The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-30
WAVELETS s
By ED LEAMY

series of l2 dramas in support of the Sixth War Loan, premieres on NEG Saturday, Dec. 2 (2:00-2:30 p. | m.)
 The 12 programs will dramatize the lives of Americas foremost military leaders of the current war. | President Roosevelt, imersonated by | Bill Adams, will be the subject of the opening program, and special permission to broadcast the imper- Sonation of the Commander in | Chief was obtained from the White | House.
 The query, Whats in a name?," brings a one word answer from | entertainment producers: "Plenty!"
 Show business bigwigs know that | catchy name tells half the story | when it comes to box-office hits. | If Lana Turner, for some strange | reason, changed her name to Hep | zibah Fitzthrockmorton," her pop ularity would probably sag before a fan could pr it.. The same | goes for tit. cially mystery | shows where the producer is anxious to catch the curiosity of the public. l Hollywood Mystery Time" radios latest whodunit addition, has come | up with a couple of real interest tinglerS. Recent titles included "The l Cose of the Missing House." '"The Case of the Missing House" "The 'The Case of the Horse That Loved Music" This last was about a nag who wouldn't run unless 8 crooner sang lullaby to it!
 Bob Burns, radios Arkansas Traveller" reports that he got let ter from his Aunt Poody who said, Well, that's the last straw! I never thought a husband of mine would stoop to such a low, mean trick as to rob the baby's bank. Just when I counted yesterday there was purity near enough in it to git that new hat I been lookin' at."
 Works by two contemporary Eng fish composers make up the program of the New York Philharmonic Symphony, Artur Rodzinski, con- ducting, Sunday, December (CBS 3:00-4:30 p. m.)
 RodzinSki conducts the first Amer ican radio performance of Vaughan Williams Symphony in D, No. 5, a work which the orchestra gives it's American premiere earlier in the week.
 William Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast" forms the balance of the pro- gram, with John Brown1ee, baritone of the Metropolitan, as soloist, as- sisted by the Westminster Choir, Dr. John Finley Williamson, direc- tor.
 Thursdays "Gag-of- -the-Day" = Everything for the Boys" chanteuse Helen Forrest tells the story about the inmate of an insane asylum who saw a chance to escape when he dis covered 8 ladder left standing against wall. Very carefully he climbed the ladder, jumped from the top of the wall and landed safely on his feet.
 Then he walked up to the front door and rang the bell. He waited patiently until the door was opened, ''Doggone it anyway" he told the keeper, T went and forgot my hat"
 Marita Farrell, soprano, and Mack Harrell, baritone, will be heard on the second program, on Tuesday, December 5 from 11:30 to 11:55 p. m., of the Metropolitan Opera U. s. A., presented by WATR and the Blue Network in cooperation with the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Josef Stopak conducts the orchestra.
 Mrs. Riley expresses a desire for an inexpensive bust of Stokowski, and Riley nearly goes busted trying to go her one better, in William Bendix's comedy y-drama, The Life of Riley" Sunday, Dec. 3, at 10 p. m., over Station WATR. He set ties for larger statue of Venus de Milo, complete with built-in radio, red and green lights and several | other gadgetS. The fireworks begin when he gets home with Venus, and don't end until Riley has made a round trip to the city jail, charged with stealing his own statue.
 Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore, who have done practically every thing else that is unorthodox in their Friday night comedy series, try something new even for them, when they broadcast from Chicago and Hollywood, Friday, Dec. 1, at 10 p. m., over CBS. Durante, along with Georgia Gibbs and Roy Bar gy's orchestra, romps into the Win dy City to participate in the Navy's Sixth War Loan show, "The Pa- cific Theater.' Moore, unable to leave Hollywood because of picture duties, will be funny from the film oitU