Evening star., 1943-12-12

elite meet to beef. Yeah, the
Zekies just dropped few loaded
cigars. One almost went of In the
generals jamoke, but nobody's got
the paddy-wacks yet" That would
be Chaplain Giles Webster, U. S.
N. r., reporting by walkie-talkie
from "Duffy's South Pacific
Branch" that the Japs had come
over and dropped few bombs, but
even one landing in the generals
coffee wasn't enough as yet to make
any one nervous.
"Duffy's-South Pacific Branch"
located in Chaplain Websters
headquarters, was brought to the
attention of Ed Archie" Gardner
in a letter from the former request
ing copy of Duffy's Reader. In
spired by the radio program, Duf1ys
No. 2 makes a sweeping bow to CEN
serial rules, and claims for a setting
the State of Allegiance. The chap
lain's tent, replete with foxhole
annex, would seem to emulate the
original Duffy's not only in hospi-
tality, but in having a jabberWocky
all its own. For instance, he re-
lates when the boys are sacked out
dead tiredD they gather at the
South Pacific Branch for sputter
suds (beer), pogie bait Candy and
lots of SHUTTLE butt conversation.
One of the most unusual ticket
requests turned up the other day
on Here's to Romance. 1t came
from a blind woman in Long Island,
who hadn't missed a single pro-
gram, because Jim Ameche'S voice
brought some light into an other
wise dark world" The letter went
on to say that she had never at
tended a broadcast, but would like
to attend this one if arrangements
could be made for her and her
seeing ege dog, who was we'll
trained and wouldn't make single
sound.
Program officials, after investi-
eating, discovered that there was a
rule about allowing dogs in the
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they have at last found solution,
and the sightless lady will not be
disappointed. When the woman
reaches the CHS theater which |
houses the show. two people will be
assigned to take the dog and watch
him. The woman will be led to a
seat and at the programs conclu-
sion she and the dog will be re-
united.
| It happened not long ago when
Leonard Keller was leading his band
over NBC. A forceful maestro with
heavy manual gestures. he strenu-
ously brought his arm down on the
beat and hit his hand on the band
stand, accidentally cutting his index
finger. The miserable part OF the
mishap was not that his finger hurt,
but that his violin solo was due
next.
In the fastest manipulating known
to radio. a page boy few out of the
studio, returned with an antiseptic
bandage, treated the wound and
tied the bandage around Keller's
second digit-all in time for the
following fiddle solo!
X X
OF MIKES AND MEN . Julie
Stevens, who is Rose In "Able's Irish
Rose" is about to appear in the new
Broadway play, The World Is Full
of Girls And Ann Thomas, who
is Casey in the same airplay, Is
back at work with the author who
discovered her-Arthur Kober, who
wrote boy Meets Girl" in which
Ann appeared This season she
will appear in Kober's new play, now
being readied for January opening
Geoffrey Bridson, British writer
producer, is busily engaged in doing
research in preparation of new
radio show entitled "An Englishman
Looks at Brooklyn" Although the
program is particularly pointed for a
British audience, it will be carried in
this country by NBC =. After the
Deep River Boys number on recent
Kate Smith Hour the stagehands
had trouble moving the piano , =.
So while Ted Collins announced
Kate's next number Kate helped the
struggling stagehands move the
piano Ted de Corsia, villain on
many an airshow, is now the radio
hero. Flip Corkin, on Terry and the
Pirates" ~. Milton Cross had his
best insulting manners on when he
introduced Alec Templeton to the
Lower Basin Street audience re-
Gently :. you remember that IA
miliar phrase, The pause that re-
freshes'?" he asked. well, this Is the
p.use that depresses!"
X X X X
OFF THE SCRATCH-PAD "A
modern Pistol Packin' Mama" is
Ann Elstner of the serial, stella
Dallas" . She can shoot a gun bet
ter than the average small-game
hunter Two laughs per minute or
better is the average for listeners
who tune in the four Tuesday night
comedy shows-Burns and Allen,
Fibber MCGEE and Molly, Bob Hope
and Red Shelton An actual check
by statistician who had nothing
better to do showed a total of 266
laughs during the two hours of radio
comedy Booth Tarkington's
Little Orvie" is being auditioned
as a Commute program, with Skip
py Homeier of Broadway's ''Tomor-