Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-06-04
~ KEY PREVIEWS

Il Take Thee"-Tonights revealing documentary on the
marriage rackets" in this country is alternatngly
funny sad and tragic by turns II you've thought
Of a marriage mill town" such, those In Durant,
Okla; Las Vegas; Ekton, Md, and Kngsland Ga. come
alive in filmed sequences to underline the enormous
pressures exerted for "quickie" marriage ceremony
Monologues by Jim Backus and Phyllis Diller satirize
the matrimonial attitudes perpeuated by the entertain
ment and advertising medic CIV in for its share
tool, and dramatzation Of the lonely hearts clubs
dates adds dash OF pepper and salt to the dish served
up for the serious business Of marriage 7:3O pm,
WRC4.
Leave Il to Beaver-Mld outing Beaver invited to
Saturday birthday party the preceding Wednesday
and promptly forgets all about it-"He too busy
trying to remember Wednesdays stuff" On Saturday,
there's frantic search for Beaver and minute gift
for the party Cute throughout and the conversation
between Beaver and Larry delightfully."- illustrates what
fun it is to be a boy. 7:So pm. wMAL-7.
Yancy Derringe-Lght and fairly entertaining Still out
West with tough Colorado Charlie, Yancy rides out
view railroad joining Of segments from East to West.
As usual he gets into trouble with decent characters Like
Bullet Pike and Blackjack Benson. $50 pm, WTOP-9.
The Real McCoys-"The Big Skeet Shoot" reasonably
good story idea that gets badly out Of hand before the
finale Luke upset because his kid brother idolizes
Cramps but boasts about Luke to his friends To
prove himself he decides to beat Cramps in the skeet
shooting contest few very amusing typical Mccoy
lines but the contest itself drags and the hecklng Of
Willard Waterman CRATES on ones nerves. $50 pm,
WMAL-7.
"Cochise, playing bounty hunter, is almost good
he Is playing Indian. In this episode the bounty
hunter has trouble with lawman both 60 after a
"baddie" and tight the prize Lyle Bettger is also
starred but It's Ansaras show. Next week, summer
rerunsD pm, WToP-9.
Pat Boone-Pats program tonight might well be called
I'm the good old summer time" The MCGUIRE Sisters
the Ja-Das and Pat can't think of anything but the
and dream away the time with tunes like Lazy,
Picnic Song" "June Night" and "Moonglow" pm,
WMAL-7.
Playhouse 90The Killers Of Mussoini" After extensive
research writer A. E. Hotchner has turned out pretty
good script about the last hours in the life Of II Duce
When his army disappears and his conederaes disagree
what to do next MusSoni is ready to die like hero
moment and the next he is about to save his skin
by running away. Nehemiah Persof plays Mussolini
and others in the cast include Michael Ansara, John
Dehner and Eduardo Ciane Should hold your interest
$50 pm, WTOP-9.
Ernie Ford-Protege Tommy Sands joins Ford for bit OF
song and chatter As they talk about weight problems
Tommy chins himself exercises and shows Ernie Just
how to lose some excess poundage. Musical numbers
include John Henry by Ford; "Give Me That Old Soft
Shoe" by the Top Twenty, and the hymn. GOD Put q
Rainbow In the Clouds" (Color) $3.50 pm, WRC-4.
Jack Paar Show-wth Alex King and Cliff Arquette Charley
Weaver the key adbbers Jack will have some active
sdekicks on tap King brings his wife Marge along;
Jack interviews author Upton about his new
book and Dick Contno plays the accordion n:SO pmp
WRCA.