Ross reports on television programming. (1949)

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CHILDREN’S SHOWS ABC ALEXANDER'S QUIZDOM CLASS Local; 6: 30 -7pm Saturday; SPONSOR Alexander's Dept. Store; PRODUCER DIRECTOR Marshall Diskin; CAST Joe O'Brien and high school guests; FORMAT Representatives of city schools compete for $1000 scholarship, other prizes COMMER¬ CIALS Les Griffith over film; SIMULTANEOUS AM. CARTOON TELETALES Net; 6-6:30 Sunday; SUSTAINING; PACKAGER Barry Schlaes; DIRECTOR Bahette Henry; WRITER Jack Luchsinger; MUSIC Jack Ward, piano; CAST Chuck and Jack Luchsinger; FORMAT Chuck draws cartoons as Jack narrates the tale. CHILD'S WORLD E&W Net; 7: 15-?: 30pm Wednesday; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER Robt. Saudek,ABC Public Affairs; DIRECTOR Alex Segal; CAST Helen Parkhurst and four or five children ANNOUNCER George Hicks, FORMAT Children are interviewed and discuss numerous topics. THE COWBOY CLUB Local; 5-6pm Weekdays; PRODUCER Nat Fowler, ABC Film Dept; FORMAT Feacure western film designed for kids. THE SINGING LADY E&W Net & Kinesc; 6:30-7pm Sunday; SPONSOR Kellogg's Corn SoyaShredded Wheat; AGENCY N.W. Ayer; PACKAGER Blair Walliser; SUPERVISOR Henry Hull, Ayer; DIRECTOR Howard Cordery, ABC; WRITER Irene Wicker; MUSIC Alan Grant; FORMATIrene Wicker tells stories that are enacted by marionettes; children are in studio separate box and are on camera too; COMMERCIALS on cards and film strips; ANNOUNCER Bob Dixon, in costumes, either talks over or introduces an animated "magic trick"short, SUPER -CIRCUS Net from WENR Chicago; 5-6pm Sunday; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER -DIRECTOR -Jack Gibney; WRITER Nancy Goodwin; CAST Claude Kerchner ringmaster; Cliff Souper-clown; Mary Hartline; FORMAT circus acts for children. CBS THE CHUCK WAGON Local; 6-6:30pm Weekdays; SUSTAINING; DIRECTOR John Peyser; FORMAT Bob Dixon gives five minutes of tips to children, then introduces Western Feature film. LUCKY PUP E&W Net; 6:30-6:45 Weekdays; SPONSORS U.S. Rubber-Ked3 (starts March 25 for Fridays on Net) Bristol Meyers Ipana (starts March 29 for T,Th on WCBS-TV only); PRODUCER Richard Linkroum, CBS; WRITER Len Turovin, Nat Wilkes; SETS three puppet stages; CAST The Hope & Morey Bunin puppets with Doris Brown as NARRATOR; FORMAT No studio audience; serial adventures of Lucky Pup, with Foodini the magician, his assis¬ tant Pinhead, and Jolo the Clown. LUCKY PUP HIGHLIGHTS Net; 6:30-7pni Saturday; Film revue of the past week's programs, with Doris Brown as NARRATOR. SCRAPBOOK Net; 5-5:30 Sunday; SUSTAINING; PRODUCER -DIRECTOR John Peyser, CBS; WRITER Joan Pilkinton; SETS Judy Gilbert; CAST Scotty McGregor, MC, and/ kids; FOR¬ MAT a membership club for kids who write in and attend the show. DUMONT CHILDREN’S RECORDS Local; 5:45-6 Weekdays; Off-camera staff announcers introduce recorded music for children. BIRTHDAY PARTY Net; 7-7:3Qpia Wednesday; Participating 1 minute spots; PACKAGER United Productions, 654 Madison Ave; PRODUCER George Scheck; DIRECTOR Lou Dahlman; CASTING Scheck on Tues. 5pm at Wanamaker's; CAST Ted Brown and about eight or nine children; FORMAT Kids celebrate the birthday of one child by singing, dancing, etc. and receive gifts. DUMONT KINDERGARTEN Local; 10-10:30am Weekdays; SUSTAINING; DIRECTOR Dave Davis; FORMAT Pat Meikle tells children's tales and illustrates with charcoal drawings... "television baby sitter". KING COLE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY Net; (starts Mar. 13) 6-6:30pm Sunday; Announced as topnotch child talent in a fairyland setting" . Page 17 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS (more)