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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
BY MARGARET McNIANUs


NEW YORK, Mar. 17.-Lilli
Palmer, one of the brightest
of the international actresses,
returns to televiSion here to-
day after a two years absence
from the country. She is star
ring with Maurice Evans in
a Commute live colorcast of
Shakespeare's comedy, The
Tanning of the Shrew," at 4
o'clock (WRC-TV, A.. Miss
Palmer, of course, plays Kath-
arina; it is her first Shake
spearean role.
AS it has been with many
members of her profession,
this is a long cherished ambi-
ton.
My last movie. which !
made in Europe, was a musi-
cal. In it I sang oh My
Papa she said. But now, at
last, Mr.. Shakespeare"
Rehearsals for THE Tam
ing of the Shrew." were taking
place in a setting something
less,than exotic-a vast, chilly
hall on the fourth floor of a
caterers establishment on Sec
ond avenue.
Eating Alone
Although some members Of
the cast were solemnly await
ing the 2:30, rehearsal call,
Miss Palmer was not to be
found at the scene of the gilt
chairs and the paper flowers.
She was reported to be in
a restaurant on the first floor
of the building.
And so she was, sitting alone
at a small orange-topped table
of a dairy lunch place, finish
ing coffee and reading a script.
a black haired, hazel-eyed
woman, in a beige knit dress
with a silk figured scarf at
her neck.
Come, come, sit down." she
said in her husky contralto
voice, with the trace of an
accent too cosmopolitan to pin
to any particular country. Il
must confess that I'm not
reading The Tanning of the
Shrew.' This is a script for a
new movie I'm going to do. 1t
just arrived today"
The script was for a docu-
mentary film of "Anastasia."
the much publicized biography
of the woman who claims to be
the daughter of the last Gar
of Russia and which the
German born Miss Palmer will
make CnlS spring III MuIllCIl.
1t Has To Be
1--WE won't start working on
it immediately" Miss Palmer
declared. but I am rushing
back to England after the tele-
vision show because my son
has a months holiday from his
school and I want to pick him
up there and take him home.
Miss Palmer, the wife of the
British actor, Rex Harrison,
who is currently appearing in
a Broadway play, said that
their 12-year-old son, Carey,
has been in prep school in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

600, WMAL (D-Science Fic-
ton Theater: John Howard
and Ellen Drew star in The
Brain of John Emerson,
story of brain operation and
its unusual results.
$50. WTOP ~ - You Are
There: The Resolve of Pat
rick Henry, when he pre-
sents his impassioned plea for
war against England.
$3.50, WMAL (0-Dr. HudSon's
Secret Journal: A business
tycoon threatened by bank
ruptcy attempts suicide but is
thwarted when DR.. Hudson
enters the case.
700, WTOP t9-Lassie: jeff
agrees to baby-sit for neigh
Dor, but attempts to get out
of it when she hears that
road building machines are
operating nearby.
1900, WTTG t5)-Georgetown
University Forum: Matthew
Warren moderates discussion
entitled Educational TV in
the Nations Capitol?"; guests
are DR.. Martin A. Mason,
Chairman of Board of Trus-
tees, Greater Washington
Television Assoc, and Mrs.
Edmund D. Campbell, Vice
President of G. w. T. A.
700, WNIAL (7)-You Asked
for It: The day of a midship-
man at Annapolis is featured.
1880, WRC t4-Frontier: Salt
War" story of battle between
New Mexico Territory COM
munities for salt rights in
1849.
1880, WTTG ~ - Herbert
Marshall Presents: A shrewc
gang member double-crosseS
his pals in Bright Boy"
starring Tom Drake.
500, WTOP t9)-Ed Sullivan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

