Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-27

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ever they did, you can be sure
that there'd be squawks from
someone.
Question: If you were trying
to program five minute cam
paign ad in prime time last Mon
day on NBC, where would you
have put it? Choices: Dinah
Shore. News Caravan, Stanley"
IA Commute show which was
making its debut, or the hour
long Montgomery program?
If you were CHS. where would
you have put the five-minute
spot on Tuesday. Only two live"
choices: Name That Tune" or
The $4,000 Question:"
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Note: The couple will be back
next week on Name That Tune,
incidentally. The program went
off the air when the political
speech came on. Emcee George
Dewitt apparently didn't indi-
cate the show was over as he
should have.
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Minute Reviews:
Broken Arrow" (Tuesdays,
pm, WMAL-7). The approach
to this Western, which will evil
IDENTIFY thoroughly involve the
career of Cochise portrayed with
some dignity by Michael Ansara)
lis an adult one and the opening
episode had a welcome touch of
reality in the playing and script
ing. John Lupton plays a mail
rider who speaks up for the In
dams in a frontier town dead
Iset on exterminating them. One
of the most effective scenes
After a bitter debate at supper
with a man whose family was
killed by the "savageS," Lupton
stalks out, followed by the girl,
after ALL" she reminds him
gently, you're white" The racial
theme is certain to add dramatic
impact.
"NOah's Ark" Tuesdays. $3.50
pm. WRC-4). AS Jack Webb
promised last week. this is es-
Isentially a love story-with oper-
atoms on animals extra added,
The handsome young vet was
hired by the arthritic old one in
the first episode and the pretty
nurse, who neatly arranged it,
was looking him over carefully
by shows end. The operation on
the blind girls dog was handled
with typical Webb Indebtedness,
Shots of the overhead lamp in
and out of focus: the dog taking
oxygen; the row of impressive in
struments; meaningful head
shots of the doctors and the
blind girl. I'm afraid everybody
was a little too noble and kind
and sticky in the opener to suit
me. And Webb's stylized treat
Iment can be a handicap instead
Iof an asset.
+ X II
On the Run:
The Western Combine" or
lABC-7 Tuesday really walloped
the opposition in one survey
from Cheyenne through Broker
Arrow. (And this includes
Phil Silvers,)
Sidney Hechinger's man called
ito say that a new package Of
Famous Fights" have beer
bought to go with the Monday
(WTTG-5) and wednesday
tWMAL-D matches, beginning
October 8. the bouts are a.
recent as the Marciano- Moore
Suggest.
Playhouse 80" previewed it.
upcoming season October 4
WTOP-9 with an impressive
closed circuit telecast the othel
night. :. j was not only google
eyed by the type of scripts anc
name" casts lined up for the
weekly series-but the youthful.
ness Of the directors and authors
all of whom are rated at the tor
of the business. Martin Man.
iulis (the boss), Rod Sterling
Vincent Donohue, John Frank.
enheimer, etc. No question
about 1.-THE bright young mer
of today are in TV!
How many gold records doe:
Bing Crosby have? Kay Spices
the local authority on Crosby
says der Bingle holds the RECORD
-19 of theml Furthermore
White Christmas" has sold nine
million: Silent Night" sever
million, and Jingle Bells" FIVE
million!
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