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(38 RADIO.TELEVISION
In little more than ja: decade, slightly over 11 -years since the fnauguration of. television in Mex-': -'“Jeo,: the industry has'-made. giant ’ forward strides. Today the industry. -oceupies. third place on the Ameri-| . can Continent and ‘second place in Latin: America, . ‘only’. being sur" passed. by the. ‘United States. “And. Brazil. . :
Mexico has 23. television stations!
‘qutput, KYW-TV's. new daytimer, » “ “The Mike: Douglas Show,” should: . quickly work up a following and
: Television Reviews
THE MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW | ‘With Ellie Frankel: Trio, guests. .
Mexico's s Third Place TV rea baa American Continent; B. Stations » i
} to date: with. ‘92° of these purely "| commercial. and ‘a. lone’ cultural channel (Channel. 11) operated by}: the National--Polytechnic Institute.. ‘Fotal potency’ of ‘stations ‘stands at‘: 780,000 watts and: investment’ ex. ‘ceeds $22,000, ,000and growing. :
While: there | are: no authentic
_ By EMIL. ZUBRYN Mexico. City, Jan. 2..
NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20,1961 _
Prodiicer. Woody. Fraser. Director: Ernie Sherry 90: Mins., Mon.-Fri., ‘1 pa, KE W-TV, Cleveland
oJ udging. ‘from, its “first week's
perhaps a steady niche in: local
television:. It aiso has. syndie pose. sidllities. since the regional. angles ~ are kept toa minimum. and also
” since Westinghouse, . station owner,
has been scouting for. something | to get it-off the old. movie hook, fLLe.. “PM. East-end.West.”... —
_ Douglas is bright and brash with
va solid 16-year career in. show -biz,
This ‘weekit's Joe -E. Brown,’ and :
including several years of. network ° tv, big band and nightclub singing . and :-emceeing. He came here via Los Angeles and Chicago, : where.
ke did ‘well on NBC: originations. : ‘Carmel Quinn: was: -cohost the
first week, except that she. missed”. Monday ‘and. Tuesday: because of. a... Christmas radio tape. commitment ©
with Arthur Godfrey {n New ‘York. Jerry Lester is. due: next. week..
_.. The. second-string. talent. in the . 2: first programs was equally impres= . sive. The opener, for example,.had™ “Gretchen Wyler and. Dick : Patter-.. son of the touring company of _ “Bye, Bye Birdie.” Miss Wyler.sang .“Spanish’ Rose” and “Lola” and . also chatted a good bit about show .. biz and. the peorle in it. Patterson,’ who must have a future as a single, | did everything: but ‘tear down the. ‘studio and was. working on. ‘the » rugs when the management. gently ~~
removed his ‘microphone. Since he
is not a pantomimist, he. quit at.
that: point.
' The’ settings, camera’ work. and -£
production in general. were smooth
-and professional, giving even:more _—& SY ndie _ ROSS. :
substance .to. the.
. .Sibilities here. |.
Ellie Frankel is the-town's: leade ing girl pianist (jazz:type) and:she .
and trio performed admirably, par=
‘ticularly’ considering that | ‘they. work all. night. at the Theatrical
Grill, ‘too. Kaf Winding brought.
_ along his trombone and blasted a: ‘couple of numbers, Jim. Moran, the: ‘super pressagent, was also there, .
booming a new’ movie, and: Father. Jeseph Dustin,. the. banjo playing.
' priest, was along on the opener for -.gome. solos and ‘slngalongs. .vo “The Mike ‘Douglas Show". leans 7
“more toward show: business, with
_1YW TELENSIGi on
a heavier ration of guests -either -3 passing through town, performing ~. :
‘here, or hired particularly. for’ ‘the program. :
1403 EAST SIXTH STREET CLEVELAND 14, 0 OHIO. perior 1-45 WESTINGHOUSE ee BROADCASTING CO. inc,
‘official Statistics on the: number. of. Teceivers, thesé ‘total. slightly : over 1,000,000 ‘sets by: now with .approxi‘mately three-fourths. of these’. Jo
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DOUGLAS. DOES. TT!
CLEVELAND ON THE TV MAP!
CELEBS USING FORMAT AS a , APROVING GROUND FOR. . _NEW AND UNTRIED MATERIAL :
-| CHOCK. "FULL: Q’ NUTS. .
