The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-28
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TOOK SINATRA HOME:


possible give constructive criticism.
was almost half afraid to put
the Sinatra disk on my machine for
fear my wife would rise in trance
and leave our very home never to
return again-but search for what
appears to be the holy Sin-atra.
They say women are mad about the
boy!
Yeah. after much deliberation, l
placed the needle on the rotating
disk ard watched my wife very
nervously and then it reached the
anxiety stage.
ed for a reaction. The orchestra
was playing the introduction.
Then came the worlds lover"
and my wife sudde-.ly became very
rigid. And I became .ense.
And Sinatra kept wailing his
song. 1 was praying mine. My wife
remained rigid.
She rose suddenly, IF you don't
take that record off the machine,
I'll break it.''
Darling, I didn't know you felt
that way about him. / said meek
1y.
Felt that way about him, I can't
stand him."
And we lived happily ever after.
Oracle Fields, the world-famous
comedienne who brings her Victory
Show to WATR in October, was
rendered a farewell party by Mu-
tual's president, Miller McClintock.
in New York last night. Miss Fields
will leave this country soon to re-
turn to her native England where
she will do command performances
for British and American soldiers
in army camps and British workers
in war plants.
We have felt little guilty until
now about not listening to any of
the THREE-RING TINE airings
with Guy Lombardo and Ogden
Nash, since we were instrumental in
obtaining Nash's verses for our col
unn. And we're sorry now that we
haven't listened to them previously
because Nash certainly makes that
program one of the most delightful
ones on the air. Yep, we heard it
Monday night and consider his poe
try choice stuff +. Hope they
can get a better time for their pro-
duction mex. fall, because well have
to sacrifice this program again for
the classic INFOR NATION
PLEASE, if they conflict.
Max MARGIN, the Crime Doctor"
author, knows lady who walked
out on her husband because he
couldn't stand the way she talked.
Now, she's gone home to mutter.
Dick Haynes developing career
Influenced his concert singer moth
er. a few years ago, to abandon the
teaching of more academic type OF
vocaiizing. Today, with Dick a Dig
star on the Here's to Romance"
nrogram, Sundays, over the Blue,
Mrs. Marguerite Haynes teaches
modern song styling to the pupils
who come to her 57th Street studio
in New York. Among those whom
she has taught modern singing are
Simone Simon and Beverly Roberts.
Preston Foster, director OF the
new silver Theater" series, was IN
HOLLYWOOD eight years before he re-
vealed that he had sung Tor TWO
seasons with the La 'ocala opera
Company in Cthello, Hamlet, La
I'raviata and other productions.
The menace of Japan will be the
general topic discussed by severa'
nrou,inent men and women in a
series of special broadcasts over
WATR during the coming week
They will give their talks in con-
nection with the World Premiere OF
the new movie, Behind the Rising
Sun" being sponsored by the
Yankee Network in 70 New England
cities. James r. Young, author OF
the book on which the picture
based and an International news
correspondent for - years, will DIS
Dew in a broadcast on WAIR to-
night at 8:I5. Miss Dew is the only
woman correspondent captured b,
the Japs and held prisoner.
Fred Brady, heard Thursday
Nights on NBC. observes that when
a girl looks good in a bathing suit
The men usually look good, too!
Three interesting people with I'M
usual occupations will be among TIM
guest contestants during Wally But
terworth's "Take-A-Card' qu
broadcast on WATR tonight at $3.50
Honey Mackenzie, whose profession
is making baby cries as Off-stag'
sound effects, Edward Garcia, stew
ard on the clipper that carried +
ID. r. to Casablanca and JACKIE
Beers, first woman carrier page Il
work on the floor of the New Yori
Stock Exchange, will be anon!
those present.
Phil Baker, quipmaster OF Take
It Or Leave IT. asserts that a bach
sIor is a man who won't take yes
for an answer!
A radio adaptation of the ney
film, This is the Army will go on
over WATR and the Mutual net to
night at $50 on the weekly SOL
diers With Wings program. TIL
broadcast will coincide with tn
Gotham premiere of the film, ant
will feature Joan Leslie, George TO
bias and Alan Hale, stars of tn
movie.
Maestro Johnny CARTS Shinin
paradox of show business: 9TH
more often a performer stumble
on the ladder OF success, the quick
er he gets to the top"
MICS Mary Margaret McBrid
adds to her anecdote collection wit
. aAarz frnx.a Patti PicLenS Innf he