The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-21

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EhcstFns On Parade. Earl Har-
AnFmlsF mFKmmgeF for Ella Fitz-
gerald. foins Jimmie Lunceford's
n1one section as replacement for
mla Komng. Ht has taken JIM
e . long time % filI the spot, but
s convinced that Earl's the man
Another NBC @Snow Villages"
@nns into q Broadway play-Doro
ze4ande, east IN John Golden's
eaefhcnmaing 1.-THE Home Front" .
sob Alexy and Bob Lawson are The
&test Jimmy, Dorsey additions, re-
Nlmeing Steve Llpkins and Chuck
Gentry at trumpet and saxophsne.
sspectiyely >. Demand for tickets
e Inc Harry James BF0adcastS from
80 CHS Playhouse on Broadway h
more than 50 percent greater than
,nat fan, according 70 Mary Hutter,
81 charge Of distribution Of the pre-
HfoMs cardbOards Charlie Bar
net claims q Fecord-One Of his mu-
Mniang has been with him for two
weeks without getting his induction
card! Barry Wood, the Treas
mry TFOubador, tours his native New
England the last week Of April as
master Of ceremonies Of q war bond
ezrit. Jackie KeIk and Jean Cagney
yin Be featured In the troupe
lionel Hampton celebrated his
Birthday Tuesday, April 20, IN Buff
falo, N. Y. Duke Ellington do
ing . special request broadcast to
Brazil April rs.
WELDING his powers as a movie
producer, Eddie Cantor will start a
search for a glamour gal for his
first RKO production, and get the
rambunctious Martha Raye as a
prospect, during his Time to Smile"
broadcast tonight over NBC at 300
D. m.
Eddie, almost hidden behind q
desk Of mammoth proportions. VIII
issue orders to various hirelings via
a complicated system Of buzzers,
bells and inter-office phones as he
launches his quest for an actress
who is the answer to the soldiers
wolf call
a locomotive with soul and an
imaginative engineer with a kind
heart are the fantistic ingredients
Of Dan Peters and Casey Jones,
ehe wilbur Schram story that VIII
be heard on "AuthOrs Playhouse"
tonight, NBC, 1880.
The crusading prosecutor exposes
another vicious wartime crime In
TIE Case Of the Bogus Sergeant
on mfr. District Attorney" tonight
MIC, $3.50. From trailing and cor
rsring black market and rumor-
uongering saboteurs the District
A torney turns TO chasing bogus
sergeant, who EFFORTS small sums
o. money from anxious families with
bys in the service on the pretext
OF their needing money to come
Rome on leave.
win. lose or draw against the New
York Giants on opening day at Eb-
bits Field, Manager Leo DurOcher,
Of the Brooklyn Dodgers, will APP
rear tonight, at $500, over CHS,
as . guest on the Sammy Kaye
show.
SONGS celebrating the rebirth Of
spring and the Easter season will
be heard on Great Moments IN
Music" during the broadcast over
the WABC-C Columbia Network to-
night, at 1000. The program Will
star Jean Tennyson, Jan Peerce and
Robert Weede. George Sebastian VIII
conduct the orchestra and chorus.
George LOwther, the OrsOn WeIIes
OF cIiIdren's radio, Is planning q
legitimate show for Juveniles in
which he will bring their favOrite
l0udgpeaker characters to life. 1t
win be a session Of playIets featur-
ing "Superman," the Man Of To-
morrow; Hop Harrigan," ace avia-
ter; the State Police story high
way Patrol" and "Mystery House.
characters. Bob Maxwell, general
manager Of Hop Harrigan, Is to be
Jowther's associate in the presenta-
ti0n.
Wally Butterworth, quiz master Of
the new WATR-Mutual show Take
a Card" Is as excited about his new
stint as a failer is about his first
born child. The reason Is that
Take Card" is Wally's own
"Laby" - his own brain child.
During these hectic war days
some fun and relaxation can help a
great deal toward keeping us ir
there pitching for victory" says But
terworth, who for six years has
piIoted the famous "Vox Pop" pro-
gram thrice across the continent
interviewing people from Maine tc
California, from Canada to Brazil
Take a Card" will debut or
WATR and the coast-to-coast Mu-
tual chain one week from tonight
Wednesday, April %, $3.50 to 8 p. m
WATR's Treasury Star Parade
programs continue TO provide va.
riety Of entertainment for listeners