Evening star., 1949-01-02

TeleviewS:
TelevieWers who saw Milton
Berle (WNBW-Tuesday, PM
meet his match the other night in
the person Of Lauritz Melchior
couldn't know it at the time but
much that happened to Milton came
as complete surprise to him. Ac-
cording to Lawrence Perry, North
American Newspaper Alliance col
umnist, things took an opposite
turn during the dress rehearsal.
Then, Mr.. Melchior took it all with
equanimity as Mr.. Berle rubbed his
ears the wrong way, prodded him in
the stomach and generally roughed
him up. The Melchior revenge
came while the snow was on the
air, when he gave the comic a
shellacking the likes of which he
never got or gave before. When,
climactically, the singer banged a
tin BARRIERS basin over the Berle
Uranium, he did it so enthusiastical-
ly that the Berle nose had to be
stitched up. People in radio think
Mr.. Berle may be little subdued
the next time he has Lauritz Mel
chior as guest star.
CoaXial cables for video not hav-
ing been stretched that far yet,
eastern viewers couldn't be shown
the Rose Bowl game in California
yesterday. The sponsor of the AM
broadcast has taken steps to provide
the next best thing, however. Films
showing Rose Bowl highlights, plus
glimpses of the Orange and Sugar
Bowl contests. will be telecast over
the CHS eastern network tonight
(WMAL-TV-10:15 PM and in the
Middle West tomorrow.
; The latest Hooper report on tele-
vision programs shows the enthusi-
asm with which Arthur Godfrey was
greeted when he took up the new
medium. His Talent Scouts" show
popped up Immediately in second
place, right behind Milton Berle's
top-ranking Star Theater."
Program Notes:
The Metropolitan Opera per-
formance of Lucia di Lammer-
moor with Lily Pons, will be
broadcast today as tape recorded
yesterday while the Sugar Bowl
football game was in progress. 1t
will be heard at l pm. on WMAL.
It's the first time. incidentally, that
a Met opera has been broadcast
from tape recording. Edward
Tomlinson, NBC expert on Latin
America, is another moving into a
new time slot. He will be heard
next Saturday on WRC at Ais pm.
broadcasting from the Santiago,
Chile, stop on his current Latin
tour. Dorothy Dix,
whose advice on the problems of
life has long been popular news
paper feature, enters a new medium
tomorrow when Dorothy Dix on
the Air" becomes a week day ABC
feature, to be heard at las pm,
Monday through Friday. Sen
ator-elect Margaret Chase Smith.
Of Maine, will speak on "Woman's
Future tomorrow at pm. over
NBC. The talk will be made at a
luncheon given in her honor by
the National Federation of Business
and Professional Women's Clubs,
Inc. Art Linkletter's House
Party" moves from CHS to ABC to-
at $3.50 pm. 1t will be
heard daily. Monday through Fri
day. =. Frank Porter changes the
formal of his Radio Rodeo" on
WGAY tomorrow and 1t emerges
as Frank Porter's Country Store"
He's on daily from 1905 to 1870
am. and Saturdays from tbs to
9 am.
FIN Notes: Adventures in Music" !"
featuring the 75-piece Air Force
Concert Orchestra, Is a new Con-
tinental-FM Network feature sched-
uled to start Thursday night at
$3.50 pm. WASH-FM is the local
outlet. What Should the
United States Do About Economic
Aide to China?" is the question be-
fore the round table tomorrow at
$50 pm. on WCFM.