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Arizona sun., 1955-08-26
$1O,628,652


Apportionment of S1O,628,652 in
Federal Aid highway funds to Ari-
zona for the fiscal year starting
July 1, 1857 has been announced
by Secretary of Commerce, Sim
clair Weeks. A similar amount
was given Arizona for the current
fiscal year under a formula for
these grants developed by U. S.
Senator Carl Hayden. Arizonas
share of the S875 million made
available by Congress is earmarked
as follows: $4,746, 6,473 for improve
nents on the States Primary high
way system; $3,232,256 for Secon-
Diary or feeder roads; $674,603 for
Urban road development; and ST.
975,32O for highways in Arizona
that are part of the National Sys-
tenn on Interstate Highways. Ari-
zona will also receive $1.276,539
for road construction in the Ma
tional Forests as it's ALLEGATION Of
the $2215 million appropriation
which is divided among the states
en- the basis of area and value of
National Forest lands within each
state.
Arizona sun., 1955-08-26
Commission Will
Meet At Douglas

The next meeting of the Arizona
Highway Commission will be held
at Douglas, hometown Of Vice
Chairman Frank E. Moore on Sep
tember 2-3. The announcement
was made by James Heron, Jr.,
Commission Executive Secretary.
Invitation to hold the meeting in
the Border City was extended by
Cochise County officials.
Arizona sun., 1955-08-26
Sports Closeup
By
Fritz Pollard

they are Immediately pounced up
on for speaking engagements here
and there; they are honored at
luncheons and dinners, and are
asked to give time to coach young
sters, or to serve as honorary
chairman of youth programs of
various kinds.
This kind of participation, while
thoroughly desirable and most
commendable, is hard on the pro-
fessional player who has little else
to do but play ball. But when that
kind of schedule is imposed upon a
young student who must also keep
up with his studies, it's too much.
College officials, we think, should
address themselves to this matter,
and seek to keep their star athletes
ION the ball" accidentally by par
ing down their outsode activities
to a bare minimum. They should
not allow their stars to become
public figures. 1t apparently Spoils
them for the doWn-to-earth busi-
ness of learning their lessons.
Arizona sun., 1955-08-26

BOSTON (AFPS) = While the
movie "Six Bridges to Cross" about
the famous Drinks armored car
robbery, flashed across the screen
of the Keith Memorial theater
here, a gunman daringly robbed
the boX-office of S2S.
Arizona sun., 1955-08-26
JOHN j.
RHODES
REPORTS
FIRST CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT OF ARIZONA
MARICOPA COUNTY
SCOREBOARD:
S4th CONGRESS, Ist SESSION
Arizona Affairs:

Several laws beneficial to Ari-
zona were signed into public law
by this Congress. In earlier reports,
1 mentioned passage of the bill to
permit multiple use of public lands,
the scorpion mailing measure, and
my bill clarifying transfer of land
near Tempe for construction of
the Salt River Valley Water Users
Association Headquarters building.
The Small Projects Bill which
sets up machinery for loans to re-
clamation projects was in Senate
House conference at adjournment.
1t provides the foundation for Fed
eral loans to cover Maricopa Coun-
ty's irrigation bitches to prevent
any more drowning tragedies. This
Dill occupied the House Interior
Committee much of the session.
Strongly supporting this measure,
I did not push my special bill for.
this purpose. I hope groundwork
can be laid this fall while I am in
the District to take immediate ad-
vantage of the Small Projects Bill
for this purpose when it becomes
law.
The Indian Bureau plans to step
up the total enrolment of Indian
children in both federal and bu-
reau-aided public schools by more
than 5000 students. This will bring
Indian enrolment in all public
schools and in federal schools to
an all-time high of roughly 100000.
Most of the new enrollees will be
Navajo children entering school
for the first time as a direct result
Of the bureaus Navajo Emergency
Education program launched in the
spring of 1854.
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Her Weekly N Job
is to Case the Foce'
TV az.

