The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-29
Radio News

Information Please" radios most
erudite quiz program, will move to
o new NBC time Monday, February
lis. The H. J. Heinz Company will
start sponsorship Of the program
on that date and 1t will be. heard
every Monday at 1890 to 1l:00 p.
m. (E.W.T.)
Information Please" viii continue
to be heard under It's present spon-
Sorship, the American Tobacco COM
pary, to and including Friday, Feb
ruary 5 (NBC, $3.50 p. m, EWT). =
The program has been on the air
continuously since 1888, when NBC
started 1t as sustaining show. Dan
Golenpaul, owner and producer of
Information Please" conceived the
idea at the time quiz programs were
just coming into their own.
At that time, the radio world
was inclined to scoff at the thought
Of putting experts on the air to
amuse the listening public.
II. ". Kaltenborn, MICS veteran
news analyst, will depart Friday,
February 10 on another reportorial
trip to gather f1rst-hand informa-
ton direct from the men who make
the news.
After his broadcast on February
10. he will set out for q flying
trip through Latin American to
study conditions there. He will cover
Cuba. Puerto Rico, Brazil, Trinidad
the Panama Canal Zone and Mexico
In q three-weekS tour and will re-
turn to New York in time for his
broadcast OF Monday, March Is.
One Of Victor Herbert's most pop
ular operetta, "Sweethearts", will
be sung and acted over WNAC and
the Yankee Network when Chicago
Theater Of the Air" give this weeks
program Saturday, 900 to 1000 D.
m. Marion Claire, Felix Knight, Viz
ginia Haskins and Earl Willkie will
sing the leading roles,
A complete dramatic cast will
portray the speaking roles Of the
operetta. This marks the third vera
that this Herbert work has been in
cluded in the seasons schedule. Col
onel Robert r. Mccormick, editor
and publisher of the Chicago Tri-
bune, win also be heard on this
program.
1.-THE Haunted and the Haunters'
one Of the best known works by
Bulwer Lytton, famed British hor-
ror writer, will be presented by Eva
lie Gallienne for the third INSTALL
ment of Horror, Inc" Sunday, Jan
81, at Sis p. m, ESWT, over the
Blue Network.
Returning to the podium after
several weeks Of much needed rest,
DR.. Serge KoussevitzlSy, conductor
Of the Boston Symphony orchestra,
will offer Mendelss0hn's italian
symphony and Tchaikovsky's
francesca de- Rilmini' for the con-
cert to be heard over the Blue Net
work on Saturday, Feb. 9. at SIS
D. m, EWT.
Reputed to be the worlds finest
symphony orchestra. the Boston
symphony Is heard exclusively over
the Blue by many millions Of music
lovers IN this country and N the
Latin American countries.
DR.. KousseyikzlEy e q pioneer IN
the presentation Of great musical
works 10 the masses. Tor ns q young
man, he made ik his nfe's Job %
liahten the burden Of the Russian
peasants BY going TO them In the
little villages, knowing that they
were unable 70 travel 10 the musi-
cal ceniers o. Russia.
This be did IN 3 most unusual
fnannoP. He bought q steamboat,
packed hls symphony oFchesfTa and
his immediate family into Il, and
Piled TIE inland Walers - bring tie
glorious works q llie mulie masters
Into the lives e mIII'ons e ne
counigFuens many e NnQn had
nn4oF hefefe heard a. ensemble
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