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Show MONDAY, OCTOBER12, 1970 Natural Setting For Animals in ‘‘Zoos ofWorld’ Man-devised tropical rainstorms make Bronx Zoo’s crocodiles feel at home at all hours. Birds soar naturally through the free-flight aviary in the London Zoo and white tigers pad around the palace of the Maharajah of Rewa in India. This modern trend toward exhibiting animals in enclosures similar to their natural habitatis evidenced on the season’s first National Geographic Society special, “Zoos of the World,” to be broadcast in color on the CBS Television Network Saturday at 6 p.m. Although the swing away from the small, confining cage has recently, the idea was conceived Bronx Zoo’s African Plains and before the turn of the century by the San Diego Zoo’s man-made Carl Hagenbeck, a German jungles to the East Berlin Zoo animal-dealer. whichutilizes the ancient canals In the late 19th century, of a 17th century baronial estate Hagenbeck, while training a to surround its herds of freely large shipment of African grazing animals. animals for his own circus in ‘the SaananeIsland Zoo in the Hamburg, discovered how far his trainees could and could not midst of Lake Victoria, Tanjump.He consequently reasoned zania, Africa, is a 95-acre cage withoutbars. Enclosures extend that by building enclosures surrounded by moats, over to the water’s edge, and manyof the animals live in complete which the animals couldn’t lean, he -would create an almost freedom onthe island, which is a half-mile ferry ride from barless zoo. The revolutionary idea of the Mwanza. This is an area in Hagenbeck moat-surrounded which many residents, despite zoo. is now becoming in- their proximity to the African gained momentum relatively ternationaily popular—from the bush, have rarely seen an _ animalout of captivity. The return to nature trend has also spurred such recent zoological innovations as the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum’s underground viewing tunnels, which allow visitors to see burrowed desert creatures in natural surroundings, and the Bronx Zoo’s New World of Darkness,which permits “night owls” such as bats to zoom around their prescribed areas during the day instead of hanging upside down, asleep, during exhibition hours. ; CANADIAN BEAUTY CLICKS HOLLYWOOD (UPI) —Joan& 2% " EDWARDG. ROBINSON portrays an old man unable to convince anyone he has witnessed a murder — except for an aging prostitute played by Ruth Roman in the suspense ‘drama “The Oid Man Who Cried Wolf” on Channel 4’s “Movie of the Week” Tuesday,Oct. 13 at 7:30p.m. * na Shimkus, the Canadian beauty who found stardom in Hollywood, will play Richard Benjamin’s wife in 20th Century-Fox’s “The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker.”” Edward G. Robinson Ends TV Boycott Edward G. Robinson, making a rare television appearance, stars as an old man unable to convince anyone - even his own family - that he witnessed the murderof an old friend, in “The Old Man Who Cried Wolf,” Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m. on channel 4. Starring with Robinson are Oscar winner Martin Balsam, Diane Baker, Percy Rodrigues of “The Silent Force,” Ruth Roman and Sam Jaffe. In the telefeature Emile Pulska’s (Edward G. Robinson) visit with his old friend Abe Stillman (Sam Jaffe) end. tragically. Stillman is attacked by a stranger and Emile is knocked unconscious in the struggle. Whenherecovershourslater, he learns the police attribute Stillman’s death to natural causes. No one believes his story that his friend was beaten. Emile’s son, Stanley (Martin Balsam), and his daughter-inlaw, Peggy (Diane Baker), think the old man is beccming senile and decide to seek psychiatric help for him. But Emile is convinced he saw a murder committed and sets out to prove it. The only person interested in his actions in the murderer, Frank Jones (Percy Rodrigues). MOMENTS, provided by such massive creatures as the great Indian rhino (upper left), and tamer scenes with catnapping Asian tigers (upper right), a wary gazelle trio (lower left) and a barely awake HEADY memberof the bear family (lower right), are brought into focus on the season’s first National Geographic Society special,“Zoos of the World,” to be broadcast Saturday at 6 p.m. in color on Channel5. Ryan And Knotts Are “Hillbillies” Irene Ryan -describes herself and Don Knotts as “just a couple of misplaced hillbillies in Hollywood.” Miss Ryan, widely-known as “Granny,” portrays the “head mouth” for the Women’s Lib movementin a sketch when she makes one of her rare guest starring appearances on Channel 2’s “The Don Knotts Show” Tuesdayat 6:30 p.m. “T would sure hate to do this “I believe in trying show regularly,” she said, “because it’s so hectic— everything,” he says. “And now that I’vetried television, I like it. everyoneis so busy andit’s such Thereis a lot that can be done long hours.” and as long as the material is She reminisced about good. I’ll be happy to work.” publicity pictures when her own series, ‘“The Beverly Hillbillies” and authentic costuming. These characters must be believable as misplaced hillbillies in a Hollywood environment.’ gan. “Whenthe showfirst started,” she said, “Paul Hennings, our producer,called all of us into a meeting with the entire publicity staff. For one hour the ideas exactly what happened,” she said. flowed. Our producer listened, “Granny” was not the first “And for one year, that’s role in which she had been then he spoke. “typed.” “ Here’s what we’ll do,’ he She was the hypochondriac on said, ‘For the entire first season, not one publicity picture will be Bob Hope’s radio show who taken with any of the four always answered his, ‘How are characters out of costume. you?” with the mournful reply, Everypicture will be shot at the “T’m doing about as well as can set with complete backgrounc be expected.” Laurence Burton Will Be “The man I play is a character that many people can identify with,” said Robinson who ended with this appearance a previous “American Dialogue”’ will boycott of television. Concerning the boycott, feature Representative Laurence Burton on Thursdayat Robinson commented, “I had heard that actors were treated 8 p.m. on Channel 11. like computers. And 1 never Mr. Burton will answer found any scripts with questions and receive comments charactersthat interested me as from viewerscalling in on toll- On Channel 11 Program an actor. They were University, is the host of “American Dialogue’ seen regularly each Wednesday at 8 p.m. on Channel 11. too free telephone lines to the KBYU-TV studio. Representative Burton is the “Lately, though, the shortage Republican candidate opposing superficial. t Frank E. Moss for of featurefilms has brought the incumben the office of U.S. Senator. He best writers into television.” Since completing “The Old stands for backing the Nixon Maa,’’ Robinson has made Administration as part of his several other television ap- campaign pearances. Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brigham Young Dr. Doyle Buckwalter, MISS ASHELY RETURNS HOLLYWOOD (UPI) —Elizabeth Ashely, returning to movie after more than a year . away from the screen, will costar with Richard Benjamin in “The Marriage of a Young Stockbroker” for 20th-CenturyFox. DON KNOTTS GETS into an argument over “Women’s Lib” with Irene Ryan (center) and her leading Elder (right) on a subway, in “The Don Knotts 1 2. Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on |