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PROGRAM NOTES-NBC has
taken its old Saturday Night
Revue" title off the shelf and
will use it as the label for this
years summer replacement for
Your Show of Shows"
Which, in the beginning, was a
Segment of Saturday Night Re-
vue." Hoagy Carmichael, a
dependable entertainer, will have
the stellar role, supported by
young performers new to TV.
This will start on May 80.
Jane Froman will give her fol-
lowers a previeW tomorrow
(WTOP-TV-7:45 PM of the
Cole Porter score for the forth
coming "Can-Can." Ruth
Anne Flaherty will become mis-
tress of ceremonies of Fashion
Figures" (WMAL-TV-Wednes-
day. 9 p.mD, lending a welcome
professional touch. . Matthew
Warren, WTTG'S II pm. news
caster, and Jim Simpson, who
follows him at HAS nightly with
sports roundup, have added
more of the same. They also
are on WTTG now at $50 and
$40 pm, respectively. .
WMAL-TV's give O'Clock The
ater" is being expanded. as of
tonight, to give Milton @. Ford
more elbow room. 1t will run
henceforth (until the next
change. that Isl from S to
$50 pm. Emlyn Williams,
writer, actor and something of
an authority on Charles Dickens,
will read from "A Tale of Two
Cities" next Sunday on CBS-
TVS Omnibus.
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INSPIRATION-C. R. Smith,
president of American Airlines,
was waiting at National Airport
for a plane to New York one
night, which even airline presi-
dents have to do. While he
waited he listened to the radio,
at the moment tuned to WTOP's
starlight Symphony" That,
Mr.. Smith decided. was the sort
of thing that ought to be on the
post-midnight air. not a lot OF
chatter.
Now when Mr.. Smith decides
something ought to be done, it
is done with a flourish. One time
at the airline's headquarters in
New York a new carpenter was
dispatched from the hangar to
get a ladder in the presidents
office. "If you need any help" a
practical joker advised. you'll
find a guy named Smitty up
there. Ask him. Shortly the
carpenter reappeared, bearing
the rear end of the ladder. Hold
ing the front end was c. r.
Here's your blank-blank lad
der" he said matter of -factly
Where do you want it put"
Having made his decision
about music after midnight, Mr.
Smith acted. American Airlines
now sponsors programs of light
music. from Cole Porter to the
classics. on five CHS stations
(WTOP included, from mid
night to $50 am. week nights
and from Saturday midnight to
the stations regular Sunday
sign-on. And Mr.. Smith was
right. This is good listening late
at night and early in the morn
ing.
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Brandon de Wilde, talented TO-
year-old, will star in Jamie" on
the new "ABC Album" next
Sunday night, when the pro-
gram becomes plymouth Play
house" in honor of its spon-
sor. The young actor, who
also appears in Paramount's
Shane" was officially accorded
stardom last week at a party
at Toots Shor'S. Hollywood
rumor is that Bing Crosby will
not make his TV debut until he
can introduce his video tape re-
cording system at the same time.
:: Red Shelton is being wooed
by NBC as an addition to the
Comedy Hour" roster. Wal
ter Winchell will move to a new
time next Sunday, $50 pm. on
ABC-TV.