TELEVISION PROGI 3£ DAILY NEWS, Lot Angeles • TUESDAY. MAY I. 1*51 inn Sothern Expected to Leave Reginald Denny creates the role pie. KTSL (2) at 3:30. ... Art of a hard- to- approach Broadway Streeter and Alexander Tillev, producer. Ralph Marshall by name, SPCA officers, KFI- TV (9) at * Paul Price Dr England, Star in'Red Pepper' in "NPw York Story," KECA- TV 3:45. Dogs will be given to view- (7) at 7. An aspiring actress, Con- ers. . . . Doretta Morrow, Broad- If you're planning a television program and need an all- By Louella 0. Parsons -> - 5*/ nie Nelson, gives him no peace. way singer- actress; Larry Doug- around assistant—somebody to do anything from directing Betty Hutton, Robert Taylor, las, vocalist, and Tommy Conine, Motion Picture Witor /nfernafiona/ /Veu)« Seruie. the show to mimeographing the scripts—we recommend Joan Crawford, Ronald Reagan tap dancer, KTSL (2) at 4. . . . John Beal and Beverly Whitney in i/hen I called Ann Sothern to traveling to do which would be too and Dorothy Lamour will see their Arline Nelson. >. 77. ._ . mothers on KTTV (11) at 7. "Two Who Dreamed," Kate Smith Assuming, of course,• that you havinnewspaperg the. mLincoln' publishes fianced ine ia her If she was going to jolly hard on their ton. "Hi- Talent battlers at 7 over show, KNBH (41 at 4. don't mind having an attractive the true culprit and Abe pro- Next Week they leave to join England to make her movie over KLAC- TV (13) are Van Nuys young girl around the office to tects her with adroit handling Katharine Hepburn and John Hut- of the situation. teback after her long illness, and Manual Arts students who take your mind off business. Additional radio notes for to- laughed: ton in Africa to ttart thooting previously tied. Teddy Hart, Sara

It might be a little hard to get night Salzer and Les Shear will be on i How did you know about that, 'African Queen." Yet, the back- Arlene into your Topic for discussion on "Amor- the judges' bench. tella? It isn't definite yet— ing on that picture it now okay. camp because; ,ca.g Town Meeting" (KKCA 9) Helen Ferguson, who has her

she has a gooa wj„ De. »Is Revolution Possible For awhile it wat feared the money own public relations office, is one job now, but it inside Russia Without War?" Tha wouldn't be forthcoming. of the personalities on Erskine sure would be jsv ,bject will be discussed by quali- Johnson's "Hollywood Reel," worth a try. fied authorities * * * KTLA (5) at 7:15. Crash Corri- At present she Lucille Norman's guest in "Hol- Chatter in Hollywood: Tony gan, Robert Stack and Maria I is a sort of ex- lywood Music Hall" (KNX 7) will Curtis met Janet Leigh in Pitts- Palmer are the others. 'ecutive assistant be Byron Palmer, young Holly- burgh and escorted her home to The unsmiling Buster Keaton to Larry Kol- wood singer. They're going to sing Hollywood none too soon. One begins his series at 7:30 over p a c k, producer such melodies as "Make the Man of my readers in Pittsburgh - KTTV (11) as a sporting goods of "Bonus Bids" Love Me," "Why Do I Love You" writes that good- looking Ralph Store clerk who is taking a cor¬ and several other and "Come Back to Sorrento." . respondence course in detection. television pack- * * * Kiner, home run king of the In his sleep he becomes Sam Kea- ages. "B onus There are a couple <>f top Pittsburgh Pirates, fell for Janet ARLINE ton, fearless private eye' called Bids" is Arlino's flight entertainers opening at like a ton of bricks. main concern and you can prob- local night spots tonight. You've Ralph, who is very popular upon to deliver a ceramic rooster to the Yellow Canary Cafe. ably see her on it some Tuesday probably heard them on radio or with the ladies, was doing all afternoon (KTTV 1 p. m.) TV shows and said: "When right with Janet, too, until Tony "Would 1 Love Yon" and "I those gals come to town I want Concentrate on You," are the When we asked Arline what an appeared. As for the marriage of to catch them." Perry Como solos at 7:45 over executive assistant did, she said: Janet and Tony—I am convinced Lena Home, a truly unique KTSL (2). "Practically everything." it will happen, but when only the song stylist if there ever was James Melton and his guests, "What do you mean, practically one, opens