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Show LnLb UXiLb U JJ AND AMUSEMENT !. U. GUIDE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31, 196F et Freedom Rah g, 31; Sunday Material Telecast Com es From Utah h 4 Guest Stars, Tabernacle Choir Featured In Telecast Scheduled On Channel 5 ilI i "Let Freedom Ring," a special one hour program dedicated to the American heritage of .freedom will be presented on Channel 5 Sunday December 31 at 1 p.m. Filmed in the famed Mormon Tabernacle, and the surrounding Wasatch Mountains the freedom special will feature guest star Laraine Day who returns to her home state of Utah with her Producer husband Michel Grilikhes who acts as ' the show's producer. Also starring with Miss Day are Richard Boone, Dan O'Herlihy and Howard Keel as well as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Keel, who starred in such Broadway musicals as "Carousel" and "Oklahoma!" will sing with ) the choir in this program, which according to .many who witnessed the taping, has produced a combination of music with unequaled inspiration al marshaling. ine script tor 'VLet reeaom King was written by Mr. Grilikhes and Richard L. Evans. Mr. Evans as well as Miss Day, O'Herlihy and 4 , narrate the program. Boone The choir will sing its widely heralded ren dition of "Battle Hymn of the Republic. The entire production is being given as a public service by a sponsor who relinquishes normal commercial time tnus permitting a unique building - of suspense and beauty to the unusual performance. . ( V 1 M .f f r t ' 'nil r H - , Jill The Channel Swim 'J. Wy man Show' Begins January 2 ;k ,v The Untouchables7 Drop Out "The Jane Wyman Show," series with the Academy g actress which Of TVsl962-6- 3 dra-mat- ic Schedule Award-winnin- won millions of fans as a nighttime feature, bows . as a f ive-a-we- ek daytime series on nel 4 at l.p. m., starting day, Jan. 2, Monday through d Friday. Miss. Wyman appears as hostess of each program in addition to starring in many of them, supported by top performers of stage, screen and television in stories of suspense, romance, mystery and adventure. Among the stellar guests scheduled for appearances are Ralph Bellamy, Teresa Wright, Fernando Lamas, George Sanders, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Betty Grable, Glynis Johns, Linda Darnell, Eddie Albert, James - Whit- ChanTues- "The Untouchables" now is expected to be dropped from TV's 1962-6- 3 schedule. One report says the series no longer suits the image that the network is seek- life of Beethoven. "Masterpiece," a dramatization of the trial of the Dutch painter-forge- r, Hans Van Meegeren, will be presented on "Show of the Week" Sunto project. ing day, Feb. 4. CBS-T"The World of Jimmy Doolit-tle,- " is ready to slide a draa program about the fammatic anthology series,' "True," into its lineup for 1962-6Pro- ed airman, engineer, and adminducer Jack (Dragnet)1 Webb istrator, is scheduled for Thurs; would appear in a number of day, Jan. 18. the full-hoepisodes. Walt Disney is preparing a two-hoThe "Emmy" awards for 1961-6TV. special dealing with the to be presented next May as an NBC-Tspecial, will have 26 y, one more than last more, Donna Reed, Stephen categories, Peter Lawford, Macdon-al- d year: - The new award : "OutCarey, Craig Stevens, Dane standing daytime program, speClark, George Montgomery. cifically created for daytime V 3. ur ur 2, V Mc-Nall- 9 rt i t "The Vanishing 400," second in NBC-Tseries oh the two-pawill in be preAmerica, society sented on Friday, April 6. "Debutante '62," the first program in the series, has been announced for Friday, Feb. 9. O 's On Saturday, Jan. 13 "Accent" continues its series on art and culture in the Southwest with a report on the traditional rivalry between two Texas muThe Amon Carter Museums seum in Fort Worth and the Dallas Museum of Contemporary Arts. i V CBS-TV- W 1 AV S K?P -- r f J It . A V " 1 DEDICATED TO FREEDOM Laraine Day is one of the stars of a special program dedicated to tie American heritage of freedom on "Let Freedom Ring" Sunday, Dec. 31 on Channel 5 at 1 p.m. Other stars include Richard Boone, Howard Keel, Dan O'Herlihy and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the broadcast that ' originates from Salt Lake City. Mormon Tabernacle Ges Theater-Loo-k For Film By ELAYNE SCHWARTZ The inside of the famed Mor mon Tabernacle had a touchy of the theatrical about it during "the filming of the "Let Freedom Ring" special telecast to be seen Sunday, Dec, 31 on Channel 5. Over 40 crewmen were needed to prepare the "stage" of the gigantic tabernacle. The "stage" con sisted of the entire interior of the building where a tower had been, built 60 feet above the floor. Three run ways 100 feet long Panel Game Show Joins Day Lineup ur ur V. : , f , ' - - r , ur V. VbSVV.'. '."Jtf A ft HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Marjorie Lord, who stars as Danny Thomas' wife on "The Danny Thomas Show" on Channel 5, extends best wishes for to her multi-- . tude of viewing friends. 12 r zig-zagg-ed Michael M. Grilikhes, the producer of the special, is the husband of Laraine Day, former Utahn and famous movie and television star. His handling of the 365 members of the Tabernacle Choir and guest artists showed a tremendous insight Into" human nature. He himself provr ed to be an intriguing personality. His mannerisms lent a great deal of warmth to the production and he was unlike any producer a this writer has ever seen on or An adaptation of the play, "The Fourposter," "Your First Impression," be will produced by David Suss-kin-d new panel game show in color TV special as a one-howill make its debut on Channel 13. for Saturday, Jan., 10 2 at a. m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, half-hoA series, "Jazz For was announced today by it 1962, Sales," is being produced by Robert director of televiAaron, MGM-TThe series would star sion daytime programs for the top jazz artists each week . . . network. . Two of the three panel mem Marilyn Maxwell has bowed ABC-TV- 's sewill be Dennis James and bers "Bus Stop" out of filmGeorge Kirgo. The third, a wories after completing the 13 in the first man, will be announced later, as of her parts ing will the name of the moderator. new two shows . . . The episodes ABC-TV- 's The new half-hothat" replace "Roaring program, which will originate in the West 20's," starting Saturday, Jan. 20, ' are "Yours for a Song," a game Coast, will be , seen Mondays show starring Bert Parks as the hrough Fridays. "It Could Be You," will go host, and the previously reported s ... ' off the air. for "Room situation comedy, One More.? (Continued on Page Four) two-charac-ter were built above the seats. Thirty-two windows had been draped in black covering 12x12. Multitudes of cables lined and across the floor and beacon lights flashed. off a set. An interesting period in the filming of the Americanism film occurred at a point, when Dan O'Herlihy, quoting from Patrick Henry, "Is life so dear or peace so sweet asto be purchased at the price of chains" stopped short and said: "Is the next word chains of slavery or is it chains and slavery?" A discussion ensued during which time Richard Lu Evans and Mr. O'Herlihy debated the issue. Filming was stopped and production members scurried to all available telephones to call libraries, anyplace, (Continued from Page One) |