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Plenty of atmosphere for the Hi Time Dizzy Drama! It's one of five features which packs a full house for the WTCN show.
15 seconds. Boys had to pound their nails in with a shoe from the foot of a girl contestant, but the girls were given regular hammers. The winner was given two tickets to Bob Hope's Personal Appearance Show in St. Paul. The other three contestants received nail-head studded belts. Each of the four contestants has an opportunity to win such prizes as shorts, polo shirts, after-shave sets, etc., for correct answers to Vacation Qiiiz questions.
In the Hi Time Vacation Stunt, a boy or girl competes. For example, a boy or girl volunteers to play a Woody Herman SwEETWiND clarinet. The contestant must read the easy rules for playing, then return five minutes later and play a tune. The prize: a Woody Herman Sweetwind and a W'oody Herman record from the Record Shop.
Quizzin' the Disc consists of a boy or girl, five records and a record album. A well known }K)pidar or standard tune is played, with Disc questions based on what band was featmed, the name of the \ocalist, the instrument played by the leader, the name of another member of the band, and the titles of three other jjopular tunes recorded by the band. Eadi correct answer rates a record prize, and if the contestant gets all the (juestions correct, the record allium is also given as a i^rize. VV'hen a contestant nn'sses, another volunteer is selected from the audience to try foi the remaining itcords and the albiun.
Two boys and two girls take over for the Hi Time Dizzy Drama, with the participants selected from the studio audience. Participants are given a hat or cape to wear for atmosphere, and the foursome is given time to read their scripts before the broadcast. Regular radio producer cues are used, plus recorded sound effects for the five-minute Dizzy Drama.
Members of the Dizzy Drama cast receive such items of merchandise as lapel pins, ear rings, and key chains.
Climax to the 30-minute show is the Hi Time Balloon Dance, with six couples selected for the contest. Only it isn't the best dancers who win the grand prizes. The girls have three colorful balloons tied to one ankle. The girl and her partner win the prize if the girl can keep the balloons intact during the dance. The object for each couple is to protect their own balloons and to break the balloons tied to the ankles of the other girls. The two couples with the most unbroken balloons win. The two losing coiq^les recei\ e popular records as j^rizes. 1 he lop prizes are a Saturday nite date to Excelsior Amusement Park, all expenses paid, with the date including an automobile and driver, diinier, rides, speedboat and dancing.
liiK winning couples tell about their Saiuiday Nile Date on the broadcast the iollowing week, and each receives a certificate of membership in the Hi Time Vacation Date club. Certificates are sign
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