TV Club Newsletter; June 6
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COVERING THE TV BEAT: GOOD FORMULA: The popularity of FIRESIDE THEATER, can be traced to Frank Wisbar, producer-director, whose most im- portant job, he .says, is the careful selection of material. Wisbar explains that Fireside dramas are not necessarily "arty." They are aimed towards the general public but, says the director, "Ours is not a formula show. It does not follow a set prescription." There, in a few words , you have the secret to one of the most popular telefilm series on the air . .. ... NEW SOURCES NEEDED FOR TV: Television producers are looking over the major magazines as sources for video material. A deal is cooking to film stories used in Cosmopolitan and the Reader's. Digest rna terial is already going before the cameras ....... And, a new source of summer entertainment will be the replacement show of THE GOLDBERGS when DENNIS DAY goes off for the season . .. .. HUSBAND & WIFE: Recently pretty Patti Palmer, wi fe of com- edian JERRY LEWIS , debuted on the COMEDY HOUR. She sings, and very well, too -and now she and Jerry are making some terrific Capital records together . ... .. TRUMAN RUM0RS: The rumors are flying again that former Pres- ident Truman will star in a video series. We doubt them be- cause Mr. Truman has just been signed by Doubleday to com- plete his memoirs for publication in 1955. This will keep the ex-President mighty busy between now and t hen . .. .. NO VACATIONS: The Sunday clown prince of comedy, RED SKELTON, isn't going to rest after all this summer . It looks now as if the Redhead will do some personal appearances across the nation - playing to some of the audiences he's entertained all winter long. His health has improved so that the doctors have given the green light for such a tour . .. WALLY COX, · or Mr . Peepers, if you prefer, will get little rest .on his "vacation" ... The delightful comedian has been signed to play the lead in the strawhat version of the famous Broadway hit "Three Men On A Horse." . .. HE STARTED SINGING: Lyle Sudrow, who plays Bill Bauer in the "GUIDING LIGHT" , started out as a singler and joined the Shuberts to sing baritone roles in operettas, Just as he was warming up to his new success, the induction into the Coast Guards got him, and he spent three years in Uncle Sam's service during World War II .... 2 STAR-LITE : The title, "Coni edy Find of the Yea.r," honorarily tagged on RED BUTTONS by critics and v iewers alike since the "Ho-Ho" comic made his TV debut last October, is ,definitely confirmed by the increased station line-up and current rating of his "RED BUTTONS SHOW." But tons , talented young Broadway and night club comic whose hilarious monologues and sketches have establi shed him a s a solid TV favorite in the short span of six months, is now s e en weekly over 90 stations and has a "Top Ten" rating of 45,1 , according to the latest reports .... BIG DOINGS: This is a b-i-g p-r-o-d-u-c-t-i-o-n! KUKLA, FRAN and OLLIE will appear with the Boston Pops Orchestra on Sunday, June 7 , in an original operetta based on the famous legend, "St. George and the Dragon." . .. .. CHATTER: Lovely MARIA RIVA and WILLIAM RIVA will co-star in a t elevision series to be filmed in Israel, Turkey and Egypt ... .... MARY MARGARET McBRIDE has started her 20th consecutive year in radio and still shuns television GALE STORM, whose popularity has soared due only in part to her acting ability on "My Little Margie , " will be paid a cool $10 , 000 per week for a night club date in Las Vegas . ... ON THE LINE : How do script writers feel about having their lines crossed out for the sake of shortening a script? Ask PEG LYNCH, creator-writer and star of "Ethel and Albert" - she'll tell you it's a trying ordeal.