The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-14

muth of the 57th Filipino Scout Regiment, known as "Ameriea's Ono Man Army" because he killed il6 Japs and captured many more, has asked Guy to play Beyond the Blue HoriGon," Capt, Wermuth was with Gen, Douglas MaeArthur on Rattan Peninsula,
 Books Are Bullets" the inter- view program which brings to the WQXR Inierophone well known au. thoFs whose books arc weapons in the war of ideas, will return to WQxR for its third consecutive sea. son on Wednesday September 20, at 500 p, m, when Bennett Cerf, con- duetor of the program, will inter. view Leo Cherne.
 As guest on the opening program, MT, Cherne will discuss the post war world based upon the observations which he made in his most recent book, "The Rest Of Your Life" MT, Cherne is executive secretary of the Research Institute of America, which makes him familiar with the trends and events which will effect the world of tomorrow,
 Works by Roy Harris noted Am. eriean composer will he featured on tho third program In the WATR- Blue Networks contemporary Com posers' Concerts on Tuesday, Sept, 10. Paul Whiteman, director of music for the Blue, will present an all-Harris evening and the eoln- poser's wife, johana, will be the special soloist.
 Mrs. Harris will be heard in the first performance of her husbands Piano Concerto commissioned by the Networks Creative Music Fund, under which i3 new works Of con. temporary composers are to be premleFed this season, Whiteman, who again conducts, has already given hearings to scores by Stravin- sky David Rose and Paul CreSton. Other composers to be heard dur ing the season arc Aaron Copland, Morton Gould, Peter de Rose, Victor Young and Ferde drofe,
 September 10 Is going to be red letter day for George dershwin fansl Ills "Porgy and BeSS" will Do broadcast by "ThiS g My Best" on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at e;3o p, rl,, over CBs, and although the folk operas score has been played and sung many times over the air, 1t will be the first time that it has been given almost Q complete radio treatmentl
 The opera represents the climax of dershwin's short.lived career, It was his most notable achievement, even though the composer had to learn the technicailties of opera from text books before he began the actual writlngsI
 The versatility Of Ethel Barry more, who observes her 60th year as on actress this season, will be amply displayed in October. Miss Barrymore, who starts her first regular radio series, Miss Hattie" on Sunday, Sept i7, over WATR and the Blue Network ct 3;30 ?. m, will portray Q sympathetic and un. derstanding lady whose kindly wis., dom and humor dominate the lives of c typical American family. Tn October the star will double on Broadway in c sharply contrasting role, that of Q Czech domestic who seeks to ease her way Into heaven through her nephew, Q plest. The play Is the Theatre Guild produc- ton of "Embezzied Heaven"
 Hans Conried, radio character ac. tor heard on the weekly "suspenge" series as well as many other Holly wood programs, reported to Fort MacAFthur this week for induction into the .. 6. Army.
 Raymond Paige and his Stage Door CanteenY orchestra made Prank 9inatra sWoonl When Hlna- tFa appeared oii the Friday night CBD broadcast last season, he was co impressed by Palge's orchestra that he insisted the eCanteen" unit f4 .I tt