What's on TV? Wednesday, February 19, 1958

Not so long ago, I saw an article—at the CBS News website, no less—stating outright that Carol Burnett was the first woman to host a TV variety show. Meaning no disrespect to Carol, I can't see how this claim holds water, unless you parse it with some narrow definition of what a "variety" show is. We already know, not only from today's listing but from our look at Saturday's issue, that Patti Page was hosting The Big Record (8:30 p.m., ironically on CBS). But tonight also features The Patrice Munsel Show (10:30 p.m., WHEN), and Patrice Munsel was most assuredly a woman. She came to fame as a soprano at the Metropolitan Opera, debuting there at age 18 in 1943, the youngest singer ever to star there. She sang at the Met until 1958, but also san frequently on television, on her own show and others, and performed in musical theater until 2008. If you're of an age, you might remember her as the lead voice on Camp Fire Girls commercials, singing "Sing Around the Campfire." Betty White, who has a brief article in this issue about her diet, also hosted her own show; unless you're going to quibble about the definition of a variety show, I can't understand how the networks aren't even aware of their own history. All someone would have had to do is read this New York State edition.

	-3- WSYR (Syracuse) (NBC, ABC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—Garroway
	9:00	ALL STAR THEATER—Drama
	9:30	LADIES’ DAY—Kay Russell
	10:00	ARLENE FRANCIS
	10:30	TREASURE HUNT
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Stunts
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz
	12:30	JIM DELINE GANG—Variety
	1:00	MOVIE—Drama “Wings for the Eagle” (1942)
	2:30	KITTY FOYLE—Serial
	3:00	MATINEE THEATER—Drama   COLOR  “Laugh a Little Tear”
	4:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	4:45	MODERN ROMANCES—Serial
	5:00	WILD BILL HICKOK
	5:30	MICKEY MOUSE
	EVENING
	6:00	ROCKET THEATEER—Adventure
	6:30	NEWS
	6:50	SPORTS—Bill O’Donnell
	6:55	WEATHER
	7:00	HARBOR COMMAND—Police
	7:30	SHIRLEY TEMPLE’S STORYBOOK—Fairy Tale   SPECIAL  “The Nightingale” “Wagon Train” will not be seen tonight.
	8:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST
	9:00	KRAFT THEATRE—Drama   COLOR  “Material Witness”
	10:00	THIS IS YOUR LIFE
	10:30	HIGHWAY PATROL—Police
	11:00	THIN MAN—Mystery
	11:30	JACK PAAR—Variety

 

 

	-5- WROC (Rochester) (NBC, ABC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—Garroway
	9:00	SUSIE—Comedy
	9:30	MR. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
	10:00	ARLENE FRANCIS
	10:30	TREASURE HUNT
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Stunts
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz
	12:30	IT COULD BE YOU
	1:00	MOVIE—To Be Announced
	2:30	HOME COOKING—McNail
	3:00	MATINEE THEATER—Drama   COLOR  “Laugh a Little Tear”
	4:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	4:45	MODERN ROMANCES—Serial
	5:00	MOVIE—To Be Announced
	EVENING
	6:40	WEATHER
	6:45	NEWS
	7:00	U. OF R. COMMENTARY
	7:30	SHIRLEY TEMPLE’S STORYBOOK—Fairy Tale   SPECIAL  “The Nightingale” “Wagon Train” will not be seen tonight.
	8:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST
	9:00	KRAFT THEATRE—Drama   COLOR  “Material Witness”
	10:00	THIS IS YOUR LIFE
	10:30	GRAY GHOST—Adventure
	11:00	NEWS
	11:15	MOVIE—Melodrama “The Black Cat” (1934)

 

 

