The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-03
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with CHARLES MANN..

Pvt. Tyrone Power, just out of Q Marine boot camp, IS to get even with Eddie Cantor for the latter's recenkt radio version of Tvs film, "The Black Swan," when thsy meet at Marine Barracks, Camp Elliott, San iDego, Callf., for . Time to Smile" broadcast, tonight over NEG at 9 p. m.
 Not only does writer Max Marcin base his Crime Doctor" episodes on real fact, but his collection of crim- inal and prison data is frequently used for reference purposes by crim- lnologists, psychiatrists and heads of penal institutions. Marcin insists that crime pays-if you're writing about itl
 Though knowing we'll what the evening has In store, Helen Howe, as the autOr, has consented to be tied at the literary stake on WHN's Author Meets the Critics" tonight at 8. The weekly fOur-syllable war; dance will be performed around her newest novel, "The Whole Heart"
 Victor Borge, now in the east for radio guest shots and a run at New York's Waldorf-Astoria, was the first man ever to get applause on BinE Crosby's show. Scandinavia's greatest stage star, Borge was chased out of Denmark to America by Hit ler's invasion and got his first radio break on the Crosby show. His laughs were so great that he ran four minutes over the time set aside for him, and he took a bow at the end of his routine. The studio audi eno1 burst into applause despite the efforts of stage directors to keep them quiet and Borge, not knowing the rule for silence on the program, came back and took three more bows. Crosby loved 1t, and since then the audience has been allowed to applaud anything 1t likes on his show.
 Officers and men at Fort Ogle- thorpe, near Chattanooga, Tennes- see, have selected the numbers to be played on Fred Warnings "Pleasure Time With Victory Tunes," pro- gram tonight, over NEG, zoo.
 Andre Kostelanetz, who conducts '"The Pause That Refreshes" Sunday afternoons. will direct the Boca Raton Army Air corps band of 100 pieces today. The occasion Is the opening of an outdoor theater for the corps. The program will include music by Ravel, Tschaikowsky, Gershwin, and Victor Herbert-all favorites with the men in service, according to Kostelanet2. He should know, as he has been conducting numerous concerts for the armed forces and wishes he could fill more of the requests he receives from the camps. P. s. Not over the air, sorry!
 Laurie. Laurie", 8 story of mur- der and madness and a little girl who loved her doll too much, will be brought to the Manhattan at Mid night" program tonight by "Story Teller" Jim Ameche.
 A timely contestant on Bob Hawks Thanks to the Yanks" com edy quiz on OBS last Saturday was a tax examiner for New York state. T guess your job is to examine peoples tax returns and catch the delinquents." well" replied the tax VpAtRNAN atVsASVfH ha CSRrSNvsioaA ak ttHa number of times people overpay their taxes and get refunds from us."
 Service heroes who have appeared on ''We, the People" brOadcasts in- variably admit that the micrOphOne frightens them more than enemy gums. One GuadaIcanal hero said. "I'd rather face the Japs seven days a week."
 Isabella Taves has just published her new book Successful Women and How They Attained Success" and top honors go to a radio star. Mary Margaret Mcbride, NBC'S air columnist, gets the lead-off chap ter and is one of the only women to get a complete chapter to her. self. As a matetr of record, Miss Taves sold the publishers on the book by submitting the Mary Mar. garet article as a sample. She is the only rado performer given space in the book which ranges from writ- CTS and restaurant owners to busi- ness executives and aviatriXes.
 A bright sun broke through the clouds this week for Maestro Felix Mills of the Tommy Riggs show. Navy divers recovered the engine from his yatch, "BuFrapeg". after To- eating the wreckage on the bottom of Los Angeles harboF. The boat was sunk in Q recent storm.
 Harry W. Flannery, the CBS commentator who ought to know, tells the story of the German house. wife who was waiting long in line to purchase some point-rationed fish. Nearing the counter finally, she changed her mind and left the line saying. "Ach, by now the fish can't be freshI"
 By the time Jack Benny returns to Hollywood next month, after a tour Of Service Pests ln the East snd Middle West, he will have ap- peaged besore more than 5eo.00o men lm uniform.
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