Evening star., 1949-09-25

will be doing his hour-long ~
only show, Arthur Godfrey and
His Friends"
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A unique liaison has developed
in the making of motion picture
titled Champagne for Caesar" ;"
in which Ronald Coleman will
play professional quiz show
contestant who works up to the
$43.0O0,O0 question. Fred Allen,
whose hatred of giveaway shows
is one of the more eloquent Of the
flaming passions let loose in sew
eral years, is reported dickering
for role in the film. Plans call
for his appearance in a sequence
where he will be allowed his full
say on giveaways. Within limits,
Of course.
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Sports Shorts: Starting to-
morrow, two races at Laurel will
be telecast daily by WMAL-TV in
the 3:15-4:15 spot, Monday
through Friday. The pickup will
be made by WMAR-TV. Balti-
more. Du Mont is adding to
its sports schedule with Monday
night wrestling and Thursday
night boxing from New York.
Plans are definite for the WOIC
telecast of local high school
football games, including the
Armistice Day double-header at
Central Stadium and the cham
pionship game at Griffith Stadium
on November Is. WMAL yes
terday started a football season
series of Saturday at 8 broadcasts
Of scores. Bill Coyle will do the
weekly roundup.
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Telenotes: The new Ed Wynn
show made its debut last week in
Hollywood with Gertrude Niesen
as the comedians guest. The in
augural show will not be seen over
the combined Eastern and Mid
west networks until October 8,
since 1t is sent East on kinescope
recordings and MIR. Wynn wants
q two-week lag. just in case he
ever needs the time. Barbara
Cole. local dancer, who was q
member Of the cast of Broadway
Revue" last season. has come home
to stay for a while. She is the
newest member Of the teaching
staff Of Lisa Gardner's Washing
ton School Of the Ballet. Marge
and Cover Champion of the same
show on TV and onetime May
flower Lounge entertainers, are in
Hollywood preparing dance rou-
tines for "Mr. Music" a coming
Bing Crosby picture. A new
film series has been obtained by
WOIC and will start this coming
Saturday under the overall title
Of Quality Playhouse" The first
photoplay will be the .top-notch
Janet Gaynor-Fredric March fea-
ture. "A Star Is Born" Others to
follow include Major Barbara, !"
"Pygmalion." "The Beachcomber. !"
Jamaica Inn," Sidewalks Of
London" 1.-THE Young in Heart"
and wings Of the Morning." .
Fredric March will be the first
"star Of the week" on Inside
u. 8. A. With Chevrolet" when 1t
makes its bow on CBS-TV
(WOIC) Thursday night at $50.
Peter Lind Hayes will be the per-
manent host on Inside U. S. A."
and Arthur Schwartz will produce
the program, which will be tele-
cast every other Thursday. .
According to one Of our New York
sources, an actor was injured
slightly on a recent Olson and
johnson show. The cause of in
jury, listed on the first-aid report,
was: "Hit by cow falling from
ceiling"
Programs and People: Marie
Wilson will take over WTOP next
Friday for a 14-hour stint to call
Washington's attention to my
Friend Irma," both radio and film
version. She'll take part in some
10 local programs and turn up in
other odd spots reading CONNER
cials, etc. The Radio Artists
Workshop, drama series presented
by the Washington local Of the
American Federation Of Radio
Actors, moves to WMAL for the
next four weeks. It will be heard
at 10:30 pm. on Wednesdays.
Patrick Hayes, local concert i'm
presario, becomes a WQQW fea-
ture in q new series starting today.
He will be the intermission COM
mentator on Speaking of Music, y
the stations 12::30-to-2-p.m. Sun
day feature. His first interviewee
will be Howard Mitchell, conductor
of the National Symphony Orches-
ira. WBCC has been Joined
by WBCC-FM. The new station
is on channel 276, at 1881 me. on
the FIN dial. (. . The first jackpot
Approximately $1,000 worth of
prizes) on WWDC's "Sky Club
was captured during the week by
Mrs. Robert E. Gardner, a visitor
from Dennison. Iowa. The pro-
gram, an audience participation
affair, is conducted by Lee Day.
ton. daily at 1915 pm. in the
Terrace Dining Room at National
Airport. :.
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