Show: Two filmed sequences
of French pantomimist. Mar-
Gel Marceau; Joe E. Lewis.
Nat King Cole; scene
from "Teahouse and the AL
gust Moon" with Eli Wallach
and the Charlivels.
500, WRC (4)-Comedy Hour:
Gale Storm will be hostess
and guest star; other guests
include Joey Carter, Stan
Freberg, Harry Mimmo.
800 WRC a. - TV Play
house: Doll Face" story OF
an ex-beauty queen who sac
rifices her husband and
daughter to her mistaken no.
lions of her youthful charms;
Glenda Farrell, Frank Nc
Hugh, and Gene Lyons.
soc, WTOP i9D-Electric Thea
ter: Rosalind Russell stars in
THE Night Goes On" a story
of spinster who tries to get
revenge.
10000, WRC (4-Loretta Young
Show: Loretta and John
Newland will appear in His
Inheritance" story Of an UNI
usual legacy.
10. 80, WTTG 80 - Uncommon
Valor: An authentic Marine
Corps story Of the deadly
conquest of Saipan shows
lengths a fanatical enemy
went in their bid for survival.
1890, WMAL (1 - The Man
Called X: Barry Sullivan
smashes a threat to American
security in Afganistan by
gambling his life against a
saboteurs nerves.
1880, WRC t4-Justice: The
Frightened Witness" story
about a punchdrunk fighter
who sees young man rail-
rosded into jail on false
charges and trys to help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

When was the last time Con-
stitution Hall was sold out for
a concert the day after the tic
kets went on sale?
Lawrence Welk, the ABC-TV
maestro, did it and at a S44O
top for his Thursday night show
here under the banner of the
Field Brothers.
Dave Pollard, publicist for the
affair, presented the TV depart
ment with two tickets and added
I in an awed tone:
| Guard these with your life.
Do you knot0 that tho iOomen
called and said they'd 90 as
high as $50 for a ticket"
Weeks story is truly one OF
the TV years most surprising,
ranking with Como in that re-
spect. 1t took him 80 years to
hit the top as a bandleader and
the Saturday night hour pro-
gram via WMAL-7 is responsible,
He posed for publicity stills
recently and told the photog-
rapher:
81 hope you can take q feW
gears off me Dith these pic
lures. All this happened to me
a little late in life, you knoU."
Some Welk statistics: Fan
clubs across the country total
some $4,000 dues-paying men,
bers. Fan mail averages 5000
letters per week. A personal
appearance in an abandoned
blimp hangar in California drew
over $4,000 cash customers, which
ought to be a record.
Come to think of it, why don't
the FIELDS see if they can book
him and his show for a week at
the Carter Barron Amphitheate1
this summer?
DR.. Frank Baxter, the Shakes
pearean authority, was asked il
the TV advent of Richard III
had any lessons for the TV ana
film industries. He replied:
II think the lessons 10Hl
come When 1Oe see the effect
on the motion picture theater
audience. think that audi
ence will break records, too. II
this happens, Ue'u see more
films presented on TV. Pro-
ducerS may 1Ddnt to see their
films premiered on teleUision
first before they get into the
motion picture theaters."
y
On the Run:
RCA's DR.. E. w. Engstrom
made six suggestions for aiding
the development of UHF tele-
vision to the Senate Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Com
merce here last week. To shore
up sagging UHF Call four Wash
ington channels are on WIFI
Engstrom asked:
/. Higher power for UHF sta
tons.
2. Use of directional anten-
mas.
3. Use of booster and trans
lator-type stations.
4. De-intermixture to create
nucleus of predominantly UHF
service areas.
S. Encourage multiple own
ers and others with resources
and know how to undertake
their operation.
s. Repeal by Congress Of ex-
else tax on all-channel color
television receivers.
Kraft Theater is using the
original drawings and archi-
tects blueprints for Its recon-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
ON THE AIR
By BERNIE HARRISON

