Radio and TV Highlights for Today Across Stations
A schedule of WHIO WKRC WLW WLWD and WLWT programs lists 18th century Soler works with organ, a 13 week series Two Generations, Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir, jazz piano soloist Farrell Garner, Cincinnati vs Philadelphia baseball, Grieg excerpts from Peer Gynt, films with Lloyd Bridges, FBI in Peace and War, The Hate Letter on Indictment, Gunsmoke episode with Chester, Sez Who guests Hermione Gingold and Orson Bean, This Is the Life jealousy story, The Last Word on language, Wagon Train plot, Ed Sullivan Las Vegas feature, Steve Allen Show guests, Father and Son Night, Eddie Foy and cast variety hour, and Decision about a railroad.
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E. Power Biggs
Antonio Soler
Richard P. Condie
Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir
Farrell Garner
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Grieg
Lloyd Bridges
Jimmy Dollar
Orient
Whio
FBI
Chester
Dodge City
Henry Morgan
Hermione Gingold
Orson Bean
WCPO
Annapolis
P.m. Whio
WKRC
Ed Sullivan
Las Vegas
John Raitt
Janet Blair
WLWD
TV Wardrobe Costs and IRS Contention Highlighted
Television Week notes female performers face wardrobe woes and tax questions. Dinah Shore challenged deducting dresses. Carol Reed faced hair tipping deductions disallowed. Arlene Francis borrows from friends, Betty Johnson sews her own gowns, including a Sullivan dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinah Shore
Miss Shore
IRS
Carol Reed
Nework
Wcbs-Tv
Betty Johnson
Jack Paar
Manhattan
Major Recording Firms Jump On Stereo Bandwagon
Major labels advance stereo tape releases with orchestral selections by Stokowski, the Budapest Quartet, and Dorati. Pittsburgh Symphony under Steinberg and New York under Mittlpo tous showcase Capital and Columbia tapes. Audio Fidelity and RCA offer diverse titles with notable sound ranges and moving railroad effects.
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el Capitan
Fidelity
Huston Finds Quieter Sets for New Projects
John Huston works smoothly with Darryl F. Zanuck on Roots of Heaven and with David O Selznick on Farewell To Arms. A writer quips the clash was two Caesars and one Alp, as Zanuck visits the set daily while the director notes they settled their battles before filming and have nothing left to fight about.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David O. Selznick
Darryl F. Zanuck
Zanuck
Set Director Works Way Up In Ben Hur 1923
HOLLYWOOD Hugh Hunt, the set decorator on the current Ben Hur film, previously served as May McAvoy’s stand in the silent 1923 version. He recalls filling in on many jobs in those days and now sports a mustache for the new production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Hugh Hunt
May McAvoy
Hunt
Capitol's new tape catalog features topflight classical sets
The Capitol catalog adds Overture by Felix Slatkin and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, A World of Music by Carmen Dragon and the Capitol Symphony, Seatierks by Leopold Stokowski, and Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra by Slatkin and the Concert Arts Orchestra. The first tape includes Wil lam Tell and 1812 overtures. the second offers nine items including Carneg ie and Die Fledermaus. Stokowski’s collection includes Clair de Lune and Finlandia. Columbia releases Mozart Quintet for Viola and Strings in stereo. Lighter fare includes Viva Mexican medley by Percy Faith and La Paloma and La Cucaracha. The Beat of My Heart by Tony Bennett with five drummers. Mercury presents Marching Along by Frederick Fennell and the Eastman Symphonic Wind Ensemble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Pape
Felix Slatkin
Hollywood Bowl Orchestra
Carmen Dragon
Capitol Symphony
Leopold Stokowski
Slatkin
The
Concert Arts Orchestra
Columbia
Viva
Percy Faith
Tony Bennett
Acting Facts Make Trouble
NEW YORK Familiarity and acting fads are destroying theatrical glamor says Chester Morris star of Blue Denim. He recalls how the public expected stars to remain glamorous and unmarried in earlier days. He cites a deglamorizing trend toward natural acting, criticizing performers who look unkempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chester Morris
Bergman Gets Floral Welcome in London Studio
Bergman arrived in London to start filming Indiscreet with Cary Grant at Warner Bros. Her dressing room overflowed with flowers, and she distributed bowls of blossoms to studio secretaries as a welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Ingrid Bergman
