Evening star., 1950-07-16

Saturday, 8 p.m.)-Amateur shows
are pretty much alike and depend
largely on the talent and person
ality Of the master of ceremonies
Washington'S Jerry Strong makes
this one enjoyable and, in fact,
seems right now to be the hot
test prospect around here for the
big time.
John Conte Show" (WNBW-
Tuesday, Thursday, 1880 p.m0-
Oh, let's turn that thing of and
put some records on the phono-
graph.
"Wendy Barrie Show" (WNBW
Monday. Wednesday, Friday,
1880 p.m)-Miss Barrie is stick
ing to the same interview and
chatter formal and still is one of
the most warming feminine per-
sonalities on television, but she
has seemed a little unhappy the
last few evenings. What's the
trouble, Wendy? You need a
writer or sponsor?
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Telenotes: Robert @. Lewis
will add another TV show to his
schedule today when he moves in
to the 9 pm. spot on CBS-TV
(WOIC) being vacated by Faye
Emerson. Mr.. Lewis is a Bit
vague about the content of the
new offering, saying only that
ponies, midgetS and presidents
will be combined to give the show
its flavor" and that music will be
supplied by field artillery band
+. Winners of Robert Merrill's
contest for the best one-act Amer
ican opera were Attra Baer and
her husband, Martin Kalmanoff
authors of Fit for a King" The
Metropolitan baritone (whc
wanted an opera in which the
baritone wins the girD made the
announcement last week on I'VE
the People" (WNBW. WRC-Fri-
day, $3.50 p.m). -. The sponsor
of the Thursday night Roller
Derby" telecaStS on ABC-TV
(WMAL-TV has renewed for So
weeks. Audrey Totter of the
films will play the leading role in
Jill Came Tumbling Down" to-
morrow night at 8 on CBS-TV.
-. Ireene Wicker will present the
first Of a series of adventures of
"Pinocchio" today at pm. on
Singing Lady" (WMAL-TV).
Claudio. Arrau, the Chilean pianist,
will be- guest soloist for tomor-
row nights Lewisohn Stadium
concert Of the New York Phil
harmonic (WNBW-9:30 PM.
Programs and People: Meet
the Press" will leave the Mutua
network after the August 4 broad.
cast. The principal reason seems
to be that MBS has no televisior
network and the producers of tn,
program are thinking alonl
"simulcast" lines. This coulc
mean that it is headed for NBC
since the television version al
ready is on NBC-TV Sundays a
s.. Ownership Of FIN sets il
the District increased so per cen
in the seven-month period pre-.
ceding May survey. There were
at this last report, $4,000 FM re-
ceivers in use in the Washington
Metropolitan Area, which is about
one in every five homes.
Bryson Rash, ABC White House
correspondent and director of spe.
cial events for WMAL anc
WMAL-TV, is taking over for the
vacationing Walter Herman. HI
will be heard daily, Monday
through Friday, at 3:25 pm. from
tomorrow through July 81 OF
ABC. He will continue his tive
television programs on WMAL-TV
the nightly 'Telenews Daily" ant
the weekly ''Tailwaggers."
That "Orchestras of the World
series prepared by the ECA, which
WMAL is carrying, is to be heart
on two other stations here, toe
It's on WQQW-FM on Saturda,
nights at $50 and will start Jul
"a on WASH-FM, to be hear,
Mondays at 8 pm.
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In case you missed 1t durin
the week: WMAL-TV starts
new news program, Tomorrow
Telephoto Headlines" tomorroS
night. Ed Wynn will NOV
from CBS-TV tn NRC-TV in III