Radio: One-Man Show

Jimmy Durante proved last week that the success of his first TV show was no accident. Returning for the second of his monthly appearances on Four Star Revue (Wed. 8 p.m., NBC-TV), he again effortlessly balanced 60 minutes of solid fun on his expressive shoulders and never once hobbled the load.

Though long a popular draw in theater and nightclubs, Durante was never a top smash in either radio or movies (see CINEMA) . It now seems clear that TV was invented, in part at least, as a frame for his special talents. The...

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