Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-02

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t hours, for example, were pro-
much Of q delight as 1t was q
surprise.
That was no easy assign
ment-to make something out
of shy, bumbling Chester, a
brainy but retiring clerk with
the confidence Of a mouse. 1t
is stereotype No. 2. right be-
hind its feminine variant, Gin
derella.
! Poston stumbled and mugged
beautifully-and not even an
accomplished scene stealer like
John McGiver (the teacher Of
the personality projection
course), was able to out-bumble
him.
Author Hailey'S contribution
also included some richly satiric
characters and touches-the
dynamo Of a boss, for example;
the over-aggreSsive Don Juan,
or the gorgeous messenger girl
who came fitting silently
Through the scenes from time
to time. Barbara Hall, the
$64 900 Question winner, de-
livered her only lines-a psy-
Geological analysis of the lover
boy-with zest.)
It was also one Of the best
directed TV comedies I've seen
with all roles skiIlfuIIy shaded
to contribute to the overall
mood.
The thought that suggests it.
self, obviously, is that Allen
may not be using his regulars
to advantage on Sunday nights.
The highly competitive BUSH
ness seems to demand names, +"
though, and suppose Wen
have to grin and bear it while
the Shelley Winters and An
thony FrancioSas lumber their
way through Skits carefully
written to make the lightest
demands on everybody's time
and their talents. if any.
Another example OF the sup
porting player tDho graduated
into bigger things is TONY Ran
dali, the Weskit of "Mr. Peep
erS." iChoH be starring Sun
day night ~ o'clock, WRC-lJ
in Ernest Kinoy'S week End
in Vermont" The classic
illustration, OF course, iDould
be Jackie GleGson'S Sidekick,
Art Carney.
Who knows? Maybe this'll be
Carl Reiner and Howard Morris
year!
The Week End Wash
i For the couldn't-care-less-
dept: Floyd Patterson appears
on Sullivan's show Sunday, not
Steve Aliens. A written
contract, an NBC spokesman
sighed. is apparently better
than an oral one. (ABC
may have the real champ any,
way-a chap named King
Kong.
i Vic DamOne was also pretty
hilarious Wednesday night
(WTOP-9), but not on pur-
pose. -. The cro0ner got
tangled in the lyric Of "Why
DO Love YOu?" and sang
Maybe it's because I love Me. .
Such a look Of anguish.
Did you know-that Georgia
Gibbs doesn't have a manager?
-. why should hire a man.
ager." she asks, "and then
teach him all 1 know"
Meet the Press guest Sun
day toiH be Representative
Charles o. Porter. the Oregon
Congressman ioho'S been rails
ing a ruckus about TrHjillo and
the Dominican Republic
Time. 600 pm. WRC-4.
Complaints still pouring in
over the switch Of NBC-radio's
lone Mans Family" from its
evening time to the afternoon.
And If I'm getting them by
the dozen. what must WRC be
receiving? The fans of
this serial. incidentally, write
the most literate letters and
cards of all.
DuMOnrs WTTG and WABD
are getting fine reviews from
the New York papers for their
combined Give" cOverage Of the
Senate hearings. Among
the elements highly praised:
The expert placement Of the
cameras and the crisp sum-
maries by reporters Matt War
rem and Clark MOllenhOf.
Tomorrow nights kickoff:
the new Don Owens country
music show on WTTG-5 at 8
o'clock. Don and his area
company will be bucking the
Il formidable Lawrence Welk