	-6- WRGB (Schenectady) (NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—Garroway
	9:00	HOME FARE—Variety
	9:30	TV SCHOOLTIME—Education
	10:00	ARLENE FRANCIS
	10:30	TREASURE HUNT
	11:00	TV SCHOOLTIME—Education
	11:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Stunts
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	TIC TAC DOUGH—Quiz
	12:30	IT COULD BE YOU
	1:00	SUSIE—Comedy
	1:30	TRADER VAN—Van Patten
	2:30	KITTY FOYLE—Serial
	3:00	MATINEE THEATER—Drama   COLOR  “Laugh a Little Tear”
	4:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	4:45	MODERN ROMANCES—Serial
	5:00	CARTOON CIRCUS—Kids
	5:45	BREADTIME STORIES—Kids
	EVENING
	6:00	I LED THREE LIVES—Carlson
	6:30	EARLE PUDNEY—Music
	6:45	NEWS
	6;55	WEATHER
	7:00	HARBOR COMMAND—Police
	7:30	SHIRLEY TEMPLE’S STORYBOOK—Fairy Tale   SPECIAL  “The Nightingale” “Wagon Train” will not be seen tonight.
	8:30	FATHER KNOWS BEST
	9:00	KRAFT THEATRE—Drama   COLOR  “Material Witness”
	10:00	THIS IS YOUR LIFE
	10:30	GRAY GHOST—Adventure
	11:00	NEWS
	11:10	WEATHER
	11:15	MOVIE—Mystery “Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case” (1943)

 

 

	-7- WCNY (Watertown) (CBS, ABC)
	MORNING
	10:00	GARRY MOORE—Variety
	10:30	ARTHUR GODFREY—Variety
	11:30	CARTOON THEATER—Kids
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	HOTEL COSMOPOLITAN
	12:15	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	MOVIE—Romance “Four Days Leave” (1950 Ch. 7 will carry Walter Cronkite’s newscast at 1:25 P.M., and the movie will be resumed at 1:30 P.M.
	2:00	BEAT THE CLOCK—Games
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
	3:00	NORTH COUNTRY HOME—Parr
	3:30	DO YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE?
	4:00	FOR YOUR INFORMATION
	4:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	MOVIE—Drama “Fame Is the Spur” (1947)
	5:30	KIDDIES’ KARNIVAL—Cartoons
	EVENING
	6:00	MY LITTLE MARGIE—Comedy
	6:30	WEATHER—Dan Burgess
	6:35	NEWS—Don Hopkins
	6:40	SPORTS—John Urban
	6:45	NEWS
	7:00	WALTER WINCHELL FILE
	7:30	WHIRLYBIRDS—Adventure
	8:00	CALIFORNIANS—Western
	8:30	MARK SABER—Police
	9:00	VICTOR BORGE—Comedy   SPECIAL  “The Millionaire” and “I’ve Got a Secret” will not be seen tonight.
	10:00	HIGHWAY PATROL—Police
	10:30	PATRICE MUNSEL—Variety Guests: Cesar Romero, Carol Haney
	11:00	NEWS
	11:05	WEATHER—Tony Malara
	11:10	SPORTS—John Urban
	11:15	MOVIE—Drama “How Green Was My Valley” (1941)

 

 

	-8- WHEN (Syracuse) (CBS, ABC)
	MORNING
	7:00	BREAKFAST BAR—O’Donnell
	7:45	NEWS—Frank Oliver
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	8:45	NEWS
	9:00	THESE THINGS WE SHARE
	9:10	MAGIC TOY SHOP—Kids
	9:20	PARTY LINE—Discussion
	9:45	GAL NEXT DOOR—Kay Larson
	10:00	GARRY MOORE—Variety
	10:30	ARTHUR GODFREY—Variety
	11:30	DOTTO
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	HOTEL COSMOPOLITAN
	12:15	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	KAY’S KITCHEN—Kay Larson
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	DO YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE?
	4:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	4:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	5:00	MOVIE—Drama “Tenth Avenue Angel” (1947)
	EVENING
	6:30	NEWS
	6:40	WEATHER
	6:45	NEWS
	7:00	26 MEN—Western
	7:30	I LOVE LUCY—Comedy
	8:00	BIG RECORD Guests: Frankie Laine, Sal Mineo, Ray Anthony and his band, Illinois Jacquet and his jazz group. Host: Patti Page
	9:00	VICTOR BORGE—Comedy   SPECIAL  “The Millionaire” and “I’ve Got a Secret” will not be seen tonight.
	10:00	CIRCLE THEATER—Drama
	11:00	NEWS
	11:15	MOVIE—Drama “Man of Evil” (English; 1948)

 

 

