The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-04

result that way, as this one mos certainly, does: the story of thre, cousins who had never seen one an other are suddenly clasped in ons anOther's arms-and thrOats-be. cause their Uncle Louie left then several thousand acres of desert upon which flourish cactus plant: and most dilapidated, old man. sion. And when they get there to look it over, they discover the "red" and blue" armies having their war games WeIl-yOu don't expect us to give you the complete libretto do YOU? There's lots of clean and l shady humOr But Norman and Laurence hits new high. Oh, yes! And lot of Cole Porter's old l tunes!
 Ogden Nash, the rhymster heard weekly on Guy Lombardo's Three Ring Time program, has been busy 1 between broadcasts writing the ly- rics with s. J. Perleman for a new ! Broadway musical, "One Touch of Venus The play has been coming along in fine style until recently when Marlene Dietrich who was | scheduled for the part of Venus, | bowed out. Now Nash and Perle- man have been casting an eye about ! for new Venus. Any suggestions?
 Phil Bakers topper on Take II Or Leave It.: Did you hear about the lad in the State Department .ha his job: FDR told him to go to Hull."
 | DO YOU KNOW THAT? Band | leader Charlie Spivak was born in New Haven, Connecticut and once played with Ray Noble'S band . Frank Sinatra bought the typeWrit- CT he once used as a cub reporter for the Jersey Observer with the first money he made as a vocalist Metropolitan Opera Star Wal ter Cassel paid for his singing les sons from money he earned as a hot trumpeter with swing band . Hal Mcintyre and his vocalist Helen Ward are being considered by a motion picture company as the TO- mantle leads in 8 big musical Marion Hutton left a pre-med course at CasS Institute 10 become vocalist with Glenn Miller that | the ModernaireS have collection of over two thousand pictures of other stars they've appeared with | throughout the country.
 Alec Templeton has the reputa- l ton in show business of being the one man who has never had fighi with bookers, managers or fellow performers. Rise Stevens was com
 plimenting him on his ability to ctay out of trouble, and Alec quipped: '1 learned how to do it from this ole gypsy saying: "A sharp nose indi cates curiosity-but :lattened nose l indicates too much curiosity.'
 Since Xavier Cugat's orchestra will supply the musical background on the show Bob Hope, who takes over the first of the f'e special CBS Comedy Caravan" broadcasts to- night, 10 D. m, is eagerly looking forward to the program. Hope makes no bones about being rhumba fan and is expected to warm up the audience prior to the broad cast by dancing a few numbers with l SongStrcSS Frances Langford, who, with comic Jerry ColOnna, will also appear on the show. Hopes skill ln | the rhumba department was suffi- Cient to win him an award from none other than Arthur Murray, | famous dance master
 Don't Miss: Charlie Spivak's air | ings from the Cafe Rouge of the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York, five i times weekly over the NEG and CBS networks,
 A missing thumb proves to be a clue to murder in the railroad yard when Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce tell Sherlock Holmes story of the Engineers Thumb tonight over WATR at 8:30. The Arthur Conan Doyle stories are scripted by Edith Meiser, and originate from Hollywood
 Boxing t0night-bctween feather weights Chalky Wright and Phil | TcrranOva-with Don Dunphy and Bill Corum describing the bout right from the ring-over WATR tonight at 10 o'clock.
 Et Fnita: Ginny Simms and Petty Officer Pat Nerney might just as well announce their engagement l =. Debut of Jack Carson'S new air show cost Warner Brothers $6200 Jacks picture was shooting on loca' tion and the cast had to wait whils he went to Hollywood. Morton Gould gets the coveted job to con- duet the Philharmonic at New Works Lewisohn Stadium Fotrth oi July weekend Major Raymond Massey has given his roadster to Paul and Grace Hartman for their Hollywood safari Meyer Davis son, Emery, will star in the West Point air corps show with Glenda Farrelrs son, Tommy, and band leader Rancho Leone's opens it's summer gardens on June 7th but with no fishing in its trout stream for the first time in 20 yea$s-a cas- ualty of war Mary Margaret Mo Bride will open the OCD recruiting drive for nurses with June 5th rally on New York's city hall steps.