1941-1942 Season with
the John Scott Trotter Orchestra
Audience share for the season is 21.1, which puts the show in twelfth
place in the Hooper ratings. Edgar Bergen is top with 35.2.
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids, Connie Boswell, Jerry Lester, Rise Stevens, William Frawley and
Warner Baxter.
*You
Are My Sunshine
with
The Music Maids
Jerry Lester spot
Sweethearts Or Strangers Connie Boswell
*Humpty
Dumpty Heart
Warner Baxter spot
*Conga
Song
with
Warner Baxter & Jerry Lester
Rise Stevens spot
My Heart At Thy Sweet Voice Rise Stevens
*Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay
(a) with The Music Maids
*Yes,
Indeed!
with
Connie Boswell
William Frawley spot
*Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider
with William Frawley
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling Rise Stevens
*The Anniversary Waltz
I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest
Connie Boswell
*You
And I
Note:
(a) CP1 - “Bouncing With Bing”
A gala welcome is in
preparation for Bing Crosby who returns to the Music Hall to take up the reins
again with the airing of tonight at 8 o'clock over WMAQ. Bing has been on vacation
for three months, spending part of his time in South America where he examined promising
looking horses for his Del Mar track and stables and acted as unofficial
good-will ambassador. His guests on home-coming night will be William Frawley, veteran character
actor of stage, vaudeville, and screen; Metropolitan Opera soprano Rise Stevens,
who will star in a forthcoming picture, and Warner Baxter, veteran Hollywood
leading man and an old friend of Bing’s.
(Belvidere Daily
Republican, 30th October, 1941)
“Bing Crosby, returning to the
Kraft Music Hall program on NBC Red WEAF, last Thursday night (30th),
immediately spotlighted a flaw in the show’s present set-up - that is, there
isn’t enough use of Crosby. One of the
greatest pop singers of this era, he sang too infrequently on the stanza -
particularly as ASCAP tunes have just returned to the networks. He set the kilocycles pulsating with such
ballads as, ‘The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi’ (sic - he didn't sing this) but the dearth of his vocalizing was
especially disappointing. Otherwise,
the show was, unmistakably, improved by his return. The continuity was uneven, however,
particularly regarding some labored puns and gags, as well as that threadbare
by-play about the half-hour chain-break, signal chime. John Scott Trotter’s orchestral contribution
was lush and varied.”
(“Variety”
5th November 1941)
“Connie Boswell is pulling out
of the Kraft Music Hall within the next few weeks to make a personal tour of
theaters where the pickings are more luscious than on the solo kilocycle job”
“Mary Martin is expected to land
the singing assignment after Connie Boswell pulls out for a long theater tour”
(“Variety” 22nd & 29th October 1941) (But see note for Programme No. 241!)
With
Ken Carpenter, The Music Maids, Connie Boswell, Jerry Lester, Salvatore Baccaloni, Michele
Morgan and Brian Donlevy.
*Chattanooga
Choo-Choo
(a) with The Music Maids
Jerry Lester spot
Elmer's
Tune
Connie Boswell
*Do You
Care?
Brian Donlevy spot
*I Wonder
What’s Become Of Sally?
Serenata Gelata Salvatore Baccaloni
*Tea
For Two
with
Connie Boswell
Michele Morgan spot
*Shepherd Serenade with The Music Maids
Jerry Lester (second spot)
Sand In My
Shoes
Connie Boswell
Varlaam's Drinking Song Salvatore Baccaloni
*Lone
Star Trail
with
The Music Maids
Note:
(a) CP1 - “Bouncing With Bing”
Bing Crosby has
invited his old friend, Brian Donlevy – who stars with Bing and Mary Martin in
Paramount’s “Birth of the Blues” – to join him in the festivities of the Music
Hall tonight along with French Film Actress Michele Morgan and basso-buffo
Salvatore Baccaloni of the Metropolitan Opera company.
(The Shreveport Times, 6th November, 1941)
Ed Rice, J. Walter Thompson Program Director, commented: "Comments
on Entertainment: Excellent script -- but not well-played. Morgan was nervous. Comments on
commercial: Okay. General remarks: Okay."
With
Ken Carpenter, The Music Maids, Connie Boswell, Jerry Lester, The Milt Herth Trio, Ruth
Hussey and Joe DiMaggio.
*B-I-Bi
(a) with The Music Maids
Jerry Lester spot
You Were
Meant For Me
Connie Boswell
*Why
Don’t We Do This More Often
(b)
with
The Music Maids
Ruth Hussey spot
*It
Must Be True
with
The Music Maids
The Milt Herth Trio spot
The Sheik Of Araby The Milt Herth Trio
*Basin
Street Blues
with
Connie Boswell
Joe DiMaggio spot
The Whistler And His Dog The Milt Herth Trio
I Can't Give You Anything But Love Connie Boswell
Jerry Lester (second spot)
*I See
A Million People (But All I Can See Is You) with
The Music Maids
*Who
Calls?
Note:
(a) CP1 - “Bouncing With Bing”
(b) JSP Records CD JSP6705 - "Here's Bing Crosby!"
When Bing Crosby
ambles into the 'ole Music Hall tonight, he will bring with him, as his special
guests, charming film actress Ruth Hussey, “Slugger” Joe di Maggio and the Milt
Herth Trio…The Milt Herth Trio consists of the unusual combination of swing organ,
piano and drums. Milt Herth is at the console of the swing organ. The outfit will
be seen and heard in forthcoming juke box films. Ruth Hussey most recently has been
in “Our Wife” and “Married Bachelor" and gave a particularly outstanding performance
before that in “Philadelphia Story.” “Slugger” di Maggio established the all-time
record, during the recent baseball season, for consecutive game hits.
(The Shreveport Times, 13th November, 1941)
Ed Rice, J. Walter Thompson Program Director, commented: "Comments
on Entertainment: Okay. Joe DiMaggio good. Ruth Hussey taught the
gang a thing or two about waiting for laughs. Comments on
commercial: Okay. General remarks: Okay."
With
Ken Carpenter, The Music Maids, Connie Boswell, Jerry Lester, Hall Johnson Choir and Donald Crisp.
*Chattanooga
Choo-Choo
with
The Music Maids
Jerry Lester spot
Gee! But I Hate To Go Home Alone Connie Boswell
*Be
Honest With Me
with
The Music Maids
Donald Crisp spot
*Any
Bonds Today?
with
The Music Maids & Donald Crisp
*When I Lost You
*Rose O’Day (a) with Connie Boswell
Jinx Falkenburg spot
Nobody’s Sweetheart
Connie
Boswell
Jerry Lester (second spot)
*Humpty
Dumpty Heart
Go
Down Moses
Hall Johnson Choir
Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho Hall Johnson Choir
*The
Anniversary Waltz
Note:
(a) Spokane 18 - “Bing & Connee - On The Air”
Raymond Massey and
Jinx Falkenburg, scheduled to be Bing Crosby’s guests tonight, have cancelled.