This department of The Star
will premiere a spectacular of
its own next Sunday, a mag
azine devoted exclusively to
teleyision and offering what !
immodestly feel will be a
coverage unsurpassed by any
other newspaper. Anywhere.
In this respect, of course, l
am not the critic. You will be.
But this new magazine, to
be called TeleVue. is based to
a large extent on criticisms
and suggestions for improve
ments made by Star readers.
To cite one small but i'm
portant example:
If you will look at the Sun
day TV log at the right on
this page, you will note that
the formal listings begin at
noon. Programs prior to this
are summarized at the head Of
the table in small type.
That's out.
Not only will Sundays en-
tire log be listed in TeleVue
in large, easy-to-read type,
but SO will the rest of the
weeks schedule, through Sat-
urday.
In fact the key considerations
in organizing TeleVue have
beer to provide viewers with
a guide to TV that will be
as easy to handle as it will
be to read.
Most Notable Features
What are some of the most
notable features of the new
Te,eVue?
/. Compactness. TeleVue is
small magazine by itself. 1t
will be 7 by 10l4 inches in
size.
2. Reliability. The type
was chosen specifically for this
quality.
3. Detailed program listings
and highlights. (From sign-on
to sign-off)
4. Listings according to
categories. The weeks movies,
children's shows, sports, pub
lie affairs and color shows)
5. Index, A quick guide to
top network and local shows.
6. More stories about TV
and top TV stars, with an en-
phasis on Washington per-
sonalities. And more pictures,
of course.
Z. A color cover" on a we'll
known performer.
AS you might surmise, this
reporter has been working
closely with editors of The
Star for the past month to
work out the formal for
TeleVue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
HIGHLIGHTS

1900, WTOP (9-Jewish Com
munity Hour: Isaac Franck
serves as host to guests who
discuss various phases Of the
Jewish community.
11:00, WRC t4-Frontiers of
Faith: Eminent British-b born
poet w. H. Auden reads Sc
lections from his own work.
1880, WRC (4-Sunday Play
house: Double Barrel Mir
acle," story of an American
diplomat on delicate mission;
Lee Bowman, Dore Ashley
HAS, WMAL (7)-The Big Pic
ture: Operation Jungle
JIM" the jungle warfare
training camp in Panama Is
featured.
1905, WTTG ~ Looney
Tunes: Sparkling cartoons
for the youngsters featuring
such favorites as Porky Pig
and Daily Duck.
1880, WMAL (0-Dean Pike
An Anglican priest is guest
who refused to enforce seq
regation in his parochial
school in South, Africa.
2:0O. WMAL (O-Celebrity Pa
rade: Congressman Melvin
Price, Democrat of Illinois, is
Joe McCaffrey's guest; Drew
Pearson reports on American
"bungling" in Near East.
200, WRC "a Our World
In Space: THE First Life"
traces life as we know it
today back through the span
of 400 million years; DR..
Phillip Abelson, Director of
the Carnegie Institutions
Geophysical Laboratory will
speak.
1880, WRC N-Youth Wants
to Know: General Maxwell
Taylor will be guest.
1880. WMAL ~ - All Star
Theater:: Slide Darling Slide"
is comedy about an actress
obsessed with baseball; Vir-
ginia Fields stars.
$500, WMAL (0-Sunday Mat
inee: Richard Greene and
Ann Todd star in SHOW
time" story of producer
who. gave entertainment a
new idea at the turn of the
century.
$500, WRC az - DR.. Spock:
DR.. Spock will discuss toilet
training for babies Is to q
months old.
$3.50, WRC (A-zoo Parade:
Color film about "Krueger
National Park" taken on the
African Safari.
400, WRC (4-Hall of Fame:
Maurice Evans presents
Shakespeare's rollicking THE
Tanning of the Shrew," Maui
rice Evans, Lilli Palmer and
Diane Cilento. Color
4:30, WMAL (1-College Press
Conference: Secretary of
Health, Education and Well
fare Marian B. Folsom is
quizzed by college champ de-
baters.
500, WTOP (9)-Out of Dark
ness: A we'll defined and true
drama which penetrates the
private worlds of mental
patients IS told, with Orson
WelleS acting as dramatic
narrator, and DR.. William C.
Menninger serving as medi-
cal narrator.
$3.50, WTTG (5)-This Is The
Life: A returning veteran
finds that it takes more than
a psychiatrist and the girl he
loves to give him Something
to Live For"
500, WRC t4--Meet the Press:
Gov. Orville, L. Freeman,
Democrat Of Minnesota, is
questioned by panel of news
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

