The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-28

near the base to get lrst"nano view of how soldiers are trained in invasion tactics.
 High finance holds no interest for Frank Lovejoy, who is heard daily as male lead in NRC's we Live and Learn" The radio actor plow- ed through e finance and banking course during college but came quickly over to Broadway and fin- ally, radio, because they aren't dull"
 Parker Tennelly, portrayer of Dad" in the Mother and Dad" program, is perusing airplane cata- logues and confesses he's planning to place his order for personal flying machine of 8 make to be placed on the market immediately following the war.
 Cincinnati opera lovers will have chance to hear Rose Hampton, lovely dramtic soprano of the Me- tropolitan, in two of her most fam ous roles during the first ten days of the summer opera season there the title role in Aida" and Lenore in I'll Trovatore." Miss Hampton returns from Cincinnati just in time to prepare for her first program of Vacation Serenade".
 Garry Moore, laugh partner of Jimmy Durante on CBS Friday nights, is the only comedian ever signed for pictures by that astute producer David Selznick. So what happens? His first venture on the screen won't be fore Selznick but for Edward Small who has bor- rowed Garry's services for the top comedy spot in "5rewster's Mil- lions"
 Dick Keith, star of Bright Hori- zon" on CBS, this month celebrates his second year as a steady cast member. The director, writer and fellow players gifted him with a cake with two candles.
 Each week Bob Hawks Saturday night Thanks to the Tanks" quiz is broadcast over a nationwide net work. and it goes to points out side the country, too. Songstress Lynn Bardner was reminded of this when she received fan letter from a soldier stationed in Hawaii. The soldier wrote that he recognized Lynn's voice as that of a girl who used to sit next to him in a New Jersey pubuic school. Sure enough, Lynn was the very same pig-tailed totL
 The growing quota of girl musi- clans in George Sebastians concert orchestra on the Great Moments in Music" series starring Jean Tennyson, is attributed to the man. power shortage, all in the string section.
 Perhaps there's such a thing as overdoing tough guy portrayall A service man approached Leo (Dead End Kid) Gorcey this week as Cor cey was leaving the studio following his stint on Groucho Marks Blue Ribbon Town" broadcast. Pardon me, MT. Gorcey," said the soldier, but would you mind lying down in the gutter and posing for picture?"
 Sure, I'll pose." said Leo. "But why in the gutter?"
 Well" explained the soldier, that's the only way can visual- ize yotA"
 Charlie Ruggles and Cass Daley were discussing the old days of show business while resting between re- hearsals of their new airshow. Cass was trying to remember a certain play hit of some years ago and Charlie wa endeavoring to help. Fi- nally he mentioned the name of an actor who had appeared in the pro- duction and Class exclaimed: "Of course AS the polecat said when the wind changed-It all comes back to me now!"
 n ISCG1hb COl1VCSVullt OkI blIC 01uC Blind Date" WATR, Mondays show was really true to his name. The c. I. in question was Navy Radionian Truman Hill, of St. Louis. Mo, and that's just what he was a true man hill, six feet seven in height. T can see where you got to be a radioman," quipped Mistress of Ceremonies Arlene Francis. "You must make a wonderful antennal"
 Bashful Oswald, one of the Smoky Mountain Boys heard on the NEG Grand Ole Opry," plays the steel guitar so expertly in accompanying Roy Acuff and in his own speciality numbers, that he is receiving num- erotis requests from listeners for in- structions in playing this instru- ment. Oswald sayn this sure enahaT-