· Since every TV writer must write a little more than is required rather than a little less, television scripts must always be shortened during rehearsals , Miss Lynch admits that she , herself, never can decide on which lines to cut and which lines to keep, therefore always respects the judgement of director Walter Hart on this score. "When I see a line get cut out, it's just as if someone ' ha'd just operated on me" .... .. FROM REEL TO REAL: Handsome GEORGE REEVES, who has become a national hero to millions 6f youngsters for his portrayal of SUPERMAN on television, was signed by Columbia Pictures to play the roll of Sgt . Stark in "From Here to Eternity." He had to get a G.I. haircut for the part, and now WHIT ELLWORTH, the producer of the Superman film series, is waiting patiently for his hair to grow back . .. Production will be held up about a month while the Reeves' locks are sprouting ... .. Yours for greater TV enjoyment, Your TV Reporter II]} T\C NE\\SLF.TTER IS PURLISHED WEEKLY BY TilE TELEVISIO\ ClLB ()} I 'I' I 1, lb Sl\lE SIREET, ROCfiESTER 14, NEVI YORK. SlESCRIPTJON PRICE $2 00 !'}I{ 1 } 1 1 3 9 15 6 NEWS ADVENTURES 9 30 6 MR. WIZARD 7:30 4 U of B ROUND TABLE 10 00 4 TOOTSIE HIPPODROME 5 ETHEL & ALBERT 6 SUPER CI~CUS 6 U of R OPENHOUSE 10:30 4 CHILDRENS THEATER 8 BEAT THE CLOCK 10:45 8 SIGN ON 8 : 00 4- 5-6 MY HERO 10:55 8 MORNING PRAYER 8 JACKIE GLEASON 11:00 4-6-8 SPACE PATROL 8:30 4-5-6 TED MACK 11:30 4 . HOPALONG CASSIDY 9:00 4-5 SAT. NITE REVUE 6 FARM & HOME HOUR 6-8 SAT. NITE FIGHTS 8 ROCKET RANGER 9 :45 8 WEEK IN SPORTS 12:00 4-6-8 THE BIG TOP 10:00 4 TV NEWSREEL 1:00 4 WILD BILL HICKOK 6 SAT. NITE FIGHTS 6 CITY HOSPITAL 8 DEATH VALLEY DAYS 8 TALENTPATROL 10:15 4 CHARLES LAUGHTON 1 .:30 4 TALENT PATROL 10:30 4 - 5 YOUR HIT PARADE 6 THIS IS THE LIFE 6 WRESTLING 8 HAIL THE CHAMP 8 MARK SABRE 1 :45 5 MUSICAL CLOCK 11:00 4 LATE NEWS, SPORTS 2 :00 4 BASEBALL GAME 5 llth HOUR THEATRE 6 LONE RANGER 8 WRESTLING 5 CONT . PERFORMANCE 11:15 4 FILM PLAYHOUSE 8 FILM FEATURETTE 11:30 6 GENESEE PLAYHOUSE 2 :15 8 BASEBALL GAME 12 : 15 5 LATE NEWS 2 :30 6 DOWN YOU GO 8 NEWS & SPORTS 3:00 6 DRAGNET 12 : 20 8 LATE SHOW 3 :30 6 I MARRIED JOAN 4 :00 5 HORSE RACING NewsAee 6 GODFREY & FRIENDS 4 :30 4 LONE RANGER 5 CONT . PERFORMANCE 6 A DATE WITH JUDY 5 :00 4 NAME'S THE SAME 6 DENNIS DAY SHOW 8 A DATE WITH JUDY 5:30 4 BEAT THE CLOCK 6 ROY ROGERS 8 WILD BILL HICKOK 6:00 · 4 SPORTS·, ' Healy 6 OZZIE & HARRIET 8 BEULAH 6 : 15 4 NEWS, Dinsmore 6:30 4 WESTERN THEATER For outstanding Missouri River 6 WILD BILL HICKOK flood. Qroadcasts last Spring, CBS-TV newsman DoUglas Ed4 8 THE CISCO KID wards won a "Mike & Screen 7:00 5 OZZIE & HARRIET Press Award'' at the first an:nual banquet of the Radio-Newsreel- 6 WHO SAID THAT Television Workinc- Press Asso- 8 STU ERWIN SHOW ciation. 4 WHAM-TV WHEN Ch 6 Ch 8 s u N D A y 11:45 4 WHAT ONE CAN DO 5:30 5 BOSTON BLACKIE 11:55 8 MORNING PRAYER 6 TERRY & PIRATES 12:00 4 NEWS, Booth 8 SUPER CIRCUS 5 MUSICAL CLOCK 6:00 4 FILM FEATURETTE 6 THIS IS LIFE 5 HOPALONG CASSIDY 8 TOOTSIE HIPPODROME 6 THIS IS YOUR LIFE ~2 :15 4 VACATIONLAND AM. 8 TALENT REVUE 5 BY APPT. ONLY 6;30 4 CHARADES 12:30 4-8 CANDY CARNIVAL 5 ROY ROGERS 5 REV. N. V. PEALE 6 RED BUTTONS 6 YOU ARE THERE 8 SEE IT NOW 2:45 5 NATURE OF THINGS 6:50 4 NEWS, Cy Buckley 1:00 4 I MARRIED JOAN 7:00 4 RED SKELTON SHOW 5 YOUTH QUIZ SHOW 5- 6 Same 6 Same 8 GENE AUTRY 8 THIS IS THE LIFE 7:30 4 PRIVATE SECRETARY 1:30 4 -MODERN MEDICINE 5 TERRY & PIRATES 5 FRONTIERS OF FAITH 6 MR. PEEPERS 6 Same 8 PRIVATE SECRETARY 8 STU ERWIN SHOW 8:00 4-5-6 COMEDY HOUR 2:00 4 FlU! FEATURETTE 8 TOAST OF THE TOWN 5 TELL US A STORY 9:00 4 TV PLAYHOUSE 6 NAME'S THE SAME 5-6 Same 8 FAMILY THEATER 8 FRED WARING 2:15 4 NEWS ADVENTURE 9:30 8 TIME TO SMILE 2:30 4 BURNS & ALLEN 10:00 4-5-6 THE .DOCTOR 5 AM. AIR FORUM 8 THE WEB 6 STU ERWIN SHOW 10:30 4 WHAT'S MY LINE 3:00 4 ROY ROGERS 5 PLAINCLOTHESMAN 5 THE BIG PICTURE 6 CANDID CAMERA 6 WISDOM OF THE AGES 8 WHAT'S MY LINE 8 IN THE BOOK 11:00 4 LATE NEWS 3:15 8 THE CHRISTOPHERS 5 HOLLYWOOD TEEATRE 3:30 4 RED BUTTONS 6 FIRESIDE THEATRE 5 RECITAL HALL 8 SUNDAY NEWS 6 WHAT'S MY NAME 11:15 4 ROB'T. MONTGOMERY 8 FILM FEATURETTE 8 MYSTERY THEATRE 4:00 4 ZOO PARADE 11;30 6 TALENT SCOUTS 5-6 KUKLA,FRAN, OLLIE 8 LAMP UNTO MY FEET 4:30 4 BUFFALO AMATEURS 5-6 KUKLA,FRAN, OLLIE 8 YOU ARE THERE 5:00 4 SUPER CIRCUS 5 HALL OF FAME 6 SUPERMAN 8 THE B!G PICTURE 5 MORNING PROGRAMS MON.