The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-11

clarinet section. Today Jimmy is sure that he would not have achieved his present successful career if he had been given any other instrument.
 The majority of people aspire to attend the opening night of 2 legitimate show.
 But judging from the thousands of ticket requests for the final show of 'aThe Pause That Refreshes on the Air." yesterday afternoon, radio fans are eager to attend 8 closing performance. Conductor Andre Kostelanetz is now making preparations for his USO camp tour.
 Mondays "Gag-of- -theDay": That gravel-throated Rochester man, who buffers for Jack Benny on his air show, is responsible for this one. Sam Jones was sitting weeping at his f1reSide, when his neighbor, ate tracted by the sounds of woe, peeked in. Whats ailin' you, man? Whats wrong2"
 "It's terrible, terrible" sobbed Sam. rom Jackson's wife done died"
 "weIl," said sam's neighbor. whats that to you? She's no re- lation of yours"
 T know that" walled Sam 'but 1t looks like everybody's gittin' 8 change but me-"
 Damon Runyon, whose story. Princess O'Hara," was dramatized recently on "This Is My Best" prob- ably never would have put his many celebrated Broadway characters on paper, had 1t not been for his wife. She got tired of hearing him spin yarns about his many and varied colorful friends; locked him in his hoom without pants or shoes and told him she'd let him out after he had put one of his stories on paper. He did 1t, and she sold it to a fa- nous national magazine. From then on Runyon was established,
 Ed Wynn is taking the good. natured ribbing of members of the Happy Island" cast since 1t has been discovered that one of the gag writers for his WATR Blue net. work laugh show was formerly en. ployed by Eds son, Keenan Wynn.
 Florence Halop, beautiful redhead who plays Brooklyn roles on Co., lumbia'S '"The Adventures of the Thin Man" is the sister of Holly wood Actor Billy Halop, who made his fame with the Dead End Kids.
 Best way to obtain cigarettes these days of shortages is to show up as a contestant on Thanks to the Tanks" with a meritorious war record. Bob Hawks a puSh-oyer for the boys and girls in uniform sometimes hands the smokes over with no questions asked, as witness the case of Brooklyn's Jules Hager, B-M 2-c. As Hager approached the mike, Hawk suggested he tell some thing of his eperiences in service. Hager testified to a hitch in the army prior to joining the navy, pre- Pearl Harbor service and active combat in both the Pacific and Eu- ropean theaters of war. Hawk called 1t quits and sent him back to his seat with 5000 of his spon- Sor'S choicest.
 Service men appearing as con- testantS on Phil Bakers Take It Or Leave It" can nearly always be certain of answering the $64 ques- tion .. even if they don't know the answers. Baker, who constantly cautions the audience with No help please" is the biggest offend CT, but does 1t so slyly that dial- CTS can't be certain whether he helped or not. He recently asked soldier if he had passed his eye test, then suggested he close one eye and look at the script. The soldier found the answer to a ques- tion which had him stumbling. Then he suggested that the soldiers had gone dead and in- Vited him over to the em cee mike where he whispered the answer to another tough query. The soldier got his $64. Take It Or Leave It" comes from Symphony Hall, Bos- ton, this Sunday on behalf of the Sixth War Loan Drive.
 OrSon Welles, who will be cast in the role of Nero in a forthcoming This Is My Best" dramatization, says that the Roman emperor is one of his favorite entertainers. Nero never made the Hit Parade with his tunes,' says Orson, but he sure could ply hot fiddle!
 Strange as 1t may seem, Ozzie Nell son, co-star of ''The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" heard each Sum day over CBS, never belonged to any organizations during his school days-focusing his attention Instead on dramatics, art, journalism and sports.
 After his broadcast from New York recently, Bob Burns was be- seiged by autograph hunters as he left the dressing rooms of NEG studios. Pushing pencil and note paper into Bob's hand, one woman everybody, including Bob, by stating: T just have to have Fred Aliens autograph" Burns chuckled as he replied, T can't sign Fred Aliens name for him. But maybe this will do." And he wrote: Bob Burns for Fred Allen"