Show STUDIO VISITS WITH TWINKLING STARS IN RADIO FIRMAMENT modern small town life Is being portrayed in friendship town a new program series serles inaugurated over an NBC coast to coast network an allstar all star cast including edwin whitney don doa carney pick malone and pat paget comedians virginia gardiner edith spencer and harry salters Sal tera orchestra depict the various characters making up the country village bofto of today there are scenes in the drug store the tha academy ot of music upstairs the garage opera house and other local points of interest in friendship town local politics play a large part in the general theme with love interest supplied by a pair of young sweethearts vocal selections are provided weekly by frank luther tenor star III 0 ray perkins ns radio bunster fun ster says there are a lot of men today who when hen they think of business get a slump in the throat 0 0 marcella shields who plays batted roles Is proud of a naive tribute to her ability as a delineator 0 of children Fol following lowin a recent broadcast in which the former vaudeville actress played a little girl she received dozens of letters from children who thought she really was a child A soldier who has been inathe united states veterans hospital since the world war recently wrote to elaine rage page fashion expert erpert on the womans comans radio review for instructions for crocheting a scarf described in one ona 0 of her broadcasts the veteran explained be could stick to knitting 1 like many of his comrades but he ha preferred to do something different many celebrities are nervous be b fore a microphone but not frank duck buck the alie man who brings em back olive alive from the jungles jangles duck buck who was recently interviewed by grantland rice over a national network admits lie ha was jumpy during rehearsal hear sal but perfectly at ease when be faced the mike the quintet of hawaiian sere naders halls from the south sea islands joseph rodgers the director picked up the other ober four members and brought thorn them to america they are william joseph frank antisell Antl AntI serl jim Hapl kint and samson akaka at aka will rogers according to frank luther tenor Is the only great comedian corneal n who never looks look s for ga gags 9 for hla his next nest stags stage appearance luther traveled with rogers through the south and id west on a flood relief tour and declares the humorist la Is never at a loss for the correct answer to any quest question lon serious or humorous the other night on the cantor program wallington ney hey eddla in china they grow pumpkins so Us big they cut aern em in two and each halt half makes a cradle for a baby admiral cantor huhl nothing not hingl 1 back home they grow vegetables so large that three cops sleep on ono one beet frank crumet and julia sanderson dropped in on rudy nudy vallee vallea at the pennsylvania grill recently vallee 11 suddenly broko broke into his routine and called on crumet to sing sine his gay caballero frank got up cleared his throat hesitated and had to admit that at the moment ho he could not remember the words ot of one of 0 the most famous of the songs written by none other than mr frank crumit some quick prompting by miss sanderson saved the day dorothy berliner radio pianist writes as well as plays ner her book making an orchestra has just been selected by the child study association asso clathon as aa one of the best childrens volumes published in 1031 1031 0 4 0 one of the most enthusiastic admirers of dean gleason L archer who broadcasts talks on law over a national network weekly Is an elderly blind man who sends gifts ranging from rare books on colonial history to boxes of fruit |