Daily Times-Gazette, 19 Sep 1946, p. 18

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ES-GAZETTE THE TIM 18 Th September 19, 1046 ursday, Audience Hails. Canadian Comics Critics Also Applaud Wayne and Shuster Comedy Team 'By EDGAR BNOW Canad Press Siaff Writer With a blare of Samuel Hersene horen's shinies trumpets and warm applause from an gudience that in. cluded many of the top figures in Canadian radio, the Wayne and Shuster show made its debut on the OBO's trans-Oanada network and swiftly established itself as a top- ranking comedy program, Swiftly paced . and sparked by gags that even invaded the sacred field of the commercial announce ments, the Thursday-night show won einthusiastie plaudits from the ex rts and the radio audience alike, \ Actually, the boys should be seen to be appreciated fully, as anyone who saw them in the Army Show will testify. As students at the Uni- versity of Toronto they frequently convulsed a roomful of their friends with impromptu comedy routines, often lasting a half-hour or more, But if the radio audience missed the expert mugging and pantomime that features their work on the stage, it could fully appreciatq their skill at turning out a top-notch comedy script and delivering it with maximum effect, In the latter department Wayne and Shuster benefited from the ser- vices of a bang-up supporting cast, including such experienced camp~ aigners as announcer Herb May, Bernard Braden and Alex McKee, Hersenhoren's music and Cieor= gin Day's voeals round out what several top fadio exyperts have la- belled the best all-round commer- clal show ever produced in Canada, When a character In a mystery novel was described as a tall, fair radio commentator by the name of Clair Wallace, Oanada's nationally- known Miss Wallace (she spells the first name with an e) decided to in- vestigate, She found the Los Angeles author of the "whodunit" had never heard of the character's real-life counter part, who recently celebrated her 10th anniversary on the alr, The writer's fears of possible le- gal complications were soon set at rest by Miss Wallace and a friendly Los. Angeles-Toronto correspond- ence has developed, Claire's name is also. borne by the daughter of her shoe repair man, and by several pets belonging to her radio fans, There's also a yearling racehorse by the name, re arded as promising material for a ture King's Plate, A radio adaptation of John Her- soy's report of what happened to #lx supvivors of the Hi ima ato- mic bomb will be broadeast over a OBO network in four nightly instal ments beglaning Sept, 24, The 30, 000-word article, which first appeared in the New Yorker magasine and has been republish. | ed in a number of newspapers, was originally adapted for radio by the American Broadcasting Company, WORKS MINISTER IN MUSICAL 'ROLE Napler, N.Z,, Sept, 18--(OP)---New Zealand's Works Minister Semple has appeared in a new role as a platform duettist, At the conclu= slon of an address at Napier by the minister, the noted baritone, Peter Dawson, who is visiting New Zea- land, introduced himself from the Audience and said he understood the minister's favorite song was the famous Australian folksong, ""Waltsing Matilda." He invited the Tu od min- later to aing It him, Mr, Semple accepted, and he and Mr. Dawson sang the song with gusto from the platform, That seems to be the question in the e father, Charles in the "Amos and Andy" program, Hollywood, Calif, as he makes his camera Nis initial appearance, FA John is plotured with his ebut on the fourt! es of John Joseph Correll, whose Correll, is known to millions of radio listeners as "Andy" ents in woek of JERSEY REGAINS PRE-WAR CHARM Channel Islands Beauty Spot Again Crowded With Visitors By Norman Cribbens ian Press Staff Writer Jersey, Channel Islands, Sept, 18 we (OP) = BY week thousands of British holiday-makers return to austerity loaded with luxuries man- in Britain but not for sale In British stores, The Channel Islands, befhg on Britain's export list, receive man fancy lines denied to Briton--until they visit Jersep or Guernsey, Then, as the vacation draws to a 'close, hy stock up for the return home, very ship and plane leaving the islands for Weymouth, Bouthitip. ton and Croydon Alrport sees holi= day folk carrying tins of English cigarettes wrapped in cellophane, bottles of cognac, whisky, gin and sometimes champagne, and smaller bottles containing cholce perfumes, | The women frequently wear shoes bought in Jersey or Chuernsey stores of better quality and value for mon- ey than they can find at home, Hats, stockings and other apparel also get by the British customs as "articles worn," Holldayers returning to Britain are allowed to take with them, tax- free, 200 cigarettes purchased at (V1 D'J'EVER? 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FAKE TO Hold ball fake to on ~ per body a short step in same direc: JUMP AND SHOOT After fake, pivot Schritte s oH in fant tw round, Take With mitk ® makes @ great team! Kellogg's All: Wheat hs whole wheat in its most delicts out form--Raked, toasted, ready: to eal It tastes super! Alls Wheat is of your grocers now! n ale, twisting body to face Shoot with one hand push "set" shot at pi Sa Clef TA [row Whe 10 Improve your bas etbal wore" The ly you are | tion, Make this fake really ov N quite 10 basket, convincing, height of jump. and to half the little smuggling, easy their good fortune, they were liberated, little 8 year ago, Britain has export goods Germiey helping [1 ited i ot home of wine, rit and perfume, Many cheer ully pay customs tax on long-de- sired luxuries, Many also do a "importers" have nk pints export pol for For ever since more than been pour into Jersey and the islands to re- Jia revenues, ' The many new cars seen on the sland Tonds are all British expory models sold considerably cheaper than in Britain because over here they are free from purchase tax, Island industries, too, are getting back on their feet with the return of hundreds of skilled workers who escaped the Invasion, A large building in Jersey that prosperity while at" the same | was used as a hospital by the Ger- augmenting her mugh-needed | mans now is a brewery, producing hundreds of gallons weekly. There and it 1s sold at ained in Britain, Eggs and' butter are plentiful, Bo are lamb chops, steaks and beef, produce enough of these things for visitors with enough left over for them- selves--and there are no queues for snything except tickets to theatres is no beer shorta half the price The islanders are able to and sporting events, WAR ROMANCE ' : SET TO MUSIC Flanshain, Sussex, England--(OP) --Parmer Alan Adames and his ex Land Army Girl wife Betty went by farm cert to the nearby town of Bognor Regis to hear thelr love story-~in music, Arm in arm they heard Com John Bath conduct his suite of Plansham sketches, inspired by their wartime romance, and played by a full concert orchestra. THZIW> C=C YOu AN' ME, NELL = WE AIN'T SINCE 1926 = WON A RACE BUT, AT LEAST THIS KEEPS US OUT IN THE ANCIENT JOCKEY AND NAG WIN BIG RACE!!! 80,000 TO 1 SHOT COMES IN! 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