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Show MONDAY, JANUARY4, 1971 Special On Englebert Hosts Musical LionsIs A stirring rendition of “Walk Him Up the Stairs” Reslated “The Lions Are Free,” environment. Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, British husband-and-wife acting team, starred in the film as George and Joy Adamson, the Kenya game are seen searching theplains of East Africa for a glimpse of rebroadcast Friday at 6:30 p.m.in color on Channel 5. Anthony Quayle Stars In ‘Strange Report’ Except for six years as a British soldier during World War warden and his wife who shared their homeand their lives with the captivating young lioness named Elsa. Following completion of the motion picture, seven young lions also raised by the real Adamsons were given their freedom in an extraordinary experiment to equip them to cope with the urfamiliar (to them) life of their natural habitat. “The Lions Are Free”’ depicts actor Travers’ return to Kenya two yearslater and chronicles a enviable reputation as an actor two-month expedition with George Adamson to record the on the stage and in films. Born in Lancashire, England, lions’ triumphs and failures in near Liverpool, Quayle’s first their struggle to adjust to I; Anthony Quayle nas been intimately involved in communicating with peopleas actor, professional appearance was in director and authorfor 40 years. London vaudeville in 1931. He Quayie is currently cem- acted with the famed Old Vic municating enjoyment io Company and made his audiences as star of the New American stage debut in “The Broadway hit mystery, Country Wife” in 1936, before “Slsuth,” and he wili be seen as entering the British army in the star of Channel 2’s new 1939, adventure series, ‘Strange His World War II experiences Report,” permiering Saturday included six months behind at 7 p.m. eiuition of “Changing Scene,” musical-variety special airing on Channel 4 Thursdayat 7:30 Engelbert Humperdinck hosts raised to maturity in a human the lions they once befriended, in a scene from the film’s documentary sequel, “The Lions Are Free,” to be hit claimed motion picture “Born Free,”’ will be rebroadcastas an best-seller about a lion cub Travers portrayed in the motion picture “Born Free.” They Broadway p.m. its theatrical release, was based on Joy Adamson’s international BIG GAME HUNT of a unique sort is conducted by Bill the “Purlie’ opens the third documentary sequel to the achour special Friday at 6:30 p.m. in color on channel 5. “Born Free,” the recipient of numerous honorsat the time of Travers (right) and George Adamson, the game warden from freedc.n. Travers co-produced ‘‘The Lions Are Free” with James Hill, who directed its predecessor, with Ken Talbot again serving as director, of photography. England’s pop singing idol the revue, and Barbara Eden returns for her third appearance on the series. Comedian Don Adams is the special guest star, Added at- tractions are the Osmond Brothers, the Mike Curb Congregation, Jud Strunk, Hansel Terry, Cal Wilson and Yvonne Wilder. The Osmond Brothers open the fast-paced hour with “One Bad Apple” followed by Don Adams’ description of ‘What Is a Humperdinck?” Engelbert Humperdinck sings “For the Good Times’”’ and Barbara Eden moves in with a medley of two Jim Webb tunes, ‘‘MacArthur Park’ and “Didn’t We.” The Mike Curb Congregation sings “Walk a Mile in My Shoes” followed by a duet with Engelbert and Barbara singing “Every Day with You’ and ‘‘Something.”’ Jud Strunk offers some of his home-spun philosophy and sings “Bill Jones General Store.” Hanse! Terry sings “My Favorite Things” which leads London driving his own taxi. Heis an articulate advocate of Londontaxis and their drivers. “Tondon taxis can’t overturn,” he says. ‘‘They’re easier to enter than a New York cab and more comfortable, too.” But after driving a London tall and drive a Londontaxi,” he says. “They're constructed for the short driver.” Though he beganhis career as a teen-ager 40 years ago, “Strange Report” is Quayle’s first TV series. He’s enjoyed an comedy revue, stars Engelbert Humperdinck as the host of this hour special on Thursday,Jan. 7 at 7:30 p.m. on Channe! 