at the Ambassador's two love birds know. Joan Bennett, Victor Borge, the everything?" "Cocoanut Grove." Dorothy Talk about combining business Wiere Brothers and Dorothy "Well, I do some nf Ihe sec- Dandridge, another girl well with romance! Warenskjold, wilf look toward retarial »'ork in the office, han- worth hearing, is at Charlie Bob Peters, young Republic Paris, France, which is celebrat- dle many of the business calls, Morrison's Mocambo. ing its 2000th birthday. Miss Ben- producer, has been giving zee arrange tieups with merchants Incidentally, there's a fine nett will discuss dresses designed beeg rush to Penny Edwards, on the show, help get tbe mer- story on Lena in this week's LOUELLA O. PARSONS by Jacques Fath, Borge, the mod- chandise we sell with 'Bonus' Look magazine. It will give her cute little blonde leading lady els by whom they are worn. "April money, write the. script and di- friends and not so ardent ad- it it is true I've had an offes with Roy Rogers. So, when his _ in Paris" and "Paris in the rect the show." mirers something to talk about. bosses told him that they were Morrow wh0 brings Bat Dorian Spring" will be duets by Melton "Is that all?" we'asked. tom John Woolf, the London sending him to Europe to make up from San Diego, where he's and Miss Warenskjold on this 'Oh, no. Sometimes I appear Television tonight: •roducer. a picture, Peters s aid: KNBH (4) show at 8. on the show and model the The talent list on the Milton with the Navy, every week end. "He wants me to co- star with "How about borrowing Penny Polyioides. folumnist and editor clothes and other times I work Berle "Theater" promises plenty from the Rogers pictures for my Pat at one time 'iad eyes only for of the World Affairs Interpreter with Keith Hetherington and of entert ain- lohn Mills in 'Red Pepper,' one Sharman Douglas. published by USC, will analyze Jerry Lawrence in displaying ment (KNBH 8). if three Noel Coward short leading ladyf Western actresses are very popular over there." Jane Wyman is talking about the news weekly at 8 over KTTV the merchandise to be sold." It includes Gloria stories he is packaging in one Well, that certainly seems like DeHaven, the His "sales talk" worked—or are a European vacation after she -UP " ' picture on the order of 'Trio.' a good week's work. Les Paul Trio studio executives more romantic V Margaret Whiting with Art completes "Blue Veil." Hear tell and Peggy Ryan Victor Saville is set to direct than we ever suspected? Mooney and orchestra, KECA- TV In case you're not familiar with and Ray Mac- £ jjC jjj there's an attraction in London. (7) at 8:30, will sing "It Mighr "Bonus Bids," it's a program on after he finishes the Merle Ober Donald. Rich Chicago importer, Chris- As Well Be Sprin, which you bid for merchandise— on drama." Lawrence Tierney, 20 pounds Visitors to Mike topher Janus, saya 20th can rent jfrrot Top) An anything from a ca.se of jelly to a "Pan- lighter, having a snack with Pat Ann is naturally excited about that 10,000- pound, highly- ar- prson show at 8:30 over KLAC- Mercury automobile- with Bo- > Q u i z" Buckner at the Gourmet- Beverly the deal — particularly about mored, custom- made Mercedes- fV (13) will feature Bunny nus money. You get this money: /j^TTy g- 'M)) will working with John Mills who Benz car Adolph Hitler used for —and Cesar Romero with Bev- ""fishop, Wade Raye and the Ozark with your purchases at various dg "DonalA was recently voted England's all Nazi state occasions—but he'll erly Stoner at the same place. Mountain Boys. Bonus Bids neighborhood stores. Woods, Alan most popular actor. But Annie be darned if he will allow it to be -A carnival midway will be the We were kind of curious about Hale Jr., Jean GLORIA This pair seems to be a steady setting of the Danny Thomas has to be sure of that August driven across the country. the Mercury, which was put up Porter and Dana woosome. show, KNBH (4) at 9. As Papa Souvenir hunters who hated by Art Hall, a dealer in Long Wilson. The "regulars" will con- starting date. She has Holly Antonio Bacciagalupe Garibaldi, Vic Damone, who goes into the Beach. sist of Adele Jergens, Vincent wood committments to fill. Hitler would strip it before it he will do a sketch with Bunny "Must