Show S E 10 released b by western newspaper union by VIRGINIA VALE W whenn r HEN the NBC grand 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 bad ever been on on one we were flown there lor for the event and the first time announcer louie buck MOM N A 14 ug I 1 WIN 0 I 1 JQ RED FOLEY ever had mike fright red foley whitey ford minnie pearl and all the others were having uch such a big time that I 1 was afraid be carried away and miss a cue said he 1 I was afraid to announce anybody nex next t number for fear he make it to the mike in time al 1 lon mccallister McCaU ister who hardly knows one musical note from another has been driving everybody e else se 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 ot of the cast which is headed by edward G robinson wished that hed taken up something quiet like training fleas bulldog drummond tg Is return ing to the screen his first appearance since 1939 when paramount did bulldog drummonds Drummon dg secret police with john howard as the star that was the seventh of a series john barrymore and ray malland had bad appeared as drummond for paramount and way back in 1929 ronald colman colmar had originated the character for samuel goldwyn Gold wn in england john lodge did him in 1937 now were to have B bulldogs Bulldog ul I 1 dog 1 drum drommond r on d at bay produced by venture r pictures I 1 c a columbia producing unit two of the series will be made this year time was when the lovely ladles ladies of the films supposed to have a brain beneath their curls no matter how smart they were I 1 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 life ingrid bergman is credited as producing arch of triumph and joan bennett is producing chief of diana productions lanny ross boss ha has IS been identified with moonlight and boses ros es since 1928 but after he was de mobilized from general macarthurs Mac Arthurs special s taff 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 tule blickey Y father as jiggs in bringing up father for monogram ue he and george mcmanus nho draws the famous comic strip were both considered for the role but mcmanus withdrew for personal reasons As a broadway star jack arthur was originally engaged for a sing ing ine acting part in grand central station then he was kept as 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 kl ki role on the CBS ellery queen show gertrude warner Is leaving to get married and N will be written out of the script until the middle of july when someone else takes over ODDS AND ENDS dennis 6 and marguerite arguerite Al chapman have been set lor for starring roles in mr district attorney the columbia film based on the popular radio show judy canova returns to the air air august 31 cette bette davis dain has asked her fans riot not to send her gilts gifts lor for her birthday but to donate the money to making up lood food packages for Europe Eu ropes 1 starving arving tt children peggy ann garner gamer gets her first firs aroun up role m in bob son ol of battle battled 1 samuel goldwyn is goth gath eying a new troupe of a goldwyn girls to jollow follow their appearance in the secret lije life of walter alitta with 4 tour of 0 south america |