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"The Ed Sullivan Show"
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CBS Sundays 8:00-9:00pm Eastern
Season 10
482. Betty Grable / Carol Channing / Harry James
gs: Betty Grable (Guest) Harry James (Guest) Carol Channing (Guest)
George Raft (Guest) Bobby Helms (Guest) Jo Stafford (Guest) Jack
Dempsey (Guest) Jack Durant (Guest) Jimmy Roselli (Guest)
Guests:
--Betty Grable - "Put Your Arms Around Me"
--Harry James (trumpet player) - "You Made Me Love You" and "Two
O'clock Jump"
--Bobby Helms - "My Special Angel"
--Carol Channing (comedian) - does an impression of Sophie Tucker
--Jo Stafford – medley: "You Belong To Me," "Make Love To Me" and
"Jambalaya (On The Bayou)"
--Jo Stafford (later in show) - "Star Of Love"
--On film: clip from "Bolero" with Carol Lombard & George Raft.
--George Raft - "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Raft dances)
--George Raft, Jack Durant & Ed Sullivan talk about George Raft's
life.
--Jack Dempsey and Ed Sullivan talk about the long count fight of
1927.
--Paul Anderson (Olympic champ weight lifter) - lifts stars from
their seats
--Jay Nemeth (ventriloquist) - with puppet who sings "There Was A
Boy"
--Jack Durant (comedian) - does impression of Clark Gable & sings
"When You're Smiling"
--Jimmy Roselli - "Give My Regards To Broadway"
--Alfred Apaka & Nalani - Alfred sings Hawaiian songs while Nalani
dances the hula.
--Elisa Jayne (does dance impressions as Bette Davis, Marilyn
Monroe)
b: 22-Sep-1957
483. scheduled: George Burns & Gracie Allen; Johnnie Ray; Ida Lupino
& Howard Duff
gs: George Burns (scheduled guest) Gracie Allen (scheduled guest)
Johnnie Ray (scheduled guest) Ida Lupino (scheduled guest) Howard
Duff (scheduled guest) Carla Alberghetti (scheduled guest) Sally
Forrest (scheduled guest) George Sanders (scheduled guest) Richard
Hearne (scheduled guest) The Happy Jesters (scheduled guests)
Scheduled guests (broadcast from Hollywood):
--Johnnie Ray (singer)
--George Burns and Gracie Allen (comedy team)
--Della Reese (singer)
--Ida Lupino and Howard Duff (husband and wife acting team; stars of
the TV series "Mr. Adams and Eve") - sing
"Geymore" (with Ed Sullivan)
--Carla Alberghetti (singer)
--Sally Forrest (dancer)
--Richard Hearne (comedian, England's "Mr. Pastry")
--George Sanders (actor)
--The Happy Jesters (instrumental impressionists)
b: 29-Sep-1957
484. scheduled: Eva Marie Saint; Everly Brothers; Danny Thomas; Bob
& Ray
gs: Eva Marie Saint (scheduled guest) The Everly Brothers (scheduled
guests) Danny Thomas (scheduled guest) Alan King (scheduled guest)
Kate Smith (scheduled guest) Bob Elliott (scheduled guest) Ray
Goulding (scheduled guest) The Mambo Aces (scheduled guests)
Scheduled:
--Eva Marie Saint (actress)
--The Everly Brothers
--Danny Thomas (comedian)
--Bob and Ray (comedy team)
--Alan King (comedian)
--Kate Smith (singer)
--The Mambo Aces (dancers)
--The Harvest Moon Ball contest winners (dancers)
--The Dancing Gordons (ballroom dancers)
--Edoardo Raspino (juggler)
b: 06-Oct-1957
NOTE: Next week (13-Oct-57), the Ed Sullivan Show was pre-empted for
"The Edsel Show," a one-hour special with Frank Sinatra, Bing
Crosby, Louis Armstrong; Rosemary Clooney; and others.
485. The Sparkletones / Mills Brothers / Georgia Gibbs / Sammy Kaye
gs: Georgia Gibbs (scheduled guest) Joe Bennett (scheduled guest)
The Sparkletones (scheduled guests) Sammy Kaye (scheduled guest)
Mickey Rooney (scheduled guest) The Mills Brothers (scheduled
guests) Carol Lawrence (scheduled guest) Hildegarde (scheduled
guest)
Scheduled:
--The Mills Brothers (vocal group)
--Joe Bennett and the Sparkletones perform "Black Slacks"
--Georgia Gibbs (singer)
--Mickey Rooney (actor)
--Sammy Kaye and his band
--Carol Lawrence (actress from Broadway's "West Side Story")
--Hildegarde (singer)
--Tippy and Cobina (trained monkey act)
b: 20-Oct-1957
486. The Platters / Francis Farmer / Jane Morgan
gs: Francis Farmer (Guest) The Platters (Guests) Maurice Chavalier
(Guest) Constance Towers (Guest) W. C. Handy (Guest) Jane Morgan
(Guest) Blossom Seely (Guest)
ASCAP Show with guests:
--The Platters - The Great Pretender" (on film, Ed in Paris at
Platters concert)
--Francis Farmer - "Down in the Valley" (performed towards end of
show)
--Ed Presents Maurice Chavalier with Actors Award plaque
--Jane Morgan - Fascination"
--Andy Quinn - "Rock-A-Boogie
--Constance Towers - "You" & "The Night & The Music"
--Joe Howard - "Hello My Baby" & "Goodbye My Lady Love"
--Gene Austin (sings & yodels) - medley: "Lonesome Road," "How Come
You Do Me Like You Do," "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street All The
Birdies Go Tweet-Tweet," "Melancholy Baby" & "Blue Heaven"
--Blossom Seely - "Teasin' Rag" & "Somebody Loves Me Rag"
--T C Jones (female impersonator) - "Catch" & does a satire of old
musicals
--Dario Cassini - "Thine Alone" (written by Victor Herbert)
--Don Rondo - "Bring Back My Summer Love"
--Rudolf Friml (pianist) - plays medley
--Frank Faye (comedian) - chats with audience. Later in show, Faye
jokes around with Ed. Faye sings satires of songs: "Some Enchanted
Evening" and "I'm So In Love With Me"
--Audience bows: Grace Cahn; Whoopi Gilbert; Johnny Meis
(spelling?); Gen. Oscar Silber (spelling?).
