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Show 9, 1976 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Monday, August TV14 Television in Review Ameche Rings Bell for Telephone Special ion HANAUER Bv JOAN Television Writer The NEW YORK (UPI) its is celebrating telephone 100th birthday again on television this Fall, and Don ITI - WOT afflvm aims CAEFETS Ameche is acting as "advance man" for the show. d The show, "Jubilee," did so well last March 26 on its first run that the Bell System plans to repeat the performance on NBC Sept. 8. And they asked Ameche to help promote it because his portrayal of Alexander Graham Bell in the 1939 film biography was such a classic people started calling their phones "Ameches." CASFETS CARPETS CACFETS DON'T HAVE A BIG at WE a VANCY STORE, BUT WE DO AN AWFUL LOT OF BUSINESS. m AND SEE HOW FAR YOUR g DROP BY FARNELL'S CARPET ALLOWANCE SGO...YOU1L be SURPRIZED 9 ill iXlL Carpet Bargains at CARPETS CRPETS CARPETS CARPETS been gone for Thalberg said that it took five years from the time the about 10 years, he said. "I enjoyed doing that show," idea of a motion picture was apppeared with Tyrone Power and Alice Faye in "Alexhe said, "but now, no, I conceived until it was first ander's ragtime Band" and wouldn't want to do a series. I shown as against the effort "In Old Chicago." The hair is don't believe there's much that goes into a whoie series on shaded with gray, the face cer- quality on television, except in television today " Ameche doesn't blame tainly has matured, but there's the specials, such as 'Jubilee,' youthful exuberance in the or Richard Chamberlain in television producers, he man. 'The Count of Monte Cristo ' blames the economics of the He remembers those days at That sort of thing. system and deplores that pay "I don't watch very much. TV did not become a part of 20th Century-Fo- x with pleasure, when "Tyrone and The program I've seen most is the televis'on system early on. Alice and 1 were almost the 'Kojak.' I like him (Telly He believes pay television could have generated enough Savalas). I think he's excelonly stars on the lot." Speaking in a voice rich in lent, a fine performer. money to produce quality timber and tone, Ameche dis"And I've watched the productions for perhaps eight cussed many things with Olympics they were or ten hours a week, with the enthusiasm about art and wonderful and movies like rest of the time reverting to what has become standard opera, the beauties of sea, 'Five Easy Pieces.' desert and mountains, the "In the great days in network television. "It's too late now," he said greatness of Laurence Olivier movies, in the 1930s and '40s, it as a stage actor and Spencer was fun, at least it was for me. ruefully. But think back to what (movie Some actors who have Tracy as a screen actor. "Olivier is my favorite stage pioneer genius) Irving become strongly associated actor, but Spencer Tracy was by for the greatest motion picture actor I ever saw. No one did things the way he did," Ameche said. "He could listen no one could listen like IN THE WEST Tracy. That's the essence of who CARPETS J 1 R 1 Oji & the model 800 Genuine Swiss- made Bernina Open Arm, tA J! A Loretta Young and Henry Fonda, along with a cast of characstrong back-uter actors. "Fred Allen really started it all. He did one of his radio routines on the picture shortly after it came out and the routine was so well accepted that he kept doing it for 17 straight weeks. p Nothing speaks a woman's language like a bouquet of flowers! eji'.it-- "!':r- iii TO ALL MAKES 1 TirXfeS Love Remembrance Happiness Flcvers say aM this and more Call or visit us today lor a ide selection at many d'f'erent puces Let our flowers , speak lor you. RADIO & TV DISCOUNTS TO SR. CITIZENS Si SALES QUASAR COLOR TV 100 798 $ STATE, - Journeyman Shop Qm, 225-755- 0 J HI Mil J III 1- tzigzag Graham Bell," which listening and reacting. "Also he must hae had an incredible memory. He would have his part so well memorized, not only the lines but the all the nuances, that he could just be the character, and listen and respond. I knew what he was doing, but I was never able to do it myself." If Ameche is a man of enthusiasms, television is not among them. Asked if he would like to work on television, he responded with a fast. 'No!" Then he amended that to say that he wouldn't mind a l'imhI rol" in a special not a cloin. Hiding lead, perhaps, but ' .1 nice role Hi'nular series lelev ision is not tor him, i!.r.V li.nl his own sh-i- 1 with one role or one character have turned bitter, feeling that the association has hurt their careers, but Ameche has no such regrets about "Alexander Fastest Service acting ! QUALITY CARPETS . . . SENSIBLE PRICES S - today looks cus" -- but that's - WILL M Ameche remarkably like the actor 1 L.-- S l mwfmmMr Sewing Machine m MM 1 Now 268 West Center - Provo Colltry 21 Unlversv Moll fht 225-22- 1$ .r 374-55- 20 & |
