The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-10-19

Bea VAIN, Hit Parade vocalist,
will turn dramatic actress as well as
songbird 10 make personal appear
ance on Columbia's bright Horizon"
tomorrow, october 20, ct 1880 q. m.
EWT.
In the fictional plot Of the serial,
Charles McCarey, owner Of River.
fields PIT boat factory, helps main.
tain worker morale by staging Q
swing shift follies. He has invited
Miss VAIN to participate for the en-.
tertainment Of the defense work
ers.
The vocalist will sing They're
Either Too Young or Too Old" and
one Of her favorites, u Heard You
Oraed Last Night"
Service people are extremely
anxious TO get furlougEs 30 they
can appear On the new Jim McWu-
Iiams Correction, Please" programs
over CHS Saturday nights. The case
Of Karl Lawrence, sailor, is typical.
He gave Q pint Of blood 80 that he
could get Q leave TO see the show.
McWiliiams selected him Is one OF
the contestants and, during the
"warm.up," It was discovered that
thu sailor had attended Ohio uni.
versity, ct Athens, Ohio, the alma
mater Of McWilliau1s.
Roy Acuff, who with his Smoky
Mountain Boys, who Just returned
from O stay In Hollywood TO MICS
"Crand Ole Opry" program on sat"
urdays, after six weeks OF movie"
making had @ real thrill while So
journing in the movie capital. He
helped broadcast one program that
went direct TO the boys overseas ana
he felt the enorInity Of the occasion
% greatly that he admits his first
mike fright in several years.
CAPTAIN I'd Byron, former 'sMr.
District Attorney" author-producer
now directing THE Army Service
Forces Presents Saturdays on the
Blue. Is produly wearing q sharp
shooter's medal on his blouse.
Here Is an insight TO Henry J..
Taylor's thoroughness Is Q reporter:
Before Taylor, who Is kiiocycled
over station WIZ Monday through
Friday ct HOS p. m, EWT., wrote
his best seller, Men In Notion"
the author travelled over $1,000 miles
by air over o period Of 10 months.
Then, when he felt certain he had
acquired suflcient information, he
completed his book. Strangely
enough, Taylor boasts more than o
newspaper background. In addition
to his reportorial life, ne has been
a business man with years Of ex-
perience handling his fathers Ship
ping company and ceal mine.
Monty Woolley will air his cryp-
tic comments in the ear Of Dinah
Shore when he guests on her var
iety revue, THE Dinah Shore Pro-
gram with Cornena Otis skinner
Roland Young, 1.-THE Joe Lilley
Singers" Harry Won EEL and Ro-
bert Emmett Dolan's orchestra
Thursday, october II at $50 p. m,
EWT, over the CHS.
Dinah Shore has chosen for her
opening selection MY Shining
Hour followed by . medley Of two
numbers, you'd Better Give Me
Lots of Loving and "Cuddle Up A
Little Closer" Her closing number,
accompanied by the Joe Liiley
singers" win be Q special arrange
ment Of "Carioca."
Another highlight In the half
hour show viii be the domestic
comedy skit william and Mary
starring Cornelia Otis Skinner and
Roland Young. The dramatic spot
Is "cut In" to the CHS studios IN
Hollywood, California each week
from the EAST.
Gwen Priesthood. the only wo-
man ever known to have escaped
from O Japanese concentration
camp. and author Of Through Jap
anese Barbed Wire" win give spe-
ciai fat salvage message 70 Amer
lean housewives on "A Woman Of
America" tomorrow, NDc 500 p. m
IEWT.
Mrs. Priesthood who travelsc
throughout China ana the Par Easl
with her husband. His Britannia
|Malestys Grown Advocate. until tn
outbreak Of the var. remained g
the Orient as q member q an am
After Is lan q Honskong q