Evening star., 1953-04-22

that bass hand work and did
master the accordion again. She
doesn't play it through her entire
New Orleans act; it's heavy and
she's only been playing 1t a year
now since the latest of her pain
full operations. But she plays it
with skill.
The two. incidentally, still de-
vote a great deal of time and
energy to entertaining service
men, in spite of the ordeal which
followed their first try at that.
Miss Markoff is a sort of one
woman unofficial USO tour. She
returned to this country awhile
back after picking up on her own
to spend several months ranging
the world by thumbing rides with
the Air Force.
No one who knows even part
OF their story could fail to be
moved by seeing them together,
as they were last week on tele-
vision. There was something spe-
clal. however. which made this a
memorable moment. They didn't
make any fuss about it and Miss
Markoff mentioned it only casu-
ally in passing the other night
When they set out on that dis
astrous ocean flight they had
plans to do an act together.
When they entertained overseas,
Miss Markoff would play while
Miss Frohman sang.
Last week on television thev
finally got together for the first
time to do just that.
X X 4 X
VICTORY-The executors of
George Bernard Shaw's estate
finally have been won over by
American television. It took
Omnibus" to turn the trick
Arrangements are being COM
pleted between the Ford Foun-
dation Radio-TV Workshop and
Morris Ernst, who represents the
estate in the United States. for
presentation of a series of Shaw
plays on the CBS-TV program.
The first of these will be
Arms and the Man." which will
occupy the entire Commute pro-
gram time of Omnibus" on Nav
3. 1t will be staged, Workshop
Director Robert Saudek has dis
closed, by John Burrell, who
should keep the Shaw estate
quite happy. Mr.. Burren is the
director at London's Old Vic and
has done Arms and the Man"
there. It will be played by IAN
all-star cast" as yet unnamed.
Shaw plays hitherto denied
televiewers in this country, which
are adaptable to television, prob
ably would include Major Bar
bara," Candida" and Caesar
and Cleopatra" among others
Viewers will have to wait until
next season for them, however.
The May 5 telecast is the final
one in the first Omnibus" series
of 26 and it will go off the air
until fall. Mr.. Saudek reports
that the return date and future
plans will be announced in due
time.
The Shaw estate finally gave
In, the announcement says, be-
cause of a feeling that "the
production standards and other
facilities of Omnibus assures
the plays the type Of showcastine
they merit" No one coulo
deny it.
MIRROR-Another televisior
project announced yesterday
afternoon is a joint venture OF
WNBW and Life magazine. This
is an ambitious documentary
series titled Life in Washing
ton" 1t will start a week from
tonight on WNBW and will be
seen for the following IL weeks
at least on Wednesdays at 7 pm
Both films and live television
in the studio and ION location,
will be employed in the half
hour programs. A great deal oi
advance preparation has beer
put into the series already by
Life Researcher Harriet Culley
Producer-Writer JEFF Baker anc
Director Frank Slingland.
Life in Washington" will be
a companion piece of two Other
similar Life-NBC projects, Life
in Cleveland" and Life in De-
troit," now running in those
cities. The aim here, according
to Carleton D. Smith, NBC vice
president and general manager
of WNBW, will be to present ar
extensive pictorial report or
Washingtonians at work anC
play.
we are concerned with the
people of Washington" said Mr.
Smith. "the homes we live in, the
way Washingtonians earn theil
living, the way we spend oul
leisure time and, of course, oul
future as it looks in this perioo
which Life magazine describe.
as Golden Age Naturally, We
will be looking at Washington's
number one business, Govern
ment."
Sounds promising.