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' Sulphuric-voiced Ned Sparks, film comediaVi, begins a new
series of half-hour comedy and music programs Sunday. The series,
called the "Ned Sparks Show," will originate in Toronto where the
sour-faced comedian is devoting himself to war service work for his
native Canada. Appearing with Sparks will be songstress Sair Lee
and the popular Canadian bandleader, Luigi Romanelli and his
orchestra. The show will be heard over CBS.
Dial Dope
Today's highlights
Helen Hayes playing the ruth
less character of Olivia in the play
"Manslaughter" presented over her
own theater tonight . . . Baritone
Nelson Eddy, as guest star on the
Ford Sunday evening hour, sing
ing the "Toreador Song" from Bi
zet's Carmen . . . Free Company's
presentation of Archibald Mac
Leish's play, "The States Talk
ing," verse drama centering
around the states' replies to the
challenge of a European dictator
. . . "One Man's Family," for a
relief from the ordinary run of
programs ...
Recording
Stirring reading of Alice Duer
Miller's epic, "White Cliffs of Do
ver," by Lynn Fontanne, of the
Lunt and Fontanne stage team,
has been preserved by Victor in a
Red Seal album. Musical score
forming the background of Fon
tanne's reading was composed by
Frank Black, general music direc
tor of NBC.
Dots and dashes
Alec Templeton's most prized
musical possession is a very an
cient Chimes Bell on which he
composes special melodies in the
key of G '. . . Fred Waring has
been presented with the football
which was used in the famous
Dartmouth-Cornell game, the one
that wasn't decided until a week
after it had been played , . El
mer Davis will speak at the 154 th
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commencement exercise on the
campus of Franklin and Marshall
college.
In the groove
For an example of the color and
versatility of Ray Noble's band,
try "Harlem Nocturne." Its fine
alto and clarinet choruses,' and
that even rhythm prove that Ray's
crew is really colorful and versa
tile, to say the least. The ensemble
has a punch . . . and is alternately
oh-so-sweet. We like the easy jump
of side B, "From Oakland to Bur
bank." The brass backgrounds are
as good as we've heard yet, and
the arrangements are distinctive
with a plus.
T. Dorsey serves up a new plat
ter a-la-hot which will satisfy our
jazz taste for quite a while. Both
sides are super. "Serenade to The
Spot" begins with Ziggy Elmans'
high trumpet and a driving intro
duction. The saxes and .unison
trumpets ride too. Lip trilfs are
hard things to do on a trombone,
so Tommy's chorus wows us with
some neat ones. Though Buddy
Rich didn't solo ... we could hear
some unusual things coming from
his drums, and we liked them. ,
Vp-and-over
The up-and-over is "Another
One of Them Things." This is mu
sic based on darky ideas . . . with
that good old boom-chuck rhythm
and that ooh-wah! brass. It opens
with piano Intro and fine unison
saxes. The piano choru9 stays on
colored ideas and deserves a plus.
Best chorus in a pack of needles
is Ziggy Elman's trumpet . . . it's
ultra. Definitely O.K., too, is the
tenor sax. In the out chorus the
Kosmet Klub's 30th Anniversary Show
TraDmsdD TraDmai)59 April 22-26
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Theater
With the presentation, of this
years show, "Torso del Torro,"
the 30th anniversary show of
Kosmet Klub will be given. The
Klub was founded in 1911 and has
continued on this campus since
that time.
The first show in 1911 was given
when several members of the jun
ior class of that year joined in
presenting a play for the enter
tainment of the students. The
venture was so successful that
they decided to make it an annual
event and so accordingly organ
ized a men's dramatic society
which they named Kosmet Klub.
The founders of the Klub were
Joel Pomerene, Morton Steinhart,
J. Frank Mead, Searl F. Holmes,
E. H. Graves and Henry F. Wun
dev. Mead originated the name of
the Klub and Graves designed the
pin.
The purpose of the organization
was to produce a musical comedy
with an all-male cast each year
although for a number of years
tthe scheme was revised to allow
ensemble backs Ziggy's high fly
ing trumpet in a powerful take-off.
Best of the recent Glenn Miller
releases . . . "Sun Valley Jump."
It is flawless, in the usual Miller
manner, and infallibly solid. The
clarinet is fine, and "Tex" Ben
ekes tenor is as good as ever.
Those perfect saxes top it all off,
but it isn't sensational in ideas.
The reverse is "The One I Love,"
with Ray Eberle and the Modern
naires waxing sentimental in a
manner to please. Ray and the
Modernnaires sound almost like
brother Bob and the sentimental
ists with Tommy Dorsey's crew.
