Evening star., 1948-08-08

ton of its dedication broadcast
Tuesday night. A major part of the
inaugural entertainment will be a
gala all-star show picked up by the
television cameras from the stage
of the Palace Theater, the historic
leading playhouse of vaudeville's
heyday. The performers will. in
clude a number of those who
played the Palace" then, among
them Ray Bolger, who will act as
master of ceremonies; James Bar
ton, Buck and Bubbles, Carlton
Emmy, Bea Lille, Ella Logan,
Mary Raye and Naldi, Pat Rooney,
ST.; Willie West and McGinty and
Paul Whiteman. To add further
nostalgia touch, the pit orchestra
will be conducted by Jules Lenz-
burg, who held that post during the
quarter century when vaudeville at
the Palace was at it's peak. The
WJZ-TV initial telecast will start
at 7 pm. and continue to a finale
in Times Square at 1880 pm. All
but a half hour, of this, already
commercially committed, will be
carried by WMAL-TV.
Bill Herson, WRC's morning
"Timekeeper, has begun a cam
paign for contributions to provide
television receivers for local area
hospitals The first, a large-screen
U. S. Television model, will be in
stalled at the Naval Medical Center
l1% Dat Tontrih11finr,c hp
mailed to Hospital Television, Sta
WRC, 724 Fourteenth street NV.
There are 1880 television re-
ceivers operating in the Washing
ton Metropolitan Area, as of Au-
gust l, an increase in the month of
July of 1,750 sets. This is, if
memory serves, an increase in the
rate of increase over the past sew
eral months. The video set survey
is made by the Washington Tele-
vision Circulation Committee.
The Local Scene: Bill Hersons
Coffee With Congress" which has
been on WRC Saturdays for almost
three years now, underwent
change of formal with yesterdays
broadcast, to become Coffee in
Washington" These coming Satur-
days, Mr.. Herson will be dropping
in on Embassy libraries and dining
rooms, for series Of informal, nom
political chats with members of the
diplomatic corps. VOLS Mike
Hunnicutt is vacationing from his
6-to-9:30 am show and a number
of guest record spinners will be TAX
ing over for him. The first (tomor-
row. will be Skitch Henderson and
among those to follow will be Gene
Ford of the Capitol Theater, who
will bring along the cast of this
years Going Native Revue" next
Saturday. Maurice Mitchell,
manager Of WTOP since succeeding
Carl Burkland last January, is re-
signing to join the staff of the Ma
: tional Association of Broadcasters
early in September. He will be the
new director of broadcast advertis-
,, ing for the NAB, according to its
president, Justin Miller. Hugh
; Guidi, who has been chief an
nouncer at WINK, joins the staff
.. of WTOP today. . With an eye
toward the coming campaign and
elections, VOL is expanding its
news coverage here. Arthur S. Field
man has been named director of
news operations for the enlarged
WOL-Mutual setup, with Albert L.
, Warner continuing as chief Wash
!, ington correspondent. :. :. Bob Wolff
, WINK sportscaster, has been signed
. for a 26-week series of programs
,, for the United States Marine Corps.
. For the same organization,
WWDC is presenting special series
entitled THE Marine Story" 1t is
, heard every Sunday at 9:45 pm.
! Frank Porter, who has been
WOOK's cowboy, moves to WGAY
tomorrow. His Radio Roundup
will be heard Mondays through Fri
) days at 1890 am. Saturdays from
to am. and $50 to pm
.. Since nobody has come forward
. to substantiate a better guess, the
Mystery Melody situation is un-
changed this week. At least one
New York newspaper has backed up
the Disc Shops theory that it is
"The Sun Dance" The Death of
Custer" people seem to have been
outvoted by the Sun Dance" people
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