TAT MB TV PREVIEW WITH MOVIES & SPORTS FOR THE COMING WEEK Video Everyday - Alt Rights Reserved - Dickinson Mewspoper Services. Inc. Masterpiece Theater New Series to Focus on 'Country Matters' MASTERPIECE THEATRE will dip into rural England in the earlv 20's in a four-part series entitled COUNTRY MATTERS which will begin Sun. 22 at 8:30 on Channel 23. The COUNTRY MATTERS programs are adaptations of short stories by A. E. Coppard entitled "The Higgler," "The Black Dog," and "The Water¬ cress Girl;" and a story of H. E. Bates entitled "The Mill." 'The Higgler" tells the story of a peddler in farm produce who is offered, and rejects, a tidy farm, a secure life, and a beautiful woman only to lose everything because he can't trust his own luck. In "The Black Dog", an aristocratic young man falls in love with a village girl and dis¬ covers he has stepped into a ruthless environment that he cannot endure. "The Watercress Girl" is a story of twisted love and hate and a brutal attack by one woman upon another. "The Mill" probes the respon¬ sibility a father and son have for an innocent girl who has been seduced by the father. Both Coppard and Bates be¬ gan writing in the 1920's and shared strong feelings for the ways of country people and country life. They followed a strong tradition in English nar¬ rative writing which finds its inspiration in the countryside and in the lives of country people. The stories are unsenti¬ mental observations of nature and human character in a rural England that was fast dis¬ appearing. Keith Drinkel plays Harvey Witlow, the higgler, in the MASTERPIECE THEATRE presentation of a COUNTRY MATTERS play "The Higgler" by A. E. Coppard Sunday at 8:30 on Channel 23. POR COUNTRY MATTERS is produced by Granada Televis¬ ion, England, and presented for transmission nationally on the Public Broadcasting Service by Saturday February 1 1975 WGBH, Boston. 11:00 AM (50) Big Time Wrestling — -- m X)ooLeys DOMINOS PIZZA FAST, FRIENDLY & free Delivery from Two Locations Serving campus East of Farm Lane. 351-8880 Serving campus West of Farm Lane. 351-7100 1:00 PM (4-8 10-25) College Basketball: Maryland vs. N.C.State (9) American Ski Scene 2:00 (41) World Of Skiinq 2:30 (41) Celebrity Bowling 3:00 (4-8-10-25) College Basketball: Michigan vs. Illinois 3:30 (7-12-1341) Pro Bowlers Tour 5:00 (7-1213-41) Wide World Of Sports 6:00 (7-12-13-41) The Hawaiian Open 7:00 (41) Big Time Wrestling Pttl mm fwl m II ii im\ 111 i ■31 F«1 FRIDAY T G PiTchtR S pC C i AI 2 TO 6 15c Hot Doqs 2 to 5 Ai\d Live M usic by ThE GoodnME Banc! ^ NO COVER
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Video Everyday - Alt Rights Reserved - Dickinson Mewspoper Services. Inc.
Masterpiece TheaterNew Series to Focus
on 'Country Matters'MASTERPIECE THEATRE
will dip into rural England in theearlv 20's in a four-part seriesentitled COUNTRY MATTERSwhich will begin Sun. 22 at 8:30on Channel 23.
The COUNTRY MATTERSprograms are adaptations ofshort stories by A. E. Coppardentitled "The Higgler," "TheBlack Dog," and "The Water¬cress Girl;" and a story of H. E.Bates entitled "The Mill."
'The Higgler" tells the storyof a peddler in farm producewho is offered, and rejects, atidy farm, a secure life, and abeautiful woman only to loseeverything because he can'ttrust his own luck.
In "The Black Dog", anaristocratic young man falls inlove with a village girl and dis¬covers he has stepped into aruthless environment that hecannot endure."The Watercress Girl" is a
story of twisted love and hateand a brutal attack by onewoman upon another.
