Evening star., 1950-08-20
7 Te|evision radio
Nowthe Family Living Room
Becomes q College Classroom
By Wallace {. CIoyton

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and winter will be Kate Smith,
Fred Allen. Groucho Marx, Eddie
Cantor, Jimmy Durante, Jack
Benny, Edgar Bergen, Burns and
Allen, Don McNeill and Billy
Rose.
This galaxy of names will, per-
haps. make up somewhat for the
fewer sports telecasts, as pro-
moters are finding video Is con-
venient whipping boy for simmer
gate receipts. But more of these
new shows when the schedules are
announced.
Moving onto the TV schedule
this Saturday (WBNW, $50 p.m)
is children's show starring
Smilin' Ed Mcconnell and his
Buster Brown gang. The first
show will feature a film dramati-
zation of Smilin' Eds story about
Ghanga, the Indian elephant
boy, who had considerable diff
f1culty delivering a valuable ruby
for his ruler. Midnight, the Tabby
Cat; Squeaky, the Mouse, and
other familiar characters from the
radio program of the same name
will be present. This show will be
presented on alternate Saturdays.
Wendy Barrie, the former film
actress who rivals Faye Emerson
in attractiveness and is beginning
to rival her in totals Of television
shows. starts a new one Wednes-
dav (WNBW, 8:15 PM. The
formal will consist of interviews
with the great and near great.
Title is, Through Wendy's Win
dow"
There's a lot of extracurricular
activity going on at WMAL-TV,
where the technical staff is get
ting ready to move from the over
crowded Commonwealth Building
studios to the new plant on Con-
necticut avenue. The contem-
plated studios will be at the old
Chevy Chase Ice Palace and work
is being rushed there to make the
site into one of the most modern
TV studios outside of New York.
It is no easy job to gather up
all present equipment. rewire the
Ice Palace and install new equip
ment, but officials hope to make
the move sometimes this fall with
out losing an hour of broadcast
time.
Little has been said about the
upcoming plans of WMAL-TV, but
it is a safe prediction that studio
officials plan a lot Of local activity
once the move is made.
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News Notes: WOOK has sue
cessfully raised enough money tc
send 96 boys to Camp Litchmar
at Dumfries, Va. When it appeared
funds were needed to provide Au-
gust vacations at the camp. the
studio started an appeal for the
$3.50 per boy it took to provide
the free outings. Rick j. La
Falce. Washington public rela-
tons man. has been named direc-
tor Of publicity and promotion for
station WTTG. He once served in
a similar capacity for station
WWDC. e,t.rs,
If you care, WAX has upped
the number of its hours allotted
to hfiihilly music. It is now
featuring ''Uncle, Hanks 1920
Ranch" from 1880 to 2::30 pm.
Monday. through Saturday, and
on Sunday comes Lou Golson and
the Original Hillbilly Hit Pa
rade." The Roller Derby,
which went big-time when the
-television cameras were focused
on it, will be re-created on the
screen this fall. Mickey Rooney
will play the fireball in THE Fire
ball" Some really authentic
and breath taking shots of the
Korean war are coming to the
Washington TV audience via the
cameras of Gene and Charlie
Jones, who UP until a month ago
were photographers on papers
here.
The top television programs for
July. according to survey known
as Videodex, were Godfrey and
his Friends, Toast of the Town,
the Philco TV Playhouse, the ALL
Star baseball game, the Original
Amateur Hour, the Kraft TV
Theater, the Big Story, Stop the
Music, Break the Bank and Your
Hit Parade and Monday night
wrestling. which tied for 10th
place.