Radio varieties (Sept 1940-June 1941)

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MARIE Mcdonald "FRYES" TORRID TUNES FOR T. DORSEY IWfARIE McDonald, gorgeous new soprano of Tommy Dorsey's "Fame and Fortune" program, over NBC-Blue Thursdays at 8:30 p.m., e.s.t., has had a varied career, embracing many branches of the entertainment field . . . Her first professional work was done as one of the world famous Powers models . . . On Broadway she understudied Ella Logan in George White's "Scandals." . . . She sang in the Earl Carroll Theatre and Hollywood presented her in three films, "Ziegfeld Girl," "Down Argentine Way" and "Argentine Nights." . . . Now Tommy Dorsey has brought her to commercial radio and to the ballrooms where his popular dance band appears ... In addition to all this, the lovely and vivacious briinette was voted "Miss New York" in 1939 and just a few months ago on the west coast was voted the new leader of the "sweater set" on the MGM lot, inheriting the title from Lana Turner . . . All of this was done under her real name of Marie Frye, which Dorsey changed for professional reasons . . . Marie is a native of Yonkors, N. Y., attended Roosevelt High School and New Rochelle College, intent upon following a journalistic career . . . And, oddly enough, her first personal appearance upon joining Dorsey's band was in Yonkers: — local girl comes home to make good! . . . Marie sang for three years with her college choir and is a member of the Alpha Delta Sigma sorority . . . Her favorite sports are horseback riding, bowling and swimming . . . Says 13 is her lucky number: she was invited to join George White's "Scandals," took her MGM screen test and met Tommy Dorsey all on Friday the 13th — but in different years of course . . . Marie's opportunity to join the Dorsey band came about most unexpectedly . . . She was with a party of friends at the new Palladium night spot in Hollywood while Tommy Dorsey's band was playing there . . . Tommy joined the party knowing her companions . . . Conversation gradually left her out of the picture . . . Marie started to sing to herself — suddenly realized that the table talk had stilled ... All of them were watching her, listening . . . She stopped singing, embarrassed, until Tommy, who'd never seen her before, asked her if she could be packed by early next morning to fly to New York with him and join his band . . P.S.: she made the 10 a.m. plane. RADIO VARIETIES — FEBRUARY James Melton (left), tenor star of the Telephone Hour, gets down to shirt sleeves, as does conductor Donald Voorhees, for a rehearsal with Francia White, soprano, during which they put finishing touches on one of the broadcasts heard each Monday evening over NBC as a Red Network feature. m)im,)i »i^)vmt-)', ■4'M'P^'"ji!'0-n>'W;i'^" -■-■'i'^PPPP^'^MiPiilP One trial performance has won Betty Moran, youthful radio and screen actress, a permanent place in the cast of "Dear John", NBCBlue Network Sunday evening serial starring Irene Rich. Betty succeeds to the role of Carol Chandler, left vacant when Martha O'Driscoll left the cast to resume her screen career. Page 9