"The Mill" probes the respon¬sibility a father and son have foran innocent girl who has beenseduced by the father.
Both Coppard and Bates be¬gan writing in the 1920's andshared strong feelings for theways of country people andcountry life. They followed astrong tradition in English nar¬rative writing which finds itsinspiration in the countrysideand in the lives of countrypeople. The stories are unsenti¬mental observations of natureand human character in a rural
England that was fast dis¬appearing.
Keith Drinkel plays Harvey Witlow, the higgler, in the MASTERPIECETHEATRE presentation of a COUNTRY MATTERS play "The Higgler"by A. E. Coppard Sunday at 8:30 on Channel 23.
PORCOUNTRY MATTERS is
produced by Granada Televis¬ion, England, and presented fortransmission nationally on thePublic Broadcasting Service by Saturday February 1 1975WGBH, Boston.
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Saturday. February 1J9755:50 AM
(2) Message For Today5:55
(2) News6:00
(2) Across The Fence(9) Cartoon Playhouse
6:30(2-3) Sunrise Semester(9) Uncle Bobby Show(12-13) Lassie's Rescue Ranters
6:400) News
6:55(4) News
7:00(2) Bailey's Comets(3) U. Of M. Presents(4) Country Living(5) Cartoon Carnival(6) Vibrations(7) Old Time Comedies(8-25) Agriculture U.S.A.(9) Ontario Schools(10) New Zoo Review(12-13) Goober & The GhostChasers
7:30(2) U.S. Of Archie(3) Duel With
(4) Oopsy(5) Go!(6) Sunrise Semester(7) Lassie's Rescue Rangers(8) Cartoon Carnival(10) Jabberwocky(12-13) Make A Wish(25) Yogi & Friends
8:00(2-3-6-25) My Favorite Martians(5-8-10) Addams Family(7-1213-41) Yogi's Gang
3:30(5) Movie(6) Panorama(7-12-1341) Pro Bowlers Tour(23) Lilias, Yoga 8. You
4:00(6) America's Problems(9) Reach For The Top(23) Carrascolendas(50) The Avengers
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(3) Death Valley Days(6) Color Camera(8) Friends Of Man(23) Tele-Revista(25) The Munsters & Friends
5:00(3) Green Valley Jamboree(4) Bonanza(6) Department S(7-12-1341) Wide World OfSports(8) Mission impossible(9) Tarzan Theatre(10) Star Trek(23) Exploring Man's Past(25) Hogan's Heroes(50) Outer Limits
5:30(5) Buck Owens Show(23) Wall Street Week(25) Gomer Pyle
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!2",12*1341> The Hawaiian Open(o) Movie(9) My Partner The Ghost(10) Lucy Show(23) Young Musical Artists(25-50) Star Trek
7:00(2) News(3-25-50) Lawrence Welk Show(4) Profiles In Black(6-12-13) Hee Haw(7) Detroit(9) Police Surgeon(10) Candid Camera(23) World Press(41) Big Time Wrestling
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9:00(2-3-6-25) Mary Tyler MooreShow(4-5-8-10) Saturday Night AtThe Movies(7-12-1341) The Saturday NightMovie(23) Bill Moyers' Journal
9:30(2-3-6-25) Bob Newhart Show
10:00(2-3-6-25) Carol Burnett Show(23) Theatre In America(50) Lou Gordon Program
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(ABC) The Professional BowlersTourToday's show will feature theKing Louie Open from KansasCity, Missouri.
5:00(ABC) Wide World of Sports
6.00(ABC) Hawaiian OpenA coverage of the third roundof play in this golf tournamentfrom Honolulu, Hawaii.
8:00(CBS) All In The FamilyStarring Carrol O'Connor, JeanStapleton. Mike unveils hisfuture plans, which throwGloria into complete shock.
(NBC) Emergency!"It's How You Play the Game"during filming of a TVcommercial, the paramedics aresummoned to a used car lot to
help an unconscious man froma car that also contains a tiger.
