Evening star., 1949-11-06

afternoon at the Shoreham. "Al
you have to do is say something
can't be done and some one does
it. I remember when every one
in Hollywood was saying that
sound couldn't be put on l6-mm
film because there wasn't enough
room. While everybody was say
Ing this a man came along with
sound on 16-mm. film."
Margaret Truman, soprano, o1
Independence. Mo-. and Washing
ton, will make her only radio ap-
pearance this year on Decembe,
20. at s pm. over the ABC net
work and WMAL. She will be the
guest soloist that night on the
Carnegie Hall" Christmas pro-
gram. Radio audiences have
heard the Presidents singing
daughter before this, but the
Carnegie Hall"' appearance will
be her first on a commercial pro-
gram.
*'* ~
TelecaSts of United Nations
General Assembly sessions, at
Flushing Meadows and Lake Sue
cess. will be made available by
CHS, over WOIC locally, starting
tomorrow. There will be two daily
pickups. Monday through Friday
at II am. and 3 pm. The cost
Of the telecasts is being assumed
by the Ford Motor Co. as q public
service. ..-
Telenotes: Ruth Crane. women's q
director for WMAL and WMAL-
TV, will introduce q new type of
merchandising by television this
week. Viewers will be shown
merchandise Of . local depart
ment store. and girls will be ut
telephones in the studio to accept
immediate orders for Christmas
gifts. Miss Crane will be doing
this Tuesday night at 7:30 and
again on Sunday night at 7::30,
on WMAI.-TV. Kay Kyser
brings his college of Musical
knowledge" to television this
season. starting December I with
an hour-long show on NBS-TV.
-. Herb Shriner. the grass-roots
humorist, who made q name for
himself in Inside U. s. A." on
Broadway. starts . new television
show Of his own tomorrow night
on CBS-TV. The pnogram is q
five-minute Shriner monologue,
replacing "Ruthie on the Tele-
phone" at 7:55 pm. Monday.
Tuesday. Thursday Friday and
Saturday. Bing Crosby. &C
cording to word from Hollywood,
is keeping an alert eye on tele-
vision. but probably won't go
further than that for at least q
year. >. Another autumn-1950
man Is 0roucho Marx. who plans
putting his AM quiz show on TV
simultaneously then. -.
k+4
Programs and People: al Jol-
son has been signed to an exclu-
sive radie-TV contract by CHS,
but for the present will confiae
himself to guest appearances. The
first will be with Bing Crosby late
this month. WQQW is apply
ing the Mr.. and Mrs" formula
to . children's show. I'm the
Childrens Corner With Jimmy and
JEAN" Jimmy and Jean Eden
will produce 1t as well as. appear
on 1T. telling children's stories and
playing music that appeals to the
young. It's scheduled In the Sat-
urday-at-s-a.m. spot. WQQW
also Is repeating the 13-week
series. Understanding Our Chill
dren," which was produced by
Mrs. Amalie Sharfman. The re-
peat series will start Wednesday
at 2 pm. Bob Wolf has ar
ranged permission to record and
edit sessions Of the Touchdown
Club, for broadcast on Monday
nights on his 6:15 sports review
on WINK. WGAY starts q new
series tomorrow, to bring to the
entire community 1t serves q
glimpse Of the activities Of groups
which perform vital functions in
the community life. Titled Sub
urban Spotlight" it will be heard
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri
days at 12:45. Patrick Hayes.
on his Speaking Of Music
(WQQW-Sunday. 1880 p.m.)
commentaries, has launched q
one-man campaign to arouse in
terest In the construction Of an
opera house in Washington.