Evening star., 1950-06-04
TeIevision-Rodio
Winning of Groucho Marx One Bottle
In q Long-Stondinq CBS-NBC War
By Harry Macarthur

terry In the comedienne line and
Frank Sinatra proved q most
agreeable television personality
Mr.. Hope was considerably less
nervous his second time out, too
and shows signs Of learning about
TV. though he still plays to the
studio audience instead Of the at
home audience.
Star Theater" (WNBw-Tues-
day. 8 pm)-Milton Berle con-
tinues to be brash. continues to
be extensively loud. continues to
tell some elderly jokes. continues
to consider the studio audience
first and continues to gather UP
talented performers and stage q
faSt-moving television show. His
most notable guest in some time
was last weeks Martha Raye. who
Is q TV natural. Miss Raye, who
can be as rough as the surround
ings require. seemed while We were
watching her to be aware that this
audience was in its living rooms
1t didn't prevent her. she should
be happy to know. from being q
very funny gal.
"The Little Top" (WOIC-Wed-
nesday, z p.m.)-On its first show
ing this one was ragged, but 1t has
possibilities. 1t might do much
more, for instance. with the tai
ents Of its star, Brooke Johns. Mr.
Johns. the old 'Follies" performer
turned gentleman farmer, is a BIZ
exhausting in his loud, bluff, vita
min-packed way. but he is a solid
performer. He is lot more solid
for example. than Judd Whiting
who plays the barker for this TV
SideShow. Mr.. Whiting is a pleas
ant young man, but he certainly
does need q writer.
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TelenoteS: The running of thu
Belmont Stakes next Saturday
will be an NBC-TV-and-radio fea.
ture. Friday television from
Madison Square Garden will bt
OF until new financial arrange.
ments can be made. Fight man.
ayers want o larger share of the
TV take. Washington, as ot
June l. had 136.600 TV receiver.
installed. an increase $500 set!
over May l. The increase for tn,
comparable month last year wa!
only $500. The figures are from
the Washington Television Circu'
lation Committee. =. Throughout
the Nation. more than 500. 900 set:
were installed In April, bringing
the May l total for the Who'll,
country to 5,846.000. according tt
Hugh M. Beville. jr.. NBC director
Of plans and research. TIL,
CBS-TV network has ordered
considerable expansion. west t.
Omaha and south as far as Jack.
sonville and Birmingham. b,
coaxial cable and microwave relay
The end Of September should finc
A Of so CBS-TV affiliates, insteac
Of the present n, getting live pro.
gramming.
Programs and People: TIL,
popularity Of the Westerns on TN
has had its effect on radio. too
Another daily outdoor half hour
Cisco Kid" makes its bow or
WMAL tomorrow, to be heare
Monday through Friday at 6::3(
pm. The success of Horace
Heidt's recent trip to Germany
has brought a bid from the De-
partment Of Defense for a two.
month tour covering almost al
American bases in Europe, Africa
the Near East. Japan and the
Pacific. :. The new "Steve Aller
Show" starts today at $50 pm
on WTOP and is expected, to gel
warm greeting from a number
Of CHS stars. Jaw c. Flipper
also will be back today. running
Earn Your Vacation" (WTOP-
$500. from which Mr.. Allen /.
moving. "One Mans Family
becomes a Monday-th -through-Fri.
day show tomorrow at pm. or
WRC. CHS has started q
weekly News on the Record" pro-
gram (WTOP-Staurday, 6:15)
consisting Of recordings of news
events, features and voices OF
people in the news. 1t will not be
a rebroadcast: all material will be
new. Jean Hersholt CDR.
ChristianD has been named
Radio Father of the Year"
WOOK has joined the list of sta
tions giving money away to at
tract listeners. Ten addresses are
read each day and the first ad-
dressee who calls gets 500 for his
trouble. Chicago Theater of
the Air" WEAM-Saturday, 10
p.m0 has started its summer
series of scenes from classic
symphonic and operate works.
Sunday Summary: Circle
Theater." a new dramatic show,
makes its first appearance Tues
day night at $50 on NBC-TV
(WNBW). .. "The Lone Ranger"
will become a sort of double fea-
ture June 16 when a Friday at
10 showing starts on WMAL-TV
in addition to the regular Thurs
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