The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 30

SLSR RACK) Page 2C Monday June 29 1987 Monday evening television and are aubacftoohaiwtthoul notice Sherman Hemsley The producers have a standing order from NBC for the movie according to Viacom spokesman George Saber but starring role on the series free him for the project until fall 1988 a guest a Lata night programminjt 2:30 am (82) INN News 3 am (5) ValueTelevision 3:30 am (41) Fantaay Island 4 a (S) Nam 4 am (41) Lucy Show 4:30 am (5) Nightwatch 4:3 0 am (41) Ganlle Ban Channel 1 1 programming (whan different from Chamal 19) 7 pm Flyers In Snatch ol a Dream 1 1 pm MacNeil tehrer Nomhour Tuesday daytime television From The Star press services Wo reunion yet The reunion of Sherman Hemsley and Marla Gibbs two of the longest-running adversaries as George Jefferson and his mouthy maid Florence on the CBS comedy happen as scheduled on A script of the Gibbs sitcom was written for Hemsley based on the Deacon Frye character he plays on Apparently because he objected to playing Frye Hemsley boycotted a recent rehearsal causing it to be canceled The next day Paul Winfield of was on the set playing in place of Deacon Frye Hemsley seem too happy with the that says Jack Elinson executive producer one is happy that he dropped out but our feelings were still have a good script so get a good won't die canceled series New Mike starring Stacy Keach may re-emerge on the network next season as a series of new two-hour flicks Delayed nostalgia plans for a two-hour follow-up to its April 1986 smash to starring old reliables Andy Griffith and Don Knotts have been put on the back burner Sitting in for Johnny Carson on show the week of July 6: funnyman David Steinberg (July 6) Paul Reiser star of fall series Two (July 7) star Patrick Duffy (July 8) and of host Pat Sajak (July 9-10) Little Match kid Keshia Knight Pulliam Rue McClanahan Golden and William Daniels will co-star in Little Match an NBC movie based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen tale It will be shown during the Christmas holidays Tonight The film guide All commercial TV movies to be broadcast tonight In Kanaae City are lilted the cable movies Hated are those lodged to be of Interest is OK on Hot Tin is gripping By Judy Flander 1987 United Features Prime time 7:05 on Very good 1984 Jane Fonda Levon Helm A Kentucky farm woman is forced to leave her native hills to join her husband in the slums of Detroit where she struggles to maintain dignity for her family despite the sordid world around them 7:30 on Channel Very good 1972 Laurence Olivier Michael Caine A suspense writer invites his paramour to his home for an evening of deadly fun and games Is 8 on Channel Very good 1983 Michael Landon Moira Chen Based on the true story of journalist John Everingham who undertakes a dangerous plan to get back into Laos after he is expelled to rescue the woman he loves from her brutal Pathet Lao captors Sporting 8 on Very good 1963 Richard Harris Rachel Roberts A successful Rugby relationship with the widowed owner of a boardinghouse teaches him a few things about love and responsibility 9 on 1987 Avery Brooks Edward Woodward An adaptation of Harriet Beecher classic 19th-century novel detailing the experiences of a slave at the hands of kind and cruel masters Late night Stratton 10:30 on Very good 1949 James Stewart June Allyson The fact-based story of baseball player Monty Stratton who refused to let the amputation of a leg end his career 11:30 on Channel Very good 1948 Bob Hope Jane Russell Calamity Jane shoots her way into the heart of an Eastern dentist of 11:30 on Very good 1959 Turner Sandra Dee Two women and their daughters share friendship and success but never achieve total happiness 12:30 am on Channel Very good 1963 Paul Newman Edward Robinson An American Nobel Prize winner becomes involved in a plot to kidnap a fellow winner Loves 12:30 am on Channel Good 1952 Betty Hutton Ralph Meeker A pair of entertainers breaks up and makes up in the early 20th century 1:30 am on Channel Fairly good 1955 Glenn Ford Frank Lovejoy A Texas cowboy finds romance and adventure when he attempts to deliver prize Brahman bulls to Brazil Craft book in revision for January News notes reports and developments from the wonderful world of broadcasting: Prima Publishing plans to reissue An Story Christine account of her struggle with Metromedia the former owner of KMBC Channel 9 The book will be brought out in hardback in January with a new title a revised last chapter and a higher price Craft news director and