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ain Going Xive 9 Ag One-Hour, Tested Format By JACK GAVER NEW YORK, May 14 (IB--The ardent exponents of live telp- vision over filmed TV shows may feel that the decision that Jackie Gleason revert to his original live one-hour type of program on CBS next season 11 is a victory for their side, but actually the matter cannot be so clearly defined. There are a number of points to consider. Had Gleason, for example, started Ills TV career doing hall-hour "Honeymooners" situation comedies, such as he 1ms confined himself lo this season, there wouldn't have been much change In his status simply be- CHUM! he switched, from live to film presentation or because he suddenly hail some (Irsl-rato competition such as half of a Perry Como one-hour show on NBC, Had Gleason been known and highly successful merely as a 30-minute situation series comedian, it is reasonable to suppose that he could have floated along successfully for several seasons, as have any number of persons such as Lucille Ball and Dcsi Araaz, Eve Arden, Bill Bendix, even though he went from live to film presen- tntion. ranae literioui hi6 aDautime By CYNTHIA LOWRY NEW YORK--Most of us working stiffs, who dash from the house in the morning to catch the 8:11 and buckle into our solid television some time after 7 p.m., are missing a wonderful half-world which seems to beat little or no re'" lationship to afterdark viewing or, as a matter of fact, to "life itself. Most of daytime television viewers are women.

And if women who watch the commercials should garner a strange idea of how the other 60 million women of the nation live--as well as the remaining 60 million men--don't blame the little woman. I should think her discontent with two items--her house dresses and her kitchen--would be unbearable. In the marvelous world of commercial television, every housewife, inside or outside commercials and with the notable exception of Mrs. Ralph Kramden, inhabits a kitchen roughly the size of the flight deck of the USS Forrestal, in which has been placed every possible new, gleaming cooking aid. And the ladies who inhabit them are dressed, whether to whip up a quick breakfast or a hearty, jiffy, meal for their happy family, in garments impeccably pressed, custom-made and suitable lor' a matinee.

In the soap operas, of course, a good guide book is a must. I dropped into a half dozen and couldn't understand anything that was going on except that everybody was full of trouble--mostly unrequited love and faithlessness--and that most children are being badly misunderstood. Yes, indeed, workers of the world, if you haven't had a "daytime television tour, take a day off and count it vaca- time well spent. It's a strange and mysterious world, foreign than the casbah. Psychological Drama Joseph Gotten and Ruth Roman have strong disagreements over Cotten's brother, played by Van Johnson, in "The Bottom oi the Bottle," modem-day drama oi the Southwest.

The picture, set in Arizona, plays today at the Esquire. Still Biting His Fingernails ELVIS HAS ARRIVED -AND HE'S'SCARED' By FRED DANZIG United Press Staff (Virre spur dent NEW YORK (UP)--Comedians are starting to make jokes about Elvis Presley and his "rip-'em-up" style ol singing. Someone chalked this note on a New York sidewalk recently: "Elvis Presley, Go Home." In short, Presley has arrived. Wherever he a a screaming ol teenage girls make his entrances and exits a test ol strength. into the office of the Sun Record Company, a leading independent country label.

Elvis, an admirer of the But Gleason went into television and achieved an almost hysterical success as something much move than a 30-minute situation comedy player. He was--and is--what the highbrows call a protean performer; he has more strings to his bow than Robin Hood had arrows. Maybe he isn't actually unique, but he has very few peers, like him or not. "The Golden Ham," to borrow the title of Jim Bishop's recent biography of the great man, published by Simon and Schuster, was A variety snow- star of extraordinary ability. The people loved "Honeymoon- era" sketches when they came along during the years of the one-hour variety show, but they also loved thc characters that Jackie portrayed--Reggie van Gleason, the bartender, the poor soul, the loudmouth, name several.

This observer considers it a fact, and has so expressed himself in the past, that Gleason did not arrive at the point of having his Saturday night kingship threatened this season simply because he went to film or because Como came up with the first stiff NBC competition he has had to face. It has been the contention here that the reaction set in the season before, prior to Como's one-hour opposition and to Gleason's shift to nothing but the film half-hour "Honeymooners." It began even if the dubious rating figures might not have shown it at the time, when the comedian got into the habit during the 1954-55 season of letting his other characterization go by the boards lo concen- a on "Honeymooners" sketches. These were. live. Also they ran for some 40 minutes as against the approximately 35 minutes they have been allowed thiu season on the 30-minute- filmed program.

