The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-25
WAVELETS
BY ED LEAMY

How that "old Army line" stacks
up against the fast-talk Of other
branches of the service will again
be demonstrated. For men "in
uniform will vie with one another
in snappy telephone conversations
to win dates with glamor girls,
when the Blind Date" program be-
gins tonight, $500 p. m, EWT,
over WATR and the Blue network:
The show is emceed by Arlene
Francis.
A telephone and a persuasive
voice will be the only weapons in
the hands Of the male contestants,
six service men picked from the
studio audience. The men ersconced
on one side Of partition erected
In the studio will try, via phone, to
make a date with the glamor girls,
the three blind dates on the other
side Of the partition.
Each man will have two minutes
in which to sell himself to the girl
on the other end Of the wire, and
the three losers will be given con-
ISOLATION prizes.
Winning service men get their
blind date" five dollars pocket
money. corsage for the girl, and
an evening at q prominent New
York night club with the gal.
Arlene Francis. star Of the
Broadway success "DoughgirlS, :"
plays both cupid and liaison ofncer
between the men and the girls. She
will be assisted by Jimmy Walling-
ton, announcer. Arnold johnson
will conduct the orchestra.
Do You Know Your stars? 4.
(a) What handsome radio director
producer-wri Is sought after by
every Hollywood company to give
the movies q try? (b) What
famous actress receives $l0,5O0 o
week on q pedagogical for her
weekly program? (c) Who Is
the beautiful brunette singer who
wears a blonde wig In her first star
ring film? (d) What radio EnyS-
terry sleuth never read q detective
story until his airlane crime work?
(e) Who Is dubbed the micro.
phones Man Of the (Half-) Hour?
"a What maestro, with many
orchestraS playing under his own
name and also q successful play
producer, wishes he were Q news
paperman? Answers tomorrow.
Those Of you who enjoy Dinah
Shore on the air may like TO know
something about her. She Is dark,
cute, 5-foot AZ inches tall, weighs
lit pounds, and was born In. Win
chester, Tenn.
Now star on her own Obs show
every Thursday, $3.50 to 10 .. m,
she made her debut at 10 years, at
her mothers Ladies' Aid Society.
Her first professional Job was sing
ing at roadside resort, sang one
song. and was then promptly whisked
home by her parents.
She went to Vanderbilt Univer.
sity, sang while there, over O Nash
vile, Tenn, radio station; grad
uated In 1887, saved her money, and
came to New York year later. In
New York, for six months she sang
over local station without fee, ran
out Of money, and was thoroughly
discouraged when she was called
for q network auditor. This she
muffed, for she was so terrified, she
burst into tears and fed the studio.
But the studio knew what It
wanted. They gave her another
chance, and not only q chance but
job. Popularity broke for her al
most overnight. She appeared as
guest on many shows, became reign
ing luke box queen" And the rest
you know except perhaps her real
name Is Frances Rose Shore. She
took the name Of Dinah from the
song.
The other evening Trudy Brown
was interviewing a young para
trooper on the NBC Grand Ole
Opry" Saturdays, 1880 p. m,
EWT), and he was describing his
sensations on his first few jumps.
what would you do II your para
chute failed to open?" she asked.
I'D pull the cord on the reserve
shute," the boy answered.
And then. suppose 1t didn't open?
Trudy continued.
"I'd start tapping my arms" the
boy grinningly replied.
The great story Of Submarine
Commander Howard Gilmore. q. 8.
NJ, one Of this wars Navy legends.
will be broadcast on Cavalcade Of
America, Monday, October IS. from
the NBC studios in Hollywood. with
Robert Young partraying the heroic
Commander Gilmore.
Nothing needs to be added to the
facts to make this one Of the most
broadcasts heard on the
air this season. Returning 10 her