take a heap of money to j Price Hans Conrcid and Jack * * * gets here for "The Desert Fox," Army May 10, is now visiting his Lewbel, 8. Kay Starr, Julie Osh- i—1 gin iia- a- tass- ^sawM 'buy' that automobile,"'we said. Literally hundreds—and I mean the Gen. Eric Rommel saga. family in Brooklyn. Although he's lns, comedian; Les Zoris, specialty "Yes, it would," said Arline. She Alan Young's guest (KTSL 7) Margaret Whiting. hundreds- - of young actors were It would cost a small fortune been very crazy about his mother dance act, and the Hoosier Hoi said it sort of sweet and under- j will be singer Margaret Whiting m m to send it freight. So a com- Shots round out the cast. j The popular yo(!rlf**^ ] *l 9Wtiv interviewed by Bill Perlberg and always, she's not going to do "Madcap Maggie" first showed musical promise in her standing like. promise has been reached. A ; »Cornelia Otis Skinner, on the be seen in the usual couple of George Setton for the Benny toddling days. At the age of 3, the daughter of famed "You must have quite a bit of huge van has been rented to drive what Dick Contino's mother did. Don McNeill program over KECA- sketches. Fields role in "Somebody Loves it kicking around—you being the the car to the coast with a guard Although John Carroll flew to TV (7) at 9, will give her mono- song composer Richard Whiting could hum the melodies executive assistant and all?" * * * Me." riding along with the driver. make a personal appearance In logue, "Mama Helping Junior of more than 100 popular numbers. Born in Detroit in "Oh, yes,"- Arline answered. "I'm pense""Tonight (KTSL 9:30), just They want somebody not too with Arithmetic." Shreveport, La., his physician, 1924, she was brought up in Hollywood. She got her in charge of all the 'Bonus' money. to see how it comes out. well known to play opposite Bet- There is no one who does better Mary Tapp, president of the Dr. Joel Pressman, told him he It's quite a responsibility." One release says Judith Evelyn ty Hutton who, as you know, or more worthy work than the Santa Anita Sportsmen's Club start as a thrush vocalizing on the radio and with Freddie has to take a rest when he re "My ol' car's getting kind of and Ruth Ford will be starred "in Is playing Blossom Seeley. Then Sisters of the Good Shepherd, Auxiliary will recount her efforts Slack's band, which taught her to "sing with a beat." the story of a concert pianist turns to Hollywood from these worn out, needs an overhaul, tires just by accident, somebody hap- who take care of unfortunate to fish in a snow storm, KFI- TV She's married to Lou Busch, a record company executive. whose crippling illness throws a one- day appearances. He hadn't and everything," we pointed out. girls whom society has cast off. (fl) at 9:15. spotlight on his wife's criminal "Perhaps, we could get together They are giving a luncheon recovered from a siege of virus _Clay Clement is the unscrupu- and ." proclivities." when he went into the Flarningo lous building contractor, Polly The other release says "Miss today at the Ambassador Hotel That was as far as we got. at Las Vegas. Howies his wife who wants him to Evelyn portrays a 33- year- old to raise money to help these un- "Mr. Art Hall wouldn't approve," Joe Mankiewicz leaves Holly feign insanity to avoid prosecu Arline said rather testily. "And spinster who seeks the genuine fortunate girls. One of the at- tion in "Solid Gold," KTSL(2i wood for his permanent resi I'm also in charge of discouraging culprit. in the embezzlement for tractions at the luncheon is Kath- at 9:30. « dence in New York $88,000 richer chiselers." which h*r fiance is serving time." ryn Grayson, who has very Jerry Colonna, KECA- TV- (7 1 at We chiseled our way out the Anyhow they agree on the title. sweetly consented to sing for the He's just sold his house In Holm 10. will introduce his cashew door and came back to work. It's "No Friend Like an Old by Hills. Sisters. crusher and his junior juicer and i Friend." * * * * * * Rumor is that Stanley Rubin will be J. Commonstock: financier:J Abraham Lin- Snapthott of Hollywood Col- goes to 20th when he returns to Arthur Momenter, North Toll coln's sense of weatherman, and J. J. Cornerstone, lected at Random: Hollywood from ' humor and