Evening star., 1950-04-02

gate barge by helicopter. Randy
Mebane, press agent for Mr..
Stones radio show, was struck
momentarily dumb with awe when
she first was told of this.
( That" she managed, after she
got her breath. will be the first
time in aviation history that a
bllmp was launched from a hell
copter."
/ The influenza bug running loose
at Stephens College and the Uni
versity of Missouri caused some
changes in MICS Easter Sunday
schedule, specifically the substitu-
ton of the NBC Theater produc-
tion of Sholem Asch's THE Naza-
rene for Maude Adams The
Saviour The latter play, re-
Gently completed by the 77-year-
old actress after II years of re-
search. was to have been done on
the network by students of the
above colleges, but the flu caused
too many rehearsals to be can
celled. Rather than present an
unpublished performance, Miss
Adams preferred to put "the great
est work of my life" off until next
Easter.
Another Easter dramatic event
which has become an annual affair
is the story of the crucifixion and
resurrection on The Greatest
Story Ever Told" (WMAL-Sun-
day. $50 PM. AS in the past
this will be two-part presenta-
ton, starting today with THE
Betrayal and the Cruciflxion.
Next Sunday, the program will
dramatic The Resurrection.
TelenoteS: MICS Saturday
Night Review" seems to have sat
isfied every one sufficiently that
present plans call for keeping it
going right through the summer.
The regular stars (Sid Caesar,
1mogene Coca, Jack Carter may
vacation. however. while the show
goes on. Rise Stevens, fire.
quent guest on ABC's Carnegie
Hail." is rumored to have signed
a contract for, of all things, a
sports show on radio and TV. 6.
Gertrude Berg, author and star
of THE Goldbergs," has been Of
fered movie role by George Jes-
sci. This is the fifth picture offer
she has had in the past few
months. THE Alan Young
Show" produced in Hollywood,
will make its bow on CHS and
WO1C next Thursday night at 9.
The program will be a musical
variety affair, with songs, dances,
guest stars and, of course, Mr..
Young in his familiar radio and
movie role-the well-meaning
young man always getting into
trouble. .. Shop by Television, p"
featuring Ruth Crane and Jack
son Weaver, which has become a
popular Tuesday night feature on
WMAL-TV. will be seen both
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7::3O
pm. starting this week. Miss
Crane, incidentally, will celebrate
tomorrow her sixth anniversary
as WMAL's commentator on wom-
ems news. Herbert Marshall
is auditioning a TV show based
on one of his former radio pro-
grams. Garry Moore, whose
radio series ended Friday, has
signed new radio-TV contract
with CHS and is moving from
Hollywood to New York. probably
with television in mind.
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/ The press agents stay busy. One
of them right now is trying to
cook up a paper feud between
the West Coast radio cast of "One
Mans Family" and the East Coast
television cast. If he has any
luck we'll let you know. Another
has persuaded the town of Hot
Springs, N. Mex, that it should
/ honor MICS Truth or Conse-
quences, which yesterday cele-
brated 10 years on the air and
started its second decade. AS of
last night, Hot Springs became
Truth or Consequences, N. Mex,
permanently, or until better
press agent comes along.
Programs and People: "Mr.
Music" a new Monday-through-
Friday disc jockey session, makes
It's debut tomorrow at lis pm.
on WMAL. 1t will be conducted
by Frank Harden, who says it
will be "a record show for re-
corded music's sake" playing the
music most popular in the Wash
lngton area. WCFM has a
non-pIOOQ-an thunder children S
show daily at 5:45 pm. in Big
Sister Sheila's Story Time. y
Sheila is Sheila Goldstein, 15-
year-old junior at Anacostia High
School, and her stories are aimed
at children from to 10 years
old. The Southern California
Association for Better Radio and
Television has named Halls of
Ivy" the outstanding radio pro-
gram of the month for March.
DR.. Donald Grey Farmhouse,
leading Bible study teacher.
starts new Bible Study Hour"
today at 2 pm. on WQQW.
A new voice on WTOP starting
tomorrow will be that of John
F. Trimble, just signed to the
announcing staff by Hazel Mar
kel, program director of the sta
ton. He comes here from WBT,
Charlotte, N. c. David Baker,
local baritone, this week starts