anchor at an independent TV station in Sacramento Calif said sales of the original book were limited because only a few copies were printed and it was not widely distributed Even so all 9000 copies were sold Demand for Craft as a speaker continues She is to address the American Trial Lawyers convention in San Francisco next month and will speak at the University of Wisconsin in October By the end of next month Craft expects to have the results of her law school admission exams If all goes well she plans to take one class at a law school this fall A breakdown of the winter Arbitron radio ratings shows that many listeners tune in more than one station during the course of a week Of those that listen primarily to WDAF-AM for example the second most lis-tened-to station is KFKF-FM For those that listen mainly to KFKF the second favorite station is WDAF This sort of information lets a radio station know which other station it is competing most closely against Here is a list of stations and in parenthesis the Top 10 station named most often as the second favorite of listeners: KBEQ-FM (KCPW-FM) KYYS-FM (KCFX-FM) KMBR-FM (KMBZ-AM) KCMO-AM (KMBZ-AM) KCFX-FM (KYYS-FM) KUDL-FM (KBEQ-FM) KMBZ-AM (KCMO-AM) KCPW-FM (KBEQ-FM) KLSI-FM (KUDL-FM) WHB-AM (WDAF-AM) Sure of continues to be the top-rated syndicated show on television According to the Nielsen Syndication Service at the end of last month the next most popular shows are (2) (S) Wrestling (4) (5) (6) (7) Newlywed (8) (9) and (10) KZKC Channel 62 is react-ihg to the recent deaths of Jackie Gleason and Fred Astaire with special programming A marathon for seven hours will start at 7 pm Saturday On Sunday the station will broadcast Astaire Salutes the Fox at 1 pm and at 3 pm Gleason movies will be shown during the eyenings of July 27 July 28 Delicate and July 29 for a and Pleasure of His both starring Astaire will be seen July 30 and 31 The latest report on videocassette recorders is that they are in 475 percent of all homes according to Arbitron Las Vegas Nev leads all other cities in VCR penetration with 67 percent Nielsen Media Research estimates that as of last month 492 percent of all US households are hooked up to cable television That represents a 4 percent increase over one year earlier In the Kansas City area Nielsen says 489 percent of all households get cable How much do people look forward to TV? Well more than they look forward to dinner but less than talking with friends A Roper survey prepared recently for the Television Information Office in New York said 36 percent of those surveyed said they looked forward to talking with friends neighbors or coworkers That compares with 25 percent for watching TV 20 percent for seeing what came in the mail 16 percent for hearing what happened in the news 15 percent for going to bed and 10 percent for having an evening meal Fans of Michael Landon may welcome a repeat of Is (8 on Channel 4) in which he plays real-life journalist John Everingham who staged a daring rescue of his fiancee from the Pathet Lao in communist Laos The movie cut from three to two hours is a hero vehicle for Landon who displays manly pectorals daring and caring Edward Woodward and Priscilla Presley are the friends who help the hero prepare for a swim back to Laos on the bottom of a muddy river On PBS a far more gripping drama by Tennessee Williams on a Hot Tin This newest production is an encore performance of (8 on Channel 19) and stars Jessica Lange Tommy Lee Jones and Rip Torn Lange sizzles as Maggie the frustrated wife of the sexually confused Brick (Tommy Lee Jones) Rip Tom makes a terrific Big Daddy the domineering presence who has intimidated his son and now while he is dying of cancer is trying to maintain his hold on his family This production directed by Jack Hofsiss includes an indelible performance by Kim Stanley as the cringing Big Mama David Dukes and Penny Fuller also are splendid as the grasping son and daughter-in-law bent on inheriting the bulk of their fortune The tremendous power in the concluding scenes almost takes your breath away performance is just another in her memorable characterizations And Jones gets to display still another facet of his prodigious talent This is one Williams play that seems to hold up its endless fascination for the Tommy Lee Jones (left) portrays Brick a former football hero and Rip Torn plays Big Daddy in the American broadcast of Cat on a Hot Tin at 8 tonight on Channel 19 on Channel 5) Charlene falls for a married man whose wife wants to hire the Sugarbakers to decorate her house On (9 on