Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-05
TeIeWision-Radio
# They'd Only Look q Man in the Eye
Entertainers Would Be Better
BY Harry Macarthur

series OF eight programs on the
problem of alcoholism, to be heard
Tuesday nights at 9:45 on WMAL
starting this week. There have
been individual programs on alco-
holiSm here and there, but, as
far as Mr.. Back has been able to
determine. this is the first series
designed to throw light on the
problem of alcoholism and its re-
lation to the community. The
WMAL series is being sponsored
by the District of Columbia
Health Department., the Wash
ington Committee for Education
on Alcoholism and The Star. AS
a prelude to it there will be a
panel discussion on WMAL to-
morrow night at $50, on alcohol
ism and the work being done
here to cure and aid it's victims.
i X X X
Telenotes: Fifty Gene Autry pic
lures made at Republic Studios
have been reported offered to tele-
vision at an asking price of 81 ,000,-
900. with the studio already hav-
ing turned down $750,OoO.
Harold Lloyd is supposed to have
refused recent offer of $3.50, 900
for TV rights to his old films.
Jack Carson will make his vioeo
debut next Friday in Room Serv-
ice" on the Ford Theater"
(WOIC-10 p.m). =. The WASH
ington Television Circulation Com
mittee's March l, figure for the
number of television sets in use
here was 100000. =. There were
4,374.000 TV receivers installed in
United States homes as of Feb
ruary /, according to Hugh M.
Beville, jr., NBC director of plans
and research. Bert Lair has
been signed by CHS to an exclusive
three-year television pact. The
show being built around him is in
the works now under the guidance
of Irving Mansfield, creator of
Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts"
and This Is Show Business" =.
The Overseas Press Club made its
first award in television Friday
when it honored Ernest K. Lindley
of Du Monts "Newsweek Views the
News" for best television report
ing and interpretation" The Mon
day night feature got it's start COW
ering the 1948 political conven-
lions. o.. Blind Date" is back on
ABC (WMAL-TV) on Thursday
nights. in case you hadn't noticed.
Programs and People: Ronald
Colman, who co-stars with his
wife on Halls of Ivy" (WRC-
Friday, 8 p.m). is the only actor
with his own radio show to make
the list of Hollywood greats of the
half-century, in the poll conduct
ed by Daily Variety. He tied
Laurence Olivier for second place
in the best actor category
(Charles Chaplin was first). q.
Lucille Balls MY Favorite Eus-
band" formerly a Friday night
feature, moves to Sunday at s
on CHS today. This gives the net
work a three-and-a-half- hour
comedy lineup, Miss Ball being
followed by Our Miss Brooks"
Jack Benny, Amos m Andy"
Edgar Bergen, Red Shelton and
Meet Corliss Archer" :. Jack
Rowzie, veteran WINK announcer,
takes over two daily sessions,
Sports Review" at Sis and
WINK Sports Page" from to
S pm. Ed Stanley, Sherman
Butler and William H. Miller have
Joined the WWDC announcing
staff. This Is Bing Crosby"
mixture of patter by Bing and
songs by him and other recording
artists, makes its bow on a Mon
day. through-Friday feature to-
morrow at 10 am. on WTOP. :.
WASH-FM is starting new
series, Stories to Remember" to-
day at S pm. and each Sunday
throughout 13-week period.
They are stories of human dig
nifty" adapted from magazine
stories and recorded by the Insti-
tute for Democratic Education,
with well-known players in lead
ing roles. 81. 10 Stafford will re-
place Evelyn Knight on the CHS
Club 15'' with the broadcast of
March %. >. WWDC will air
pair of programs on income tax
information on Tuesday at 10
pm. and Friday at 1915 pm.
THE Catholic Hour" (WRC-
| Sunday. 6 pml one of the oldest