‘Jerry Lester (under towel) “clowns. for. Tony. Pastor, Mike. _. : Douglas and Johany Desmond during a recent session on “THE. ‘MIKE DOUGLAS: SHOW”... Of the new -pfogram ‘Lester said ann _ “This format and KY W-TV. crew: are. gteatl I've been. able. to. ae .. test routines Live been, thinking about: for years!”
I loved working éver: eel REALLY mean that! -.
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a Jim. Moran, Mike Douglas, Gretchen Wrler and Dick Patterson mo “study a fright mask during a more quiet moment (seeVARIETY... | 1, review). If'you have a yen ‘to. spéntl'a ‘full week in Cleveland = |
. working to.an audience of a quarter of a million: with that “| * matétial you have a “hunch” ‘about, contact ‘Woody. Fraser, KYW Television, Cleveland, Ohio“ Telephone SUperine lf 500. roe |
Nashville, Jan. “2 Te: : Radio ‘station -WMAK:: “was Tett | we
ot ele | homeless: wher’ ‘ $2" million tire ‘Year's: ‘eve’ ‘Inusica -patpourrl: was: menibers” the: fice enterprise’ sys ee ‘gutted | the 105-year.: ‘old historic
‘Christmas
The station’ was 3 off thie ‘air, how: = bever, only « 60-minutes, : “after. its. ‘basement: studio. was: flooded. ‘with | water. . ‘Currently: the -§,000-watter is. operating. from — ifsi suburban| situated transmitter’ ‘and. -from: im-' "| Brovised offices. An fhe Andrew |
| was -hosted by Gordon.. & . Sheila. * . })MacRae, studded with Jane Mor-: _-s}gan,. Rita’ Moreno, Kathryn... Gray7... Pson, Jack’ Jones‘and by the raucous. .~Pand: labored: enthusiasms : of :the | : Paul: Layalle band.
| often-ran. “down “on: fuel, andthen | ‘|something would...happen.,. like. ‘a’
‘MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW. PUTS —
, Producer-Director: Sid: smitth’. z ;
— trom. the. Waldorf-Astoria’sStar-[light Roof was like ‘giving a camera . feye to one‘of the old band. remotes. :
| There were cutaways to. Page Mor-. ‘4 ton’-and “Abbé: .Lane and. a ringer | groups’ plans. ‘They. _| | from ‘the : audience. did.’a: mombo. ‘purchase ‘of. stock -, «| twist, . but. mostly. it" was": Xayier | Achievement companies. at 50c per -3. _ Cugat : ‘fronting * -his. I7-piece ‘band: share to. ‘help .the: movement. along.. ae
“* -T (which seems: to have’ swing from.|.
. _,| Latino .personnel -to . -Neéew..York's, Loan, ola,
4 802 union. hall) and: songs. by. ‘Miss: a Minneapolis: Junior: Achievement... rE Dane, | company,: is: one. of “the :-nation’s. .../.Narrator . Moore. ‘handled .: -. ~~ |easy-going. air With. Cugat fronting .| the ‘band ‘with‘his little. Mexican.
e ‘three: languages. :
pet
ae points leading up to it, -there were, -Leutaways. fo Ben. Grauer, A ‘vet: ob-. .:|server: ‘of the | scene, ‘at. Times: me Square: . ‘He. déclared dt a. more. |. | ¥aucous. celebration | than . many dn}
Lovely: Carmel Quinn. had a full 90 minutes daily to work out”.
few and. “pet” routines during-her week in Cleveland..Of the. _ program she said “THE: MIKE DOUGLAS. show isa delight! =. ‘minute e of j tees and I know others will ae
| bankrolled. the concurrent ° Guy
‘Lyonior: ‘ACHIEVEMENT. ”.., 1 With: Dave’ Moore, others. _ + Producer-writer: Jim Dooley ..
| 30. Mins., Thurs., 9:30°p
“/WCCO-TV, Mpls. . skillful as iwell. | fashion, ‘this: once-every-folir weeks |
oo. “WCCO:TV Report,”. “public ‘affairs | fj. [presentation: of ‘the. CBS affiliate’s |]""
. ticular. documentary: had to. do with ‘[ilfe. ..In:-this. “instance it “devoted.
