The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-05-05

six-year old infant terrible Of thu
Quiz Kids program went off the
BLUE Network show two week.
ago because he failed TO score a.
high as the other children, thou
sands of letters Of protest, with no
few threatening everything iron
mayhem to murder, have poured in
Unless the lovable little lad Is
permitted to return to the school
room Of the air, pronto, If no
sooner, the most unfortunate things
are going to happen to all concerned
If you can believe what some OF the
letters say.
For instance, one hot-headed far
writes: I'll picket the broadcasting
studio until you bring that boy
| back" another, from California
"As headache customers and pleased
! listeners to those marVels, we de-
mand to know why you and those
dumb judges shunted off our friend
Joel from next Sundays program.
Even more alarming to those who
pay the freight are these: "Thc
women folk in my family are upset
and sore and so am ! -- so much
that not even Alka-Seltzer Eye spon-
sor) can afford any relief.
Joan FOntain and Brian Abernc--
In real life, Mr.. and MrS.-makC
one Of their rare professional APP
pearanccS as u team when they CO.
star May 81 In the screen Guild
Players" broadcast on CHS Of RE
becca".
Dnah Shore this week received
ona OF the most unusual mementocS
| OF her career from group OF air
men stationed IN North Africa. Re-
Numbering a Command Performance
several months ago requesting the
soldiers to tear off the top OF \
Stuka and mail IL to us and we'll
sing you any song you want the
flyers mailed Dinah the name-plato
from a Junkers-83 bomber they had
downed In the North African dos-
ert!
Dmitri ShOstakovich, eminent
Russian OmpOser. has sent his
thanks to Arturo TOscanini for the
gift Of a private recording Of the
MIC symphony Orchestra's widely
acclaimed Western Hemisphere pre-
mierc Of the ShOstkOvicb Seventh
! symphony over the NBC network.
on July 10, 1912, under ToScanini's
baton.
The communication. transmitted
from MOSCOW through the Soviet
Embassy In Washington, reads:
"23 April In circle friends ] heard
record your rendition my seventh
symphony. Please accept my warm
est thanks for - great JOY which
your superb performance afforded
me. Best wishes TO you and mem
bcrs your splendid orchestra.
(Signcd
The symphony, written under the
fire and flame Of the siege Of Lc-
nlngrad, was hailed Ms an eloquent
indictment against Axis aggression.
The TOsca mini pcrforina nee received
wide acclaim from listeners and
critics.
Beauford Delaney, the famous ar
list, Is doing n portrait OF Jimmy
Dorsey and Duke Ellington for his
forthcoming one-man show, depict
Ing Jazz great,
Edward Arnold will he heard on
the CayalCade Of America, May 10,
IN the role Of skipper Of z. :.
Navy auxiliary tanker, now famous,
because Of the heroic battle she put
I'm against the Japs In the Coral
Sea. The radio dramatizatiOn by
Paul Peters. titled Fat Grip Is
based Oh recent Saturday Evening
Post story by Charles Rawlings and
Isabel Leighton.
Some OF the homespun phllosoph-
izing that goes on under the sur
face comedy OF "Abie's Irish Rose"
appeared In recent episode when
"Mamale" Cohen learned that En-
mic ClathchIe Stonehill was a re-
formatory graduate
IT know two or three women per-
sonal who graduated from reforma-
tories she said, "and | don't know
better Womcn!'
"T'hank you, Mrs Cohen sobbed
Emmic
Don't mention IL. And MI. Mur-
ply amt you never heard Of
Father Flanagan? He doesn't be-
lieye there's such n thing Us bad
boy. Well, don't believe there's
such a thing as n bad girl. Some
are Just unfortunate. that's all
Bonita Granville, previously slated
10 appear with Eddie Cantor on
April 28. will be guest Of "Time TO
Smile" tonight MIC, 900 o'clock.
Jane WitherS, young singing film
actress, and Charles Ruggles, screen
comic, team as daughter and father
when they appear az Lionel Barry