(ABC) Kung Fu"The Thief of Chendo" Cainejoins forces with a clever thief.
8:27(CBS) Bicentennial Minutes
8:30(CBS) The JeffersonsStarring Mike Evans, Isabel
Sanford. Living the life of theidle rich is driving Louise rightup the walls.
9:00(CBS) The Mary Tyler MooreShowStarring Mary Tyler Moore,Edward Asner. Murray's 20thwedding anniversary affect: thewhole place and Ted proposesto Georgette.
(NBC) Saturday Night At TheMovies"There Was a Crooked Man"starring Henry Fonda, KirkDouglas. A moral and dedicatedlawman takes over as thewarden of a rundown,poorly-run prison.
(ABC) The Saturday NightMovie"Electra Glide in Blue" starringRobert Blake.
9 30(CBS) The Bob Newhart ShowStarring Bob Newhart, SuzannePleshette. With his confidencefading as fast as his list ofpatients, psychiatrist Bobdecides to follow Emily'sadviceand see a psychologist about hisproblems.
10:00(CBS) The Carol Burnett ShowStarring Carol Burnett. Gueststars; Jack Weston and MicheleLee.
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'Lotsa Luck' FoLynn IrwinBy RUTH E. THOMPSON"Oohi This is the first time
I've seen you without yourbathrobe!" gasped a prettybrunette named Sophia asWynn Irwin drove into sightneatly clad in a sports' jacketand slacks. It was indeed thefirst time that this Sophia (sheis an NBC receptionist) everhad seen Wynn in person. Hegrinned. Strangers on thestreet holler the same phraseat him, or a variant, "Where'syour bathrobe?" The bathrobeis the entire wardrobeassigned him as DomDeLuise's parasite brother-in-law on NBC's "Lotsa Luck."The series, which bowed last
September, wasn't renewedfor fall but Wynn speakswarmly of it as, "My biggestbreak so far." Technically,the 41-year-old New Yorkerhas been an actor for only sixyears. But he has been in andout of show business since heand a partner developed acomedy act for Catskillresorts when they were still inhigh school. Right after highschool, Wynn bought himself asmall store, "Greeting cards,gifts and religious items" butsold it off to return to per¬forming. All in all the actendured for eight years. Witha few intermissions such as
Army service for him, twoyears at New York Universitytrying to buckle down to abusiness major. No go, hebecame a talent agent insteadof a storekeeper again.And what turned him to
acting? "My marriage brokeup suddenly. My wife wentback to her home in Californiaand took our son. In mydepression — and I wasdepressed — I went one day toRoosevelt Raceway andbumped into a friend whoproduced plays on LongIsland. "Why don't you giveme an audition?' I asked.Well, three weeks later he did.Had me read both the Felixand Oscar roles in 'The OddCouple' and hired me.Which role? Oscar, of cour¬se." (He has reprised the rolesince in Texas).With his first break-througn
into acting, Wynn closed outthe family-sized spread in thepleasant residential section ofKew Gardens and moved intoa studio apartment in theheart of Manhattan. "And Iapplied myself to actingand I made the rounds every
iyi. " He got lucky withcommercials, having ap¬peared in over a dozen majorones. He has a long-rangegoal. "I would like to playJimmy in 'Look Back inAnger.' But, of course, I willalways like doing comedies,too." Good thing, too, becausehis short-range goal is to keephimself busy, earning and
cheered up.It is strange that the big talk
shows haven't discovered himyet. His dour humor wearswell. He doesn't strain to sayfunny things but the thingshe says just come out funny.A week after "Lotsa Luck"
fin shed filming, Wynn cameEast; a refresher to hisRunyonesque spirit. "I'm acity type. California is aterrible place for me when I'mnot working. I was starting tolearn to play tennis. My ladyfriend said I should get in¬volved and she bought me aracket." He doesn't name the
"lady friend." Yes, she is stillthere at the moment but she
prefers New York, toom Butshe is an actress and ap¬parently practical enough torealize that's where the workis.
