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2d a THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER. FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 1, 1081 Harris Gives Usual Splendid Performance in 'Victoria Regina' i n. oia gin, jouveuunou ctumg supi were cum An intrusive, garrulous and conversation between PhpaM-ibors" Sunday. Also, three painU ij yauvnumn "v- mauejpnia arusi Kazei hapustm and ings, ho.vever attractively dis iciamv" uuc, wc v.vii-uuuui iwui nuiik us wamJii-u UIIIICUII 10 enjOy-WnBl COUlU Chinese actor Keye Luke on played In color, seemed a skimpy ing inside was dissipated by con curred.

have been a most Interesting WRCV-TV'a "Meet Your NeigKaample of a prolific artist'a work. By HARRY HARRIS AT THE dose of Thursday! "Hallmark Hall of Fame" production of Laurence Hous-maji'a "Victoria Regina," the Dijmond Jubilee celebrating British queen murmured sentimentally, "Oh, Albert, if only you had been here." We echoed her lament, for once cealedcamera shots of backroom betting. Interviews and accompanying narrations described various fu 0V about an SPCV-a Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Viewers? The net works' exasperating habit of IV tile efforts to spur action by the Boston Police Department. Even after eventual Federal and State raids, it was noted, "key-mak ing" continued to be a thriving (estimated annual take: $1,000, scheduling specials at conflicting times compelled a choice Thursday night between British queen and French king. That Yves Montand rates show business coronation was excitingly demonstrated on ABC's "Yves Montand on Broadway." Montand, whose English has improved remarkably since his U.

A 000 plus) Boston business the royal consort had vamoosed, both Victoria and her story seemed abruptly shorn of interest. This is not to fault Julie Harris, the actress who, in our opinion, most deserves the title of First Lady of Television. Her depiction of one of England's First Ladies, from 18 to 78, was often Lest viewers be too smug about the Massachusetts mess, narra tor Walter Cronkite added a wry P. "The chances are very great you have the same prob S. TV debut as Dinah Shore's guest, poured forth magnums of magnetism.

Singing, dancing, lems your community." REV1EWETTES: Tuesday's ABC "Close-Up!" on Yugo splendid. As mother-dominated princess, oats-feeling young queen, astute husband-appraiser, ecstatic bride, new mother, often chatting, clowning, grinning, frowning, finger-snapping, top foolish, Imperious and jealous slavia, "Heresy in Red," merely wife, she added to her distin reiterated points made earlier hat twirling, shrugging, gesticulating or performing what seemed to be La Twiste, he was a powerhouse of personality. His contribution to a slick and jirished gallery of TV portraits. Miss Harris has the rare knack this season in other TV docu mentarles about the "independ of -tugging at the heart, of mak ent" Communist nation. Again AM ing the eye moisten, and nowhere words and pictures suggested stylish ihow which stressed tal has this gift been better demon encompassed that, despite generous U.

S. aid ent, not frills, when the chips are down Tito Broadway show tunes, French stfated than in a scene in which the lovelorn Victoria asked the will show that his first allegiance forgiveness of a lady of the court is to Moscow. chansons and American folksongs, as solos and in assorted groupings. Polly Bergen, John Raitt, Bob Another "Close last Former Philadelphian Jane De Gore, and Mr. Jones" regular, begs Roger Smith to protect her musician husband In "77 Sunset Strip" episode, 'The Deadly Solo," Friday, 9 P.

Channel 6. week's "West of the Wa for unjustly suspecting her of a flirtation with her adored Albert. But with the demise of Albert, excellently played with tender patience by James Donald, an by Van and Helen Gallagher, a covered familar ground, too, but royal court, all enhanced an en also stressed the fact that residents of West Germany and of core-worthy hour of song and aueen and a cleric discussed the This was debit, rather than Idance, but it was Montand's Gal- Music in the holiday spirit by such well-known rtainers as Ray Conniff Singers the Mitctl Mlller clloriJS and Wiliams on "SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS" M. fi, Tonight 8:30 Biblical story of Jonah and the, credit in our book. Bob Brado- uc charm which made it a TV West Berlin don't see eye to eye on what would constitute an equitable solution of the present affecting biography of a sym pathetic human being was con verted into I dry-as-dust histori eal pageant.

i I vich'a rubber latex brigade had triumph. In this episode Victoria sound-; ed unexpectedly naive, a 11 camouflagmsMis HarnsI Eerlin crisis. What West Ger This seemed partially due to mans call "peaceful," a Bonn spokesman noted, Berlineri call the choice of material approved even stupid, and not at .11 Ilkejfeaturei. and certam.y tney 4t th'e by producer director George the kind of woman limned ear- managed a puffy, pouchy resem-l Tuj iBu. "soft." Sunday' concluding half of "An Act of Faith," "Look Up Schaeer for Robert If historically accurate, it(blance to the real article, but the; unusuaiy hard-hitting 'CBS adaptation.