Beryl Denzer, associate pro-
ducer Of Face the Nation"
and the gal who applies the
makeup to the faces Of the
notables, is acquiring consider
able fame on Capitol Hill for
her speciality.
One famous mans wife. whose
name is withheld to keep peace
In his family. told Beryl:
II didn't knou him. He
looked positipely handsome"
Badness Is the big problem
but q little powder and
makeup fixes things up fine.
She's never known q guest 70
wear Q toupee.
The interview with Beryl
(by AP TV Editor Charles
Mercer also brought out some
other interesting sidelights.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer
Of Germany resisted makeup
valiantly--until told that Vice
President Richard Nixon used
1t. The Chancellor's remark
roughly translated was:
Whats good enough for
Vice President Nifon u good
enough for me-"
Only one man refused to be
made up. He nearly split his
Evening star., 1955-11-20

sides laughing at the idea. He
was President Lonardi Of Ar
eentina-the ex-President now
and it should be added that
Beryl wasn't in Buenos Aires
that day to influence him.
Senator Magnuson. Demo-
crat Of Washington. Is the
only guest to arrive with his
makeup already on.
The man who needs the
least makeup? John L. Lewis.
match. His brows," says Beryl
admiringly. ARE magnificent
on television."
II you're looking for Face
the Nation" today. inciden-
tally. It's been sideslipped
down to 1880 pm. on the
WTOP-9 schedule. Pennsyl-
vania's James Dun Is the
guest.
d
Don DeFore. president Of
the Academy Of Television
Arts and Sciences, was In New
York recently with top aides
to dicuss changes in the Acad-
emy's method Of selecting
"Emmies" (Which generally ig-
nored Eastern shows and
there may be some improve
Evening star., 1955-11-20
ON THE AIR
Remember, jackie, J,
You Asked for 1t

takes place almost entirely In
the Kramden nat, which u
precisely where 1t took place
before.
Tired Of Sameness
II the public is getting tired
Of anything, It's this repetitious
sameness.
What Gleason is doing---yia
the DuMont fllm process lis
filming q show almost exactly
as he would be required 10 do
It 'sliye."
It's q good film process-but
not that good.
Compared with some Of the
other situation comedies On
TV this season, The Honey
mooners" remains o fairly live
" and amusing property. Com
pared with itself dast season..
it's q nop.
It Is this change from an
outstanding show to q merely
good one--that Is probably the
most irksome feature.
Bob Hope. by the way.
wasn't referring to The
Honeymooners" in his Variety
interview.
Bob Prefers the "Kine"
Bob, who has developed the
noxious habit Of kinescoping
his shows-and even repeat
ing skits from the previous
Evening star., 1955-11-20

1850, WTOP (9)--Jack Benny
Show: Johnny Carson pays .
cali.
S:00, WRC (4)--Variety Hour:
Harry Belafonte headlines.
with Ray Anthony and his
bride. Mamie Van Dcren,
guests.
s:OO, WTOP ts1--Ed sullivan:
Guests: Dr. Jives Rhythm
and Blues; Cesare siepi, Ted
Lewis and clips from Jack
Palance movie.
soc, WRC (2)-TV Playhouse:
Zone Mummy Too Many" BY
Alvin Sapinsley, comedy about
naive salesman who gets In
volved In political intrigue IN
Egypt; Tony Randall. IVA
Gabor.
$500, WTOP tel--Electric The
ater: Bret Harte's story Of
the West, "Prosperis Old
Mother; Ronald Reagan.
Ethel Barrymore.
s:ae, WTOP te)-Alfrsd Hitch-
cock Presents: "our Cooks Q
Treasure" story Of man who
becomes suspicious Of his
housekeepsr: Everett eleAne.
Beulah Bcndi.
Evening star., 1955-11-20
COLOR SHOWS
THIS WEEK

Today, 4 to $50, WRC o.
Hall Of Fame, Maurice Evans
presents "The Devils DIS
ciple."
Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday.
and Friday, 8 to 4. WRC 90
Matinee Theater.
Monday, Tuesday. Wednesday
and Friday. $3.50 to 6, wRC
(D-Howdy Doody.
Tuesday. 1880, to Noon, WRC
(D-Honae: Special color
cast preview Of Christmas
toys and games.
Tuesday. ESQ to 10 pm, wTOP
(9)-Red Skelton Show.
Thursday, S to 8 pm, WRC 60
Assignment: India" with
Chester Bowles, former q. 8.
Ambassador to India.
Thursday. $3.50 to $50 pm.
WTOP (0)-Climax: "Por-
trait in Celluloid" starring
Jack Carson and Kim
Hunter.
Saturday, 1:16 pm, WRC ca
--NCAA Football Gamei
Army vs.. Navy ct philadel-
phia.
Saturday, Z to T:30 PM,
WTOP (s)-The Gene An.
try Show.
Saturday. Q pm, WRC a.
Max Liebm sn Presents1
Dearest Enemy" musical
by Rodgers and Hart star.
ring Anne Je6reyG
Evening star., 1955-11-20