save it. I hate to get to the
end and I read very slowly as
the pages get fewer"
With which Miss Palmer,
the bookworm, the amateur
painter, who might be type
cast as an intellectual beauty,
pulled a beige cashmere coat
over her knit dress and pre-
pared to return to the vast
DARKNESS of the rehearsal hall.
(ReleaSed by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18

than recreation. 1t is an
absolute compulsion. 1t opens
up fresh horizons, new worlds
to conquer. I paint every mo-
ment I can.
Reading also means more
to me every day. I have al
ways read a great deal since
I was a child. am discovering
that books are a security. If !
am reading an especially good
one, I guard it jealousy and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-03-18
Todoy's Programs on TeIevision
Sunday, March 18, 1856

10
Playhouse Wop
g Americas
Community Rabbit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16
SERVICE SCENE
Gen. Howard Graham
Is Entertained

General Of the Army and Mrs.
David A. D. Ogden, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Charles K. Galley,
the Chief Of Engineers and
Mrs. Samuel d. Sturgis, jr.,
and the Commanding General
of the Military District of
Washington and Mrs. John G.
Van Houten.
Canadians invited included
the Ambassador and Mrs.
Heeney, the Minister. Mr..
George p. de T. Glazebrook;
the Chairman of the Canadian
Joint Staff and Mrs. H. A.
Sparkling, Brigadier Cameron
c. B. Ware, director general of
military training for the Ca
madam Army who accompanied
Gen. Graham here: and the
Canadian Military. Naval and
Air Attaches, and their wives.
Earlier in the day, Mrs.
Heeney entertained at a ladies
luncheon in the Canadian En-
baSSy for Mrs. Graham. Guests
included embassy wives as well
as the wives of American
Army officers.
Last night many Navy
guests turned out for the fare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16

countries down for a trip. No
matter what other travelling
diplomats might do, tTexans
are seeing to it they don't omit
the Lone Star State.)
Also at Mrs. Dulles party
were Signora Brosio, looking
smart as always in one of her
little black suits topped with a
wide-brimmed red hat; Nine.
de Kaufman of Denmark;
Mrs. Holloway. wife of the
South African Ambassador. in
a chic black and white checked
dress with a matching capelet:
and Nine. Thors. just back
from six weeks in Brazil where
her husband. the Icelandic
Ambassador, is also accredited.
/, Among the group also were
Nine. zaroubin, wife of the
Russian Ambassador; Nine.
Bruca, wife of the new Ro-
manian Minister, and Mrs.
Padmore, wife OF the new Lii
berian Ambassador who gave a
speech at Howard University
last night.
Nine. Tan. wife of the
Charge d'Affaires of China,
said the new Chinese Ambas-
sador, Hollington Tong. arrives
today; and Mime. Shima, wife
of the Japanese Minister. who
is a next door neighbor of Mrs.
Dulles, also came. (The Am
bassador's wife has not yet
arrived.
Both Lady Makins, wife Of
the British Ambassador, and
Lady Spender, wife of the
Australian Ambassador, are
out of town, but their coun-
tries were represented by Mrs.
Coulson, wife of the British
Minister, and Mrs. Blakeney,
wife of the Australian Coun-
Selor.
Other State Department
wives seen were Mrs. Cecil
Lyon, Mrs. Burke Elbrick, Mrs.
Jacob Beam, Mrs. Ray Hare
and Mrs. Harold Hoskins. Mrs.
Allen Dulles, siSter-in-law of
the hostess, stopped by with
her guest. Mrs. James Thomas
OF New York. Mrs. Thomas is
the mother of Ellie Thomas,
who was formerly Mrs. Fos-
ter Dulles social secretary.
She reports Ellie is very busy
in New York working hard for
the Republican Party's FL
nance Committee.
Departing Ambassador
Farewell parties, which
never cease along diplomats
row, were in high gear yes
terday.
The Colombian Ambassador
to the Organization of Ameri-
can States and Sonora de Del
gado gave a goodby party for
the departing Costa Rican
Continued on Page B-7, Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16