Bing has substituted Donald Crisp, the Hall Johnson Choir and dug up “that
surprise feminine guest” again.
(The Pittsburgh Press, 20th November, 1941)
Ed Rice, J. Walter Thompson Program Director, commented: "Comments
on Entertainment: Very good. President Roosevelt heard about the
Crisp-Crosby-Lester Bond plugging spot and asked for a record. Comments
on
commercial: Okay. General remarks: Good show."
With
Ken Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Connie Boswell, Jerry Lester, Wendy Barrie, Hank Bauer,
Humphrey Bogart and Wingy Manone.
*B-I-Bi
with
The Music Maids
Opening routine with Jerry Lester & Ken Carpenter
Lullaby In Rhythm Connie Boswell
*Shepherd
Serenade
with
The Music Maids
Humphrey Bogart spot
*Blues In The Night (a) with The Music Maids
Wingy Manone spot
Farewell
Blues
Wingy Manone
(trumpet) & John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*I Want
A Girl, Just Like The Girl
Wendy Barrie spot
Last Night On The Back Porch The Music Maids & Hal
Stormy Weather Connie Boswell
Anvil Chorus John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*I See A Million People (But All I Can See Is You)
Notes
(a) Sepia CD 1373 "Bing Crosby - Kraft Music Hall Time"
“Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barrie
and Wingy Manone guested on Thursday night (27th) at the Kraft Music Hall. They all seemed to have fun but most of the
entertainment remained in the studio.
Bogart first teamed with Bing Crosby and Jerry Lester in a rather
laboured comedy skit and then Miss Barrie and Ken Carpenter joined them for
another sketch that had them all giggling but failed to project laughs across
the ozone. Manone played one sizzling
trumpet ‘bit’ but became badly tangled, trying to read lines. John Scott Trotter’s Orchestra supplied
excellent musical accompaniment and of course, Crosby’s vocals were ‘sock’
though too infrequent”
With
Ken Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Connie Boswell, Jerry Lester, Victor Borge, Carole Landis and
Walter Huston.
*The
Whistler’s Mother-In-Law
with
The Music Maids
Jerry Lester spot
Victor Borge spot
By-U, By-O Connie Boswell
*Be
Honest With Me
with
The Music Maids
Walter Huston spot
*The
Magic Of Magnolias
*Rose
O’Day
with
Connie Boswell
Carole Landis spot
*Mary’s A Grand Old Name
Victor Borge music spot
Barcarolle Victor Borge (piano)
Jerry Lester monologue (show ends during this)
One Wednesday
Cal Kuhl got a call from Rudy Vallee, who was doing a show for Sealtest on
which he was costarred with, of all people, John Barrymore. It was an
embarrassing half hour, Barrymore’s swan song, in which he capitalized on his
drunkenness. Rudy called to ask Cal to come over and see a comedian who was
going to do a warm-up for his show.
Cal tried to
back out of this little courtesy chore, but Rudy said, “You’ve just got to see
this man. You’ll want to book him with Bing.”
“If he’s that
great why don’t you book him?”
“We don’t use
guests.”
“If he’s that
great, make an exception.”
“Please come.”
“Okay.” Cal
hung up and reported the full conversation to me. “Comedy’s your business,” he
finished. “You go.”
“You got
invited.”
“I’ve got a
cocktail party.”
“Be late.”
We boxed around
and finally made a decent compromise. We both went. If Rudy had ever
been right in his whole life he was right about this guy. For about half an
hour the man kept the audience, assembled to see a broadcast, in such a state
of laughter it was quite obvious that nothing the show could do would top him.
All the man did
was read a little story. But to make it clear, he included all the punctuation
marks, to each of which he had assigned a sound. It was, to my knowledge, the
first time Victor Borge, the Great Dane, had ever done his famous punctuation
routine in public in America.
We immediately
booked Borge for our next show. Victor was scheduled to go on after the station
break. That meant there’d be a song by Bing, the Victor Borge spot, a
commercial, a song by Bing, another guest spot, a song by Bing, a commercial,
theme, sign-off.
I shortened the
other guest shot because I knew Victor needed time. We took a chorus out of one
of Bing’s songs. Victor agreed that he could do the spot in twelve minutes.
That is, we
thought he agreed. He spoke almost no English and only understood, if anything,
what he chose to. Bing’s intro said he’d seen Victor Borge warming up an
audience for Rudy Vallee and anybody who’s good enough to warm up a Vallee
audience has got to be good enough to heat up an audience in the old Kraft
Music Hall.
Victor came on
and repeated the punctuation routine and got the same earthquakelike reaction.
After twelve minutes he was still going. We lost a commercial. He kept right on
going. We lost a Crosby song. Then we lost a guest spot and another Crosby song
and another commercial and the closing theme and we went off the air with
people howling and applauding Borge. A telephone call came from Reber in New
York telling us to sign the guy for as long as possible.
The problem
then became not only one of communication but one of creation. Victor did not
know enough about radio or the United States to write new pieces of material
with any great speed or success. So Ed Rice, who was working with me on other
things, was assigned to Borge and did a baseball routine for his second
appearance. It was based on Victor’s newness in America, his limited knowledge
of our language, his need to understand our national game, his attendance at
one and what he saw. It was a magnificent piece of material and Victor scored
very strongly with it in spite of the fact that he certainly didn’t understand
one-tenth of what he was saying. This was because, as I soon found out, it was
impossible for Victor not to be funny.
“Kraft Music Hall has bolstered
its personnel with the addition of Victor Borge, Danish pianist and comedian
who has been tagged to a five-year contract”
(“Variety” 17th December 1941)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director, commented: "Comments
on Entertainment: Excellent. Comments on commercial: Cut third
commercial, tag commercial and Sealtest plug for time. General
remarks: Mr. Borge was terrific, but spread us off the air. There was
applause for first time in Hall as regular part of show. Lester's
monologue of 4:15 spread to 7:10, otherwise, despite Borge, we'd have
had commercials."
With
Ken Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Connie Boswell, Victor Borge, Veronica Lake,
Jerry Lester, Robert Coote and Paul Robeson.
*Any
Bonds Today?
with
Connie Boswell & The Music Maids
Crosby-Jerry Lester spot
Victor Borge spot
*Who Calls? with The Music Maids
*Goodbye, Little Darlin’, Goodbye
Veronica Lake spot
*The Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi
Sweethearts Or Strangers Connie Boswell
Jerry Lester spot
Paul Robeson spot
Water Boy
Paul Robeson
Ol' Man River
Paul Robeson
Robert Coote spot
My Country, 'Tis Of Thee John Scott Trotter Orchestra
March Of The Toys John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*Humpty Dumpty Heart
The girl with the
most talked about head of hair in the nation – Veronica Lake by name – and often
called the sweetheart of the navy air corps puts in a guest appearance on the “Music
Hall” over NBC-KTBS tonight at 8 o’clock. Slated to appear with Miss Lake is
Paul Robeson, great negro baritone, and Robert Coote of the Royal Canadian Air
Force, an old favorite at the hall.
