Word: showing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...chief undoing was in giving over half the program to his son and daughter; the posters had proclaimed: "Josh White --Ballade and Blues," but with the White family singing campfire ditties like "There's a Hole in the Ground," the show was certainly not as advertised. Teenaged Josh Jr. tried (his own word) a half dozen numbers in an adolescent tone reminiscent of Jimmie Rodgers; Daughter Beverly fared better, mostly because her material far outweighed her brother's often embarrassingly juvenile repertoire...
...Merely Players" is the brainchild of Barry Morse, the acknowledged first-ranking star of the Canadian stage, who is appearing this summer with the Group 20 Players. Morse describes his show as "a light-hearted look at the actor and his life, his ups and downs, troubles and triumphs--in fact and fiction, in various periods and places...
When Morse did parts of the show here on a WGBH-TV program of commentary and excerpts a few weeks ago, he drew enthusiastic raves from both critics and the general public. During the coming season he plans to tour Canada with his one-man performance...
When Beerbohm Tree was first faced with producing this tale of "the boy who would not grow up" in 1904, he attempted to defer the production, feeling certain that Barrie had gone quite mad to have written such an escapist play. The show went on, however, and with overwhelming success. The character of Wendy set a new fashion in children's names: and many youngsters believed in Peter's magic so thoroughly that they broke limbs while attempting to fly like him. (In case you are concerned about the latter, Sir James soon announced that one had to have Peter...
...Pays? (NBC, 8-8:30 p.m.). A chance to look at the latest and possibly the last of a dying breed: the quiz show. Mike Wallace is M.C.; Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Celeste Holm and Gene Klavan serve as panelists...