Radio and television mirror (Jan-June 1950)

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By MAGGI McNELLIS Leave It To The Girls— Maggi McNellis as moderator and a changing panel of experts— Sundays, 7 P.M., EST, WNBT. Every week on Leave It to the Girls a lone male guest tries to uphold the dignity, infallibility and sovereignty of his sex against the verbal onslaughts of four determined and articulate young women. That he succeeds at all against such odds is a personal triumph for each male who is brave enough to appear. Even when, as frequently happens, he comes off second best in the encounter, he still manages to let go with some plain truths about women that never cease to amaze me — coming from a man, that is. Women have long known these facts about their own sex. In my role as moderator for The Girls and their opponent, Man, I often listen to a girl's pat arguments, watch her grow a little smug at how well she's putting Man in his place, and then suddenly see Man blow the arguments into thin smoke simply by giving her a straight-from-the-shoulder answer with nary a wisecrack in it. (Of course, at home the little wife would probably burst into tears at this point and win the argument anyway. Men know about that trick, but they let us get away with it.) Not that I'm deserting my sisters and going over to the men's side. I know, for instance, that men are not as objective in their thinking as we are. Even (Continued on page 91) 0{)hb%^ Richard Kollmar, producer and husband of Dorothy Kilgallen: a kind and chatty guest. Ted Malone: a favorite "married man" questions, thinks the program is a lot of fun. KNOW doublti (m&n^ Henry Morgan : came with blood in his eye and, asked, "Why are women so feminine?" George Brent: hedged a little about expressing views, but Girls thought him a good guest. Andre Baruch, suave emcee: enjoyed making girls fumble, but apparently without malice. Bennett Cerf: naked "Wby do women want convertibles, then always ride with top up?" Typical panel: (1 to r) Mrs. W. R. Hearst, Jr„ Hka RADIO MIRROR TELEVISION SECTION