(The Shreveport Times, 11th December, 1941)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director, commented: "Comments on Entertainment: Quite good. Comments on commercial: Didn't cut any this week. General remarks: Too bad we had to cut "Star Spangled Banner."
With Ken Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Jerry Lester,
Connie Boswell, Victor Borge, The Kraft Choral Society and George Murphy.
*Anchors Aweigh
Crosby-Jerry Lester spot
Serenade In The Night Connie Boswell
Victor Borge spot
*The Magic Of Magnolias
*The Whistler’s Mother-In-Law
with The Music Maids
George Murphy spot
*Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
with George Murphy
Gee! But I Hate To Go Home Alone Connie Boswell
*When I Grow Too Old To Dream
*Don’t Let Julia Fool Ya
with Connie Boswell
Jerry Lester spot
*’Tis Autumn
with
The Music Maids
Mary’s Lullaby
The Kraft Choral Society
The Angel's Song The Kraft Choral Society
*Angels Of Mercy
March Of The Toys John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*The Anniversary Waltz
*The
Star-Spangled Banner
with entire cast
On the Bing Crosby
program at 8 o’clock tonight over WAVE, a choral society composed of eighty
voices will sing. An unusual fact about the society is that its members are all
employees of the firm which sponsors the radio program. Twice a year, the group
sings on the firm’s broadcasts – at Christmas and at Easter. Tonight they will
sing “Mary’s Lullaby” and “The Angel’s Song.” George Murphy, song and dance man
of the movies and a veteran of Music Hall proceedings, will put in an
appearance, and Victor Borge, Danish-born comedian, will begin a series of
regular visits to the show. He made quite an impression on the Music Hall’s
last two sessions.
(The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), 18th December, 1941)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director, commented: "Comments on Entertainment: Very good. Comments on commercial: Okay General remarks: None"
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids, Jerry Lester, Connie Boswell, Victor Borge, Fay
Bainter and Frank McHugh.
*Adeste Fideles
Victor Borge piano spot
I Can’t Give You
Anything But Love
Connie Boswell
*Chattanooga Choo-Choo
with The Music Maids
Frank McHugh spot
*Oh! How I
Hate To Get Up In The Morning
with
The Music Maids
Letter from J. L. Kraft Ken Carpenter
*Rose
O’Day
with Connie Boswell
Jerry Lester routine
*White
Christmas
with The Music Maids
Fay Bainter spot
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." Fay Bainter
When Christmas Is
Gone
Connie Boswell
*Shepherd
Serenade
"The Infinite Shining Heavens" (Stevenson) Fay Bainter
*Silent
Night
Bing Sings Yule Carols Tonight
For the sixth consecutive year Bing Crosby will sing “Adeste
Fidelis” and “Silent Night” on Kraft Music Hall’s Christmas program tonight at
9 o’clock over WSB. As a Yuletide novelty he will sing for the first time on
the air “White Christmas” from his new film, “Holiday Inn.”
The guest panel will be composed by Fay Bainter, celebrated
character actress of stage and screen, and tubby zany Frank McHugh, an old
friend of Bingston. Danish comedian Victor Borge, who became one of the regulars
with last week’s K. M. H. proceedings, will play and sing “The Bells Are Ringing
for Christmas,” an old Danish folk song. Bing and his colleagues in the Hall
will regretfully say farewell to songstress Connie Boswell, who leaves the show
to fulfil a series of personal appearances in the east. Her sultry voiced
singing has been one of the pleasantest features of K. M. H. for more than a year.
(The Atlanta
Constitution, December 25, 1941)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Okay. General remarks: Went off the air with 20 seconds of "Silent Night" to go."
No. 241 1st January 1942
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, Jerry Lester, Dusolina
Giannini and Wingy Manone.
*Let’s
Start The New Year Right
(a) with The
Music Maids
Mary Martin spot
Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay Mary Martin
*The Whistler’s Mother-In-Law with The Music Maids
Victor Borge spot
*The Magic Of Magnolias
*Wait Till The Sun Shines, Nellie with Mary Martin
Jerry Lester spot
*Shepherd Serenade with The Music Maids
Mattinata Dusolina Giannini
Wingy Manone spot
Clarinet Marmalade Wingy Manone
It’s A Lovely Day,
Tomorrow
Mary Martin
*(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White
Cliffs Of Dover
(b) with The Music Maids
Notes:
(a) Spokane 6
- “Bing Crosby - Happy Holiday” (See also Programme No. 240 - Note (a))
Vintage Jazz Classics VJC1017-2 (CD) - “Bing Crosby - The Christmas
Songs”
(b) Spokane 5
- “Der Bingle - Those Great World War II Songs” (Date shewn as December 1
1942)
Double Gold DBG53042 (CD) - “Bing Crosby - Those Great World War II
Songs”
(Mary Martin came into the programme as a “regular”, replacing Connie Boswell who had not departed from “The Hall” without some apparent rancour!)
(Headline) “I Was Fired, So Why All The Bunk? Asks Miss
Boswell”
“Connie
Boswell’s frankness in newspaper interviews during her current theatre tour has
disconcerted the advertising executives of the Kraft Cheese Company. When interviewed on
her various stands, Miss Boswell has tagged as ‘silly’, announcements put out by
the account that she was on leave of absence from its Bing Crosby program. ‘I
don’t know’, she has retorted, ‘why they put out such stuff. To put it plainly,
I was fired.
They wanted Mary Martin in my place, so they hired her.’”
(“Variety” 18th March 1942)
“Victor Borge and Mary Martin, newcomers to the Kraft Music
Hall show, already mesh well with Bing Crosby, Jerry Lester and John
Trotter.
Presumably, the team play will become even smoother with more broadcasts.
Debuting on the series, last week (1st), Miss Martin paired admirably with
Crosby in several dialog comedy ‘bits’ but wasn’t too becomingly presented in
her musical numbers.
For instance, her vocal of Irving Berlin’s, ‘Tomorrow Is A Lovely
Day’ (sic) failed to take advantage of one of the best tunes of the past couple
of seasons. It
was given only a single chorus and that too slow for Miss Martin’s style of
singing or for the song’s best effect. In a single, lengthy comedy spot, Borge had
clicked with some highly original, colorful material. It consisted of his
explanation and demonstration of his audible punctuation.”
(“Variety”
7th January 1942)
Kraft show has undergone some fairly extensive
talent changes: Mary Martin has replaced Connie Boswell, who left for a tour of
personal appearances; in addition, comedy side has been hypoed by the addition
of Victor Borge, Danish comic. It is a tribute to Bing Crosby, program’s
highlight, that the Music Hall seems to survive all talent changes—these changes
simply pointing up the fact that the show is completely dependent on Crosby.
