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Season 11 (CBS)(1958-59)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Tom Alger
references:
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CBS Sundays 8:00-9:00pm Eastern
Season 11
532. Tommy Edwards / Mickey Rooney / scheduled: "West Side Story"
cast
gs: Tommy Edwards (Guest) Mickey Rooney (Guest) Joey Forman (Guest)
Guests (first 30 minutes of show):
--Tommy Edwards - "It's All In the Game"
--Mickey Rooney and Joey Forman - appear together in a "Candid
Camera" parody.
--Mickey Rooney - talks about the film "The Last Mile" in an
interview with Ed.
--Jacquelyn McKeever (musical-comedy star) sings "I Feel Pretty"
(from "West Side Story")
--Domenico Modugno (Italian vocalist) sings "The Coffee Song" and
"Drunken Donkey" in Italian. (Note: Domenico Modugno was the
composer of "Volare.")
--The Marilicks (correct spelling?) - plate juggling & spinning act
--Audience bows: Jerome (Jerry) Robbins / Stuart Granger / Col. Greg
Pappy Boyington (WWII hero, leader of the Baa Baa Black Sheep
Squadron)
--On stage intro: Major Johnson (commander of Grenadier Band, The
Scotguard Pipers)
Scheduled guests (2nd half of show):
--The Broadway company of "West Side Story," with Hank Brunjes (as
Riff), performing "Cool." (This appearance commemorated the first
anniversary of the opening of the play.)
--Joe E. Lewis (comedian)
--Jaye P. Morgan (vocalist appearing with her four brothers)
--Pinky and Perky (a puppet act from Europe)
b: 14-Sep-1958
NOTE: The 1st show of the 11th Season
533. scheduled: The stars of the upcoming TV season
gs: Steve McQueen (scheduled guest) Jackie Gleason (scheduled guest)
Art Carney (scheduled guest) Phil Silvers (scheduled guest) Edward
R. Murrow (scheduled guest) Ronald Reagan (scheduled guest) Raymond
Burr (scheduled guest) Robert Young (scheduled guest) Jane Wyatt
(scheduled guest) Elinor Donahue (scheduled guest) Billy Gray
(scheduled guest) Lauren Chapin (scheduled guest) Arthur Godfrey
(scheduled guest) Dorothy Collins (scheduled guest) Johnny Desmond
(scheduled guest) Richard Boone (scheduled guest) Spring Byington
(scheduled guest) Robert Culp (scheduled guest) Warner Anderson
(scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Wayne & Shuster (comedy team)
--Alan King (comedian)
Also, these stars of CBS's programs for the upcoming season were
scheduled:
--Steve McQueen ("Wanted-Dead or Alive")
--Jackie Gleason ("Jackie Gleason Show")
--Art Carney (DuPont Show of the Month's "Harvey") Gleason and
Carney appear together in a filmed sequence.
--Raymond Burr ("Perry Mason")
--Edward R. Murrow ("Person to Person" and "Small World")
--Phil Silvers ("Phil Silvers Show")
--Red Skelton ("Red Skelton Show")
--Gale Storm ("Gale Storm Show")
--Ronald Reagan ("GE Theater")
--Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray and Lauren
Chapin (from "Father Knows Best").
--Arthur Godfrey (Arthur Godfrey Show," appearing on tape)
--Dorothy Collins and Johnny Desmond ("Your Hit Parade")
--Spring Byington ("December Bride," appearing on tape)
--Richard Boone ("Have Gun Will Travel")
--Warner Anderson ("The Lineup")
--Robert Culp ("Trackdown")
b: 21-Sep-1958
534. scheduled: Mickey Mantle; Yogi Berra; Sacha Distel
b: 28-Sep-1958
535. scheduled: Danny Thomas; Frankie Laine; Milwaukee Braves
players
gs: Danny Thomas (scheduled guest) Frankie Laine (scheduled guest)
Patachou (scheduled guest) Joe Garagiola (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Danny Thomas
--Frankie Laine (singer)
--Patachou (French singer)
--Tina Robin (singer)
--Little Buck (dancer)
--Bambi Linn and Rod Alexander (dancing team)
Baseball segment:
--Milwaukee Braves: Warren Spahn, Henry Aaron, Eddie Matthews, Red
Schoendienst and Del Crandall.