ESQ, WAEAL (7)-Ted Mack'a
Am ateur Hour: Louis o,
0ranatoor, known as "Mr,
Bronx" special guest.
1900. WRC (1l--LOrettA Young:
(Re-run) Thanksgiving at
Beaver Dam" /" starring Loret4
t. Young.
10:00. WTOP (9)---Appointnent
With Adventure: American
girl learns blood II not al-
ways thicker than water;
Elizabeth Montgomery.
1e:se, WRC tAl---Justice: Law
student Ii implicated In hit
and-run killing but tries b
worm out Of charges.
1850, WMEAL (5)--All Star
Theater: Flier InirMeulously
visits sweetheart after he'i
killed In action over China;
Larry Parks.
11:e0, WTTG (S-TOm Har-
mons Workshop: Jointsl
workings Of shopsmith Illus
tfatsd in making . shadow
bcx.
l2:ee, WTOP (o)-Polics Cal:
Young woman n kiIlod 70 fvi-
nll secret need of criminal
IN 'Tnsland"; Doris Lloyd.
Evening star., 1955-11-20

ments IN that respect next
time. It could stand many.
Meanwhile, NBC announces.
with fanfare, that the net
work viii again carry the pre-
sentations. The date Is Sat-
urday, March II, from 0 TO
10:30 pm.
On the Run: Rod Serlins
whose vehicle, Incident in an
Alley" viii be performed on
q. s. Steel Hour next Wednes-
day (Farley Granger stars)
got 10 rejection slips before he
finally sold Q script He
gets no rejects now The
next night Thursday Climax
win be presenting Servings
Portrait In Celluloid," with
Jack Carson and Kim Hunter.
Twentieth Century-Fox has
Miracle on 34th Street" In
production for It's Christmas
presentation on Dec. IL >.
Cast includes Thomas Mitch
ell, Macdonald Carey and Te-
resa Wright.
See It Now" viii focus On
the acute national educational
problem next Sunday In the
time normally occupied by
Omnibus =. The latter pro-
gram, by the way, recently
picked UP It's third sponsor.
Glenn Miller's Air Force
Album was played In It's en-
tirety Friday night on Bill
Mayhugh's disc show CWOD.
One show I'd like to have at
tended-the Friars' salute to
Sammy Davis, tr.. the first
Negro to be so honored by the
Hollywood show biz club :. I.
Jack Benny was the toast
master-because George Jes-
sci was out Of town Jack
said George has "a steady Job
In Paris. He's making farewell
speeches to French premiers''
Variety'S account Of the
night makes hilarious reading
Other highlights: Pearl
Bailey's ~ didn't plan q
speech. ! just wore my stones"
Gary Cooper was intro.
duced as the man who made
the transition from silents to
talkies with ease-"he was In
talkies three years before they
found out he left silents"
Jerry Lewis recalled that he
had given Sammy some
friendly advice-"to get out Of
the business" i've years ago
Also said he was alone
that night because Dean Mar
tin was at q testimonial for
the president Of Seagram's"
-. The top tribute came from
Cole Porter, relayed by Benny
The latter said he had
met Porter and asked him
what he thought Of the en-
tertainment capital . "Just
fabulous" said Porter, "ina-
gine being able to see Noel Co
ward and Sammy Davis on the
same evening"
BERNIE HARRISON.
Evening star., 1955-11-20

Itch" first won attention a.
one Of the Quiz Kids on Joe
Kelly's radio show.
She's q bit tired Of being
constantly referred to as q
former Quiz Kid.
80 much has happened
since them she said. II was
Just o child and I have done
o few things since"
These few things include
the Broadway show, Watch
on the Rhine" In which David
o. Selznick saw her and sub
sequently signed her to Q mo-
ton picture contract In l943.
Among the movies In which
abe appeared-after Mervyn
IA Roy changed her name
Evening star., 1955-11-20
Once Plump Schoolgirl SmyIIo Is
Now TeIevision's GIomorous Vonesso
By MARGARET MearANUs

