The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-06

battle. 1.-THE late George Cohan
never waved the flag with more
fervor than does Reynolds when he
talks of our troops In combat. In
fact, he seems to have discovered In
the war zone gerat and gorgeous
America which he never knew ex-
listed before"
He moves on magic wings. and the
necromancy Of his typewriter moves
with him. And just in case you
might be getting the idea that he is
some sort of superman, quite nat
urally. he drops phrase here and
there about being homesick for home,
or something just as naive, and
you're all the more akin to him for
that. In fact his first chapter
ends: Before could settle down
to sleep in Shepherds Hotel in
Cairo phone rang and I was on
my way to Teheran in Iran. I
tried to remember that I had the
best job In the world. It didn't
help any. was homesick already,
fine state of mind for a man who
was just starting on a long trip"
And that was March, 1943.
A lot happened to Quentin Reyn-
oldS between that date and December
1913 when he was back in New York;
and at times the trip might have
been a far, far longer one than
any Of us like to plan But he
came back to write a book through
which old arm-chair-huggers like
myself can travel vicariously to a
wars front - right up in the front
lines, and behind the lines, and
into those rare times of relaxation
when war correspondents foregather
to snaffle by devious means a bottle
or two over which to talk old times,
and adventures lived and shared.
He hob-kobs with the great and
the near great. and with the humble
and the lowly In many lands. Gre
garious to the core, he knows how
to get on with people, and how to
make them his friends. 1t Is of
these people he writes in THE Cur
tain Rises" And when he writes
of them he brings them right into
the room with you and you're not
merely reading words. You're see
ing, and knowing and talking to
these people yourself. And that's
fine gift.
Tomorrow night, Tuesday March
z, over WABC-CBS at $40 to 1000
o. m. EWT The Curts in Rises" will
be dramatiZed by the Columbia
Broadcasting system on the Report
to the Nation" program which Quen-
tin conducts every week. He will
act as narrator.
Anyone who heard Quentin on the
superb movie short two or three
years bark This Is london" will
know without being told the treat
hat awaits. Pit I doubt If even
Quentin Reynolds himself can do
more Justice to 1.-THE Cl,rtein Rises
than the book does for itself.
And that's saving great deal.
During the 1895 depression two
unknown but rich men named
Bradley and Martin gave an ella
borate ball at the Old Waldorf
Astoria in New York, insisting they
were doing 1t for the good of the
country by releasing this money for
circulation" Victor Herbert. famed
composer and conductor. supplied
the music for the ball. Memories OF
that fantastic event will be recalled
when DR.. Frank Black builds his
'Serenade to America music around
Herbert selections on the program
over NBC tonioht, at 6:l5 p. M. e
VT, Felix Knight, tenor, will be DR.
Blacks soloiSt.
With preliminary hearings now In
progress, the five-girl Additions
committe for the Hour of Charms
search for a Singing Cinderella
expects to begin March 10 hearing
singers who have passed the first
examinations. Making UP the CON-
mittee are the vio.inist Evelyn the
soprano Vivien. the pianist Rosa
Linda. trumpe.er Kathryn and the
trombonist Velma.
Joan Roberts. who co-starred with
Alfred Drake recently on Cham
her Music Society of Lower Basin
Street." Is studying medicine during
her free time! The lovely star Of
Oklahoma" intends eventually u
forego music for an M. d. degree.
Harrison Knox Is the soloist or
1.-THE Lyn Murray Show tonight
at els p. m. e.w.t. over CHS. Hell
sing Then You'll Remember Me
and If You Are But Dream.
The chorus offers Beyond the Blu'
Horizon" and the orchestral selec'
ton Is Got Plenty OF Nothin'."
Dunninger. the Blue network
Master Mentalist, continues to servu
as a target for publicity seeker
who maintain that his thought
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