Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1942 — Page 16

Edgar Bergen - Charlie

RADIO PROGRAMS TON

By VIRGINIA HATFIELD

. “COMMAND PERFORMANCE,” the show of stars created at the -request of U. 8. forces all over the world, will be broadcast to civilians

for the first time tonight on the four major networks.

Ordinarily, “Com-

mand Performance” is recorded by the NBC radio recording division for release only on short-wave channels. However, the home folks this time .are going to have a front row seat right along with their boys in the

service.

Appearing on the program tonight will be Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby,| ‘Bob Hope, Doro

thy Lamour, Cary Grant, Ethel Wa ters, Red Skelton;

Mc Carthy, Ka Kyser, Ginn Simms and Newman's orches tra. The grand finale will feature the two friendly enemies of radio, Jack Benny and Fred Allen, engaging in a verbal duel to end all duels. During the hour-long program, each star will offer an entertaining bit especially requested by troops

Cary Grant

: overseas. Since “ Comniand Per-

formance” was started 44 weeks ago, American fighters, using V-

+The Indiana olis Times is not responsible for inaccuracies in program ane ire by station i after press time.)

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GHT AND TOMORROW 2

THIS EVE

NING

WIBC 1 WIRE 1430 . WISH 1310 (CBS) AbstuaD) (NBC-Red) (Blue Network) London Xmas Eve] Brite Spots Girl Marries Siea Hound 4 Devotional Portia . . Mosher & Denver Darling | Plain Bil mar nal

TONIGHT

7:30—Town Meeting, WISH. 8:00—Bing Crosby, WIRE. 8:30—Stage Door canteen, WIBC. ‘9:00-~Raymond Clapper, WIBC.: 9:30—Marclf of Time, WIRE. 10:00—~Com mand Performance, WIRE, WISH, WIBC.

Christmas toys come to life and she

Imeets Santa face-to-face tonight.

. . Prank Morgan will recall a few of the highlights of his many round-the-world jaunts in search of priceless art treasures on the program at 7 e'clock. , . , WIRE will carry the broadcast. Bing Crosby's traditional yuletide presentations, “Silent Night” and “Adeste Fideles,” will highspot his “Music Hall” program, heard on WIRE at 8 o'clock tonight. . . . The

guest roster will include Fay Bain- |

ter, currently being seen in the film,

mail, have sent all sorts of requests | « “The War Against Mrs. Hadley”;

for entertainment by their favorite stars and. whatever the request is, it’s granted. Even such requests as the barks of a homesick dog ‘hage . been honored. The stars, working without pay, ~ record the requests which are assembled- into ‘half-hour programs ‘and broadcast overseas during leisure hours of ‘the combat groups. the show itself i presented in cooperation with the office of war in-

_ formation.

Tonight’s performance, carried by WIRE, WISH and WIBC at 10 o'clock, will be just like the 44 other shows. - The domestic - audience merely will be eavesdropping at a show, designed for service men— built to. ‘service men’s specifications: ~ Estimated to be the costliest| ratio program in the world, the annual ‘cost would amount to $2,500, 000 if the usual fees had to be paid. FJ 2 ®

AROUND THE DIAL: Several

new Christmas melodies, as well as a}

. number of traditional holiday carols, will be on Fred Waring’s programs at 6 o'clock tonight and tomorrow night on WIRE. . Freeman (Amos) Gosden, and Charies (Andy) Correll, in response to many requests fron parents, again will give their “Story of the Lord’s

Christmas eve presentation for the

children of America at 6 o'clock on This broadcast will

WFBM, mark the third successive year the

. comedy team has given the play-

let. “Baby Snooks” will be baffled—a new experience for her—when her

Prayer” as “Amos|.

Jack Carson, movie comedian; Andrew Tombes, character actor in “Road to Morocco,” and Janet Blair of the movie, “My Sister Eileen.” A unique program of Christmas carols will be heard tohight from the 2000-foot station of the IdahoMaryland gold mine in Grass Valley, Cal., where a choir of 35 Cornish miners will sing eight traditional carols. . . . WFBM will carry the broadcast at 7:30-c’clock. . . . The miners in “the chorus are all descendants of miners who eame from Cornwall, England, in the middle of the 19th century and the carols to be sung on the ‘program have been handed down from father to son. : 2 #5 =» ; CHRISTMAS BROADCASTS "The ‘Christmas greeting of King George VI to the British empire will be carried by WIRE at 9 a. m, tomorrow. 0 LAt%1:15 a. m. on the same station, Lewis Stone ke Will extend greetings to the armed forces and men from army, navy and marine bases will’ in turn send best wishes to the folks at home, . . In the afternoon, 3 to 4 o'clock, a special full - hour “Christmas Bells

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musical program, —U. S. A.” will be heard on WIRE.