rare skyscraper builder. good sense mo- Here's a sign of spring around Margaret Whiting is bustin Gov. Earl W arren at 10:30 ove' { tivate the ac- the Crosby house that must make out all over because her home KECA- TV (7) will speak on that tion tonight Bing feel a little older. His 18-/ TMtflJlr-< IrWrilHrl pened to mention Ralph Meeker town, Detroit, has asked her to legislation to outlaw draw poke?.' when Raymond year- old son, Gary, is telephone —and at this writing he's hot for be queen of its 250th birthday legislation setting up a crime com- M a s s e y is ing Waverly Scott, Zachary s starred in "A He's been testing for festival. The celebrating goes on mission and the California- Arizona the job. daughter, and buying her ic* Duel with Aunt all summer, but Maggie will be Colorado River water rights dis. two days. cream sodas. I pute. Rebecca" o n Who's he? Ralph has been on there July 24- 26 to sing before "Cavalcade of Laurence Olivier is considering Gall Patrick, at approximately the M- G-M lot not doing too 20,000 people. KDn ihe Air 1 America" (KFI the Claude Rains role in "Dark- 10:30 over KTTV (11), will talk much after playing a small part TW'g ab; today. See you 8:30). ness at Noon" in London. Claude with Joe Gordon, manager of the in "Teresa." He is six- feet- tall, tomorrow. Solons, and Rosie Gilhausen, MA SSEY Lincoln Is ac- is a terrific hit in this on Broad- THE MAILS THIS MORNING are carrying a rather lengthy letter, open good looking—and what's more way. ' . ., (Read Louella O. Partont Sunday coach of the Stars. cused by a po- version, addressed to "Radio Stations, Television Stations. Advertising Agencies opponent important, a good actor. Rochester, Joe Louis and other in the Examiner't Pictorial Review.) Sidney Miller and Carmelita litical opponent of writing a and Sponsors," with copies to members of Congress. FCC and the press. Il comes series of ridiculing letters and prominent Negroes are reported pez will televise with Peter P> Come June* Thelma Ritter, who fiom the Southern California Association for Better Radio and Television and is planning to manufacture a new ter, KTSL (2) at 11. hasn't been feeling well, will be signed by Mrs. Clara S. Logan, president. It's loaded And we quote: "First, we sports model automobile. THURSDAY: The correction nl right back in Hollywood to work Susan want to call to your attention the alarming degree of crime, violence and other It's red headed starlet speech deferts by the public for Charles Brackett in "Mar- schools explained and demonstrat- detrimental material used as the basis content of radio and TV programming. 1 riage Broker," Brackett's first — ed by Mrs. Almh Wedberg, KLAC- Second, we want to urge each of you to use your full influence toward correcting for 20th. TV (13) at 12:45. . . . Maurice a situation which has been caused largely by irresponsibility and neglect of the Charlie talked to Thelma over Burd, analytical psyehotoffist nation's welfare within the broadcast industries. We are enclosing the results of the long distance telephone and KTSL (2) at 3. . . . Betty CrneUer our evaluation study of 4 I radio programs and 49 TV programs produced .ind she said she will be ready to oAvoe • new recipe for a custard broadcast especially for children by the radio and TV stations of Los Angeles." work at that time. She'll rest I just for the record, many of the shows surveyed are not produced here. I "The until "Marriage Broker" is ready average child in the TV home in the Los Angeles area sees death inflicted by violence more than 40 times every single week This astounding figure is vended t0Another thing Charlie told me by our study of commercial audience survey reports." Of the 49 TV shows listed. is that he was lucky enough to SCAFBRAT rates only four as excellent ("Carnival for Kids." "Mr I Pagina- set George Cukor to direct Mar¬ tion," "Tele- Teen Reporter" and "Zoo Parade"! Thirteen are rated as good, riage Broker." Since "Born Yes- Nick Kenny Speaking; nine (including "Beany"l as fair and 22 (including "Hopalong." Gene Autry terday," every company has been and Tim McCoy! objectionable. Radio, evidently, is way ahead of TV so far as courting George. SCAFBRAT is concerned. Twenty AM children's shows are