Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-07-22


titled Gamble on Love-" 1t is
aired Fridays at 1890 pm. by
Du Mont (WTrG).
Gamble on Love" is q fairly
vapid enterprise. Three cou-
piles take part. vying in turn
for the highest score. The win
ming duo gets q chance at the
jackpot question. Apart from
Miss Darcel there is nothing
about it to stifle the suspicion
that the movie exhibitors are
infiltrating TV and boring from
within, trying to drive the Gus
toners back to the theaters.
Gamble on Love" does have
one distinction, however. 1t is
the only quiz show on which
the participants have more trou-
BILE figuring out what the ques-
ton is than they have thinking
up the answer. To a man who
can take or leave audience-par-
ticipation shows but definitely
prefers to leave them. Miss OAR
Gel seems to be Just what the
participants deserve.
It is a JOY to behold the. look
Of befuddlement on a contest
ants face when Miss Darrell
comes at him with something
like, 10000 wahzs teeth prahs-
DENT ahv Younite. Stahts.
10000, ALP" You may never
know exactly what the questions
are on this show. but they do
sound funny.
IN THE CLEAR-The genius
of Frank Blair, formerly of
WNBW and now news editor of
NBC-TV's To-day" has been
noted here before. Now comes
story providing final proof. Mr..
Blair, like anyone else in the
news trade, gets a lot of McCar-
thy letters. You have merely TO
mention the Senator's name to
be labeled a fascist and sub
versive all at the same time.
Well, Mr.. Blair has solved the
problem these letters pose. To
an anti-McCarthy correspondent
he sends letter received from
a pro-McCarthy correspondent.
and vice versa, commenting
simply, lone Of you has to be
wrong In the middle, feels Mr..
Blair, it is quieter.
RADIO ROW - The summer
concerts of the Air Force Sym
phony Orchestra will be broad
cast by WGMS, starting with the
one at the Watergate tomorrow
night. The local station will feed
the FIN Good Music Network.
WWDC Announcer Ken
Evans is about to enter broad
castings history. Come next
Monday at 9:14:30 am. he will
be the first announcer anywhere
to voice Mutual's new cue phrase,
"This is Mutual-the network
for all America"
PREMIERE - Whats in a
Word?,' new panel quiz show
with Clifton Fadiman as mod
orator, will start tonight at 8
on CBS-TV tWTOP). The word
association game will have Faye
Emerson, Audrey Meadows, Jim
Moran and celebrity guest on
the panel.
PROGRAMS AND PEOPLE
Helen Traubel. who won TV
fame as a foil for Jimmy Durante
on NBC, has signed an exclusive
television contract with CHS. In
addition to guest appearances. a
regular Helen Traubel show Is q
possibility for the future. =.
Jerry Strong's Golf Tips" show.
on WMAL-TV on Fridays at
$50 pm, has been renewed by
the sponsor. y. August will find
the dinner hour a quiet one
around the Allan Jefferys house.
hold and there won't be any
trouble getting the head of same
fed. During August. Mark Evans
will be yacationing In Africa and
Mr.. Jeferys will take over his
WTOP-Tv show, the best-fed
eatathon on TV. Sports
caster Bob Wolff will do play
by-play of Washington Redskins
games for ABC-TV this fall.
Tbs is for games on other por-
tions of the network than that
where they are sponsored by
Amoco: Jim Gibbons will do ths