The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-10
SATURDAYS CHILD

Harry Robator, of the WATR staff, takes over at this point for his regular Saturday contribution to the column.
 Greetings, radio friends, Robator speaking, with another edition of the Journal Column of the Air. The week in radio!
 Proceedings at the Kraft Music Hall took on definite military flavor last Thursday night with the appearance of Major John s. Winch of the United States Mar inc Corps as one of Bing Crosby's guests. The program is aired over NBC'S red network at 800 p. m. (E. s. ID Major Winch introduced @ solemn note into the general lev ity that usually prevails in the Hall with short discussion on what to do when and if various and 6ltndfy bombs start raining down. Tall, dark, leading man of many a Hollywoo.' picture, Cesar Ro- como. Romero is currently appear ing in Weekend in Havana" D.. Starting the New Year with slightly changed cast of regulars, the Bing was aided and abetted by sharp -tongued Jerry Lester, and the new comic from Denmark, Vic- tor Borge. The latter put his tal- ents to work with some personal impressions of the manufacture of steel. This bit of stuff is something that really has to be heard to be appreciated. It just can't be de- scribed with words! Aiding Bing musically were lovely Mary Mar tin, who played in his current pic- ture, and old-standby, John Scott Trotter and his orchestra with the Music Maids and Hal. As usual. the show was the best in varied and good entertainment!
 If you have heard Truth or Consequences" dreamed up and ar1- nounced by that ace announcer, Ralph Edwards, you have heard the ultimate in screw-ball mach nations. About 1,500 concert-goers :t staid Town Hall in New York last Saturday lister ed incredulous- ly and then burst into laughter as Yifnuff, billed as an American violin virtuoso, began scraping the bow across the strings of her fl < de. Not until Milton Cross, w..o had solemnly introduced her be- fore she came out on the stage, divulged that she was acting "consequeace" for MT. Edwards Truth or Consequences" program, was the "swn Hall audience aware that tremendous piece of horse play had taken place.
 one of the whackiest stunts pulled by Edwards on his popular Saturday evening NBC funfest, it cost him about $1,000 to put it over, involving the hiring of Town Hall, the printing of posters, tickets, and programs, newspaper ads, and line charges for wires strung into the Hall. "Yifnuff" turned out to be Mrs. Helen Margaret Freas, an elderly housewife of Medford, N. J., who had never before held violin ill her hands. She was rushed to Town Hall from the NEG studios by cab. There she announced what her program would be and, very seriously, started her program with what was supposed to be "The Flight of the Rumble Bee" by Rim Sky-Korsakoff.
 Except for three elderly ladies who stamped out indignantly, the coa- cert audience received the prank for what it was-a huge joke! To compensate them, bona fide re- cital was later presented.
 The Pressure is on: It's odd the things people do when going through he strain of an import. ant personal appearance, speech, opening night, recording session and the like. Bing Crosby will adjust his hat every few minutes during a exoadcast or recording Phil Baker 1 is a finger-snapper and had to un- learn this trait when he entered radio -so he became an earlobe butler. Director John Ford keeps a lump of clay in his hands as a