Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-02

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ture. will be shifted to a morning
period and that the daily Pinky
Lee show will be Cancelled in
favor of once-a-week hour
show. Plnky prefers it that way,
too. having already collapsed
once trying to maintain his aero
batic schedule.
Meanwhile, the idea of chill
dren's "Spectaculars" seems 10
be catching on.
Variety reported last week
that the firm headed by Bob Kee-
shan better known as Captain
Kangaroo has obtained exclu-
sive TV rights to "Raggedy Ann"
and is negotiating with Imogene
Coca to play Ann and David
Wayne to play Andy.
If the Spectacular clicks. the
show would develop into regu-
lar series.
GrOwnup RumOrs: That CHS |
is trying to land Marge and |
Cover Champion for series to !
alternate with Jack Benny next !.
fall Replacing Private Secre-
tarv.l
That Phil SilverS will go for
name" guests to keep his show |
tipping along next fall. For |
example. Jackie Gleason would !
be the star of benefit perform |
ance at the camp for which Bilko |
would be selling tickets. :. An !
other guest ED Sullivan.
That Omnibus (Which went of 1
for the season Sunday may in
vite bids from other networks |
FOR next year. A John Nesbitt |
film series. Telephone Time"
takes over the 6 to $50 spot next |
Sunday and the pro football
schedule on CBS-TV next fall
with the games going beyond the |
5 o'clock starting time-could
send Omnibus looking elsewhere.
TOnight's Special: Katharine |
Cornell stars on Producers |
Showcase, 8 o'clock, WRC-4. in |
THE BarrettS of Wimpole |
Street" For your information, |
here are some pertinent facts:
Elizabeth Barrel Cornell |
Robert BroWning
Anthony Quqyle |
EdUard Barrett Henry DdnielH |
Henrietta Barrett
Nancy Coleman
Ardbel Barrett
Mdr0nlo Gilmore
Wilson ---- Brenda Forbes
OctdUiuS Barrett
Donald Harron
Or. Chambers Geofry Lumb |
(Others in the cast include
Edward Hunt. Lica Daniels. Will
liam Podmore, Charles Macau-
lay. Charles Forsythe. Rhoderick
Walker, Kendall Clark, John |
Morley.
Flush, a rust-colored cocker
spaniel. will be played by Tam
sen. rust-colored cocker spaniel.
Guthrie McClintic is respon-
sible for the staging and adapta-
ton and Vincent j. Donehue is
directing for TV. (He directed
the TV versions Of THE Skin OF
Our Teeth" THE Women" and
Reunion in Vienna.")
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On the Run:
WMAL's Bill Malone will sub
for Don McNeill on ABC-
radios Breakfast Club Wednes-
day morning 20 to 10 o'clock.
Johnny Carson-according toi
his fans. who called me-wound
up his Thursday night CBS-TVI
series with a funny show. ;. He
suctioned off everything on the
stage. Johnny will be back
the week of April 8 as Robert @.
LeWiS's sub.
Kraft Theater ran into unex-
pected production difficulties and
has set back Sen. John Ken
nedy's profile in Courage" from
April II to May 2. -. The COM
ment and notices on Kraft's last
opus--the sinking of the Titanic
were ecstatic.
Mailbag: j. K. writes:
How about not mentioning
Perry Como for awhile? There
are other shows on TV."
Marion D observes, anent the
$4,000 Question hassle over the
Lincoln expert.
II have heard the matter dis
cussed by at least 100 persons
since it occurred and not one has
expressed sympathy for Bennett.
You may be assured that
Miss Clara KS opinion does not
represent total thinking on the
outcome of Mr.. Benefits at
tempt to answer the $4,000
question.
Lawton L. comes up with a
reason for the success Of the