Evening star., 1951-02-08
On the Air
Movie Move
Makes Room
For Studs
By Horry Macarthur


Hits" from Friday to Monday on
WMAL-TV is no cause for un-
mitigated woe. 1t does mean that
the middle-aged Hollywood films
now will be competing with the
best of television drama "Studio
One" on WTOP-TV) and with
Robert Montgomery Presents"
(WNBW) on which Mr.. Montgom-
cry manfully keeps trying to sand
wich top-notch entertainment be-
tween the commercials.
1t also means to stop backing
into this and come to the point,
that studs Place again will be
available in the Friday-at-10:30
spot on WMAL-TV. This was one
of the pioneer television programs
which helped establish the Chi
cago-style, the contribution OF
some men of imagination who
looked upon TV as not an exten-
sion of radio but as something
entirely new.
studs Place" started as a
weekly comedy drama in neigh
borhood bar, when television was
largely something being looked
at in bars. Later on it took on
the respectability of a neighbor-
hood restaurant, but it retained its
natural atmosphere. its humor
and it was continually easy to
take. That it has retained It's
merits while not being seen in
Washington is indicated by the
fact that studs Place" was one
of the two programs (the other
was "Garroway-at-Large") which
won for Charles Andrews the Look
Award for 1950's best television
writing.
Florian ZaBach, one-time popu-
lar orchestra leader at the May
flower Lounge, is keeping busy
in New York television these
nights, after record (and tiring)
seven months as master of cere-
monies at the Strand Theater
there. The violinist was dis
covered" for TV by Arthur Cod
frey and since has appeared with
Steve Allen and Ken Murray.
among others. His last stint on
the Murray show drew call for
a repeat this Saturday night
(WTOP-TV-8 pm). Mr.. ZaBach
also has deal in the works for
a show of his own to be seen in
New York only, unfortunately for
those who aren't in New York.
Radio will carry on the foreign
policy debate with at least three
special broadcasts in the next few
days. The first will be Herbert
Hoover's speech, "We Should Re-
wise Our Foreign Policy" which
will be made over the Mutual Net
work tomorrow night WEAM
will carry it at 9 pm. and WASH
FM at 10. recorded. The following
night, Senator Ernest w. McFar-
land, Senate Majority Leader, will
discuss Where America Stands
Today" at the Jefferson-Jackson
Day Dinner in Raleigh. N. c., the
talk being carried by ABC
(WMAL) at $50. On Monday,
Gov Thomas E. Dewey will speak
at the National Republican Clubs
Lincoln Day Dipner. with ABC
also carrying his talk on foreign
policy. This will be recorded by
WMAL for later broadcast that
same night at 1905 am.
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Hal Block reports he has dis
covered the difference between
writer's and performers. At re-
hearsals of the Ken Murray
Show" for which he is a comedy
writer, the stagehands call him
Hal. The following night, when
he turns up as a member of the
panel on Whats My Line?" the
same stagehands greet him with
Hello, Mr.. Block"
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Programs and People: When
Broken Dishes" to be seen to-
morrow night at 9 on Pulitzer
Prize Playhouse" (WMAL-TV),
opened on Broadway in 1929 the
lead was played by young actress
named Bette Davis. Marcia Hen
derson, fresh out of the cast of
Peter Pam will make her TV
debut in the same role tomor-
row night. . The Ford Thea
ter" CWTOP-TV) opposition to
Broken Dishes" will be a tele-
version of the Broadway comedy
success, Spring Again" with
Dorothy Gish and Walter Hamp-
den in the leading roles. At
10 o'clock tomorrow night your
choice will be between the Cesar
Brion-Rex Layne fight (WNBW)
and Ballerina Katherine Lee, ap-
pearing on Morton Downey's
Star of the Family" (WTOP-
TV. .. WWDC's Willis Conover
will be master of ceremonies for
the jazz concert which will bring
Sarah Vaughan, the Enroll Garner
Trio and Lester Young's All-Stars
to Uline Arena Sunday night at
$50. Henry Aldrich, TV ver-
sion, will get a new mother Sun
day when Lois Wilson replaces
Nancy Kelly in the role (WNBW) :.