--Joe Garagiola (Sportscaster and former St. Louis Cardinals
catcher)
b: 05-Oct-1958
536. scheduled: Carol Channing; Genevieve; Line Renaud
gs: Carol Channing (scheduled guest) Genevieve (scheduled guest)
Line Renaud (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Carol Channing (musical comedy star)
--Genevieve (French singer)
--Line Renaud (French singer)
--The Talbot Brothers (vocal-insturmental trio from Bermuda)
--George and Lydia (novelty ladder act from London, England)
b: 12-Oct-1958
537. Tony Martin / Roger Williams / Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane
gs: Roger Williams (Guest) Xavier Cugat (Guest) Abbe Lane (Guest)
Tony Martin (Guest) Jack E. Leonard (Guest)
Guests:
--Tony Martin (singer) - "Gigi" & "Fire Down Below"
--Benny Fields, Blossom Seeley, Tony Martin - "My Blushin' Rosie"
(Note: Benny Fields & Blossom Seeley were vaudevillians)
--Xavier Cugat and his band with Abbe Lane - "Dengoza I," "Ain't
Misbehavin'" & "Rockin' The Mambo"
--Roger Williams (pianist) - "Tico Tico" & interview with Ed (talks
to Ed about honorary degree). Roger Williams (later in show) - "Near
to You"
--Jack E. Leonard (comedian) - does stand-up routine & sings "When
You're Smiling"
--Bennett & Patterson (comedy team doing a storytime sketch)
--Marvin Roy (magician known as "Mr. Electric") - pops a string of
lights out of his mouth
--Leonard & Leonard (tap dancing duo)
--Dolores Vargas and Jose Castellon Batista (Spanish dance team with
guitar accompaniment)
--On film: clip from "Roots Of Heaven" with Trevor Howard (elephant
scene)
--Audience bows: Miss By-Line; Mercury dealers (followed by Ed
promoting the 1958 Mercury)
--On stage bows: Football Hall Of Famers - Harry Stilldreyer, Harry
Kipke & Marshall Goldberg
b: 19-Oct-1958
538. scheduled: Johnny Mathis; Esther Williams; Jacques Tati; Janet
Blair
gs: Johnny Mathis (scheduled guest) Esther Williams (scheduled
guest) Jacques Tati (scheduled guests) Janet Blair (scheduled guest)
Shecky Greene (scheduled guest) Lisa Kirk (scheduled guest)
Scheduled:
--Johnny Mathis
--Esther Williams (scheduled to perform an aquatic act from New York
University's pool)
--Jacques Tati (French comic mime)
--Janet Blair
--Shecky Greene (comedian)
--Lisa Kirk
--The Martin Brothers (South American jugglers)
--Lenny the Lion (English ventriloquist act)
b: 26-Oct-1958
539. Itzhak Perlman / Carol Lawrence & Larry Kert / Film: Ed
Sullivan Visits Jerusalem
gs: Itzhak Perlman (himself) Carol Lawrence (herself) Sam Levenson
(Guest) Larry Kert (Guest) Sam Levenson (Guest)
Guests:
--Itzhak Perlman (violinist, then a 13-year old child prodigy) -
plays "Polonaise Brilliante"
--Carol Lawrence (as Maria) and Larry Kert (as Tony) sing "Tonight"
(the balcony scene from Broadway's "West Side Story").
--Sam Levenson (stand-up comedian; performs a comedy routine about
teachers)
--Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing "Hallelujah Chorus" (from Handel's
"Messiah")
--Great Shadow Puppet Act
--Coal mine disaster survivors are introduced
Winners of the First Israeli Talent Contest (judged by Ed when he
was in Israel)
--On film: Ed Goes To Jerusalem
(Note: The transcript doesn't mention which Israeli acts were on
film and which ones performed live in New York.)
--Itzhak Perlman (violinist, then a 13-year old child prodigy) -
plays "Polonaise Brilliante"
--Yona Cohen and Miriam Paskalsky (Israeli singers) perform operatic
Jewish folk songs.