--Cameo: W. C. Handy (in wheel chair) on stage With Ed
b: 27-Oct-1957
487. Sam Cooke / Jimmie Rodgers / Paul Anka / Sparkletones
gs: Sam Cooke (Guest) Jimmie Rodgers (Guest) Paul Anka (Guest) Joe
Bennett (Guest) The Sparkletones (Guests) Anna Maria Alberghetti
(Guest) Carla Alberghetti (Guest) Patachou (Guest)
Musical acts:
--Sam Cooke - "You Send Me" (excerpt performed at end of show)
--Paul Anka - "Diana"
--Jimmie Rodgers - "Honeycomb" and "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
--The Sparkeltones (Joe Bennett & the Sparkletones) - "Black Slacks"
--Patachou - "Paris Looks at Herself" and "Jambes Roses"
Alberghetti Sisters segment
--Alberghetti Sisters (Anna Maria & Carla duet) - "Mutual Admiration
Society"
--Carla Alberghetti - "Mi Amore Sorento" (Anna Maria's Sister
singing an Italian folk song)
--Carla introduces Mother Alberghetti who plays piano. Piano solo.
--Carla Alberghetti - "Fascination"
Other guests:
--Joy Kay (clown act slapstick) - Man's body is shoved into trunk,
comes out as woman in bathing suit.
--Arthur Worsley (British ventriloquist, the dummy does all the
talking)
--The Latinos (Three Italian dancers)
--Sue Carson (comedian/impressionist, imitates teenagers)
--The Dancers Of Bali (ethnic dance and costumes) - "The Monkey
Dance"
b: 03-Nov-1957
488. Robert Wagner & Joan Collins / Sarah Vaughan / Roger Williams /
Billy Eckstine
gs: Robert Wagner (Guest) Joan Collins (Guest) Sarah Vaughan (Guest)
Roger Williams (Guest) Charlotte Rae (Guest) Helen Wood (Guest)
Fernanda Montel (Guest) Katina Ranieri (Guest) Inia Tewiata (Guest)
June Taylor Dancers (Guests)
Guests:
--Ed talks with Robert Wagner & Joan Collins. A clip from the movie
"Stop Over Tokyo" is shown.
--Sarah Vaughan - "Lucky In Love"
--Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine - "Passing Strangers"
--Billy Eckstine - does impressions of other singers (Sammy Davis
Jr., Louis Armstrong) then plays trumpet solo. Later in show, Billy
Eckstine sings "If I Can Help Somebody"
--Roger Williams - Till" and "St. Louis Blues"
--Charlotte Rae (stand-up comedian, jokes about her diet routine)
--Helen Woods - "Love Is A Many Splendid Thing" (Ziegfeld Follies
girl dances & plays violin)
--Katina Ranieri - "Arrivaderchi Roma" & "Kanaya"
--Gaby, Fofo, & Miliki (musical/comedy routine)
--Fernanda Montel - "Melodie D'amour"
--June Taylor Dancers (from "The Jackie Gleason Show") dancing girls
with hula-hoops.
--Inia Tewiata (singer from New Zealand) - "Waiata Poi"
--Ed Introduces Seventeen Magazine Doll Making Contest Winners.
Ginger Christensen, Fannee Fields, Sharon Rae Robinson
b: 10-Nov-1957
489. Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps / Georgia Gibbs / Carol Burnett
gs: Gene Vincent (Guest) Carol Burnett (Guest) Georgia Gibbs (Guest)
Johnny Carson (Guest) Kate Smith (Guest) Julius LaRosa (Guest)
Harvey Stone (Guest) Jose Melis (Guest) Gregory Peck (Guest, on
film) Charlton Heston (Guest, on film) Jean Simmons (Guest, on film)
Chuck Connors (Guest, on film) Burl Ives (Guest, on film)
Guests:
--Gene Vincent & the Blue Caps - "Dance to the Bop"
--Georgia Gibbs - "Great Balls of Fire" & "Rock A Bye My Baby"
--Carol Burnett - "Careless"
--Johnny Carson (stand-up comedy, does a routine about a children's
show host who's suffering from a hangover)
--Julius LaRosa - "You Make Me Feel So Young" and "Just Forever"
--Kate Smith - "All the Way" & "When Lover Has Gone"
--Harvey Stone (stand-up comedian)
--Jose Melis (pianist from Jack Paar's show) - "Tamanoco"
--Wally Griffin (stand-up comedian, jokes about Boston, does a
routine about delinquents)
--Les Garcons Delarue (French novelty act)
--Vic & Adio (acrobats)
--Latinos (3 male dancers, doing leaps and athletic dancing. Dancer
dances on his head).
--On film: Ed visits the set of "Big Country." Ed jokes around with
the director (William Wyler) and the actors (Gregory Peck, Charlton
Heston, Jean Simmons, Burl Ives). Chuck Connors pretends to rough Ed
up.
b: 17-Nov-1957
490. scheduled: Rex Harrison; Kay Kendall; Tony Martin; the Four
Aces; Barbara McNair
gs: Rex Harrison (scheduled guest) Kay Kendall (scheduled guest)
Tony Martin (scheduled guest) The Four Aces (scheduled guests)
Barbara McNair (scheduled guest) Joe E. Lewis (scheduled guest) Lu
Ann Simms (scheduled guest)
Scheduled:
--Rex Harrison (star of Broadway's "My Fair Lady")
--Kay Kendall (comedian, wife of Rex Harrison)
--Tony Martin (singer, in a remote from Boston)
--The Four Aces (vocal group)
--Barbara McNair (singer)
--Joe E. Lewis (comedian)
--Lu Ann Simms (singer)
--The West Point Glee Club
European acts (scheduled):
--Les Garcons de la Rue (a French comedy singing group)
--The Morlidor Troupe (novelty act)
--Holger and Dolores (dance team)
b: 24-Nov-1957
491. Buddy Holly and the Crickets / Sam Cooke / Bobby Helms
gs: Buddy Holly (Guest) Sam Cooke (Guest) Polly Bergen (Guest) The
Rays (Guests) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Guest) Bobby Helms (Guest) Ray
McKinley (Guest) The Glenn Miller Orchestra (Guests) Jean Carroll
(Guest) Tony DeMarco (Guest) Sally DeMarco (Guest)
Guests:
--Buddy Holly and the Crickets – "That'll Be the Day" and "Peggy
Sue"
--Sam Cooke - "You Send Me" and "For Sentimental Reasons"
--The Rays - "Silhouettes"
--Bobby Helms - "My Special Angel"
--Polly Bergen - "Mean To Me" and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes"
--Douglas Fairbanks Jr. - (1) comedy routine: 3 men attached at
hands pretend to be stuck; (2) recites a Rudyard Kipling poem "If"
-- Ray Mckinley & the Glenn Miller Orchestra - medley: "You Belong
To Me," "So Sweet," "Never Say Never Again" and "Blues In The
Night."
