The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13

auinrtest yoUng ladies ii1 Hoily-
 wood, matches wits with Phil
 Baker, with on eye on the e04
 question. when she appears a9
 Bakers guest star on his "Take It
 or Leave 1t" quiz, Sunday, oct.
 IB, ct 10 pm, over CBe.
 his fifth year as c radio conductor this month. Just five years ago he took over as maestro of "Cavalcade of America" when Don Vorhees, the series Eastern music director, was i'll. Bryan was recently signed for another year on "Radio Readers Digest"
 Crooner Jerry Wayne, of I'd Wynn's Blue network show, Happy Island." opens this week ct New York's Roxy Theater. Between shows Jerry will appear at the WAC. Recruiting Booth ct Macy's, New York's largest department store, t0 help in the drive to recruit girls for that branch of the armed force es.
 The radio producer is not coiITs pletely the forgotten man. That was proved after Bob Hawks "Thanhs to the Yanks' broadcast over CHS last Monday, when fan oil the way from Honolulu came backStage not to greet Star Hawk, nor lovely Voc calist Lynn Gardner, but to search out the shows producer and tell him how much he had enjoyed the ex- pert timing.
 Dean Murphy, noted imperSona. tor, win have the tables turned oil him when Joan Shea takes her M.d.M "screen Test" on Wednos- day, october io. The Hollywood hopeful Is on impresSionist, too, and one of her best impersonationS is of Dean Murphyl
 Milton Berle, star of Let Yotrs self Go on WATR and tho Blue network Tuesday nights. won't have to do Q repeat broadcast october 24. A speech by Governor Dewey cans cells Berle'S late show for that evOfi- ing.
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 Aftey extensive audItioning Go find an actor to portray the role of "Jerry Durrance." in the NEG Star Playhouse" version of Now, Voys ager," Producer Axel druenberg aii- nounced that the part goes to Bob Latting, youthful but veteran radio actor. Oddly enough, Latting was screen-tested for the film role, but lost to Paul Henrled.
 Georgia Gibbs, songstress on the CBS Moore. ..Durante show. this week recorded two piatters for the new Maestro Recording Company, headed by Freddie Martin and Ar- thur Schwartz. Songs are. "rho Trolley Song" and Wish You Were Here Waiting For Me" with Mar tins orchestra accompanying
 Street car passes in Los Angeies tiIls week carry the pictures of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello as c plug for tho Sheriff's show in which they are appearing. Radios zaiiies e0ms riented; Fine thing The first timo we were ever railroad men-and they put our ptisses on the paSsesl"
 Meet Miss Robbie sox" q Colum- bit pictupre which stars Louise (Judy) Erickson of the NEG "A Date With Judy" show Is scheds uled for release on Oct. l2.
 Arthur (Daewood) Lake so-staf on radios Blonde" broadcasts, is somewhat like his radio chars acter in tho fact that he likes to butter with goofy inventions. His "Dagwood Sandwich Machine" has become nationally known and now Arthur says hos working on . husband to wifc dictionary" It's to help married people understand each other better" he explains,
 Harry M. Fiannery CBg war coni- Fnentator has been asked by major syndicate to write his view of what to DO With Germany" the subject of c sories of lectures given by Hammer yon the west coast re. gently.