rated excellent, five * * * D L good, two fair and 14 objectionable (including poor old "Hoppy" againl. It's pLATTER CHATTER!!! Record Humphrey Bogart and hit Baby interesting to note that of the 20 "excellent" radio shows, only five arc spon- Bacall arc having a fling in Rome. who have been spurning television in sored, and of the 14 "objectionable" ones, 1 1 are sponsored Ol the TV shows, But they are to lonetome *OTJht" preference for the whirling discs must Wz$et0, 35 of the entire 49 are sponsored, including three of the four "excellent" pro- 2- year- old Baby Bogart in Holly- be getting a bang out of the new video show from Frankie grams. Thus the cold facts of the matter In another column this week we'll try to discover exactly what the facts mean. wood that they've cabled for little Dailey's Meadowbrook Club at Cedar Grove, N.J., via WABD "STOP THE MUSIC," WJZ, Sunday nights at 8. We're hot Stevie, hit nur.e, and grandmotherthem • Saturdays from 8:30 p. m. to 9 p. m. Dailey gives the disc on the trail of this children's (Laurent mother) to meet nuts their favorite recording bands and artists in person. game song. Watch tomorrow's DON'T KNOW JUST quite how much sense it makes, but CBS' first in London in June. Western demonstration of its color TV system will be held next week in Denver Last Saturday, Frankie presented Ralph Flanagan, Ray Mc- paper! First, the Bogartt have — a town with no TV whatever. None Los Angeles, with seven stations, has and Francey Lane. Tonight, it will be Art Mooney yet to have its first glimpse of the stuff . Even taking into consideration the d his orchestra and guests." ings with his 'Invisible Orches fact that "Hopalong Cassidy" has switched stations and moved into an earlier tra"! time slot, there must be some significance in the fact that the show's last MA KG TING'S ex- Hooper at KTLA was in the vicinity of 40 and its first Hooper at KNBH 7.5, a iwmanship NBC- TV COMICS KEEP YOUR EYES and ears BREAK'NG RECORDS tremendous drop in the (ace of the man's popularity. Top five in the current fe television shows this on a young tenor named Napol- AT THE eon Reed. He sings "In many ratings are Spade Cooley. Milton Berle. Ina Ray Hutton. KTLA's Saturday movies past week has brought on a del- RIVIERA / yy, and the same outlet's Sunday movies — two live shows, two movies and one uge of offers for appearances languages and is excellent in kine. Early returns on the current Tele- Views popularity poll, incidentally, are Out of ZIL Mom'sTnoutk at New York theatres, night I each. I saw him practically hypnotize several hundred women putting Alan Young ahead of Berle Old shows may never die, but it looks like clubs and Broadway shows. Mag- at the Blue Angel. The job with his song magic at the l'iei re a couple of them are certainly beginning to fade NBC has now taken official gie, who is on her way back to they did on Rich Rodgers' music Hadda Brooks' contract at Hoilvwood with her husband, the other day. What a crowd cognizance of the fact that Hollywood O Vine is rapidly giving way to Sunset Gr Captain's Table extended to Wald- Krasna's "The Blue Veil" Monday night was a delight. Lou Busch, and baby Debbie, pleaser! Vine, where NBC by an odd coincidence happens to be located Sept. 1. at RKO. She will also dub two • •>• • tunes for Joan Blonde!!. • will return to New York next • • • Howard Keel yesterday com- Margaret Whiting has been! month for personal appearances, BY WHITE, the famous TEDDY GLEASON calls the pleted recordings of entire score plus a half dozen more TV guest tenor and actor, who has attention of all Irish- Americans AROUND THE HORN: UTP, beginning to expand, has taken on Ken Farns- of "Texas Carnival" for MGM / set for two- week stand at the! airm nt H 0tel shots. ared with Fred Allen and lo the coming shindig of Ihe worth as eastern sales manager. Robert Clauson for midwest sales. Wallace E Records. n- jvi o > Frisco, begin- ! • • • ftrthur Godfrey, sang at a con- Ancient Order of Hll>ernians Stone in the southeast and Frank Evans to handle both coast sales and UTP Patti Moore and Ben Lessy will cert at the Bayshore Theatre at to be held Sunday night, May ^^IIB&IB ArmsirongTasnSeen^seT' RADIO'S JACK SMIT promotion . . . Art Linkletter