The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-16

Arsenic and Old Lace" of one of the elderly, murderous spinsters, a part that would have been beyond anyone less gifted.
 Being eleven, Lorna gets as much kick out of Ed Wynn's bedtime story" ostensibly told to her at the close of each broadcast, as if it were actually for her benefit.
 Thursdays Gag of the Day!" Between scenes on Bill Roses Diamond Horseshoe" at 20th Gen. tury-Fox the other day, Dick Hay mes stepped over to an adjoining stage to watch shooting on rodeo scene for western picture. As the rodeo champion performed his tricks, riding beneath the gall loping horse, on its neck and almost on its tail, Haynes overheard one of the extra players telling her companion.
 That's nothing. I did all that and more the first time I was on a horse"
 Seven years, they say, is the age Of reason. So Andre Kostelanetz beat them to 1t.
 KoStelanetz, conductor of "The Pause That Refreshes on the Air." broadcast every Sunday over CBS at 4:30 p. m, gave his first recital as concert pianist in old St. Pet ersburg when he was five years old. He will still tell you, with all Ser- iousness:
 Music lessons should not be started with age as measurement. The child should start his lesson when the musical urge comes whether he be five or gfteen."
 What does a radio announcer do when he's not announcing? David Ross, announcer for Songs by Nor otn Downey" over the Blue network at 3 p. m. Mondays through Fri days, looked up startled when a re- porter flung that question at him.
 Why nothing, really" he said weakly. T read Shakespeare every day, of course, from breakfast to lunch time. Then I attend pictures where diction is so all-important for the characters. And at night I switch from one news commentator to another to catch whatever vary ing pitch each uses. That's a help to me. But in my spare time nothing, really"
 When folks talk about golden tones of music they must be refer ring to Lionel Hampton, popular bandleader. Hampton, who will be heard with his orchestra on ''The Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands on Friday night, November IT at 9:30, over WATR and the Blue net work, hammers it out on $350O glod-plated vibraharp, the only one in the world.
 Betty Garde-for Ethel Barry more" was last minute substitution made in radio at the same time that hundreds of substitutions were being made in gridiron games throughou the country. In fact, Miss Garde was listening to the pre-game broadcast of the Army-Notre Dame classic backsage at "Oklahoma!" when Sht was called in to enact Ethel Barry more'S role of Miss Hattie" in the popular Blue network series of that name on the following afternoon November 12. Miss Barrymore, laie low by grippe all week, had insist ed on continuing her performance in the Theater Guild production o1 "Embezzled Heaven" until Saturda! when her physician positively for bade her to leave her bed until sh' had recovered. Miss Garde played il two performances of Oklahoma" or Saturday, stayed up all night learn ing background information on tn role of Miss Hattie, rehearsed witl the cast from early Sunday morninI ' until broadcast time (3:30 p. m. ! and gave an inspired performance After the broadcast, Miss Garde toll both her air and studio audience that she had reached real goal carrying on for Americas Grea Lady of the Theater!
 CTS win movie actresses for thei dates, and Uncle Sam gets tanks anC planes for his CTS when the Blul chains Blind Date" show originate from New York's Madison Square Garden on Monday, November 20 Firing off the first big gun of thu Sixth War Loan Drive, admission tt the star-spangled program will bt by war bond purchase only. Sucf movie queens as Carole Landis anC Phyllis Broks are already set to ac' company CT Romeos to the StorE Club for free evenings fun.
 This is a busy week for Met Bari. tone Lansing Hatfield. He open! on Broadway tonight, as the Rever end Davidson in Sadie Thompson, the musical version of Rain" anc on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 19 vii be co-starred with Met Soprano Frances Greer on World of Song over the Blue network in the fina broadcast of the program for thi: year. On Sunday, Nov. 26, "Worl6 of Song" will be succeeded by a new series, "The Metropolitan Opera Presents for the same sponsor.
 Treasure hunters have a strange haul awaiting them in South Pacific waters after the war 500 pounds of choice hard candy! For details see Woody Parker, former Marine combat correspondent, who gets his M-G-M Screen Test on Friday Nov. IT. According to Woody, there was such an acute candy shortage