The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-28
WAVELE n s
By BILL HARRINGTON

II tenor, Jimmy Atkins, crooner, Honey and the Bees, the Glee Stub, vochestra and orchestra.
 The Rose Bowl KickoR luncheon, annual pre-gane get-together of coaches and players who meet in the football classic on New Years Day, will be broadcast Friday De- cember 29 (NBC, 4:0O-4:SO D. In.l
 Bill Stern. NEG Director of Sports who will give a play-by play, &C., count of the Rose Bowl Tennessee Southern California game, an NEG exclusive January l, will be toast master at the luncheon. Among the speakers speakers will be John Barn hill, the Vols coach, and Jeff Cra- vath, Trojan mentor. The players of both teams will be introduced as will many visiting newspapermen. Thursdays 'Gag-Of- -the-Day''
 Although she wasn't eavesdrop- ping songstress Helen Forrest of NBC's "Eyerything for the Boys" couldn't help overhearing Q conver- sation between couple of lovelies at Sunset Strip night spot. You know, reminisced one gal, "that director I went out with last night is no conversationalist. He didn't say more than three words all eve ning".
 "Wer, darling" the other quip- ped, maybe you shouldn't have let him kiss you so much"
 Hedda Hopper is the only public personality who has successfully bridged the three great arts of Hollywood: motion pictures. radio and the newspapers.
 For twenty-five years Hedda Hop- per has been intimately associated with pictures. She starred in the first film Louis B. Mayer ever made. She is perhaps closer to the picture industry than any other person in it, and she enjoys the condolences of workers from grips and prop men to the Cradles, Crawfords and Gag neys.
 Now Hedda has become as well known to dialers, through her OBS "Hedda Hopper's Hollywood" pro- gram, and to newspaper readers through her syndicated column. They've learned that her comments about stars are accurate as well as interesting, and her news gathered right from headuuarterS,
 The genial comemnts of the fast talking Hedda have gone a long way to smooth over the old three-corn- cred disagreements among radio, motion pictures and the news papers.
 l Although Phil Spitalny and his ''Hour of Charm" all-girl orchestra, heard on NEG Sunday night, don't start their new concert tour until January IS when they will play in such cities as Baltimore, Philadel- phia, Harrisburg and Hartford, all seats have virtually been sold al- ready. That's popularity!
 For the first time since its incep- l tion, the Radio Hall of Fame dis cards its variety formula for one broadcast only on New Years Eve to present an hour-long version of the Edna Ferber- Jerome Kern mu- sical, Show Boat" over WATR and the Blue Network Sunday, Decem- Der 31. at 500 p. m., EWT.
 Charles Winninger, will be "Capn Andy" the role he originally created when the famous musical had its premiere at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York in December 1927. Singing stars Kathryn Grayson and Helen Forrest will be Magnolia" and Julie" respectively. The origin al Julie was the late Helen Mor- gan. Allan Jones, one of the nations top tenors, will sing the role of TO- mantle leading man, Gaylord Ra- venal," who sings Make Believe" to Magnolia" when he first sees her standing on the deck of the colorful steamer.
 Paul Whiteman and his Radio Hall Of Fame orchestra will provide the musical background of the radio !version of Show Boat" acclaimed as one of the gayest, greatest mu- sicals ever produced.
 Les Paul and his Trio and Beat rice Kay will pay their respects to the Kraft Music Hall tonight, when Bing Crosby presents his half-hour of festivities at 800 p. m. over NEG. Lovely singer Euge.4ie Baird, John Scott Trotter and the orchestra, the Charioteers and the Kraft Choral Group complete the talent lineup for the Christmas Wee program.
 Americas singing sweetheart, Connee Boswell, again takes the Chesterfield Supper Club" spot light tonight at p. m. EWT over NEG with more of those toe-ting- ling ballads that have made Sup per Club" listeners ask Connee back again and again. Ted Steele and his twenty-two piece orchestra will be on hand with their studies in velvet and singing star Perry Como will unveil a very special tune which the whole nation will soon be hum- ming and dancing to.
 Joan Edwards, popular radio singer, is the guest of Larry Douglas on Columbia's networks Here's To Romance" tonight (WABC-CBS 10:30-11:OO p. m). Miss Edwards sings Irving Berlin's 'These Foolish Things" and Don't Fence Me Tn" |"