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heard as it takes place. For dra-
matte content, implied and actual,
these morning and afternoon on
the-scene reports were hard to top.
WENDY BARRIE SHOW (ABC)
There is nothing particularly
lavish or original about the formal
of this one, but Miss Barrie brings
a personal charm that is irresis-
tible into the living room. The
first established movie star to go
all-out for television, Miss Barrie
keeps her interviews and chit-chat
on an easy, informal plane that is
generally fun.
WHO SAID THAT? (NBC)-
With Bob Trout asking the ques-
tions of John Cameron Swayze
and a set of guests, this is tele-
visions closest approach to radios
Information Please" when the
freshness was upon that.
THE BLACK ROBE CNBC)-
There is drama, pathos and COM
edy in any night court session and
this one staged for television is no
exception. It is continually inter-
esting and gains a great deal OF
authenticity through the use Of
non-acting types picked up to play
courtroom roles.
TEMPO (NBC)-The only To-
cally produced show on the list
this is up to the best network
standards. With Jeanne Warner
Maurita Gordon, Gene Archer and
the Cliff Quartet, it is smooth lis
tening and the staging and cam
era work are imaginative.
X X X X
There Were Others, Too.
If this list doesn't agree with
your own or the Hooperatings, our
apologies to you and Mr.. Hooper
1t speaks well for television that
several programs left out might
we'll have been included.
Arthur Godfrey, for instance
by learning how to play to the
cameras, has turned Talent
Scouts" into good video instead
of a radio show televised. And
his Wednesday night variety show
is always lively. Ford Theater'
and "Television Playhouse" have
turned out some fine drama
though the latter has stumbled
now and then in translating a
novel to TV. Tonight on Broad
way" might we'll land on anybody S
1O-best list if it got more help
from Broadway by way of good
plays to visit.
Foodini, the villain of Lucky
Pup" continues to be the thor
ough scoundrel who has hordes OF
admirers. '"This Is Show Busi-
ness" is marked by wit (repre-
sented by Abe Burrows. George
Kaufman and Clifton Fadiman)
"Meet the Press" Mama" and
''The Goldbergs" are fairly con-
sistent. And "Howdy Doody," of
course, continues to make life
easier in many household be-
tween $50 and 6 pm.
No apology will be forthcoming
here, incidentally, for the omis-
sion of Milton Berle's "Star The
ater." It's a good show and If
you like Milton, you stick with
him. He works so hard he tires
me out in the first Is minutes.
Giveaways Fall.
In radio, an old familiar matter
is involved in the trend Of the
year. A year ago the big news
was the overwhelming popularity
of giveaway shows. For one rea-
son and another-possibly num-
ber of, stories of winners problems
in cashing in on their loot-194s
saw a considerable abatement Of
jackpot fever.
A number of the giveaways are
leaving the air or have left al
ready. "EIit the Jackpot" ha:
gone and hollywood Calling,
! which was supposed to be NBC.
competition for Jack Benny, il
reported about due to give up thai
futile Job. The originals, "Stol
| the Music" on ABC and "Sing 1
Again" on CHS, are about the onl.
ones showing life and their rat
ings have dropped a bit.
X X X X
Trans Ocean TV Seen.
| Things-to-Come Department
David Sarnof, chairman Of thu
board Of RCA, on television's fu.
ture: 81 think that internationa
television will be an accomplished
fact within five years, perhaps
sooner. There is no limitation tx
the possibilities Of internationa
television, except the limitations
of physically getting the message
across the ocean. And that Car
be done in q number Of ways.
-. Young and Gay" q week.!
situation comedy based on th'
Cornelia Otis Skinner Emily Kim
brough book, "Our Hearts wer,
Young and Gay" starts tonight a
| on CBS-WOIC. "Your Junio
Revue" moves today at noon t,
WNBW. ~. A new TV-radio shov
| featuring Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
is on the NBC futures book, prob
i ably due sometime In February.