Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-21

music, l mean. But passing I
transformation is a trick tina
Frank Luther and his script
Pockriss.
At that, last nights "Hu,
on the incredibly busy tom
Sawyer last season for the
same sponsor, U. S. Steel
(WTOP-9.
The authors wisely concen-
trated on one episode, involving
those famous rascals, the Duke
and the Dauphin. and kept the
dancing to a minimum.
But, apart from the few lines
borrowed from the original, the
production was an unmixable
conglomeration. Just as Basil
Rathbone and Jack Carson, by
what amounted to sheer force,
appeared to be ,propelling the
story along and creating some
interest, along would come a
song.
I remember one of them
called You Are One to Wan
der" So ! did.
THE Sound of Trouble" on
the pre- c'eding Kraft Hour
(WRC-4l also had a couple
of valiant performances by
Mildred Dunnack and Barbara
Barrie. 1t was a story about a
singer Gill Corey whose dad
wanted her to marry the guitar
player in his travelling troupe
because he'd be so hard to re-
place. I will believe almost any
thing, but this was too much.
In Television Quarterly,
CBS-TV news chief Sig Mick
elson. lists. 2Osof the fabulous
infants" greatest stories. 1t is
an arbitrary number, of course;
there were many. many more,
but the list is a solid one and
brings back memories of some
memorable moments by the TV
screen. Here's his list:
. 1913: National conven-
lions and election of Harry
Truman. Berlin Airlift.
o 1949: Communist govern
ment takes over China main
land. North Atlantic Pact
comes into being.
. 1850: War in Korea.
Q 1851: Kefauver hearings.
Japanese Peace Treaty Con-
ference at San Francisco. Gen.
Macarthur relieved of COM
mand.
. 1852: National conven-
tions. the first Eisenhower
Stevenson campaign and the
election.
Q 1858: Death of Stain.
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth
II. Truce in Korea.
. 1854: Army-M C c arthy
hearings.
. 1855: President Eisen-
hower's heart attack.
. 1856: Hungarian revolt.
Suez crisis. President Eisen-
hower's operation. National
conventions and reelection of
Eisenhower. Sinking Of the
Andrea Doria.
. 1857: Russia launches
first earth satellite.
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On the Run:
Playwright Horton Foote has
an exciting assignment. Z.
He's currently adapting Thorn
ton Wilder's THE Bridge of
San Luis Rey" for presentation
on CBS-TV's SHOW Of the
Month" series on Tuesday,
January 81. I vaguely re-
call a previous attempt-by
MGM, I think-to dramatic
the novel. The movies
weren't ready for it then-but
that was Is years ago.
Playhouse 80 has no trouble
attracting top names for its
plays. For example: For
Robert Alan Aurthur's original.
THE laundering Wave" (De-
cember 12) the cast includes
Franchot Tone, Joan Bennett,
James and Pamela Mason.
(It's the story of a show bust
ness couple who. after a long
separation, are signed to star
in a new play togetherO
The WRC whirlwind. pretty
Patty Gavin, in California at
tending a fashion show, stopped
long enough 10 earn an extras
salary in the Tv Thin Man"
series. II will be shown
December 6.
Check Jimmy DUNES "Musi-
cally Yours" Saturday night
(WTTG-5) for a fine folk
singer named Hank Bailey.
He's been singing with Doug
Bailey tho relation) on the
latter's WFCR show.
Business is booming for the
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