Evening star., 1951-05-04
On the Air
Miss Days
Show Is for
All Tastes
By Harry Macarthur

who are in the mood for a variety
revue and vice versa.
Outside of Milton Berle and
Gen. Macarthur speaking before
Congress, there are few programs
which indicate that all of the
people might ever want to watch
the same thing at the same time.
Most of the time most OF the
people apparently would rather
be looking at something other
than what's on, since Berle, in T.
100000 of the IL million TV
homes. is the only one who reaches
more than half Of them.
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The answer to this problem o.
winning an audience is simple, as
it has struck the planners of Miss
Days upcoming TV show. Give
'em everything. the theory seems
to be, and you'll stand a better
chance of getting all of them.
"The Laraine Day Show" &C.
cording to advance word, will Of
fer spotlighted interviews with
guest stars and celebrities, drama
tized scenes from Broadway pro.
ductions, the latest hit tunes. per-
formed by star calibre musica
artists. and Hollywood Inside,
up to = the minute happening!
from the cinema capital"
Tomorrow's guests will be Au
thoress Fanny Hurst. making he
TV debut; Barbara Britton, play
ing a scene from "a Dolls House,
and Constance Moore. singing
Never Underestimate the Powel
of a Woman. There will b'
other things, too, in Miss Day
TV session.
Good Neighbor Time" will
mean a week end in New Yorl
each week for some woman whit
performs a meritorious deed in ;
city where the show is seen. "U
S. o. Corner" will introduce
service man with a story of spe-
cial interest. Tomorrow's will bt
1t. Louis Generario. who will bt
awarded the Silver Star during
the program. News Figure oi
the Week" will bring an outstand'
ing man in public life up for in.
terview and comment on affairs o.
national interest.
The Roller Derby and midge'
wrestlers seem to be about all o.
television that Miss Day has over
looked. If you give her time, may.
be she'll remedy that.
Week End Guests:
Saturday: Joseph Schildkraut
in Waiting for Love" on 1.-THE
Faith Baldwin Theater of Ro-
nance" (WMAL-TV-12:30 p.m0
And note the new time Bert
Lahr, on 'The Jack Carter Show
(WNBW-8 p.m) :. Joan Ben.
nett, on "The Ken Murray Show
(WTOP-TV-8 p.mD Ginc
Bechi, on "Your Show of Shows
(WNBW-9 p.m). Mr.. Bechi. ar
opera and film idol in his native
Italy, will be making his first
American appearance.
Sunday: Dorothy Kristen, or
THE Paul Whiteman Revue
(WMAL-TV-7 PM Phi
Silvers, Martin and Lewis, anc
Vivian Blaine. on "The Comedy
Hour" (WNBW-8 p.m.) :. Mil.
dred Natwick, in "A Secret Is.
land" teleplay suggested by &
Balzac story, on "Television Play.
house" (WNBW % PM
Russell Nype, on Celebrity Time
(WTOP-TV-10 p.m). Mary Nc
Carly will be taking over as {
regular panel member,
Monday: Colleen Gray an(
Richard Greene in "The Sire d,
Maladroit's Door," on "Videt
Theater" (WNBW-8 p.m.)
Thomas L. Thomas, on "Voic,
Iof Firestone" (WNBW, WRC
$50 p.m.) Lillian Gish
i'm Ladies in Retirement" or
Robert Montgomery Presents
(WNBW-9:30 PM Mar!
Sinclair, CBS-TV's first dramatic
star, in mo Tears for Hilda," OF
Studio One" (WTOP-TV-1(
pm).
Yawn of the Season: The at.
tempt to arouse controversy owe
whether Frank Sinatra should o.
should not shave off that nous
tache.
Perfect Switch: Blair Moody
who has thrown questions at legis.
lators and Government officials fo1
a number of years as a newspaper.
man, will find himself catching
instead Of pitching on Sunday
The newly appointed senator from
Michigan will be the man inter.
viewed on meet the Press
(WNBW-4 pm.).
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Partly PERSONAL: Jack Benny
will make his first screen appear.
ance in seven years in Somebody
Loves Me-" due to go before the
cameras this summer. He'll play
Jack Benny Patti Page il
considering several TV offers
Peggy Lee will have a summer
television show, starting in July
Sammy Kaye would like tt
have Margaret Truman as hi
co-star on his coming concert
tour :. Phil Baker says he knows
a TV actor classified as 3.6 F ir
the draft His AGENT t0ok IN no,