The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-09
WAVELETS
By BILL HARRINGTON

f AtVAAAAGttA 0 A4UGA0g WAtAA Avo familiar "sextet," will be present. cd by the Metropolitan Opera to- day over WATR-ABC beginning at 3 D. m., as the 18th of the current seasons broadcasts.
 Tn the title role of the unhappy maiden, who bows to the tdecree of her ambitious brother, will be the ''baby" of the Metropolitan, Patrice Munsel. Jan Peerce will sing Edgar and Francesca Calentino Will De |heard as Lord Henry Ashton. Others in the cast include Theln1a Votipka (Alice), Nicola Moscona (RaymondD !, Thomas Hayward (Arthur) and Lo- dovico Olivero (Norman.)
 Pietro Cimara will conduct and Lothar Wallerstein will be the stage director.
 The weekly intermission features -Oper News on the Air, with Boris 0oldovslEy as master of ceremonies and Opera Quiz, with Olir Downes and others-again will be presenteo.
 whitey Ford, the Duke of Pa. ducah, turns his attention to the housing shortage and the building boom. on the "Grand Ole Opry", m It's WTTC-NBC broadcast tonight at i0.SO D. m., Declaring that the hous- ing situation is so bad that; Ihe other day, I saw a welcome mat m front of a hollow tree" the Duke describes his new house, which IS "so small. the architect didn't use a blueprint--he just engraved the plans on the head of a pin" Roy Acuff, singing star of the Grand Ole Opry", offers Joe Pope's heart ballad, ITS Too Late Now to Worry Any More" and the old railroad hymn, 'Life's Railway to Heaven" The Old Hickory Singers harmonize "On the Banks of the Wabash" and encore with When It's Lamp Light ing Time in the Valley" Tommy
 Nagness plays the old fiddle tune, "Bucking Mule', and Velma and Oswald play and sing the plantation favorite, John Hardy" More epic sodes from the life of country maid are described by Minnie Pearl. Little Rock Getaway" is Mack Me- Garr's mandolin solo, and Acuff's Smoky Mountain Boys close the show with Turkey in the Straw"
 The criminal paths into which youth can b1 led are pointed out in "rhe State vs Susan Fletcher" the FAMOUS JURY TRIALS drama to be heard tonight at s:3O p. m., over WATR-ABC. In this court case, a young girl is tried for the murder of sailor, killed for his money by a man she thought wanted to sell the sailor some insurance. The salesman" disappeared. leaving her to be caught by the police.
 A gambling racket conducted by veteran crooks, who have been in and out of the penitentlary SO often that they have almost as much knowledge of criminal law as & judge, comes to the attention Of Da- vld Harding-durlng the Sunday, March 70, WATR-ABC broadcast of David Harding connteTspy at b:sO D. m.
 n the "case of the Psychlatric Gambler" Harding dlscoVeFes radio controlled roulette wheels, fixed diee, counterfeit playing cards and other gambling devices, all being manufactured in an lnn0eent-aps bearing toy factory and master minded by 6 seemingly reputable aQefoF, &nlistlng the aid Of Peters, who poses as 6 gambling dI, Hard- lnG plne a fake murder rep On the gang which results in R confession fbRt subsequently, sends them to the electric ehalF,
 To 'srhe Case of The Black Or ehlo," Dick Tracy solves one murder ana prevents another when . young woman uses the sap from a rare and poisonous black orchid plant t0 try lo ebfaln her inheritance before she | AheMld, tonight at q ?. In. over | WA11esAbc.
 Carmen Alganae. "the Brazilian | Doinbahell', lends the LailnsAmeF~ loan influence lo Aliens Alley when 1 she ie guest miih the daadepan e0la- l edian Sunday, March 70, at ns10 9. | al., eVeF WxICeHHc. Pred AIieu'a 1 program aaaoelaies include, Porte l lnna HolYn. Minerva 'Aara Mnas~ l eaaNnH pIons. AIan sTaiglaH opans i ailnN Reed. Parker HHEF. 4ooaYH
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