Debut of Mary Martin was not particularly
auspicious. She engaged in comedy sketches and warbled a few tunes. Delivered
fairly well—but she is no Connie Boswell and is not likely to fill the gap. Miss
Martin did her warbling both solo and in duo with Crosby, her best tune being
the oldie Ta-Ra-Ra Boom De-Ay. Even this was somewhat spoiled
by an over-elaborate arrangement, part of the tune being done in conga
rhythm.
Borge, a regular after a couple of auspicious
guest shots, presents a style of comedy new to American listeners. It’s rather
intellectual, a bit on the screwball side, and definitely worth while. Borge has
been in the country only 10 months, still speaks with an accent, but is very
easily understood.
His best bit on Thursday’s show was his delivery of “phonetic
pronunciation,” a hot rendition preceded by a pseudo-scholastic explanation.
Rest of the show was par—which is good. Crosby
in usual good voice and manner. John Scott Trotter superbly handles the musical
direction, and Jerry Lester okay with the gags. Guests were Wingy Manone, who
has been a frequent visitor on Kraft lately, and Dusolina Giannini, opera star.
They gave out with their diverse talents, Miss Giannini warbling beautifully and
Wingy blowing his horn. Best use of the guests, however, was a sketch allegedly
tracing the life of Manone. Crosby was narrator for this piece, with Manone
chiming in with jive talk. A very clever script.
(Paul Ackerman, The Billboard, 10th January 1942)
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, Jerry Lester, Major John
S. Winch and Cesar Romero.
*You’re A Grand Old Flag with The Music Maids & Hal
Cesar Romero spot
The Maids Of Cadiz Mary Martin
*Goodbye,
Little Darlin’, Goodbye
Victor Borge spot
*My
Melancholy Baby
*The Waiter
And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid
with Mary Martin & Jerry Lester
Jerry Lester spot
*’Tis Autumn with The Music Maids & Hal
Major John
S. Winch spot
*The
Marines' Hymn
Cuddle Up A Little Closer Mary Martin
Memphis
Blues
John Scott Trotter
Orchestra
*Day Dreaming
Proceedings at the
“Music Hall” will take on a definite military flavor with the appearance of Major
John S. Winch of the United States Marine corps as one of Bing Crosby's guests
when the program is aired over NBC-KTBS tonight at 8 o'clock. Major Winch will
introduce a solemn note into the general levity with a short discussion on what
to do when and if various and sundry bombs start raining down. Also due for a hearty
welcome is Cesar Romero, tall, dark leading man of many a Hollywood production
currently appearing in “Weekend in Havana.” Starting the New Year with a slightly
changed cast of regulars, Maestro Crosby will be aided and abetted by sharp-tongued
Jerry Lester, and the new comic sensation from Denmark, Victor Borge. The latter
plans to put his talents to work with some personal impressions of the manufacture
of steel. Bing's musical aids will be Songstress Mary Martin, John Scott Trotter
and his band, and the Music Maids and Hal. Ken Carpenter will do the announcing
as usual.
(The
Shreveport Times, 8th January, 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Okay. General remarks: A good show -- but not as fast or laugh-getting as last week."
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Lt. Col. Verne Snell, Victor Borge, Jerry Lester
and Robert Young.
*The US
Field Artillery March
(The Caissons Go Rolling Along)
Robert Young spot
Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay
Mary Martin
*Blues In
The Night
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
*I Know Why
(And So Do You)
*Stop Throwing
Sticks And Stones At Nell
with Mary Martin & The Music Maids & Hal
Jerry Lester spot
*Clementine
with The Music Maids & Hal
Lt. Col. Verne Snell spot
Do It Again! Mary Martin
*(There'll Be Bluebirds Over)
For the second
week in a row the “Music Hall” entertains the military as it hits the ether
tonight at 9 o’clock over WSB. Bing Crosby and his cohort will welcome an antiaircraft
officer from the harbour defences at Fort McArthur. Also slated to appear on
the program is an old friend, Robert Young, who is currently starring in the
film “H.M. Pulham, Esq.” Continuing the procedure of delving into the serious
for a moment or two, Bing plans to ask the Army officer to tell what he can
about air raid precautions. Due to Army regulations, however, the officer’s
name is to be withheld till program time.
(The Atlanta Constitution, 15th January, 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Excellent. General remarks: Lt. Col. Snell was magnificent. Borge was too long, and no finish."
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, Jerry Lester,
Major Thomas Power and Lucille Ball.
*The Army
Air Corps Song
(a) with
Chorus
Lucille Ball spot
It’s Delovely
Mary Martin
*Dreamsville, Ohio
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
*Day
Dreaming
*Wait Till
The Sun Shines, Nellie
with Mary Martin
Jerry Lester spot
*MacNamara’s Band
with The Music Maids & Hal
Major Thomas Power spot
Ma Curly Headed
Baby
Mary Martin
*The
Anniversary Waltz
Note:
(a) Spokane 5
- “Der Bingle - Those Great World War II Songs”
Double Gold DBG53042 (CD) - “Bing Crosby - Those Great World War II Songs”
The wise-cracking film
actress Lucille Ball, will be back in the Music Hall tonight at 7 o’clock. She
will indulge in a bit of verbal sparring with Bing Crosby and his pals. Continuing
the policy of the last few weeks of inviting an officer in the defence forces
to explain the branch in which he serves, Bing will present Major Thomas Power,
assistant director of training for the West Coast Air Corps Training Centre.
(Calgary Herald, 22nd January, 1942)
A. K. Spencer, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Good --- except for Lester spot and two slow Crosby numbers."
No. 245 29th January
1942 (a)
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, Jerry Lester,
Igor Gorin, Sam Snead and Madeleine Carroll.
*The US
Field Artillery March
(The Caissons Go Rolling Along)
with Chorus
Crosby-Martin opening
*Chattanooga Choo-Choo
(b)
with The Music Maids & Hal
Madeleine Carroll spot
*Got A Date
With An Angel
(c)
You Made Me Love
You
Mary Martin
*Deep In
The Heart of Texas
(d) with The
Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
The Blue Danube
(Strauss)
Victor Borge (piano)
*Blues In
The Night
with The Music Maids & Hal
*Rose
O’Day
(e)
with Mary Martin
Sam Snead spot
Gypsy Airs
Igor Gorin
The Pledge To The
Flag
Igor Gorin
*Home On The
Range
(e)
*Who
Calls?
(e)
with The Music Maids & Hal
*The US
Field Artillery March
Notes:
(a) The
complete programme was issued on Spokane 11 - “Bing Crosby – Kraft Music Hall – 29th
January 1942”
(b) Sepia CD 1373 "Bing Crosby - Kraft Music Hall Time"
(c) A few
lines only, by way of introduction to a sketch.
(d) On The
Air OTA101978 (CD) - “Great Moments With Bing Crosby And Friends From The Radio
Shows”
(e) Sepia CD 1373 "Bing Crosby - Kraft Music Hall Time"
“General Douglas MacArthur’s fighting men asked today for a
radio broadcast of ‘Bing Crosby songs’ to divert their thoughts from the
pressures of battle.
