Evening star., 1952-01-06
CBS Reviews Workshop Idea
As q TV Drama Laboratory
On the Air
By Harry Macarthur

brighter prospects in televsions future is the Co
lumba Teevson Workshop" which is scheduled
OF course by the memories the title inspires
workshop where radio drama had of its exciting
moments.
Producer Norris Houghon Supervisor Davis of
by of less than specacuary
connection which exactly what they did
Their hope for the program is that will be the
perimental laboratory
that the older radio Their operating promise
that story on teevson should be told with This is
not precisely revolutionary but there harm
out deliberately to demonstrate it..
Writing, too field the Teevison Workshop will explore.
In the hope OF finding the writer's the medium needs desperately
Most Importantly said Mr. Houghton I'VE hope develop
writing talent also to loosen drecorial
techniques for telling story with cameras"
There1I Be No SteIor Names
The "Televison Workshop" production drama
Quixote" with
Boris Karo playing the knight and Jimmy
Panza casting incidentally accidental in that the two
players signed because they fitted the and for
value"
Casting Houghton the idea for the
show, which will
program original story Dixie
which according Houghon,
seeking for original writer's The third the schedule
stands will be adaptation of John Herys Into the
Valley after which Houghon and Davis hope concentrate
stories written expressly for the Workshop"
of the things for Radio Workshop" be
converted televSion but all of the obvious
of which Houghton happily well Because
good for radio he pointed out drama necessarily good
televsion"
program limited any specific thing
provide Of its material since these lend best to
halfhour length Workshop Adaptations
hour drama shows but the workshop will be able to do
things the longer programs can't.
Mr. Houghon excited he to be about his enter
prise knows exactly what he is facing.
of the nature of the Workshop he said that Well
fall nat on our faces now and then"
Equity Moves Against 'BIockIistne'
The striking back Their union Actors Equity Asso
ciation making noises like mother lion standing before brood
those who unfairly do of The
memberships Equity,
resolution recently adopted by Equity Council depong the
of blacksting which, it is based
prejudced judgment and results in conviction by
CuSatiOn
repeatedly been brought to the attention of this
ciation the resolution in part that certain employers
discrimination commonly ackisting which practice
be to the detrment of its members
This association, through its council and its membership
resolution continues has heretofore record that the
by and through judicial
capable Of determining who ubversve and who is not
declared itself with and emphasis in protest
within the entertainment
themselves be inmdated by private
individuals organizations and publications. who in the rrespon
gantes have improperly assumed the function
thereby nuring OF its members
publicly branding doyal without giving them
poruny heard thus deprvng such members of the
pursuit chosen profession and ability livelihood
therein. :"
The Equity resolution which again condemns the
practice of backlsng also Ito aid its
right obtain fair and impartial hearing Of
charges that be brought against them"
specific actions mentioned but is fairly clear what
Equity ntmdated" TV might find himself
at all.