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Falls off moped Jimmy The Greek Snyder is in Duke Medical Centre for treatment after falling off his moped while making film on physical fitness New book chronicales best years of radio By ALEX BARRIS Todays young radio listener might find it hard to believe but there really was Golden Age of Radio and particu larly of radio comedy Its all chronicled in new book titled Radio Comedy by Arthur Frank Wertheim 0x iord University PXRESS 895 pages $2525 writer whose capacity for thorough research more than compensates for the occasionally stilted style of writing he reveals Wertheim traces the develop ment of radio comedy from The Happiness Boys 1926 and Sam Harry the names Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll used before switching to Amos Andy down to the Charlie McCarthy Showm 1956 the last radio network comedy show of any note In between you learn about Vic and Sade Fibber McGee and Molly Ed Wynn Eddie Cantor Joe Banner Burns and Allen Stoopiagle and Budd The Easy Aces and many more radio comedy stars ALL IN FUN Happily considerable space is devoted to the two major radio conedians of that era Jack Bemy and Fred Allen Their careers are outlined their styles analyzed and their quips quoted The author even gives us some stories about Allens ianous clashes with network executives par ticularly wer the matter of censorship Indeed me of the attractions of Werthdms book is the lib eral sprirxling of excerpts from the scrips of many of the radio comediais he writes about These eicerpts are not gener ally mrely dropped into the book In nost cases some back groum is given so that the reader gets not only sample of the funny routine but grasp of tie style and approach of the pirticular comedian Some coverage is given also the various feuds the radio stars conducted all in fun of course and good for publicity Jack Benny and Fred Allen car ried on long onair feud as did Walter Winchell and Ben Bernie Fields and Charlie McCarthy and Bing Crosby and Bob Hope ADVENT of TV In addition Wertheim pro vides some information on the birth development and eventual demise of radio comedy the last due largely to the advent of television so that the reader can better un derstand the role of the net works in first supporting and later exploiting this form of entertainment The author also records the role of the sponsors in shaping and directing the course of ra dio role the sponsors later repeated in television It there is serious flaw in the book it is when the author tries to get serious Wertheim makes an unconvincing at tempt to place radio comedy in kind of sociological context arguing that the success of radio comedy was due largely to The Great Depression his caps not mine Charges dropped Drug possession charges against drug guru Timothy Leary and his wife Barbara were dropped OHIIIIIBIIYS SECOND EEATURE BLAKE EDWARDS 10 ROBERT WEBBER BLAKE EDWARDS the examlnor SaturdayOct Ton13 gt3 BARRIE DRIVEIN 48722 Or 3381 DUSKTODAWN shlii tr sillil NEW EXPERIENCE IN SENSUALITY you IMlIlIlUIllE BARRIE DRIVEIN SCREEN SUNDAY THE OCT FINAL WE DAREYOU Discover The Legacy ngcy KATHARINE ROSS SAM ELLIOTT THE LEGACY ARNOLD KOPELSON Presents TURMANFOSTER Prodmtion BARRIE DRIVEIN SCREEN our Phil Potter would like to soaighten out his life One way or the other NOW PLAYING BARRIE DRIVEIN SCREEN WARNING Scenes of sexuality may be offensive NOW PLAYING IMPERIAL3 mnmmmomoo DUSKTODAWN THERE IS OF RADIOACTIVITY AT THE DRIVEINN EXPERIENCE ELECTRONIC RADIO MOVIE SOUND $0 GET ACTIVE WITH YOUR RADIO TODAY DUSKTODAWN MIDNIGHT snows DUSHTODAWN MIDNIGHT SHOWS MIDNIGHT DRIVEIN THEREMUST roam NOIRWI Pt LOVE GUARDIAN AT THE CHARLES GATE FROM HELL mango In DEATH Thomatermovio When rating women If 85 make you tingle and 9s make you gasp Imagine what will happen when you meet 10 WONDROUS ANIMATION SPECTACLE ABLAZE WITH ADqVENTURE MATINEES SAT MON MATINEE 130 SUN 100 NOW PLAYING for IMPERIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENT BRING YOUR COLORING CONTEST All SEATS I50 MATINEES ONLY TO THE CINEMA FOR FREE GIFT AND YOU COULD PASS TO THE MOVIES wm PLUS OTHER FABULOUS RUNNERUP PRIZES Il ENTER THE SLEEPING BEAUTY COLORING CONTEST BLAKE EDWARDS temptineg tasteful comedy for adults who can count IMPERIAL Show Till 700 900 Color me and take me with DUDLEY MOORE JULE ANDREWS BO DEREK Youto see SLEEPING BEAUTY starting Oct 5th at the Imperial Theatres or drop me off at McDonalds Restaurant on Boyfield Street TRIUMPH Alan Alda is brilliant laugh an vulnerable and true And it there In actress it is Meryl Streep who ca J06 Tynan knows them an HELD OVER TIIIRD FANTASTIC WEEK IMPERIAL BACKSTAGE Show Ill 7OO 900 GENE SHALT TODAY NBC TV NAME AGE PHONE Walt DISney Productions IIIIIIII