is not waiving his "House Party" salary for the headline bill at the Band Box, Bayshore, L. I., last night for by Associated Booking Corp. for whose appearance on the Kei 20, at Town Hall! Summer re- run plan as reported yesterday but will contribute taped interviews May 14. a con< ert tour the benefit of polio stricken chil- .. ; of Europe this Murray TV show and others Roberta Lee, chirp current at dren In St. Charles Hospital at from abroad for insertion m the old tapes for a portion of his regular weekly fall. Armstrong is current at last week marked him as one Northport, L. I. Bobby is the • • • stipend Norman Taurog is on the verge of trying his directorial hand in TV Charley Foy's, inked for role in Frisco's "150 Club." of the best of the video sing- son of the grand old Silver- A LETTER from a soldier in . . Ralph Edwards gets a special Minute Man Award from the U S Treasury ers, will join the ranks of Korea to Bret Morrison of "The Max Steiner has been assign- Masked Tenor, Joe White...a Dept. tonight on his "Truth or Consequences" airer. . . Sixteen guilds and unions television regulars next Fall Shadow" series on WOR brought ed to write the music for War- real chip off the old block, when his nightly radio show- Carole Sten of the Bronx, to the have cleared the decks for KECA- TV's 15- hour radto- TV marathon | unc 9 and Mi's "Force of Arms," which e • • Michael Curtiz is directing. Wil- will also be televised. Jack has attention of Morrison. As a result 10 for Duarte's new cancer hospital. Show is being sponsored by the Press Club liam Holden, Nancy Olson and just finished his first major HERB GORDON, brilliant pro BTMEL TH0Q9I . . . Toscanini, out this season with a bad knee, returns to the NBC podium in the frank Lovejoy co- star. movie role, "On Moonlight ducer for the World Broadcasting SELECTED TV'S *SAL Fall . . . | udy Canova's new Nielsen is 10.5 nationally, which puts her in the top WITH THE MOST Tax liens amounting to $52 532 Bay," for Warner Brothers. System, Inc., has gone wild over 20. . Old Golds have renewed ABC- TV's "Stop the Music" for a third year * • • • BEAUTIFUL HAIR^/ were filed against Xavier Cugat "My Inspiration." He calls it • and his estranged wife, Lorraine, HIT PARADE SONGSTRESS "one of the finest waltzes I have NBC TV CSS TV fa by the U.S. Government in NY I Eileen Wilson, who has been one ever heard." As a result, he has BRIEFLY: James Tinling is now alternating with Howard Bretherton in yesterday. She is suing ork I of this column's pet singers gotten the Three Suns and Dick Miss Sten will appear on "The directing the Stu Erwin TV film series at Hal Roach . . One Levitt and Bob leader for separate maintenance, 1.since her days with the Les Brown to record the song and is Shadow' program on WOR to- Mitchell have sold a script to | erry Fairbanks lor the "Front Page Detective' I Brown orchestra three years ago, and Cugat's appealing an ali- distributing the record to the morrow afternoon. series. . . Now it's Restaurant Hospitality Month on "Club 15" Mary Ann mony award of $2,000 monthly has finally come through with more than 800 stations the World • • • ;a hit record that has been over- MacClary, NY nightclub comedienne, testing for the lead opposite Arthur Lake granted her a year ago. Broadcasting System services JOEL SHAW and his Society due for so long. Eileen's newest in Stephen Slesinger's "Blondie" TV serial. . . Natalie Schafer guests with Carl with programs and special com- Orchestra are now on the band- Bob Crosby checks into Capi- Decca disc, "I Won't Cry Any- Schroeder on KMPC tonight . . KNX to air the Saturday feature races from mercial features. stand for nightly dancing at the tol tomorrow to etch four sides more." is rated a sure fire hit In Hollywood Park starting May 12 . . )ud Conlon in NY with two radio- TV with the Bobcats in his first re- Kdison (.reen K WS Tin Pan Alley. Decca has re- of packages for the summer . . . Al Goodman, not Herb Phillips, is doing the Icrry cording session since si^nine a j leased over 10.000 platters to NEEDLENOSE NICK SEZ: Colonna sets at KECA- TV William Phillips signed for a role ttJBaeaMMf with the plattery. I radio and television Jockeys for Save a sharp needle for the Mills Pierre snH