The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-29

simple reason that even Che brain"
cannot be in several cities on the
same night!
The world premiere Of Mirage, ;"
a symphonic ballet by Menotti Salta,
will be presented by Frank Black
and the NBC Symphony Orchestra
on the General Motors Symphony
Of the Air." Sunday. June (NBC,
500 D. mo-
The work shares the spotlight with
Mendelssohn's symphony No. 4 in
A Major ("Italian") and Alex
ander Goediockes orchestral trans
cription Of Bach's Fantasia and
Fugue for Organ In G Minor
Salta, a native Of Italy, came to
the United States in 1927 and is
prominent in New York music circles
as composer and arranger. He
composed Mirage" in italy in 1926
while serving with a leading ballet
company. Mirage" was originally
composed for two pianos but Salta
arranged 1t for full symphony or
chestra for Black.
Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony"
was written after a long stay by the
great composer in italy in 1880 and
1881. The work was first performed
under the composers baton in Eng
land with the London Philharmonic
Society in 1888. The premiere III
years ago was commissioned by the
society. Although received with wild
enthusiasm, Mendelssohn eventually
revised the score. The newer ver-
sion was introduced in. Leipzig in
1849-two years after the composers
death.
Nit-Wit Court new comedy series
starring Ransom Sherman, will re-
place. mentioning Duffy's Tavern
over The Blue Network, effective
Tuesday, July 4. The series. to be
heard weekly at $3.50 p. m, will orig
mate from Hollywood.
With the summer show set, Ed
"Archie" Gardner, creator and star
Of Duffy's Tavern, will devote most
Of his vacation period to making a
new motion picture for Paramount,
its locals to be in his famous "Thoid
AvenOO" bistrO.
Sherman will preside as Judge Of
Nit-Wit Court, and will be assisted
by permanent jury composed OF a
trio Of radios outstanding stooges,
or character actors. Plaintiffs will
be weekly guests. also chosen from
among the list Of radios most YER
satile f0iIs.
words at War" MICS highly
successful sustaining series present.
ing radio dramas adapted from out
standing current war books, will take
over for "Fibber MCGEE and Molly"
as a 13-week summer replacement
beginning July 4, Tuesdays. $50
p. NO. 1t was announced today by
G. l.. Menser. NBC vice-president
in charge Of programs.
The series is currently heard over
NBC on Tuesdays at 1880 D. m.
The programs will continue to be
written and produced by NBC in CO.
operation with the Council on Books
in Wartime. Anton M. Leader, NBC
producer, will remain production
director Of '"Theater Of War" and
Richard McDonagh, head Of the
NBC Script Division, and Gerald
Holland. on his staff will write most
of the Recommendations ne thew have
done In the past.
The hearthreak NJ q Girl who Wins
the love ~ = chemistrv inetructor
univ Ia Iose him wher he ueets the
eiri,s alder sister and marries her
viii he drauati~ed over WATR ana
the RIue Network's ..Mv True Storvn
nrogram Weduesdav' NAV n. AZ
iO:i5 a. m.
After the marriage the vounger
rirI Is forced to live with her sister
and hrother.in-Iaw. A child is horn
and the Younger sister Is trans
formed into 4 dotinr aunt. Subse-
ouentIy. after the wife dies. the girl
ouarreIs with her brother-in.1aw
Whether she ana her widowed
hrother-in.Iaw anaJIv hecoue recon-
ciIed will he disclosed on Wednes-
dav's broadcast Of WATR's Ave
mornings a week true life dramati-
zations'
Rem Kanlan radio editor os the
providAnce n ~ .Iournai whose
column For the Love Of Mike" Is