Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-05-26


for longer than the time be-
tween two commercials, unless
the artist can also juggle or do
trampoline tricks)
Even though I kept wishing
that Steve had postponed or
iunkod some OF his other fea-
lures. especially the uninspired
Omnibus takeoif on a Leonard
Bernstein lecture, II could be
for the good. I guess.
Van played the final move
ment Of the Tchaikowsky piano
concerto last night with Skitch
Henderson's augmented or
chestra and who knows, he may
return 20 the show In the future
and play the rest OF Il. II could
develop into a series.
He is an engaging young
IMAM and he played what he
played with feeling and a show
of talent and power.
What might have been in
teresting. ! think. would have
been a portion Of a kinescope
(if In existence) Of the old To-
night show Of a few years back
in which the then unknown
pianist appeared and played for
SIS. He got about 100 times
that much last night and he
may have played less.
Brilliant Peter UStinop's i'm
pressions OF a Udriety OF people
including a neUer-Sav-die u
boat commander-iDere anus
inc and Sdtchmo iDas around
for a couple OF his fine uocdlS
and a happy bit OF i0htmsy.
fSatchmo read a poem by
Robert BurnSJ
Weekend Impressions:
Wide, Wide Worlds study OF
American humor The Sound
of Laughter) was an intriguing
essay and generally fun to
watch. The Mark Twain effect
would have been better, though,
if the actor impersonating him
had taken Twain at an earlier
age. The selection of examples
is open to debate. of course, but
| I'll duel anyone on the sub
ject of Benchley, who was
represented by a very funny
and timely dissertation on eco
Monies. Mort Sahl a represent
alive of the new generation
had the next spot, a tough one,
and was at his best, although /
wish he'd suggest, once in.
a while, that the targets OF his
sharp wit could be right and
he wrong.
Ed Murrow has visited
Georgetown before but his
Person TO Person visit Friday
to the home of Star cOlumnist
Doris FleesOn gave viewers the
best sampIing yet Of the his
tOrie flavor Of the area. Miss
FleesOn was delightful, too,
and / wish the same could be
said for her coaxial TV part
ner, comedian Jack Carter. He
did have one funny line,
though. After one Of his bits,
he observed: II never thought
IN die in my own home" -
On The Run:
Dale Robertson, the Wells
Fargo man, may be here next
month on a personal appear
ance tour The word comes
not from NBC, but from Milt
Hill, National Airlines pub
licity chief, who few. to Jas
per, Texas latter first getting
directions) for a reunion with
his buddy, Dale Dale. who
was starring in a rodeo, called
Milt long distance to invite
him down with these plaintive
words: II haven't seen a IA
miliar face in weeks"
Name That Tune continues
to be a springbOard for young
talent Eddie Hodges went
from the George Dewitt quiz
ger on CHS to "The Music Man"
on Broadway, and the show
may have another success story
in Leslie UggamS, IA -. This
young lady's first record flor
ROulette) is already out, incl
dentalIy She sings I'm Old
Enough" and a tune called
"The Ice Cream Man."
A TV magazine for children
called TV Junior makes its
debut in the Washington-Bal-
timore area this month =. The
June cover features Richard
Greene. TVS Robin Hood,
Dave Garroway's morning
show will originate from Wash