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Show of special omteirest A Look At Jack Benny Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster present a profile of the world's oldest comedian on Wayne and Shuster Take An Affectionate Look at Jack Benny Sunday at 9 P M. no Channel 5. This is the second in a series of portraits of outstandcomedians which ing the Canadian comedy team will present on the Network during the sum good-nature- 20th-Centur- mer. Wayne and Shuster trace Benny's career from vaudeville through the great days of radio and television Some memorable moments include routines with his butler, Rochester with George (Eddie Anderson), Burns, Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and the late Marilyn Monroe. Benny also is shown playing violin duets with Isaac Stern and Gisele Mackenzie and in an excerpt fro his film The Horn Blows at Midnight." The Wayne and Shuster presentation points up the Benny technique of letting the other fellow get the laughs at his expense They say his fans love him because they know, or think they know, everything about him. the way he walks and stands, his famous slow, deliberate look, his vanity, stinginess, righteous indigna-toand terrible fiddle playing Benny seems to be the sum total of all human weaknesses," says In Benny, we recognize Shuster. and identify insufficiencies own our with him " Gil Rodin is the executive producer of the Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at . ." series. . The Ed Sullivan Show Nancy Walker in a comedy sketch with Julia Meade and Charles Nelson Reilly, Birgit Nilsson of the Metropolitan Opera, the comedy team of Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, singer Jerry Vale and comedian London Lee are guests on The Ed Sullivan Show in color Sunday, June 26 at 6 P.M. on the CBS Television Network Nancy Walker, Reilly and Miss Meade appear in a new performance of the enthusiastically received comedy sketch they presented on the Sullivan show last February. Miss Walker plays an pro and a of Reilly delicatessen, prietor and Miss Meade portray a couple who have selected the place for a over-friendl- y rendezvous. Birgit Nilsson, one of the worlds great sopranos, sings Pace, Pace, Mio Dio" from La Forza del Des-tino- " by Verdi. Jerry Stiller portrays Jonah His wife, Anne Meara, plays a reporter who interviews him about his experiences inside tne whale. Jerry Vale sings The Song Is London Lee You and It's Magic. offers a comedy monologue Other guests are the Swinging Lads, in their vocal and instrumental and Clap versons of Sermonette Your Hands"; the Arirang Ballet, a troupe of Korean dancers and instrumentalists; child ballerina Joyce the Young Brothers, balancing act, and the Berosim Chimps. Cu-oc- Hotels ...A Lighthearted Essay "An Essay on Hotels," a lighthearted Special about the kinds of places people call home when they're away from home, will be broadcast by CBS News Tuesday, June 28 on Channel 5 on the CBS Television Network. On hour-lon- g The latest collaboration between producer writer Andrew A. Rooney and CBS News Correspondent Harry An Essay on Hotels" Reasoner, a list of joins popularly and critically acclaimed broadcasts which include An Essay on Bridges," An Essay on Doors" and A Birdseye View of America " An Essay on Hotels, "Rooney and Reasoner will cover the history of hotels and motels and review the argument about the advantages of each. Among other matters, the broadcast will raise the sensitive question of why hotels give their guests so many towels and such little cakes of soap, along With how it is possible for to be so cheerful during hours. EsDuring the production of An camNews say on Hotels, 10 CBS eramen filmed hotels in 50 cities. The rates of the rooms they filmed ranged from $500 per day (they didnt check in) to $1.10. per day (they didn't check in here, either). Among those interviewed on the broadcast are bellboys, maids and elevator operators who will candidly discuss their attitudes toward guests. In s early-mornin- g |