The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-30
Vim CHARLES MANN.

Tee 2. M.--Victor BorEe, TONIGHT, !
Glue network. Noted Danish pianist
and comedian In another Of his
novel flvesmlnute programs.
5seS p. M.--EllA Fitzgerald, 20.
nlght Blue network. Songs by the
famous blues singer, accompanied
BY tho Four Keys. The program
emanates from WE'LL, Philadelphia. |
8:0o p. M.-Early Goodwin, to-
night, blue network. Ace news |
caster presents flfteen minutes Of the !
latest news On swatch the world
Go By"
$3.50 p. M.-victOry Parade Of
Spotlight Bands, tonight, Blue net |
work. Presents Russ Morgan and |
his orchestra playing for the men
Rt Jefferson Barracks In 81. Louis,
No.
"Duffy'S," the Incompatible bistro |
whose inmates regale Blue network |
listeners each Tuesday at $50 D. m.
will be practically broken out with
glamor and wit tonight when Ilona
Massey, Of the "Ziegfeld Follies,"
and Oscar LevRnt Will be the guests
Of Ed (Archie) Gardner, "Duffy's"
manager.
Having spent two whole days ON
her "grandfOdder's" farm, Oracle,
Allen win qualify for a whole hog
farming project which she will
start In her Beverly Hills, California,
garden during the Burns and Allen
broadcast tonight over CHS at 800
2. M.
Virginia Routh, who plays judith
Adams" in Young Wilder Brown,
NBC, Mondays through Fridays,
&:45 p, M, once was an intended
victim Of Nazi RECOMMENDATION.
While attending the University Of
Munich, she was ordered to report
for daily rife practice. mot only
was 1t too early in the morning." she
said, but the Nazis wouldn't sup
ply the targets / wanted-if you get
what ! mean" So Virginia contin-
ued her studies In London.
DR.. Bruno Walter has selected
Metropolitan Opera Start Nadi ne
Conner for the coveted soprano lead
in st. Matthews Passion Play to be
presented April 18th, 18th and 18th
ut Carnegie Hall. The Sunday
April 18th performance will be
broadcast over the Blue Network.
Jerry Wayne never dreamed he'd
be singer with top rating In one
Of radios biggest shows when he
went to Hollywood tot ry to be a
movie actor. Young Jerry didn't
even know he could sing until he
started taking speech lessons for
cinema roles,
Now he's baritone soloist on
MICS "Your All Time Hit Par
ade" Fridays, $3.50 p. M, and billed
as the singer with memories in
his voice."
The story Of how an important
nitrate experiment for the war was
ruined and the laboratory blasted
BY the explosion Of secret COM
pound will be told during the ''Men,
Machines and Victory program, to-
night at 7:15 O'cOlck over the BLUE
network.
Since many erudite listeners to
Thanks to the Yanks" have writ
ten to quiz-master Bob Hawk,
complaining that the questions he
poses are "too easy, Hawk has
begun O new feature on the pro-
gram recently guaranteed to stump
any Einstein. He calls 1t "The I'm
answerable Question of the Week.
College professors, please note.
Because It was Boyd Harlan's gun
that killed Otto Alder, and because
Harlan was found leaning over the
corpse he was arraigned and tried
for murder in q case to be presented
during "FamOus Jury Trials" to-
night at o'clock over the BLUE
Network.
Twelve year old Skippy Homeier,
who plays Dickie Blake in "Portla
Faces Life" will make his Broad
way debut next month in "Tomor-
row The World. In the play, Skip
nv will portray a young German
bow. It Is his first stage appearance.
"Portie Faces Life" is heard over
the NBC Network Mondays through
Fridays at Sis p. m.
In the forthcoming motion pic
ture, "Stage Door Canteen', Helene
Dumas plays an entirely different
role from the MISUNDERSTANDING
trouble making Betty Macdonald in
"When a Girl Marries" which she
plays on the air. In stage Door
Canteen" Helen plays herself-One
Of radios most charming and popu-
lar actresses.
It isn't often Alec Templeton is
fioored, but when he Is, 1t makes
good reading and better listening.
The popular pianist, who is heard
three nights a week on the Blue
Network, had been playing at mil
itary camp for a large group OF SOL
diers.
AS fast and furious as the request
numbers were called by the enthu-
siastlc audience, Tempieton came up
on the keyboard with the musical
responses, calling upon his amazing
ability to play hundreds Of the
lighter numbers from memory.
And then, from out of the deep,
came a voice: "Play the Bach Toe
cata and Fugue in D Minor" the
nirnble fingers poised in mid air
the change of pace was too much,
momentarily. But after the first
shock, they went to work with all
the brilliant talent of the master.
winning a well deserved round OF
applause.