Channel 5) Julie Fulton portrays a rookie cop who becomes temporary partner Guests on a Best of Carson episode of (10:45 on Channel 4) are Anthony Quinn JoBeth Williams and pianist Joey Bushkin Visiting Night With David (12:15 am on Channel 4) are Kirk Douglas and rocker Joe Cocker actor is the reward In the series Andrea Martin plays a cable TV station manager who becomes boss on (7 on Channel 5) (7:30 on Channel 4) know what to do with the expensive present she received from a love-struck client On Sister (7:30 on Channel 5) Sam and Patti have to decide whether to sell the family cabin to pay for college education On (8 on Channel 5) Michael writes a love letter for Larry to send to Jolene On (8:30 Mary Frann takes role in Tight Is movie By The Associated Press the 1977-81 ABC series Is Enough" Betty Buckley was not star Mary Frann available for the reunion project has signed to play Abby the wife which begins shooting June 3 of Tom Bradford (Dick Van Patten) in the NBC movie version ol Spirit continued from pg 1C plot just gets thicker From The Star's press services black invited both say do encounter people who wonder about the significance of the Spirit Festival" Readey says a way for nonprofit groups to raise money and also an opportunity for younger people to network and develop leadership abilities purpose for the festival originally was a significant he says provide an opportunity for the city to celebrate itself It seems to me we have more reason to celebrate than we did four years ago got a Downtown booming got low unemployment got a city we can all feel proud of and good Will the Carrington clan survive action-packed disaster-riddled season finale? According to the National Enquirer the season opener of the ABC nighttime soap begins with a life-saving scene" in which Alexis (Joan Collins) is rescued from her car which you remember was left sinking in deep H20 rescued by a mysterious and handsome young stranger with whom of course she ends up in all sorts of romantic entanglements Meanwhile a SWAT team will move in on the Carrington manse where inside Blake Krystle and Dex are being held hostage by a band of Peruvian natives I was going to be involved in the food vending again I was going to sit on the Spirit he says Today McGovern who grew up in the St Louis suburb of Webster Groves can remember watching the Veiled Prophet parade in St Louis as a child Only in recent years have the initials come to mean the July 4 fair which is sponsored by the Veiled Prophet organization For decades in St Louis the Veiled Prophet meant a parade and debutante ball was always run by the same McGovern says The Spirit Festival by contrast has come to represent what Kansas City has meant to McGovern: an open door the Veiled Prophet provide the opportunity that the Spirit Festival does for younger people to get McGovern says what interested me in this It matter if you were an attorney or a food guy just that you were willing to put forth the current interests include the restaurant in Westport and the ACA Joe store on the Country Club Plaza McGovern arrived in Kansas City in 1979 but Readey was born here his hand that has helped shape the personality of past Spirit Festivals by lining up attractions Johnny Rivers and Jay McShann among them last that attract crowds both enthusiastic and manageable And Readey who is a partner with the lawn firm of Smith Gill Fisher Butts may be more qualified than most Plenty of lawyers can take a deposition but how many law firm partners are there in Kansas City who know the lyrics to "Gimme Some Anybody familiar with the Counselors knows that Readey does The Counselors is a local rock band dealing in oldies made up largely of working lawyers They formed in 1968 but now perform only at their own parties tyay sure of being Readey says Readey plays keyboards And sings "Our big Readey says mean our knockout third McGovern says would say Some is the real Readey says This entertainment includes Felix Cavaliere of the old Rascals as well as a Motown ensemble of Eddie Kendricks David Ruffin Mary Wells and Martha Reeves The bill reflects the hope of Readey and McGovern of organizing a Spirit Festival that appeals to several segments of the community The Kansas City Art Institute and the Boy Scouts of America will be represented at Spirit for the first time for instance "We wanted to be sure that this is a community festival and not just one segment of the community having a Readey says far as entertainment we tried to create a mix and not to haye all white music or all FIREWORKS CITY NTS.