The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-03
K u Listening?
with CHARLES MANN

LES MANN
( thoughts and ideas common to all
of us. It's picture for everybody
| to see
This sentimental and moving por-
trait begins with childhood's reac-
ton to the spirit of life and takes
! the audience through the beautiful
pace of adolescence, maturity and
finally old age.
child realizing for the first time
what the world and feeling OF
fear is. An allegoric principle was
| applied when little Ulysses was ter
ritled into screams by a mechanical
man who snapped the boys emo
tional chord of fear, when hi
| thrust his ugly face into the child's
Many people are comparable to that
little boy, - when life suddenly
shouts "boo!' into their unsuspect.
ing ears thus shocking them with
| fright.
The philosophy of death as
temporary parting is predominant
throughout is beautifully carried
|
is offered as solace for the evils OF
the world. (Signed: c. CD
To G. g.: We're reading the book
and will comment on that instead.
However, your letter very interest
ing.
Jack Thompson, just back fron
! In hnff ap
tell of his experiences while abroad
as correspondent for Mutual
Thompson will be heard in a spe-
ciaI broadcast tonight over WATR
at 10:45.
1t is no accident that the Music
| Critics Circle of New York has in
Vited DR.. Frank Black to conduct a
series OF programs presenting the
! outstanding works by contemporary
American composers introduced to
concert audiences in the past year.
From the five selections which will
be played under DR.. Blacks baton
by the NBC Summer Symphony the
critics will choose the best compost
ton of the year.
DR.. Black has introduced more
American compositions on the air
in his ten years as General Mu-
sic director Of NBC than perhaps
any other conductor. His desk is
always piled high with scores from
young hopefuls as we'll as estab-
lished composers. DR.. Black reads
them all carefully and frequently
plays them on the air.
The Chalky Wright-Phil Terrain
Ova fight will be previewed tonight
over WATR in special features
broadcast at 9:15. Bobby Ruffin,
boxer, will participate in a sports
drama.
Gabriel Heater is going on
vacation this Sunday and while he
is away getting well-earned rest,
Frank Singiser, Mutual's popular
neWscaster will pinch hit for him.
over WATR Mondays through Fri
| days at 9 D. m. Singiser is a vet
eran broadcaster, having been on
| the air for over fifteen years, and
has visited almost all Of the coun-
tries which he covers in his dis
| patches.
Bing Crosby's Opera: Alec Tenn
pleton's favoritc trick is mimickins
stars in roles they would never play.
| On his Blue network show on Fri
day night, June 4, he will feature
one of his best-Bing Crosby as he
might sing Samson and Delilah"
for the Metropolitan Opera. II know
it's my best because I had good
collaboration" says Alec. Grossly
dropped in at my Waldorf Astoria
apartment to help me put 1t to-
gether!"
Tito GUITAR Spanish singing star
featured on "Duffy'S' an at the
Starlight Roof of the Waldorf-As-
toria, and Billie Burke, screen COM
edienne currenly heard on the air
in Fashions in Rations' will be the
featured guest stars, when stage
Door Canteen' airs tonight at 9:30
p. m. over CHS. Heard with them
will be Bert Lytell as officer-of-the
day. and Raymond Paige's orches-
ira.
Raymond Clappers sponsors have
renewed his contract for another
full year. Although Clapper is now
in Sweden, his cabled reports from
this listening post of Europe are
heard on Paul Sullivan's broadcast:
every Monday and Thursday even
inpS over WATR at 10 D. m, Lister
tonight for Paul Sullivan's latest
bulletins from Clapper, or weather
permitting, for short wave mess
age direct from Clapper himself.
Ad Libbers Surround Globe: 1t
was nine years ago that Mary Mar
garet Mcbride created the ad lib
| type OF program that made her
daytime radios biggest star. NBC
has taken a nationwide survey to
discover that there are now more
than 300 other programs that have
copied the Mcbride formal. And
Mary Margaret has just received
another letter from a radio woman
asking for details on how such u
program should be run. The woman
| is on station in Australia and
| learned of the idea through our
fighting Yanks there,
The NaZis distort science. The
horrible manner in which they do
this will be dramatically illustrated
tonight OH This Is Our Enemy"
heard every Thursday at 9 p. m.