The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-06-08
Dial Doings
(BY HARRY RoBAToRl

held the relns as usual when the
Kraft Music Hall went ON ehlaP
last Thursday night ct $500 p. m.
over the He'd Network, despite the
fact that Bling had q split lip and
q fractured rib.
- These painful injuries were suf-
fered by the King Of the CrOOners
in weekend automobile accident,
which might well have cost him
his life. It was the old story Of
extreme careleSsness. Another
driver cut sharply in front Of
Crosby on one Of CALIFORNIA;
super-highways.
A good measure of Bing's pluck
is seen in the fact that on the
day following the collision he kept
a date to make recordings, al
though the lip injury made sing
ing extremely uncomfortable. But
the show must 60 on!
There will be a salt tang to the
script and nautical flavor to the
nonsense on the Burns and Allen
program tomorrow night at 7:30 on
the NBC-Red Network. George and
Oracle, Herman the Duck, Bill
Goodwin and Paul Whiteman and
the rest Of the cast will journey to
the Naval Training station at San
Diego for their weekly broadcast
Oracle, who thinks a pinnacle is
one of those little things that hangs
on the bottom of a ship, will do her
bit toward entertaining the fleet by
having 'Llowelyn Woss, a Lieuten-
ant Junior Grade" come to her
house for a special dinner party.
Other guests of the evening will be
Gracie's piano teacher, Professor
Hydn, and the slightly absent-mind-
ed DR.. Lewis, who, with Herman,
will make quite an assortment Of
queer ducks navigating around the
Burns household at one time. 1t
should be lots Of runl
''Navy Blue Rhythm" q pro-
gram Of popular dance music fea-
turing that young Maestro, Dick
JurgenS and his orchestra and
dedicated to the men Of the
United States Navy, makes its bow
Wednesday night over the Colon
iaI Network and Station WATRs
from $3.50 to $500.
Originating at the Totem Pole
Ballroom in Norembego Park,
where Jurgens and his dance
band are currently appearing for
an extended engagement, the show
will be heard each week ut the
same time.
Two former members Of the
Yankee Network staff who were
called to active duty with the U.
S. Naval Reserve, are predicting,
writing and announcing the pro-
gram, Vincent MaHoney and
Charles II. Carroll. Both have
Petty Officer ratings and are sta.
toned in Boston.
One Of the most talented Chinese
actresses In Hollywood plays the part
of "PY.," the chinese girl In the
current II Love A Mystery" series,
pirate Loot Of the Island of Skulls. "
She Is Barbara Jean Wong, one
of the youngest members of her race
featured in American radio, and yet,
one of the Oldest in point Of years
on the air. Barbara Jean has been
taking featured parts in radio pro-
auctions since she was six years old,
and she is now in her middle teens.
In addition to her radio work, she
Is very active in Chinese relief work
in Los Angeles, and Is majorette-
and a snappy one, too-of the Chin
csc fife and drum corps in Holly"
wood.
Several years ago Dinah Shore,
a dark haired, wistful-eyed girl
seeking a fOOthOId on the ladder
of fame, visited a certain fortune
teller.
"Some day." he told her, you'll
be a hit on the radiO!"
Dinah's spirits scared ten
points!
Recently, Dinah, now starring
on her own Blue Network shows
Friday nights, and decided hit,
returned to the same clairvOyant.
"EOme day." he told her, "yOuM
be a hit ON the radiO!"
Fame certainly Is an ephemeral
thing, said the singer, who
doesn't quite believe In fortune
telIers anymore.
Remember that cheap white tie
that Pierre Laval used to sport?
Well, the man who put France on
the auction block is no longer
wearing that customary neck adora-
ment. He fears the white tie
might make him too easily recog-
nizable to would-be assassins.
Meanwhile. the ordinary French
man In the street cracks that he
has the ideal neckpiece for Mr.. Lh-