Sunday, February 19, 1961 Page A-S THE PRESS Televisions Arthritis Telethon on Today George Putnam, Don La-t HOW COM.&? Why don't we see anything new and dif­ mond, Sheriff John, Bill* who has asked that ferent on TV? As a disgruntled viewer Hope, Sullivan to Appear Welsh.Mel Jass, Vince Wil­ question about twice a week far the past five or six years, \ve were forced to accept a flat answer last week. That an­ The largest list of stars Slate, Big Tiny Little* & .lose- liams, Alan Douglas, Duffield swer is in the three-month ml ings publisher! by all the ever scheduled for a telethon phine, Clint Eastwood, Rob­ Hamilton Holmes, Jim Haw­ services. will be on hand Sunday, Feb­ ert Horton, Bob Newtiart, thorne, Jack LaLanne. national rating Rooney, Joey Forma n, ruary 1!), at KTTV when the Mickey sports figures as: "Candid Camera" is the hit of the season, with ratings I at ion screens its 10-hour Stubby Kaye, Art Linkletter, And such hovering around the 3.V, mark for1 nearly every show. Stop Arthritis Telethon" Coleen Gray, Tab Hunter, Les Richter. Bob Kelly, Another newcomer 1 hat-has gone over the top is "The Andy from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Chan­ Walter Brennun. Jesse White, Jack Pardee, Tom Fears, Bill Griffith Show." We mean no discredit to these shows nel Eleven. Don Collier, Bill Minis. The Jobko, Rocky Bridges, Jim both are excellent entertainment. Kings Four, The Sportsmen, McAnany, Johnny M c K a y, George .Putnam, Channel Long, What is signiifcant is that "Candid Camera" is one oi Eleven newscaster, and John­ Mike Minor, Ronnie Brown McKeever twins, Dallas ihe first shows ever seen on TV and dates back to the ny Grant. KMPC disc jockey, Trio. Parry O'Brien. Show" Ginny Tiu, David Janssen, earliest days of the industry. "The Andy Griffith will be co-emcees for the gi­ Sunday Monday has not been on before, but, it is a familiar kind of show gantic, charitable, fund- rais­ Louis Nye, Dolores Hart, Con­ ing event. nie Haines, Helen O'Connell, Paul Newman in in the pattern of "The Real McCoys." "FROM THE oT the biggest per­ Dave Barry, The Surfers, Other .top-rated shows were "Gunsmoke," '"The Un- Scores Wally Boag, Woody Wood­ TERRACE" in show buisiness (Color) imiehables," "Ed Sullivan," "Danny Thomas" and so forth. sonalities pecker, Lawrence Welk & his Among the new ventures this year, "Family Classics" today have offered their time Also and services to help put the Orchestra, Annette Funiccllo, Shirley Jones in is tO;be cancelled, JacJde Gleason leaven the air in May, Tommy Kirk, Yogi Bear, "BOBBIKINS" Month" will not be renewed next year, and 'Irive for funds over the top "Show of the ind help stamp out arthritis, Quick Draw McGraw, Huckle­ and "My Sister Eileen" are consid­ Tuesday Wednesday "Peter Loves Mary" Ihe natjon's number-one crip- berry Hound. ered to be the outstanding flops of the season. pier. Las Vegas Telethon Delega­ Lauren Bacall in tion: "FLAME OVER It's painfully evident why producers are notoriously Realizing that many of the INDIA*' adverse to new shows. Only die-hards like ourselves can Bobby Darin, Roberta D - lars who would want to ap­ (Color) continue to hope for better and more varied shows. It's pear currently are starring in Lynn, Victor Borge, Johnny Ray, Jerry Colonna, Duke El- Also not impossible for a new show to be a hrt; all of us remem­ I -as Vegas, KTTV sent a crew I John Lupton in ber when "The Untouchables" started. to Las Vegas last weekend lington, Ray Anthony and his "BLOOD AND >nd pretaped the perform­ Bookends. Billy Gray, The STEEL" Tn viewing the ratings, we have become convinced that Georgie Young Revue, Pro­ the problem of new shows stems from an inability to dis­ ances of these entertainers. U * * * A special children's section fessor Backwards (Jimmy Ed- tinguish what is new and good from.what is merely new. miston), Frank G o r s h i n, DRIVE-IN THEATER wil not survive more than one or two view- "f the telethon will feature all Redondo Beach Blvd. . A bad show ilieir favorities, too. including Sarah Vaughan, Dakota Sta- ings before it is rejected. But, neither will a good new ton. M DA 4-2664 enough "i ogi Bear. Huckleberry show fail to prove itself, granted that it is given Hound and Quick Draw Mc- time. New ideas in television will be welcomed. They must (Jraw. And, as an added ap­ be real ideas, though, and not the uninspired trivia that has peal to young viewers, they marked this year's series. have been encouraged to tune Wear Glasses in early because between 7 If You WELL WHADDYA KNOW TV.'