Evening star., 1953-04-07

own, was not producing much
at the moment, though he was
dignified and well-mannered
while not doing it.
Somewhere else a movie STAR
let (no amateur lens hound
these) was saying she wasn't
sure she was qualified to COM
ment on these fashions. There
seemed no point in listening to
her. SO Miss McNellis was tried
again. She was interviewing
Jacques Faith. designer of fe-
male garb, and he was happy it
was Easter, you can be sure.
Mr.. Blair, when next en-
countered, had just come upon
an NBC comic. "Wally Cox" he
said. Not Mr.. Peepers?" why
not Mr.. Peepers?" said Mr.. Cox.
Very funny fellow, but we didn't
wait to discover what in the
world he had to do with the
celebration Of Easter, because
>ABC was about to switch to
Washington.
The switch hadn't been made
yet. though Miss McNellis and
Mr.. Gardiner seemed to have ar
rived at an impasse. She tried
to get things moving. Don't you
have something interesting in
your hand?" she asked. Mr..
Gardiner skeptically regarded a
child standing beside him and
Miss McNellis f1uttered nervously.
Then he looked at his script for
help-that was. after all, in his
hand-and Miss McNellis f1ut-
tered again.
This time Mr.. Gardiner looked
at his other hand-as if some
one had just sneaked up and at
tached it to him. There was
Homhurg in it. Light dawned
and Mr.. Gardiner donned the
hat. The switch to Washington
was made and there was Bryson
Rash. wearing a Homburg. He
Immediately took his off, with
the comment that this was very
fashionable piece of male mil
linery around here these days.
Mr. Rash and Mrs. William
Randolph Hearst, pen name
Austine. undertook the interview
ing of celebrities arriving for
the International Rescue Com
mittee's brunch at the May
flower. They did not have much
more rousing success than their
colleagues in New York, but they
did establish that it was a beau
tiful day in Washington and
that every one was happy it was.
Washington also had it's fash
ion show for the televised Easter,
staged for the cameras at the
Mayf1ower brunch. This, it must
be admitted, did a lot to brighten
the day. The commentary, pos
sibly because of a case of buck
fever in the face of a television
network, had much in common
with Robert Benchley's famed
"Treasufer's Report"
1t reached its high point when
the woman uttering it announced
proudly: Nov here's something
you won't forget! It's uh :"
er =. :" The long silence across
the Nation was broken only by
the rustic of paper as she
searched her script for that
which had forgotten.
Maybe television had better
stick to the churches on Easter,
and to films suitable to the day.
People, sometimes. are too funny.
\ 4 \ Il
NEWS NOTES-Procter and
Gamble has announced that it
will not exercise it's right to re-
new the Red Shelton TV show for
the 1953-54 season. Dropping the
comic was described as part of
a general overall realignment"
Of the products advertising.
The opening baseball game be-
tween the Washington Senators
and the New York Yankees at
Griffith Stadium next Monday
will be televiSed by the ABC-TV
network outside of Washington.
Here the opening game as we'll as
others will be televised. as in the
past. by WTTG. First weeks TV
schedule on the Channel S out
let includes the opener and night
games on Thursday Q6) and