The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-12

"Ill be a great actress If I can
play tonight's part with feeling,
commented Marjorie as she read the
scripts title. The story selected for
the broadcast was the screen hit,
Palm Beach Story!"
Much of the success of IT Love
a Mystery can be attributed to the
careful casting by its writer-pro-
Queer, Carlton Morse. When his
script for a recent (Jan. 81 broad
cast called for a safe singer to act
and sing a song, he engaged Vivian
Janis, who used to be an eastern
night club star, for the part.
Bill Spier, producer of Suspense"
disagrees with those who object to
working with all-women casts. He
cites a recent Suspense" broadcast
to prove his point that women are
easy to handle. In that particular
program there were 10 women in the
cast, headed by Elsa Manchester,
Janet Beecher and Margo. Yet de-
spite the preponderance of feminity,
the program went of without
hitch.
For the first time since he organ
lied his band, Kay Kyser left the
boys at home during the recent holi-
days and went Off to the service
camps, taking only Georgia Carroll
to provide the songs while he clown
ed for the boys in uniform.
Fred Mackaye, actor on America
Ceiling Unlimited" left the cast
this week, for new kind Of career
He will hereafter direct the CHS
Radio Theater" program.
John Brown is going to stay in
Hollywood. John originally went to
the west coast to help Jack Benny
launch his new series this season
He had been due to return to New
York and resume with Fred Allen
as a stooge. However, he has since
been signed for the important role
Of the father In "a Date With Judy"
which starts on NBC Tuesday, Jan.
! 10. and inasmuch as that program
will emanate from Hollywood, Brown
will have to stick close. He'll also
continue to stooge with Benny.
When Fred Allen guested on Duff
| fy'S the other night, it was a re-
union for the comic and Peter Van
Steeden, who conducted the or
chestra for Allen for five and a half
years. 1t also marked a reunion for
Van Steeden with Benay Venuta.
now singing star Of "Duffys," who
sang for two years when Van Steed-
en- conducted the band on the
George JeSsel program, For Men
Only"
Kirby Ayres, producer Of the Pat
Barnes Correction, Please" pro-
grams on CHS Saturday nights, is
now doubling on that networks Ed
Sullivan Entertains" in the same ca
pacity on Monday nights.
Vivien, soprano soloist on Phil
Spitalny's Hour OF Charm" was
missing from the NBC Sunday pro-
gram because OF the death OF her
father, the Rev. Shirley Shaw in
San Diego.
Robert Weede, baritone heard
regularly on Great Moments in
Music" has been notified that the
Robert Weede Pavilion will be added
to the Hospital for Special Surgery
in New York. Weede has been CIV
ing Christmas parties at the hospi-
tai for many years and that prob
ably accounts for the fact that the
donor OF the money for the new
pavilion, prominent sportsman
whose horse trainer was successful
ly operated on at the hospital, Sc
lected the singer to be thus hon.
ored
Pretty dark-haired Virginia Girls
void. Nora Liggett OF CHS I'VE Love
and Learn" show, was chosen from
New York's famous Stage Door
Canteen for service men, TO run for
Queen at the Press Photographers
Ball.
Bob Hope, who starred In the
radio version Of Lets Face It." on
the Screen Guild Players" broad
cast, looked longingly at Jane wy
man when she appeared at the CHS
studio to play the part OF q drab
character. IF all bags" were lovely
as YOU" remarked Hope calamity,
I'D get a job as redcap so could
carry them around with me-"
Dinah Shore continues to reign
supreme as top girl singer OF radio.
Her choice recently In Radio Daily
as the No. l songstress marked her
second straight win In that papers
national radio poll. In two years
Dinah has won seven national polls
naming her the best singer in the
landl
Egypt's great pyramid and the city
Of New Orleans. La, are on the