Theatre: Blackface Vacation

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This week, after eight solid years of work, Amos and Andy will go off the air after their 1,892nd broadcast. Messrs. Gosden & Correll, less popular than heretofore, have fallen from first to fourth place in the last poll,* but they still get 5,000 letters a month. Last year besides their $200,000 from Pepsodent they made $100,000 from theatrical engagements. Both married before Amos and Andy were created. Gosden has become the father of two children since the first broadcast six years ago. They live in neighboring apartments in Chicago. This summer Gosden, a native of Richmond, and the one who takes the most parts, is taking his wife and children to Alaska. Correll, one-time bricklayer in Peoria, is going to take his wife to Europe. Frank (''Bring 'Em Back Alive") Buck will pinch hit on the Pepsodent hour until autumn.