The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-19

July %. at e:l5 D. m. over wATR and the Blue network. suffered sec were injuries to his hand. the other day, when an elevator in which he and members Of his band were ride ing plummeted two stories to the basement. Pieces of light bulb. shat tered tn the concusSion. entered the Dukes hand and the composer maestro vas rushed to the hospital. where he was given emergency treatment. Ellington refused to leave his Roxy theater engagement although it meant that he'd have to play with three fingers in a splint. Undaunted by the accident. the Duke plays on seems he's worked out a new piano technique which will allow him to thump the worries with seven fingersl
 Phil Kramer. important stoo2e for Harry Savoy. Grown Prince of Con- fusion on NEG Thursday nights. tries for a Hollywood picture cons tract via Screen Test" on MES Wednesday, July l9. The funny part Of it is that Kramer recently came east from Hollywood where he was busy in radio. and stooged for Jack Benny and Phil Baker. among others
 Ken Roberts is the newest quiz Kid. Already announcing such quizzes as Phil Bakers Take It or Leave It" and Milton Berles Let Yourself Co.," and Jay c. Flippen's Correction Please" Ken now has his own quiz show, Quick as a Flash" an MES entry on Sundays.
 It looks as though one Of the na- tiOn'S foremost rubber magnates will have a song plugger in the family. Harvey Firestone. Jr. s daughter, Elizabeth. has composed a song titled Night" and Don Rod- ney Efli sing it on the July 26 broadcast of Your Dubonnet Date" starring Xavier Cugat over MES. Incidentally. that date will mark the last program of the season for the Rhumba King he will re- turn to the air in the fall.
 Xavier Cugat's forthcoming trip to Mexico will have a three fold purpose The Rhumba King, who is Your Dubonnet Date" maestro oyer MES Wednesday nights. will com bine business with pleasure while in Mexico. His original plans were to spend his vacation there. How ever, he has been invited to guest conduct the Mexican Symphony Orchestra in five concerts and he will also devote much Of his time there to a search for new talent. Cugie is interested in augmenting his famed rllumba band with more native instruments and another vocalist or two.
 Though Phil 6pitalny's contracts. issued to his House Of Charm girls, used to carry automatic dis missal upon marriage, that clause has been abandoned, and six Of the members of his organization are married.
 Parker Fennelly, portrayer of Dad" in the Mother and Dad" program, has received close to 50 Invitations in the last six months. lreauesting that he be a special guest at Father and Son. get-togethers in small cities from Maine to Colo reds. and has attended SIX, the locations Of which have been near enough to New York so that his radio schedule has not been ham pered.
 Six new members have been add ed to the household of Alice Frost, the Mrs, half of MT. and Mrs. North" NBCs "Wednesday night ghodunit. The seytuplets are the recent brood of Bambi. Alices cocker spaniel The popular actress
 William Bendix, star of WATR and of the Blue networks Life of Riley" Sunday night air show, has been signed to make a picture with Eddie Brackep, following Bendiy's next assignment in PaFamonnts Two Years Before the Mast"
 Bob Burns was honorary master Of ceremonies last week for the perv fOrmance of the annual Los Ans geles police departments Copper capers" show at the Shrine Audi tOTium. The event is benefit for the police pension and widows fund,
 Teachers and scholars are no strangers to the tWOrlegged wolf tribe, Three former dignitaTies of the world Of knowledge appeared as Q. ], Romeos on the latest t3) Of the Blues WATR Blind Date riots, and they proved they can pitch woo with the best. One contestant, a former professor, quoted Keats lthis came from Earle Ferris, my chilg dTen), the English poet, and ended his angling for Q date bait darling with an expert bit Of wolfish whist ling
 6kepties who refuse to alloy themselves 10 believe in the exlstv epee Of telepRthy are bowling over the predlealnept Dunninger found himself ip last week in Chicago, AFs irving nearly an hour late for luneheop appointment, the blughing master meDtalist admitted that he had been sitting iD the lobby Of the wrong restaurant Nobody was cons eeptFating on our meeting place. he explained,
 Even though Take a Boy" closed op Broadway this week, Jay c, FltppeD, star Of the show, is being besSeged by Broadway producers for smother show, Jay Is heard Saturday nights oyer cBs as host on "CoTreetl0D Please" For the time being, Jays plans for the legit- lgD9te stage are uncertain,
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