Radio mirror (Jan-June 1948)

WHAT'S NEW from COAST to COAST (Continued jrom page 15) service hospitals. And Frances hopes she won't be given an opportunity to collect any more — in the same way. if * * Comes this June month, chanees are that Information Please will bite the dust. Understand that Dan Golenpaul, who originated the idea and owns the show, has slapped a half-million dollar suit on Mutual, alleging that the network mishandled the program. * * * On the opposite end of the scale comes the information that Myrtle Vail has signed a seven year contract, calling for 2,025 more scripts of the Myrt and Marge series, which seems to us to have been running forever already. Well, good luck to the enterprise. * « « We hear that General Foods is thinking of scrapping The Aldrich Family when its present contract expires. Plans are to substitute four low budget shows for the "Aldriches" show and the Fanny Brice stanza. If you can't get along without hearing that opening, "He-e-e-nry!", you'd better start penning your letters, now. Could be if enough of you want 'em you can have 'em. 4: # :}c Radio's Fat Man series has passed the preliminary discussion stage and now looks more than likely as a future film production at a major studio. * * * Bill Lawrence, CBS director of the Screen Guild Players programs, is one director who believes in trusting his actors. He doesn't give his actors those "waved" cues while they're on the air. Cues are all set during rehearsals and then the cast is left on its own during the broadcast. Lawrence says it makes for better performances by eliminating distractions. SUMMER rumors: Jean Hersholt will bow out of the "Dr. Christian" series for six weeks this summer. He'll go to Denmark to accept a knighthood . . . Nelson Eddy will probably be the summer replacement on the Music Hall . . . Another show being offered around to fill in those summer blanks is Really Livin', starring Susan Peters and her husband, Richard Quine . . . Edgar Bergen" may pack up Charlie and Mortimer for a summer of personal appearances in Sweden . . . And listen for Alec Templeton as summier replacement for a leading network commercial. * * * GOSSIP AND STUFF FROM ALL OVER . . . Columbia Pictures due to screen a series of shorts based on Candid Microphone . . . Arthur Lake's next picture will have a skiing background . . . We hear Morton Downey may switch from Mutual to NBC . . . Bob Garred, CBS newscaster, about set to do the narration on several shorts for a movie independent . . . Vox Pop loses its sponsor when the current contract ends . . . The Don Ameche-Frank Morgan stanza due to fold at the end of the year . . . Point Sublime will probably be made into a film series . . . Barbara Eiler, radio actress has been getting movie bids. How, oh how, can a young girl tell... the different finer silverplate? She looks for these ^ «& ^s = In this day and age young ladies know the finest kind of silverplate they can buy, regardless of price, is Holmes & Edwards. Here, they find no mere overplating (extra plating). No! No! Holmes & Edwards is sterling INLAID With these ::«»«» = Just look what this really means: Two blocks of Sterling silver are invisibly inlaid at the backs of bowls and handles of the most used spoons and forks. Quite obviously, they stay lovelier longer! So of course more women buy Holmes & Edwards than ever before . . . wouldn't you? Danish Princess Lovely Lady Youth HOLMES & EDWARDS STERLING INLAID<> SILVERPLATE HERE AND HERE It's Sterling Inlaid WHICH PATTERN? Three to choose from. Danish Princess, Lovely Lady and Youth, all made in the U.S.A. by the International Silver Company. HOW MUCH? Surprise! Unlike so many other things price of Holmes & Edwards has not gone up I Still only $68.50 for 52 pieces, service for eight with chest. (No Federal Tax.) WHERE TO BUY? At jewelry and department stores. CopyritM 1948, Tlu Internatioml Silun Co., Holmes S Edwards Di«., Msriden, Conn. Soil in Caudi by: Tho T. Eaton Co.. ltd. "itl U. S. PtL Off. R M 19