Colonel William J. Donovan, co-ordinator of information, informed
Crosby’s agents that the office of President Roosevelt had received the request
from General MacArthur in behalf of his soldiers. Mr. Crosby said that arrangements would be
made to broadcast his regular Thursday night radio program to Luzon
Island. He
would dedicate ‘The Caissons Go Rolling Along’ to the Philippine defenders”
(“New York Times” 25th January 1942)
A. K. Spencer, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Excellent."
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Jerry Lester, Lieutenant Harold B. Roberts,
Wingy Manone and John Garfield.
*The Yankee
Doodle Boy
(a) with The
Music Maids & Hal
John Garfield spot
Shady Lady Bird Mary Martin
*Dreamsville, Ohio
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
*I Don’t
Want To Walk Without You
(a)
*Nobody’s
Darlin’ But Mine
(b)
Wingy Manone spot
*A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday
Gal)
with Wingy Manone
*Jealous
with The Music Maids & Hal
Lieutenant Harold B. Roberts spot
Begin The Beguine Mary Martin
Farewell Blues John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*The
Anniversary Waltz
Note:
(a) Spokane 5
- Der Bingle - Those Great World War II Songs”
Double Gold DBG53042 (CD) - “Bing Crosby - Those Great World War II
Songs”
(Both shew “The Yankee Doodle Boy” as “Yankee Doodle Dandy”)
(b) Bing totally loses his place whilst singing this song.
John Garfield of
the movies, Lieut. Harold B. Roberts of the U. S. marine commission and Wingy Manone
will be guests of Bing Crosby on the Music Hall program.
(The Austin American, 5th February, 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Good.
12th
February 1942}
19th
February 1942}
Bing did not appear in either of these two programmes.
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Jerry Lester, William Frawley, Hank Luisetti, and Paul Robeson.
*The Army
Air Corps Song
Listen To The
Mocking Bird
Mary Martin
William Frawley spot
*Deep In
The Heart Of Texas
(a)
with The Music Maids & Hal
*The
Whistler’s Mother-In-Law
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
*Rose
O’Day
with Mary Martin
Balm In Gilead
Paul Robeson
It Ain’t
Necessarily So
Paul Robeson
*Miss
You
with The Music Maids & Hal
Hank Luisetti spot
Parlez-Moi D'Amour
Mary Martin
*My
Melancholy Baby
Note:
(a) Jasmine
CD JASMCD 3558 - “Bing Crosby – Another Ride in Cowboy Country”
The big news about
the “Music Hall” airing over NBC-KTBS tonight at 8 o’clock is that Bing Crosby
will resume his emcee duties after an absence from two shows. While he was away,
Bingston was participating in a series of golf tourneys for the benefit of the
Red Cross. On hand to welcome Bing back will be Paul Robeson, Film Actor Alan Jenkins (sic)
and Hank Luisetti, one of the greatest basketball stars of all time.
(The Shreveport Times, 26th February,
1942) (Allen Jenkins did not actually appear in the end and was replaced by William Frawley.)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Very good.
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Jerry Lester, Mary Martin, Jack Teagarden, Cornelius
Warmerdam and Donald Crisp.
*Nobody’s
Darlin’ But Mine
with The Music Maids & Hal
Donald Crisp spot
Pound Your Table Polka
Mary Martin
*Blues In
The Night
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
*Day
Dreaming
Jack Teagarden spot
Swingin' On
The Teagarden Gate
Jack Teagarden
(trombone)
*The Waiter
And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid
with Mary Martin & Jack Teagarden
Cornelius Warmerdam spot
*Someday Sweetheart with The Music Maids & Hal
Ma
Curly Headed Baby
Mary
Martin
Danish Folk
Song
Victor Borge (piano)
Maple Leaf Rag John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs Of
“The Waiter, the
Porter and the Upstairs Maid.” Bing Crosby, Jack Teagarden and Mary Martin get
together in that catchy tune; other guests are Donald Crisp, who won the
Academy Award for his performance in “How Green Was My Valley,” and Cornelius
Warmerdam, California school teacher and ex-Fresno College star who is only man
ever to pole vault more than 15 feet.
(The Birmingham News, 5th March, 1942)
No. 249 12th March
1942
(a)
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, Jerry Lester,
Mary I. Barber, Wingy Manone and Pat O’Brien.
*How About
You?
with The Music Maids & Hal
Pat O'Brien spot
*Dear Old
Donegal
with Pat O’Brien
*I Don’t
Want To Walk Without You
Excerpts:
Paderewski - Minuet; Rossini -
}
William Tell
Overture; Strauss - Blue Danube;
} Victor Borge (piano)
Liszt - 2nd
Hungarian Rhapsody
}
The Saga Of
Jenny
Mary
Martin
*Darling Nellie
Gray
(b)
*We’re The
Couple In The Castle
(c)
with Mary Martin
Wingy Manone spot
That’s
A-Plenty
Wingy Manone (trumpet)
Les Filles De Cadiz
(The Three Young Fillies) Mary Martin
Mary I. Barber spot
*The Song
Of The Quartermaster Corps
The Anvil Chorus
(Verdi)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*Miss
You
with The Music Maids & Hal
My Country, ‘Tis Of
Thee We Sing
Pat O’Brien (Poetry reading with orchestral accompaniment)
Notes:
(a) A
slightly edited version of the programme was issued on Spokane 2 - “Bing Crosby
- Kraft Music Hall - 12th March 1942” (“How About You?” shewn as “I Like It, How
About You”; “Dear Old Donegal” shewn as “MacNamara’s Band” and “The Song Of The
Quartermaster Corps” shewn as “We’re The Gang That Feeds The Army”).
(b) Sepia CD 1373 "Bing Crosby - Kraft Music Hall Time"
(c) This item
is omitted from the above-mentioned issue.
Miss
Mary I. Barber, whom Titusville still claims as its own, although she has not resided
here for many years, talked over a nation-wide hook-up last night about her
work as food consultant in the Quartermaster Corps of the Army… She had a
particular message for American mothers telling them that their sons were the
best fed soldiers in the world… Miss Barber received an impressive introduction,
Bing Crosby, the master of ceremonies saying she is “one of
the few women in the world not in the Army but of the Army” and that she is “the
only woman in history who ever filled the empty stomach the army moves on.”
(Titusville
Herald (P.A.), March 13, 1942)
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, Jerry Lester,
Lester V. Berrey, Allen Jenkins and Nigel Bruce.
*Deep In
The Heart Of Texas
(a) with The
Music Maids & Hal
Allen Jenkins spot
Arthur Murray
Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry
Mary Martin
*Somebody
Else Is Taking My Place
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
*Did Your
Mother Come From Ireland?
