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Show Hollywood Turns to Radio For Stars, in Singing Movies 6 r iyh -V-j A ( ;;vv;4 Success at the microphone Is rapidly becoming a short route' to success on the sound screen, as demonstrated by the Hollywood honors now being reaped by artist!! much of whose popularity h.ii Lsen achieved by radio. Not long ago Lawrence Tibbett, famed baritone of many opera triumphs and national broadcasts, journeyed to Hollywood to produce pro-duce "The Rogue Song." the first talking production by a great opera and radio star. Tlbbett's venture into this new field is followed fol-lowed by Slary Lewis, soprano of the Metropolitan and popular prima donna of the air. who is now in Hollywood filming her first talkie. "The Siren Song." Much of the impetus given the sound picture debuts of these two stars arises from their acquaintance ac-quaintance in the homes of the nation by means of radio. Both Mlss Lewis and Tibbett have beau among the favorite artists of the Atwater Kent Sunday night radio hour. Tibbett's last radio program, pro-gram, scheduled to coincide with the premiere showings of "The Rogue Song." marked the first time that a famous singer could be simultaneously seen on the screen and heard over the air In so many parts of the couutry. One of the younger rising stars on the movie horizon whose entree en-tree to Hollywood was obtained by radio is Donald Novis, winner of the Atwater Kent Audition in 1928. Ranked in this national radio competition as one of the country's best young singers, a Hollywood career was opened for Novis and he contributed effective singing sequences to several recent re-cent talking pictures Including "Bulldog Drummond," "New York Nights" and "Kathleen Mavour-neen." Mavour-neen." . |