Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-02-18

broke. Godfrey was confirming |
It after a gentle prod from guest
Dave Susskind. the TV pro-
Queer, on his CBS-9 show.
His choice of words could
have been improved on, but
that's one Of the hazards OF
doing TV live" Godfrey
stressed that he wouldn't have
accepted Person to Person UNI
less Murrow could have 1t back
at the end Of the sabbatical.
One should hope so.
Murrow, however, may not
want it back.
1t is no coincidence that he
will continue Small World on
a reduced basis during the
years leave. This program he
controls--and enjoys doing.
Murrow is not unaware that
his year Of leisurely travel,
reading, listening and keep
ing silent for a SPELL" as he
put it, makes the process OF
disenthrallment easier. Person
to Person is not the program
MiIrrow and Friendly started
out to do and there have been
times lately when Murrow's
discontinue was all too plainly
evident.
This has been disquieting
week in more ways than one.
I wish Mrs. F. D. r. had taken
about a years leave to ponder
the wisdom Of whether she
should endorse a margarine In
TV commercials no matte how
noble her motive. Calling at
tention to the need for food In
other lands is an admirable
thing. And there is nothing
wrong In doing q commercial,
The medium would not exist
without them.
It is the mixture Of the two
that I find incompatible. Does
the end food for the worlds
needy justify the means 1.-THE
hawking Of q particular food
prOduct?).
I don't think that hiring Mrs.
Roosevelt is particular coup
for the ad agency. A years
sabbatical for agency men might
also be recommended. Critics,
too, I guess.
On the Run:
Mrs. Roosevelt, by the way,
will be interviewed on the Sun
day afternoon NBC CONVERSE
ton series, March 8. :. This
half-hour visit apparently has
been filmed already, as the net
work release reveals she will
talk about 1.-The challenges
posed by the Soviets" and her
hopes for the future. r.
Washington is the background
for a new Treasury Agent TV
series now in the works and
I'm told the location" shots
will include something beyond
that look out the window at
the Capitol DOME" =. Mike
Higgins, an Arena Stage grad
uate, stars, and Bob Enders'
organization is producing it in
association with Jack Wrather
(Of Lassie, Sgt. Preston and
Lone Ranger.
Casting of the two hour
Meet Me in st. Louis" special
Sunday, April 26, CBS-9D is
complete. :. F.. Jane Powell plays
Judy Garland's role; Tab
Hunter will be the boy next
door; Myrna 10y plays the
mother; Walter Pidgeon plays
the father; Jeanne Grain, the
older sister; Patty Duke, the
younger sister; Ed Wynn,
cramps, and Reta Shaw, the
maid.
You're never too old dept:
Donald Crisp. at age 10. makes
his TV debut on Playhouse 90
tomorrow night Is. Crank
Lovejoy is featured.
Mike Wallace signed that
contract with MIA National
Telefilm Associates to revive
his interview series, as he said
he would like to do when he
was here briefly q week ago for
q dinner engagement. The
Monday through Friday show
will be syndicated via tape re-
cording.
Some "liUely" quotes from
GrticHldte DGue Susskind, TV
producer, on Godtrev'S shoU
yesterday Film Is a slick,
sterile cheat God smiles on
liUe teleUiSion."
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TV Scoreboard: CDeSilu Play
house,.
Chez Rouge" turned out to
be q nightclub in Panama run
by . redhead (Janis Page and
q patient fellow who was will
ing to wait until she got over
her mad at the cowardly hus-
band who had deserted her.
when she sings" he said at
one point, "she forgets what