*Rose
O’Day
with Mary Martin
Nigel Bruce spot
Summertime
Mary Martin
Lester V. Berrey spot
Barcarolle
(Offenbach)
Victor Borge (Piano)
*You Tell
Me Your Dream
(b) with The
Music Maids & Hal
Triumphal March
from ‘Peter And The Wolf’ (Prokofiev) John Scott
Trotter Orchestra
*The
Anniversary Waltz
Notes:
(a) The
arrangement includes a vocal by an unidentified male chorus of “The Eyes Of
Texas”
(b) The
comedy introduction includes Bing singing snatches of “Button Up Your Overcoat”
and “Marie”.
Bing Crosby’s guests at 6 over
KFI will be Nigel Bruce, Allen Jenkins and Lester V. Berry, author of “American
Thesaurus of Slang.” Crosby is spending his royalties from “Silent Night” to
finance camp shows for soldiers. He accompanies a variety show unit organized
by his brother, Larry, to give free unpublicized shows for the men in uniform
and pays all expenses. His recording “Silent Night” sold 300,000 copies in
December, raising $8,000 in royalties.
(Zuma Palmer, Hollywood Citizen News, March 19, 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Okay.
No. 251 26th March
1942
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, Jerry Lester,
John E. ‘Beans’ Reardon (National League Umpire), Jack Mayhew and Robert Preston.
*How About
You?
with The Music Maids & Hal
Pound Your Table
Polka
Mary Martin
Robert Preston spot
*Blues In
The Night
with The Music Maids & Hal
Excerpts: Herbert -
Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life; }
Where The Blue Of
The Night; Mendelssohn - }
Spring Song and
Wedding March; Cuckoo Song; }
Little Grey Home In
The West; Beethoven - Minuet}
Victor Borge (Piano)
In G; Jeanie With
The Light Brown Hair; When }
Irish Eyes Are
Smiling
}
*I Remember
You
*We’re The
Couple In The Castle
with Mary Martin
*K-K-K-Katy
(a) with The Music Maids
& Hal
John E. ‘Beans’ Reardon spot
You Made Me Love
You
Mary Martin
Loose Ends
(Mayhew)
Jack Mayhew (saxophone)
A String Of Pearls
(Gray)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*Miss
You
Note:
(a) The
comedy introduction includes Bing singing snatches of, “Somebody Stole My Gal”,
“Mickey”, “Oui, Oui, Marie” and “Good Morning, Mr. Zip, Zip, Zip”.
“Jerry Lester concluding a year on Kraft and going on tour
of theatres.....Mary Martin picked up another 13 weeks on Kraft Music
Hall....Victor Borge got an option lift on Kraft”
(“Variety” 25th March 1942)
"The Kraft Music Hall, heard at 9 p.m. over Station WMBG, will feature Robert Preston and the Ink Spots as guests of emcee Bing Crosby. Comedians Victor Borge and Jerry Lester will be on hand as usual, and there'll be songs from Mary Martin and Bing, with music by John Scott Trotter's orchestra and the Music Maids."
(Richmond Times-Dispatch, March 26, 1942.) (NOTE: Late changes appear to have resulted in The Ink Spots not taking part).
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, The Kraft
Choral Club, Claude Thornhill and Walter Huston.
*The Army
Air Corps Song with
Chorus
Indian Love
Call
Mary Martin
*She’ll
Always Remember
Victor Borge spot
Autumn Nocturne
(Myrow)
Claude Thornhill (piano)
Stealin’Apples
(Razaf/Waller)
Claude Thornhill (piano)
*Moonlight
Cocktail
*Easter
Parade
(a)
Pack Up Your
Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag
(And
Smile, Smile, Smile)
(b) Mary
Martin with The Music Maids & Hal
Walter Huston spot
Were You There When
They Crucified My Lord? The Kraft Choral Club
As It Began To Dawn
(Mason)
The Kraft Choral Club
Espana Cani
(Chabrier)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*Sing Me A
Song Of The Islands
with The Music Maids & Hal
Notes:
(a) The
comedy introduction includes Bing singing snatches of, “Love Is The Sweetest
Thing”, “Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?” and “The Last Round-Up”
(b) The comedy introduction includes Bing singing snatches of, “I’ve Been Floating Down The Old Green River”, and “M-O-T-H-E-R”
The annual Easter
appearance of the Kraft Choral Society will be a highlight of the Music Hall
program at 6 o’clock this evening when Bing Crosby will have Claude Thornhill,
orchestra leader, and Walter Pidgeon of the films as his studio guests. The
chorus will be heard during a cut in from Chicago.
(The Fresno Bee, 2nd April, 1942) (NOTE: Walter Pidgeon was replaced by Walter Huston)
No. 253 9th April 1942
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Major John L. DeWitt, June Havoc
and Walter Pidgeon.
*The US
Field Artillery March
(The Caissons Go Rolling Along)
with The Music Maids & Hal
Isn’t That Just
Like Love
Mary Martin
June Havoc spot
I Haven’t A Thing
To Wear
June Havoc
*Skylark
Victor Borge spot
*I Don’t
Want To Walk Without You
*Honey,
Honey (Bless Your Heart)
with male quartet
*Sweetly
She Sleeps, My Alice Fair
with Walter Pidgeon
Ma! (He’s Making
Eyes At Me)
Mary Martin with The Music Maids & Hal
Rachmaninoff
Prelude
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*I Remember
You
Walter Pidgeon,
who was forced to give up his guest spot on the Kraft Music Hall because of
studio activities, has promised to be present this week with Bing Crosby and
the gang on the program heard at 9 p.m. over Station WMBG. Other guests will be
June Havoc, screen star, and Major John L. DeWitt Jr., of the Fifth Armored
Division, United States Army.
(Richmond Times-Dispatch, 9th April, 1942)
No. 254 16th April
1942 (a)
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, Sabu, Spike
Jones and his City Slickers and Ronald Reagan.
*K-K-K-Katy
with The Music Maids & Hal
Arthur Murray
Taught Me Dancing In A Hurry
Mary Martin
Sabu spot
*Miss
You
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
*He Comes
From Timbukthree with
Mary Martin
& The Music Maids
*Make
Believe
(b)
*I’ll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time with Mary Martin & The Music Maids
Little Bo-Peep Has
Lost Her Jeep
Spike Jones & his City Slickers
Pass The Biscuits,
Mirandy
Spike Jones & his City Slickers
*Mary
with
The Music Maids & Hal
Ronald Reagan spot
The Way You Look
Tonight
Mary Martin
*Sing Me A
Song Of The Islands
with The Music Maids & Hal
Notes:
(a) Spokane 4
- “Kraft Music Hall - April 16 1942 starring Bing Crosby” (Sleeve shews cast and
titles for Programme No. 256. Actual details appear on sleeve of Spokane 3
- “Kraft Music Hall - April 30 1942 starring Bing Crosby” but “Sing Me A Song Of
The Islands” is shewn as “Song Of The Islands”).
(b) Sepia CD 1373 "Bing Crosby - Kraft Music Hall Time"
The
comedy introduction includes Bing singing snatches of, “The Black Bottom”,
“Chloe”, “Mississippi Mud” and “My Heart Stood Still”.
