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THE EVENING SENTINEL, CARLISLE. PJU SATURDAY. MAT 16. 1964 I COLOR PROGRAMS FOR THE WEEK MONDAY, MAY IS Gtye Sowing SUNDAYMAY IT 10:00 Faith For Today 11:15 Davey Goliath 12:00 State Report 5:00 Rockey Friends 5:30 Doorway To Life College Bowl 6:00 00 05 Meet The Press 7:30 53) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Empire 9:00 (3D Bonanza 10:00 (ID Show of The Week MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 9:00 College of the Air 9:30 Cartoons 9:45 (D Spin Win I 10:30 CD (J!) Word for Word 11:30 (3D Jeopardy 12:00 CP) Your First Impression 12:30 CTD Truth or Consequences 2:00 (3D Let's Make a Deal 3:30 CU) You Don't Say 11:00 News, Sports, Weather 11:30 Q3) Tonight Show 8:30 (33) Wagon Train 10:00 (B Sing Along With Mitch TUESDAY. MAY 19 9:00 (33) 6D Greatest Show On Earth 10:00 ffl (jj) Telephone Hour WEDNESDAY.

MAY 20 7:30 (3D The Virginian THURSDAY, MAY 21 7:30 (33) The Flintstonei 9:30 Tfl Hazel 10:00 (3D Perry Como FRIDAY, MAY 22 8:30 QD Bob Hope Show 10:00 13) Jack Paar Show SATURDAY. MAY 23 9:30 (3D Ruff and Reddy 10:00 fi) Hector Heathcots Show 12:00 (3D Bullwinkle Show 1:00 Soldiers of the Law 1:15 Villa 5:00 Big Island 5:30 Sports Special 6:00 Call of the Outdoors 8:30 T3) Joey Bishop Show 9:00 Sat, Night At The Movies VWfO (YUY WKX-AU RIGHTS KSEIYED H. T. DICKINSON a CO, MC May 17 Thru May 23 Channela Q) CE-QD gj JIMMY DEAN AND MUPPE1 wc p. kj 1 By RUTH E.

THOMPSON 1 MMfflJUIflTC W-1 Pf "ffWWWftW The biggest sleeper of tele visions' year never closes his eyes. Wit- He's Rowlf The Muppet Hound whose guestmanship on 4 the Jimmy Dean Show (ABC, Thursdays, 9:30 P.M.) has turned into a permanent thing and jif till iiii a runaway hit Definitely one of the more gracious of the newer stars the personality hound shows up in person to do his own interviews. He's accompanied, of course, by Jim Henson, the bearded, at tractive and talented young man who created Rowlf and loans him his voice. Henson is also the man who's had to curtail some of his other flour ishing muppet characters to 1 give full play to the new star. Kowir and Henson had ar rived a trifle early but I could tell by the giggles as approached the door that it had been more than enough time to demoralize the typing pool.

They were taking turns patting his firm, fuzzy head and 1 breaking up at the repartee the wise young dog was tossing around. How does one account for Rowlf's vogue? More human than human? Well yes Lots of personality? Well yes, but what else? Mutual Admiration Society "Well you see," reminisced Henson, "though Rowlf has no chronological age, he hasn't been with us from the start like Kermit (beloved, bug-eyed wisacre now in semi-retirement). Rowlf was created for a dog food commercial in Can Rowlf The Mupped Hound and Jimmy Dean kid around even between scenes on the ABC "Jimmy Dean Show (Thursdays, 9:30 P.M.) leaving practically no time for Rowlf's "voice," bearded puppetteer, Jim Henson, to do much conversing. ada and then he got into the simply could not get up and regular act, and then (you, but right now with the World's Fair and all there's a sing. Rowlf loves it, though.

Rowlf turned his bright lidless "Ah, so there is a mystique eyes and took over the about puppets! Is it true that observed by a power at a rival station who hired him on the spot. And he stayed on all the way through college (the University of Maryland where he met Jane), an in fact until last year. i In the meantime, with Janej "My present success is due puppetteers become so identi "I feel real lucky, though, we have a wonderful right hand for Rowlf, Frank Oznowicz, and when he and I have gotten just a little more accustomed to synch, he'll be up to Jane's performance." What's a right hand? Explains Henson 'Most of the atrictlv to Jimmy Dean. We fied with the little fellows that lot of work for puppetteers. Though we limit performances, the studio is busy with commes cials and the Kke." How does Rowlf get along: with guest stars? Rowlf cocked his head and spoke up for hinv self: the creations become real?" get along just fine.

You see Jimmy believes in me, really believes in me, and because he does, I really feel I've grown "Well, in my own case, 'yes' and It's yes, to the ex and other members recruited a lot. tent that puppets become from the college puppetry club, they went on to become "must" puppets around today are hand and rod. One man manipulates! But no, you're under "Rowlf has evolved considerably." echoed Henson. "And the head and left hand, the the misapprehension if you viewing with Washington brass who took to the Muppet way of sharpening satire to the point other the right hand." be does love working, with Jimmy, even between scenes they kid around a lot. They understand each other but think they become an obsession that takes me over or my wife Jane, or any of the people where it could have hurt what a muppet versus a puppet? "Well, when we first started our studio, some of our if it hand't been so all-fired en who work with us." creations were part puppet, joyable.

"When we joined the Today' part marionette. Since then "Well first of an, there's-Lassie. Oh, she's beautiful I Just think of a shaggy schnook like me appearing with that Hollywood beauty!" (Obviously too modest, Rowlf, after all yon were nominated for a "Rover" statuette too). "Molly Bee? Wow, well lei me tell you right off the bat She's no dog! Patty Duke's a real cute girl-type, too." Yup. So, that Rowlfs go his eyes open all the time.

And you'll be able to focus yours oa that jolly visage of his through show, we moved our entire we ve discontinued strings en Started In High School Henson's work with puppets tirely, but in the meantime the Jimmy and I rarely get a chance to talk." Rowlf moved his wonderfully flannelly jaws into a smug grin. "Furthermore," says Henson, "Jimmy and Rowlf do duets together. They have to rehearse. term became identified with was already so advanced when he was a high school student in Hyattsville. Maryland, that he auditioned for a Washington.

studio to New York, and that's where we still are. "Jane, who's still the best manipulator in the business, is home taking care of children (two girls and a boy ranging us." Obviously Rowlf is thriving, but does Henson miss the diver sity of other performances? from four-and-a-half years to He had to give up "Today" to As for me, well I myself don't sing." "But you're his "What difference does that make? As Jim Henson, I D.C. station that had advertised for a puppetteer, and got tfie job. That show folded the next week but he'd already been six months) but all the out the summer via reruns and concentrate on the "Jimmy Dean Show." Now, I know It may surprise rest of the staff is still on the job. I come September In a lively new season..