The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-03

PucclnlS La bOneIne, LuIleIul and poignant tale of a group of La- tin Quarter residents, will be brought to WATR Blue Network listeners from the Metropolitan Opera House today at 200 p. m.
 Brazilian soprano Bidu Sayao will be heard in the role of Mimi; Jan Peerce will be Rodolfo; Francesca Valentino will sing Marcello; Hugh Thompson, winner in last years Metropolitan Opera Additions of the Air, will be heard as Schaunard, and Virgilio Lazzar as Colline.
 Frances Greer will be the viva cious Musetta with Salvatore Bac- caloni in the dual assignments of Alcindoro and Benoit. John Baker will sing the role of sergeant. Ce- sare Sodero conducts the orchestra and Milton J. Cross is announcer commentator.
 Al Pearce, as Elmer Burt, the low pressure salesman of the Here Comes Elmer" show, tries to solve the shortage of hotel rooms tonight at 1O:15 D. m., over CBS Stations, and ends up in the basement him. self. That's what happens when MT. and Mrs. Puny, owners of Puny Plaza Hotel, return home to find all rooms occupied in their hotel. When Elmer tries to make room for them by persuading wacky radio producer to leave, the low pressure salesman finds himself conducting his selling from the dumb-Waite.r Arlene Harris, the human chatterbox, adds to the fun.
 Lawrence Tibbett's vibrant bari tone will do full justice to the cur rent as well as the all-time popular song favorites of the nation on Your Hit Parade" tonight at 300 D. m. over CBS. Tibbett is now the regular male singing star of Your Hit Parade" Joan Edwards, Mark Warnows Orchestra, and the Lyn Murray Hit Parade chorus are also featured on the broadcast.
 The Bailes Brothers, singing fav- orites for ten years on southern Sta- tions, make their Grand Ole Opry" debut tonight at 10:30 p. m., over NEG Stations, when they offer the love ballad, Why Not Confess?" Roy Acuff's solos include an old sacred number, dedicated to rail- road men, "Life's Railway to Hea- ven," and haunting love song, Little Pal" Other tuneful high spots include "Old Joe Clark" and Turkey In The Straw, played by the Smoky Mountain Boys; Mack McGarr's mandolin solo, Twelfth Street Rag" Mandy Lee," harmon ized by the Old Hickory Singers; Dear Old Southern Home," a duet by Rachel and Oswald and Tom my Magness, his fiddle and Fire In The Mountain. The Duke of Pa ducah (Whitey Ford) relates anec- dotes about horses and dogs he's known, and Minnie Pearl comes by with the latest tidings from Grind- CTS Switch.
 Rise Stevens, lovely mezzo-sc- prano star of the Metropolitan Op- era. will be guest soloiSt on "The Metropolitan Opera Presents" Sun day, February 4, at 5:30 p. m. over Station WATR, in program of op- cratic arias and songs which made her famous. An out, ,ttaildirS young singer will also be heard as can didate for Met con;rac'. Wilfrid Pelletier will conduct the Metropoli- tan Opera orchestra, and Edward Johnson will be program host.
 Mrs. Clare Botoh Luce. Connec-
 ticut congresswoman, and Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper of Iowa vii: be principal speakers at the 24th anual luncheon of the Women's National Republican Club in the ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria, in New York today NEG 2:30-3:00.
 Report from the Battlefront" is the topic chosen by Mrs. Luce. This