Two movie actors
and a star harmonica player share and share alike the guest-star spot on the “Music
Hall” with Bing Crosby tonight at 8 o’clock over KTBS. They are Ronald Reagan,
who will be a member of Uncle Sam’s fighting forces three days later; Sabu,
erstwhile “Elephant Boy” whose recent celluloid venture is “Jungle Boy," (sic)
and Larry Adler, harmonica player extra special.
(The Shreveport Times, 16th April, 1942)
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, and Captain Floyd J. Sweet.
*The
Marines’ Hymn
with Chorus
I Dood It
Mary Martin
Victor Borge spot
*Skylark
*Somebody
Else Is Taking My Place
with The Music Maids & Hal
*Pretty
Baby
(a)
*Lily Of
Laguna
with Mary Martin
Captain Floyd J. Sweet spot
Oh! By Jingo
Mary Martin
Lullaby
(Henriques)
Victor Borge (piano)
Memphis Blues
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*Just Plain
Lonesome
Note:
(a) The comedy
introduction includes Bing singing snatches of “They’re Wearing ‘Em Higher In
Hawaii”, “Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go With Friday On Saturday Night” and
“Oregon”.
With Captain Floyd
J. Sweet of the Air Force Training Detachment for Gliders, Condor Field, 29
Palms, Calif., as guest, Bing Crosby and his Music Hall cohorts will fly, high
wide and handsome during their broadcast at 9 tonight.
(The
Bristol News Bulletin (Tennessee), 23rd April, 1942)
"Among commercially sponsored radio entertainments in the
United States, the following are now being short-waved from recordings. This list of NBC
(Red) Commercials (List
includes ‘Bing Crosby - Kraft Cheese - Sundays noon’). Programs are
intended to reach American garrisons in foreign areas via WRCA and WNBI owned by
RCA.”
(“Variety” 29th April 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Quite good.
No. 256 30th April
1942
(a)
With Ken Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, Captain Hewitt T. Wheless, Larry Adler, Gene Tunney and Susan Hayward.
*Hey,
Mabel!
with The Music Maids & Hal
Captain Hewitt T. Wheless (Army Air Force officer) spot
He Comes From
Timbukthree
Mary Martin & The Music Maids
Susan Hayward spot
*Friendship
with Mary Martin & Susan Hayward
*Mary
(f)
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
The Cuckoo
Song
Victor Borge (piano)
*Not
Mine
(c)
*I’ll Be
With You In Apple Blossom Time
(d)
with Mary Martin
Malaguena
Larry Adler (harmonica)
Blues In The
Night
Larry Adler (harmonica)
*Oh! How I
Miss You Tonight
(b)
Gene Tunney spot
Embraceable
You
Mary Martin
*I Remember
You
(e)
Notes:
(a) Spokane 3
- “Kraft Music Hall - April 30 1942 starring Bing Crosby” (Sleeve shews cast and
titles for Programme No. 254. Actual details appear on sleeve of Spokane 4
- “Kraft Music Hall - April 16 1942 starring Bing Crosby”
(b) The
comedy introduction includes Bing singing snatches of, “Tea For Two”, “All
Alone”, “Rose Marie”, “I Wonder What’s Become Of Sally?” and “Yessir! That’s My
Baby”.
(c) Shout! CD DK 31515 “Swingin’ With Bing”
(d) Sepia CD 1224 "Bing Crosby in the Hall"
(e) JSP Records CD JSP6705 - "Here's Bing Crosby!"
(f) Sepia CD 1373 "Bing Crosby - Kraft Music Hall Time"
Lieut. Commander
Gene Tunney of the navy, harmonica virtuoso, Larry Adler and film actress, Joan
Leslie will drop in on Bing Crosby and his pals for a session of the “Music
Hall” over KTBS tonight at 8 o’clock…Joan Leslie, who co-stars with James
Cagney in the forthcoming film, “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” will be featured in a
hill-billy skit with Crosby.
(The
Shreveport Times, 30th April, 1942) (Note: Joan Leslie did not take part and was replaced by Susan Hayward).
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Okay.
7th May
1942
} Bing did
not appear in these two programmes.
14th May
1942
}
“While Bing Crosby is charity golfing with Bob Hope in the
east, brother Bob and his Bobcats will pinch hit on Kraft Music Hall on May 7th
and 14th. If
he does a good job of it, orchestra will get the summer hitch, too”
(“Variety” 6th May 1942)
With Ken
Carpenter, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, The Music Maids & Hal, Rear Admiral
I.C. Johnson, Virginia Weidler and Carole Landis.
*Don’t Sit
Under The Apple Tree
with The Music Maids & Hal
Three Little
Sisters
(parody)
Mary Martin
Virginia Weidler spot
*Count Me
In
(a) with
Virginia Weidler
*Skylark
Victor Borge spot
*The
Lamplighter’s Serenade
*Lily Of
Laguna
with Mary Martin
Carole Landis spot
*Great
Day
(b) with The
Music Maids & Hal
Rear Admiral I.C. Johnson spot
Night And Day
Mary
Martin
Diga Diga
Doo
The John Scott Trotter
Orchestra
*Miss
You
Notes:
(a) This item is
the ‘closer’ for a short sketch which opens with Bing singing a snatch of “Got A
Date With An
Angel”
(b) The
comedy introduction includes Bing singing snatches of, “There’s Danger In Your
Eyes, Cherie” and “Sunny Side Up”
Bing Crosby takes
over the reins of his “Music Hall” on KTBS tonight at 8 o’clock after an
absence of two weeks during which time he participated in a number of golf tournaments
for the benefit of the Red Cross. Special guests, who will serve with the regulars
as a welcoming committee for Bing, will be Virginia Weidler, Merle Oberon and
Rear Admiral Johnson, director of the naval reserve 11th district. Merle Oberon
has been traveling with other movie luminaries in the Victory Caravan, which
has been giving shows for the benefit of the Navy Relief Society. She can be
counted on to give some interesting highlights of the junket.
(The
Shreveport Times, 21st May, 1942) (Note: Merle Oberon did not appear.)
Following an
interview with Admiral Johnson, stationed in Los Angeles (about enlistments, cases
open in Naval Reserve etc.) Bing Crosby read a message in Crosby language. He
knew what ‘all soldiers, sailors and coast guardsmen’ were doing: buying bonds.
Asked everybody to do the same, ‘to clip the Nips.’ Emphasized payroll
deduction plan. Well phrased and delivered. The Admiral thanked Crosby for what
the latter had done to aid Navy Relief.
('Variety', May 27, 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Very good.
With Ken
Carpenter, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, The Music Maids & Hal, David Freeman,
Frank McHugh and Ruth Hussey.
