Variety (September 1963)

By ‘PAUL A. GORMLEY Ottawa, ‘Sept. 17. “Quest,” 9 and. most daring tv show, ‘will/. “tackle such material this season. as| a dramatized episode. from U.S. novelist John Bechy’s homosexual. from Sunday. to Tuesday, still at 10.30: p,m., on CBC-TV ‘web. ©] think homosexuality is a “gubject that should -be explored more. widely and deeply,” ‘“Quest’s”. ex ecutive producer Daryl Duke. told. VARIETY last week, “‘There’s ‘a kind of nervous tension about.the whole subject. -It’s a current running un-} derground through North American life.” He got tv rights to the episode as. soon as “City of Night”): was published . last spring. It’s now high on. ‘the best-seller list. able will outweigh the unfavorable comments among ‘them — it’s usually the complainers who take or lowered .our ‘standards changed. our aim of trying to hit at vital areas of North American life, we’d have been lost. But: we stood by our guns, and the: wide | publicity’ given the complaints. finally alerted those who liked the show to come to its defense, so as. not to lose the opportunity of see fing such episodes in future. Now: the favorable letters are. usually i in| the majority.” (Some of: the: segs. that drew. protests were Sean O'Casey’s “Bed time Story:” Jules Feiffer’s “Crawls |. ing Arnold,” in which a: “social | worker tries to seduce her charge: “House of the Rising Sun,” al. mixed-cast. jazz show set-in a bor detlo—and,. though no-one. even}. held hands ‘in it, Duke says,. some} letter writers condemned it-as “al sex orgy;” a section of “On the. Road” done ‘on tv: coholic Veteran with’. the ‘Washboard Cranium,’ Hingle—a Miller first: on -tv). _ By the ‘time “Quest” did. Jack -Richardson’s two-part. “Gallows Humor” last spring,. only: 50. wrote] : 4n to protest the visit.of a prostitute to a. jail cell fo solace the: condemned man in his final hours. Out of: all this; Duke: says, developed an auidience that became.used to an experimental series—“trying out ideas that might not produce. a 100% perfect show. I believe it’s better to: make the attempt than to screen out. things so as. never to ‘work series. never make a: mistake take but .the unexpected, eX hilarating. surprise never happens.” ” (Duke, incidentally, turned’ down a ‘firm offer recently. to. join BBC (Continued on. page 53) NBC-TV’s Sanday 857, SRO Status|* NBC-TV ‘reports: that the: “new. “Sunday,” t hourlong news’ show,. premiering Oct. 27 at 4 p.m., is now-85% sold for the. fourth ‘quar: ter, and half sold for next year, _ Featuring Frank Blair, the ‘hour |; wrapup. of. the week's: news: and news features has.some ad accoutts extending. through. the first half of 1964, says William -Storke,. web’s |. “director. of particpiating. program. These include Aetna ‘Cas sales. ualty & Surity, via ad agency ‘Remington Advertising; -Co., via. Meldrum. & Fewsmith; and. . Masonite . Corp. » via. ‘Buchen | Advertising, " Ayer;. Wolverine Shoe & Tanning, via MacManwus,. . John & ~ Adams; ‘Celotex, via ‘MacFarland,. ‘Aveyard; * Seripto, Al Paul, Lefton: Domin; ion Electric, Howard Swink Adver-.. tising; and Revere Copper & Brass, Maxon. In another news-pubaffairs: sale: 4: Georgia-Pacific ‘Corp. has_ bought . -a piece of “The Loyal Opposition;” a treatment of the Republican par-. ty as it prepares for the coming: Fronday: election, scheduled: for onda (16), 10. to, 10:30 p.m. terse a “ba Ts b | ~ Dukes Up as ‘Qu s | Enlist Top "Names For Canada’s. ‘farthest-out: “City of |” Night,” whose central. figure is: al” Half-hour’ . weekly. “Quest,” ‘teeing Oct.. 1,-switches |: War and ‘Canberra. | Berlin and ‘elsewhere. Rollins is: seeking material ‘from | the human. spirit engaged in. War.’ ” —first Jacek. Kerouac. ever |. ‘Henry Miller's: ““Al| Electrical ‘Workers will decide soon. Starring | Pat. =. Vtract with: CBS to-a-referendum or. pany officials. main points: of contention between .the union and network, . 7 The computer, ‘switching. operations. between -stu| inNew «York and. -between™ CBS : outlets: nationally,will ‘put’ 30 | 5 Gotham technicians . out. of work, union: officials estimated. make a mistake. Some of: the -net-|-. . posal: ‘for a shorter: work. week;: |CBS offered 10-week sabatticals ‘dios: : {ion officials, | | job: displacement.. two $10 increases for-the fiist. ‘two vears: of the” new: contract, and. ‘al $5 boost in the. third. The ‘union -had originally: sought a ‘$30 increase for. a two-year con7 ‘tract. .” . CBS. earlier. ‘turned down ‘the. un IBEW ‘contracts ‘with . the -Glidden+ 26. Week BBC Series On. 50th Anai of World War I Ottawa. Sept: 17. EE. “Ea” Rollins Ser ies, : “BBC's. ; “Gordon... heads.’ “writing: team,” cludes ‘authors John. Terraine, ‘Watkins ‘Duke. anticipates “objections: “of partie. ‘Pitt.and Alexander Barrie. course, but hopes that the favor-|. Co -blenz, Bertin,.. Budapest, Belgrade,. Warsaw, . Rome, 1914-18 | veterans... who serve either with: or: against : the ‘Allies: Aim is “not ‘only: to record™:the historical ‘facts. but. «to. capture. \CBS, IBEW Dispute , Over Automation. _ Washington; Sept. TR. _ The: International Brotherhood: of. whether to ‘submit a ‘proposed: con£0: ‘back: and Aegotiate ‘with, com: Automation es a new computer in ‘CBS’. New: York studios are the “designed ~ After . rejecting * an::. IBEW: pro- for workers with: 20. years . -Service. The :-leaves.-would be’ given after |! that . for. each. Additional. five years :| service. we “One problem in ‘negotiating: ‘the || automation. issue, according to un-.|/' -is that nefther: the | | web or: IBEW. knows. exactly. what | ? effect the. computer will have’ on The IBEW is :on the verge. of accepting ‘the ‘web's -wage offer: of: ion’s proposal -to shorten. the 36-1-4 hour: work week, pointing -out that "NBC: ‘and “ABC: still -cajl for ‘a 40 hour. week. CBS and IBEW. opened ‘negotiations July 17 .in-“Los Angeles: and -continued ‘bargaining until ide | August. ' “Talks. resumed ‘in Washington in Canadian |: } film. ‘Service .exect producer is on: ff “oan to. ‘BBC’ ‘aS~ assoc. ‘produeer | ‘of: its ‘tv series: to ‘mark’ the: 50th] -{ anniversary. of: the. start ‘of. ‘World ft I+which will ‘be Aug. 4,. “| 1964. “Michael Redgrave“ will . be} chief : commentator for. '26-week |. ‘with... amilitary ‘historian | | Liddell. Hart. as: ‘chief. ‘script con ‘sultant... which ine. | Siemanowski On Rollins is co-ordinating ‘research. in-.North America from CBS. ‘has. } \ in’ “Toronto.. Researchteams. are working there, in Montreal... N. YY. the trouble to write. If. we had’. ‘Washington, London; Paris, given in on any one of those points, ‘Athens.