Evening star., 1955-06-09

isn't a moment to lose. I'm all
Here. sob. is the ultimate in
ton of years Of insidious re-
search. And it's growing in your
living room. Jack. like a crazy
beanstalk.
AS q friend once remarked on
another equally repugnant ocea-
sior-"this Is the final finale. "
It fits.
They didn't overlook . thing
in manufacturing this monstrous
tease.
l. The booty Is immense. (You
can hardly miss winning q
Caddy.)
2. Hal March. the emcee, can
read.
3. When the questions get
tough, q banker with two guards
doles them out to March, asSur-
ing us that no human hands or
eyes have Sullied these pages.
(They were typed and placed
in the envelopes by intelligent
gorillas)
4. Handpicked contestants.
(The first, who unfortunately
acted like a plant, was . doll.
The second was a handsome red
headed Irish policeman with five
children who graduated from
Fordham and mastered in Eng
lish Lit. He was carrying his
gun with him. Regulations.
y'know)
5. New gimmicks. "a sound
proof booth to keep the audience
from prompting the contestant
when the questions get harder.)
6. Presence Of the Caddy on
stage, complete with chauffeur,
for the drive home.
The oficer. by the way, sue
cessfully answered the $4,000
question and will be back next
Tuesday to reveal If he wants
to keep it or try for $4,000. AS
Hal Marsh explained, the de-
cision was Just too big to be
made in an instant, so they were
giving him a weeks time.
It is a tease of such torturouS
intensity that I hope CHS, which
is planning a survey to see what
the public expects of TV, will
pick several distinguished psy-
chiatristS for the panel who will
promptly tell them that what
programs of this nature primar-
lily distribute, besides money, is
greed, envy, dissatisfaction and
the type OF. tension that belongs
exclusively in a power line.
The March of Medicines"
final program of the season
Tuesday (WRC-4, which pre-
sented ,Qive) an operation to
remove a lump from the breast
of a woman patient, may have
been a shade too much for some
viewers to take, but there was
no adverse reaction to 1t re-
ceived here. Just one lonely
phone call. ~
Time was-I recall-when the
removal of a silver from a big
toe would have been the signal
for mass protests.
The pioneering March Of Med
icine, in its studious way, and
Medic. in its melodramatic way,
however, have collaborated to
create more favorable climate
for the discussion and explora-
ton Of subjects Of concern to
all of us.
This particular show was pri-
marily shaped to illustrate the
role Of the pathologist and
achieved its desired result bril-
liantly. Prior to the demonstra- =
ton, there were a few minutes
devoted to other developments
as presented at the AMA's con-
vention in Atlantic City.
A speaker whose name
missed-probably the president
paid tribute to the divine dis
content" of medical men who
are forever seeking new and bet
ter ways to help humanity.
You're so right" said Ben
Grauer. taking the words right
out Of his viewers mouths.
Quickies.
Rod Serling of Patterns
fame has another teleplay up
coming on Climax. June 23.
It's called ITO Wake at Md
night" and concerns q NazI
lieutenant, in a coma for II
years. who regains consciousness
in q British hospital to face a
turnabout world.
Buster Crabbe. the Captain
Gallant" Of WRC-Tv. will per-
form for the small fry at Glen
Echo pool June 1S and 10.
When Alec Templeton pre-
mieres his new WTTG show to-
morrow night 10:30 to IL
he'll be accompanied by a guitar
bass viol and drums. Along
with music, the witty pianist
will present a guest whose back
ground fits the theme.