If your forte is the sweet stuff,
you'll like this disk, especially
Miller's clever arrangement . . .
slow, sentimental and with an odd
blues color.
Blues
While speaking of blues we ll
mention the Dinah Shore sides
from the recent waxings of the
Chamber Music Society of Lower
Basin Street. Dinah does "Mood
Indigo" the way you'll like it . . .
with plenty of feeling and that
haunting voice. It's in the best
blues tradition, even though it re
minds of Ella Fitzgerald, dean of
the college of blues musicology. If
you like Dixie, turn it over for
"Muskrat Ramble," as played by
Dr. Henry Lavinne and his "Bare
footed Dixieland Philharmonic,"
and featuring Professor Sydney
Bechet's alto saxophone. If you
don't like Dixie, try it anyway.
You may change your mind.
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women in the productions as is
the case this year. In 1927, how
ever, feeling that there was again
a demand tor an all-male casi, me
Klub returned to its original policy
and-continued that until, this year.
First comedy "The Diplomat."
The Kosmet Klub's first muaical
comedy was "The Diplomat" writ
ten by Prof. R. D. Scott and re
sented May 3, 1912. It and future
productions met with such success
as to firmly establish the Klub
on this campus. Shows have been
given each year since then with
the exception of from 1918 to
1921 when the Klub was inactive.
Prizes are awarded annually for
the most original manuscripts and
songs submitted for the shows.
Kosmet Klub also sponsors a
fall revue which consists of a num
ber of selected skits presented by
the various fraternities and soror
ities. It is at this time that the
Nebraska Sweetheart, elected by
men students is presented. On Ivy
Day the Klub conducts the Inter
fraternity sing contest and pre
sents the winner with the Kosmet
Klub Song Trophy to be kept for
the following year.
Leo Cooksley, president.
President of the Klub this year
is Leo Cooksley and Prof. E. F.
Schramm Is faculty advisor. Ac
tive members are Clyde Martz,
John Mason, Carl Harnsberger,
Elton Wiley, George McMurtrey,
Walt Rundin, Hugh Wilkins, Ed
Calhoun, Bert Smith, John Gayer,
George Frischer, Kenneth Miller,
Robert Aden, and Jack Stewart.
Workers this year are " Larry
Huwalt, Dick Harnsberger, John
Douglass, Bob Gritsfeld, Bob Shoe
maker, Frank White, Bob scniater,
Bob Gelwick, Cal Menzer, Don
Young, Max Laughlin and Max
Whittaker.
Several years ago the Kosmet
Klub established a scholarship
fund for some worthy student on
the campus. As soon as all of the
funds are paid in, the interest will
be awarded annually as a scholar
ship. Female talent again.
Women were admitted to the
show again this year 'because the
Klub felt that there was a great
deal of talent among women on
the campus which did not have
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any opportunity to participate in .
a university production. Women
in major parts of the play and in
the choruses add a great deal to '
this year's show, according to Ar
mand Hunter, director. Irving '(
Kuklin is in charge of dance rou
tines. The show centers around Joe. a
millionaire playboy whose father
owns rubber plantations in Mex
ico. .There is sabotage on the
plantation when a rival country
has agents cut down the rubber
trees. Joe and his show girl friend
take a group of chorus girls down
to Mexico and the sabotage is
discovered by a cab driver who
follows them because Joe owes him
money for an accident they were g
in. '
A bull fight is the highlight of
the show as well as several dance
routines and song .numbers by
members of the cast. It is a fast
moving musical comedy and
should provide first' class enter
tainment for show goers.
Elmer Davis
goes to England
on survey trip
Planning to conduct an intensive
survey of actual conditions within
the British Isles, news analyst
Elmer Davis will leave for Eng
land Wednesday aboard the trans
Atlantic clipper. He will inter
view many of England's foremost
leaders in government, military,
political, and social affairs, and
expects to return to the states
about June 1.
While in London. Davis will also
contact" Edward R. Morrow, chief
of the CBS European staff, who is
remaininer at his London head-
quarters. During his absence, Bob
Trout will replace him on las aaiiy
broadcast and William L. Shirer.
formerly stationed in Berlin, will
be his substitute on his Saturday
period.
Need a Spring
Tonic?
Come in and listen
to these latest
Victor and Bluebird
Records
B11110 Sun Valley Jump
Glenn Miller.
B1 1094 Sahara
Larry Clirton.
V27374 Serenadi to the Spot
Tomniey Dorsey.
V27302-Mood Indigo
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