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Show By VIRGINIA VALE Released by Western Newspaper Union. THAT vacant spot in the entertainment world is filled, now that John F. Sullivan Sul-livan Fred Allen to the world at large is back on the air on Sunday evenings. Once again, he's working 40 to 50 hours a week to bring us that 30 minutes of entertainment. During the last war Fred served with the AEF; during this one he's doing his best for men In the service; while he was on that long "vacation" he did several programs pro-grams which were exclusively for transmission to overseas Allen fans in the armed forces. He played his ; f j i ', U FRED ALLEN first radio role in 1932 Helen Morgan Mor-gan was his guest star. Now, 11 years later, he's at it again, better than ever. For the first time in 23 years ol tardom Richard Dix turns from hero to heavy in RKO's "The Ghost Ship." "When I returned home after aft-er a day of violent villainy at the itudio, I was almost ashamed to face my wife and the kiddies," he remarked. re-marked. Dick Powell claims that he has answered the question of how to stay happily married while acting in pictures 103 times since he began work In Rene Clair's "It Happened Tomorrow." He says he plans to issue a mimeographed statement "It's just the same as If yon worked for the telephone company in Ko-komo. Ko-komo. Don't take your business home." He adds: "It helps If you love your wife!" Jean Arthur'd like to remain Jean Arthur on the screen, but can't. It's her real name, and a certain blonde comedienne made It famous first. So 19-year-old Jean, of "Song of the Open Road," has had to give In and become Jean Vail professionally. profes-sionally. A new tap ballet is being created for Eleanor Powell, dancing star of United Artists' "Sensations of 1944"; It combines ballet steps and regular tap steps, and Eleanor is putting in six hours of practice daily with David LIchine of the Monte Carlo Ballet Russe. Ronnie, nine - year . old son of George Burns and Grade Allen, prides himself on manfully remaining remain-ing dry-eyed when scolded for bad behavior. But recently he came home from school with a good report card, and George and Grade were so proud and pleased and praised him so much that he stood it a3 long as he could and then burst into tears The March of Time's "Naval Log of Victory" is a factual record of our navy's fight to regain control of the seas from Murmansk to Midway. Documented by scenes of actual air and sea combat, the film is an overall over-all picture of actual naval tactics in operation from Pearl Harbor to the present. It is our navy's answer to Pearl Harbor, and nobody can afford to miss it. That roar of laughter heard after Producer Ted Collins introduces Professor Pro-fessor Tom Howard of "It Pays to Be Ignorant" on the "Kate Smith Hour" is due to this Tom bounces on stage garbed in a cap and gown. When he turns his back to the audience audi-ence they see that, emblazoned on the back of the gown, are the words, "Charlie's Tire Shop." Three laughs per minute or better is the average for listeners who tune In the big four Tuesday night comedy com-edy shows between 9 and 11 Eastern ! War Time Burns and Allen, Fibber s McGee and Molly, Bob Hope and Red Skelton. A statistician's check showed a total of 366 laughs during dur-ing the two hours: Burns and Allen registered 106; Fibber McGee and , Molly. 75; Bob Hope. 92; Red Skel- L ton. 93. f ODDS AND EPWSlThen Fred 1 Alien lent Minerva Pious and John Brown to Jack Benny he thought he'd get them back they decided to stay I Kith Jack . . . Bob Burns is making I m survey of sailors preferences in songs f wants to make a gift of records to the ward room of a navy fihip . . . Jack Douglas is painting hex signs on his pig barn to ward off evil spirits Ruth Hussey suggested it . . . Don Ameche's rapid-fire delivery is fast approaching the record set by the late Floyd Gib, bons . . . "Sergeant Feie" of the Ellery Queen show no Unger supplies the cast with eggs his hens stopped laying. |