The round of parties con-
tinues for visiting and depart
ing military and naval VIPs.
Last night, the Army Chief
Of Staff for Research and De-
velopment and Mrs. James M.
Gavin entertained at a cock
tail buffet at the Fort McNair
Officers Club for the chief of
the Canadian General Staff,
Gen. Howard Douglas Graham
ard Mrs. Graham.
Among the 200 guests in
vited were the UnderSecretary
of the Army and Mrs. Charles
c. Finucane, the Assistant Sec
rotary of the Army and Mrs.
George Roderick, Representa-
tive and Mrs. George H. Ma
hon, Representative and Mrs.
Robert L. F. Skies, and the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense and Mrs. E. Perkins
Mcguire.
Many Invited
Still others on the invitation
list were Army Vice Chief of
Staff Gen. William B. Palmer:
1t. Gen. and Mrs. w. r. Wei
BILE. 1t. Gen. and Mrs. C. D.
: Eddleman, the Deputy Chief of
Army Intelligence and Mrs.
Robert A. Schow. the Inspector
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16
AUTOMATICALLY
SPEAKING
Mrs. Dulles Fetes ENJOYS Wives;
Farewell Parties Fill Calendar
BY SELMA ROOSEVELT

Mrs. John Foster Dulles,
wife, of our globe trotting
Secretary Of State, took a quick
trip around the world yester-
day, right in her own drawing
room.
AS she entertained at tea in
honor of The wives of the
chiefs of mission of the Diplo-
matte Corps yesterday after
noon, Mrs. Dulles greeted
women representing more than
70 nations.
This international gathering
at the Dulles home found
guests in everything from chic
Western clothes to exotic saris
and garments Of the Far East.
What's more, every political
celebration was represented as
well-women from communist
countries, from the neutralist
nations, and from the Western
world.
In addition to the diplomatic
wives, Mrs. Dulles invited a
number of State Department
wives to attend and to assist
at the tea table.
Mrs. John Farr Simmons,
wife of the Chief of Protocol
and also Mrs. Dulles private
secretary. helped the hostess
receive.
Pourers included Mrs.
George Allen. Mrs. Henry Hol-
land, Mrs. Robert Murphy,
Mrs. Livingston Merchant,
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, jr., Mrs.
10y Henderson, Mrs. Isaac w.
Carpenter. Mrs. Carl w. Nc
Cardle, Mrs. Walter Robertson
and Mrs. Herbert Prochnow.
Among the early arrivals was
Baroness Silvercruys, the beau
tiful wife of the Belgian Am
bassador who's frequently mis-
taken for the former Grace
Kelly when she travels abroad.
She reports she will leave for
Nantucket for three months,
starting June Is.
The Countess of Motrico.
wife of Spanish Ambassador
Areilza, said she and her hus-
band leave for Dallas, Texas,
today.
Her husband, along with
seven other ENJOYS, will attend
the Dallas Council on World
Affairs. They'll appear on
television. make speeches, and
attend a rodeo. Friday night a
farewell fiesta, where Harold
StaSSen will speak, will be
given for them. The Areilzas
will then go on to New Orleans
to visit friends. returning to
Washington Sunday evening.
This. incidentally, is the
second delegation of diplomats
to head for Texas this month.
Earlier. Assistant Secretary of
State Holland took the ENJOYS
Of all the South American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-16

