The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-13
BY BILL HARRINGTON

Kay Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge" travels to the Marine Air Base at Galeta, Calif., for the broadcast tonight at 10 p. m, over NEG Stations, which was originally slated to be heard from the Army General Hospital at Pasadena. With Kay will be Georgia Carroll, Eddie Marr, Michael Douglas, Dolly Mitch ell. the Town Criers and the latest College" student, Arnold Stang.
 Dance addicts know Louis Prima as the maestro with the gravel voice.. But gravel voice or not, he was heard loud enough, as kid, to induce his employers to allow him to lead a band. The orchestra ba- toneer, who appears as guest on "The Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands, this evening at 9:30 p. m over the WATR-Blue Network, never took a job as a side" musi- clan. He was always the band leader, or didn't play.
 The police get on the trail Of MT. and Mrs. North" when "The Norths Hide & Corpse" but don't know it, in a puzzling comedy -mys- tery to be heard tonight at 8 p. m, over NEG Station. Inspector Wei gand, the detective friends of the amateur sleuths, grows angry at the Norths when they deny any knowl- edge of 8 missing corpse. When the Norths return home they find the corpse in question on their sofa and their attempts to unravel the mystery lead to 8 surprising climax. Alice Frost and Joseph Curtin co-star in the thriller.
 With a gathering of air-minded men of the Army Air Forces on hand for the radio ride, Eddie Can tor invites Marilyn Maxwell to be his guest for a flight of fun when the Eddie Cantor Show" is broad cast from Mitchell Field, Long 1s- land. New York, tonight at 800 p. m., over NEG.
 The banjo-eyed comedian and h1s popular guest star offer a vocal duet for the boys, and song star Nora Martin joins with vocalist FTeo Martel in presenting a series o1 popular ballads of the day.
 A lot of folks sing songs. Not many white them. But Tenor Mor- ton Downey, who is heard regularly Monday through Friday at l2:l5 p. m., over the Mutual Network, does both. Mort gets as big a kick out ot writing his melodies as singing. Most of his tunes are ballads. One, On My Way Out, has become quite popular.
 At present, Downey is recording an album of religious music ana hymns based upon the requests rom men in the Armed Forces.
 Selected excerpts from Rosslnls delightfully."- tuneful 'The Barber o1 Seville" one of the most popular operas in the entire Great Mo ments in Music' repertoire, Will have a return performance by pop ular demand during the Great Mo ments in Music" broadcast, this evening at 1o:oo p. m., over the Co., lumbia Network.
 Featured soloists for the concert are Jan Peerce, tenor; Robert Weede, baritone; and Rosemarle Brancato, guest soprano. George Se- bastian conducts the chorus ana orchestra.
 Frank DeVol is one of radios bet ter bandleaders because he has been through the music mill from the silent movie theaters when piano players sat in the pit and fingered tunes to fit the mood of the pic ture.
 Frank still laughs at an error he made in those early days. The manager asked hurriedly for some mood music" and Frank, unvers- ed In the language of the musicians thought he'd said mute music" T tried to think of something that would fit that description, recalls Frank, "but couldn't. Sc I didn't play anything, which was the best mute music I knew. The manager ran up, asking me what I thought was doing and I had a rare flash that prob ably saved my job.
 "I'm playing the remainder oi the Unfinished Symphony, said" Radios Riley" William Bendix came to "The Life of Riley" re- hearsal this week and explained that he was sorry to be bit late but his car had broken down. q had to take a taxidermy cab all the way from home, ten miles from the studio" he said.
 You mean taxi cab, I suppose, said Producer Don Bernard. T mean taxidermy cab" insisted Bendix. "The driver skinned mel Bud Abbott, Thursday radio part ner or Lou Costello, was telling Lot about his experiences as a theatel manager and promoter before he teamed up with Costello as stage screen-radio comic.
 T got so I could work very rap idly" said Abbott. Why, I useo to hire dozen chorus girls in les, than five minutes"
 "Gosh," replied Lou, you sure must have been quick at flgures!"
 Another black market is exposed on the MT. District Attorney" pro- gram:
 With the acute shortage of meat housewives and restaurant owners have turned to the obvious alterna- tive - poultry, but the sudden rush on fowls has caused another short age, and once again the black market thrives. In "The Case Oi The Angels Chickens" to be heare I \ N |