The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-06-21

most actor before he died little
more than a year ago. His brilliant
daughter Cornelia Otis Skinner is
known throughout the land as the
writer of that current best-SeIler
"When We Were Young and Gay"
Tonight the story of how Cornelia
first got her start on the stage and
her struggles to convince her faith
er that she should go on the stage
is told on the Famous Fathers pro-
gram, which rs heard every Monday
over WATR at 9:15 p. m. Otis Skin
ner's voice will be heard on this
electrically transcribed program
which he made before his death.
The story of how he made it is
interesting in itself. Howard Lind
sey suggested that Mr.. Skinner,
who had nurse and physician in
attendance in the studio at the
time Of the broadcast, let a hired
actor come in and portray his
part. But Skinner, Dean of Amer
lean actors would hear of no such
thing. Sick as he was, he persist
ed in carrying on the old tradition
of the theater "The Show Must
Go On'-and SO played the part
himself.
The summer season will receive
Its share of compliments when Og-
den Nash takes the air on GUY
Lombardos Three Ring Time" pro-
gram tonight at 1890 over the Col
umbia network; but the ,complica-
lions which arise at this time of
the year will also be covered.
In particular, Ogden will describe
In verse day at the beach where:
Athletic men uncover their torso
In the virile way that maidens adore
The beach is peppered with ladies
who lock
Like pictures out of a medical book"
A special announcement came to
our desk from the FirestOne News
Bureau to the effect that the Voice
OF FirestOne Tor perhaps the voice
OF experience 80? p, Harvey S. Fire
stone, Jr., president of the Firestone
Tire and Rubber company, will tell
WHY there are BRIGHTER SKIES
AHEAD in the rubber situation, and
describes the rapid progress in the
production of synthetic rubber .
We can't use the brighter skies, but
we certainly can use set of bright
er tires! =. We are amused at the
notation which announces Richard
Crooks as the brilliant singer (Which
we don't deny) to render new ar
rangements of the music - and then
in quotation markS-THAT ALL
AMERICANS LOVE BEST Evil
IDENTIFY the FirestOne News Bureau is
assuming lot Well, we'll listen
In and see if we Americans love
them best :. It's tonight at $3.50
over NBC.
When Louis B. Mayer was in New
York recently, he invited Menasha
Skulnick to dinner. Every Satur-
day night the five radios in my
house are tuned in to one show"
Mayer said. "Abie's Irish Rose" My
wife loves it and we both love you
in it. I'm having dinner with you
so can tell my wife I've shaken
the hand and sat at the table with
'Papale Cohen to which Skulnick
quickly replied: Ivy don't you give
me contract. Then you can tell
wour wife you've hired the man
whose hand you've shaken at the
same table you've sat-"
The most expert - Dean C. Mil
dred Thompson, of Vassar college
will play a return engagement on
Information Please" tonight, NBC,
1880 p. m.
Joseph E. Davies, former ambas-
Sador to Moscow and author of the
best seller, Mission to Moscow, will
be heard over NBC addressing the
Governors Conference here tonight,
10 o'clock.
One of the weeks high spots will
be the "Screen Guild Players" radio
adaptation of the famous movie,
Back Street." with two of the
screens greatest pc rsOnalities,
Charles Boyer and Martha Scott,
starred in the two leading roles.
This will be broadcast over CHS at
10 r. m. tonight and will mark the
first time these two emotional stars
have been paired for a radio pres
entatiOn. Highly regarded both as
a literary work and as q dramatic
offering, Back Street" is high on
the list Of the "ten best movies" of
the last ten years.
Lily Pons, petite and charming
star Of the METROPOLITAN Qpara.