Personal Views of TV Programs By CHARLES MERCER
New York critic Charles Mercer reviews Ford Star Jubilee and TV Playhouse past seasons. He singles Eddie Fisher and Nat King Cole with Ella Fitzgerald for uneven efforts and praises Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn on TV Playhouse. He finds the Christmas program lacking coherent recipe and notes misfired humor and orchestra clashes.
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Charles Mercer
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Ant
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Bedlam
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Ella Fitzgerald
Eddie Fisher
Jessica Tandy
Hume Cronyn
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Ernest Kinoy
Records Welcome Two Young Voices From ABC Paramount
The feature highlights Barry Gordon and Dick Duane as rising stars in the ABC Paramount lineup. Barry Gordon, a child prodigy described as multitalented, dreams of show business while enjoying swing and rock and roll. Dick Duane, a former classical pianist turned vocalist, debuts with a big voiced Siboney, discussing his disciplined approach to singing and record honesty.
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Abc-Paramount
Jacob y on Bridge South Overbids But Makes Coup North
Oswald Jacoby explains a bridge hand where South overbids to three no trump but can still make a trump coup. West leads spade two, South wins with king and plays hearts. After a series of maneuvers in clubs and diamonds, South ruffs and uses a clever endplay to secure the contract.
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