*The
Bombardier Song
with The Music Maids & Hal
Embraceable
You
Mary Martin
Ruth Hussey spot
*Mary
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
*Not
Mine
*Jingle,
Jangle, Jingle
(a) with
Mary Martin & The Music Maids & Hal
Frank McHugh spot
*Hey,
Mabel!
with Frank McHugh
*You’re A
Grand Old Flag
with The Music Maids & Hal
David Freeman spot
The Knitting
Serenade
Mary Martin
Jersey Bounce
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*Johnny
Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland
with The Music Maids & Hal
Note:
(a) Jasmine CD JASMCD 3558 - “Bing Crosby – Another Ride in Cowboy Country”
Crooner Bing
Crosby will play host to Ruth Hussey and Frank McHugh of the films and Dave
Friedman (sic), national badminton champion, in the “Music Hall” broadcast over KTBS
at 8 o’clock.
(The Shreveport Times, 28th May, 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Good show - with McHugh easily taking top honors.
With Ken
Carpenter, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, The Music Maids & Hal, Major Marion L.
Dawson, Rosemary Lane and John Garfield.
*Don’t Sit
Under The Apple Tree
(a)
with The Music Maids & Hal
Yip-I-Addy-I-Ay Mary Martin with The Music Maids & Hal
John Garfield interview and sketch
*Just Plain
Lonesome
Variations on
‘Don’t Sit Under The Apple Tree’ Victor
Borge (Piano)
*Wait Till
The Sun Shines, Nellie
with Mary Martin
Rosemary Lane interview and sketch
Playmates
(parody)
Mary
Martin & Rosemary Lane
Time Marches Back segment - 1905
*Mary’s A
Grand Old Name
Major Marion L. Dawson interview
Ain’t
Misbehavin’
Mary Martin with The Music Maids & Hal
Triumphal March
from ‘Aida’ (Verdi)
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*Sleepy
Lagoon
Note:
(a) Startone ST225 - “Bing And Mary”
JSP Records CD JSP6705 - "Here's Bing Crosby!"
With screen stars
John Garfield and Rosemary Lane, fresh from her Broadway triumph in “Best Foot
Forward,” joining forces with Major Marion L. Dawson, commanding officer of the
Parachute Training Center at the U.S. Marine Base, San Diego, Calif., Bing
Crosby will have his usual houseful of interesting visitors for the Kraft Music
Hall edition tonight at 9.
(The Bristol Herald-Courier, 4th June, 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Very good.
With Ken
Carpenter, Mary Martin, Victor Borge, The Music Maids & Hal, Lieutenant
Leonard Phillips (bombardment instructor), Ilona Massey and Thomas Mitchell.
*The
Bombardier Song
with
The Music Maids & Hal
Listen To The
Mocking Bird
Mary Martin
Thomas Mitchell spot
*The Lamplighter’s Serenade
Victor Borge spot
*Skylark
*Jingle, Jangle, Jingle with Mary Martin & The Music Maids
Ilona Massey spot
*Talking To The Moon with The Music Maids & Hal
Lieutenant Leonard Phillips spot
He Wears A Pair Of Silver Wings Mary Martin
Farewell
Blues
John Scott
Trotter Orchestra
*Johnny Doughboy Found A Rose In Ireland with The Music Maids & Hal
With Thomas Mitchell,
screen character actor, Vera Zorina of the stage, screen and ballet, and Lieut.
Leonard Phillips of the U.S. Army Air Force riding in the reserved guest airplane
seats, Bing Crosby will bring his Music Hall opus to the air tonight at 9 with
the “Bombardier Song” topping his list of vocal high spots.
(The Bristol Herald-Courier, 11th June, 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Excellent.
With Ken
Carpenter, The Music Maids & Hal, Lynne Overman, Linda Darnell and Walt
Disney.
*Hey,
Mabel!
with The Music Maids & Hal
Lieutenant Robert Buchan spot (awarded Navy Cross)
*Hey,
Mabel! (parody)
Linda Darnell spot
*Daddy, You've Been A Mother To Me
*Not
Mine
Victor Borge spot
Anchors
Aweigh
Victor Borge (piano) with
orchestra
Jersey Bounce
The Music Maids & Hal
Lynne Overman spot
*I’m Saving
A Dime Out Of Every Dollar
Walt Disney spot
*Love Is A
Song
*When My
Dreamboat Comes Home
with The Music Maids & Hal
Suggestion
Diabolique
John Scott Trotter Orchestra
*Sleepy
Lagoon
Beautiful
Linda
Darnell, Donald Crisp and Walt Disney will stroll into the “Music Hall”
to chat and joke with Bing Crosby and Company during the KTBS broadcast
tonight at 8 o'clock. In honor of Disney, Bing will sing “Love Is Just a Song,”
from the former's forthcoming feature-length cartoon “Bambi.” He'll also sing “Hey,
Mabel,” with the Music Maids and Hal; “Not Mine,” “When My Dreamboat Comes Home”
and two other songs which will be announced later. The Music Maids and Hal will
sing “The Jersey Bounce” and John Scott Trotter will lead the band in “Suggestion
Diabolique.” Victor Borge will present another of his side--splitting routines.
Mary Martin, who is on vacation will be off the show for one week. She will be
on again on the 25th and will be heard regularly all summer.
(The Shreveport Times, 18th June, 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Good.
With Ken
Carpenter, Mary Martin, The Music Maids & Hal, Harry James and Fred
Astaire.
*Song Of
Freedom
(a) with The
Music Maids & Hal
Three Little Sisters Mary Martin
Fred Astaire spot
*I’ll
Capture Your Heart with
Fred Astaire & Mary Martin
*Talking To
The Moon
with The Music Maids & Hal
Victor Borge spot
*Be
Careful, It’s My Heart
*Jingle,
Jangle, Jingle
with Mary Martin & The Music Maids
*Dear
Little Boy Of Mine
Yankee
Clipper
Harry James (trumpet)
Sleepy Lagoon Harry James (trumpet)
*A Boy In Khaki, A Girl In Lace
Note:
(a) Spokane 5
- “Der Bingle - Those Great World War II Songs”
Double Gold DBG53042 (CD) - “Bing Crosby - Those Great World War II
Songs”
“Plenty Of Plugging For New Paramount Pic - ‘Holiday’ Pet
Of The Nets” (Headline)
“With fourteen tunes to
play with and play, ‘Holiday (Inn)’can’t miss keeping things cooking on the
kilocycles. Kate Smith, last week, sang ‘Be Careful It’s My Heart’, one of the
Crosby/Astaire picture’s sock ballads. The song was heard on all major networks
immediately after release. Tomorrow night, Kraft Music Hall follows
through when Bing Crosby has his co-star, Astaire, as guest. Bing himself will
deliver two ‘Holiday Inn’ Tunes, ‘Be Careful’ and ‘Song Of Freedom’ and he and
Astaire will duo on the number they sell so well in the picture, ‘I’ll Capture
Her Heart Singing’(sic).”
(“Variety” 24th June 1942)
“Bob Crosby will be brother Bing’s pinch hitter on Kraft,
this summer.
He stays on just as long as Bing wants to stay away”
(“Variety” 27th May 1942)
Cal Kuhl, J. Walter Thompson Program Director commented: "Entertainment: Very good.
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