The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-24

Dinah Shore shipped out for san l Francisco right after her broadcast l this week to participate in Q huge l T Am An American Day' celebra- l ton there with Bing Crosby and Bob Hope.
 When Phil "Tale It Or Leave It" Baker asked contestant this week | where he would be if he were cut ting out paper boats and sailing | them down the Charles River, the man promptly answered: "I'd be in the nut house"
 Although the correct answer was Boston, Baker could hot dispute | the mans logic and so awarded him $64.
 Ralph Hollenbeck, who was Billy Mills arranger until called by the army, returns to his place with the ''Fibber Mc0ee" band this week fol- lowing his medical discharge from the service.
 Original music composed for this weeks dramatic "Grand Central Station" program was by Lew White, virtuoso of the organ. Lew is currently engaged in recording spe- cial scores of famous Broadway plays for a special library of musical highlights from such shows as "Smilin' Through" with Jane Cowl, Ziegfeld Follies tunes since 1918. Al Jolson's famous April Showers" " Nanny" and many others that have made theatrical history.
 One radio series which rarely rec vises script in rehearsal, is We | Who Dream" Reason Is that Milton | Geiger, the series author, one of radios top writers, times his stories in the writing and if any revisions are needed, they are spotted before the final draft is made. It's the only practical way, since Vladimir Selin- sky, music director of the series, also tailor-makeS his good music to it the scripts, and any attempt to cut the drama would call for cor- responding cuts in the music.
 Three new songs from the Army revue, About Face," will be con- ducted by Don Bryan, when he sub- stitutes for the vacationing Don Voorhees,, on March of Time" on Thursday, May %, over NEG. About Face" will be given it's first performance the following day, May %, at Camp Shanks, N. Y. The mu. sic is by Frank Loesser and Fly Zaret.
 Reed Kennedy, baritone star of the CBS Family Hour," heard Sundays at 5 p. m, is spending five hours day in diligent preparation | for his operatic and concert debut | next fall.
 Pretty Rosemarie Kuhlmann, sing | ing WAVE featured on "The Lyn | Murray Show" Friday, May 26, may | be a novice herself but she comes | from Q family of professionals. Her | dad, Frederick Kuhlmann, was starred with the Metropolitan Opera Company in the days of Caruso.
 Charlie Schenck, director of Mu- tual's Archie Andrews" has taken over the cue chores on 'True De- tective," the twice-weekly crime se- ries heard over the same network. He also does the scripting.
 Bill Slater, who was It. Col. Will liam Slater until his recent retire. ment to inactive status, has re- stunned his sportscasting, both for radio and newsreels, with an addi- tional starring show in the audi ton stages. While in the army, he was narrator of 'The Army Service Forces Present." ASF feature heard Saturdays on the Blue network. When the tenor star, Kenny Ba- | ker, takes over Groucho Marks | Blue Ribbon Town" via CBS for | eight weeks through the summer, he will devote complete program | each week to the works of one mod ern American composer. That was the show format worked out in Hol- lywood this week in preparation for | Kenny's' opening CBS program on | Saturday, June 24, at 8 p. m., e.w.t. | With Kenny will be Robert Arm | bruster and his orchestra and chor- | us and Ken Niles, announcer. Such | top Q. s. composers as Jerome Kern, | George Gershwin, Rudolf F.riml, | Sigmund Romberg, Irving Berlin | and Vincent Youmans will be in- | cluded in the eight-week strethc of | music offerings. Baker last week | handed in his notice to producers | of the New York stage hit, "One | Touch of Venus," in which he has | been headliner, and will drop out | of the show on June 1, heading i'm. | mediately for Hollywood and radio | rehearsals. Groucho Marx, with | his comedy-song associates, Leo | Gorcey, Fay Mckenzie and Bill | Days, will take leave from Blue Ribbon Town" after the June l7 | r-sgTEm, returning August 19.
 Kay Kyser will take his College | of Musical Knowledge" gang to the | Marine Base at Camp Pendtleton | (Calif) for his May 3l broadcast.
 Donald Dame. Metropolitan Opera | tenor, is the guest soloist on "The Lyn Murray Show" Friday, June 2, at 6:i5 ?. m.. over CBS. Featured with the Lyn Murray Chorus, he | sings "Serenade," from Sigmund Romberg,s Student Prince" The chorus Is also heard in a medley of | tuneful nursery rhymes and There's | & Great Day Coming Manana."
 Xavier Cugat airs Your Dubon- net Date" from Chicago on Thrus- day. May 3l. The orchestra will be in the Windy City for an engage ment beginning May 2s at the Ori- ental theater.
 Busy Lynn Gardner. songstress on |