--The Colliers All American Football Team (1) Footage of football
games picking All Star Team; (2) Ed Introduces All Star Football
Team; (3) Ed introduces football coach Lefty James.
--Jean Carroll (comedian, tells jokes about domestic life)
--Martha Ann Bentley (ballerina, dressed as a jockey) - ballet set
in a stable.
--Tony And Sally Demarco (dancers doing a Rogers and Astaire style
dance) - dance to "White Christmas"
Audience Bows: Warner Anderson; Marshall Reed
b: 01-Dec-1957
NOTE: Jean Seberg appears at beginning of show when Ed introduces
the guests (but she is not mentioned anywhere else on the
transcript).
492. The Platters / scheduled: Noel Coward / on film: Kirk Douglas;
Tony Curtis; Janet Leigh
gs: The Platters (Guests) Noel Coward (scheduled guest) Kirk Douglas
(Guest, on film) Tony Curtis (Guest, on film) Janet Leigh (Guest, on
film) Ernest Borgnine (Guest, on film) Erich Brenn (scheduled guest)
Eileen O'Dare (scheduled guest)
--The Platters - "Only You"
Other guests (scheduled):
--Noel Coward
--Jean Madeira (opera singer)
--The Princeton Triangle Club
--Erich Brenn (comic-juggler)
--Eileen O'Dare (dancer)
--On film: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine and Janet
Leigh in a film clip made on location in Germany.
b: 08-Dec-1957
493. scheduled: Tony Bennett; Della Reese; Eddie Foy; Barbara Perry
gs: Tony Bennett (scheduled guest) Della Reese (scheduled guest)
Eddie Foy (scheduled guest) Barbara Perry (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Tony Bennett (singer)
--Della Reese (singer)
--Eddie Foy and Barbara Perry (from the Broadway musical "Rumple")
--Lo, Hite and Stanley (comedy team)
--Sue Carson (comedian)
--Rita Streich (Viennese singer)
--The Konyots (comedy dance team)
--Rudy Cardenas (juggler)
--Paul Sydell and Spotty (animal act)
--Baby Opal (performing baby elephant)
b: 15-Dec-1957
494. scheduled: Frankie Lymon; Rise Stevens; Carol Lawrence
gs: Frankie Lymon (scheduled guest) Rise Stevens (scheduled guest)
Carol Lawrence (scheduled guest) Robert Maxwell (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Frankie Lymon (singer)
--Rise Stevens (opera star)
--Carol Lawrence (from the Broadway musical "West Side Story")
--Robert Maxwell (harpist)
--Shirley Reid (ventriloquist)
--Joey Alfidi (pianist)
--Jill and Dolly Davis (dancers)
b: 22-Dec-1957
495. scheduled: Red Buttons; Roberta Sherwood / John Wayne (on film)
gs: Red Buttons (scheduled guest) Roberta Sherwood (scheduled guest)
The DeCastro Sisters (scheduled guests)
Scheduled guests:
--Red Buttons
--Roberta Sherwood
--Victor Julian and his pets
--Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five
--Jo Hanwey (comic juggler)
--Norbu (comedy act)
--The DeCastro Sisters (vocal group)
On film: a clip from the movie "Legend of the Lost," with John
Wayne, Sophia Loren and Rossano Brazzi.
b: 29-Dec-1957
496. scheduled: The Everly Brothers; Johnnie Ray
gs: The Everly Brothers (scheduled guests) Johnnie Ray (scheduled
guest) Clifford Guest (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Johnnie Ray (singer)
--The Everly Brothers
--Clifford Guest (ventriloquist)
--Bambi Linn (dancer)
--Rod Alexander (dancer)
--The "Vienna on Parade" orchestra
--The Amandis (acrobats/teeterboard act)
--Tex Barton and his horse (novelty/trained animal act)
b: 05-Jan-1958
497. Bing Crosby (on film) / James Arness / Mike Kellin & Sondra Lee
gs: Bing Crosby (Guest, on film) James Arness (Guest) Mike Kellin
(Guest) Sondra Lee (Guest) Cesare Siepi (Guest)
Guests:
--On film: Clip of Bing Crosby playing golf.
--James Arness - appears on stage to talk with Ed. Then a film clip
from the TV series "Gunsmoke" is shown (Marshall Dillon's office)
--Mike Kellin & Sondra Lee - perform a scene from Ben Hecht's
"Winkleberg"
--Cesare Siepi - April Love"
--Marimba Masters (from the Rochester School Of Music) -
"Yesterdays" and "What Child Is This?"
--Jay Marshall (stand-up comedy, does tricks with golf tricks, tells
jokes, makes things from folded paper). Later, Lefty the Hand puppet
sings "If I Had My Way."
--Elena Guest - "Arrivederchi Roma"
--Peg Leg Bates & Jimmy Valentine (two tap dancers with peg legs)
--Marcel Marceau - clip of David & Goliath
--Texas Tommy - Novelty Act: Dog Act, Form Pyramid & Ride Bicycle
--Roger Bannister, Johnny Podres, Bobby Morrow & Stan Musial -
"Sports Illustrated" Sportsmen of the Year, clips of select plays
are shown.
--Sid James (Sports Illustrated representative) - gives out
Sportsmen Awards
--Ballet De Florence & Frederic (dancers) - dance to "Rock Around
The Clock" and "You're The Top"
Audience bows: Jim Arness & his bride; Billy Beven (most popular
newsboy); George Bart (sportswriter / author)
b: 12-Jan-1958
498. Mario Lanza (on film, interview) / Kirby Stone Quartet /
Marissa Alotsio
gs: Mario Lanza (Guest, on film) Kirby Stone Quartet (Guests)
Guests:
--On film: Mario Lanza - (1) In Rome, Lanza talks to Ed about the
film "7 Hills of Rome" (2) Film clip: Lanza sings "Arrivaderci Roma"
--Marisa Allasio (Italian actress from "7 Hills of Rome") - appears
on stage with Ed. (Listed as "Marissa Alotsio" on transcript.)
