The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-04
WAVEL.ETS
 RY BILL FARRINGTON

Assistant Secretary of War How ard c. Petersen, Began (Tex) Mo- Crary, Willard Lampell and Quincy Howe will be the participants when AMERICAS TOWN MEETING dis cusses the question, Should We Continue The Draft Beyond May l52," tonight from 8:30 to 9:30 ?. m., over WATR-ABC.
 Ned Weaver, crack reporter, be- comes a human guinea pig for ai1 mtested drug in an attempt to win het--and the hand of Betty Jack son-during the CURTAIN TIME drama tonight, at 10 p. n1., over WATR-ABC. Harry Elders will por- tray Ned Weaver and Jane Elliott will play the role of Betty in the com e dy entitled, "Twenty-Four Hours A Day."
 Lew Lehr, whose antics in news reels amuse millions of movie goers each week, will take over the emcee duties on DETECT AND COLLECT, beginning tonight at 9:30 p. m, over WATR-ABC.
 Lehr, whose addition to the show will lend emphasis to comedy in a somewhat revised format for the audience participation program, IS lest known for his infectious laugh and his firm opinion that monkeys is the kwaziest people"
 Lehr entered showbusiness just prior to World War l, and after the war he married a girl he had met in his first show. They toured the countrys vaudeville houses as "Lehr and Belle"
 Larry Adler, worlds greatest har. monica virtuoso, calls on Jack Haley and Eve Arden on the "Village Store" tonight, o:30 p. m, Larry suddenly finds himself without his harmonicas and, hearing that there are 8 number of them at the vil- lage store, goes there and meets Jack and Eve.
 David Street will sing Prisoner of Love-" accompanied by the Fountainairss and Eddie Paul and the orchestra tonight.
 Those two April Fools, Bud Ab- bolt and Lou Costello, wind up in the dough, when they take jobs in a bakery, in their comedy broadcast over station WTIC, tonight, at 10 D. m. Their comments on current topics are designed to keep the au- dience roll-ing in the aisles. Amy Arnell sings an encore performance of "One-zy Two-zy," with new ly- rics tailored for the occasion, and Carl Hoff leads the orchestra In Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief"
 "The Brush" meets "The Thrush" for the eleventh time this season when Groucho Marx visits Dinah Shore during the "Dinah Shores Open House" broadcast tonight at 8:30 D. m, over the VITO network.
 Tired of being just a straight comedian, Groucho persuades Dfn- ah to join him in song. Then the southern songstress persuades Grou- cho to stick by his gags.
 Dinah also sings several songs with the "mustache."
 "Her Nibs, Miss Gibbs" has been added to the Music Hall guest list with Bing Crosby and previously announced visitor, Frank Morgan, tonight at 800 p. m. over WABC- NEG. Eddy Duchin, the Charioteers, and John Scott Trotter's orchestra are regulars on the KMH half-hour.
 Georgia Gibbs is popular sing CT on the airwaveS today because she sings sweet, swing, blues and torch numbers with ease and con- viction. She doesn't like to put in lot of frills that clutter up the melody" but prefers to sing her songs the way the composers write them.
 Bing Crosby opens the KAH broadcast with a favorite of his these day, Sioux City Sue" He'll also do: Welcome to My Dreams" 1" "All Through the Days," and You Are Too Beautiful"
 Jane Froman sings an assortment of Jerome Kern hits when she is guest vocalist On ''The Music of Andre Kostelanetz" over WABC to- night, 9:00-9:30 p. m.
 From Show Boat now on Broad way as a revival, Miss Froman chooses My Bill" and Cant Help Lovin' Dat Man; and Love In Vain" one of the last songs Kern wrote, for the motion picture Gen. tenial Summer" She also sings the Benjamin- Weiss-Carle hit, "Oh What It Seemed To Be-"
 Kostelanetz chooses Liszt's brill. iant Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 as the principal orchestral item. Fur ther instrumental contributions inc clude "Wait And Sec" by Warren. and Beautiful Love" by Young. King and Van Alstyne. Alexander Scott Is program host.
 Bud Abbott greeted his partner, Lou Costello, ct their Thursday air- show rehearsal with the remark: Lou, you look Ike Q billion dollars. "
 countered Lou: ''You never saw Q billion doliars."
 That's what mean" cracked Bud. "Y0u look like salnethlng ! never saw before"