They were better In the longer form than the shorter. But the important thing is that, whatever the whether filmed or" live, it was just too much of a good thing, to say nothing of the fact that fans missed the other Gleason characters. It is possible to overdo something to the point of no return, even in the case i von like. AHS Student-Actors SHOWTIME GUIDE --Globe-Times Stall Pholo "Heaven Can Wait." High School play, lea- hires Helen Perry (left), 1(04 8th, romantic lead, Bobby C. Jones, 60S Florida, as a police inspector, and Mary Sue Gibson, 113 Buena Vista, as a murderess.

The show will be staged Thursday'and Friday at 8 p.m. in the AHS auditorium. COMING EVENTS May 16 Ferlin Husky and Simon Crum, Clover Club, 8 p.m. May 17 "Heaven Can Wait," AmariUo High School Production, AH: Auditorium, 8 p.m. Marl! 'Heaven Can Wait," Amarillo High School Production, AHS Auditorium, 8 p.m.

May 27 Maddox Bros. Rose, Clover Club, 8 p.m. June 3 Bob Wills, Clover Club, 8 p.m. June 6 "Antigua," Dixie Dice Revue, Amarillo Little Theatre, 8:15 p.m. June 7 "Antigua," Dixie Dice Revue, Amarillo Little Theatre, 8:15 p.m.

June 8 "Antigua," Dixie Dice Revue, Amarillo Little Theatre, 8:15 p.m. Mickey Rooney Set As Berle's Guest Mickey Rooney will turn his talents to television tonight on KGNC-TV'! "Milton Berle Show." Other guests will be Ruth Gilbert, who portrayed Berle's secretary on his shows for several seasons, and Arnold Slang, who has appeared as an NBC-TV stagehand on the Berle show's. Peggy King will be a fourth Berle guest tonight. KGNC-TV schedules the Berle show at 9 p.m. on Tuesdays.

5am Houston Band To Salute Exes Former members of the Sam Houston Junior High School Hand will be saluted Thursday during tlie annual Coronation Concert of the Sam Houston band. The program will be presented at p.m. Thursday in the auditorium of Sam Houston Junior H'sh School, according to Wayne Muller, band director. Stewart Granger In 'Little Hut' HOLLYWOOD--Stewart Granger has been signed to star with Ava Gardner in the movie version of the New York and London stage hit, "The Little Hut," which Mark Rohson and F. Hugh Herbert are co-producing for M-G-M release.

AMARILLO GLOBE-TIMES I MfSWlfc May 14 PARAMOUNT: "Meet Me In Ian Vegas," musical comedy willi Cyd Chanssc, pan Dailcy arid a host of "guest stars." lea- lures at .1:07, 3:18, 5:23, 7:40, 9:51. JPAI.O DURO: "We're No Angels," film version of the stage comedy about three escaped convicts who play guardian angels to a storekeeper and his family on Devil's Island in 1895, with Humphrey Bogart, Peter Ustinov. Aldo Ray, Joan Bennett. Basil features at 8:17, "Twinkle in fiod's Eye," Mickey Rooney as a preacher in a frontier town, feature at 10:10. TASCOSA: "Rebel Without Cause," poignant drama about a trio of mixed-up youngsters and tlie trouble they get into, with the late James Dean.

Sal Mineo, Natalie Wood, features at.8:17. "Target Zero." Korean War melodrama, with Richard Conte, Peggie Castle, feature at 10:21. STAR: "Man willi Ihe Golden Arm," Frank Sinatra as the narcotics addict, Eleanor Parker and Kim Novak as the women in his life, feature at "Gun Belt," western with George Montgomery. Tab Hunter, features at 7, 10:37 p.m. RAIL: "Flesh Merchant," expose of.

Hollywood model racket, features at 8:17, "Glen and Glenda," medical history of dual gender, feature at 9:25. PAGE TWENTY-FOUR AT STATE Gleason Scripter To Silvers Shew NEW YORK, Wl--Leonard Stern, who has. been writing scrips for Jackie Gleason's TV show, will become head writer for the "Phil Silvers Show" next fall. Red Cloud Grandson Signed ior Western HOLLYWOOD-Eddie a full-blooded Sioux Indian has been signed by Bel-Air Productions to play his own great- great grandfathers, Chief Red Cloud, in the film "Fort Laramie" starring John Dehner. and exits a test ol strength, Elvis an admirer of the Ink a the young rock-n-roll Spols slylc redded "If I Didn't -hillbilly, or "rockbilly." in- cx cnse variably ends up minus a ui ni M.

a variably ends up minus a jacket, shirt and tie. At present, RCA Victor's rfi. put away my guitar," he said. I didn't touch it again until about a 'jyear later when Sam Phillips cording star has one of Ihe top-! cM me up ard ask( rd ite selling albums In the business. mak( more sidM at his ex His "single" record releases are among the best-sellers in every popular music category--including rhythm and blues and country and western.

