Variety (April 1964)

_.,., Jurgens, . .. Nora. Clavario, Gigliola. Cinquetti, Sa oo “over “into forgettable, ae DETECTIVE eae With John ‘Wood: “Brian “Oulton, ad ‘Director:. Sherm.Sutton: 2.0 : 60-Mins.; “Monday, 9:25 p.m... | i .BBC-TV, ‘From London «. -: PN In BBG-TV's ‘first packaged an‘linked by: Rupert j _Davies who has clicked. both Tha’ ‘tionally | and ‘internationally. . as} ~Sintenon’s: ‘Maigret: the idea isto. ‘present:a series. featuring: the: best fictional detective in the. world. /.2.-Initialer dealt; with -Proféssor mS Gervais Fen, a University: ‘don ‘with _-:. a passion ‘for. crime. detection: who: 7... Solved. by ‘swift deduction the:case. i? of the-missing topshop.. Created by wt 2 novelist . Edmund “oo. “fadapted’. by | thology: ‘show, : [BUROVISION. ‘SONG. ‘CONTEST. _ With -Hugues. Aufray, '. Grenloh, Arne Bendikson, Bjern | . Sidmand, LasseMartensen, Udo | “Rachel, Matt .Monro; ‘Anneke Nova, Romuald, Antonio bahudin Kurt, Anita ‘Traversi, -.” Robert’. Cogoi; Nelly, . Tim, ‘and Ok “Tony, -<, Jacebs, Kai -JReyal Danish Ballet. Dancers | _ Preducer:. Poul-. Leth Sorensen "90° Mins., ‘Sat... 9° pam, ~~ Ts ‘BBC-TV, | from. ‘Londen oo It. was .Denmark’s tar’ ‘to act ‘as’ “host: for the Ninth Eurovision Song _Contest, : their entry: copped’. -first’-prize . last year. Held in. Copenhagen’s Tivoli =: Gardens, producer.Poul Leth Sor| ~ ensen . nicely ° captured a sense’ ‘of : “eccasion and: the show. was..charm= ‘ingly hosted : ‘by: Lotte. Waever,’ * with’ :-*. British -. viewers: ‘getting a ‘voite-: 7 commentary from’ David | -* Jacobs.: Sixteen nations: took :part, | : : -Jand -alse’ voted-. of! .a European | =". sound. hookup: “by allottingnine. __/%_-points among ‘the. three songs they |. ‘considered. best; excluding: . their ; ‘own. “Votes were recorded. ona. .. large. -electrically-operated .. board, “: rather too’ intricate for. its” pur: “pase: Lotte :-Waever,. | ‘Which: : seemed’: just. “as “. The.’ ‘punaway ~ swintier.. ‘was. val. * pleasant” ballad: from* “Italy, ‘Pm Not ‘Old. Enough: Yet,” “and | owed ... »as‘much -to its. performer-‘as: its: “2. 1 :,eomposer. : ..! Sola. Cinquetti “delivered it -with aoe touching. ‘simplicity: and poise, . ‘was an “skilfully. picked: to. fit: the Ayrie’s and ‘‘scored a.” personal |. . Success: In° fact, there couldn’t be. “ mhuch ‘dispute about .the verdict, especially as the: standard. of. the |, rest. “was generally... low. ‘Sixteen-year-old .. Gigli message, . Britain’ s: .Matt-. -Monro.. ‘setaped. self: was slightly. less : ‘relaxed: than Jr. (> usual, ‘but.-his polished. phrasing . thr stood | out. | dn’ this, largely: abysmal ae company. . The rest. of the. ‘feld’ was. stiietly although: Denmark's --“AboutYou” and Monaco’s “Where . Have“: They. “Gone?” ..: -agréeable. than--most. : et formers, Anita’: ‘Traversi, represent° S.dng --Switzerland, -.was ° effectively “o-. punhehy, and . Nelly,. from. . ‘Spain, | vere ‘displayed: undoubted: vigor. .. ~ ‘under. ‘16. Ls ‘guest conductors, was ‘fine, andthe’ "interlude while the juries assessed: Lt) their: votes : was taken by a: snatch. .,.Of .ballet.on the. ‘Harlequin’ theme; Orchestral: -backing, which : : Passed :. the_ ‘time: without-| a filling: its. _ > Apart from. “Miss. Ciniquetti;’ the “most exciting moment..came ‘from some: offscreen “demonstration. by. -anti-Franco. agitators: . This ruffled: “the normal aplomb of” commenta-. tor David Jacobs, who. took it as a personal. ‘affront. Apart from’ this ~ testy . movement,” hisdescription ‘was as placid 2 as the: contest ‘itself. 