Evening star., 1944-03-26

mocracy, the concert Is expected to
raise a large sum of money, which
will be used to establish youth CEN
ters In Harlem to combat juvenile
delinquency. Nanny Prayer,
after q year and half at New York
City's Fifth Avenue Childs, has re-
organized his band and begun a
lengthy hotel tour of the Eastern
States. i. Allen Cummings, BARI
tone soloist, has joined the all-reed
orchestra of Shep Fields. :. Cum
mings. an Atlantic City lad, is max
ing his bigtime debut with the Fields
outfit. Mitchell Ayres, band
leader, will be In the service before
March fades. Bob Crosby. has
asked for his release from contract
with MGM. Enric Madriguera
Is on a concert tour to wind up at
Carnegie Hall. Benny Carter
and his orchestra are due in Holly
wood this month for q flicker stint.
/. Eddie LIE Baron is in khaki at
Fort Macarthur, Calf.
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When Charlie Henry, former as
sistant producer, Of We, the People,
went into the Navy. he soon found
life different. Then he got around
to trick in the Pacific, of Savo
Island, near Guadalcanal. He saw
a Jap battlewagon burn, a Jap de-
stroyer blow up right before his eyes.
1t was hot stuff and upon his
return he was nabbed for an inter-
view on his erstwhile program.
Charlie" asked Milo Boulton,
what were you thinking of dur
ing all the bedlam?" And Charlie
replied: II was thinking, Good
gosh! If I ever get out of this alive,
they'll make me tell this on We, the
People,"
Ten years ago: Just about a
decade ago the airlanes were filled
with Did You Ever See a Dream
Walking?" Ginny Simms was
mathematics, but thinking
of becoming radio singer.
Crime Doctor Everett Sloane played
Sammy, the young son in the Gold
bergs. 1t Pays to Be Ignorant
Quizmaster Tom Howard was re-
for the musical comedy,
Keep Moving" Blue Network
Star Gertrude Lawrence was en-
gagged to Douglas Fairbanks, jr.
=. John Hoysradt was touring the
country with Katharine Cornell.
.. Bob Ripley scored a first" in
radio history when he broadcast to
every country in the world stimuli
taneously. Meyer Davis was
framing his first check from Eleanor
Roosevelt for providing the music at
a White House dance
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OFF the scratch pad J. C..
Flippen of Correction Please has
been signed to the lead in Slap
Happy" musical comedy due on
Broadway soon. j.. Before its Man.
haitian debut, the offering, with
Chico Marx in the cast also, will be
tried out in Detroit beginning April
|. :. Helpmate, daytime serial, has
been renewed for another 50 weeks
on 80 stations. Seven ex-mem-
oers of the We, the People, staff are
IN the armed services. One has
given his life . Talk about lengthy
,areers-Milton Cross celebrated his
I'D anniversary as an announcer on
March 13. Betty Winkler of
Joyce Jordan, M. D., believes in
wearing her heart on her sleeve.
Emblem is gold, studded with
pearls, a gift from Army 1t. Hus-
band Robert Jennings. Joe
Bonomo. former flicker actor cur
rently a physical education and
beauty culture exponent, has script
ed radio serial called Flirting
With DEATH" based on incidents
from fAs 12-year career as a movie
stunt man. . It'll be aired as part
of a juvenile physical fitness pro-
gram. >. Raymond Edwin johnson
has replaced the late Carlton Brick
ert in the important role of David
Post IN the serial Mary Marlin.