|: -Film-archive : ma|. terial is being. got from Bask St} ‘15. . years, for |- ~ JACK BARRY» Now ‘producing five. pilots. for: : CBSTV—Paramount.TV Production | -Dévelopment. ‘program. = Big TV Cultural | By MURRAY HOROWITZ ‘cultural ‘environment, past and ‘present, and execproducer : Dick } ” Siemanowskt:: plans” to ‘make the }. ‘{Most of it,” wa “Chronicle.” which ‘debiits: ‘Oct. | 2. will | alternate. with “CBS _Re-|the. Wednesday. evening |. slot, ‘from 7:30: to-8:30 pom. ‘Eleven | | of its 19. outings will be in the:half|: hour form, tinder the web’s: ‘policy. ‘of granting a~half hour. of prime:). . ports” .” | time for -airing of local pubaffairs shows... The. remainder ‘will Be: in| To Referendum? | the hour. form. . Siemanowski, -telling of. ‘the ‘seaSon’s : ‘projects, ‘tacked’ off those..in volving: biography, history and the | arts. He hopes to do.an outing on}. James Thurber. Plans: are. afoot, | for. -an’ outing on the: Civil “War, | ‘the. French people as: seen’ “through: | Fretich literature, ‘the’ open. Pro| --| duce: market :.in Paris, the ‘major |_ scientific: ‘breakthroughs inthe past. and Caesar as’ sé€en |. through ‘the: eyes’ of Caesar * him|.. self, Plutareh, | Shakespeare. cand _ | Shaw. oe | “These far reaching projects ‘will | have’ .J. ©.-Sheers, Don Kellerman, Warren. Bush; ‘and. Lee: “Hays hold the fourth quarter. : Sieémanowski, who. shows: as Americans: ‘A Portrait in. Verses. ”. . “John shows. “We -have-. just ‘so. : much: money to spend: ‘and they. know it.” ‘They do. them for: other than | money. reasons; he said. teau.. “Jean: ‘Anoilh,,. and -Camus. “(Continued on. ‘Page 50) ‘Chronicle’ iid) : _“Chroniele’-zepresents BS.TV's | da first regularly scheduled nighttime | | vehicle. devoted to examine man’s |. vtime). ~ Ewald)... Collingwood. will: ost : ‘and: narrate: 4 “Chronicle.” the.choice of a regular |: .host-narrator. representing another: }attempt to give the series’ a. unity | on in an effort to build.-a. Fegular ” | Wednesday night:audience. ©» ° =. [. On. the affluent -CBS-TV net ‘work, “Chronicle”. is ‘serving aS a .| participation vehicle . and is~.well|. | over: the 80% Sold out: mark ‘for.| :. . Glynis. (ew). (film), Comedy-Mystery,. CBS, 8: -309 PB. m. Ralston. ~ Purina. (Gardner),. Reynolds (Esty). © Mutual ‘Auto Insurance (Needham; Louis & Brorby); Jell-O°.(Y&R). did Such | Brown’s.| : -Body,” beforé Decomine exec: producer of:“Chronicle,” said that he. has. never had any difficulty in |. : ‘getting. -pood. talent: for: his ‘cultural | & Newell). Lined’. up for the -preem: ‘hotir. | long outing; “The French, They Are | ‘So French, ” are Jean. Pierre Au|} ‘mont. Kim: Hunter, : “Barbara Harris, ‘and Sorrell Booke. The. program. will”, examine the: French people: as. seen ‘through the | eves of -Balzac, ‘DuMaupassant, Coc| Clive. Revill, | / Son (Bates); “Whitehall (Bates), ‘Siemanowski credited Jack Kier. Maier, pubaffairs CBS News v.p.,| _ | £or' taking. the bold step.in open{ late August.” and.” Tecessed again |. ing ‘up’ a prime time ‘Spoton'a | Aug. 30: . y. Fourth-quarter: bankrollers in-.! = clude Aetna; Du Pont, via N. W.|- 39pm. .