Evening star., 1949-02-20
THE SUNDAY STAR, Washington, D. c.
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 20.
News of Video and Radio
NBC May Gain in Long Run by Loss
of Its Top.Hooper ONon.TV) Stars
BY Horry Macarthur

ocArthur
murder. The role will be played
by Charles Laughton, who origi-
nally played it when making his
stage debut on this side of the
Atlantic. Mr.. Laughton's co-star
will be JeSsica Tandy, another
Briton. who came to the American
stage from the Old Vic.
Telenews: I'VE Would Be Build
ing" a program dramatizing the
problems of building new churches
in America, will be telecast by
WMAL-TV next Saturday night
at 10 o'clock. Produced by the
Department of Visual Aids of the
Congressional Christian Churches,
it was photographed in Silver
Spring, Md. I'VE Would Be Build
ing" tells the story of a group of
people who come to realize they
are. not an adequate community
and reports what they do about
it :. Meet the Press" NBC-TV's
television press conference, will
not be leaving the air after all, it
seems. The latest report from
Martha Rountree, the producer,
is that she has signed a new con-
tract and the diverting session will
continue. 1t will, however, move
out of the present Sunday night
slot, probably to Wednesday %.
WOIC adds daytime programming
to its schedule, starting tomorrow.
The newcomers will be THE War
rem Hull Show" q PM, Vanity
Fair" 1:30 PM and a series of
film shorts from 12.45 to l pm.
Each Wednesday at 2 pm, also
starting this week. WOIC will
carry THE Earth We Live By"
All are CHS originations WTTG
adds another entry to its daytime
list tomorrow, with a show that
the Oumont network frankly ad-
vertises as "a soap opera" "A
Woman to Remember" is the title
and 1t will be seen and heard daily
at 3 pm. Holding to its belief
that the visual aspect of a day.
time show is strictly secondary
That these programs should not
require housewives strict atten-
ton to the viewing screen-the
network Is not changing the for
mat from that Of AM soap operas
The cameras will look on while the
players read their parts from
scripts.
program Notes.-The theory
around MBS is that people are too
ousy to pay much attention to
television in the daytime, but not
TOO busy to turn an ear toward the
radio while engaged in something
else. Consequently, it is giving a
lot OF attention right now to the
FOSTERING Of its daytime schedule
OF AM fare. though nothing def
mite has been announced. The
CHS documentary, Mind in the
Shadow" first presented February
2, will be rebroadcast today at
1890 pm. locally over WTOP.
WRC's observance of Wash
lngton's Birthday Tuesday will
center in his home town. nearby
Alexandria. Starting with Nancy
Osgood, at, $50 am, a number Of
news and comment programs will
emanates from Gadsby,s Tavern
there. -. All four major networks
are turning over program time
this week to the observance of
National Brotherhood Week. =.
MBS is taking steps to bar profess
sionap contestants from audi
ence-participation shows. !
Ticket requests from regulars are
to be ignored, those from out of
town favored. Masters of cere-
monies also will do their best to
keep regular visitors they recog-
nize away from microphones. !
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Eu-
oSA1S >1hAoA1OS SOllouSClIlS, ISCUl1lS
to the CHS air March 5 for an
eight-week program of Saturday.
ats concerts.
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Biting -of-the- Hand Department
Gorgeous George, the "rassle"
industry's peak achievement in
the hilarity of the dfstasteful, who
was built by television into some
thing fabulous as a box Office at
traction, will not be before the
video cameras when he makes his
Madison Square Garden debut
Tuesday night. The promoters,
being tied to a television contract,
will stage separate "rassle" event
in st. Nicholas Arena, however.
This. according to the Associated
Press. will go on whether the
crowd is large or small. which
could be q straw in the wind.
Gorgeous won't be on TV because
the promoter of the Garden match
ayers video does not bring out the
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