The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-28

be opened because she bore the now magic name of Cagney. She did make 1t on her own and was flea, tured in the Academy Award win. ner, Yankee Doodle Dandy" II her first theater engagement, ''pl Take the High Road" she agah won fine notices, although the plat itself was short-lived. She's nol reading plays and Jeanne expects have another go at Broadway, sooN In the meantime, you can hear h6 on "Grand Central Station!"
 The musical Shilkrets is how they're known along Radio Row First, there's Nat. who is the oldest of the three Shilkret brothers and he used to have an orchestra in which his younger brother Jack was one of the members. Now Nat is in Hollywood composing and arranging background music for motion pie lures. Jack has. his own orchestra on Correction, Please,"e which Is the Saturday night quiz over CBS host ed by Jay c. Flippen. and among  other brother, who is a noted phy- sician by profession but whose fa- vorite form of relaxation is playirl trumpet in brother Jacks orchestra Any now the youngest of the muSi. cal Shilkrets, Warner, 14-year-old son of Jack, shows great promise as one of the country's youngest com. posers. Already, Warner has Sevs eral original compositions to his credit and his father has necouraged him by letting him arrange some of the background music that Jack has been composing for the Depart ment of Agriculture motion picture shorts.
 One of Kay Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge musicians brought his 12-year- son to re- hearSal this week. The boy brought along his homework and during rest period Professor" Kyser un- dertook to coach the lad. Heres a question:" said Kay, If you buy something for $12.25 and sell it for $9.75, do you gain rlose money?"
 The youngster thought a minute then replied: T gain on the cents but lose on the dollars"
 Jack Shilkret. the Lets Be Charming" pianist, had Q habit oE strumming his fingers across his waist in between cues that Julia SanderSon couldn't understand. So she asked Jack why he did 1t. I'm practicing," was the reply, where upon Jack showed Julia his belt which was made of 8 string of fac- simile piano keys!
 Harry w. Flannery, CBS commei1- tator, says that the newest joke smuggled out of Maitland has just reached him from member of the underground. It concerns a re- cent trip of Goering'S to the occu- pied countries, which was followed by a cut in the pork ration on the home front. Taking another notch in their belts, the Germans com mented philosophically: No won- der they reduce dthe pork ration the biggest swine just left the coun- try!"
 "Grandpappy'' George Wilkerson's Fruit Jar Drinkers. who have been radio fayorites since crystal set days, do 8 guest appearance on the Grand Ole Opry" on Saturday, March 4, at 10S0 p. m., e.w.t, over NEG. The string group. still intcai after IS years on the air, turn looss their fiddles, banjo, guitar and man. dolin on the old time breakdown Paddy on the Turnpike" Anothet Grand Ole Opry" old timer act. Ed. die Arnold and his Tennessee Flow. boys, present the lament .MommN Please Stay Home with Me- Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys start the show with the new rail. road song Midnight Flyer,' and continue with the love ballad sIt's Too Late Now to Worry Any More Minnie Pearl follows her comic com- munique from Grinders Switch with Jealous Hearted Me-" and the Old Hickory Singers harmonize My Old Cottage Home" The Duke of Padu- cah. Whitey Ford, discusses war. time restaurant eating, declaring I'lj
 never eat in another one of those cafeteria restaurants where they serve a meal on the right arm oi the chair. Last week. a left-handed mna ate my oatmeal" Jimmy Rid dle's harmonica solo is There's Rainbow Around My Shoulder" Rachel and Oswald play and sim Southern Moon" Roy Actff singI the camp meeting spiritual ''When the Saints Go Marching In" and the closing square dance, with Acuff calling, is Turkey in the Straw"
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