TV Guide (July 2, 1955)

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NEW YORK TV Teletype Bob Stahl reports: HELEN HAYES, MARY MARTIN to co-star on Producers* Showcase In September In "Skin of Our Teeth"—the same productiorPthat last week played In Paris as part of America's 'Salute to France" . . The Aug. 22 Showcase , "King and Mrs. Candle," will be a mus¬ ical comedy version of a drama presented last year on TV Playhouse and will star CYRIL RITCHARD, IRENE MANNING, RICHARD HAYDN- * * * ABC's 90-mlnute pickup from Disneyland Park at Ana¬ heim, Cal., on Sunday evening, July I7, will use 20 cam¬ eras to show all features of the fabulous playground, which opens next day. . . JACK WEBB guest emcees on the July 24 Sunday night Variety Hour . He'll show clips from his new movie, "Pete Kelly's Blues." * * * SID CAESAR, NANETTE FABRAY, ARLENE FRANCIS and WALLY COX head the cast for "1976," NBC's fall preview of American life 21 years hence. NBC president PAT WEAVER is to write and direct . . . You Can' t Take It with You , new CBS series based on the famous play, goes 'iniesday nights in the fall, in the Meet Millie spot # * * -- ^ PINKY LEE will switch to a circus theme next fall, with PINKY playing a "poignant little clown," as the publicity boys put it . . . VAUGHN MONROE returns to TV with his own show July 19, replacing DINAH SHORE Tuesday and Thursday nights on NBC for the summer. * * * Mama, scheduled to return from vacation in September, Instead wl'li be off 13 weeks, returning in October. Seems the sponsor thinks too many viewers will still be vacationing in September. . . JACKIE COOGAN and HANS CONREID will alternate commuting from Hollywood for Mama 's replacement. Pantomime Quiz. Thev loin DOROTHY HART, CAROL HANEY, ROBERT gll'RY on P^FTF^mime teams. PAUL WHITEMAN resigned as ABC vice president in charge of musical programs to take his present Job as host of Merica's Greatest Bands on CBS. WHITEMAN complained that his ABC position didn't keep him busy enough anyway. The Bob Cummings Show , in a last-minute deal, moves into the RAY MILLAND spot on CBS Thursday evenings, but NBC's Sunday night shows will continue until fall. Sponsor thinks earlier (8 P.M. EDT) hour means wider audiences . . . Famed Jazz author¬ ity LEONARD FEATHER heads STAN KENT0N»s Music '55 writing staff. * * * —. People's Choice , new telefilm series starring JACKIE COOPER, starts on NBC Oct. 6, in the Thursday night spot occupied by Justice until this week, when Make the Connection replaced it for the summer. . . CBS 'ITednes- day U.S. Steel Hour has set JACK CARSON in "The Gambler" for July 20, DOROTHY McGUIRE in "The Dress" for Aug. I7. *Trade-mark, Teletype Corp. 3 Continued on Intide Back Cover