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_Television Reviews
; Continued from Bage 35:
by George Chakiris, | who danced: tem’s advantages.’ wonderfully, ‘Sang | well : and. who |
pleasant’. work. by” Buddy Ebsen,’
hardly a sustained success.,
"Ttwas:.never bad; : but it: ‘was | Achievement.‘
“provides, ::
‘fatuous. It was a loosely.:construct50%:
ed: jaunt: ‘aeross the eastern: half :of | | America, and a'viewer: could, some-. -|timeés anticipate the musical: cliches thatwere rendered. -The program.
their. footsteps: Like™.'the Series’:
‘Jim’ “Dooley, . The Sunday: (31): tapé ” ‘telecast’
‘themselves ‘So well-previously
The +,{ existence, + serves and what it’s. accomplishing;
NEW. ‘YEAR'S EVE ‘PARTY : _ With: Xavier: ‘Cugat,: Abbe: Lane, Page* Morton, : ‘others: ot
60 Mins.; Dec. 31,. 11:15 pan.
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(Peesless. “Advertising): 7 eirmost. serious: problems: This. New. Year’s. Eve “special expounding. ‘their: “Views .. Junior Achievement and ‘inviting’ the: public. to: ‘cooperate: and... assist financially: in.. the. :Twin: Citiés also urged the’
largest; ‘its = Commercials Most commend: ably, wo, . Rees. :
Whole ‘outing, however. “had. an.
hound ulider’ one. arm and.a curl
-} stemmed’ pipe in: one ‘Hand... Miss+ a | Lane never looked better’ isexier,[° “| that: :is) doing : four ‘numbers: in} os eet ve — { Continived fron ‘Page’ ar — ly! There® were pans and: elosesps ‘réhearsais of “pival. cominitments.” ra . Timex’ istaking. two-thirds: of ©: ve mospheric ‘effect, and Miss,"Morton | the Hope show -in February. Last’. : | provided: contrast, with” downbeat |'week,-Scripto signed for.thé other “2°: . vocals. in a quiet, intimate setting. | third;.the Scripto order.coming in. | ~. ‘first: Watch’ company is.also:taking;. chalf.of ‘the ‘Hope show. inMarch. wh Considering time. ‘arid: talent, this °°! *.* means ,: that: . Timex“ is ‘spending ° . about $625,000. for. its share: of: the re.
“Timex.
the dancing | aud. ‘to good “at-.| :
“At midnight, and: at. a ‘couple of
two. Hope’ tv’ers:
the--past. : ‘Sponsor Chock: ‘Fall oO ‘Nuts also.
Lombardo pickup from the. ‘Roose-. velt‘Hotel on CBS .. + Billy,
Director: . Clarence ‘anderson .& LOAN
Tn complete, scholaily ‘and 4 itgnty Jan." 1.. interesting ‘
news -department, -explores ' subjects
a ‘which should. be ‘of vital concern to. || everybody. :
Joe EB. Brown: ‘convulses Elaing. Malbine. of the Metropolitan: oot ‘Opera acd: Host ‘Mike Douglas. His week long performance
drew... equal’, Fesponse from. audiences ‘and critics, Of “THE MIKE ‘DOUGLAS SHOW” the. famed comedian commented |.
et We | "The audiences seemed. to enjoy it... Tr KNOW. I. did!” oe numerous Twin. Citi es’ Sich: er oups.
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‘Like its "predecessots. this par-| '& phase :-of ‘the American: way™ of’
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. Prominent ‘Twin. Cities’ business= yo men also appeared on the Program, |." * anent..
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. predecessors, a erners this documentary. deserves. .kudoes oe for: being “splendidly‘written, pros 02 -t.. duced, directed; photographed .and «2: :° natrated:. Hats : ‘therefore: -g0 off. to’: Claretice’: Anderson,” ".:.. |. ~ | Bob Johnson and Daye.Moore. who ~~: :| were: . ‘tésponsible . for ‘the afores ©. °-.:-going ‘and who: had been. acquitting: Ld
. There -was’a lucid explanation of es . ‘| Chakiris dance ; and the old motor: just. ‘What: Junior. Achievement: iss “OS
(model ~ _ variety) would Tev. up:|the” reasons. and: need for its: --; : A the: purpose. ‘which: ~it. Be
During ‘the’ action-packed; engross©:: --:... ‘ing. -half-hour, ‘viewers . were ‘taken’. . °°. behind: thé scenes ‘of ‘a’ number’ of :..) ol “I the. sroups: ‘to. witness the rnembers * °°
: fat. -work ‘and: to hear the young: -.:°"
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