The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-02-25
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SlIk pantles are not usually dis Cussed on the radio, but since they constitute the outstanding "rib" Oi the war to date, an experience deal- ing with them will be related on Radio Readers Digest" Sunday, Feb. % on CBS at 9 ?. m. This will be when the story is related of how Army pilots i'm the Pacific dOnned silk paniies in order to deliver them to . group of Army nurses, made a crash landing and were rushed to tho hospital, where Army doctors whistled at the strange garments the fighting men wore!
 Aeter several years as @ Broadway aElsoss, Joan Alexander asked her friends how to get into radio. The answer was that 1t would take years of auditioning. John surprised her friends by being regularly at work ln radio within four months-now shs's leading lady of Bright Hori- zoia."
 Vincent Connolly. popular an- nOuncer with the Mary Margaret McBgide program, attended 8 cock tam party given by George Schmidt, WOR's top "time seller" where he met Murray Morrison who Is pre- peeing another book which is to be caIIed "There's a Time and Place." The book, he explained, will prove that everyone can be happy always if only he remembers there's a time and place for everything. Connolly, aware of MOrrisOn's rep for wanting things his own way-and always getting it-let Morrison rant on about his theory. But knowing of Morrison" Connolly concluded after listening somewhat attentively, "Pm sure he will prove there IS time and place for everything-but 1t will be HIS time and HIS place!"
 luke box operators report that the only vocalist to be represented with two waXings in the ten most popular records of the week across the nation is Dinah Shore Her discs are "Why Don't You Fall in Love With Me?" and "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To-" both of which she did on her fin person" programs on the Blue network Fri day nights, at the insistence of serv- ice men before recording them.
 A radio actors idea of "a dream of a show" to work on is NBC's "The AIdrich Family" tonight. S:S0.
 Never do the artists have to wait 'on calP' while the script is re- written. A first reading is recorded 8 week ahead and serves as an au- ditiOn for minor parts. This allows time for the actors to decide how they will interpret their roles and gives author Clifford Goldsmith a chance to do necessary rewriting in the weeks interim.
 George S. Kaufman and Oscar Levant have been exchanging perti- nent witticisms on the Cresta Blanca Carnival each Wednesday on Mutual for the past six weeks. Now it can be told that Kaufman writes his script few minutes before air time, thereby causing considerable worry Go the producers. His reason for the last minute changes and additions are simple. Any newsworthy event rates topical jesting-arad. accord lng to the imperturbable Kaufman. he news seems to be happening ev- Try five minutes!
 Johnny the Call Boy. heard with Ginny Simms on the NEG Johnny Presents" program each Tuesday. has developed into quite comedian. Executive Producer Wick Knight wrote a few comedy lines into . recent script for Johnny and the pint-sized youngster handled them 90 well that he now does additional remedy with Ginny.
 Alec Templeton returns to radio with a new series on the Blue Net