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TOGETHER FIRST TIME' ON TV, THEY'LL SING AND DANCE Show On Earth' Como And Crosby family life wards a close cwa give yon. The Most Rclaxins; "The liing Crosby Show," with Perry Como as guest, will be televised in the Mi-ami area' over AliC-Channel 10 tomorrow nigla from 8:30 to 9:30. JF rT 7 i If If to barbering. I almost did, you know. It was in 1942 when the Ted Weems band broke up and I was without a job.

I was tired of traveling and I thought about going back to Canonsburg and opening a barbershop. Right about then CBS offered me a radio program and RCA Victor signed me to a recording contract. So Canonsburg had one less barber." Like Come, Crosby is giv-ing no thought to retirement. "I've never considered quitting," he said. "Show business has always been good to me.

I've always liked what I was doing: first; vaudeville, then singing with bands In Paul Whiteman's band I was working with great musicians, great talent then radio, movies and television. Slowing Down been a great life for me. I wouldn't trade a min-- ute of it. Of course, I'm taking it a little easier now. I'm doing just about what I want to do a limited number of television shows and a movie a year.

"It gives me time to travel I have business interests all over the West and it gives me time for plenty of hunting and fishing and golf. "And, of course, it gives me a chance to spend mere time with my family. This is the second time around for me, yoa know. A second family. I was pretty young the first time and maybe I didn't appreciate what re Como is also a family man.

He and his wife, Roselle, have been married 27 years. They have two sons, Ronnie, 30, and David, 14, and a daughter, Terri, 13. "I actually have two lives. said Como. "One with my family and one with television.

The family comes first, of course. I make sure of that. Proud Of Family "Speaking of families, I want to tell you how proud and happy Bing is of his wife and kids. There has been a lot unfavorable publicity about Bing's supposed misunderstanding with his sons. It was blown out of proportion.

Sure, they might have had an argument or two. Every family has arguments. "But there is a strong affectum between Bing and the hoys. It was evident to me wbea three of them joined as for the TV shew. I couldn't help bnt see daring the time we spent together for rehearsals.

"I'm sorry I didn't get to meet Kathy. Maybe she'll be able to come East with him in March, but I doubt it. Not with two babies. "Oh well, we'll all get together some time. After all, we finally managed to arrange this TV thing.

That's why I'll be glad when I'm through with this weekly grind. Then I'll have time to live a little and enjoy my friends." BING CROSBY AND PERRY COMO "Mutual Admiration Society sical, religious. Nobody can teach him." "If I didn't sing like Bing." said Como, "I'd probably still be cutting hair." Como. who once owned his own barbershop in Canonsburg, his home town, has always frankly acknowledged that in the early da) he modeled his life after Crosby's. With such outspoken respect and admi; tion for each other, how come the two entertainers haven't appeared together before? Time, distance, and the vicissitudes of show business.

"I've always been busy on the West Coast." said Crosby, "and Perry has been just as busy on the East Coast. We just never were able to work things out." "Bing and I did a coaple of radie things many years ago," said rem, "but. like he told yoa, np to now we hadn't been able arrange anything for television. Several weeks age I fixed my schedule se I could get some time off and I flew to Hollywood where we taped Bing's show. "It was great working with him.

Real great. What a guy! Why, he drove to the airport in his station wagon to meet me. He didn't have to do that. "He invited me to his home and I met his two youngest kids: 17 months and three months. His wife, a y.

wasn't home. She was play- By Jim Mor-e BING IS my idol and always has says Como. "Perry is the finest singer en the air today," says Crosby. This was the entire membership of one of the most exclusive and most firmly entrenched mutual admiration societies in show business peaking. The society is poing to have a meeting its first in many years and the first ever on network TV tomorrow night, when Perry will appear on Bing's ABC-TV show: On March 16, Bing will return the compliment as guest on Perry's NBC hour.

The BC-PC Club, to a man. Is excited about these vents. 'Thrilling Thing "Being on Bing's show is a drilling thing for me," said Como, interv iewed at his New York rehearsal studio. "I've always admired Bing as a singer and as an individual. I cherish his friendship." "Perry's appearance with me will give my show a big boost," said Crosby, over the telephone from Stockton, where he is on location for his new movie, "High Time." I realise thai wbea I say Perry is the finest singer the air.

today I'm covering a lot nl territory," Crosby continued. "Bat I mean H. There's doubt bri H. He ean handle anything pop songs, clas I'm through. Oh, I'll stay in television.

But i want to appear less frequently. "I'd like the time to do an occasional movie. I've been offered a couple of good things in recent years, but there simply wasn't enough time. Bing has the right idea. He does a movie, one or two television shows a year, and still has time for his family.

"But Cm going to stay in the business. If I can, that is, if the public tires of me I guess I can always go back ing the lead in a church play that night. But I did meet his four older sons. Philip, Dennis and Lindsey are on the show with us. Gary couldn't make it because of a throat ailment.

"We all sing together on the program. And dance, toe. We woe ap the whole hour with songs and small -talk. "What a tiger Bing was dur- ing rehearsals. You'd think it was the first show he'd ever done.

If a rehearsal is called for 9 in the morning, he shows up at 7. "That's why he always appears relaxed on the air. And the same goes for me. "Bing and I are alike In this respect. On his program we're referred to as "The Mil-town Twins.

Como envies Crosby's way of life. "A weekly program like mine is too much," he said. "I'm under contract for 33 shows next season, beginning in September, but after that -5gvjll FEATURING THE Internationale Revue ABRJLS" incomparable ISRAELI DANCERS and SINGERS i DON'T MISS THIS GREAT BILL JORDAN SHOW ISr TEA "I a ill JORDAN VAN SMITH Iwi rum, Risvcr mi union INTERNATIONALE JL.t 7 BARCLAY SHAW I Gur.Ri.,ULT i r- -J-dr GOGO ANDREU X- i (Mier rt on accent) iK' "'SStf'X' MATADOR X-S(SClif- tjfjS'' p-w room iTBf -iTOir Extra Added Attractis GUY RENNIE BAR OF MUSIC 427 124 M.a. if l-04 ART CARNEY will star in "The Best of Anything," a comedy revue, on NBC-Channel 7 Friday from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. "TfltTMIAMI MVS, Feb.

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