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...dialect. There is not a Confederate in the cast. Yankee morals triumph, the plantation's only virgin is corrupted, and tradition falls. Northern gag men must sparkle to get away with this; they don't, principally because the comedy has a minimum number of funny lines. Any Jackie Gleason fan can predict virtually every ensuing speech...
From CBS's point of view, Kingsley's attitude toward current television is not revolutionary. He likes to watch fights, Jackie Gleason and Ed Sullivan-which, happily, are all on CBS. He is impressed by the dramatic shows, and feels that quiz programs are only doing "what has been done since time immemorial: rewarding people for their knowledge." Because of TV's enormous potential for both good and evil, Kingsley thinks that it would be almost criminal for any major artist to ignore it: "The influence of TV can shape an election; thus it can shape...
...addition, Frank Gleason and Frank Knight, diving respectively for the Quakers and the Cadets, have shown well--well enough, in fact, to assure the Crimson's Greg Stone and Duane Murner of real competition. Army's Don Johnstone may prove a sleeper off the board...
...traded punches in the endless audience-rating war. According to last week's Trendex figures, NBC's Perry Como edged out Jackie Gleason's Honeymooners, 26.5 to 25.7, while CBS's 90-minute Eddie Fisher show walloped NBC's George Gobel...
...Real Nothing." Naturally, he is distressed that his high-rated Perry Como Show (Sat. 8 p.m., NBC) is clobbering its CBS rivals, Jackie Gleason's Stage Show and The Honeymooners. Gleason is not only a nice guy but a good friend of Perry's. In the latest Nielsen Top Ten, the Como show is No. 7 and Gleason is nowhere in sight. Says Perry: "I'd rather go on at 2 o'clock in the morning when there's no trouble. I don't want to fight anybody." On the air, Perry sings four...