Evening star., 1951-11-23
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BY Harry Macarthur

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Television may, If a present set
iIof eager plans is carried through.
achieve something large per-
centage of the Hollywood movie
makers have dreamed of doing for
years now. 1t may get Greta Garbo
before the cameras again. They'd
be electronic instead of Aim CAM
eras, but it's the same Garbo.
The plans are those Of "Celanese
Theater." which has Eugene
O,Neill's "Anna Christie" sched-
uled for production sometime in
January. When you think of
Anna Christie" Of course. you
think Of Garbo. You do, at any
rate, If you were around in 1880
and remember the momentous oc-
casion Of that Aim.
It was an event of immense ma
tional import. Banners shouting
"GARBO TALKS!" were strung
from one end Of the land to the
other and the populace awaited
with bated breath her first words.
They turned out to be ""Have you
got a match?" or something like
that, but they quickly bridged the
gap. accent and all, between silent
and talking films for Garbo.
The "Celanese Theater" people
are hoping on a high plane here.
to be sure. Garbo hasn't appeared
on a stage since she left dramatic
school in Sweden. She continually
resisted radio offers. She hasn't
made a movie since "Two-Faced
Woman" She might be under
standably reluctant to 60 back to
acting, which she always has taken
seriously. in a live television
drama. which would be akin to
filming q movie with no retakes.
Garbo has, at any rate, read the
Anna Christie" script, according
to report. and the "Celanese Thea
ter" people can dream. can't they?
So can we all dream. It would
be great night for television. Not
a one OF CARLOS old admirers ever
has been known to desert her and
she won a host Of new ones when
"Ninotchka" was reissued q few
years ago. Why Garbo on tele-
vision in "Anna Christie" might
even outdraw Arthur Godfrey!
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Culprit-This weeks issue of
Variety. the show business Jour-
nal. comes right out and bluntly
says what you may have suspected,
II you're a cynic. about the rea-
son this years Metropolitan Opera
opening wasn't televised. It was
not the estimated $50, 900 to $780,
600 cost which stopped Texaco,
which has sponsored the opera on
radio and the opera premieres on
television. Texaco. in fact, had
about decided to pick up the tab
for the telecast. Variety says. Then
somebody suddenly remembered
that Tuesday night is Milton Berle
night for Texaco and when your
ace salesman is making his pitch
you don't distract the customers.
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Weekend Guests
Tommorow-Eric Johnston. on
american Youth Forum" (WNBW
$50 p.mo Lola Albright,
James Dunn and the Honey
Brothers. In support of Jack Car
son, on "All-Star Revue" (WNBW
'-S p.mo >. Ann Sheridan of the
movies and Rosemary Clooney.
on THE Ken Murray Show"
tWTOP-TV-8 p.m.) Robert
Preston. as guest master of GER
emonies on Your Show of Shows"
(WNBW-9 p.m) :. Mary Bo-
land. Margaret Whiting and
Johnny Desmond. on Faye En-
erson's Wonderful Town"
(WTOP-TV-9 p.m.) Polly
Bergen and Dick Haynes. on
Songs for Sale" (WTOP-TV-10
p.m0.
Sunday-Helen Hayes, visiting
Sarah Churchill (WTOP-TV-5:45
pm. Grace Hayes and Joe
Frisco. joining Peter Lind Hayes
and Mary Healy on "Star of the
Family" (WTOP-TV-6:30 p.mD
Maureen Cannon, on 1.-THE
Paul Whiteman Revue" (WMAL,-
TV-7 pm. Bob Hope, on
Sound-Of Time" (WNBW - 2
p.m) -. Wendy Barrie, as guest
panelist. on "This Is Show Busi-
ness" (WToP-TV-7:3o pm.) .
Caesar Romero and Eddie Fisher,
with Eddie Cantor on Comedy
Hour" (WNBW-S p.m) i.
Evelyn Knight, James Barton, on
Toast Of the Town" (WTOP-TV-
3 p.mo -. Margaret Phillips, in
THE Eleventh Ward" on "Tele-
vision Playhouse" (WNBW - 8
p.mo :. Richard Rogers, on "The
Fred Waring Show" (WTOP-TV
% p.m) . Kitty Carlisle and
Boris Karloff. on Celebrity Time"
(WTOP-TV-10 PM.
Monday-Vanessa Brown, on
Hollywood Screen Test" (WMAL-
lTV-7:30 p.m.). Nina Foch, in
Danes Are Poison" on "Video
Theater" (WTOP-TV-8 p.m.).
DR.. Hubert Alyea, discussing
1.-The Atom, Beast or Benefit" on
John Hopkins Science Review"
(WTTG-8:30 p.m0. Bidu
Sayao, on "Voice of Firestone"