NEW YORK. Nov. Ia
0lamor II . sheen and "A
illusion. II can often be Sc
CURED BY dogged psrsistencs.
vanessA Brown. currently
known 10 the television public
as Liz Cooper. Of the CBS teis-
vision show. MY Fayorite
Husband" was once SmyllA
Brind. . plump, very bright
little girl, who went 10 Puhlie
School No. % here. She was
the proverbial bookworm and
the Joy Of her teachers.
she's Still . very bright girl.
She can memorize the half.
hour script for her Tuesday
night show In three hours. 10
an onaniveFous reader. speaks
German and French duently,
But vanessR is slim. while
snylla was not. and Vanessa
has taken 70 high-style clothes
while Smylla never bothered
about what she wore.
Il Was 80 Long Age
Pretty. dnrk.haired. with q
natural rosy coloring which
makes her look as II she 10 per-
petually blushing, Miss Brown
was In New York from the
Coast for q week Of theater
and shopping.
when ! come back to New
York ] like TO walk the same
streets ! walked a. q child" "
abe said. II can visualize my
self skipping along to school.
pausing In certain doorways,
going to one special drugstore.
But, ! feel that I'm conjuring
up q picture Of someone else.
It seems 30 long ago."
Soft Of voice. almost reticent
and shy Of manner, much less
laxative than most actresses.
vanessa Brown declared she
loves the part Of the gay and
gregarious Liz Cooper. the
sophisticated young rnatron In
the country club Get Of the
fashionable suburbs.
One Big Family
She said that she and her
co-star. Barry Nelson, and the
rest Of the television cast
work together like % many
happy CLAIMS.
ITS Just . wonderful
group" she said; really like
one big family. When Joan
Caulfield left the show, ! got
the part through Bill Dozier,
then executive producer for
CHS on the Coast. I couldn't
be more pleased with 1t. !
Just hope the show stays on
well, indefinitely"
Miss Brown, who has ap-
peared In naany movies and
was last sesn on broadway as
O eo-stay oe '-The Seven Year
Evening star., 1955-11-20

were "The Late George Apley,"
"The Ghost and Mrs. Muir"
and more recently, "The Fight
er." and "The Beautiful and
the Damned"
Miss Brown has also ap-
peared on many dramatic
shows on television, has con-
tributed her linguistic talents
to the Voice Of America radio
programs and has written q
play. Europa and the Bull"
Married since 1850 to DR..
Robert A. Franklyn, q plastic
surgeon In Los Angeles, she and
her husband live in Holmby
Hills In -four thousand square
feet Of rock. wood and glass;"
tReleassd bg the Bali syndieats. Ine.)
Evening star., 1955-11-20
.TODAY's TV
MOVIES

1855, WRC (l)-aBim": A
boy and his donkey meet
adventure (1e5i).
1:3o, WTTG (S)-'Rimflre":
The action-packed story
Of q series Of murders In O
post--Civil War western
community. Stars Henry
Hull (lU40).
$500, WTTG tB)--aThe Lady
with o Lamp: Florence
Nightingale pioneers the
nursing field; Anna Neagle,
Michael Wilding (loSB).
$500, WAfAL t7) - sThe
Amazing Mr.. X.": Man
able TO hold strange COM
pelling power over others
Is portrayed by Turhan
Bey t1Dl6).
1900, WTTG (5)--aCounter-
punch: Joe Kirkwood as
Joe Palcoka runs into
cOunterfeiters en- route to
South America (1e4o,.
S:3e, WAEAL (7l-aThe Law
smder HiIl Mob: Alec
0uinsss' famous comedy Of
Q meek bank clerk who
plots . three million dollar
gold robbery (1eB1).
e:ee, WTTG 90 - Front
PAGE sEsFy": Narrates
twelve exciting hours in Life
of . news editor; Jack
Hewkins tisb6).
Hills, WRC 10 --- "Ekst
4 Lagsemvs Charles Boyer,
Wlliam Demarsst (lesi).
Evening star., 1955-11-20
CAN'T HAVE THIS
AT DISNEY HOME

HOLLYWOOD B-Walt
Disney tells this one on his
wife:
Mrs. Disney brought home
. robe for their grandson.
which she had bought Of
one Of the big Los Ange-
les department stores. She
proudly displayed II TO her
producer husband. A pie
ture Of Davy Crockett was
imprinted on the cloth.
But It's not ons Of tbs
Davy Crockett robes licensed
BY u.s." he said.
"Oh. dearl" she replied.
"I1l take It right back"
Evening star., 1955-11-20
HOLLYWOOD "
Jack Webb
| Wants a Girl
| For'Druqnet'
Dy SHEILAH GRAHAM

