Evening star., 1949-05-08
News of Video and Radio
Crusade in Europe Drama Looms
Large on a Home TV Screen
By Harry Macarthur


Macarthur
or even television. The picture OF
a man enthusiastically conducting
a sort of legal lottery comes nc
closer to being entertainment than
the sound Of him doing the same
| thing.
This department has long since
given UP in the matter Of radios
come e-and-g were loaded pro-
grams, since a lot Of the custom
ers seem TO enjoy them. Tele-
vision is still a youngster, though
Just turned 10 the other day
and it's discouraging to see II
| picking up from radio these bad
habits that will stunt its growth
When Actors Studio" won that
Peabody award 1t was not because
its plays have been well done
though they have been, Of course
The award was made to q pro-
gram called 'the first to recognize
that drama on television Is neither
a stage play nor O movie. but q
separate and distinct new art
FORM"
A distinct new art form Is no
place for an old dodge like Stop
the Music"
Ed Sullivan, the Broadway gossip
columnist and Toast of the Town
master of ceremonies. will be COM
| ing down from New York on
Thursday to help launch the first
Silver Spring (Md) Auto Show
He'll do a half-hour version Of his
Toast of the Town" program at
the show, to be teiecast over WOIC
at 8 pm. and will follow this with
a half-hour radio program or
WEAM.
Joby Reynolds, WOIC singer
will appear on the programs with
Mr.. Sullivan and also will sing or
his regular Toast Of the Town
telecast tonight at 8 on WOIC.
n
Programs and People: Stories
behind the rise Of new political
figures are being brought to Three
Star Extra" listeners in series OF
one-a-week broadcasts by National
Affairs Editor Ned Brooks. Mr.
Brooks has been making flying
visits to interview State Governors
and in coming weeks will report
on talks with Gov. Bowles of Con-
necticut, Gov. Lausche Of Ohio and
Gov. Warren of Florida. .. Three
Star Extra" is on WRC nightly al
6:45. CHS has a new show
coming up to use the talents OF
Clifton Fadiman as radio master
of ceremonies. It's to be called
This Is Broadway" and will
feature an advisory board inter-
viewing talented youngsters, con-
Quoting additions and helping
them solve their career problems
It's slated for the $50 pm
Wednesday slot. The "Theatel
Guild on the Air" guest stars to-
night (WMAL at $500 will be
Burgess Meredith and June Havoc
in a play with which Mr.. Meredith
is familiar. "Of Mice and Men"
The most recent comic to move te
CHS Qast time we looked. that Isl
Is Groucho Marx. His You Bet
Your Life" will turn up there ir
the fall. WCFM yesterday
started a series Of children's play.
In cooperation with the Washing.
ton Workshop, to be heard Sat.
lurday afternoons at 5:45. Script.
have been prepared by Clee
Nicholson and Maxine Oberg anc
the acting talent will be drawr
from the public schools. This com.
ing Saturdays play will be "The
Land Of the Silver Light" and
those to follow include THE Magic
Shoes" and Prince Harweda ano
the Magic Prison"
II X y
Telenotes: Max Gordon has JUS
been signed on to give his theater'
wise advice to the Dumont net.
work as a consultant on pro.
grams. The new chore will not
interfere, MIR. Gordon says. with
his other duties as a producer oi
Broadway successes, the most re.
cent of which was Born Yester.
day." Ralph Burgin has beer
named program manager o1
WNBW. He Joined WRC as Z
producer in 1912, went away t.
war and returned In 1947 and fol
the yast year has been producini
shows for both WRC and WNBW
/. Television signals, which
travel in a straight line ratheI
than follow the curvature Of tn
earth and thus are effective onl.
In q limited area. sometimes foo
the engineers. Six reports in
week to WNBW tell Of the sta
tion's programs being picked III
In Lawton, Iowa; Comanche
Tex; Pine Bluff, Ark; Walters
Okla: Dennison. Tex, and Du
rant, Okla. The extent b.
which television has revolution
lied the radio industry Is noted II
o report from the Associates
Press. In the past few week
production Of television receiver
has caught and passed production
of radio sets as the radio manu-
facturers' first source Of revenue
There still are three or four time
as many radios being made. bu
the higher cost Of the televisiol
sets puts them ahead in terms o
dollar business. Washington
incidentally. helped the televisiol
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