‘General. Foods. Opeuirig: Night?” * tape), Variety, CBS, Monday, | SPECIALS _ Sia: Caesar-Edie. Adams ‘Together. (tape), ABC; “Thursday;’ Sept. " -19, 10-11 p.m:..Consolidated: Cigar: (Papert, Koenig & Lois). ~° : Experiment In Excellence: (film), NBC; Thursday, ‘Sept. 19, 0. ll-p.m. Gulf-(Y&R): . Hedda Gabler. (tape) . Ameri¢an Airways ( 'p).. Scott .Paper (JWT). Lincoln. ‘Center: ‘Day. -(tape),’ sNariety, CBS, Sunday, Sept. 22, Sept. ‘23, 9-10. p.m. Genéral Foods (Benton: & Bowles). . i : > eae L: tepnempmcrt ree . rer, see Sos -. + “. | “new time). GBS. “Friday, Sept, 20, 9: 30-11. ‘pm. “Pans | “The Washington Negro (film-tape), Documentary, NBG, Thurs: 1 . day, ‘RpPE 2s 26, 10-1, p.m. Keren Fapert,. Koenigy Lois).. . _ Wednesday, September 18, 1963 Wi rk Premieres (Sept. 18-28 ) 7 WEDNESDAY, SEPT,. 18°: ' Ome: ‘&“Harriet (film); Situation. : “Comedy, ABC, 7: 30-8: ‘pin... American Dairy “Assn. (Compton) ‘plus regional sponsors. (new time) ° ‘CBS Reports. (live-tape-film), News. ‘Documentaries; GBS, a 308:30 p.m. Travelers Insurance Cos. “ ‘The Virginian (film), Western;.NBC,. 7: 30-9. : m. “Liggett. & ‘Myers : | mgt P&G (Burdett), AlbertoCulver: ACompton),” Miles. Labs ade Patty ‘Duke ‘Show’ ‘(mew): (film), "Situation: Comedy, “ABG.. 88: 30. PB. m.. Sterling Drug: (DFS),’ Breck (Y&R). plus: participations, : fla “The Price Is Right (new network) (live), Game,: ABC, 8:30-9 p.m: Block Drug: (Grey), Lever’ Bros. .(BBDO) ‘plus: participations, an ‘Ben Casey. (film), Drama, ABC, .9-10 -p.m.: (new time). Alberto“Culver ‘(Compton),.P&G (Benton. & Bowles), ‘Brown & ‘Williamson, (Bates), Noxzema: (SSCB). ‘Channing (néw) -: (film), ‘Diama. ABC, 10-41 P. m. Brown & wil lamson_ (Bates) plus. participations. vs | ‘THURSDAY, ‘SEPT. ‘19: Flintstones (film), Cartoon Comedy, “ABC, 7: 30-8 D. m. Giew tinie). * Best Foods (Lennen: & Newell), Welch ‘(Manoffy ‘plus ‘participations; 7 Temple Houston | (new). (film), Drama, NBC, 7: 30-8: 30 P. m. ‘Partic-. * {pations. Donna Reed Show (film), ‘Situation. ‘Comedy, “ABC,. 88: 30 p.m. °: (new time); Nabisco: (McCann-Erickson), ‘Campbell’s Soup © (BBDO). My Three Sons (film), Situation. Comedy. ABC, 8: 30-9. B. m. (new. time). Hunt ‘Foods (Y&R), Quaker Oats (IWT). ‘Jimmy Dean: Show (new) (tape), Variety, -ABC,..9-10: D. m, ‘Ameri= can Tobacco (SSCB),. ‘Butternut Coffee’ ‘(Tatham-Laird): “plus. par= © . ticipations.... . Hazel (film), Situation Comedy, NEC,. 9: 3010. B. mi: Ford Ws. ~ Wale FRIDAY, ‘SEPT. 20 1 | Sunset, Strip. ‘dim, Action Adventure,’ ABC; 1: 30-8: 30 p.m. (new: time), *R: J: Reynolds’ (Esty), ‘Colgate. (Bates): “ _ ter Thompson). Burke’s ‘Law (new) (film), Drama,. ABC, 8:30-9:30 pm. Liggett” . & Myers (JWT), Breck (Y&R) plus participations... 7 The: Farmer’s Daughter . (new). (film);: Situation . Comédy, ABC, : 9: 30-10 :p.m: ‘Clairol. (FCB): plus participations: . ~ Fight. of the Week (live), Boxing, ABC, 10. ?P. m. (new time). Gilelette. (Maxon),. General: Cigar. (Y&R). Jack Paar ‘Show: (tape}, Variety, NBC, 10-11. ‘p. m. -Participations, : SATURDAY, SEPT. 21 .-: "Hootenanny (tape), -Musical Variety, | ABC, we :30-8: 30. P. m.. “ew:, -Participating. ~*~ . | Lawrence Welk Show: (tape), “Musical: Variety,’ “ABC, 8: 30-9: :30: pr. “SJ. B. Wiliams (Parkson), Whitehall : (Bates) (plus. Partielpa ions: ‘Saturday. Night At ‘The Movies (film), Features, NBC, 9 11 pa m. _ Participating. Jerry Lewis. Show . dive); Wariety, ABC, 9: 30-11:30 p.m: Liggett whe . Rayette: ‘Tap-. _ : &-Myers (JWT), Beecham. (K&E); Armour (FCB), ‘linger. & Gladney). _ _ ' | SUNDAY; “SEPT: 22035 Bill. Dana: ‘Show (new) (film), Situation Comedy; NBC: Lae 30 Dm. | Participating. —_ : Bonanza: (film), “MON DAY, SEPT. 23 7 Sing Along with Mitch (tape), Musical, tbe: 40-11 | ‘pn ‘m.. < (new. _ time). Block. Drug (SSCB), L&M. (JF. ‘Walter Thompson); phis Par* *ticipations. | ee ' East. Side, . West Side: ew)’ (film), Philip” ‘Morris (Benton. & Bowles), (Bates). | Drama, -CBS, 40-11" ‘pm. "Whitehall Pharmaceutical “TUESDAY, SEPT. 24 : _ _ Mr, Novak: (new) (film), ‘Drama. NBC, x 30-8: 30 P. m. Patticipat a: in (FCB), Lever -Bros..