2 Ota, . | Baskcomb). ° -Jvor Salter, Richard ‘Wordsworth, Philip Ray, Enid Lindsay, Derek} Hodge, | VIA ‘CRUCIS ' Francis, . Christopher’ Philip. Latham, Nicholas Pennell; _-:, Susan Farmer, Barbara | Couper; . -. Graham: Crowden,. Sandra Barry, vAmy ‘Dalby-.. . Producer: David. ‘Goddard Crispin David: Mortensen .. -Orch, ; “too. + Writer: . Bill‘Strutton.. 60 Mins:, :Saf., 10:50 p.m. | ABC-TV, from: Manchester. : * : Patrick .-:O"Donovan, » It’s a tricky dilémma to think up'| ta. replacement for.the popular. an fashionable “Avengers” . skein, now -having’.a seasonal siesta, and ‘ABC: ‘TV decided: to: -work out a similar. with :the segments: re‘volving around . an ‘ outfit’ ‘offering. Morrish),-. petent™ ‘piece’ of ‘work: that involved: ‘them..in the art: racket: ».A -costly ‘Monet. was. desired. by. all: sorts of. second place. with :-Tony ... Hateh’s “I Love the. Little Things,” 2 a gay and ‘jaunty.-tune-. that clings .-. to. the memory ‘and should do. well. os in: the local’ charts.-.-Monro~ him were. more | Of the. per-. Director: . Giuseppe ’ ‘Sibilla, ‘Mario ane 15 Mins.:. Fri. S255" pm. ° RAI-TV,. from: ‘Rome: Eurovision) ‘and ace | _seripter Jolin. (“Zeas’”’). Hopkins, ‘the piece set’ off . ‘vat: a. cracking:.pace. and’ never Iet } “lo (EP until the. murderer was revealed, "Given ‘that -the-condensation’ of | 8 full blown novel ina ‘tv. play is | .". No. easy -jcb, ‘especially: if atmos-. -", “phere. and. characters are to be ; restained, this was: nevertheless manh-. f Laged and ‘characters blossomed Trea freshingly in a whodunit frolic: re| anni with. enough red herrings. to Sustain. a whole ‘series, ~ “Though ‘this. first shot: was: ‘not wholly’. ‘successful: .in* ‘bringing a: ‘novel to the screen, .it: proved. there. ‘is. still a wealth of: rich writing to be tapped. Artists involved in this: inaugural . ‘seg ‘rallied -in‘ ‘sterling: ‘support and. director Shaun Sutton j : ‘pulled’ every trick’ out .of the bag |.Gineluding “Dick Powell” type still photography. seattered throughout. . the production). fa: “Keep. ‘the show. no Moving. ‘Nothing. “aia spared in -produe| ‘tion either. It’s plain. that, with the: Same good. intentions and endeavor,’ ‘the’ rest cf the series could. easily |" produce... not only: Some .new and. eS -original-. writing ‘for. the medium, ‘but some. fir st glass. “eee vete | att... THE PROTECTORS: With. ‘Andrew: Faulds,: Michael “Ate __ Kinson, Ann -.Morrish, ‘Barry '-Justice, : Martin ‘Miller, Gordon Gostelow; ‘ others Producer: Plichael Chapman Director: Peter ‘Hammond formula, protection: and security. at.a price: ‘The Tegulars. ‘are. a trio ‘made. up. ‘of Ian Souter. (Andrew Faulds) and:| Robert. Shoesmith : ‘(Michael Atkin-: son), ‘who run the. business, ‘and a bubbling: secretary, Heather (Ann --Tnitialler. ‘was ‘a. com dubious: characters,:: and, when.” it was ‘alictioned, ‘they: all: appeared” looking nefarious. ‘by .a .comely blonde | (Elizabeth. "Shéphard), who. ‘was if cahoots with: a: -boyfriend who -had quarrelied with “.his » art-dealer —boss:: S|-wanted to.do:him.down.: They. had -to. sell the. picture: quickto‘-get their money: back with profit, :and it was ‘Ian Souter’s. job to’ watch: it. Skulduggery.. ‘was predictably at: tempted,” “and -. foiled,. and.’ Bill. Strutton’s script. merely | had the ‘disadvantage that’ the: payoff. “was'| signalled : too: ‘obviously: from | way ‘back..: It’s too. early to say whether: ‘the: ‘series will ‘catch .on, as none: of ‘the ‘permanent players: was ‘given a ‘chance to register a: third. dimension and there was ‘little out utAndrew Faulds, bearded, burly, and || man-of-the-world, and..Ann. trast.. -in their’. relationships: rish,’ bright. ‘and breezy, showed signs of development: —— . Peter Hammond directed Michael |Chapman’s. ‘production: with: a nice feeling “for. the: off-beat’ ‘melodra: |; ‘matic,:and guest thesps varied from | the’ ‘slick. (Elizabeth Shephard, Mar-" tin: Miller)’. ‘tothe: clumsy’. (John; In‘ fact, : the: opener | ‘Was a. nose. ahead of other runners | : for its fluency, -butnot: sufficiently individual, to be: a surefire. ‘winner. : {Otta, : Producer: ° ‘Luca ee Schiena Conti .: As usual. on. such occasions; RAI , Py gave exemplarycoverage :.to ‘Pope ‘Paul VI’s..Good Friday ‘ceremony ‘of the’ Stations: of the. ‘Cross. -between’” Rome’s ‘Colosseum . and. the Palatine “Hill. ‘Beamed.-: -across ‘Europe: Via ‘Eurovision, it ‘was.‘dra-striking]. | throughout; transcending. even the ceremony. and Feligious. aspects. ‘of. ‘event: . °:; Q :RAI-TV: ‘mobilized: 12 cameras: ‘for its: coverage,” Dut made. it seem’ ‘even. more’ ‘than ‘that ‘impressive’ total:. Vast number of: arcs. helped light. up “the entire. Roman Forum |: matic. .and. visually ‘area -as it-has probably “never: be fore been seen, for: an: unprecedent1: ed ‘visual. . treat..; Camera. positions’ were’ -aptly ‘chosen ‘to. catch” ‘the ceremony. and. sideline’ events -in’ technically. prohibitive . ‘conditions (due to‘the. long: Toute covéered— on -.foot—byPonfiff)” made: more. Aiffieult by a driving rain: . Thelogistics must. lave. been "Elizabeth | Shephard;'| “John Baskcomb, ‘Billy. Milton, | It was. bought | ‘and’ But the facts. were less important ‘than -O’Donovan's detached, but: implicated,.. account of them. He ‘closed. with .a -tribute.to Ireland’s “present congeniality and peace,-and: Mor-.| hazardous, ‘but: ‘director’ ‘Guiseppe : Sibilla, his -assistant Mario: Conti,. and. coordinator-commentator Luca }. di. Schiena (who’s-.won recognition: for ‘similar--work on Pope John’s. general public. :. SAS. noted, “interest: for noii-Cath; olie viewers was maintained. by. neat ‘digressions “from ‘main. ‘evert’ to glimpses:(and comments) of: nearby. }: monuments, majestically. lit. ard. ‘jJensed.. Pacing’ and sober; -under| ‘stated, commentary ‘‘added to the. general high’. quality. and,” within limits ‘of. event, : : dramatic: sense of mis-en-scene. . _ An? Outstanding. Hawk. "achievement: rM A STRANGER HERE. MYSELF ; Producer-Direetor: Malcolm % Brown 60. ‘Mins. Tues, 9:25 Pan. ‘BBC-TV; from: London: Ireland. is: a: constantly: "ee ing subject, and it has rated a couple of hour-loig documentaries on | the commercial web during the last pyear.” But “Um: aStranger Here _ Myself” proved. that the theme. is: -. .| not? exhausted:: ‘It':was -an: elegant’ Irish-Englishman who: had. ‘severed. | his links: with ‘the..country, ‘and it ‘was matched,.in-Malcolm Brown’s}: outstanding™ “production, by. stills, . O'Donovan’ S. method: “was. 5 té ‘sift Irish. history, and. the. passions and. -cruelties “t hat’ punctuated — ‘through. his ‘ownancestral memory. of the . country. ‘The: ‘improbable ‘miseries: -of the. Great Hunger a century” ago, the deprivations that.