Evening star., 1951-01-02
On the Air
On the Air
Miss Carson
Prefers TV
To Movies
By Harry Macarthur

Mindy Carson is the futures
girl, all right, and her handwrit-
ing is there on HollyWood's wall,
in large, clear letters. Miss Car
son has launched her new year
by pulling the switch that must
delight every precarious young
film player in the land.
Usually, when the movies and
some other form of show business
have bid against one another for
performer, the movies have won
hands down. Usually. too, starlet
and star alike, with few excep-
tions. begin to fret when option
time draws near.
Miss Carson has changed all of
that, however, at least in her own
case. When option time came
around for her. Miss Carson was
ready. She just didn't take up
Goth Century-Fox's option.
The reason. she saws, is that
the movie contract made her sub
! ject to studio call at any time
and she was forced to pass up a
lot of television shows submitted
to her. Now having removed the
obstacle, she has signed to be-
come Jack Haley's co-star on
"Star Revue" which will make
it's debut Thursday at 9 on
NBC-TV (WNBW).
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There is post card here in
the mail which has been sent
along from WNBW, which got it
first After it was read and in
itialed by an impressive list of
executives-vice presidents. press
agents and somebody wrote
on it, Should go to Harry Mac
Arthur" and that's just what
happened to it. It reads:
How about showing pictures
like Swiss Family Robinson
earlier in the evening for the kids
to see. That was one of the best
pictures I've ever seen on TV
but most children are in bed at
that time. If it is too long you
could run it in two parts like
Cheers for Miss Bishop"
Or, fellows, you could run the
first half of Cheers" one night
and the second half of swiss
Family" the next night. And if
we are going to set up post
card exchange there is dilly here
to brighten the day around NBC.
1t was addressed to this depart
ment by Robert NJ. Dunn Of PIP
F Street NV. and his message IS
brief and pointed, to wit:
"Berle is stranger on cur
screen, while Science Review is
a must"
The press department at WTOP-
TV is rather proud of a ginmick
that has been thought up to at
tract young customers to Cowboy
Playhouse" on Monday through
Saturday at Sis. Has something
to do with photographing neigh
borhood groups and showing the
pictures on the air. The children
get copies of the pictures and
cards so they can let their friends
know they'll "be on television."
A couple of junior cowhands in
the sample picture sent over here
are proudly wearing scarves en-
blazoned with the brand of 'Circ<
-Four Roundup" WNBW Satur-
day feature for the kiddies. Trait
ors!
Program Notes: The Treasure"
will be tomorrow nights playlet
on Somerset Vaughan Theater"
! (WTOP-TV-9 PM The
most recent show yet on Musical
Comedy Playhouse" (WNBW-
alternate Mondays, $50 p.m.) is
scheduled for next week. This is
Miss Liberty" with music by
Irving Berlin and book by Maxwell
Anderson. Carol Bruce and Kenny
Baker will play leading roles in
the televersion of the musical, pro-
duced on Broadway two years ago
by the Playwright's Company =.
A TV version of Juvenile Jury"
is one of the things now in the
planning stage That Damon
Runyon story, Dancing Dams
Christmas" recently telecast on
Suspense" WTOP-TV-Tuesday,
9 p.m0, may have been the start
OF Runyon TV series. CHS hopes