	10 WHEC (Rochester) (CBS, ABC)
	MORNING
	7:00	MOVIE—Daily Feature
	7:55	NEWS
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	8:45	MOVIE—Daily Feature “Ding Dong Williams” (1946)
	10:00	GARRY MOORE—Variety
	10:30	ARTHUR GODFREY—Variety
	11:30	DOTTO
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	HOTEL COSMOPOLITAN
	12:15	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	STAGE ONE—Drama
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:00	ETHICS—Education   DEBUT
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	DO YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE?
	4:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	4:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	5:00	WILD BILL HICKOK
	5:30	MICKEY MOUSE
	EVENING
	6:00	STEVE DONOVAN—Western
	6:30	NEWS
	6:45	NEWS
	7:00	PAT TORPEY—Music
	7:15	WHAT GOES ON?—Tom Decker
	7:30	LASSIE—Drama
	8:00	OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
	8:30	BIG RECORD Guests: Frankie Laine, Sal Mineo, Ray Anthony and his band, Illinois Jacquet and his jazz group. Host: Patti Page
	9:00	VICTOR BORGE—Comedy   SPECIAL  “The Millionaire” and “I’ve Got a Secret” will not be seen tonight.
	10:00	CIRCLE THEATER—Drama
	11:00	NEWS
	11:20	MOVIE—Drama “The Lost Patrol” (1934)

 

 

	10 WTEN (Albany) (CBS)
	MORNING
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	8:30	ROMPER ROOM—Kids
	9:30	MY LITTLE MARGIE
	10:00	GARRY MOORE—Variety
	10:30	ARTHUR GODFREY—Variety
	11:30	DOTTO
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	HOTEL COSMOPOLITAN
	12:15	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	TROUBLE WITH FATHER—Comedy
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:00	BEAT THE CLOCK—Games
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	DO YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE?
	4:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	4:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	5:00	POPEYE—Cartoons
	5:30	MOVIE—Mystery “The Diamond Wizard” (English; 1954)
	EVENING
	7:00	WEATHER—Bradley
	7:15	NEWS—Douglas Edwards
	7:30	26 MEN—Western
	8:00	BIG RECORD Guests: Frankie Laine, Sal Mineo, Ray Anthony and his band, Illinois Jacquet and his jazz group. Host: Patti Page
	9:00	VICTOR BORGE—Comedy   SPECIAL  “The Millionaire” and “I’ve Got a Secret” will not be seen tonight.
	10:00	CIRCLE THEATER—Drama
	11:00	NEWS
	11:10	WEATHER
	11:15	MOVIE—Western “Lawless Rider” (1955)

 

 

	11 CKWS (Kingston, ON) (Independent, CBC)
	AFTERNOON
	2:00	MOVIE—Drama “London Blackout Murders” (1942)
	3:45	NURSERY SCHOOL TIME—Kids
	4:00	OPEN HOUSE—Interviews
	4:30	HOWDY DOODY—Kids
	5:00	SWING YOUR PARTNER—Music
	5:30	RIN TIN TIN—Adventure
	EVENING
	6:00	RANGE RIDER—Western
	6:30	NEWS
	6:40	WEATHER
	6:45	SPORTS—Max Jackson
	7:00	I SEARCH FOR ADVENTURE
	7:30	DISNEYLAND “Andy’s Love Affair,’ part 3
	8:30	WYATT EARP—Western
	9:00	KRAFT THEATRE—Drama “Material Witness”
	10:00	DINAH SHORE—Variety Guests: Ed Wynn, Nanette Fabray
	11:00	NEWS

 

 