. . The pregram, produced. by Frank Hummert, will take over the

‘time used by four daytime programs

—“Stella Dallas,” “Lorenzo Jones,” “Young Widder Brown” and “Backstage Wife.” Don’t - forget the two-hour program scheduled for 4 to 6 p. m. on WFBM. . . . Stars appearing will

include Bette Davis, Judy Garland,

Front Page Farrell

Prayer News

4:00 4:15 4:30 4:45 Bis Santa Claus Dial & Dance as Bome 3 Front Jack Armstrong Al as ) | 5:45 Gilbert ¢ Forbes Capt. Midnight John Morrow mt a Fulton oui Jr. Pred Wi ig: 618 Harty p vo Felix Adams World News 5 6:30 Easy Aces Evening at Home | Symphonic Swing 6:45 Mr. Keen | Trening 2 at Home | Ralph Knox = B. . Talk | Baby Snooks * - 7:00 Curt-Wh. Chorus | Sintontetia | Biby Snooks 5 7:30 Death Valley Santa Rides Again | Aldrich 7:45 Death Valley Sdnta Rides Again | Aldrich Family & Nickel Serenade | Cros ok 8:19 Major Bowes Spirit of Xmas | Bing Gry 0 By Crane :30 S Doo Cros & 145 Stans Pos Xmas Carols Bing Crosby ON, MY AT PLEASE PO NOT TALK RIS i I rho I SEE. AND THE PACT THAT MOST PATRONS OF Se Fist The Baymend Clapper. | Ah ne YOUR CABARET ARE BRITISH AND AMERICAN 9:30 Concert Miniatures . y oP Time ARMY OFFICERS IS JUST A COINCIDENCE, 9:45 Frazier Hunt New Year Revue [ Mach of Time I PRESUME

10:00 Gilbert Forbes 10:15 World Today 10:30 Sandman 10:45 Sandman

11:00 Xmas Stocking 11:15 Xmas Stocking 11:30 Xmas Stocking 11:45 Xmas Stocking

Command Perform. Command Perform. Command * Perform. Command Perform.

Caroling Party Caroling Party

Command Perform. Command. Teron

Starlight Tra

Caroling - Party Caroling Party

FRIDAY PROGRAMS

Starlight ah News Pictures News Pictures

WFBM 1260 WIBC 1070 (CBS) (Mutual) 6:30 Early Birds Tex & Grandsons 6:45 Early Birds Tex Tyler 7:00 New. Tax Instructiéns | 7:15 Early Birds Linda Sou 7:30 Early Birds Bill Hal ]

7:45 News

8:00 Xmas: Tree

8:15 Xmas Tree 8:30 Xmas’ Tree 8:45 Xmas Tree

9:00 Star Parade 9:15 Stories’ 9:30 Honeymoon Hill 9:45 Unannounced ~

10:00 Second Husband 10:15 Second Husband 10:30 Bright Horizon 10:45 Aunt Jenny

11:00 Kate Smith 11:15 Sister 11:30 Helen Trent 11:45 Gal Sunday

12:00 Noon Revue 12:15 Gilbert Forbes 12:30 Xmas Carols 12:54 Xmas Carols

Utah Trailers

4th Christmas 4th Christmas 4th Christmas 4th Christmas

4th Christmas Band Widgon Friendly House Friendly House

Ethel R. Willitts Ethel R. Willitts Xmas Greetings Xmas Greetings

Ranch Hands Howard Carlson Tex & Grandsons Mel Steele

News Farmer's Digest Arthur Van Horn F. Jones Choirs

| Musical Clock

| Musical Clock | Ralph Knox

" WIRE 1430 ~ (NBC-Red)

Dawn- Patrol Dawn Patrol World News Musical Clock Musical Clock

Shopping School To School

I WONDER WHAT

King Ni st I'M SURE I The" Oeil Star Parade HAPPENED To THAT SAW IT Lone Journey Gene & Glenn FLASHLIGHT == 1 ARGUND : "| Breakfast at Sardi’ X E: o Road of Lite Breakfast at Sardis: | HIS MORNING Against the Storm Jack Baker >r David Harum Spec. Se LF re rT Cs Tas tlight Bands Plano Jams Shotlichs Bands Xmas Party Spotlight Bands Xmas Party Spotlight Ban

