The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-25

i'm 1850, theater -gOers really suffered
when they attended performances
of the "Beggar's Opera" i'm New
York. 1t wasn't so much the poor
quality of the singers voices as the
painful burns received when hot
tallow from the candles impaled on
a chandelier dropped onto their
necks.
First call for breakfast will be five
years from now for the last group
on the list of $4,000 women waiting
to be guests at breakfast at Sar-
dis" This gala breakfast party,
broadcast over WATR and the Blue
Network Mondays through Fridays
at II a. m. enoertains go women
each weekday morning at Holly
woods famed Sardi's Restaurant,
and does a land office business in
requests from the gals.
From coast to coast they write in
for an invitation to have breakfast
with genial host Tom Breneman, to
toss him the retort riotous when he
comes up with such questions as
How many evenings week should
a husband be allowed out of the
house?" or How do you induce
guests who overstay their welcome
| to leave?"
Tom passes out prizes as well as
persiflage--a wishing ring, prize
| for the craziest hat, orchids for the
days good neighbour. He figures
that he can qualify as a host. So
far, close to 100000 women have
been his guests at the breakfast
table--and they keep right on COM
ing.
John Carter, one time operate
star, will be on the gang-plank
when the musical variety show
"Meet Your Navy" arrives In port
for its weekly Blue Network broad
cast, tonight at $3.50 p. m.
John Nesbitt and his Passing
Parade" return to the airways Tues
day, June goth, 9:30-10 p. m. NBC'
as a summer replacement for F1b-
Der MCGEE and Molly, with the
brilliant young commentator aim
ing his second Memo to A. Hitler,
a. pungent message of DOOM at
the worlds No. gangster.
1t was Just year ago that Mes
bitt read his now famous Memo
to A. Hitler's" on the closing show
of the S. G. johnson and Son, Inc,
series which attracted such wide
spread comment that more than one
million copies were mailed to all
parts of the world.
Ten years of going without break
fast in order to brighten the waking
hours of well-breakfasted radio lis
teners Is the remarkable record OF
debonair Don Mcneil, who this
week rounds out decade as emcee
of WATR's Breakfast Club, heard
week days at 8 a. m. On 5000 morn
ings, in fair weather or foul and
whatever the state of his health,
Don has jumped out of bed at 5:45
a, M, flung on his clothes and
rushed to the studio to stage his
inimitable catch as -catchAcan var
iety show. He's braved the fury OF
man, beast and blizzard to be on
time. With hanging head, he admits
that he once oversight. With out
thurst chin he denies studio rumors
that he's been late three times. IL
wasn't late" he asserts. "ItS just
that the show started earlier on
those mornings" At any rate, Don
and his gang will be. heard via
WATR and the Blue Network in
special program observing their
tenth anniversary tomorrow night
at IO:15. His problem this time
won't be in getting to the studio
on time. After having done his reg
uIar morning show on the Blue, he'll
probably have trouble staying awake
through the anniversary stint.
Shorty Sutton, Wild West star OF
Larry Sunbrock's Circus, and Marc
Plat, one of the featured players
in the Broadway hit, oklahoma"
will be members of the adult team
pitted against the students on to-
nights program of History Is Fun"
aired over Station WIZ at $3.50 p. m.
Lon McAllister, picked by Sol
Lesser to be one Of the stars of the
film. "Stage Door Canteen," will be
the guest contestant when the
John Reed King quiz show 'DOublbe
or Nothing" salutes workers I'm this
meat-packing industry over WATR
fortnight at $3.50.
A lodge on the desolate plains of
Dartmoor in Devonshire is the