The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-22

of popular music in the same way.
He's been signed TO conduct the n.
Y. Philharmonic orchestra at Levi
SOhn Stadium, and his first program
on July 3rd will feature symphony
versions of tunes by Hoagy Car
michael, jerome Kern and Cole
Porter.
MICS Mary Margaret Mcbride has
one Of the finest collections Of dolls
in the world and just added two
new specimens from Mexico. They
are probably the smallest dolls in
the world - one built on pinhead
and the other flea doll, built and
dressed around a dead flea!
Ray Milland in This Thing Called
Love-: Charles Martin will continue
his summer policy of presenting
light comedies and gay musicals on
his CHS Playhouse by starring Ray
Milland in This Thing Called Love"
next Friday night. It's rollicking
farce filled with hilarious cOmplica-
tiOns on the modern marriage theme.
Ray has made the trip from Holly
wood to New York especially for
this broadcast. He is the films
most popular leading man since he
got the coveted role opposite Gin
ger Rogers in Moss Harris musical
hit, Lady in the Dark" which is
soon OF be released.
Arlene Francis, the doughgirl Of
MICS whats My Name" cir
culates this rumor in whispers: Just
got an inside tip that Hitler is about
to launch a sudden defensive on all
fronts"
GrOucho Marx this week offered
a SIS reward for the return of the
been guarding the Victory Garden
in the CHS fOrecOurt in Hollywood.
The scarecrOw is an elaborate affair
wired for sound, and ever and anon
the voice Of GrouchO, piped from a
record inside the building, pops out
to astOnish the birds and any pas
Sersby.
However, GrouchO would like to
get the scarecrOw back for another
reason. ITS wearing my best suit"
he says.
John Charles Thomas, baritone
star of the Westinghouse program,
has turned beggar among his golfng
friends. A shortage of golf balls
caught the singer with only three
battered "lammies" in his golf bag
Unable to buy new ones, Thomas
called a number of his golfing
friends asking for contributions.
Radio fans, for the first time. will
have a chance to see the Voice of
Time when he makes his film debut
in March of Times latest release
"InvaSiOn.''
Westbrook Van Voorhis, whose
voice is familiar to millions, has
never before been visible to his aud
fence. His initial appearance is as
chairman of the discussion group
which presents the problems facing
the men who are planning the in
vasiOn of Europe.
At rehearsals maestro Johnny
Richards was telling about 300
h., bald-headed millionaire who
has no trouble dating Hollywood's
most beautiful girls. 81 don't know
how he does it," mumbled Johnny.
VERY simple" replied Jack Carson.
Hes got what they take!"
Birth of the Blues" that old time
all time favorite, will get the we'll
known Lulu Bates treatment during
her Listen to Lulu broadcast over
the Blue Network Tonight at 6:15
p. m.
Harry Hershfield, one of the fun
sters of MICS Can You Top This?"
brought down the house with his
story of a Hill Billy recruit who ar
rived at camp with little knowledge
of Army customs. The general
walked by the yardbird, and no sa-
lutte was Forthcoming. The general
stopped and, pointing to the stars
on his shoulder, demanded of the
rookie, do you see this shoulder
of mine?" The buck private replied,
What are you complaining about?
Look at this outfit they gave me-"
Failing Through Space" true
story of a British flyers experience
in the Battle of Britain will be told
by Nelson Olmsted on the ROY
Shield and Company" program to-
night, NBC 1905 a. m.
The expression THE Beard" has
come to mean Uncle Sam the ma
ton over, but on the "Duffy's' pro-
gram to be heard over the Blue Net
work tonight at $3.50 p. M, it will
have an entirely different meaning
because Monty Woolley, beard and
all, is coming to the bistro for a Wis
it with Ed (Archie) Gardner,
Mammals boy, George Jessel, and
the Nanny Singer, Al Jolson, will
have a lot in common when Jessel
guests on the Jolson program to-
night, $3.50 p. m. over the CHS net
work.
Oracle Allen will be duped into
buying an ancient love potion which
is guaranteed to put any handsome
man in a romantic mood toward her
horse faced pal, 'Tootsie Sagwell,"
when the Burns and Allen show
comes over the Columbia Network,
tonight at 900 p. m.
One of the longest song titles is
that which adOrns famed Bert
Williams tune and which Danny
Donovan is scheduling for future
airing on Gay Nineties Revue"
heard Mondays over CHS at $3.50
p. M, e.w.t. The number is I'll