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Radio Record, 22 July 1938, Page 55

"THE hand-organ used in Mareh of Time’s recent dramatisuation of a scene from the motion picture, "Winterset," was borrowed from the American NBC broadeast from Mr. Guthrie McClintic, producer of the orignal stage version of "‘Winterset." March of Time officials arranged to have the hand-orgun transported from Mr. McClintie’s home grounds in the Broadway district to the NBC studio in Rockefeller Centre the day before the broadcast. The day after the browdeust the haud-organ was shipped back to Mr, MecClintic The organ Wag used for less than 10 seconds

ou the March of Time show. Just shows to What lengths producers go for faithful sound effects. RICHARD CROOKS, tenor star of the Voice of Firestone concerts on NBC, for example, assumed the role of fashion dictator not long ago when his operatic gowns were used as the basis of a new style in evening gowns by Arnold Constable Company, New York. The store displayed 20 of Mr. Crooks’s costumes, together with the gowns inspired by them. There were Iaust gowns, designed to match the feeling of Mr. Crooks’s Faust costumes,

Lohergrin gowns, Mignon ‘and Tosca .and Traviata. gowns, Especially interesting, perhaps, was the Manon display, featuring the: Louis XV costume of ivory brocade, and the mauve vest which once belonged tc’ Caruso. THE use of American type valves in Swedish radio sets was responsibla for a drop of.15 per cent. in the price of receivers last year. A large number of Swedish set manufacturers have adopted American type valves for their sets, but although they predominate they have not yet completely conquered the Swedish market, -0 00s es...