The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-01
WAVELET s
By ED LEAMY

( A A ~ ~ 4EAMY
 popular author, whose short stories
 are presented in dramatized form
 every Saturday at 10 e, in., over
 WATR and the Blue network, ex-
 plains that this pin-up method is
 the only one In which all necessary
 equipment Is handy when she takes
 to the typewriter for creative pur-
 poses,
 The Scotch ancestry of comedian
 Alan Young entities him to wear
 the Cameron tartan. Asked why he
 doesn't spring the get-up on his
 NEG studio audience during hls
 Tuesday night comedy program,
 Alan innocently retorts, "Oh, peo-
 pie would laugh"
 The people who produced Mo-
 Ms screen Test" series are admit
 ting they find themselves in an un-
 comfortable situation at times. On
 several occasions, scouts from other
 film companies have been seen In
 the studio audience at the M-G.M
 talent quest, and Screen Test" offi. cialS know the opposition Is ready to bounce If they should just hap. pen to pass up something good, An. other film company already has raided the show to take Frank Dunn, handsome and talented Mu- tual announcer, who makes his last
 Screen Test" appearance, Sept. l,
 as e result,
 Jimmy Durante and the many faithful followers of his funfests with Garry Moore on CBS Friday nights might like to know that Gene Krupa Is composing concerto for the drums and Is calling 1t "Drum- oiago" as inspired by Durante's fam ouS character, Umbriaso. Krupa will probably introduce 1t in the George Whites "Scaneals' picture.
 Although Vacation Serenade" co. starring Soprano Rose Hampton and her conductor husband, Wilfred Pelletier, ends its summer run after the Monday, Sept, {, NEG broadcast, It doesn't mean that Maestro Pel- letter will get that longed-for Vaca. ton. For in addition to his other network program, World of Song", on Sunday afternoons, he has not only the entire musical direction Of the Montreal. Toronto opera sea- sons, Sept. 1928, on his shoulders put will also conduct all i4 of the performances,
 Producer Les Mitchell, Of NBC'S star Playhouse, recently read l huge pile of movie scripts lr his search for story suitable to radio adaptation. When he finished, called for his secretary and said: Here are two piles of stories. These on the left are technicolor productions-the others have plots"
 Though "Americas Town Meeting of the Air" features comments by members of It's audience, and these are heard clearly on the air, no travelling microphoneS are used to pick up the voices of the speakers. Instead, a parabola micro. phene is aimed at them as they speak, and the sound of their voices Is reflected off the curved surface of the big dlsh-shaped blackboard" and Into the microphone. The para. oola microphone Is the same kind used to pick up crowd noises at sporting events. It's application to pick up individual voices Is original with Town Meeting"
 It's california, Here I Comel" or Don Rodney. The handsome inging star of Xavier Cugat'S or hestra Is warming up his vocal 'ords for a busy Fall tour of the Golden State, which will be inaug- lratcd at Los Angeles orpheum on September s. Rodney md the band will then shift to San for e stand at the Coldel tate Theater, starting September 3, and later In the month, they1! 'e starred at Hollywood's swank ,iro's.
 Ted de Corsia, frequent murderer n NHC's MT. and Mrs, North has eformed but just for 30 min tes! On the August 23 chiller- iller, "The Norths Meet WAC" Y c Corsia substituted for Frank ,ovejoy In the role of Inspector veigand, the Norths' sour-tongued olice friend. Lovejoy was ailins nd couldn't take his usual part.
 Frank Signorelii, pianist in Peter Ian Steeden's orchestra on the larry Savoy programs over NEG thursday nights, was a member O. he original Dixieland Jazz Bano, turing rehearsal recess he offer ntertains those in the studio witl iano bits that were popular II nose days.
 The trouble with people who ar lzy but wish they could play som, lusical instrument, the worst way, uips maestro Felix Mills, is that iey usually get theig wish"
 A I7-pound caulifiower was sold y 6 Blackburn. England, grocer for ae controlled price, of si.S6.
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