--Kirby Stone Quartet - "It's A Really Big Show" (performed with Ed
Sullivan at opening of show)
--Kirby Stone Quartet - "It's Wonderful" (song performed towards end
of show. This version of "It's Wonderful" is about 2 snakes.)
--Julie Wilson - "I've Got To Sing" and "All The Way"
--Ballet De Florence & Frederick (3 men and women ballet dancers)
--Valerie Clark - "You're The Greatest"
--Clifford Guest (ventriloquist) (1) Dummy trapped in suitcase; (2)
He re-appears later in show pretending to hold a baby in his arms.
Makes a crying noises, belches.
--Harrison And Kossi (ice skaters) - skate to "Midnight In Paris."
Also, re-appears later in show.
--Dario Cassini (opera singer) - "Could My Heart Still Be Beating"
--See Hee Family - (family from Formosa, plate spinners) - family
spins plates on poles. man spinning plates bends backwards, picks up
glass in mouth)
--Diro Brothers (two jugglers) - spin and balance sticks, juggle,
and spin hats with sticks.
--Coquettes (Four piece women group sings and plays instruments) -
"Yacca Do Ray Do Ray"
--Ballet De Florence & Frederick (voodoo ballet with primitive
costumes) - natives sacrifice maiden in dance.
--Audience bows: Jimmy Fow (Philadelphia Athletics ball player);
Georges Cotari (French actor); Helen Gallagher (actress); Robert
Strauss (from "Stalag 17"); Richard Nay ("Stalag 17" producer);
Louis Belsen ("Stalag 17" composer); Jean Carter (1958 Maid Of
Cotton); Lt. Col. Ruby L. Bradley (Army's most decorated nurse);
Donald S. Charles (Chief of Fire Chiefs); and
Romy Schneider (actress).
b: 19-Jan-1958
499. Buddy Holly & the Crickets (2nd appearance) /Jimmie Rodgers /
Ted Lewis
gs: Buddy Holly (Guest) Jimmie Rodgers (Guest) Ted Lewis (Guest)
Guests:
--Buddy Holly and the Crickets – "Oh Boy" (2nd appearance)
--Jimmie Rodgers - "Oh, Oh, I'm Falling In Love" and "Long, Hot
Summer"
--Ted Lewis - "Steppin' Out With A Memory" and "Tiger Rag".
--Eddie Chester and Beverly Marshall join Ted Lewis for -
"K-K-K-Katy."
--Billy Myles - "The Joker"
--Wally Griffin (stand-up comedian, routine: The Good Old Days)
--Joyce Grenfell (comedian doing a nursery school routine)
--Andre Moon & his Puppets - 8 Dancing Puppets
--Japanese film actresses Hediko Takimini, Shiro Kido (approximate
spellings) and other Japanese female stars appear in recognition of
Japanese Film Week.
--Duke University Glee Club - "Prayer" & "Alma Mater"
--Gartner and Landry (judo)
--Kovach & Rabovski (jazz / ballet)
--Japanese Dance Group (1) early in show, Japanese dancers and
singer appear in a production number (2) later in show, group
performs "Dragonfly" (Another source lists this group as 19 Geisha
girls from the Las Vegas Inn in a "Japanese Fantasy.")
b: 26-Jan-1958
500. scheduled: Ted Lewis; Helen Gallagher
gs: Ted Lewis (scheduled guest) Georges Guetary (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Ted Lewis (bandleader)
--Beverly Marshall (comedian)
--Georges Guetary (French singer)
--Helen Gallagher (dancer)
Georges Guetary and Helen Gallagher perform "Isn't It Wonderful?" -
a song from the Broadway show "Portofino" in which they both appear.
The theme of this show was the Brussels World's Fair (scheduled to
open in April 1958). Guests from various nations of the world were
to appear.
b: 02-Feb-1958
501. scheduled: Gina Lollobrigida; Sally Ann Howes; Jack Carter;
Billy Kenny
gs: Gina Lollobrigida (scheduled guest) Jack Carter (scheduled
guest) Sally Ann Howes (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Gina Lollobrigida (actress)
--Sally Ann Howes (musical-comedy star who replaced Julie Andrews in
Broadway's "My Fair Lady")
--Billy Kenny (singer, formerly of the Ink Spots)
--Jack Carter (comedian)
--Goose Tatum and the Harlem Basketball Stars
--The Three Bragazzis (an Italian comedy act)
--Rolly and Arry (pantomime artists)
b: 09-Feb-1958
502. scheduled: Vic Damone; Anna Magnani (on film, tour of Rome)
gs: Vic Damone (scheduled guest) Anna Magnani (Guest, on film) The
Four Esquires (scheduled guests)
Scheduled guests:
--Vic Damone sings "Gigi" and "Gift of Love"
--On film: Anna Magnani (actress, takes Ed on a filmed tour of Rome)
--Davis and Reese (comedy team)
--Willie, West and McGinty (vaudeville comedians, doing a
"House-building" sketch)
--The Four Esquires (vocal quartet)
--The Little Gaelic Singers (from Ireland)
--George Carl (pantomime artist)
--Toni Dalli (singer from Italy)
--Rochiardi (illusionist-magician from Spain)
--The Three Szekelys (a "hand-balancing" act)
b: 16-Feb-1958
503. scheduled: LaVern Baker; Victor Moore; Raymond Paige
gs: LaVern Baker (scheduled guest) Victor Moore (scheduled guest)
Tina Robin (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--LaVern Baker (singer)
--Victor Moore (veteran actor, celebrating his 82nd birthday)
--Raymond Paige (conductor of the Radio City Music Hall symphony
orchestra) - appears in connection with the theater's 25th
anniversary.
