The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07
WAVEL II s.
By ED LEAMY


singer who Is the current attraction
of New Yorkis Greenwich village
INN. and Mary Roche, who starred
IN the Broadway musical whats
Up2" win be Johnny Morgan's guests
on broadway Showtime." tonight,
at 1880 p. m. CEwD over the Col
umbia network.
Along with Johnny win be his
comic cohorts Professor" Irwin
Corey and Hope Emerson, better
known as Miss Lakebottom," his
landlady. Miss Roche, who gueSted
with Morgan last week on the show,
starred with him in whats Up?"
The pretty taffy-haired song
stress recently played in the motion
picture THE Heats On"
Victor Anthony halls from Frank
Sinatra'S neighhorhood in New Jer-
Sey. Vic frequently played and sang
IN many of the Jersey band and
singing spots where young Frank
appeared. However, not long after
high school the young singer decid-
ed to try California and liked it well
enough to play over four years on
the coast. When not featured as a
singer with bands, he played his
bass fiddle. and very often COM
bined the two talents.
Back in New York year-and-a-
half now, Vic has been singing in
many Of the towns better hotels,
including the Waldorf Astoria,
Plaza and Roosevelt. About month
ago, he was engaged at the Village
Inn and has proved himself one Of
the night-club's top attractions.
Jay Blackton, musical conductor
of the Broadway smash-hit musicale,
| oklahoma win lead the Broad
way Showtime" orchestra and
chorus. Connie Desmond is the pro-
grams announcer.
Frank Sinatra plays the role of
The Phantom Troubadour in an
adaptation of wake Up And Live"
which starred Walter Winchell, Ben
Bernie and Jack Haley on the screen
when Cecil B. DeMille presents that
comedy on the CHS LUX Radio
Theater" Monday, February 81.
(WABC- CHS, 900 to 1000 p. M,
e. W. t. From Hollywood).
Sidney Skolsky, famed Hollywood
columnist, is heard in the role that
Winchell played in the movie.
Wake Up and Live" is the story
Of a crooner, played by Sinatra, who
suffers from mike fright. Fearful
OF facing a Give microphone, he
slips furtively alone into a radio
studio, tunes in on popular orch
lestra, and croons an accompaniment
into what he believes is a dead"
mike. It happens that the instru-
ment is connected to the. circuit air.
ing the band music, and his voice is
heard not only in the bands studio
but also on the air.
A great search is launched for The
Phantom Troubadour with succeed
ing events dramatically chronicled by
the Broadway columnist.
In appearing on DeMille's pro-
gram, Sinatra returns a compliment,
for the directing genius Of the LUX
Radio Theater" was guest on THE
Frank Sinatra Show" on February
IL.
Eleanor Powell's latest dancing
partner Is her electrician, one. Phil
Braun.
It all started when Eleanor went
to Andrew Stone, producer -direc-
tor of Sensations of 1914" with her
latest inventions device emulat-
ing the lighted spiralS of a pinball
machine which turns on and off to
the beat Of her tapping feet. The
idea was that an entire set be
rugged up like an diversified pinbau
machine. Eleanor would be the
ball.
Stone liked the idea and assigned
Braun to assist the dancing star
in building the gadgets.
What they overlooked, however,
was the lighting problem created by
the glare Of the lighted. pinball
spiralS and Cameraman Pew Mar
ley decreed that the only way IL
could be overcome was to have each
light operate on a single circuit.
Braun has been an electrician
almost always. but never dancing
partner. Now he has to rehearse
with Eleanor at least two hours a
day SO that every light flashes fol
lust the right length Of time and al
just the right frequency as she
bounds from pillar to post.
1--WE will go to work for the Wal
Bond drive on WIN when Freddie
Robbins, maestro Of the "Swine
Class" OMonday through Satur.
day-5:0O to 5:25 p. NO. devotes the
week Of February 7-12 to plugging
the worlds best investment.
Freddie's first guest tonight
will be Eddie Condor, impreSsarit
Of the Town Hall Jazz Concerts
Other guests during 1--WE war Bone
week will include: Lionel Hampton
Troy Eldrdige, Charlie Barnett, Tedd!
Wilson, Sidney Catlett and others
Freddie also will give away ticket!
to several Broadway movies to bono
purchasers as well as ducats t,
Condon's concerts.
Frustrated for Is years in sup.
pressed ambition to play the zithel
in public, Major Bowes will achievt
his desires on the "Duffy's" broad
cast over the Blue on Tuesday
February 8 at $3.50 p. m. EWT. wher
the good Major turns amateur ant
Ed Archie" Gardner handles tn,
gong.
Importantly Of this kind knock
only once" said Archie, discussing
the appearance Of Major Bowes OF
Amateur Night" at Duffy's. II
the Major comes up to me expec.