The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-09-20

AAAy ROns VIII make her seventh appearance on The Telephone Hour'n Great Artists Series tonight. Tho colDratura soprano whose beau ~ and vivAcity have made her one of AniericA's favorite musical figures, WiIl Dc heard on the entire NEG net work at o;00 D. m. EWT. Miss POns, star of the Metropolitan Opera, the movies, the concert stage and the radio, will sing three numbers on the program. Her first will be "Apres Un Revep by Faure; her second "Ay, AE Ay" by Freire, and her final song, 'svariatlons" by FrOch. Always fav0rite with Telephone Hour lis- teners, Miss POns will return for her next appearance on November %.
 Jimmy Brown, who plays the sax Aphorle in Guy Lombardo's band on "Three-Ring Time, Mondays at l0:30 p. m. (EWT) over CBS, is hav- lng difficulty when he is called on 70 sing Q solo. When the previous number includes large sax part he comes to the nicrophone breath- less. He has been accused of trying to Initiate some of the new "swoon- CTS"
 Priscilla Kent scripter of "The Parker Family is a gal who made up her mind in her toddlings infan- cy stage that she was going to be- comes writer, but how 1t all hap pened is something of story in It. self.
 Naturally, her talent didn't burst upon Q startled world overnight. Priscilla toiled away in the editorial offices of her high school and col- lege papers, and envisioned a hap py career as a music critic. She did, upon graduation, write about music, but instead of leveling crit icisn, she learned to use adjectival phrases about the ladies and gentle men of the "bel canto" school.
 In other words, Priscilla went to work in publicity office that be- glamourized number of etropoli- tan Opera stars. She might still be employed at finding new syno- nyms for 'glamorous' and "magni- ficent'' had she not heard radio sta- tions were in the market for scripts.
 Her first efforts were directed at the producers of Grand Central Station" and the script which she had timorously offered them was accepted for $l00. With all the en- thusiasm of a miner who has dis covered the Mother Lode, she banged out scripts for Grand Gen. tral Station" and Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories"
 Raymond Clapper, noted news analyst heard over Mutual every Monday and Thursday at 10:30 p. m. (EWT), will discuss one of the wars most timely topics "Is the Luftwaffe washed up?" on his pro- gram, tonight. During MT. Clap per's recent trip to the war fronts, the commentator had the Oppor- tunity to discuss this controversial subject with flyers and military au- thOrities who had observed the famed Luftwaffe in action. Mir. Clappes accompanied the first bOmhlng raid over Rome.
 Orchestra Leader Billy Mills in- tended to do three nights rehearsals with the band this week in prepara- ton for the "Fibber McGee" pro- gram's return to the air Sept. 2s. Such plans, however, were thwarted when he was called upon to appear as principal speaker at luncheons and dinners given by the alumnae of Michigan and Syracuse universi- ties and the Mystic Order of the Down Beat, all four organzations of which he is an active member. For six consecutive days Billy was tied up with his colleagues. The band will spend twice the rehearsal time next week as retribution for the maestro's intellectual indulgence.
 The aging elevator operator of Manhattan's old Empire theater has his ups and downs but some- times, he's repaid-especially when he take an enthusiastic young actor up and live to see him stay there.
 That's what happened to Dick Coogan, successful young juvenile who plays Able" on "Abia's Irish Rose," who says: Its to old John, the Empire theater elevator man, that owe my start, He told me Leslie Howard was casting for Ham let. l went to see him. Read for him and got the part of Fortinbras'' v
 This too, had its brighter side, for 1t was while on tour with the Ham, let company that Dick met his fu- ture wife, Gay Adams, who was also in the play.
 After the late Leslie Towards Hamlet production closed, Coogan found himself out of a job. Carlton Young, well-known young radio ac- tor, suggested that he try radio Dick did-and got soap opera joo'
 Eleanor Steber, gifted young Met ropolitan Opera soprano, and the noted Don Cossack chocrus are guests of conductor Andre Kostelan- ezt Sunday, September 26, on The Pause That Refreshes On the Air" tWABC-CBS, 4:30 to 500 p. m, EWT)
 0046S 0GCbCks d AAdSANC VI VAASSAA~~Sb West Virginia, made her Metropol- itan debut as Sophie in "Rosenkav- alier." She also has sung leading | roles in Faust" Carmen" and "1'he Marriage of Figaro" among other operas.
 She sings Tschaikowsky'S None But the Lonely Heart" and "Yester- day" by Jerome Kern.
 Studio audiences attending the Horce Heidt Treasure Chest" pro- grams on NEG Tuesday nights get an extra treat which dialers miss. Heidt and his troupe make numer- ous camp appearances and they need special material for these shows. So they try out new songs | and instrumental selections for the