|. Jed’ to: the’ coffin-ship: emigration | | of more. than 1 ,000,000. Trishmen ‘to | the :U.S., the’ ‘barbaric. shooting ‘of the nationalists . who -made’:a. bid. for independence i in 1916-—all these ‘were present in the script, -as: well: as‘ mentions’-of* the Irish literary. revival at the turn ‘of the century. ‘it: ‘made a” poignant. coda to the. -stormy proceedings : earlier :on. .A-group of able, but: ‘anonymous, ‘like Parnell, from poems. by: Yeats, all aptly ‘chosen: to illustrate. the : ‘theme;.-And ballads. were. simply. concentrating. the despair: ‘Sung,: : and. the ‘hopes. . corded. Past.” _ Ota. . "Poca Vv Followup “BBC's “Bestival” bronght z a. ‘taped -version: of -‘T. S... Eliot’s’ .standout * play © of. the“"30s; “Murder ‘In The Cathedral,” to. the: ‘screen ‘as .a fit-| : | ting prelude. to Holy Week: medi-' .tations. The -play. was: ‘produced -at Canterbury. Cathedral, -the. actual scene of Becket’s: ‘assassination, ‘and. “| this. turned: -out . ta. be. ‘a’ -double . -| edged sword.. The dank, grey. corj}ridors. gave an ‘air-of doom and ‘menace tothe surroundings: ‘On the ‘other: hand, director George RB. Foa, who otherwise: ‘did (a. -good ~ ‘job; -off his authentic. background. But, ‘primarily, “Murder In’ The Cathedral” is a play of moving and. ‘meticulous: ‘words -and: the. success | tof: the program. depended _ on. the. -Cast’s -ability to put over. those |-s words with significance, color ‘and! ut: did, be. ‘topical: 1. . Show-:: caught. Jead ‘off: “with al. fascinating: 20-minute glimpse of} \powerful -’ emotion; This: admirably. a arrival. af . Canterbury. ‘of. ‘Thomas and ‘the Pope, . but:his relationship: with King Henry; his closest com ‘panion’ whén. Becket himself -was.a roisterer,. is ‘suspect: Except | for. a few faithful . priests his return: to 1 Canterbury is. regarded as 4 menace to: future. “peace; and Becket, him-: death ‘and “Paul's. ‘Coronation) made ‘it:'seem abréeze, at. least. to.: ‘the | sent to “murder him ‘a beautifully poised: pieceof rhetoric. Any fault} ‘in, the -.::unassuming Cusack: as: Becket. was the: difficulty -in be Denis. Quilley,. John Bennett, Es | delivered, if: rather on the lines of . fa board. of directors: explaining the} | dismissal of. a longtime ‘employee ‘to. the. rest’ of: ‘the: -staif.. It. ‘could have been: even more effective had. .,{ the: thesps :.addressed: the -rest of | ae the cast . -instead. of the: camera, . oa directly. | ‘slotted. Well into . the ‘atmosphere. Canterbury, ‘ably led by June Tobin ‘and .V. ‘full, relieved one or two overlong _ |tand: searching. essay :byjournalist | interludes: from. monotony.. himself . an | . Cusai kK’ itive acting, contemporary: ‘prints, and a‘ small} ck’s sensitive ac ing amount. of live “film: that. vividly |" ‘embellished. and enhanced O"Dono-1. ‘|-van’s: narrative. ae bird trying to-capture an unnatural. glamor. She trotted out a. cod. 1 his automobile.:It was an<appealing thesps ‘voice-overed extracts from: the ‘speeches. of ‘political’ ‘figures: ‘than their uncertain: ‘clowning. Miss no or a aa It. was,.. in. fact, a. faultless: ‘and | ged ‘between an up-tempo Lonebrilliant’ ‘program. in. an. idiom. that. -is natural.to ty, which is well suited | to ‘stich ‘personal ‘expression and: “| to: ‘isolating : Aetails. from. ‘the Te-'|. mo | | Topo. Gigio; wittily.manipulated. by | Maria Perego, returned yet again | with’. simple.:andcoy antics that] !were different rather than hilarious. {|| Unannounced visitors were Stanley ‘Baker and James Booth, garbed ‘as} in. a takeoff ‘of the battle sequence. ‘show took in. “Beat the Clock” ..and a nifty: Pamela Devis routine. for ‘the terpers. | Jon. Scoffield’s -direction. was ‘smart. ‘ ‘tended: ‘to move his: cast . around al... :. .. ‘little too | restléssly: ‘as’ if ‘not. tol. ‘waste the. opportunity of . showing of the better. quality. averages in} ‘The play. ‘started coldly with: the| | Becket.