Evening star., 1953-05-11

The viewers deserve only the best.
Take Dorothy Shay on her terms.
whatever they are.
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THE UNINFORMED - There
are times around this depart
ment when the feeling Is strong
that 1t might have been better
for all concerned If Alexander
Graham Bell had taken up
truck farming instead of invent
ing. One Of them occurred the
other morning. Woman on the
telephone wanted to know what
time the next day a program
she wanted to hear would be on
WEAM. Girl who does the work
around here said she couldn t
answer at the moment because
she didn't have proofs of the
program logs and the paper had
not come out yet. If the caller
would try again about 1880,
though, she would be glad to
supply the information. However
she added, 1t might be simpler
and quicker just to call WEAM.
"Oh, I did that first" said
the information-Seeker. II talked
to several people there, but they
didn't know and they said to
call YOU"
BACKFIRE-A man we find
it hard to feel sorry for is Jack
Bailey. not necessarily because
he runs a radio program called
Queen for a Day." but maybe.
Mr.. Bailey was appearing re-
Gently on a West Coast TV show
called "Juke Box Jury" con-
Quoted by a man named Peter
Potter. A frustrated trombonist,
he laid plans. with Potter's
knowledge and consent. for an
elaborate musical gag-a record
Of his own to be judged by the
jury.
He called in a pianist and
drummer to form 1.-THE Heart
break Three" braced himself at
the thought Of paying the pianist
leader money" and recorded II
Can't Give You Anything But
Love. Baby" 1t then was played
on the show for Mr.. Bailey and
his fellow jurors. as "a new
combo on a new label. Voot Rec
ords." The verdict Of the jury
was what Bailey probably ex-
pected.
Said Nature Boy: IT didn't
hear it. Nothing got through to
me-"
Asked Howard Duff bluntly:
"Are you kidding. Pete?"
Said Ida Lupino kindly: IT
don't like it but a crazy thing
like that will catch on and sell
a million copies"
Snarled Joan Evans: THAT
trombone was real clinkers. II
1t was an imitation of Louis
Armstrong it was a bad one"
But Cass Daley said: "Id buy
It," Then she added. TITS so bad
I'd play it at my parties for a
gag"
Well, so far 1t appeared to be
a harmless but expensive gag to
Mr.. Bailey. Then the calls began
coming in. He got hundreds Of
requests for copies Of the record.
some even offering to buy 1t. but
some people he doesn't even
know demanding it free. To fill
the requests. he discovered, he
would have to form a company.
license the label and. as he says.
"Oh. my aching wallet"
Mr.. Bailey still wasn't sure his
practical joke was a questionable
success until a few mornings
later. That was the morning his
wife greeted him with, Hi,
Voot!"
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HANDICAP-A recent drama
on ABC-TV's Sunday Album"
had a scene In which Ernest
Truck had to carry 10-year- old
Brandon De Wilde across the
stage. After a few rehearsals the
winded Mr.. Truck demanded to
know If Brandon had lead in his
pants. He did. Emptied pockets
revealed a toy revolver. a jack
knife and numerous other juve-
nile necessities, including three
lead sinkerS.
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REALISTIC-That Joan Davis
is an effective actress, that's
what. A recent episode on the
II Married Joan" series had her
disrupting q shoe store by try
Ing on almost every pair Of shoes
in 1t. The day after the film was
shown on Hollywood TV Miss
Davis went into a Beverly Hills
shoe shop to get herself thod.
Salesman fied right out thes door