Evening star., 1953-02-12

against Tallulah Bankhead's 17.3
on "All Star Revue" Ed
Sullivan's Walt Disney feature
on Toast of the Town" topped
Ben Blues Comedy Hour" 1871
with a 38.3. Ken Murray's
return chalked up a 28.9. while
the last half Of "Televlsion
Playhouse" rated 1876. g.
Whose ratings?" NBC might
snarl. "Trendex," CHS might
answer sweetly.
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REBUTTAL - From Lloyd
Dennis. vice president in charge
Of programs at WTOP. comes
note anent a readers COM
plant about the switch in the
Garry Moore time. -. AL
though I'm sure you understand
the dark and devious ramifica-
tions of program changes -
cause and effect" he writes,
I'm equally certain that an ex-
planation in any detail would
be completely bewildering Ito
any one) not previously exposed
to the pressure of network, ma
tional spot and local program
changes directly affecting q sta
ton in a metropolitan area, As
you know, those of us concerned
with scheduling programs abhor
changes as a general rule, and
In particular when the changes
are concerned with such pro-
grams as Garry Moore. Suffice
it to say that between a choice
OF no Garry Moore, or Garry
Moore at another time on kline
scope, we felt that the latter
course was the lesser of two
evils" Believe us, Garry
Moore fans. the man has a good
point there.
Several other letters have
come along, having to do with
those programs for pre-school
children. The tenor of all
is: Don't let them take Little
Playhouse away from u.s." ,
You'd be deluged if you tried it.
WNBW. Another note on
the same subject: Ding Dong
School" has been chosen SHOW
OF the month" by Chicago's
Television Board of Review.
SUCCESSIVE third annual
WGMS drive for funds for the
children's concerts of the Ma
tional Symphony ended at 11:35
pm. Sunday and was judged a
success. More than $500
had been pledged by listeners, a
20 per cent gain over last year.
PROGRAM NOTES-Episode
Is in Victory at Sea-" on
WNBW next Sunday at 3 pm,
will cover the invasion of Nor
mandy on D day, from both
sides Of the English Channel. d.
It's an overall picture. from the
decision by Roosevelt, Churchill
and others at Casablanca to the
landings and breakthrough. .
Another William Saroyan play,
"The Oyster and the Pearl" will
be an Omnibus" feature on
Sunday (WTOP-Tv-4:3O p.m0.
:, Paul Douglas will play a
leading role. Eddie Cantor
will be back on NBC-TV's
Comedy Hour" on Sunday night
at 8. With Singer Connie
Russell as one of his guests. &.
Saturdays Tinker Shop" fea-
ture on WMAL-TV (4:30 p.m)
will be a dance Interpretation Of
the Hans Christian Andersen
story, "The Shepherdess and the
Chimney Sweep"
NAMES IN THE NEWS
NBC-TV. it neglected to report
until just recently, signed Dave
Garroway for a second year on
To-day" on the programs first
anniversary. NBC also signed
nine new sponsors for the show
for which the rest of the indus
try cheerfu1ly predicted failure q
year ago. Jinx Falkenberg
will be a Washington visitor soon
-. It is the American Newspa-
per Women's Press Club premiere
Of Hans Christian Anderson"
which brings her here. In
addition to acting as mistress of
ceremonies on the Metropolitan
stage, she will conduct a telecast
over WMAL-TV from 8 to $3.50
in the lobby. Donald O'Con-
nor, one of the brighter lights on
'The Comedy Hour" this season,
has been signed by Paramount to
co-star with Bing Crosby in
White Christmas" =. Report
from Hollywood. incidentally, is
that Crosby. instead Of starting
regular television in the spring