--Tina Robin (singer)
--Gino Donati (singer)
--Thurston Harris (singer)
--Cornelis (mime artist from Belgium)
b: 23-Feb-1958
504. scheduled: Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.; The Everly Brothers; Charles
Manna
gs: Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (scheduled guest) The Everly Brothers
(scheduled guests) Georges Guetary (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (actor)
--The Everly Brothers (singers)
--Charles Manna (comedy singer)
--Jean Carroll (comedian)
--Georges Guetary (French singer)
--Jay Nemeth (ventriloquist)
--The Bonny Sisters (vocal trio)
b: 02-Mar-1958
505. Everly Brothers / Jo Stafford / The Sparkletones
gs: The Everly Brothers (Guests) Jo Stafford (Guest) The
Sparkletones (Guests) Barbara McNair (Guest)
Guests:
--Everly Brothers - "Wake Up Little Susie" & "Be Bop a Lula"
--Jo Stafford - "Anything Goes" & "Tomorrow Mountain"
--The Sparkletones - "Cotton Pickin' Rockers" (Rockabilly band)
--Lonnie Satin & Barbara McNair (of the Broadway musical "The Body
Beautiful") - "All Of These & More"
--Cyril Ritchard - "Opportunity Knocks But Once," "Mother Comes Too"
and "Come To The Supermarket"
--Carol Heiss (ice skater, live from Madison Square Garden)
--David Jenkins (figure skater, live from Madison Square Garden)
--Dick Shawn (comedian, during act puts on "blackface" make up &
becomes Othello)
--The Vagabond Painter (Tour-bier) - Parisian painter creates Folies
Bergeres dancer out of map of Paris
--The Samy Brothers (acrobatic act from Egypt)
--Harrison & Fisher (ballroom dancing)
--Los Trianos (or "Los Triannas" - Spanish Flamenco dancers)
b: 09-Mar-1958
506. St. Patrick's Day / scheduled: Mickey Shaughnessy; Myron Cohen;
Sue Carson
gs: Mickey Shaughnessy (scheduled guest) Myron Cohen (scheduled
guest) Sue Carson (scheduled guest) Darryl Stewart (scheduled guest)
St. Patrick's Day show with scheduled guests:
--Mickey Shaughnessy (actor, appeared in the 1957 movie "Don't Go
Near the Water")
--Myron Cohen (comedian)
--Sue Carson (comedian)
--Darryl Stewart (Australian singer) - "When Irish Eyes are Smiling"
--The McNiff Irish Dancers
--The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick (a glee club) - "Eileen Allana"
and "O'Donnell Aboo"
--Eddy Manson and his harmonica group - playing an Irish medley
--Martin Granger and his puppets
--The Mascots (balancing act)
--Also: Ed presents the second Championship Performance Award to the
outstanding athlete of the 1930-45 era.
b: 16-Mar-1958
507. scheduled: Rodgers & Hammerstein; Bert Lahr; Joan Blondell;
Four Preps
gs: Richard Rodgers (scheduled guest) Oscar Hammerstein II
(scheduled guest) Joan Blondell (scheduled guest) Bert Lahr
(scheduled guest) The Four Preps (scheduled guests) The Rays
(scheduled guests) Roberta Peters (scheduled guest) Carol Haney
(scheduled guest) Peter Gennaro (scheduled guest) Dickie Henderson
(scheduled guest) Michael Hale (scheduled guest)
Scheduled:
--Bert Lahr (comedian)
--Joan Blondell (actress) - in a comedy sketch, Blondell plays an
announcer assigned to interview baseball player Bert Lahr
--The Four Preps sing "Twenty-Six Miles"
--Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
--Roberta Peters (opera singer) - sings a song from the movie "South
Pacific" with music by Rodgers & Hammerstein.
--Carol Haney and Peter Gennaro (dancers) - dance to Danny Kaye's
recordings "Mommy, Gimme a Drinka Water!" and "Crazy Barbara."
--The Rays (singing group)
--Michael Hale (singer) - "Luck Be A Lady Tonight"
--Dickie Henderson (comedian)
--Wally Griffith (comedian)
--Torakichi Nakamura and Koichi Ono (Japanese golfers)
--The Marquis Chimps
b: 23-Mar-1958
508. scheduled: Della Reese; Frankie Vaughan; Jane Morgan
gs: Della Reese (scheduled guest) Roger Williams (scheduled guest)
Frankie Vaughan (scheduled guest) Jane Morgan (scheduled guest)
Georges Guetary (scheduled guest) Sam Levenson (scheduled guest)
George Shearing (scheduled guest) Dorothy Donegan (scheduled guest)
John Gilpin (scheduled guest) Louis Godfrey (scheduled guest)
Michael Hogan (scheduled guest) Andre Prokovsky (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Della Reese (singer)
--Roger Williams (pianist)
--Frankie Vaughan (singer from England)
--Jane Morgan (singer)
--Sam Levenson (comedian)
--Georges Guetary (French singer)
--Anton Dolin and his London Festival Ballet (with John Gilpin,
Louis Godfrey, Michael Hogan and Andre Prokovsky)
--George Shearing (pianist)
--Dorothy Donegan (pianist)
--O'Brady (novelty puppet act from Europe)
--The Three Brazzazzis (European comedy act)
b: 30-Mar-1958
509. Maurice Chevalier / Carol Burnett / Conrad Hilton
gs: Maurice Chevalier (Guest) Carol Burnett (Guest) Conrad Hilton
(Guest) Guy Lombardo (Guest) Nell Rankin (Guest)
Guests:
--Carol Burnett (comedian, doing a tribute to the Emmy Awards)
--Maurice Chevalier - "Gigi" & "Quay De Bercy"
--Conrad Hilton (reads a poem he wrote)
--Guy Lombardo - "Everywhere You Go" and "Over & Over" (Note: The
singer is either Kenny Gardner or Bill Flanagan)
--Nell Rankin - "Pace, Pace"
--Chicago Opera Ballet - "The Merry Widow Waltz"
--The Johnson Family - medley of religious songs
--Regine & Andre Berny (dancing team)
--Les Marquis Markays (acrobats, two brothers perform balancing
tricks)
--Clarence Willard (billed as "The Man Who Grows Before Your Eyes")
- appears to grow taller on stage
--Joe Castor (puppet show, puppet paints a picture)
--Audience bow: Mrs. Wendell Willkie
--On-stage bows: Don Kerr, Linley Ruddock, Jerry Wald
--Dr. Everett Clinchy, of the National Conference Of Christians &
Jews, presents Ed with an award.
b: 06-Apr-1958
510. scheduled: Nat King Cole; Mickey Mantle; Yogi Berra; Jack
Norworth
Scheduled guests:
--Nat King Cole (singer)
--Mickey Mantle (of the New York Yankees, was the American League's
most valuable player of 1957)
--Yogi Berra (catcher)
--Whitey Ford (pitcher)
--Jack Norworth (composer, wrote "Take Me Out To the Ball Game")
--Joyce Grenfell (British comedian)
--Laurie London (14-year-old singer)
b: 13-Apr-1958
511. The Champs ("Tequila") / Vivian Blaine / Hermoine Gingold
gs: The Champs (Guests)
Guests:
--The Champs - "Tequila"
--Hermoine Gingold & Billy Dewolfe - "Careless Talk"
--Kathy Linden - "Billy"
--Vivian Blaine - "Say, Darling" (from the Broadway show "Say,
Darling.")