And he's just a growing toy of 21. When performing, Presley is like a steam engine. One nient, fires are banked. The pense." Phillips, (he 32-year-old guiding light behind Sun Records, took the hoy Into a studio and concentrated on bringing out the current Tresle.y style. AFTER A BATCH of hit records for Sun, Elvis tried to land a spot moment, he's tearing up a thc Arthur Godfrey "Talent soundtrack.

His legs begin to Scouts" TV program. He was shake. He jumps. His head snaps turned down. up and down.

His hair whips the) Hc wcnt lwck lo Memphis, but, air. He jiggles his leather-covered Ms i RCA Victor had seen guitar like a bartender working i lllc smoke and was on his trail. cocktail shaker. THK PRESLEY STORV began 'In Memphis, when he his guitar and sang for high school audiences. He enjoyed performing for his class- ''jjnatcs, but.

figured he would do by becoming an electrician. To money for this en, Elvln became truck' irlver. One however, tlm BTM to got of him AM! he walked Six months ago, his contract was purchased for the phenomenal sum of Ho recently panned a screen lest for Paramount, and he lian been kept buxy with a full Kchrdulc of night club, theatre nnd TV All this hasn't helped him nhake (ho finger nall-bltltig habit. "It's all happening so fast," He said, "that some nights I junt can't fall asleep. It stares me, you know.

It just scarei SHOW and DANCE AC The CLOVER CLUB Moggie a and Howard Dull co-star in "Blackjack Ketchum, Desperado," western opening today at the State. TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1956 Turncoat's Mother Subject of Drama "Devil at the Door," an "a tual" drama ol a mother who refused to write off her soldier- son as a "turncoat" to the Communists, will be seen on "Circle Theater" tonight at 7:30 on KGNC-TV. Mrs. Portia Howe of Alden, central figure in the TV dramatization by Alvin Yudkoff, will be portrayed by Kuth White. John Kellog will play her husband, Eben.

After the-war in Korea, Mrs. Howe was informed that her son, Kick, vn of 23 American soldiers who chose not to return home, but to go over to the Chinese Communists, Mrs. Howe, refusing to accept this news as final, traveled across the Pacific hoping to talk him out of his ill-advised decision. Rick persisted, however, and Mrs. Howe returned home, her mission a failure.

But she never ceased hoping and praying that his own good SUNSET: "Seven Little Bob Hope as the head of the famous vaudeville family, features at 8:17, "Mmnbb," Italian-made drama about a poor hut ambitious girl who has io choose between sin, love and a career as a dancer. With ViUorio Gassman. i a Rennie. Shelley Winters, feature at 10:01. STATE: "Blackjack Kelohum, Desperado," western with Howard Duff, features at 1:27, 3:30, 4:53.

6:36. 8:19, 10:02. ESQUIRE: "Bottom of the Bot- l-V escaping convict seeks help from his successful brother, story of wealthy idle ranch owners in Arizona, with psychological overtones, with Van Johnson. Joseph Gotten, Ruth Roman, features at 1, 2:51, 4:42. 6:33, 8:24, 10:15 p.m.

TWIN: "Mister Roberts," film adaptation of Broadway play, a hilarious tribute to the unsung naval heroes of the supply ships, with Henry Fonda, James Cagney. William Pow. ell Jack Lemmon, features at 8:17, 10:37, "His Kind of Woman," melodrama starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, features at 8:17, 10:35, 12:40. VICTORY sense would prevail and that he would return home. In time, she had her reward.

Gertrude Berg Set For Film on Israel NEW YORK, IB-Gertrude tMol-' ly Goldberg) Berg to Israel to make a documentary I film of life in that country. The I picture will be shown on NBC-TV. 'I oil Polk DR3-5253 LUCILLE BALL In "FOREVER DARLING" mnfl EDMTJNI) OWEXN, JACK RICHARDS In "IT'S A DOG'S LIFE" TIES CARTOON At: 8:38 Frank Eleanor Kim Sinatra Parher Xovak "THE MAN WITH THE Golden Arm" Untouchable Theme; Un forge table 7:00 George Montgomery--Tab HunteP- "GUN BELT" In Technkotor rius Color Cart BAR-B-Q TO TAKE HOME BEEF- $1 1Q Pound I I Free Gravy Underwood's Bar-B-Q 4513 N.E. 8th FERLIN HOSKEY SIMON CRUM COWBOY CQPAS and THE UPUPPIES From Ihe Grand Ole Opry WED. I to 12 P.M.

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