Evening star., 1949-05-22

i it In radio. now are making
! brave try for video program con-
troll. 1t would be a healthier
thing for television, though. JUS
as it would be for radio. If the
networks could retain complete
control of programs, from plan
ming to broadcast. Du Mont seems
to have the right idea.
/ The American Forum OF the
Air." which was a simultaneou:
AM-Tv program briefly this sea.
son, becomes a regular video fea-
ture today at 3 pm. on WNBW
The new televised forum will be
conducted in the Continental
room of the Wardman Park Hotel
and the public will be admitted
with no tickets required at this
stage.
The program will be entirely
separate from the AM version, on
VOL Monday nights at 10, OF
course, though Theodore Crank
will act as moderator for each
Today's initial telecast in the new
series will pit Senator J. Howard
McGrath against Representative
Hugh Scott in a discussion OF
The Fair Deal-Success or Fail
ure?"",
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Don McNeill brings the cast
of his Breakfast Club" popular
ABC- -WMAL 10 am. feature for
long time, to Washington next
Saturday. His show, to be pre-
sented in Constitution Hall al
IL am, will be a two-hour affair
Stimulating Breakfast Club
broadcast, with all the familiar
features. The appearance here is
being sponsored by the National
Capital Optimist Club and seats
are on sale at the Hayes Concert
Bureau.
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Programs and People: The first
four Sunday night concerts in the
National Symphony Orchestra's S
thirteenth annual Watergate series
will be broadcast by WMAL. The
hour between $50 and l0:30 pm
has been set aside for the broad
casts. Gladys Swarthout will be
the featured solist on the first,
on the night of July 8. Programs
to follow will present Zadel
Skolovsky, pianist. on July 10;
Carroll Glenn, violinist, and
Eugene List, pianist, on July IT,
and Hazel Arth, contralto. with
the Cathedral Choir of Men and
Lee Fairfax, baritone. on July "a
.. You're the Top" the popular
WTOP quiz show, returns to the
air on May 80 on a two-a-day
schedule. 1t will be broadcast live
from 10 to 10:15 am. (Monday
through Friday and Immediately
following an additional IS min
utes will be recorded for broadcast
at 4:45 pm. Jimmy Stewart
will make a guest appearance this
week with Dorothy Lamour
(WRC-Thursday. $3.50 pmo. -.
A new series of 15-minute trans
cribed programs, "You and Your
Security" starts today at II am.
on WMAL. They tell the story
of Federal old age and survivors
insurance. Felix Morley's new
book, 1.-THE Power in the People.
has reached the book stalls. Mr..
Morley is foreign affairs editor
of the daily news show. Three
Star Extra" (WRC-6:45 pmo.
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Telenotes: Milton Berle's tele-
vision success has put him in line
for another movie try, where he
never was successful before.
Warner Bros. will star him in
Always Leave Them Laughing" J"
al Sears, WMAL engineer,
has made two video appearances,
all because he's bald and doesn't
care who knows 1t. The first ap-
pearance was on a program when
shining pate was needed in a
charade. The most recent was
made on Ruth Cranes WMAL-TV
show the other night. Miss Crane
was demonstrating false hair and
toupees and nobody could pro-
duce a satisfied user who would
admit it. Mr.. Sears obliged. then
showed up the next morning, bald
as ever. Lambs Gambol''
(WNBW-Sunday. 8 p.mo leaves
the air after tonight's telecast, to
be replaced next Sunday by Leave
it to the Girls"