-from France. ‘He is ‘on. good |: ‘terms with both the King ‘of France Branzi, capital: It’: furnished : an. ‘offbeat. pictire ~of: life, . habits, » and: garb| (spotlight ‘on.’ hats,’ -shoes), . hobbies in the long. “Russo ‘winter, self, senses. that he. is doomed. to martyrdom. a Cyril Cusack. played. Becket with intelligence. anda quiet passion of mind-and ‘soul.. His Christmas ser‘mon’ was a. masterly triumph and. -his final.denunciation of the ‘knights: lieving that ‘he -had--ever strayed, hewever: little, from his vocation. formed a. varied: and insidious. pack’ of: tempters. ‘and . knights. ‘Their apologia for: their. crime was well . Priests;: ‘attendants and messenger|. The -Chorus of: -the “Women. of sweeping prose and verse: to its Stuart Durant’s. designs blendéd| ‘well ‘into..the™-authentic. Cathedral scene.: Mostly the remembrance of}. a satisfying andthough provoking | play came from: Eliot's me. Be and ich. .° “Sunday: ‘Night at ‘the Palladium ': With musicomedy and ‘revue star‘ Dora Bryan topping the bill-for the ‘first time, and. ‘the Mary. Kaye Trio, in. town’. from. the . ‘States for .a a it was. nitery: ‘stint, -in ” support, quité.an engaging: lineup for this “Sunday. Night.at the Palladium” segment from’ Associated. Tele nocence. that appeals i in Gmall doses. and she deployed. it withprofessional flair in a: cozy, but scrappy, ‘act, Her: entry, backwards down a flight of-steps,-mocked the Marlene Dietrich routine, and: her: material dwelt: on: the theme of a homey dance. number,. astonished: when she| was thrown. -around by the. chorus. ‘boys,: and embarked: ‘upon a: So-so phonealog asa wife. explaining to]. her. husband. how: she had crashed |: ‘personality: display, but it will need stronger: sustenance fram the script, the next time around: | -Zippy vocalising ‘from” the Mary. Kaye Trio came over more strongly. Kaye. herself scored ‘in “My. Funny. Valentine,” which was neatly pack some . Road” arid: a briskly gay * _. River.” ‘The-:act.. was’ certainly. polished, but ‘not quite extrovert: enough for. this gusty. venue. . The’ miniature ..mouse-puppet, their roles | in « the currently Te-) leased .:“Zulu”.. movie, and they froliced ‘with. emcee Bruce Forsyth This was..a. moderately funny. plug of a movie: that-has been_ praised}. for: its fidelity to. the’ facts, and .was thus -somewhat tasteless. But: it would jhave pleased: Joe ‘Levine: : Forsyth. was: well up to form as: anchorman, .and: the ‘rest of. ‘the ‘Otta. ns che “TVT Giorgio: Vecchietti’ S° weekly video: magazine. continues” in ‘its’. Monday. night. spot and’ boasts one -locai. video... Show has its natural} u Ss: and’ ‘downs, ‘and recent. RAL ikes have Tesulted. in © sub-par: fare, but: ‘it generally ‘Manages to interesting, ‘informative, and. RAT'S. man in the Soviet. and). and:-could make~ an interesting item for foreign. nets:. Follow-up. ‘was a Visit to Harlem] eronica Turleizht, handled a} tricky. chore well and. using: Eliot's by Carto. Mazzarella; anottier RAI emissary, . keyed to the decline of the area as a bohemian and Sugar Ray Robinson, and. others, Midwives, ‘their plight .and. low pay in the Italian hinterlands, was Giulio Moretti). It was ‘effective in its