	12 WNBF (Binghamton) (ABC, CBS, NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY’S FARM—Agriculture
	7:15	BREAKFAST TIME—Cartoons
	7:55	NEWS
	8:00	CAPTAIN KANGAROO
	8:45	NEWS
	9:00	THEATER TIME—Drama
	9:15	TREASURE HOUSE—Kids
	9:30	EDGE OF NIGHT—Serial
	10:30	RALPH CARROLL—Interviews
	11:00	ARTHUR GODFREY—Variety
	11:30	DOTTO
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	HOTEL COSMOPOLITAN
	12:15	LOVE OF LIFE—Serial
	12:30	SEARCH FOR TOMORROW—Serial
	12:45	GUIDING LIGHT—Serial
	1:00	MOVIE—Operetta “Naughty Marietta” (1935) Part 4
	1:30	AS THE WORLD TURNS—Serial
	2:00	MEET YOUR NEIGHBOR
	2:30	HOUSE PARTY—Art Linkletter
	3:00	BIG PAYOFF—Quiz
	3:30	DO YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE?
	4:00	BRIGHTER DAY—Serial
	4:15	SECRET STORM—Serial
	4:30	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Music
	5:00	POPEYE—Cartoons
	5:30	MICKEY MOUSE
	EVENING
	6:00	CARROLL CARAVAN—Variety
	6:15	NEWS—Lee Hickling
	6:30	HARBOR COMMAND—Police
	7:00	STUDIO 57—Drama
	7:30	THEATER TIME—Drama
	8:00	BIG RECORD Guests: Frankie Laine, Sal Mineo, Ray Anthony and his band, Illinois Jacquet and his jazz group. Host: Patti Page
	9:00	VICTOR BORGE—Comedy   SPECIAL  “The Millionaire” and “I’ve Got a Secret” will not be seen tonight.
	10:00	BOXING—Miami Beach Kid Gavilan vs. Ralph “Tiger” Jones
	10:45	SPORTS—Art Wolfe
	11:00	NEWS
	11:10	WEATHER
	11:15	SPORTS—Art Wolfe
	11:20	MOVIE—To Be Announced

 

 

	13 WKTV (Utica) (ABC, CBS, NBC)
	MORNING
	7:00	TODAY—Garroway
	9:00	DOTTO—Quiz
	9:30	GOOD LIVING—Jean Phair
	10:00	ARLENE FRANCIS
	10:30	TREASURE HUNT
	11:00	PRICE IS RIGHT
	11:30	TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES—Stunts
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	NEWS—Jerry Fiore
	12:15	CHURCH AT WORK—Religion
	12:30	IT COULD BE YOU
	1:00	MOVIE—Drama “Berlin Correspondent” (1942)
	2:30	KITTY FOYLE—Serial
	3:00	MATINEE THEATER—Drama   COLOR  “Laugh a Little Tear”
	4:00	QUEEN FOR A DAY
	4:45	MODERN ROMANCES—Serial
	5:00	I MARRIED JOAN—Comedy
	5:30	WOODY WOODPECKER—Cartoons
	EVENING
	6:00	NEWS—Lyle Bosley
	6:10	WEATHER—Jerry Fiore
	6:15	SPORTS—Pete Brown
	6:30	FURNITURE SKETCH BOOK
	6:35	FILM SHORT
	6:45	NEWS
	7:00	OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
	7:30	SHIRLEY TEMPLE’S STORYBOOK—Fairy Tale   SPECIAL  “The Nightingale” “Wagon Train” will not be seen tonight.
	8:30	DECEMBER BRIDE—Comedy
	9:00	KRAFT THEATRE—Drama   COLOR  “Material Witness”
	10:00	BOXING—Miami Beach Kid Gavilan vs. Ralph “Tiger” Jones
	10:45	FILM SHORTS
	11:00	WEATHER—Dick Damrath
	11:05	NEWS—Lyle Bosley
	11:30	JACK PAAR—Variety

 

 

	35 WTRI (Menands) (ABC)
	AFTERNOON
	12:00	FARM FARE
	12:30	TV SCHOOLTIME—Education
	1:00	MOVIE—Mystery “The Case of the Howling Dog” (1934)
	2:30	FORREST WILLIS—Variety
	3:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Music
	3:30	DO YOU TRUST YOUR WIFE?
	4:00	AMERICAN BANDSTAND—Music
	5:00	WILD BILL HICKOK
	5:30	MICKEY MOUSE
	EVENING
	6:00	MAJOR QUINN—Adventure
	6:50	WEATHER
	6:55	NEWS—Will Ketterson
	7:00	MAMA—Peggy Wood
	7:30	DISNEYLAND “Andy’s Love Affair,’ part 3
	8:30	TOMBSTONE TERRITORY
	9:00	OZZIE AND HARRIET—Comedy
	9:30	BETTY WHITE—Comedy Guest: Jack Carson
	10:00	BOXING—Miami Beach Kid Gavilan vs. Ralph “Tiger” Jones
	10:45	FAMOUS FIGHTS—Glickman
	11:00	MOVIE—Western “Haunted Gold” (1932)

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