of tho the day and also her own personal experiences rien ces alee alec templeton the blind pianist whose tuesday night program Is so popular is not the only blind pianist on the air virg bingham of kansas cites station Is equally popular with those who have heard him ills his interest lies chiefly in dove developing ve radio trios the new one is composed of two girls and bingham himself and Is the eleventh radio trio that he has developed susan and god the play in which gertrude lawrence appeared so s successfully u on the stage will probably require a good deal of rewriting before its nt ill to be screened for susan and god poked fun at the oxford movement without actually saying so and you cant poke fun at any religious movement on the screen without bringing in a swarm of protests greer garson the english girl who made such a bit in goodby good by 51 mr r chips will have the lawrence role |