Julie Andrews’ Illness Delays Seattle ‘Victor’

Bad news for Julie Andrews fans.

Her Seattle debut in “Victor-Victoria” has now been delayed until mid-1998 because she is recovering more slowly than expected from throat surgery.

This show had already been postponed until February from its original October date. But now it has become clear that her recovery won’t be complete in time for the February shows.

Andrews, in a news release from her home in Switzerland, called her vocal recovery a “frustrating process.”

However, she and her doctors are confident that another four to six months will be sufficient.

Tickets have been temporarily withdrawn from sale. New dates for the 5th Avenue Theatre performance have not been set.

Big numbers for “Lewis and Clark”

KSPS-7 had excellent ratings for “Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery.”

It scored an 11 rating and an 18 share, which are huge numbers for a PBS show. In fact, it beat three out of the four major network shows it was up against in most time slots.

The November sweeps results

The Nielsen sweeps results are in for November, with few surprises in the local news race.

There is one curiosity: The new 10 p.m. KREM news, aired on its sister station, KSKN-22, had ratings so low as to be statistically unmeasurable. Viewers apparently have not found that newscast yet.

As for the rest of the schedule, KREM-2 continues to lead at 5 p.m., and KHQ leads at all of the other time slots.

Here are the Nielsens ratings, with the rating points (percentage of all households) followed by share (percentage of households with TVs in use at the time):

6 a.m.

KHQ-6: 5.7 rating, 32 share.

KXLY-4: 4.3, 24.

KREM-2: 1.7, 10.

5 p.m.

KREM: 12.3, 26.

KHQ: 12.1, 25.

KXLY: 7.4, 15.

6 p.m.

KHQ: 11.5, 21.

KREM: 10.7, 19.

KXLY: 6.8, 13.

11 p.m.

KHQ: 7.2, 31.

KREM: 4.4, 19.

KXLY: 3.8, 16. < A KXLY-AM lineup change

KXLY-AM is shuffling its lineup beginning Monday, with Rick Miller moving to mornings and just about everything else moving to afternoons.

Program director Brian Paul said that a morning slot will enable Miller’s talk show to flow more smoothly, without constantly being interrupted with afternoon news and traffic. The new afternoon show, with Mike Fitzsimmons and Steve Jackson, will be much more news-oriented.

Also, this puts the station’s two most popular shows - the Morning News and Miller - back-to-back.

Here’s the new lineup:

5-9 a.m.: KXLY Morning News, with Bud Nameck and Kate McAllister.

9 a.m. to noon: Rick Miller.

Noon-12:30 p.m.: Paul Harvey and local news.

12:30-2 p.m.: Art Sanders and Phyllis Stephens.

2-3 p.m.: Dr. Dean Edell (same-day tape delay).

3-6 p.m.: Mike Fitzsimons and Steve Jackson Evening News (3-4 p.m. is local talk, with news, traffic and weather beginning at 4 p.m.).

6-7 p.m.: Larry King.

10 p.m.-1 a.m.: Jim Bohannon.

“Don and Mike” on KJRB-AM

Speaking of shuffling, have you heard “Don and Mike” on KJRB-AM?

These two guys are Washington, D.C.-based air personalities whose syndicated show is now running from noon to 4 p.m. on KJRB-AM, 790.

This is a wild show, which has been a huge hit in D.C. Don Geronimo and Mike O’Meara are not as raunchy as Howard Stern, but some of their stunts include the Nude Olympics, and Thanksgiving Dinner at a Strip Club.

Big talent, small towns

“A Prairie Home Companion” is now accepting entries for its Fourth Annual “Talent From Towns Under 2,000” contest.

Finalists will be flown to New York to perform on the April 4 broadcast.

Entries must be in by Feb. 13. For details check out the Prairie Home Page (http://phc.mpr.org) or call the info line after Saturday, (612) 290-1131.

“Leonardo” extended

“Leonardo Lives: Leonardo da Vinci’s Legacy of Art and Science” at the Seattle Art Museum has been extended until Jan. 11.

Attendance has been phenomenal, with more than 150,000 visitors so far. By the end of the run, it should become the the most visited exhibition ever at the downtown Seattle museum.

A top choir boy

Nick Davis, 12, a member of the Spokane Area Children’s Chorus, has been accepted into the American Boychoir School.

He will be heading to Princeton, N.J., this week to begin his studies. He will be in the training choir for one term, and then will probably be in one of the school’s touring choirs, which perform with top orchestras and artists.

The 80 boys in the school have six hours of classroom study and three hours of vocal rehearsal every day.

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