Evening star., 1955-05-06

ceptedD, unveiled his new" show
I'd like to be one of the first to
welcome him back to work.
I thought it moved briskly
enough, particularly when Me-
halia Jackson, go-go-gospel
singer was about, and that even
the redhead seemed more like
his old friendly self. If you can
remember that far back.
He spoke kindly to Tony Mar
win lin the wings).
He ribbed Frank Parker about
his birthday.
= He talked to a young man. II,
and commented, after the lad
said he hoped to become a doc
tor specializing in obstetrics:
well, you tDon't lack for
clients, dnywdy."
He said little about the recent
ffrings. except indirectly. by OBJ
serving that Tv Guides current
piece was titled "The End of
Godfrey" He added that they
(the magazine) had been writ
ing the same piece about him
for three years.
Actually, the article is entitled
"Is This the End of Godfrey"
which lends different connota-
ton to the bit.
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PREJUDICE: cheerfully ad-
nit that I'm a wee bit prejudiced
about the revamping Of God
frey's Wednesday night show. My
mail the past few years was
heavily sprinkled with letters
that began Dear Birdbrain"
every time I inferred a lack Of
big time talent on his show.
My only contention is that the
broom didn't sweep out all Of
the deadwood.
Janette Davis, for one, just
cannot project beyond her pretty
nose. (I'll be hearing from six
lads at Walter Reed again about
that one. They think she's the
greatest)
Next week, by the way, God
frey is televising his show from
Steeplecka Park on Coney Is
land. and as his special guests,
he'll have 500 children from New
York's Henry Street Settlement
to participate in the fun. Sounds
good-and it sounds like work.
as I said before.
May l also recommend a re-
turn engagement for Mehalia?
She packs as much rhythm in her
voice as the law permits. That
quartet of young instumentalists
and singers, however, wasn't
much. They reminded me of Sid
Caesars "The Haircuts," only
they weren't kidding.
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BLAST OFF: 1t finally hap
pened yesterday morning, about
the time most people were en-
route to work. The voice started
ticking off the seconds until
there were none =.
On the split screen, a light ap-
peared at the left, a small sun.
round and growing.
On the right, the picture SHIN
mied and broke.
So went the Civil Defense A
Bomb test at Yucca Flats. The
delay was unfortunate-but any
first view of the awesome light in
the desert still remain the worlds
biggest Spectacular.
The result of the test, on the
homes constructed close to the
bomb sight, will be shown this
morning. So I'll be a little late to
work again today.
\ II Il X
ON THE RUN: Brooke Johns,
the one-time Ziegfeld star,
launches new radio series from
his Norbeck Farm tomorrow
morning (WDON) for Safeway.
:. Lois HAZEL. whose job 1t
Is to train women civil defense
wardens in Montgomery County,
phoned in her reaction to the
A-blast from Yucca Flats to
WGAY, which promptly put it on
the air. Lois, one of eight
women observers, was so ex-
cited the line (and recording)
fairly tingled.
When Steve Allen visits the
plant of the New York Herald
Tribune next Monday, he'll in
terview such well-known staffers
as Marguerite Higgins, John
Crosby. Hy Gardner and Roscoe
Drummond (the Washington
correspondent. So what
will Roscoe be covering in New
York?
Traffic Court" featuring