The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-19
WAVELETS
By ED LEAMY

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 There are . half dozen other inc novations, a recent one of which was his organization of Q theatrical company to play only Army and Navy General hospitals.
 The latest first" was reported by the sound engineers during the premiere broadcast of the new Happy Island" show. According to them, "Wynn'S re.sppearance on the air marked the first time in their memories that they actually had to tune down their dials be. cause a studio audiences laughter and applause was too hearty to be carried over the air lanes. Cus- tomarily, such welcome sounds are amplihed by the twist of a dial in the control room.
 What does the serviceman want and expect when he comes homer Hoping to contribute some answers Adelaide Hawley has Dixon Wecter, University of California professor and author of the book Johnny Comes Marching Home" as her guest Tuesday, Sept. lo (WEAF, o:30 6. nn.)
 wecter prepared the book from material he gathered after IS months of research sponsored by the Guggenheim Memorial Founda. ton. He will tell Miss Hawiey and the radio audience his idea Of the best postwar plan for returning veterans from the battiefields of the world.
 Bob Burns, who turned gas. pipe into a gold-mine, leads of the Fall Parade of stars visiting singer Dick Haynes, songstress Helen For rest. Gordon Jenkins and his orch- egtra and the rest of the gang on the Everything for the Boys" Tuesday night frolics, when the curtain goes Up tonight at 7:30 p. m. over NEG.
 The drawlin' bazooka- blower will be on hand to help Haynes roll out the red carpet in welcome to Miss Forrest, i1ewiy-signed as permanent feminine singer on the global half- hour show. Each wee2 the lovely songbird will be heard with Haynes in songs beamed to servicemen here and overseas.
 Wounded American service men are the stars of a new radio series, soon to premiere under the joint auspices of the United States Army and Navy, the American Red Cross and American industry.
 Top flight figures of the enter tainment world. among them Bob Hope. Bing Crosby and Joe D. Brown. viii be heard in this series. tentatively titled We Live Again" The show will originate in various service hospitals throughout the country. and will be heard Tuesdays at 8:30 p. m, EWT, over one of the largest networks ever assem- bled, 245 Mutual stations. Indica- tions are that the premiere will take place in mid-O October, though no definite starting date has been set.
 Hope and Crosby have accepted the co-chairmanship of the Per- formerS' committee, to act as ad- visers and consultants. As their schedules permit. they will alternate each week on the program. speak, ing from Hollywood in two-way radio conversations with combat casualties at the hospitals visited.
 Tn addition. top calibre guest star each week will visit the hospi- tals and join the men there II staging the show. If a singing star appears. it may be to join>in duet with a patient. If a dramatic guest appears. he may act in a CT. sketch. The Army. Navy and Red Gross have been working on plans for the program for more than a year. designing a series geared to smooth the combat casualty's re- turn to civilian life. and to acquaint the public with the proper recep- ton and treatment of wounded men.
 American industry joins with the services and the Red Gross in pre- senting this series. with a different major company acting as host each week In this way. it Is felt that inc