Television: May 13, 1966

Wednesday, May 11

BATMAN (ABC, 7:30-8 p.m.).*"The Purr-fect Crime," with Julie Newmar as the furtive Catwoman, was partly pre-empted during its broadcast earlier this season by the aborted Gemini 8 space flight. Repeated intact for fans who have cats, as well as bats, in their belfries.

BOB HOPE PRESENTS THE CHRYSLER THEATER (NBC, 9-10 p.m.). A family of private eyes—father (Robert Young), son (David Wayne) and holy terrors (Barbara Hershey and Brooke Bundy)—in pursuit of a jewel thief.

Thursday, May 12

CBS THURSDAY NIGHT MOVIE (CBS, 9-11:15 p.m.). The Manchurian Candidate has Laurence Harvey as a brainwashed zombie, Angela Lansbury as his mum, Frank Sinatra as a good guy and Janet Leigh as his careful doll.

Friday, May 13

CBS NEWS SPECIAL REPORT (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). "Crash Project—The Search for Auto Safety," reports on the Senate investigation, with comment by Ford and General Motors safety engineers.

THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). Illya is mistaken for the son of Peter O'Toole in "The Arabian Affair"—perhaps the funniest bone U.N.C.L.E. has tickled this season. Repeat.

Saturday, May 14

ABC'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS (ABC, 5-6:30 p.m.). The A.A.U. Indoor Synchronized Swimming championships in Salt Lake City, the World Professional Target Diving championships in Las Vegas, and the National Scrambles Motorcycle championship in Perris, Calif.

HOLIDAY ON ICE (ABC, 9:30-10:30 p.m.). A color special from the Palais du Sport in Paris featuring several world champion skaters, a skating chimpanzee, and Maïtre des Cèrèmonies Milton de Berle.

Sunday, May 15

LOOK UP AND LIVE (CBS, 10:30-11 a.m.). "Thoughts From a New Generation," interviews with Chicago teen-agers of varied economic and social backgrounds.

DIRECTIONS '66 (ABC, 1-1:30 p.m.). "Epilogue—A Ballad of Aging," an essay about old age, using still photos of elderly men and women, as well as their voices.

THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (CBS, 6-6:30 p.m.). Contemporary Russian film footage highlights a documentary about the 880-day siege of Leningrad during World War II. Repeat.

AN AUSTRIAN AFFAIR (NBC, 6:30-7:30 p.m.). A special investigating the revival of a Nazi-style minority in Austria, complete with dueling fraternities.

FRANK SINATRA: A MAN AND HIS MUSIC (NBC, 10-11 p.m.). An excellent musical autobiography, told and sung by Himself. Repeat.

Monday, May 16 THE BEST ON RECORD (NBC, 9-10 p.m.).

The 1965 Grammy awards — the Oscars of the record business—with Winners Roger Miller, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Bill Cosby, Petula Clark, Jody Miller, the Anita Kerr singers, Duke Ellington and his band. Guests Tony Bennett and Robert Goulet perform the winning numbers. Bob Hope, Perry Como, Steve Allen, Don Adams, Godfrey Cambridge, Bill Dana and Henry Mancini are also on hand.

THEATER

On Broadway

MARK TWAIN TONIGHT! As Actor Hal Holbrook brings the man from Hannibal, Mo., back to life in a one-man show, he seems a snow-thatched Jove who has laid aside punitive thunderbolts for lightning strokes of irony and mirth. The format is that of Twain's turn-of-the-century lectures; the wry humor is timeless.