  In this paper we present new CCD investigations of RR Lyrae pulsators in the
Oo.I globular cluster M5. B V curves of light for 15 RR Lyrae are presented.
With the addition of further 11 curves of light by Storm, Carney and Beck
(1991) one is dealing with a sample of 26 well studied cluster pulsators whose
properties have been implemented with similar data for RR Lyrae in clusters M3,
M15, M68 to allow a comparison with the theoretical scenario recently presented
by Bono and Stellingwerf (1994). On this basis, we discuss the distribution of
stars in the period amplitude diagram, disclosing a substantial reduction of
Sandage's period shift. We suggest that theoretical constraints concerning
periods and amplitudes could allow information on masses and luminosity of the
pulsators directly from Bailey's diagram only. Static temperatures have been
derived for all stars in the sample, discussing the dependence on the
temperature of the observed pulsational properties.