--David Wayne - "River" and a number from "Say, Darling"
--Scenes from the University Of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig Club (men
in drag, chorus line).
--Rickie Layne (ventriloquist with his dummy Velvel)
--Martin Granger puppets
--Helene & Howard (comedy dance team)
--Miklos Gafni (Hungarian tenor) - "E. Lucevan E. Stelle".
--Annapolis Glee Club - "Navy Song"
--Anna D'Angelo - "Kansas City"
--Freddie Bell & The Bell Boys (vocal group) - "Saints Ding, Dong"
and "Say Darling"
--D'Angoly's (juggling act)
--Audience bows: Will Jordan, Bill Gunn, Mary Martin
b: 20-Apr-1958
512. Everly Brothers / Sal Mineo / Patachou / Teresa Brewer
gs: Sal Mineo (Guest) The Everly Brothers (Guests) Patachou (Guest)
Georgia Gibbs (Guest) Teresa Brewer (Guest) Jack Carter (Guest)
Maria Neglia (Guest) Arthur Worsley (Guest)
Guests:
--The Everly Brothers - "All I Have To Do Is Dream"
--Sal Mineo (actor) - sings "A Couple Of Crazy Kids" & "Baby Face"
--Patachou - "Poor People Of Paris" & "Wonderful Guy"
--Georgia Gibbs - "Today I Love Everybody" and "Melancholy Baby"
--Teresa Brewer - "I Think The World Of You"
--Maria Neglia (novelty voilin act) - "Plink Plank Plunk"
--Jack Carter (stand-up comedian)
--Arthur Worsley (ventriloquist act)
--Art Todd & Dotty Todd - demonstrate multitrack tape recording
--Julius Sundman (magician)
--Trio Hoganis Acrobats (highwire act)
--Keoni Dancers (acrobatic dancers)
--Cameos: Muriel Abbott (talent agent); Gladys Robinson (artist)
b: 27-Apr-1958
513. The Chordettes ("Lollipop") / David Seville / Lillian Roth
gs: The Chordettes (Guests) David Seville (Guest) Lillian Roth
(Guest) Wayne and Shuster (Guests) Amru Sani (Guest) Helen Gallagher
(Guest) Denise Darcel (Guest)
Guests:
--The Chordettes - "Lollipop"
--David Seville - "Witch Doctor" with chipmunks (The chipmunks are
probably played by puppets.)
--Lillian Roth - "How About You" & "Sing You Sinners"
--Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) - Julius Caesar sketch
--Amru Sani (singer from India) - "I Remember You"
--Carol Haney & Peter Gennaro - "On The Sunny Side of the Street"
--Denise Darcel - "Mam'selle"
--Helen Gallagher - "Something's Coming"
--Ed Townsend - "For Your Love"
--The Kims (3 men comic acrobat act)
--Gaston Palmer (French comic juggler)
--The Clementi Twins (Australian bicyclist balancing act)
On-stage bows: Captain Zohar (Israeli pilot) & Milo Valenzuela
(Kentucky Derby jockey); Bob Mathias
--Audience bows: BPOE National Youth Leadership contest Winners;
winners of the 15th Annual National Press Photographers News Picture
award; Pakistan's cricket team.
b: 04-May-1958
514. scheduled: Eleanor Roosevelt; Connie Francis; Tony Martin
gs: Eleanor Roosevelt (scheduled guest) Connie Francis (scheduled
guest) Tony Martin (scheduled guest)
Scheduled:
--Eleanor Roosevelt - pays tribute to Israel's 10th anniversary
--Connie Francis (singer)
--Tony Martin (singer)
--Wayne and Shuster (comedy team)
--Benny Fields and Blossom Seeley (vaudeville team)
--Al Hibbler (singer)
--Don Rondo (singer)
--Art & Dotty Todd (singer)
--Dick Contino (accordian player)
--George Givot (entertainer, show business veteran)
--The Trio Rayros (comedy tumbling act)
b: 11-May-1958
515. scheduled: Maurice Chevalier; Sophie Tucker; Carol Lawrence;
Jack E. Leonard
gs: Maurice Chevalier (scheduled guest) Sophie Tucker (scheduled
guest) Carol Lawrence (scheduled guest) Jack E. Leonard (scheduled
guest) The Kim Sisters (scheduled guests)
Scheduled guests:
--Maurice Chevalier (star of the new movie "Gigi")
--Sophie Tucker
--Carol Lawrence (of "West Side Story")
--Jack E. Leonard (comedian)
--The West Point Glee Club
--The Kim Sisters (singing trio from Korea)
--Georgie Tapps and his dancers
--The Wake Forest College majorettes, Winston-Salem, N.C.
--John Risko (plate spinner)
b: 18-May-1958
516. scheduled: Frankie Lymon; Alan King; Hermione Gingold
gs: Frankie Lymon (scheduled guest) Alan King (scheduled guest)
Hermione Gingold (scheduled guest) Allan Drake (scheduled guest)
Althea Gibson (scheduled guest) The Theda Sisters (scheduled guests)
Jeanmarie Petit (scheduled guest) Roland Petit (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Frankie Lymon (singer)
--Alan King (comedian)
--Hermione Gingold (British comedian)
--Allan Drake (comedian)
--Althea Gibson (tennis star, making her TV singing debut)
--Jeanmaire and Roland Petit (husband & wife ballet performers from
France)
--The Three Edwards (Canadian balancing act)
--The Theda Sisters (European trapeze performers)
b: 25-May-1958
517. scheduled: Wayne and Shuster; Jimmie Rodgers; Edie Adams
gs: Wayne and Shuster (scheduled guests) Edie Adams (scheduled
guest) Jimmie Rodgers (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster (guest hosts, taking over while Ed
was at the World's Fair in Brussels)
--Edie Adams (singer-comedian)
--Jimmie Rodgers (singer)
--Doretta Morrow (singer)
--Sallie Blair (singer)
--Mario Del Monaco (singer)
--Jeanmarie and Roland Petit (French ballet stars)
--The Amin Brothers (Egyptian novelty act)
b: 01-Jun-1958
518. scheduled: Alan King; Hugh O'Brian; Jack E. Leonard; Roberta
Sherwood
gs: Hugh O'Brian (scheduled guest) Alan King (scheduled guest) Jack
E. Leonard (scheduled guest) Roberta Sherwood (scheduled guest)
Carol Haney (scheduled guest) Peter Gennaro (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Della Reese
--Hugh O'Brian (of "Wyatt Earp")
--Alan King (comedian)
--Carol Haney and Peter Gennaro (dancers)
--Jack E. Leonard (comedian)
--Roberta Sherwood (singer, accompanied by her three sons, who play
guitar, drums and trumpet.)
--Noelle Adam (dancer, star of Francoise Sagan's ballet "The Broken
Date")
"King's Castle" sketch performed by Alan King and his comedy troupe.
Cast:
--Alan King (as the husband)
--Georgann Johnson (as the wife)
--Ruth McDevitt (as the mother-in-law)
--Bernie West (as the brother-in-law)
--Chris Snell (as the boy)
b: 08-Jun-1958
519. The Brussels World's Fair / Sophia Loren / The Platters
gs: Sophia Loren (Guest) William Holden (Guest) Brigitte Bardot
(Guest) The Platters (Guests) Maurice Chevalier (Guest) Mitzi Gaynor
(Guest) Jacques Tati (Guest) The Nitwits (Guests)
The Brussels World's Fair (a filmed tour of the fair)
Guests (also on film):
--The Platters
--William Holden
--Sophia Loren
--Brigitte Bardot
--Maurice Chevalier
--Jacques Tati
--Mitzi Gaynor
--The Nitwits (British comedy troupe)
--The Bayanihan Troupe (Philippine folk dancers)
b: 15-Jun-1958
520. 10th Anniversary Show (clips from past shows)
Note: The 10th Anniversary Special is made up of clips from the past
10 years of "Toast of the Town" & "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Clips:
--1948 highlights: The June Taylor Girls (chorus line); Patsy Flick
--1949 highlights: First TV ice show, Carol Lynn, Ed In Fur Coat
Tries To Ice Skate, falls / Luise Rainer / Teresa Brewer's Debut /
Charles Laughton reads from the Bible / Harry Armstrong / Maude
Nugent Jerome / W. C. Handy / Bill Bojangles Robinson / Rosemary
Clooney's debut
--1950 highlights: Babe Didrikson Zaharis, Margaret Truman, Perry
Como / Audience Bows: Roy Campanella, Mrs. Knute Rockne / Mayor
O'Dwyer makes Gordon Jenkins cry. / Scene from "Member Of The
Wedding"
--1951 highlights: Moira Shearer, Gertrude Lawrence / Helen Hayes
Talks About. "Victoria Regina" & Theater Life / Oscar Hammerstein
Recites "The Last Time I Saw Paris Lyrics (TV's first split screen)
/ Yul Brynner, Sugar Ray Robinson Kids Sam Snead
--1952 highlights: Jackie Gleason & Art Carney; Audrey Hepburn's TV
debut / Cole Porter / Johnnie Ray's TV debut / Richard Rodgers
--1953 highlights: Walt Disney doing studio sound effects / Ed Wynn
& Tony Martin / Josh Logan / Grace Kelly and Ralph Meeker & Grace
Kelly / Will Jordan mimics Ed / Ben Hogan
--1954 highlights: Jack Benny / Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball / Darryl
F. Zanuck / Victor Borge
--1955 highlights: Louis Armstrong & Robert Merrill / Edward R.
Murrow / Gina Lollobrigida & Burt Lancaster
--1956 highlights: Elvis Presley / Phil Silvers / Bing Crosby /
Julie Andrews / Ricki Lane & Velvel
--1957 highlights: Gary & Ed Harmonize / Louis Armstrong / Circus
Show / Jones Beach Show /
Fred Astaire / Lerner & Loewe (composers of "My Fair Lady" & "Gigi")
--1958 highlights: Ed joins the Kirby Stone Four as they sing
"Really Big Shoe" / Wayne & Shuster / Maurice Chevalier & Sophie
Tucker
b: 22-Jun-1958
521. scheduled: Moiseyev Ballet from Moscow
Newspaper description #1:
Hour-long show devoted to Moscow's famed Moiseyev dancers, with Ray
Bloch and his orchestra.
Newspaper description #2:
Tonight's show should fare considerably better than last week's 10th
anniversary program.
This one should be a real knock-out with the famous Moiseyev Ballet
from Russia as the singular attraction. This will mark the first
time that the frenzied folk-dancers have appeared on American TV.
b: 29-Jun-1958
522. Esther Williams / Frank Sinatra (on film) / Princess Grace
(film)
gs: Esther Williams (Guest) Frank Sinatra (Guest, on film) Grace
Kelly (Guest, on film) Carol Burnett (Guest) The Kirby Stone Four
(Guests) Professor Backwards (Guest)
Program broadcast from Las Vegas:
Esther Williams swimming segments:
--(1) Esther introduces "Water Babies" (children diving into
swimming pool). Esther Williams gives little girl piggy back ride in
swimming pool.
--(2) Esther Williams announces Junior Champion Swimmers. Joe
Monahan on high board. Papsy Georgian in pool with children swimming
and diving. The AAU Champion Synchronized swimming team. Esther
Williams emerges from a circle of swimmers, she swims, approaches
side of pool, then blows a kiss to the viewer.
--On film: Clip of Frank Sinatra in Monte Carlo, Monaco for the
world premiere of "Kings Go Forth." Sinatra appears with Prince
Ranier, Princess Grace & Caroline.
Other guests:
--Carol Burnett (stand-up comedy routine about braces)
--Professor Backwards (stand-up routine about Las Vegas)
--Kirby Stone Four - "Lazy River"
--Sally Blair - "Witchcraft"
--Duke Lloyd - Gigi" (incomplete, interrupted by a Mercury
commercial)
--Joe Cook, Jr. (comedian/juggler, tells jokes while juggling)
--"Jumping" Joe Monahan (trampoline act)
--The Morlidor Trio (male contortionist wearing a black mask with
two female assistants)
--Elaine Herndon (Miss Dixie, wearing a tiara) - talks with Ed.
--Jacqueline Dubeiffe (correct spelling?) - ice-skating routine
--Audience bows: William "Bill" Bendix; Robert Q. (Lewis?); Wilbert
Clark; Harold Lloyd
b: 06-Jul-1958
523. scheduled: Ann Blyth; The Four Preps; Anna Maria Alberghetti
gs: Ann Blyth (scheduled guest) The Four Preps (scheduled guests)
Anna Maria Alberghetti (scheduled guest) Pat McCormick (scheduled
guest)
Scheduled guests (from the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada):
--Ann Blyth (movie star)
--The Four Preps (vocal group)
--Anna Maria Alberghetti (singer, movie star)
--Pat McCormick (Olympic diving champion)
--Ramine (Hawaiian dancer, appears in the movie "South Seas
Adventure")
--Brascia and Tybee (dance team)
--Rickie Layne (ventriloquist)
--Bennett and Patterson (comedy duo)
--Richiardi (magician)
b: 13-Jul-1958
524. scheduled: The 5th Annual Army talent show; Teresa Brewer
(guest host)
gs: Teresa Brewer (scheduled guest)
The 5th Annual Army talent show:
--Teresa Brewer (scheduled guest host)
Scheduled Army talent:
--Pfc. Constantine Cassolas (operatic tenor from Brooklyn, NY)
--The Second U.S. Army chrous, directed by Rinaldo Massimino
--The Circle (a country and western trio) with Sfc. Horace Burns
(Knoxville, Tenn.), Sgt. Ervin Elswick (Cromona, Ky.) and Sgt.
Thomas Parker (Kannapolis, N.C.)
--The Cold Cuts with Sp-1 Ernest Calla (East Boston, Mass.), Pfc.
Howard Garfin (Flushing, N.Y.), Pfc. John Guthman (Stowe, Vt.), Pfc.
Stan Kletkewicz (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Pfc. Robert Runion
(Bluefield, W.Va.)
b: 20-Jul-1958
525. Ernie Kovacs / Sheb Wooley ("The Purple People Eater") / Bobby
Van
gs: Ernie Kovacs (Guest) Sheb Wooley (Guest) Bobby Van (Guest)
Gisele MacKenzie (Guest) Gordon MacRae (Guest)
Guests:
--Ernie Kovacs - conducts the Nairobi Symphony (with musicians in
monkey costumes).
--Sheb Wooley - "The Purple People Eater"
--Gisele MacKenzie - "All The Way"
--Bobby Van - "Too Darn Hot" (sings and dances to song from "Kiss Me
Kate")
--Gordon MacRae - medley: "Moonlight Bay," "Tea For Two," "Stranger
In Paradise" and "If I Loved You"
--Paul Hampton - "Let's Fall In Love"
--George Givot (Italian comic)
--Jean Wald (orchestra made up of elderly women) - Grandma Orchestra
plays 1920's medley.
--Julia Mead - impersonates Ertha Kitt, Ray Bolger, Ethel Merman
--Jimmy and Mildred Mulcay (harmonica players) - "Caravan"
--Frisco Four (barbershop quartet)
--The Goofers (comical musicians) - "Flying Blues" & "Man On the
Flying Trapeze" (musicians goofing around, on pogo sticks, doing
cartwheels, one swings upside down while playing bass, etc.)
b: 27-Jul-1958
526. scheduled: Wayne and Shuster; Dolores Gray; Margaret Tynes
Scheduled:
--Wayne and Shuster (comedy team)
--Dolores Gray (musical-comedy star)
--Jack E. Leonard (comedian)
--Margaret Tynes (singer)
--Dieter Tasso (juggler)
b: 03-Aug-1958
527. 10-Aug-58 guests unknown
b: 10-Aug-1958
528. Gregory Peck (cameo) / Teresa Brewer / Carol Lawrence
gs: Gregory Peck (Guest, cameo) Teresa Brewer (Guest) Carol Lawrence
(Guest) Roger Williams (Guest)
Guests include:
--Gregory Peck (cameo, introduces Judy White, burn victim)
--Teresa Brewer - "Don't Bring Lulu" and "I Wouldn't Trade The
Sliver"
--Roger Williams (pianist) - "Near You"
--Domenico Modugno (Italian vocalist) - "Volare"
--Carol Lawrence & Peter Gennaro - "Shine On My Shoes"
--Shelly Berman (stand-up comedian doing jokes about life's most
embarrassing moments)
--Ted Williams (makes an appeal for the Jimmy Fund, for children
with cancer)
--Perez Prado - "Patricia"
--Elsa & Waldo (comedy dance routine, woman in tutu)
--Jackie Cannon (stand-up routine)
--Marquis Chimps (trained monkey/chimp act)
--Audience bows: Max Case, Harry Dekay, Emmy Wideman & Anthony
Marsello, Dana Andrews, Jack Sterling
b: 17-Aug-1958
529. scheduled: Frankie Lymon; Georgie Kaye; Wayne & Shuster
gs: Frankie Lymon (scheduled guest) Wayne and Shuster (scheduled
guests) Georgie Kaye (scheduled guest) Althea Gibson (scheduled
guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Wayne and Shuster (comedy team, appearing as guest hosts while Ed
was in Israel)
--Frankie Lymon (singer)
--Georgie Kaye (comedian)
--Jean Carroll (comedian)
--Charlie Applewhite (singer)
--Ann Leonardo (singer)
--Althea Gibson (tennis champion & singer)
--Elisa Jayen (dancer)
--Janik and Arnaut (dancers, doing their "Snake Dance")
b: 24-Aug-1958
530. scheduled: Dick Powell; Jack E. Leonard; Air Force Talent Show
gs: Dick Powell (scheduled guest) Jack E. Leonard (scheduled guest)
The Air Force Talent Show
Civilian guests (scheduled to appear):
--Dick Powell (actor, appearing as guest host while Ed was in
Israel)
--Jack E. Leonard (comedian)
--The Air Force talent consisted of winners of the Annual All Air
Force Talent Contest. (The grand finals were held in May 1958 at
Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.)
b: 31-Aug-1958
531. scheduled: Johnny Ray; Georgia Gibbs; Jane Morgan / "Ice
Capades"
gs: Johnnie Ray (scheduled guest) Georgia Gibbs (scheduled guest)
Jane Morgan (scheduled guest) Jill Corey (scheduled guest) Professor
Backwards (scheduled guest)
Broadcast from Madison Square Garden
--John Harris's Ice Capades of 1958
Scheduled guests:
--Johnny Ray (singer)
--Georgia Gibbs (singer)
--Jane Morgan (singer)
--Professor Backwards
--Jill Corey (singer)
--Jinx (a chimpanzee that performs on skates)
b: 07-Sep-1958
NOTE: A year earlier, on 08Sep57, Ed Sullivan presented another Ice
Capades show from Madison Square Garden (which was also titled "Ice
Capades of 1958").