(BBDO), Best. ‘Foods. ‘Philip Morris (Benton: &. Bowles). “Redigo | (new) (film), Western, . NBC, 8: 30: ‘pm, ‘Browa & Wil liamson (Posy, Keyes~&. Gardner). Petticoat. Junction..(new) -(film), Situation’ Comedy’: CBS,” 'g: 9: 30° p.m. Procter &-Gamble (Benton & Bowles); ‘Whitehall. (Ted: Bafes),. Richard ‘Boone. Show :. (new) (film), ‘Anthology’ Drama, NBC, :: 9-10 p.m. “Reynolds Metal: (Lennen & Newell). plus participations... Jack Benny. Show (tape), . Comedy, CBS, 9:30-10 p:m: State: Farm Andy ‘Williams. Show (tape); MusiealVariety, : NBC, 10AL, ‘Pm ~ (new time). S&H. Green; Stamps: (SSCB).. Garry Moore Show. (tape), Musical Variety, CBS. -:10-i1pam. _'R. J. Reynolds (Esty),: Johnson’s Wax (NL&B), Oldsmobile: (D.°P. 7 Brother). WEDNESDAY, SEPT: 25 ., Beverly: Hillbillies (film); Comedy, OBS, 9-9: 30 p. m. ‘Kellogg (Leo. Burnett), Reynolds (Esty). Dick. Van Dyke Show (film), ‘Situation. ‘Comedy, CBS, -9:3010 p.m. Procter: Se. Gamble (Beriton & Bowles), Pe ‘Lorillard (Lennen. ‘Danny Kaye. Show: {new)” (tape),: “Comedy: Variety; CBS, 10-11. ; -p.m.. Armstrong (BBDO), American. Motors. (Geyer,. “Morey, Bale. lard), Ralston-Purina. (Gardner). | THURSDAY, SEPT: 26. Password (tape), Game, CBS, aM: 30-8 p.m. (new time). Participate — in Dr. ‘Kildare (film), Drama, NBC, 8:30-9:30 ‘p.m. ‘Participating. Edie Adams. Show {riew) (tape), Comedy, ABC,’ 1010: 30 Pm. Consolidated Cigar. (Papert, ‘Koenig & Lois). ; The Nurses: (film), Drama, CBS, 10-11. ‘p.m... Brown’ & ‘William. io P&B {Benton & Bowles).: . FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 : . ‘The. Great. Adventure. (new) (film),. “Historical Drama,. CBS, 2 % 30-8:30° -p.m..: Participating: Route 66. (film);. ‘Drama; CBS, “8: 30-9:30 by: m:: : Chevrolet. (Camp-_ -bell-Ewald), “Philip Morris (Leo Burnett); P&G (Benton. & Bowles), The Twilight ‘Zone (film), ‘Science ‘ Fiction, CBS, °9:30-10. p.m... (new time). P&G (Dancer-Fitzgerald-Sample),. American, ‘Tobacco. (BBDOQ).: . Bob" Hope Show. (new) (tape-film), Variety-Dramia, NBC, 8: 30 a a 9: 30-p.m. Chrysler (Y&R).. Alfred Hitchcock ‘Hour’ (film), ‘Siuspense Drama, CBs, 10-11 ‘p.m, Participating. SATURDAY, SEPT. 28: _ Jackie. ‘Gleason Show: (tape), Variety, CBS,. a bs 308: 30 P. m:. :Participating. Phil Silvers “Show. (new). (film): Situation: Comedy, CBS, 8: 30-. ‘9 p.m. General Foods (Benton: &. ‘Bowles).. . ” ‘The’ Defenders (film), Drama, CBS,~-9-10 pin: (new time). Brown &: Williamson: (Bates), Lever “Bros.. (Ogilvy, Benson -& Mather), A Allstate: Insuranice (Burnett), ‘Bristol-Myers’ (Y&R): Gunsmoke. (film), Western, CBS, 10-11 p.m.’ American Tobacco 1. (BBDO), P&G. ‘(Benton & Bowles), Johnson .. &. Johnson (Y&R), nL con nee Whitehall: (Batsate: ie ete tat tS: eden Ae a 26 7 Me €* ot b A a Western, NEC, g. p.m. Chevrolet: “Campbella 1g. “Rea Skelton: ‘Show. (tape),Comedy, CBS; 89: p. ‘m. ‘Johnson’s. ‘Wax a (Lennen &. Newell), a ng.’ fo Rawhide (film), Western, ‘CBS, 8-9 p.m. (riew. time); Participating. an ee _