plea for more attention to a ‘profession which, in the words: of considered. an interviewee, is“archaic.” Interesting, but less im -pact-ful, “was London coverage by Gianni. Bisiach,, of the South African Freedom : movement: and capital.: -Editing, narration, other: technical factors were tops. Hawk.. | Studio 64 The light” touch being in: short ‘supply. on:all. local drama skeins, “The Happy. Moorings,” from the 64” hour, It had a frolicsome plot, and ‘also cunningly reunited . two Martin and Roy Kinnear, in a dif : ferent context. Within® its . allotted span, the piece packed plenty: of twists and turns. “Because her future husband -;-could ‘not .risk| the -scandal of a. | divorce, Jocelyn. {Millicent Martin) — hired a professional co-réespondent (Roy Kinnear) to. go with her to :. “boatel.” Murray), and: the place was owned. -by Jocelyn’s ‘ discarded ‘husband. (Nigel Stock). So an intricate : series. 1 of. contretemps was. established, -arid -the plot purred. along nicely, with: the -husband. refusing .to. take. action about the divorce ugless the fiance guaranteed that his firm, a construction company, ‘would .not built a main road near. the boatel, thus’ ruining. his business. The writers overlaid. this with a theme ture atid: spirit in the new Elizabethan age, but this was take-it-orJeave-it and largely left, Nigel Stock, .who. gave a. well‘judged. display of comical cunning, and Roy Kinnear. had his moments as the fumbling co-respondent. Miss show slowly frothed, rather fizzled, | but David Greene's: direction. was smooth and. detailed,. ‘helping the ‘gener al impression ‘of casual escapism. Ofta. TV ACADEMY SELECTS _ The National Academy of Tele vision: Arts -& Sciences committee Set. up . to: select official U;S, entries in foreign fests has picked Six tv’ shows for. the. Cannes Tele vision Film: Festival. Selected from more: than. 35 ef‘tries: were “The Making of a Pres-. _}ident,”-Wolper Productions; “The World ° of Maurice Chevalier,” “Ten Seconds That Shook. NBC;. the: World,”. Wolper; and (fiction), | “Bringing Far Places Together,” a “Naked City” episode; “Blacklist,” + “The Defenders”; . ‘unteer,” “Comhbat.”. Committee, which screened the: and “The Vol entries ‘over two weeks,. included chairman Ted Cott, Betty’ Furness, ‘Ernie: Kinoy, Worthington Miner, Larry Creshkoff, Wes Harris, ‘Rich. ard Pack,. Herb. Sussan, Prof. Richard Goggin, Anne Pomex.. ‘Bert Gerard, Beryl Pfizer, Burr Smidt. Kellert ‘Reps Fabian Shops ou -Albany, April 7. AL Kellert Agency has been ap-— pointed advertising and public re lations .representative. of. the Fa-. ‘-bian-owned 35-store Latham Shopping: Center, outside. Albany; per general manager ‘Jack: Merritt. Kellert is a: former. commercial manage of WOKO and an ex-chief’ barker. of Albany Variety. Club. . ‘musical: mecca, replaced now by. ‘Greenwich Village. Featuréd were shots of key Harlem spots, plus in‘terviews with John Lewis, Odetta, the third topic covered. (director its. major exponents in. the British. and: |“TW3” personalities, Millicent: a riverside inn, laughingly. dubbed . _They were followed’ ‘there by the jealous fiance (Brian. that concerned the lack of adven ‘Best . ‘performance ‘ came .. “from. Martin had ‘little. to do, bat did it .with charm,.and nice farcical: cameos -were: forthcoming from. Philip . Locke: and Jaek MacGowran. The. SIX SHOWS FOR CANNES = ‘prolific. Keith Waterhouse Willis .. Hall team, made a welcome entry © in Associated TeleVision’s “Studio: