The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-05
WAVELETS
By ED LEAMY

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 Besides Miss Shaw and Wynn there was Q girl dancer, Q pair of aerobats, Q dancing team and on accordionist who was the hit band for the outfit, although in some hos. 'pitals servicenien had already form. cd set bands which enthusiastically accompanied the performance.
 Wynn, who donated his service and paid his own expenses on the tour, carried costumes and props which filled c two and c half ton truck. King Bubbles,' as he's known on the Happy Island broadcast. never performs without costumes even on his radio program for which an elaborate and exaggerated regal wardrobe has been designed
 Among his props were his famous bicycle piano, Q small studio in. Struinent mounted on Q tricycle. chassis, which he pedalled from ward to ward with Winnie Shaw seated atop like Q portable Helen Morgan. Wynn accompanied Miss Shaw on every song she could sing in the key Of B flat, the only key in which King Bubbles can play.
 The, troupe, along with Wynn, played fourteen to fifteen hours Q day-firSt in the recreation rooms of the hospitals, then oil day and through the early part of the eve- ming in the wards. Each perform. ance was 6 complete seventy min- ute affair small show as thorough comedians musicals. Wynn did in It's way as any of the famous forty-four minutes of the seventy.
 Playing to 30,000 convalescent and ailing servlcemen the troupe appear. ed at General Hospitals in Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Texas Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana. Wynn is happy that his silly giggle and ridiculously funny lines, along with the efforts of the others, sped the recovery of many 0 soldier, sailor and marine as well as leading to the formation of many other hospital entertainment units. GSdQy f4tlpAul WAAO 10 lGdNu WlbAt his stringed band, known as the Tennessee Plowboys, on Grand Ole Opry" over NEG, from time to time as guest star on the Saturday night jaInboree, has been on the road all summer with one of the tent show units of the Opry. Eddy made his first appearance on Grand Ole Opry" as a solo act less than one year ago, and since that time has acquired his own band, published a song book containing several of his own popular compositions, has risen to a position of great popu- larity al lover the South through his personal appearances, and Is fast becoming a national favorite through his radio programs. Eddy is young, handsome. married, and native-born Tennessean. He makes his home with his wife in a cozy little apartment down in Nashville, Tennessee, and is planning to buy a small farm where he can keep a string of riding horses. Eddy not only enjoys horseback riding. but is also an expert swimmer and in the summer can easily entertain any sized crowd around swimming pool with his trick diving.
 1 Harry Savoy. in a hurry to get to | NEG for his Thursday night broad. cast, tripped over something in the street and sprawled on the ground. One of those inquisitive women came along and asked, Did you | Slip?' No" said Savoy. I'm just lying here listening for footsteps
 Lost--one leading lady. Or so the director of the Fannie Hurst Pre- sents program believed during re- cent rehearsal. Frantic calls finally brought Abbey Lewis forth from her resting place behind the sound-ef- fects equipment. Sorry folks. she grinned. T just spotted a semi- cool place and forgot my cue" The show is heard over WATR the Blue network Saturdays at 10 a. m.
 Jim Doyle. NEG news commenta- tor who has also done considerable amount of riewscasting before the television cameras. says that weath. CT conditions have much to do with the quality of television reception. For instance" says Doyle, during several days of freakish weather on the eastern seaboard in l94l tele- vision programs broadcast by BEG in London were picked up by NEG in New York-which is 60 timer farther than they are received un- der normal conditional"
 Max Marcin Is ironing the kinks out of new mystery series, sched- liIed to start Friday. Sept. IS, over OBS. Marcin. who will direct, is enc gagged in clearing the title. casting fug this new show, which win Ee- the series and selecting his writer place we who Dream" for the same sponsor.