Viewers Drop In Top Markets Amid TV Rating War
Milton R. Bass reports a nationwide decline in television viewing, with 33 of 50 markets down and Albany area readings showing sharp drops. ARB and Nielsen differ on trends, triggering threats from customers to withhold fees and seek government scrutiny of ratings methods.
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God
Country
Yale
Albany-Schienectady-Troy
ARB
A. C. Neilsen
Tarb
Lively World and the ARB Computer Fink Debate
The column notes growing distrust of the ARB computer as “a rotten, dirty, lousy fink” and compares belief between people and machines. It ponders whether people will turn off, while millions use pot, read, or watch films, and wonders if TV and data systems influence leisure choices.
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ARB
Groucho Marx
Duchess of talent shines in Bancroft CBS hour
TV review hails Anne Bancroft as unmatched in ability and charisma. The hour long CBS showcase is praised for originality, contrasting with the sameness of other network fare and the blurred line between host and guest.
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Anne Bancroft
Miss Bancroft
CBS
CBS Drops Skelton From Next Season Schedule
Red Skelton, on CBS for 19 years and usually in the Top 10, is reported to be dropped from the network schedule next season. CBS aims for a younger audience, given Skelton’s appeal largely to older viewers.
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Red Skelton
CBS
New York Times
Mr. Skelton
Broadway producers stage Anne of the Thousand Faces review
Anne Bancroft stars in a special TV program produced by Martin Charnin and Joseph Cates with Walter Miller directing. The show features Judith Vierst Jacqueline Susann and William Gibson material, plus a host of stars used as integral parts of the script. Bancroft’s singing and dancing lessons show in her lip sync and sharp witticisms, while the ensemble elevates the piece beyond typical television fare.
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Martin Charnin
Annie
Joseph Cates
Walter Miller
Miss Bancroft
Judith Vierst
Jacqueline Susann
William Gibson
Stockbridge
Mr. Gibson
John and
Abigail
Berkshire Theatre Festival
John McGiver
Dick Shawn
Dick Smothers
Robert Merrill
Lee J. Cobhaml
Gomi Old Ar
Movie Timetable Capitol and Nearby Theaters
A compact timetable lists showings at Capitol and other venues including Palace Dalmatian cartoons matinees and evening slots for The Arrangement Paris Cactus Flower and Goodbye Mr Chips. Also notes Hickory Film Club West Springfield Cinema 1 Paint Your Wagon and The Magic Christian with various times.
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West Springfield
Mr. Chips
Allegro Singers Set 1st Formal Public Concert
The Allegro Singers directed by Mrs. Donald Cox of Canaan New York will give its first formal public concert on Saturday February 28 at 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Church on Wendell Avenue. The 20 voices will perform early English madrigals Brahms arrangements of German folk songs and Frostiana by Randall Thompson set to music. Mrs. Cox holds a music degree from Cincinnati and has been active as soprano soloist and teacher in Berkshire. Tickets at the door.
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Donald Cox
Canaan
N.Y
Unitarian Church
Wendell Avenue
Robert Prost
Randall Thompson
Berkshire
St. Stephen's
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Berkshire Lyric Theatre
Tausic
Berkshire Community College
Degas Show Extended At Clark Art Institute
The Degas exhibit at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown will run through May, with 57 Clark holdings on view and a slight rehanging. Loans from private collectors and public museums will be returned after the Feb 22 closing. The collection includes oils, pastels, bronzes, prints and drawings, and most drawings and one oil were bought by Robert Sterling Clark in 1919. The institute, free admission, is open daily except Monday from 10 to 5.
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Edgar Degas
Clark Art Institute
Institute
Degas
Robert Sterling Clark
Clark
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