The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-08-18
ROAMING THE AIR WAVES

Although Bing Crosby is vaca. tioning out of sight, he will not be out of mind of the Music Hall audience tonight because Bob Burna has announced that he will inter- view James Stewart, of the moyiea in the Crosby manner" Stewart also will do one of his fast talking sequences. Others on the program at 10:00 p. m, EDST, over the NBC- Red Network, will be another movie star, Marie Wilson, who is featured in the picture, Boy Meets Girl,' Nina Gastoni, young operatic singer known as the Baby Cali Curc.' during her girlhood. She studied music in Italy and, when only 11 years old, sang in a concert for the Pope in the Vatican Gardens. The Foursome, the Paul Taylor Chorus and John Scott Trotter's orchestra round out the bill.
 One of Americas most famous cinema families will appear to- gether for the first time on . radio when Ralph Forbes, his mother Mary Forbes, and his wife Heather Angel, are interviewed by Elza Schallert during her broad cast tonight, at 11:15 ?. m., EDST, over the NBC-Blue Network. They will be presented by Mrs. Schal- lert in a four-way discussion of highlights from their film careers. Each has made guest appearances
 on NEG programs. Mary Forbes had important roles in NBCc
 Streamlined Shakespeare series in
 1887, and both Ralph and Heather
 have been guests on the Magic
 Key of RIGA program.
 Jessie Simpson, the 20-year-olt girl who found something to live for" in beauty parlor following a railroad accident that resulted in the amputation of her legs, will ap- pear on Dr. Ernest R. Trattner's Something To Live For" program over station WMCA, Saturday from 7:15 to 7:45 p. m. The program heard weekly on Saturdays, brings together people who have been in- spired to creative effort through a deep emotional experience, the de- tails of which are recounted to Dr. Trattner during the broadcast.
 The voice of President Franklin D. Roosevelt will be heard to-
 day from 2:45 to 4 ?. m., EDST over WOR and coast -t0-cos net work of the Mutual Broadcasting
 System, when he dedicates the Few Thousand Islands Inter- national Bridge, which will join Canada with the United States across the St. Lawrence River at Ivy Lea, Ontario. Other dignitaries of the United States and Canada to be heard on the broadcast in- clude Lord Tweedsmuir. Cover nor General of Canada; Lady Tweedsmuir, Prime Minister w. l.. Mackenzie KiI'g of the Dominion and Governor Herbert H. Lehman of New York Plans call for the arr rival of the Chief Executive at Wellesley Island at 3 p. m., EDST, near the ninety-foot span crossing the U. S.-Canadian boundary where the actual dedication will take place. With a twei'ty-one gun salute as the signal, the officials will proceed to the center of the bridge under military escort. The bridge, linking New York State and the Province of Ontario, ex- tends from Ceilings Landing, near Alexandria Bay, in New York
 State, to Ivy Lea, Iiear Ganano- que, in Ontario.
 Walter Hampden plays his first "heavy" role on the air when he heads Rudy Vallees guest star line. up tonight. Hampden will play Svengali in a scene from "Tribly." Other features of the Variety Hour to be broadcast over the NEG red network at 800 pm, (EDST), are Zasu Pitts, the film star, and John Sebastian, a novelty harmonica player. Hampden has played several of his famous stage roles, like Cy- rano on the air but this is his first microphone appearance as Svengali. 200--WDRC--H -HartfOrd--1330