The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-03

The laughmeter on Mos Can
senator" Ed Ford topped the
Iaughmeter on MICS "Can You Top
This?" jOkefest with this one:
1.-TWO kids were talking about the
oratorical prOclivities of their re-
spective mothers, who were active
in club work. One kid said, You
know my mother can talk for an
hour on any subject?' The other kid
said, Talk for an hour on any sub
ject, that's nothing. My mother can
talk for hours without any subject
at ALL"
Helen Hayes, first lady of the
American theater, will make guest
appearance with two brilliant Soviet
artists on the 1--WE, The People"
program Sunday, at 1880 p. M, over
CHS.
Other personalities interviewed
by host Milo Boulton will be Mae
Lowry, of Minneapolis, a great
great-granddaughter of Betsy Ross,
and Thomas Jardine, a manufactur-
er of fireworks whose products have
gone to war.
Sherman Billingsley, owner and
host of the StOrk Club, worlds most
famous night club, and James
Montgomery Flagg, distinguished
artist, are the armchair detective for
Ellery Queens adventure of the
Hidden Crime" a mystery yarn in
which a curious infraction of the
law occurs to be broadcast tonight
at 1880 p. M, on NBC.
Before an audience Of 1000 naval
officers and enlisted men, five
crackerjack Quiz Kids will touch
off a brilliant display of mental
fireworks during their Indepen-
dence Day celebration on Sunday, at
7:3O D. M, over the Blue Network.
Questions will be submitted by the
air stations personnel.
The Blue Network gives new
meaning to Independence Day to-
morrow when they inaugurate new
series of programs in which tie lis
teners will have the sole SAY
about whether or not type of pro.
gram should be continued.
Tomorrow and every Sunday
thereafter from $50 to 500 Ovel
WATR, the public will get "Sneal
Preview" of show and the listen
ers will decide whether it is to be q
run of dramas, comedies, musicals
commentaries, or what-have-yOl
that is to survive.
The first production is to be ap.
propriately enough called "Americs
the Beautiful" and will serve as q
sample of an entire series-if thu
public so desires. Then next Sunday
another type of program will bt
broadcast, and so on until the ga.
NUT has been run. All the while the
Blue Network will be counting The
votes. When the favOrite Sample
has been discovered, it will be de.
veloped into a series.
Abe Lincoln freed the slaves
Blue becomes a pioneer and frees
the listener!
The Rhythm Boys, hottest singing
trio ever to cut wax or ignite a
microphone. are getting together
again.
"Pops" Whiteman will reassem-
BIZ the group for the first time in
years for his paul Whiteman Pre-
sellts" broadcast with Dinah Shore
and Bill Goodwin Sunday, NBC,
800 p. m.
Jesus Maria SanrOma, noted Puer-
to Rican pianist who has been one
| of the mainstays of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra for eighteen
years, will be the soloist during the
Boston pops" Orchestra broadcast
over WATR and the BLUE Net.
work tonight, 8:15 to 9:15. The mu-
| steal quiz conducted during each
broadcast continues to draw thou
sands of letters from coast to coast
| Awards consist of recordings made
! by the Pops orchestra.
A series of four music-dramas,
based on an entirely new radio writ
ing and production technique will
be featured on WATR's Chicago
Theater of the Air" oroadcasts dur
ing July. Scheduled for perform
ance are complete dramatic and
musical treatments Of Rimsky Kor-
sakov's "SchceheraZade,' Griegs
peer Gynt," Memberships mid
summer Nights Dream" and Dvor-
axis New World" Symphony I.
Tonight's Chicago Theater" broad
cast, from 9:15 to 10, will feature
Marion Claire and Barbara Luddy
In special program dedicated to
Independence Day entitled "A Gen.