Evening star., 1951-10-18
On the Air
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The Derby
By Harry Macarthur

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Mr.. Laine isn't so bad as a Gov
ernment project. but it must make
every taxpayer breathe easier to
know that he viii not go on
forever paying for the broadcast
Of Mr.. Stern's Fabulous Fables.
If the Congressional watchdogs
had really been on their toes,
however, they could have leaped
into this fray several months ago,
Then they could have heroically
put a stop to the television spon-
sorship by one of the armed serv-
ices Of the Roller Derby. q project
for which the taxpayers money
once was being spent.
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Loyalty Check-Of all the radio
and TV sponsors. the cigarette
makers are the most jealous. The
ak Is ever ready for the comic
who smokes the wrong brand in
public. On some shows sudden
death. or at least the bastinado.
awaits the man who lets the word
lucky" slip by when fortunate
would do just as well. On the
other hand. there is q strong sus-
picion that Jack Benny couldn't
do a show about. for instance. a
visit to the pyramids unless he
travelled by one-humped Arabian
dromedary and didn't mention
the nasty word. camel.
The prize-winner among the
Jealous cigarette-makers. accord
ing to word from Hollywood, Is
the sponsor Of a husband-wife
comedy show done on film. just
before rehearsal or shooting starts
a young woman carrying two
paper bags tours the set. visiting
every performer and technician.
She relieves them Of their off,
brand cigarettes and substitutes a
pack of the sponsors brand.
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Birthplace-The Russians may
lay claim to having invented tele-
vision. but the claim doesn't carry
any weight in Passaic. N. J.
Passaic. after a dinner on Novem-
Der II making it official, will be
known as "PaSSaic. Birthplace Of
Televlsion." The Passaic claim is
based on the location there Of
W2XCD, over which DR.. Allen B.
DuMont started regular television
programming in 1880.
How television will bear up un-
der this, only the future will re-
veal.
Programs and People-Jerry
Strong's TV disc jockey program,
It's a Hit" now seen on Fridays
at 6:45 on WMAL-TV. is set to
become a twice-a-week feature.
next week it will be seen
Tuesdays as well as Fridays, same
time. :. Next week also will bring
another go at television by
WTOP's Gene Klaven. His Cap
ital Punishment" will be seen as
well as heard starting Monday
night. extending the WTOP-TV
schedule to 2 am. The Klavan
show, starting at 1890 am. night
ly, will give the local CHS outlet
no mere "simulcast," but a triple
cast" on AM, FIN and TV. .
Pamela Brown. who made a flying
trip from her native Britain to
appear on "Celanese Theater" in
Susan and God" last night, will
add Kate Smith Show" ap-
pearance before returning home.
She'll appear next Tuesday after
noon (WNBW-4 p.m.) in an orig
inal sketch. '"The Subtle Touch, ="
which, Of course, is what Miss
Brown has. Betty Furness,
who forged a brand-new career
for herself when she became tele-
visions No. l salesgirl, is tax
ing on another acting chore. This
will be the leading role in the
new TV suspense adventure series.
News Girl" due to start Satur-
day on ABC-TV CWMAL-TV),
After two Saturday-at-noon per-
formances, News Girl" will move
to nighttime niche.
Not Too Personal - Whatever
you have come to think of Come
On-a My House" after having it
dinned into your ears every night.
you can be sure that Rosemary
Clooney thinks highly of it. Miss
Clooney (who arrives today at
the Capitol Theater) can thank
the popularity of her recording of
the song for the interest of Para
mount Pictures, which has signed
her to a long-term contract and
plans to star her in a series of
musicals. John DAILY, moder-
ator of "It's News to Me" and
What's My Line?" is adding a.
new chore to his schedule, which
must be fairly well-fllled already.
Starting Monday he will do a
15-minute TV newscast every day
for ABC-TV. II you've lis
tened to Red Grange do the
commentary for a football tele-
cast, a rare treat around these
Harry Wismer-dominated parts,
you know that the former Illinois,
Chicago Bears back does a top
notch job. You'll be interested.
too, in his attitude toward the
chore, as expressed in a recent
note. Although ] have no ambi-
ton to be a sports announcer, !"
he writes, II do enjoy doing foot
ball play-by-play. and my one
desire Is to teach the average fan
a little more football so as to
make his viewing Of the game a
little more enjoyable. II, in a
small way. I can accomplish this,
it is the next best thing to
playing" There's a credo for q