Cary Grant
Warner Bros
London
Director Sweats Out Draft Call
HOLLYWOOD Haya Har Har met at Cannes where she spoke with William Wyler about visiting Israel. Wyler, impressed by her, signed her but learned she served in the Israeli army and remains in reserve. He hopes for a deferment as his $15 million project advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Haya Har- Har
Wyler
Israel
Eyebrows Rise At Sack Dress At Monaco Gala
Betty Furness vacationing from TV duties drew stares in Monaco as she wore a bright sack dress with a ribbing wig that she paired with designer Don Loper. On entering the International Sporting Club a fan asked if the dress lights up. Loper replied it already has.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Johnson
Jack Paar
Betty
Ed Sullivan
My Sullivan
Betty Furness
Monaco
Don Loper
Long
International Sporting Club
Loper
Sammy Kenick Proves He Knows Nothing About Handicapping
In a candid moment from Across the Everglades, Sammy Kenick of Burbank recalls his toughest task in Florida: convincing the film crew and many locals that he knew nothing about handicapping horses. He once topped the list of highest paid jockeys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Sammy Kenick
Everglades
Fla
Warner Cros
Sammy
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Plans Twelve Films for 1958
Hollywood insiders say the independent Hecht-Hill-Lancaster team will release twelve projects in 1958. Harold Hecht confirms back-to-back scheduling from Separate Tables to a Burt Lancaster Western, with targeted merchandising and national theater outreach to drive box office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Hecht-Hill-Lancaster
Burt Lancaster
Harold Hecht
James Hill
NBC
Corot
Gris
Rouault
Vocalist Gloria Wood Earns Big Salary Yet Faces Ego Struggles
Hollywood singer Gloria Wood says she earns about 250000 a year but feels fame elusive. Former Kay Kyser and Bing Crosby singer with a four octave range, she voices Minnie Mouse and Tinker Bell offscreen for Disney and sings for Marilyn Monroe in films. Her income mainly comes from commercials and a controversial record Hey Bellboy, which briefly sold well before being banned for being too sexy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Gloria Wood
Gloria
Kay Kyser
Bing Crosby
Mininie Mouse
Tinker Bell
Walt Disney
Marilyn Monroe
Rotten Luck Dogs and a Stray Card Confuse Writers Guild
The anonymous Rotten Luck Dogs writer discovers a misfiled public card costing him recognition. A TV play sale triggers guild questions while a press agent reports a unreleased film later found to be a hit. Later Gelman recalls a misfiled last act due to a missing typing service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Writer's Guild
Gelman
Austria Features American Works
Variety reports Austria will host Broadway during the 1958 59 season with nineteen American plays staged across multiple theatres. Eugene O Neill leads with three works while Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams each have two productions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Austria
Broadway
Variety
Eugene O'Neill
Arthur Miller
Tennessee Williams
Muscled Teen Muriel Davis Targets TV Stardom in El Coyote
Hollywood producer Ken Murray promotes Muriel Davis a high school gymnast and Olympic candidate as star of a new series El Coyote starring George Brent. Davis plays the frontier editor daughter and masked vigilante, with public interest in a young female lead on TV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Ken Murray
Muriel Davis
Ken
Muriel
Madison Avenue
Frontier
Brent
el Coyote
Doug Fairbanks
Marty
Indianapolis
Murray
Beverly Hills
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Dragon
Budapest String Quartet
Frederick Fennell
Beethoven
Pittsburgh Symphony
Wiliam Steinberg
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Dimitri Mittopolous
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Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
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Capitol Theatre
Goldflies
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He Ie
Frank Sinatra
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Bergman
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Cole Porter
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