4, Featured with the popular British singer is Barbara Eden ina comedy sketch spoofing classic ‘B’ movies from the good old days. Also starring or “(Changing Scene” are Don Adams, the Osmond Brothers and The Mike Curb Congregation. Alice Pardoe West “Put Your Hand in the Hand.” Comedy highlights find Don Adams as an old winemaker Behind the Scenes and a circus ringmaster. Barbara Eden plays an advice columnist and joins Don Adams and Yvonne Wilder in take-offs on physicians. Don = Cal Wilson spoof women’s star as the best-selling mystery HOLLYWOOD — Don’t miss “Oklahoma!” ‘The Grea: the movie, “Song of Norway!” Waltz” and “Wish You Were It’s so good to see a clean, Here.” One of her favorite acrefreshing show thatlifts you to ting roles was “Fanny” which ecstacy with its beautiful music she played on Broadway with Ezio Pinza. and breathtaking scenery. “He was a characier!” she Petite Florence Henderson, who plays the mother of six kids said. “He was always kidding and the wife uf Robert Reed in and telling unprintable anec- the ABC TV series, “‘The Brady dotes, but a perfect gentleman.” Bunch.” has an opportunity to show hertalent in both singing and acting in this musicalfilm, which threatens to be as successful at the boxoffice as “Sound of Music.” “T loved mypart in thatfilm,” Resuming his acting career, Quayle describes hiruself as “a River” and “We've Only Just she told me. “It was such fun he played many Shakespearean very private person.” A resident Begun.” makingit. But then of course I roles, and was Director of the of London, he enjoys raising » love to sing!” Memorial Theatre at Stratford- roses, sailing and reading — ‘ And she showsit in ihe film, Utah County has seven on-Avonfrom 1948 to 1956. On the mostly biographies and too. radio stations, including New York stage, he starred in histories. A rather new star for screen three with FM and stereo Marlowe’s classic ‘‘Tamaudiences is Frank Porretta. He ‘| transmitting. They are: burlaine the Great” and in PROGRAM CHANGES is co-starred in the “‘Song”’ film KOVO, 908 kilecycles AM Christopher Fry’s “The Fir«Television logs are’ with Florence and Toralv KFMC, 9.1 megahertz FM stborn,” which he also directed. Maurstad, who plays the role of and His films include “Anne of a established and updated taxi for the series, the six-footone actor cites one drawback. “It’s torture to be over six feet Thousand Days” for which he received an Academy Award nomination, ‘‘The Guns of Navarone,’’ ‘“‘Lawrence of Arabia,” “The Wrong Man” and “The Fall of the Roman Empire.” Before coming to New York to each week by the TV outlets themselves. Complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed since program changes are continually being made — often after the TV Section has goue to press. Boat to another Humperdincksolo, writer Andrew Wyke in In 2 nostalgic look at the In “Strange Report,”’ which enemylines in German-occupied “Sieuth,”’ Quayle played the role past, the entire castjoins in a was filmed in and around Albania, while the Allies were in Londonfor nine months while series of scenes from London, England, Quayle contemplating the southern also directing ‘The Idiot” at America’s immortal ciassics portrays bearded Adam invasion of Europe which never Britain’s National Theatre. — the “B” movie. Sirange, who retired as a took place. Following his Quayle was decorated by his To close the hour, the entire Scotland Yard inspector butstill discharge as a majorin 1945, he country in 1952 when the Order cast sings a medley ef tunes gets involved in solving crimes wrote two books o his military of Commander of the British including ‘‘Make Your scientifically. In the hour-long life, ‘Eight Hours From Empire was conferred upon Own Kind of Music,” series, Strange finds it more England” and “On Such a him “Raindrops Keep Failing on convenient in tracking down Nighi.” Away from the footlights, My Head,” “Rollin’ on a lawbreakers by getting around lt THE THIRD EDITION OF “Changing Scene,” a musical- Edvard Grieg, the composer. Frankportrays a close friend of Grieg’s in the film, and has a beautiful singing voice. It’s nothing new for Florence to star in musicals. She’s played the leads in such shows as “The King and I,” “Sound of Music,” (Continued on Page 2) |