The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-11

Fritz Kreisler, world renowned Si0linist who steadfastly declined kadfo offers throughout long and glorious career, will make his first appearance on the air in the Tele- phone Hours Great Artists Se- kiesW (NBC, Mondays goo p. m., EWT).
 He has been scheduled for five programs of the series, the first to be broadcast next Summer and the remaining four in the ensuing nine months.
 Kreisler and his warm friend, the immortal Serge Rachmaninoff, were the last giants of the music world to remain off the air after the late Ignace Paderewski accepted radio time. Rachmaninoff died last year. Explaining his final acquiescence today, Kreisler said:
 ."There are many factors leading up to the decision. Most important to me was the many and increasing number of letters coming from the more isolated places of America, asking me to broadcast. Many Of these people have never been able to hear a recital because of lack of money or because they are too far from the cities. Also, now with wartime travelling so difficult, l have had to reduce the number of my concerts each season. So l felt that if so many people were Kind enough to write and ask me to broadcast, and I could not play for them in any other way, l should seriously consider radio.
 There were other factors in the decision, too. Until the last few wears. when have been living in America, l never had time to broad cast because of heavy concert schedules. And I did not want to broadcast until I heG time to learn the technique of the microphone.
 "Now I have learned something about radio and hope am ready. I have been listening to many pro- grams, and studying them, ana finally decided the Telephone Hour was the program where l could perhaps play my best. So we have made a contract and all are happy about it.
 Kreisler has been concertizlng Ill this country for 55 years. His first appearances here were made with Moritz Rosenthal, distinguished pianist. Although he had been ac- claimed in many parts of the world, KreisIer gave up the violin to study medicine. But year of military service, which interrupted his stu dies, gave him time to reconsider.
 One of the towering figures of the music world, Kreisler is as well known for his own compositions as for his playing of the works Of oth- CTS. A fine pianist, painter, clas- sical linguist and voracious reader Kreislcr carries many books on his travel. which have taken him to every important city in the world
 Kreisler, born in Austria ln 1875, became a citizen of the united States last summer. He took the oath of citizenship with the Broad- way Star, Vera Zorina.
 Dunniger, internationally known mind. reading expert whose uncanny mental powers have aStoniShed such world figures as Thomas Edison, Pope Plus XII, the Duke of Wind- sor and Presidents Roosevelt, Cool idge and Taft, demonstrates his ability in a series of broadcasts over Station WATR and the Blue Net work, Wednesdays at 10 D. m.
 Surrounded by group of eX- perts from the fields of science, edu- cation and business determined to verify the authenticity of his eX- ploits, Dunninger tests his mental powers on members of the studio audience.
 The mentalist, who believes that some day mental telepathy will be developed into mans sixth sense, also performs seemingly impossible feats such as reading" name ana phone number selected by spec. tator from any one of 100 telephone books.
 Listeners are invited to test their own telepathic powers by attempt ing to receive" thought Dunin- ger transmits on each broadcast
 Bruno Walter, making his sec- ond consecutive appearance as guest-conductor, directs the Phila. delphia orchestra in an all-Beetho- ven program, Saturday, February 19. (WABC-CBS, 3:30 to 4:3O p. m EFD.
 Dr. Walter conducts the overture to 'The Creatures of Prometheus,' and the Third, or "Eroica," Sym. pbony in E-flat major.
 Beethoven had been in Vienna only few years when he was in- vited to write music for "The Crea-