The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-10

Americas first lady Of the stage,
Helen Hayes, was so impressed by
audience response to her perform
| ance with Ellery Queen and his
radio troupe at a Red Cross bene-
fit, that she is arranging with FL
lery to give repeat shows, with her
in the cast, for battle casualties in
New York-area hospitals, under
auspices of the Red Cross.
Groucho Marx has started new
idea in home-front entertainment.
This week he takes his radio CO.
workers-Fay Mckenzie, Bill Days
and Maestro Robert Armbuster-
into small Los Angeles factory
which manufactures vital airplane
parts. It seems that the small firms
are losing their employees to the
larger and more glamorous corpor-
atoms and Groucho wants to give
morale lift via entertainment to the
little concerns whose contributions
are just as vital.
A new rhythmic novelty number
just completed by Felix Mills, the
Burns and Allen show maestro, and
Allie Wrubel is entitled: "Johnny's
Coming Home Tonight"
oldest sight in a radio studio this
week was at the Jay G. F1ippen Cor
rection, Please program, heard Sat
urdays over CHS. Sitting in the
audience was bald-headed admiral
with a WAVE.
Constance Moore, leading lady of
Joe Cotten's Sunday program,
"America-Ceiling Unlimited" this
week signed with Republic Pictures
to star in their big new musical,
atlantic City, which goes before
the cameras next week.
NBC news commentator Jim
Doyle, who was once a bridge build
er himself, is scheduled to do the
narration for a screen short on the
subject of bridges which will be
filmed next month.
Cass Daley, comedy cut-up girl
of the screen and radio, rides an I'M
usual hobby. In her home she has
a Memory Room" which is fur
nished with souvenirs from her pic
lures and radio shows. Included
among the bric-a-b rac are several
chairs used in the Paramount pro-
duction, Riding High" clock from
an Olsen and johnson set in Crazy
House." a horseshoe she begged
from Bing Crosby which was used
on one of his Music Hall" broad
casts. This week she added Scared
piano bench discarded from the
Sammy Kaye airshow on which she
appeared.
In rest periods between rehearsals
of the Obs Blonde" airShow, the
cast often remain in character and
ad lib gags they think up among
themselves. The other day Arthur
Lake, as "Dagwood," said to Hanley
Stafford, who plays Mr.. Dithers:"
did you ever get your diamond
back from that peach you were
stuck on, Mr.. Dithers?"
Stafford, in the character of Dith-
ers, retorted: "No. found out
that she was one of the. cling-Stone
VARIETY"
Karl Bonowitz is the new Or
ganist for MICS "Star Playhouse"
screen-play serials. Dick Aurandt,
who formerly presided at the con-
sole, was forced to resign because
of conflicting assignments.
Hubert Hendrie, baritone, is solo,
ist on 1.-THE Lyn Murray Show" on
Friday. April IA, at 6:15 p. m, e.w.t..
over CHS. He'll sing, Tally Ho."
and Join with the choir in Home
on the Range" The choir harmon
ICES Whispering" and Casey
Jones'.
Harry w. Flannery, CHS common
tator who Is camera enthusiast
he brought back many films from
Germany taken during the first days
of the war when Harry was CHS
reported in Berlin - this week had
another cameraman on his pro-
gram: Major John D. Craig, COM
handing officer Of the Ninth Air
Force Combat Camera Unit.
The only ocarina band" in cap
tivity Is Frank Novak's Sweet Po-
tato Boys. You can hear them on
Hook m Ladder Follies" over NBC
Saturday mornings.
1.-THE victim in this case" said
Guest Star Joe Gotten in discuss
ing the Suspense" drama he was
enacting, was bound to be killed.
He made q serious error. In fact,
vnll might say Il was 3 grave