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. Ia
Jack Webb, who lost another
wife when Dorothy Towne
moved out Of their home last
Monday, is looking for q girl
friend to make love to him in
sDraenet." II seems that
Sergeant Friday is as lonesome
on TV as Mr.. Webb Is in real
life.
Donald O'Connor, complete
with mustache--to make him
look older, he says-will start
Q new TV series after the first
Of the year. /. And Esther
williams tells me her next TV
show viii be entirely dramatic,
and minus swimming--"I have
to 60 dry sometime" You can
take It that Esther has hung
up her nns.
Bergen Gets Sponsor
Edgar Bergen Is landing
Frigidaire as q sponsor for his
TV show for CHS. It's Q
filmed quiz show titled "Do
You Trust Your Wife," And
with Charlie Mccarthy insult
ing the contestants. Bergen,
long q holdout against teie-
vision, explains his switch:
II feel I have an easy-going
format or / wouldn't do It,"
Ethel Barrymore is looking
for Tv work to break her loaf
ing spell. !. 39-year-old Jack
Benny and 20-year-old Johnny
Carson win discuss how to
stay young on Benny's show
tonight. Carson really is 20.
CHS In Hollywood 10 dedi-
eating the month Of Decem.
ber to Zsa Zsa Gabor. she'll
do q Red Skelton show, Q
Climax" and assorted ap-
pearances for Bob Crosby. II
only her acting matched her
looksl
life" ID Great
Option-pickup time for the
east Of "It's q Great Life
Mike O,shea, Bin Bishop and
Jimmy Dunn-was celebrated
with Q new 1855 Chrysler each.
from the sponsor. As George
Gobel would say. them's the
best kind--meaning sponsors.
Lucille BAH and Desi Arnaz,
No. / team for 20 long. are de-
lighted at their rating prox-
nifty to "The $4,000 Cues
ton" Wen catch EN-" Desi
promised me. He wants TO
change their II Love Lucy"
formal to q one-hour show
once . month for next season.
TT VIII give US more scope and
wen do some in color"
Sheree Says No
Laurel and Hardy are film-
ing two Commute color spec
tacuIars with Hal Roach. Jr..
producing. The senior Roach
started them - q comedy team
In 1879. Sheree North re-
fused Q role In . 2oth Century
FOX TV show. But it couldn't
have been any good. Tom
Ewell walked out Of the same
tslefllm.
From Red skelton: II own
apartment houses and real
estate. ! have security for life.
and yet ] 20 on with this Tv
show. I'm crazy but I like 10
hear people laugh. and to have
someone tell me, That was o
great show you had Il makes
me feel % good ! just can't
quit"
nslsassl by the MANA
Evening star., 1955-11-20
HighIiehts

l0:0o, WTOP t9l--Jewish Com
munity Hour: Rabbi Arthur
Bogner discusses Jewish
origin Of Thanksgiving.
1850, WTTG ts)-This Is thG
Life: On Thanksgiving eve,
life Of wealthy man 10 en-
riched when he meets char
woman.
lace. WAEAL l7l--College Pres
Conference: Deputy Attorney
General william r. Rogers
guest.
1:OO, WRC t4)--American Fo-
rum: Campaign highlights oi
1855. Gov. Fred Hall Of Kan.
sas and Gov. Marvin Grimm
Of Georgia. guests.
200, WATAL (7)-Celebrity Pa
rade: Drew Pearson reports
on efforts Of northern Demo
Gratis to dump Stevenson; Jol
McCaffrey interviews Leor
Keyserling.
2:0O, WTOP ts)--Pro Football;
Washington plays the Chi.
cago Cardinals ut Chicago.
$3.50, WRC (4l--Youth Wants
TO Know: Paul Butler. Demo-
crat committee chieftain
from South Bend.
2:30, WMAL t7l-This We Be-
lieve: Program devoted Il
idea Of world sharing oi
wealth and knowledge; d. K
Hingorani, Indian Embassy
guest.
4:OO, WRC l4l-FIall Of Fame
Bernard Shaw's "The Devils
Disciple" with Maurice Evans
(Dick Dudgeon). Ralph Bel
lanny tPastor Anderson),
Teresa Wright (Judith), Dem
mis- King tGen. Burgoyne)
and Jade Royland (Essie.)
(In color)
$500, WTTG t5)-Both Sides
Of the Aisle: Reps. Quigley
Cd, Pa. and 81. George
(R), N. Y.
500, WTOP (s)--Omnibus:
Oliver Goldsmith's % b Q
Stoops to Conquer" with
Michael Redgrave and Her.
mione Gingold. 0ull pro-
gram.)
e:OO, WRC (4)--Meet the Press:
Robert Hutchins, president
Of the Fund for the Republic.
guest.
SOC, WNGAL t7l-Science Fic-
ton Theater: Yearly post
cards are being received from
outer-world scientists ohserv-
ing the earth.
e:3o, WTTG tS)--Georgetown
University Forum: Topic
Better Vision, Better Reading.
DR.. Robert Kraskin, Eva Ma
honey and Rev. Albert dra,i.
7:00, WRC (4)--It's Q Great
Life: A fortune teller looks
into Eari's future.
7:0O. WAEAL (5l--You Asked
For It: Woman acrobat
"slueds 70 bottom Of helicop-
ter; worlds roller skating
champ. and the Hindu basket
trick.
5:3o, WRC (4l--ETontisr: Rast
two q 'Elng ef the DakotAs. :
Evening star., 1955-11-20
season-sees q distinction be-
tween this and studio i1lm.