Art is resigned to goingWest, again, if work beckons.In fact he went out a year agowithout an assignment just tolook around. "I was sitting inSchwab's Drug Store — Ireally was— like Lana Turnerwithout the sweater, when agood friend came up and saidhe was reading a pilot script
that he thougKt would suitHe wanted toget theme right bgoing to the iNfkey gamenight Well s^fcas he."met at inUttiission,saw the scflH, showedunshaven thntxt day foraudition . <*xi landed"Lotsa Luctf
if-The worklag relationships
were good, lit says. But therewas no after-hours frater¬nizing. "Dom and I havedifferent interest. I have onevice. I go aart watch horsesrun."
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9:30(50) "The Big Steal" RobertMitehum, Jan* Greer (1949) Army
sing payroll.
12:00 NOON(SO) "House On Haunted Ml"Vincent Price, Carol OhmarL(19SS) Wealthy man invites bis
i spend night in
12:30 PM(5) "Frankenstein Meets TheWolf Man" Lon Cheney, BetaLugosi. (1943) When a coffin isbroken into, the Wolf Man livesagain.
1:30(50) "Boy On A Dolphin"Sophia Loren, Alan Ladd.(1957) Story about thediscovery of a sunken work of
2.00(5) "Fireball 500" FrankieAvaion, Annette Frunicello.(1966) A stock car racing driverarrives in a town hoping to winmoney at its track.
2:30(3) Will Be Announced
3:00(2) "Son Of Frankenstein"Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone.'1939) Baron Von Frankensteinlearns that his father's monsterh running around loose.
3:30(5) "Man Who Shot LibertyValance" John Wayne, JamesStewart (1962) Wben somebodyshoots Liberty Valance who isterrorizing a small westerntown, a legend is born and aSenator elected.
(8) "Tbe Plainsman" DonMurray, Guy Stockwell. (1966)Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickokand Calamity Jane go after gunrunners.
9:00(4-5-8-10) 'There Was ACrooked Man" Henry Fonda,Kirk Douglas. (1970) A lawtakes over as warden of a
rundown prison.
(7-12-13-41) "Electra Glide InBlue" Robert Blake.
11:00(10) "Something For A LonelyMan" Dan Blocker, Susan Clark.(1968) Man convinces settlers tomove where a railroad is beingbuilt
(25) Will Be Announced
(41) Will Be Announced
11:30(2) "Up The Down Staircase"Sandy Dennis. (1967) Youngteacher is harassed by herstudents from lower-incomehomes.
(3) Will Be Announced
(6) Will Be Announced
(9* "Journey To The Far SideOf The Sun" Roy Thinnes,Lynn Loring. (1969) Story ofthe discovery of an unknownplanet behind the sun.
11:45(7) "Countdown" Robert
Ouvall, James Caan. (1968)Drama about space shots to themoon. "When Worlds Collide"Barbara Rush, Richard Derr.(1951) Two astral bodies headin Earth's direction.(12) "The YonngPhiledelphians" Paul Newman,Barbara Rush. (1959) Story
levels of Philadelphia society.
(13) "Yellow Cabman" RedSkehon, Gloria Oe Haven.(1950) Cab driver goes out ofhis way to pick up pretty girls.
12:00 MIDNIGHT(5) "Casino Royale" PeterSellers, Charles Bayer. (1967) AJames Bond adventure.
1:30(2) 'The Invisible Man'sRevenge" John Carradine.(1944) The secret of invisibilityturns man into a fiend.
