Eva Gabor's Coming to Midway Mall – Aug. 1971

Were you a fan of the TV show Green Acres?

The 1960s rural comedy that starred Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor as the city couple that moved to a farm in Hooterville was one of the many shows we watched regularly. I remember how Oliver Wendell Douglas (Eddie Albert’s character) was perpetually frustrated in his illogical encounters with the rustics of Hooterville, while his wife seemed to fit right in with them despite her cosmopolitan tastes.

Green Acres had just gone off the air earlier in the year when the article below appeared in the Journal on August 24, 1971. It was announcing Eva Gabor’s upcoming September appearance at the Higbee’s at Midway Mall to promote her line of wigs.

As it turned out, Eva Gabor’s appearance ended up being rescheduled for September 29th. An article in the Chronicle-Telegram the next day noted, "With an entourage of hairdressers, models, wig carriers and security guards, screen star Eva Gabor sparkled by some of her fans on the way to a wig demonstration at Higbee’s yesterday. 

"When Eva Gabor, movie and television star and part-time wig salesman, sauntered through the door of Higbee’s yesterday, a handful of middle-aged ladies greeted her with a hesitant burst of applause. “Thank you, thank you,” smiled the Hungarian-born Gabor. 

"It was glamour come to the Midway Mall and Elyria ate it up.” 

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Green Acres can currently be seen at 9:30 pm weekdays on the MeTV network. 

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UPDATE (August 21, 2021)

Here’s the Lorain Journal’s coverage of Eva Gabor’s appearance at Midway Mall. It’s a great, funny interview.