Spotlight Bands People’s Man Spotlight Bands en Bands

News & Varieties Xmds Program Wally Nehrling John Morro

~By Raeburn Yan Buren

1:00 Dr.. Malone Xmas Basket ‘| Spotlight Bands 1:15 Joyce Jordan Xmas Basket Music, Mediey Spottiohs Bands 1:30 Love and Learn Xmas Basket Hearts in Harmony Spotlight, Bands® 1:45 Ma Perkins Xmas Basket Editor's Daughter Spotlight Bands 2:00 David Harum @ _| Merry Xmas Spotlight Bands 2:15 Peppe Landeros Mersy Xmas - Mary Marlin Spotlight Bands 2:30 Camp Wheeler Handel's Messiah | Pepper Young Spotlight Bands 2:45" Camp Wheeler Handel's Messiah .| Right to Happiness] Spotlight Bands 3:00 All Star Revue Harpo & Tiny Spotlight Bands 3:15 All Star Revie _ | Navy School Xmas! mice iense ® |Spotlight Bands 3:30 All Star Revue Curley Baker Lorenzo Jones Spotlight bands 3:45 All Star Revue Jimmy & Judy Widder Brown | Spotlight Bands 4:00 All Star Revue Camp Atterbury Girl Marries Spotlight Bands, 4:15 All Star Revue Devotional Portia Spotlight Bands 4:30 All Star Revue Denver Darling Plata Bill Spotlight Bands 4:45 All Star Revue Turf Bar Time Front Page Farrell Merry-Go-Rou

Pe. M. . 4:00—Girl Marries 4:15—Portia 4:30—Plain - Bill

4:45--Front Page Parrell |

5:00—News Reporter 5:15—Don Winslow 5:30—Lum & Abner 5:45—Lowell Thomas 6:00—~Frel Waring 6:15—Carroll Alcott

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A.M.’ 6: 3. meborter, 3 News

6:45—Reveille Roundup

7:00—Time to Shine

7:15—Carroll D. Alcott

7:30—Dream : Dealer 7:45—Consumers 8:00—Goldberzs 8:15—Linda’s Love 8:30—Beautiful Life 8:45—Aunt Jenny 9:00—News 9:15—The O’Neills 9:30—Sweet River 9:45—Lone Journey

WLW THURSDAY EVENING -

6: 30—Phil Brite ; 9: 6:46—1i. V. Kaltenborn 23 7: 00—Coffee Time

7:18—Coffee Time 7: 30—Aldrich | Family. 10: 7:45—Aldrich Family 8:00—Bing Crosby 8:15~-Bing Crosby 8:30—Bing Crosby 8:45—Bing Crosby allee

FRIDAY PROGRAMS 110: 99-Rosd: of ‘Life: 10:30—Against_Sitorm . arum. - ° | ,2:00—Ma | 11:00~Editor’s Daughter : M 11:15-<=Ma Perkins

9:00—~Rudy’

10:45—David

11:30-«News, Far,

11:45—Farm Hour Noo 1—Farm Hour

P. M. “112: 15—Farm Hour

1: :00—Light of World

rudy Vallee March of Time 9: 45—March pf Time 10:00—Arthur Reilly 15—Gregor Ziemer 10: Spur Farber 10:45—Xmas Carols 11: 90 Midnight Mass

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1:15~Lonely Women Fn ht 1:45~Betty Crocker Marlin ~~ 3 Ma Fans X 5 epper Youn 2.45—Hani SS g

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EVERY RADIO STORE IN THE STATE WiLL HAVE HIS PICTURE BY MORNING. THE NETS GROWING TIGHTER AROUND THE KID. AND THE KID IS IN THERE FIGHTING

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: n Bill $4 pron: Page Farrell 8 ” o 3 ; Abbott and Costello, Gracie = . ) Fields, the’ Merry Macs, Cass oN = NN Daley, Desi. Arnaz, Phil Regan, Ne 5! » Bill Goodwin, Don ' Cossacks, Butch and Buddy, Four Vagabonds, ‘St. Brendan’s Boys’ choir; and Lou Silvers’ orchestra. Times set aside by WISH for the parade of 40 topflight bands 3 fia y tomorrow are 11 a. m. to 12:15 . . p. m. and from 12:30 ‘to 4:45 / p. m, with 22 bands appearing; we or Cu % re from 5:15 to 5:30 p. .; 6:05 to : ~ em 6:30. p. m.; 7:30 to m.: 8:30 BOOTS AND HER BUDDIES : to 8:55 p. m.; 9:30 45 p. m _ ; Lory

m.; 8 p. to 9:

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and 10 to 11 p. m. ASNT § TO THINK AFTER 20 WIBC will carry ‘a broadcast ES NEARS SERVICE oN of Handel's “Messian” at 2:30 1318 OAD MAN p. m. iomorrow. , ... American, WE A Top ME SMEG British: and Canadian children will send messages to their parents across the seas via airwaves and WIBC at 10:30 a..m.

RADIO'S YULETIDE tradition —Lionel : Barrymore's portrayal of Scrooge—will be heard at 9 o'clock tonight on WLW. “The Christmas Carol,” as presented on the “Rudy Vallee” program at that time, will be recorded by NBC and rebroadcast tomorrow to men in the armed: forces.

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