Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-22

one would have to deal with a
eyes named Hubert Prior (Rud,
It would end with Presley, G
Anyway, I can hear the tee
late enough Monday (WRC-D
to catch the 55-year-old per-
former. in action for the first
time on Tonight"
What they saw was an elderly,
conservatively dressed man lugu-
briouSly informing several numbers
without perceptibly changing ex-
preston and/or position.
"You really liked HIM, Pop?"
the teen-ager would say, disbe-
lief in his clean-cut young face.
Strange to relate, and 1t is
strange to relate. "like" is hardly
the word. The Presley vogue is
a minor disturbance compared
to the fantastic demonstrations
that greeted Rudy in his heyday.
Whereas Presley's fans are
preponderately youngsters, how
ever, Rudy drew his fans from
all age groups with the ladies
swooning and signing in job
lots.
Personally, I couldn't under
stand Valle's popularity then
any more than I can fathom
Presley'S now0
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There would seem to be,
though. an object lesson in the
Vallee career for the teenagers
Of today who are determined to
add the young gyrator, sideburns
and all, to the list of grooming
immortals.
When Rudy's vogue as a singer
and bandleader waned,, he de-
veloped into an emcee and en-
tertainer--and a darned good
one. His Fleischman's Yeast
Hour on radio was immensely
popular and was directly re-
sponsible for the introduction
to the Nation of Edgar Bergen
and other top performers.
But when THAT vogue ended,
Vallee became an actor and a
successful one in Hollywood. And
when that lucrative line was
exhausted, he turned to the
nighteries where he now, una
bashedly. trades on nostalgia.
He looks very youthful for IS,
too. He ought to. He hasn't a
financial worry in the world.
Only Crosby can OutcOunt him
in the safety deposit vaults and
it would be close.
His Monday performance, by
the way, was pleasant but hardly
inspired. Kenny Delmar (Sen-
ator Claghorn) was a big help.
Rudy had a few remarks to make
to make about Presley which
about Presley which weren't too
funny. He can't sing a lick,
either.
He tried to strike a mild con-
troversial note over THE Star
Spangled Banner" which he
feels is too difficult to sing. His
choice is America the Beauti-
full"
Nothing much there, except
that he disqualified himself as
a history expert for any quiz
shows by placing the incident
around which Marylander Fran
els Scott Key wrote the stirring
poem in the Revolutionary War
instead of the War of 1912. The
backstage noise at this point
could have been the ghost of Key.
former District Attorney for the
District of Columbia, arising to
file an indignant objection.
Question in the Air:
Why doesn't one of the local
TV stations take note of the ire
mendously exciting and impor-
tant close-circuit TV education
project in nearby Washing
ton county and bring us a video
report?
according to Martin Codels
Television Digest, the Bell Tele-
phone Company has virtually
completed the job of connecting
the county'S eight schools, art
museum and library by cable.
And in less than three weeks.
learning-by-TV becomes a part
of the lives of 5000 Hagerstown
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On the Run:
Jerry Lewis, the comedian, will
be the guest on youth Wants
to Know" Sunday (WRC-4) and
the teenagers could well launch
the quiz session by asking for
a report on the So million law
suit the Martin-Lewis company.
York Pictures, filed against the
network in which he is appearing.
Marjorie Garmise's mother