Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-14

tereSted, check channel seven
Sunday at 9 pm.
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ScOrebOard:
Most interesting feature Of the
Robert Montgomery show Mon
day (WRC--4) was the use of a
live" audience. and / must say
it did wonders for the cast of
Ronald Alexander's lightweight
farce. Grand Prize" Even
some of the old chestnuts in the
script CT laughed all the way
to the river'o took on a new
sheen. and you would have
thought that John Newland and
sparkling June Lockhart were
playing in the funniest thing
since Visit to a Small Planet"
Comedy of this type leans
heavily on an audiences reac-
ton for timing, and that was a
dandy crowd out front Monday.
Red Shelton forgot to get in
that plug Tuesday tWTOP-9)
but IFS just as well That
newspaper Office good old Glenn
went to work for as a copy boy
was the Silliest ever.
Buddy Hackett's show Monday
(WRC- A. was neatly thefted
by three expertly directed femme
comic +. laughed myself silly
lat the scene in his girl friends
office and the brightly paced
aftermath in the apartment of
'Stanley's" girl friend.
Tonight" had some weak Sc
Iquences Monday (WRC--4' but
lin all. it was the best show so
far l particularly liked the
Ideft staging of the interview
with comic Lenny Bruce in an
empty Sunset Strip night club:
Bob ConSidlne'S relaxed ham
ding of a polo demonstration.
and the Westminster Dog VIM
ners-especially that spaniel. +. :.
The excerpt from a skit from the
S. .oestring Revue will hardly
cause stampede to the box
office, though You See fun
nier stuff than that on Caesars
show ever Saturday :. Also the
Iungainly lyric1 to that song
about impressionistic painters by
Fay Dewitt.
/ On the Run:
Daytime viewers get a new
look via WRC--4 next week.
beginning Monday, when the
network launches two new
items:
81 pm. Closeup" Tex and
Jinx will interview newsmaking
personalities from the Waldorf
Astoria in New York.
+ . 1870 pm. Club Matinee" "
NBC goes back to Chicago for a
full hour variety show in color
the first such show from the
Midwest since Ransom Sher-
mans Club Matinee" and the
Garroway programs Dawes old
maestro. Joseph Gallicchio. the
Mello-Larks Quintet and singer
Nancy Wright will appear in
support OF a new personality
named Don Sherwood. Sherwood.
81. was located working an eve
ming variety show on KGO-TV
in San Francisco.
Add Emmy Snafus: Since
Oldsmobile is the sponsor OF Sat-
urday's Emmy nominations
/ tWRC--4o, the sponsors, of the
Ed Sullivan and Jack Benny
shows have instructed their
stars not to perform on the pro-
gram. :. Both Ed Mercury
Lincoln, and Jack tChrysler)
will be in the audience, though.
in case their names are called
out for awards. Ed. incident
ally. is president of the New
York chapter of the Academy.
Lawrence Welk dodge
Plymouth won't make it at all.
How can he? He's on
opposite the show from 8 to 10.
WMAIs-7i
$. J. Pereiman has agreed to
write the book for a CHS 90
minute version of aladdin. ="
The show won't be televised
before next fall or winter.
Jerry Strong. the WMAL pro.
will return to TV Feb. IS with a
five-minute "BackStage" show to
fit into the ~ o'clock Final"
The program will undoubtedly
be a variation Of Eddie Gallaher's
Spotlight" and it's a wonder to
me that there isn't a comparable
show on all four channels.
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