Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-17

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of Show Hits package, the g
Mitchell seems like the best
channel z for a spell.
Its chief virtue. aside from
spot a laugh at 20 PAGES.
blindfolded, is the scenic flavor
provided by It's production
overseas and the refreshing in
PRODUCTION Of new" faces in
the company.
And what a relief that latter
lis!
Lloyd NOlan's new SAT
series for example 1.-THE SA
stands for Special Agent, not
Socks Appeal) is just another
routine crook-routing saga and
II didn't help on Saturdays
premiere when the Mr.. Bad
was recognizable as q veteran
TV bad guy: The story and
dialogue were veterans, too.
Last nights schedule pre-
mlere Of Glencannon (froan
the popular Guy Gilpatric
stories in the Saturday Eve
ming POST was postponed a
week because Of the Presi-
dents speech on the Berlin
crisis, but II you should be
about q set next week, give
q look.
One of the new" faces is
a much-lined old one-belong-
ing to the kind Of. elderly
biddy you generally find play
ing an atrocious fiddle in one
of these seaside pubs in British
comedies. She's an eager four
time widow in this and the
target of a reluctant Glen
cannon scheme to recoup his
fortunes.
The show isn't too much
otherwise. though. particularly
for these looking for the sea-
worthy type of dialogue and
shop-board action of the origi-
nal. The Inchcliffe promises
to be a ghost ship.
Checking the Shows:
Frances Langford can still
belt a tune, but her production
aides could stand plenty Of TV
seasoning. Her first vari-
ETY. special Sunday for NBC
boosted some good talent, but
the show was disconnected
and poorly tied together. =
Hugh O'Brian's contribution
bordered on the silly side. but
1t gave Miss Langford a chance
to reminisce about her over
seas junkets for the troops.
The week end delight: Cum
smoke. Matt Dillon had to
come to Chester's rescue Sat-
udray and the rain and gun
fire stampeded their horses
so they couldn't follow the
bankrobbers. -. you can't
win 'em ALL" said the irritated .
Matt Dillon. as apologize
Chester offered him a piece OF
hore- hound candy. tNo
wonder it's a top-tennerD
On The Run:
How did Steve Aliens 80
minute special affect the rat
ing battle Sunday? ABC
glowingly relays the overnight
Trendex, which shows Nav
erick with a whopping so per
cent plus share of the audience
from 7::30 to $50. Steve
edged Sullivan's Irish salute
by a point or two.
OF the rs students who are
taking the Russian language
course on WTOP-9 for credit.
an amazing tzamechatelnon
36 got an A on their first exam
Saturday and G.W.'s language
department and teacher Vladi-
mir Tolstoi are delighted.
Here's the breakdown: l6-B:
&C. 9-F and 8 still to be
checked.
In tOwn-Ray Midland. max
ing background shots for a TV .
series upcOming soon on CHS.
Speaking of new shows. Hub
bell Robinson, CBS's program
g.p.. knows when words of cheer
are indicated He told CHS
affiliateS in Chicago last week
hat the network is readying "a
property that will send
Wagon Train back to st. joe"
United BroadcaSting's John
9anagos reports that separate
orogramming is planned for
WOOK and its FM outlet
lWFAN) I'm a few weeks"
ne told us. "WFAN will be offer
ng Latin music to area listen
RS from 7 in the morning to
midnight" We've had all
good music" country music,
ETC. stations. but the WFAN
operation will be a first, ] think,
around our town.
Mrs. Ed m und Campbell.
president OF the Greater Wash
ngton Educational TeleuiSior
Association, and Tom Jones
WTOP-TV program director,
CiH discuss "Whither TV" to-
night at a meeting OF the
Wheaton Lodge OF B'nai Birth.
;. A TIL Thirty" club re-
lnton preUents my attending.
nut / hope they'll oiUe me a
'dincheck.J
Mac McGarry will be host to-