Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-07-27
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this insecure world. It is pro-
vided by, of all things, women
fine, faithful American women.
They are, these American wom-
en-, firmly and eternally in favor
OF romance and no changing
world is going to change that
1t is reassuring. They stand
four-square in favor of true
love, these American women do.
They have just GENE forth with
some solace for Princess Mar
garet, who seems to have got
herself involved in the most
rabble-rousing romance since
BathSheba caught David's eye.
Whatever her British people
or the British government do
about giving Margaret aid, COM
fort or come-uppance, she can
be sure of one thing. The Amer
lean women are on her side-if
not 100 per cent, at least 81 per
cent, which is a stable majority.
This was discovered when the
more than $4,000 responses in a
three-day contest conducted by
a television show named Ladies'
Choice" were tailed. The ques-
ton asked by the NBC daytime
show was direct: Should Prin-
cess Margaret be allowed to
marry the man of her choice?"
The ladies choice clearly was
Raj Capt. Peter Townsend, by
an 87-to-13 ratio, the letters re-
yealed.
The women of the American
television audience are not con-
cerned with lines of succession
or any of those stuffy problems.
Let the princess come over here.
She can be Queen for a Day."
strike it rich, live like a mil
lionaire and be married on
bride and Groom" The joyful
tears would drench millions of
living rooms.
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DOLLS AND GUYS-Lucille
Ball and Desi Arnaz have plans.
The immediate ones are for a
beach vacation at Del Mar, now
that their MGM film, 'The Long,
Long Trailer" is completed.
Next order of business will be
the move of DeSilu Productions
to larger studios at the Motion
Picture Center in Hollywood.
Desi will supervise production Of
several TV shows there, posi-
bly, as many as seven. In Sep
TENDER they will resume film
ing II Love Lucy" due for an
october S return. Faye En-
erson repeatedly has a new TV
show in the works, to star Faye
Emerson, of course. Leo G.
Carroll in the leading role and
Anne Jeffreys and Robert Ster-
ling as the ghosts are the stellar
names attached to television's
forthcoming Topper" series.
Filming will start next month
at the Sam Goldwyn studios.
Anthony Beauchamp, top
notch British photographer and
of Sir Whist ton
Churchill, is producing a tele-
film series titled Fabian of
Scotland Yard" for American
consumption. Stories will be
based on the actual experiences
of Great Britain's counterpart
of j. Edgar Hoover. to be played
by British Actor Bruce Seton.
Sarah Churchill. veteran of
TV and Mrs. Beau
champ. viii play roles in sew
eral of her husbands films. There
will be 80 shows in the series.
which is being aimed at a fall
date. Harry Salter
seems to be the man who has
come up with the summer re-
which will continue as
a regular fall network feature.
It's his Name That Tune" on
NBC-TV.
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PROGRAM NOTES-A num-
Der of top Hollywood stars will
be seen tomorrow on Give
Them THIS Day." a special pro-
gram in behalf of the Korean
rehabilitation mission. Jack
Benny, Bob Hope. Danny Kaye,
Betty Hutton, keenan, Wynn,
Debbie Reynolds, Walter Pidgeon
and Jack Sterling are on the list.
be introduced by Presi-
dent Eisenhower. The program
will be on WNBW at 1880 am,
WMAL-TV at 8 pm. and WTTG
at $50 pm. Broadcasts will be
carried on WMAL at $50, on
at 1890 and WRC at
1925 p.m.-NBC-TV will add
another half-hour to it's morn
ing soap opera schedule starting
3. Hawkins Falls" ct IL
and "The B?nnettS" at 11:15 will
De followed by Follow Your
Heart" at 1880 and Three
steps to Heaven" at HAS am.