Evening star., 1952-05-30

Is that / am crazy about Kukla
Fran and Ollie"
Robert Hillyer: II think that
television should bear in mind the
decline Of Hollywood and not
underestimate the intelligence OF
the American people. I have al
ways found that an audience
would rather leap beyond its usual
attitude than have to apologize
for staying on one level"
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w. E. Dubois: "Television is an
example of the many devices
which modern civilization ha.
been able to invent but neither
the moral courage nor mental
power 10 use for the benefit Of
mankind"
M. A. DeWolfe Howe: with al
least one aspect of it, ! have been
strongly impressed. That is the
wide range between its best and
its worst. The range is no less,
I think, than that between the
very, very good and the 'horrid'
of the little girl whose varying
conduct has become proverbial."
Kenneth Roberts: Commercials
are five times longer than they
should be. showing that those re-
sponsible for them have no con-
ception whatever of one of litera-
lures fundamental rules-that the
impact of an idea or situation Is
only lessened by repetition. I get
considerable pleasure from q few
aspects of television, and the cold
horrors from most of them"
Upton Sinclair: MY opinion OF
TV is the same as my opinion of
that little girl who had q little
curl right in the middle OF her
forehead. and when she was good
she was very, very good. and when
she was bad she was horrid. Most
Of the time I should say that she
has been horrid, but I hope she
may grow up to be better"
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William McFee: "Tv seems to
me to have it in it to destroy
social life. The thought Of all
those millions of Americans, sit
ting in darkness, gaping at TOM
foolery on a glittering screen, Is
to me; but I have no
doubt 1t is on its way to include
most Of the population"
Marianne Moore: II regard tele-
vision with respect-as an ideal
medium for education and enter
tainment. Whether it is used or
misused, depends upon the sense
Of responsibility Of the individual
himself"
Walter Lippman: IT don't have
q television set +. Here in WASH
ington I see too many public men
in the flesh to want to see them
on television also!"
There Is q small. plaintive box
accompanying the fuller report on
all this carried in the magazine.
Readers Of Academy Magazine, I"
it says, "are urged to write in their
reaction to, this devastating criti-
cism Of TV by Americas top
Iiterati."
There will be no reply forth
coming here. however. This viewer
IS going to stick with Mr.. Sher-
wood. "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" are
wonderful.
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OH YES, THAT-Bill Malone ;.
announcer for CBS-Tv's CLAUDIA :
Fhe Story Of Marriage" is in the
market for an effective memory
improvement course. He returned
% his Maryland home after a re-
;ent telecast to learn with con-
shock that his wife had
,een In the hospital for IL hours.
Neighbors quickly assured him
hat everything was under control.
She'd gone to have that baby, re-
member?
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CONTRACTS-Red Shelton has
iigned q pact with NBC for both
'adio and television next season.
{ calls also for q move Of the TVl
'how In the fall to z pm. Sundays,
'rotests OF the young about his
urrent 10 pm. time slot having
borne some weight. Day and time
or the radio program are still un-
lecided.
still faithful to radio in spite