The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-12-31

Ruth BraSStI, contralt0, sings the
familiar my Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice. from Samson and Delilah,"
when she appears as guest soloist
on the 'Lyn Murray Show" on We'd
nesday, Jan. 5, at 6:15 p. M, EWT,
over CHS. The chorus and orchestra,
under Murray's baton, are heard in
81 Love You," Lady of Spain" and
"Alouette.'
Juvenile music lovers will have
an opportunity to sample the music
of Morton Gould at concert, held
ON Jan. rs. Rudolph CAM, guest
conductor Of the New York Phil
harmonic Children'S Concert, has
programmed the CHS Carnival
composers Red Cavalry March"
and American Salute"
CDR" Milton j. Cross showed up
for Sundays (26) broadcast Of 1.-THE
Chamber Music Society of Lower
Basin Street. wearing multi-col-
ored scarf across his shoulders. 1t
was, he explained, a precautionary
measure against further "f1u" at
tack. Maestro Paul Lavalle, upon
gazing at the bay colors, quipped
mo doubt it was designed by my
rival :. it's rather 'Arty Shawl!"
Man of many nrStS Is Pat Barnes,
who becomes the new host on "Cor-
rection, Please" over CHS Saturday,
Jan. l. When Barnes was aboard
the SIS. Bridgeport at Brest, France,
he participated in the first ship-to-
shore broadcast. He was the first
to introduce the 15-minute daily
serial story, now an integral part
Of radio and he wrote, directed and
acted in the first electrically tran
scribed radio program.
Felix Mills, Burns and Allen and
"Silver Theater'' maestro, who has
written in music eulogy to George
GerShwin, tribute to Paul White
man and the famed Zone Finger
Concerto" for Oracle Allen, is COM
posing novelty tune for Carole
Lands titled -Four Jills in q Jeep,"
after her recent magazine article.
DR.. Frank Black has selected an
appropriately titled tune to open
the New Years Eve broadcast Of
his Friday night concert program
over NBC. The song is "Ridin'
High"
Producers Of "Cavalcade of Amer
ica'' have decided on the regular
use of Jackie Kelk in starring roles.
Jackie is more familiar to you as
Homer Brown in 1.-THE Aldrich
Family
Julia Sanderson practices what
she preaches! On her Lets Be
Charming program, she emphasizes
the Importance of good posture to
! attractiveness. And, to make sure
that she herself will never succumb
to the comfy slump habit, Julia
has bought stiff, STRAIGHTFORWARD
chair to relax" in during rehearsal
lulls.
The month of December was a
busy one for millions Of people, in
| GLIDING a certain resident of the
North Pole, but Alec Templeton,
star of the CHS Carnival" had his
moments, too. In addition to his
regular weekly broadcasts and con-
cert engagements, the pianistic
Punchinello waxed two. owl pro-
grams to Australia, performed for
service men at st. Adams hospital
eand Halloran General Hospital,
Mitchell Field, Camp Shanks, the
United States Military Academy at
west Point and was heard on Com
mand Performance" as well! Oh,
yes he also began orchestrating
his newest piano composition.
Phil Spitalny, who organized the
first all-girl orchestra, now heard
on the Hour of Charm" over NBC
Sunday nights, might like to know
that the Blue network Is expert.
menting with a few girls in the
string section Of its ho.sA .echestra
with a view toward adding addi-
tional girl musicians later. If the
plan goes through, the Blue will be
the first network to use girl music
makers extensively.
Phil Baker asked a $64 question
on Sundays "Take 1t Or Leave It"
broadcast and got an answer
all the way from Baltimore. Baker
declared that the 1854 question these
days is Where can I get q bottle
OF Scotch?" After the broadcast. the
telephone rang backstage. and PIN
found himself talking to a BaIH.
more listener, who declared, IF you
can get any Of that STUFF ut s6s 9.
quart, let me know. want some
tool"
Since star Joseph Gotten fire.
quently resembles a rainbow when
he shows up for "America-Ceiline
Unlimited" on CHS Sundays, Singer
Constance Moore and other mem
beers Of the cast tried, at Christmas
day rehearsal, to subdue his color
schemes by presenting him with
green gloves, pink tie. blue hat, yell
low shirt and orange socks. Gotten
had the last laugh. He wore 'em
all at broadcasts the next dayl