Q. — I heard there will be aTV special starring ElvisPresley arid Liberace. Howcome these two together? Ican't figure it out. — Mrs.F.D.I,., Atlantic Beach, Fla.A. — Unless this special is
being taped in completesecrecy, I would have to say itis not likely to become areality. Elvis confines his TVappearances to specialsstarring himself, andLiberate is not slated toheadline a TV special of hisQ. — Here's one for the
trivia nuts. I am going crazytry ing to think of the TV serieswhich starred a French ac¬
tress and an American actorwho played husband and wife.The series was on during thelate '5ps or early '60s. Pleasecome up with it. — P.R.,Wichita, Kans.A. — You're thinking of
•'Angel," which starred AnnieFarge and Marshall Thomp¬son.
Q. — Is Elizabeth Taylorgoing to do any TV thiscoming season? I heard shemay play a series of queensin a special group of plays.—L.S., Meriden. Conn.A. — The glamorous and
talented actress is not slatedto do a series of TV playsdepicting the life and reignof various monarchs. Shehas no definite TV plans.
Question: Is Grady takingover as the head man on
Sanford and Son" as I've beenreading? What is his realname? SandyAnswer: Whitman Mayo, who
playsGrady, was thrust into theseries' lead when Redd Foxxbowed out for a time. He never
craved the star role (Mayo, thatis) in fact landing the role asSanford's friend was happysurprise enough. Acting hadbecome a moonlighting careerfor him until this role; his realjob was as an agent. Inciden¬tally, Redd Foxx is back (with anew contract.)
Question: Sometime aroundValentine's Day last winter,Donna Mills starred in a new
late-night mystery-. I'm a loyalfan of Donna's so I'm clearabout when the show was on.
My question is, who played Jill?
A couple of us have gottenmental blocks trying toremember where we've seen
the other actress. She looked so
familiar. Roberta
Answer: Your being so clearon the approximate air datehelped us track this for you.Donna Mills starred in a made-for-TV ABC Wide WorldMystery on February 12 ...
much ado about two girlsvisiting a ghostly, ghastlymansion. Judy Carne playedJill. And what you likelyremember her from was
"Laugh-In" or "Love On a
Rooftop."Question: I was surprised to
learn that Kaye Stevens was inthe soap opera "Days of OurLives." Has something hap¬pened to her singing career andis she doing it for the bread?Don
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Answer: Most actors do soapopera a I for the money and b) tokeep busy. Miss Stevens isdoing it because she loves thiswhirl at acting. She certainlywould not seem to need themoney for she lives on thepalatial scale of old-time moviestars.
Gracious, bright and bubbly,actress Ruta I-ee has long beenin demand as a celebritypanelist on game shows. Nowshe has moved up to dailyheadliner rank as the co-hosti along with Alex Trebek) ofNBC's new mid-morning "HighRollers."As is now the custom with
game shows, all five of a week'ssegments are now taped in asingle day ... and a lucky breakthat is proving for Ruta. Hersummer theater bookings runthrough September. (In Julyshe starred in "Bells AreRinging" in Worth and rightnow she is off to St. Louis with a
production of "GoodbyeCharlie.")She is an unusual young
woman. Slender, blonde, prettyand always fastidiouslygroomed but never seeming tofuss about her looks. She is wellorganized and energetic withoutbeing abrasive about it. She isnow serving her fourth term as
president of The Thalians — a
group of performers who aiddisturbed children — and she isheart-and-soul dedicated to thecause. When she has the time,she travels around for theAmerican Cancer Societycrusading against smoking.Back in her starlet days, Ruta
suddenly made newspaperheadlines of a happy sort whenshe crusaded to get her 90-yearold grandmother sprung frombehind the Iron Curtain to liveout the rest of her years withher descendants in the U.S.Kuta wasted no time on redtape. She personally contactedThe Kremlin and to everybody'ssurprise (except maybe Ruta'siit got the ball rolling. (Theelderly woman did get to theU.S. where she survived untilthe age of 94).Both Ruta's mother and
father are of LHhuaniandescent. She herself was born inMontreal, Canada and livedthere until she was 12. Then herparents heeded her pleas torelocate in California so shecould train to be an actress andgo into movies.