Helen Hayes' 1935. was dramatically traumatic. more the makeup, the less acting; Reports documentary "Biog-atage version of "Victoria" con- Only reason for its impact. I of a 0()e joint" tained 10 of 42 one-act plays other than the fact that it pro-j Behind layers of latex, Miss! Although the existence of hand- 1 nt am iiiha4. Ik a.

4 tk 1 ft 4ir JaJ a Hintfl tk ni ImM AnMAI. TIamhi. a AJ ni f) A A and Live'a" recreation, through the testimony of participants, of the Danish rescue of Nazi-pur wjuie euuui. me iau. viucu a wcitume otung vyyvi -uai us sremeu a oai ciy bu'iiibu in-fil0V (or should that be hand in-poeket?) relations between sued Jews, packed more emotion' illegal bet takers and policejal wallop than most dramas.

iiiuiamj a incacmauuii utupi-u luiui; lui uonj tfunca, sctiiim rciugix iiuni a wa iiiuhuiu. some sequences and added, to be that it marked an age And so, at those points, did the others. One particularly regret-i change, S3 make-up artists had play. hardly qualifies as a surprise at How and why one Danish hero table addition, we thought, wasstn extra chance to display their The script had Victoria savor-jlhjj late datei sucn hanky-panky posed at an idiot, how a tiny a scene in which ttie widowea wizardry ing a subject's enthusiastic "Go girl's was stilled were was vividly documented via pic tures of a phenomenally busy stories fascinatingly retold. Boston key store made from a Most heartwarming of all, sev- TV Roundup 'Sad Clown' Is Paged for Series nearby CBS stake-out.

eral reminiscerj reported, was Patrons and police were shown the friendliness with which the streaming in and out. Customers' evacuated Jewish population was double-parked cars halted traf- welcomed back. Hollywood iLynley has been added to the because President Kennedy won leant nf TRS' Vph ft tnncial "PMMETT KELLY, for many "Henry Fonda and the Family." 1 1 i J- vears the Rineline Brothers Says! You can be on hand to accept an award. Martin claims Mr. Kennedy will attend, but has indicated he'd rather not have the proceedings televised.

Steve Allen re-enacts his Benny Barnum and Bailey "sad clown," is being paged for a 20th Century-Fox circus series. Screen Gems is readying a Goodman movie role on his ABC show Wednesday. A new cartoon series, "Matty's Funnies with Beany and Cecil," the latter a seasick serpent, bows Ann I- i It Philadelphia comedy series about two men' NOW HAVE A PROFESSIONAL-TYPE undergoing astronaut training. on ADi as a auuruu s-ai-i i rnu'nv Pol rhrld. Stage and screen actress Carol attraction Jan.

6. Program si, and Jim' Sim based on a pioneer West Coa jc. puppet show, "Time for Beany, 'g Army.Na gamet: Dr. Ci ALIAS MMTUT FUSTK P1A7M MAM IN OM DAY 0 Philadelphia Stadium Saturday, New York HAIR DRYER IN YOUR HOME at 1:15 P. M.

Arnold Stang, voice of the title: torn in ABC's "Top Cat" cartoonj Mw I Mr I to I SCHOOL childrenu's drawings will be used to tell the story il I WhM series, visits two wriL-iv pro Ml- of the first Christmas on NBC'slgram, Friday "Morgan in the uec. 22 edition ot "tranK wc- Mornine" at 7:45 A. "Amer- ican Bandstand" at 3:30 P. M. Gee's Here and Now." A "CBS Reports" camera crew is in St.

Petersburg, Fla filming WCAU-TV's "Camera at NM Large" offers backstage Dr. Fred Schwartz's "Christianigiimpses of the filming of two Anti-Communist Crusade" foriUncomine "Route 86" episodes use on a future program. here in "The Anatomy of a Television Series," Sunday at noon. Argentina's UN Dr. Mario Amadeo, guests on ABC's Dec.

10 "Adlai Stevenson A 1959 "Wisdom" conversation! with Nobel Prize winner Pearl, Buck at her Bucks county homej tsr of fho mm Reports I.I iil' mm'Z. I 1 mm U1.U 1 Allen Ludden will retain the, will be repeated on Channel 3 hosting assignment when CBS' Sunday at 5 P. WRCV-TVs "Goal of Life" a daytime "Password sprouts Password" greets the Hannukah season nightime version Jan. 2. I XX 1 ini it I I I Gould Martin, executive secre- Sundav at 12:30 P.

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