Mary Martin to Tour Peter Pan Across 50 Cities
Mary Martin launches a fall to spring Peter Pan tour with a 20 member orchestra and 50 city plan from Boston to San Antonio and Montreal. The show blends flying stagecraft with gongs dancing and Mary’s preferred songs. She tours with Luis Bonifa and Dirk Sanders while balancing family and future Broadway projects.
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Peter Pan
Mary Martin
Mary
Peter
Boston
San Antonio
Montreal
Luis Bonifa
Rio de Janeiro
Dirk Sanders
Roland Pelt Ballet Group
Ward Belmont
Nashville
Tenn
Rod Laroque
Wilma Banky
Wendy
Tadore
Richard Halliday
Hallidays
Connecticut
Heller
Sullivan to keep Sunday TV throne with new ideas
Ed Sullivan denies plans to quit the home screen, despite a Las Vegas stint at the Desert Inn. He argues three networks contend for Sunday audiences but promises to fight by delivering attention grabbing themed shows and bold formats. He cites recent travelogue to Brussels fair anniversary clips and Moiseyev dance segments as proof of his innovation.
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Nev
Ed’ Sullivan
Stone Face
Sullivan
Desert Inn
Sulli
Allen
Mavericks
Brussels Fair
Moiseyev
TV Has Program Problem
New York AP notes television faces a rare crisis as live dramatic and sponsored shows struggle. With about 75 million dollars in airtime and similar production costs, sponsors may cut bills, forcing networks to economize and risk fewer major programs. An ad agency executive cites sponsor resistance and the hunt for another Gunsmoke or I Love Lucy as key pressures amid recession.
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New York
Sors
Alaska entertainment boom linked to isolation and statehood
In Alaska a radio and TV boom grows amid long winters and few leisure options. Roy V. Smith of Alaska Radio and TV Sales says 80 percent of families have TV and 95 percent own radios, with statehood likely to boost direct broadcasts and attract more advertisers and stations as costs ease. ABC film syndication notes 560 filmed shows sold in the territory over three years.
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New York
Roy V. Smith
Alaska Radio and TV Sales
Statehood
Alaska
Smith
United States
ABC
CBS
NBC
ABC Film Syndication
Actors Robert Ryan and wife start Oakwood School
Hollywood story details how actor Robert Ryan and his wife Jessica founded Oakwood School in North Hollywood. From a two-classroom start with 12 families, the school grew to 80 students with seven classrooms and a new playing field under Marie Spottswood's leadership, becoming a community project rather than a celebrity venture.
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Hollywood
Robert Ryan
Jessica
Edu
Ryans
Oakwood
Ryan
Payte Gn
Marie Spottswood
New York City
Johnny
Handshake Costs Trial for Wyoming Senate Candidate
Gale McGee, the Democratic U S Senate hopeful in Wyoming, says he has driven over 75 000 miles and logged about 69 000 handshakes during campaigning. He notes the long distances and sparse population increase the effort and cost of each encounter.
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Laramie
Wyo
Wyoming
Gale McGee
U. S. Senate
Amazing Second Life of Babette in Albuquerque
Babette the calico cat, owned by Mrs. Josephine Rippey of Albuquerque, has an amazing life story. Rescued from possible execution, she was recently named All-American Cat in Cat Magazine, after a dramatic return to life.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Babette
Josephine Rippey
Just Releant
Cat Magazine
TV show format shifts to include more sponsors and plugs
The article notes a shift toward more than two sponsors for a half hour show with longer segments for panel and audience participation. It critiques the increase in plugs for coming attractions at the expense of regular commercials.
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