There has been much criti-
cism OF filmed TV shotps
lately" he said. "For myself.
I icould nsUeT 90 In that d.
Yection because TV flm lacks
spoataneitv. My shotC last
UeekJ 70 a Hpe one ktHescoped
IN adDGnce. There 70 a big dit-
ference IN such d shotu. NTH
natural audience laughs, and
epen those filmed shotrs inhere
they hdUe audiences on hand
Dhtle they're shooting, no mat
ter hon you look at 1t. haOe
canned laugh tracks. THIS
isn't true IN q Nve shoio or
kline. iUhere yoti haze the
laughs e. thev actually oeeuT."
Well. Bob has . point. But
whore has he been that he
hasn't heard criticism Of shows
that are on kline?
Evening star., 1955-11-20
BY BERNIE HARRISON

The Jackie Gleason show,
"The Honeymooners," goes
merrily on It's way. Downhill.
How long will this strange
odyssey be allowed TO con.
tinue7 Gas the football poll
sters put 1t, I'll take Perry
Como o. and ! point next
week.
I would have thought that
by this time that Gleason. the
sponsors, and CHS would have
aniassed all Of the necessary
evidence to conclude that the
present split operation -
stage Show" and "The
Honeymooners," on film -
hasn't worked out.
In all fairness. 1t should be
pointed out that the Gleason
half -hour Is still leading the
ratings In that time period.
ny q slim 8 points. according
to the most recent trend.
But maybe they're waiting
for Perry to actually top him
one week. tLike Phil Silvers'
recent topping Of Berle.) It Is
passing difficult In any event
for an outsider to fathom the
sometimes eerie workings Of
TVS inner circle.
Fickleness No Excuse
Viewers may be notoriously
fickle, O classic line may have
borrowed from Red Buttons.
but this is hardly an excuse
for the situation In which the
current Gleason enterprise
finds itself.
II the show was unchanged
from last season. the ratings
would still register . drop. The
competing Como hour is Q re-
laxeN. entertaining hour and
o vast Improvement on what
NBC was offering last year.
But Gleason's hour was dras-
ticaliy changed. with the Dor
sey Brothers headlining q va
riety vaudeville bin for the
first half f-hour. q show that IL
decidedly inferior to Como's,
and "Tlae Honeymooners" oc-
eupying the latter half on filn.
Only last week Bob Hope
was telling q Variety reporter
that the weekly half -hour sit
uaHon comedy Is rapidly be-
coming extinct.
No New Trend
The trend In this direction
was noted long ago. Goodman
Ace and Berle were still chums
then; Rod Serling Ras getting
his 34th rejection slip. and DR..
Konrad Styner was an inferno.
Z Yet this Is the season that
was chosen to turn The
Honeymooners" into a situa-
tion comedy series.
It makes almost as little
sense a. the filming process.
One Of the valid reasons for
going on aim Is that 1t viii
enlarge the scope Of the show.
For example. II The Honey
niooners" were o bona fide film
show. we'd be seeing comedy
scenes In the bus, the bowling
alley. the sewer and other focal
points. Instead, the comedy
Evening star., 1955-11-20
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Evening star., 1955-11-20

A SKETCH THAT "GRADUATED"-The Honey
mooners" made the happy jump this season to
fuIl-fedged show-but the switch to film has sad
dened some Of It's fans. Here are the Kramdens
Evening star., 1955-11-20

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