Show E 13 RE R E 0 released Hla by western newspaper New paper union by VIRGINIA VALE the NBC grand WHEN ole opry program recently originated from a colorful old showboat as it sailed down the cumberland river from nashville tenn it was the first time a network air show had emanated from a moving showboat the first time a group of newspaper and magazine people had ever been on one we were flown there for the event and the first time announcer louie buck REID BED FOLEY ever had mike fright red foley whitey ford minnie pearl and all the others were having such a big urns time that I 1 was afraid be carried away and miss a cue said he 1 I was afraid to announce any dodys next number for fear he w make it to the mike in time alm 0 o lon mccallister CalUster Mc who hardly knows ono one musical note from another has been driving everybody else on the no trespassing Tres passing set nuts hes taking violin lessons in his dressing room between scenes learning to play five old time melodies for his next picture bob son of battle the rest of the cast which is headed by edward G robinson wished that held hed taken up something quiet like training fleas deas bulldog drummond ummond Dt Is returning to the screen his first appearance since 1939 when paramount did bulldog drummonds secret police with john howard as the star that was the seventh of a series J ohn john barrymore barry more and ray eay Rl illand had bad appeared its as drum mond for paramount and way back lit fil 1929 ronald colman had bad originated the character for samuel goldwyn jn in E england john lodge did himin him in 1037 1937 now were to have bulldog drummond at day bay produced by venture pictures a columbia producing unit two of the series will be made this year I 1 IK time tim e was when the lovely ladles ladies of the films supposed to have a brain beneath their curls no matter how smart they were press agents pictured them as beautiful but sort of dumb but now the girls dont care who knows that they not only act in pictures but have a financial interest in them hedy lamarr became a producer with the strange woman bette davis Is credited with the stolen lite life ingrid bergman is credited as producing arch of triumph and joan bennett is producing chief of diana productions V lanny ross boss has been identified with moonlight and roses since 1928 but after he was de mobilized from general macarthurs Mac Arthurs Arthues special stat staff and returned to broadcasting he wanted to drop the song in came several thousand protests so its still his theme song see joe yule mickey hickey rooneys Roon Roo cyB father as jiggs in bringing up father tor for mono gram lie and george mcmanus who wha draws the famous comie strip were both considered for the role but mcmanus withdrew tot for personal rea reasons soni 11 As a broadway star jack arthur was originally engaged for a sing ing acting part in grand central station then he was kept as nor narrator of the show he Is the only stage performer of the hundreds dhove worked on the program to win a permanent berth one of the biggest of all radio acting plums right now Is the nik moo kl role on the CDS CBS ellery queen show gertrude warner Is leaving to get married and nikki will be written out ot of the script until the middle of july when someone else takes over hi ODDS AND ENDS dennis okeefe OKee and marguerite chapootian Chapor tian ha have be been set for or starring roles in mr air district attorney the columbia bused based on the popular radio thaw show judy canoed returns to the air august 31 bette davis has asked her am nj not to send her silts gifts tor her birthday but to donate the money to making up food packages for Eu ropes starving starting children peggy ann gamer Garner gets her first grownup grown up ro role in in bob son of battle samuel goldwyn is gathering a new 0 troupe ol of goldryn goldwyn Gol duyn girls eirls 0 o gifol follow tow their appearance in the secret es life of walter afify with a tour U r of south america |