Evening star., 1951-10-25
By Harry Macarthur

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she would draw herself erect anC
look down on the rest of the cast
the poor brain reeled and refused
to accept what the eyes were
telling it.
In due course Dagmar was pro-
noted to other "B. o. H." chores
and she soon became a modern
Mrs. Malaprop. There were times
when she. provided moments OF
sheer delight reading her non
sensical dramas" with coldly
aloof hauteur. The words might
as well have been Portuguese for
all the emotion they aroused in
her and 1t was pretty funny
act.
Well. Dagmar came back after
an absence of several months to
appear as q guest on THE Frank
Sinatra Show" (WTOP-TV-Tues-
day. 8p.m.). 1t was the same Dag
mar. She has slimmed down a
little. but not enough that it could
be called a disguise.
1t was the same Dagmar in ap-
pearance. that is. Unfortunately,
someone must have been talking
to her about animation for she
seems to be trying to act. 1t is
most unbecoming. We ought to
have our Dagmar pure. unadult-
Grated by such things as talent.
She was. to be sure. laboring
under some difficulties on the
Sinatra show. No girl ever needed
a better script more. The humor
in this one reached its peak when
Dagmar addressed Orchestra
Leader AXel Stordahl as Mr..
Storecheese," which isn't precisely
shining wit even if Milton Berle
has for years considered 1t
hilarious.
1t must be admitted right here
that Dagmar may have improved
in her appearance on the second
half of the show, but by this time
she hadn't offered much induce
ment to stay around. BY the time
she returned the television set
was turned off. The family nine
year-old wouldn't even accept
Channel 4 and the man she now
calls Uncle Unfunny."
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Youth Served - American
Youth Forum" which Theodore
Crank dreamed up as an offshoot
Of his American Forum of the
Air" is one of those rare tele-
vision programs-one which is
worth watching as well as worth.
while. 1t is a rare program in
another sense. too. 1t is the first
in this departments knowledge to
have a Senator take to the floor
OF Congress in search of a sponsor
for it.
y 1T is the type Of program. y
Senator Alexander Wiley is
quoted by the Congressional Rec
ord as saying, which merits
commercial sponsorship and back
ing from the American free en-
terprise system. I feel sure il
will get such backing. America
always rewards fine projects like
this" (Whatever the Senator is
an authority on, it is not tele.
vision sponsors. who do not al
ways reward fine projects like
this.
Senator Wiley fares better
though, as a television reviewer is
his eulogy to Youth Forum,
seen Saturdays at Z pm. on NBC-
WNBW.
I'VE hear a great deal Of talk
these days about the problems
of American youth" Senator
Wiley said There Is much
worrying about our young people
"a good deal of it completed,
unjustif1ed. incidentally. But
comparatively few folks evel
bother to do anything for ane
with the young people.
"One exception to that, however
is new series of excellent tele-
vision broadcasts, the American
Youth Forum To my way OF
thinking. the American Youth
Forum is one of the most con.
structive uses of television on any
network.
1--WE hear a great deal about
the problems of youth" Sen
Wiley went on. but American
Youth Forum is the type of pro-
gram that is going to help take
care Of these problems. 1t chal-
lenges the mettle of youth. II
uses youths vital energy along
wholly constructive lines. 1t shows
young people that we value them
In American Youth Forum
we have a very fine example
of a right type of program, a pro.
gram meriting the backing of par.
ent-teacher organizations, youth
groups. civic clubs, and, yes, every.
one else in America who is inter-
ested in our young people"
Senator Wiley is so right
whether or not he manages to fine
a sponsor for Mr.. Crank.
/ y X
Music Served, ToO-Even sucf
avowed admirers of American
Youth Forum" as Senator WILEY
should go along with MICS plan.
to oust it from it's Saturday spot
for one night soon. This would bt
on the night of November 3, wher
Arturo Toscanini returns to con.
duct the NBC Symphony, his first
concert of the season being prom.
ised to televiewers as well as radio
listeners. from $50 to 1880 that
evening.
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