Evening star., 1952-04-09

pictures. Drama. comedy, foot
ball, baseball. prizef1ghts, rocket
ship launchings, floods, pesti-
lences. all the big shows. See
them all in your own living room
Tonight!
Don't be without television an
other hour. Pick up the telephone
and in 20 minutes be watching TV
on the brand-new Giant Wizard
television set. Try it out as long
as you like. And when you decide
to buy it, you won't need money
Just learn to tune it with your left
hand so you'll be prepared when
the man takes away your right
arm.
1t goes on and on like this on
the radio and radio had better be
careful. This pounding by the TV
dealers is sure to send almost any
one right back to television, pos
sibly pitching the radio in the
basement on the way. Sooner OF
later, too, it will wear down the re-
siStance of non-TV owners among
the radio listeners. They will
promptly buy television sets and
stop listening to radio. just to get
some variety into their CONNER
cials. They try to sell you tele-
vision sets on television. too, but
they also peddle soap and beer and
IrefrigeratorS.
There is a third possibility
This constant yammering about
TV on the radio may turn every
body against it. Television sets
may wind up in the basement
alongside the discarded radios
Give the broadcasters time and
they'll drive us all back to comic
books.
THE WINNER-Mrs. H. Lee
Chisholm has struck blow fol
Washington housewives by being
chosen Leading Lady on "Inga':
Angle" (WNBW-Tuesday. Fri.
day, 2:30 p.m.). The title goes tt
the TV beauty schools participant
making the most improvement
during the 26-program course
Turned Mrs. Chisholm, she thinks
from an ordinary young matror
with an old-fashioned hair-do tt
one who got Whistled at on Con-
necticut avenue. The title was
quite a boost in morale, too, since
its winner claims to be at least Il
years older than any of the other
participants.
PROGRAMS AND PEOPLE -
The secret of the popularity oi
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis il
revealed by Leo Rosten in the
current Look magazine. IT.
their daring to cross slapstich
with sex appeal" . Herb Shrinel
may take over as master of cere-
monies of celebrity Time"
If he does the show would bf
changed to a variety formal, lr
the hope Of competing more sue
Icessfully with Red Shelton. II
the revival of "Of Thee I Sing
turns out to be a success it may
mean that Jack Carson, who's in
it, will bow out of television fol
awhile. Carson, incidentally
lis taking over for George Abbott
on Royal Showcase" (WNBW-
Sunday, Z p.m). The movies
Sylvia Sidney is reported turning
her acting career to one before
the television cameras. Holly.
woods Charles Boyer. Rosalino
Russell, Dick Powell, Joel McCres
and Robert Cummings are the
latest screen stars lured into the
ITV fold. They'll star (sep.
Iarately) in a new series of half.
hour films for television, to bt
made on the West Coast. Ado
Burns and Allen to the list of TV
shows turning to film. And ado
Eddie Cantor to the list of those
who would like to talk sponsor.
into using film.
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SPEEDY-Netherlands teleview.
viewers got fast service from NBC.
ITV. A kinescope print of Queer
Juliana's address to Congress or
April 3 was made at the request o.
the State Department. Interna'
tional Broadcast Service, flown tt
Amsterdam and telecast by thu
Netherlands Television Founda.
tion station April 4. There's I