well party given by Cuban
Naval Attache and Sonora
Julio S. Feijoo for Rear Adj
miral Carl F. Espe. chief of
Naval Intelligence, and Mrs.
ESpe.
California Bound
Admiral Espe, who leaves
soon to take command of
amphibious forces in the Pa
ciflc at Coronado, Calf, and
Mrs. Espe greeted more than
80 guests, including many of
the diplomatic corps they have
come to know in the four years
they've been here.
Among those accepting were
the Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Thomas. the dean Of
naval attaches, Danish Ad-
miral and Mrs. Ramlau- Han
sen, Rear Admiral and Mrs.
William Sutherland, Rear ADJ
miral and Mrs. Osborne Hardi-
son, the Argentine Naval
Attache, Admiral Vincent Bar
ola; the Canadian Naval At
tache and Mrs. Boulton, and
the naval attaches from Great
Britain, Turkey, Uruguay,
Ecuador, Italy, and Australia,
and their wives.
From the Cuban Embassy,
those accepting included the
Cuban delegate to the Inter-
American Defense Board and
Mrs. Charles Leon, the First
Secretary and Sonora Ramon
OSuna, and the Assistant
Naval Attache and Sonora
Corredera.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21

and wrote about the "old city," south Of
Florida avenue, as he remembered it from
boyhood days-the fishing and swimming
holes in the creeks and canals, the
springs, the muddy or dusty streets and
the unhurried people of that horse-and-
buggy era. He supplemented his own
recollections with data dug out of musty
records, old files of The Star or other
sources. His Sunday "reminiscences in
The Star were long feature that inter-
ested both old-timerS and newcomers
His affection for and pride in the city
led him to take leading part in numer-
Gus civic organizations and enterprises
dedicated to the advancement of Wash
ington and its residents, including, nat
urally enough, the Association of Oldest
Inhabitants.
1t is fortunate for the city that DR..
Proctor took pains to record his memories
and his findings for generations to come.
His services as citizen and historian have
earned him lasting place on the roll Of
distinguished native Westinghouse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-21
Russia and Leose-Lend

Soviet Ambassador Zaroubin, in sug
costing a renewal of talks aimed at
settling RuSSia'S lease-lend obligations to
the United States, has taken a cheerful
view of the matter AS he has put it, Il
think it will be possible to reach agree
ment soon. Why not?" But officials at
the State Department have reason to
keep their fingers crossed. For such
talks in the past have been disilluSioning
In the extreme, and another round of
them will achieve nothing unless the
Kremlin-at long last-has made up its
mind to negotiate reasonably.
All told, our lease-lend aid to the
Russians during the Second World War
aid in the form of aircraft, tanks, small
naval vessels, merchant ships, industrial
equipment, food and the like-amounted
to approximately S11 billion, and Stain
himself once hailed it as one of the de-
cisive factors inSuring victory Yet, un-
like every other nation that received the
same sort of help from us. the Soviet
Union has refused up to now to honor
its wartime agreement to make an accept
able and fair postwar repayment.
Actually, as far as repayment is con-
cerned. our country has asked the Krem
lin for only a relatively small sum.
During the last official discussion of the
subject, the State Department indicated
that the whole issue would be settled II
the Soviet Union, in addition to returning
the naval vessels involved. would agree
to remit $500 million-a figure covering
ho IF AY11a rIoay1 81 wi ioY n
goods remaining in Russian hands after
the surrender of Japan. But this proposal
was countered with an offer of only $500
million, and with continuing reluctance
to return the vessels.
1t is because of this history of the
issue-a history consisting of little more
than endless and dreary Russian haggling
that Americans must be pardoned If
they are skeptical of Mr. Zaroubin's opti
mistic comment on the possibility of
near-future agreement. But perhaps the
men Of the Kremlin, now that they have
adopted an anti-Stalinist line, will bar
gain fairly at new talks. II so, then the
talks should be held. And If a settlement
is worked out, 1t might we'll include a
proviSo for correction in that section Of
the Great Soviet Encyclopedia written
in Stains day. where our wartime lease
lend program is viciously libeled.
This libel-an example both Of
Stains enormous ingratitude and the
technique of the Big Lie--depictS our
wartime aid not as weapon to promote
allied victory, but as a villainous enter
prise designed to eXtort exorbitant sums
from the Russians and satisfy the greed
of American profiteerS. AS long as the
Great Soviet Encyclopedia continues to
harbor such perversion OF the truth,
the acknowledgements Of whatever cash
repayment Il may make-will still be dis
honoring It's leaSe-lend obligations.