The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-16

HOagy Carmichael, composer OF
the immortal "StarduSt," will be
guest pianist with 1.-THE Million
Dollar Band" Saturday, NBC, IL
p. m. Barry Wood emcees the show.
Manufacturing more fahricatius
facts about the famous Morgan
clan, that teller Of tall tales
Honest" Frank Morgan will again
have trouble proving his points on
another half-hour Of hiliarity to-
night-NBC $50.
With Gertrude Lawrence, Walter
O'Keefe, Frank Parker, and Cover
nor Leverett p. SaltonStall Of
Massachusetts,, as featured guests,
the stage Door Canteen" radio
series broadcasts ceremonies open
ing the Boston Stage Door Canteen,
newest link In q nationwide chain
Of canteenS for service men, under
American Theater Wing sponsor
ship, tonight ut $3.50 p. m, over Sta
ton CHS. Miss Lawrence, O'Keefe
and Gov. Saltonstall will be heard
from Boston, while Parker airs from
New York, along with the series
host, Bert Lytell, and the Canteen
orchestra conducted by Raymond
Paige.
Ginny SimmS interviewed SER
want who said she'd worked for the
Bing Crosbys. Ginny asked II she
could prove 1t. well, Miss" replied
the prospective maid, II can show
you some spoons and things with
their initials on them!"
Roy Smeck, the wizard Of the
strings, has promised TO make an
unusual proposal when he particle
pateS In the seventh meeting Of the
"U-Tell. EN- Club" over WATR to-
night at $3.50. Other participants
will be Russian singer, . teacher
who will divulge an easy way to
learn how to speak English, and .
lady who wishes to get q peeve on
her chest about bus drivers.
The youngest children ever to APP
pear on the Yankee Doodle Quiz"
will form the scholastic duo COM
peting against the adult team on
tonight's WATR broadcast Of the
weekly series at 1890. Both are
Juvenile radio artists, aged 10 and
IL years. A pair Of noted jurists will
compete against the youngsters IN
the history quiz.
Don Bryan Of Radio Readers
Digest" reports that MussOlini tried
to sneak out of Italy, disguised as
o Shakespearean actor. He was dis
covered when he did performance
of Romeo and Juliet" the old
ham couldn't resist playing Romeo
from the balcony!
Guy Lombardo's "Three-Ring
Time" show, to be heard Monday,
September 20, over the Columbia
network, will originate IN Boston,
where Guys band Is playing the
alter date. Rhymster Ogden Nash,
whose new play, zone Mans venus
opens this week in the same city,
will recall for the benefit Of Boston
audiences the fabulous story OF an
equally fabulous Professor Prim-
rose of Harvard University"
Former Harvard man, Ogden
Nash, says of this absent-minoeo
professor.
a. Now, Harvard Is a cultural
institution,
squandering many q dollar upon
professors,
And every mothers son OF them
absent minded.
But the absentest mind belonged
to Professor Primrose.
He had won a Nobel award and a
Pulitzer prize,
A Guggenheim and a leg on the
Davis Cup,
But he couldn't remember to
shave both sides Of his face"
Arturo TOscaninl and the NBC
Symphony Orchestra will perform
the fourth Of the summer series Of
War Bond Concerts on the General
Motors Symphony Of the Air" pro-
gram Sunday, NBC, $500 ?. m.
Hartfords Ed Begley. heard on
MICS Just Plain Bill" and
"Aldrich Family" has been cast
In Albert Bein's Land OF PANE"
This will be Begleys first appear
anee on Broadway and he win play
the part OF q despleahle Maj, Cen
erai Won obermann.
Last week, Cecil B. DeAlille ana
bis wife celebrated their sist we'd
ding anniversary - . record any
where, bot especially In Hollywood
Major Edward Bowes inanglir.
ntes his eighth consecutive year
for the chFyhler Corporation when
Ne spins the weekly wheel Of for
tune o. his Original Amateur
Hour tonight, WAnc-Cns. e;oo).
WATR SPECIALS
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