The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-05

First thing in the mail today was
this from Earle Ferris, crack New
York publicist, in letters a Ia inch
high:
Dear Editor:
A favor, II we may;
II you are listing "Chamber
Music Socse:y Of Lower Basin
Street" as chamber Music" In your
agate listings can you, without too
much trouble, change that listing
to:
9:15 p. m.-"Basin Street Fun"
THAT'S the time eastern
war time)
because
"Chamber Music"
indicates to the listener that he's
gonna get Londonderry Air. with
two fiddles a viola and q cello,
while on Basin Street Fun" he'll
get doth we and the producer
hope) Dixieland jazz and celebrity
razz with song occasionally sung
on pitch!
Can do?
Thanks lot.
Earle Ferris.
Well, Ladeez and Gents, Now you
know what to expect over WATR
and the Blue Network every Sunday
night at 9:l5. And don't say we
didn't tell you.
H. v. Kaltenoorn, NBC common
tator, has an efficient secretary, but
it's not often that she has much
time to spare. The other day, how
ever, she found herself with an hour
not otherwise occupied and de-
voted 1t to counting the honorary
degrees, medals, awards and cita-
tons received by Kaltenborn since
he first went on the air in 1922.
She counted up to As before she
was summoned for some more dicta-
ton.
Attention, high school and grade
school pupils.
How would you like to have Ralph
Edwards and his Truth or Con-
sequences" show come to your town?
If you would, listen to his pro-
gram tomorrow, Nov. (NBC, $3.50
p. M, EWT), and learn how that
will be possible.
1t doesn't matter how large or
small your school Is. Each will have
an equal chance to see and hear the
zany quiz show. So, listen and learn
how.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra,
under the baton Of Serge Koussevit-
zky, will perform Tschaikowsky's
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Opus
GA. on its concert to be heard over
WATR and the Network, tomorrow,
November 6, at 8:l5 p. m, EWT. In
this work, the composer made use
OF a waltz rhythm for the third
movement a somewhat novel de-
parture from traditional symphonic
form.
"Our time is your time," sang the
famed Sportsmen quartet to Hedy
Lamar as they bowed off the Burns
anu Allen show this week. At dress
rehearsal they discovered the script
would have TO be revised In order
to meet timing requirements. This
change would have proved difficult
for Guest Star Hedy, who always
memories her lines. But the diff
Guilty was soon overcome when the
singing aces up and offered their
time on the vocal spot for the dram
attic portion Of the broadcast.
Prior TO his selection as Henry
Aldrich," Dick Jones toured the
service camps-the youngest actor
to play before all-soldier audiences.
He sang, danced. did monologues,
impersonatiOns and rope twirling
act he learned from cowboy star
H0ot Gibson.
Bonita Granville, the talented
young emotional actress to be heard
the weeks Of November and Is
on the NBC weekday program,
"Star Playhouse" Is the daughter
Of the late great Bernard Granville
Of musical comedy fame. She will
do the lead in bill Of Divorce
ment."
Attention Boxing Fans The
match between two leading heavy
weight contenders, Tami Mauriello
and Lee Savold, will start the Gil
lette parade of boxing bouts for
November, when they meet in
ten-round fight, Friday, November
5, to be broadcast from Madison
Square Garden over WTAR and
the Yankee Network at 10 p. m.
Former champion FRITZ Zivic will
meet hustling Jack LaMotta in
ten round welterweight clash to be
broadcast Friday, November u, at
10 p. m.
The much postponed. and long
awaited lightweight championship
bout, between Montgomery and
Jack. will be broadcast Friday,
November 10. at 10 p. m. This bout
will be for IS minutes.
Arch Wards Sports Preview will
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