Evening star., 1951-01-08
On the Air
eIevieWer
Gives AVote
Toe. Moore
By Harry Macarthur


shall be nameless because she
wants it that way, thinks the tele-
vision editor had better stay home
some day and catch up with Garry
Moore (WTOP -TV - Monday
through Friday, 1880 p.m). She
takes no chances. though, on a
mans reaction to Mr.. Moore and
lets it be known firmly where she
stands.
admittedly" she writes, "there
are many other shows cooked up
with the same ingredients-nice
music, pleasant camera effects,
good material and fine though
small cast-but I can pass up a
lot of them-nighttime banquets
included-in favor of Garry's
afternoon fare. 1t took me a
while to figure out why but a
snatch here and there of Garry's
own philosophy in regard to TV
gave me the answer.
"He plays to YOU in your liv-
ing room. and gives the impress
sion that the YOU really is in
capitals as far as he's concerned
this without ignoring the stu
dio audience by any means. That
isn't your idea of good TV tech
nique, I guess. But much as
agree with you that it's only
slightly less than insulting to be
merely allowed to look in on a
performer entertaining a studio
audience, I do think good show
man can be a pleasant host to his
visible friends without giving his
unseen audience that uncomfort-
able feeling. Gast two words,
gross understatement.)
Another fine thing about Mr..
Moore-he and the cast can and
do make fools of themselves very
entertainingly, but I've yet to find
any of them guilty of trying to
make fools of their audience. Re-
freshing to say the least g.
Garry appears to take seriously
his own advice with which he
closes each show-'Be very kind
to each other I like that. And
the whole show seems to take its
cue from that line"
There is more, but that gives
you the idea. She likes Mr.. Moore,
She also eliminates the need for
the television editor to stay home
and watch the Garry Moore show.
She's covered that.
Billy Rose, mighty mite of
showgirl entertainment. entire
peneur of extravaganza, song
writer. goth Century o. Henry and
saloonkeeper. is the acquisition
OF which NBC is proudest this
week. Mr.. Rose has just signed
a two-year contract as Consult
ant to the NBC television net
work." a post he will assume on
February l. He will, according
to the announcement, concentrate
his attention on all phases of
television programming. This will
encompass the broad field of
policy planning as well as the
actual studying Of current pro-
grams and the development of
new program plans for the
future" The contract also gives
NBC first call on any television
and radio ideas Mr.. Rose dreams
up while it is in effect.
This all may seem less than
epochal news to you. but NBC is
so struck with amazement at its
coup that it has not been able
to wait for the ordinary publicity
mills to grind. This grist came
by way of a two-page telegram.
Must be important.
X x X
You can't say you haven't been
given fair warning about 1.-THE
Jonathan Story" Washington
televisions second soap opera,
which starts Con film) tomorrow.
1t will be on WMAL-TV Tues
days and Thursdays at $3.50 pm.
The announcement reads:
"'The Jonathan Story is the
story of a man both strong and
weak. and of the woman who in
fuences him. The fast-moving
story centers around Babs and
Clay Jonathan and contains all
the elements that have made the
soap opera so successful in radio"
All of them!
~ X X
Strictly Personal: Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt is scheduled for
a Washington appearance soon
to conduct her Mrs. FDR Meets
the Public" (Sunday, $3.50 PM
from WNBW studios Barry
Nelson is tomorrow nights star
on Suspense" (WTOP-TV-9:30
p.m.) John Conte is the new
master of ceremonies on "Star
Time" (WTTG-Tuesday, 10 p.m.)
Perry Como will find himself
in. of all Shoes those of Milton
Berle tomorrow night at 8 on
Star Theater" (WNBW) Il. :.
Maurice Chevalier is heading for
the United States this spring for
radi0 and TV annearancoS