Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-08-04


or by plain not listening.
Sam can even handle two
guests at a time now, which
almost puts him up in Jack
Paar's class. He worked this
magic with Mary Margaret Nc
Bride and Anita Loos. two
widely dissimilar personalities,
on one show and Mary Marga-
ret agreed to return on a regu-
lar basis for the final weeks.
Another session with a nutri-
ton expert, DR.. Carlton Fred
ericks. was a lively, free-wheel-
ing affair which prompted
much poSt-program comment
among housewives.
For proof, we refer to a run
at the public libraries on a cook
book by Adele Davis which DR..
Fredericks praised highly.
So Sam is finally going good
and feeling comfortable in God
frey's old spot when CHS gets a
report from sales. Decision
Cancel.
Why Sam has even cut down
appreciably on his habit of
leading the laughter at his own
sallies.
The fact that he will be re-
placed by reruns of December
Bride. of course Con which the
characters laugh even harder
at their little. jokes, seems
peculiarly appropriate. That's
Sans career on TV in a nut
shell: always a bridesmaid,
never a Bride.
Housewives who take their
morning break to coincide with
Sans show should address their
complaints to Mr.. Lou COwan,
president of CBS-TV, 485 Madi-
son Avenue, New York City. 1t is
Mr.. Cowan who announced last
season, with much fanfare, the
debut of a daytime special
called Woman! (of which we
have had the grand total of one
so far designed to give the
ladies a look at some Of the
problems and issues of the day.
I've a bunch the ladies would
rather have Sans thoughtful
half-hour five days a week.
Daytime TV is fast becom-
ing a graveyard for defunct
nighttime shows. and with all
due respect to Mr.. Cowan and
his opposite numbers at ABC
and NBC, an over-publicized,
highly irregular special is no
answer.
There's still no official word
on whether the Sylvania TV
awards will be discontinued, al
though the New York Times
carried a story yesterday
strongly indicating the posi-
bility. I served as a member of
the Sylvania Critics Field
Panel and, speaking for my
self, will miss participating in
this unusual and stimulating
awards event. All prizes, it
should be noted, were voted
from nominations made by
some 81 television critics
around the country.
The timing, strictly coinci-
dental, is perfect. With Omni-
bus going of and in the mid
die of the worst TV summer on
record, who can think of max
ing awards?
On The Run:
The Television Academy of
Arts and Sciences could silence
much Emmy criticism by form
ing a TV critics field panel to
organize the categories and
make the nominations from
which the membership would
select the winners.
How's Roger CT Sunset
Strip Smith doing? The
APPS Bob Thomas reports that
Roger, who was operated on
for a blood clot, lost 80 pounds
from his already slender frame,
but that he's eager to get back
to work. He admitted the
ordeal changed him. IT notice
things more-Sunsets and my
children playing and things to
eat. And I can't get mad at
anything any more. I try, but
I just figure that I'm lucky to
be alive"
Jack Paar lets Steve Allen
have it (again) in the current
Look magazine. II have
never started a feud," he writes.
However, when someone starts
one with me, I believe in mas
sive retaliation. Recently,
IAllen's wife, Jayne Meadows,