TV Guide (June 18, 1955)

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I CONFiDENTIALI-Y ... by Earl Wilson Oh, What Arlene Francis Said! Gleason Will Take No Chances NEW YORK . . . When Sen. John Mc¬ Clelland was a mystery guest on Whafs My Line?, the panelists dis¬ covered he was a Democrat. “So you’re not Joe McCarthy?” said Fred Allen. “No,” replied the guest. “Con¬ gratulations!” shrieked Arlene Fran¬ cis. McCarthy supporters sent in so piany letters that emcee John Daly answered with a form reply saying Miss Francis had merely been con¬ gratulating Allen for discovering that the guest wasn’t Senator McCarthy. ■ Jackie Gleason’s dresser, Eddie DiVierno, did the same job for Red Buttons—and also tried to give each some gags. Just before airtime, Glea¬ son yelled forgone more joke” and Di- Viemo offered him an oldie. Glaring at him, Gleason said, “Oh no, you don’t! You got Red off TV—but you ain’t gonna get rid of me that way!” ■ Irish McCalla, the beautiful blonde pin-up gal who’s become TV’s Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, is now trying to appeal to children—and doing poses much less provocative than before. But as she becomes bet¬ ter known, her old pictures are being dug out by magazines. Visiting New York, she declined to pose the old way, saying “I’ve stopped looking like that.” A photographer retorted, “But your pictures haven’t!” ■ Horace McMahon, the TV and movie actor, stopped in at a restau¬ rant owned by Floria Vestoff (a danc¬ ing cigaret girl on TV) and her hus¬ band, his close friend. As a gag, Mc¬ Mahon “waited on table” for some friends. A customer, startled, cried, “Why, Horace McMahon! What are you doing here as a waiter?” Mc¬ Mahon, playing it straight, replied, “Well, lady, I always work here be¬ tween hits.” ■ Jack Benny’s determination to do a “concert with laughs” this sum¬ mer—playing the violin, of course— astonished some friends. His answer is, “I want to prove that I’m a vio¬ linist, not a comedian.” Groucho Marx quipped back, “Don’t bother with the tour. You’ve already proved to me you’re not a comedian!” But he added, “You’re a genius and I know it.” NEXT WEEK: SHEILAH GRAHAM #320 PlaysHit and Skirt Cotton poplin. 1-piece suit with tiny slit shorts. Flowers match print skirt... patent belt. Slip on full skirt for dressy outfit! Orange Ice, Purple, Heaven Blue. Red. _-Sizes 10 to 18. Sat— ^// if By Mail / #3U Playsait taly. In same sizes From ^ above.....$5.98 (Sorry, skirt not sold separately.) h Hollywood Wvd., Hollywood 27, Colif. Of MOUTWOOO 22