.s Gardner McKay is and 9 a.m., 10 lucky viewers Check These *et for his movie debut in "Tht Right Approach" let's will win a day's fun at Dis- hope this one is. ... Desi Arnaz is planning a series based nrylnnd. They'll learn how 'adam'ant about when they tune in Channel Contact Lens Advantages! on Jack London stories. . . Nick Adams is I'lleven. doing a movie during his three-month TV layoff. He's seen . . . Bob Heistand is producing New plastic contact lenses offer you clear those profits rise for some of his fellow-oater-stars. ihe telethon for KTTV. Stars vision without anyone knowing your sijjht "National Velvet's" big sister, Carole Wells, is a rhirpor. include: needs correction. No larger in diameter She'll lend her soprano talents to the March 12 March of Ed Sullivan. Bob Hope, than an eraser tip. They are easy to apply Dimes show. . . . Reed Morgan of "The Deputy" will shed and are designed to be worn comfortably George Shearing, The Hi-Los, all your working hours. his eye patch in the upcoming episode, "Chcrchez La Connie Stevens. .Teri South­ Femmc." With a title like that, he'll need both eyes open. ern. Dodie Stevens. June "CONTACTS" ARE IDEAL FOR SPORTS. . . . Newest format out is on a show titled "Portofino." It's I .ockhart, George Nader. Pon- Pan l Dreak; never steam up. They do not all about a yrtung widow who operates a Mediterranean eie Ponce. Sheb Wooley, Leti- inlcrferc with coiffure arrangement or hotel aided by three buddies of her late husband. How "make-up" application, and they offer cia Roman. Barry Sullivan, §'wonderful relief to wearers of heavy. Has that you said he died, fellows? . . . Richard Burton has Ricardo Montalban, John \F thick-lensed glasses. Not expensive; terms finally been snagged for a sefies. He'll host a show based Vivyan. J a y n e Mansfield, AV to suit. 32-years in Harbor Area. on the movie "(irand Deception." . . . John Ericson will RAY ANTHONY and His Bookends, Diane "Stop Arthritis Telethon" Sunday, Feb. 19, Stella Stevens, Hope Holiday, star in 20th Century-Fox's new "III Rue Riviera." . . . NBC Wea­ Hall (left) and Annita Ray, will appear on the 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., on Channel Eleven. Danny Welton. Doodles A demonstration or factual illustrated plans a Feb. 28 hour-long special titled "JFK: Report No. ver, Lucille Norman. Don La- literature on the new Plastic Contact 1." Ah. come on, guys, he's not really young enough foV mond &. the Three Stooges. Lenses may change your fi le. No obligation for rrport cards. . . . "The Insiders," new David Janssen ve­ Vie Dana, Kenny Miller. hicle, has already roped a sponsor. . . Next week Ralph Stevenson to Take Beatrice Kay, Delia Reese, either. Come in or write TODAY! Taeger and James Coburn strip off "Klondike" klothes to MAIIFYIVmUULI HInu Julie London, Cameo Chil­ flon bfHhin? trunks for "Acanulco." Don't know about you, dren's Playhouse, Walker Ed- but we've caught cold just hearing about it. ... "Aqua- Part in Africa Show m'inston. Engineer Bill Stulla, DR. J. M. SOSS, Optometrist tvuilV ckanjfes its name to "Malibu Run" this week. Now Ginny Jackson. Kay Starr, Adl.ti E. Stevejospn, 11- I'ST;) under the sponsorship Carol Heiss, Michael Callin. all t'ie'''ll ,need to change is the story. New York to report on The Little OPEN FRIDAY EVENINGS AND ALL DAY SATURDAY up with some real witty wisecracks; it'* worth viewing and guished actor who lias become Bill Williams, gram examining basic prob­ Africa. They are Irving R. Le- Angels, John Saxon, Jererny then some. perhaps the world's foremost lems 61' the African continent, vine, who covered develop­ portrayer of Abraham Lin­ on the N.BC-TV Network ments in the Congo last year; coln, has been signed by pro­ Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 10 p.m. Edwin Newman. wh*o has ducer Mildred Freed Alberg The program will be spon­ covered events in many of the to star in a dramatization of sored by the Gulf Oil Corpora­ newly independent African tion as another in the series nations, and George Clay, who events leading up to and in­ of cluding Lincoln's 1 Gettysburg of "NBC Special News Re­ reports from the Union address on "The Equitable's ports." It replaces "Cry Ven­ South Africa for NBC News. geance!" which will be pre­ Lou Hazam and Chet Ha- BONUS SAVING FLAN Heritage" Saturday, April 1 co-produce the (NBC-TV Network, 9:30-10 sented Tuesday, April 25 gan, who will (NBC-TV Network, 10-11 p.m. program, described it as a p.m. "television prime r." They said that, it would focus on fundamental problems in the Congo, North Africa, the Un­ ion of South Africa, the l.r> new African nations admitted to the UN, and such areas as Portuguese Angola and Ruaro- da-Urundi. which are under­ going revolutionary changes. The program will feature Frank McGee as anchorman. The Western attitudes toward Africa will be examined by Joseph 0. Harsch, NBC News' senior European correspon­ dent and Frank Rourholtzer. NBC News' State Department correspondent.

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