Summer Shift

In June, when the major TV shows go off on vacation, the networks have a chance to give trial runs to novel, out-of-the-ordinary programs. But they seldom take such a chance. Instinctively, they prefer the familiar and inexpensive 'to the unusual and experimental. Last week replacing Your Show of Shows with Saturday Night Revue, NBC stuck to the familiar variety format as a showcase for some likable new talent. Starring Composer Hoagy (Stardust) Carmichael and directed by Sid Miller (who often plays literate TV comedy with Donald O'Connor), the Revue introduced a Martha Raye-type comedienne named Helen Halpin, rubber-faced Comic Jackie Kannon ( I studied dramatics under Senator McCarthy"), and, best of the lot, George Gobel, who deadpanned a funny monologue about a lost bowling ball. Some other changes this month:

SHOW REPLACEMENT Red Buttons Masquerade Party Amos 'n' Andy Tales of the City Milton Berle Break the Bank Your Hit Parade Private Secretary

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