--Suzanna Ruben (or Reuben, known as "The Israeli Ethel Merman")
sings Ethel's "Getting To Know You" (in Hebrew)
--Israeli Dance Troupe
--Israeli folk singer (name not given, might be Bat-Ya Ostrovsky) -
performs guitar duet
--Karmon Israel Dance Company - perform a folk dance
--Niko Feldman (Israeli singer) sings "Mama" in Italian
b: 02-Nov-1958
540. Friar's Club roasts Ed Sullivan w/Walter Cronkite; Maury
Amsterdam; Joey Bishop
gs: Joe E. Lewis (Guest) Walter Cronkite (Guest) Phil Silvers
(Guest) Morey Amsterdam (Guest) Jack Carter (Guest) Joey Bishop
(Guest) Rocky Graziano (Guest) Wayne and Shuster (Guests) Abbe Lane
(Guest) Jack E. Leonard (Guest) Jacob Javits (Guest)
"The Friar's Club" roasts Ed Sullivan
Guests:
--Joe E. Lewis - roasts Ed
--Jack Carter (host / master of ceremonies, appears throughout the
show)
--Walter Cronkite (newsman) - tries to give Ed's history but is
interrupted by Maury Amsterdam and Jack Carter.
--F. M. Flynn (Ed's publisher at N.Y. Daily News)
--Wayne & Shuster (comedy team, make jokes about their exclusive
contract with Sullivan)
--cameo: Sylvia Sullivan (Ed's wife, waves)
--Joey Bishop (comedian) - gives a short speech
--Rocky Graziano (prizefighter, is heckled by comedians)
--Abbe Lane (wife of Xavier Cugat) - presents Ed with a painting of
Steve Allen
--Jacob Javits (New York Republican Senator) - politician making a
serious speech
--Jack E. Leonard (comedian, roasting Ed)
--Phil Silvers - gives speech & presents Ed with a Golden Friar
Award
b: 09-Nov-1958
541. scheduled: William Shatner; Lou Costello; Dody Goodman
gs: William Shatner (scheduled guest) Lou Costello (scheduled guest)
France Nuyen (scheduled guest) Dody Goodman (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--William Shatner and France Nuyen (from the Broadway musical "The
World of Suzie Wong") - appear in scenes from "...Suzie Wong"
--William Shatner and France Nuyen, and members of the show's cast -
perform a song written by Josh Logan, based on the Rodgers and Hart
song "How Can You Forget?"
--Lou Costello (comedian, formerly of Abbott and Costello)
--Wayne and Shuster (comedy team)
--Roberta Peters (soprano)
--Dody Goodman (comedian)
--Arnold Stang (comic actor)
--Dody Goodman, Arnold Stang, and Ed Sullivan do a comedy sketch
about TV ratings
--The Impero Brothers (balancing act)
--Joe Noble Trio (dancing and fire-eating act)
--Baby Opal (elephant act)
b: 16-Nov-1958
542. scheduled: Kathryn Grayson; Herb Shriner; the Four Coins
b: 23-Nov-1958
543. 30-Nov-58 guests unknown
b: 30-Nov-1958
544. From Alaska: Dody Goodman; Jill Corey; Dick "Lord" Buckley
gs: Dody Goodman (Guest) Jill Corey (Guest)
Show filmed in Alaska (when Ed was in Alaska a few weeks earlier):
Guests:
--Dody Goodman (comedian)
--Jill Corey (singer) - "Sitting on Top of the World"
--Dick "Lord" Buckely (night-club comedian) - "Shooting Dan McGrew"
Little Buck (dancer)
--George Bruno (aerialist)
--Piet Von Brechts (comedy contortionist)
--Jinx the monkey
Alaskan features / performers:
--Ceremonial dances
--A "blanket-toss" by Eskimos of the town of Kotzebue
--The Anchorage Community Chorus - sings "Alaska's Flag"
--A salute to the U.S. Alaska command
b: 07-Dec-1958
545. scheduled: Xavier Cugat & Abbe Lane / "Flower Drum Song" cast
gs: Xavier Cugat (scheduled guest) Abbe Lane (scheduled guest)
Richard Rodgers (scheduled guest) Oscar Hammerstein II (scheduled
guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (promoting their new
musical "Flower Drum Song").
--The entire cast of "Flower Drum Song" performing scenes from the
play.
--Xavier Cugat and his orchestra with Abbe Lane
--Mario Del Monaco (Metropolitan Opera tenor)
--John Gilpin (dancer from the Anton ballet company)
--Holger and Dolores (dance team from Europe)
b: 14-Dec-1958
546. scheduled: Jose Ferrer & Lois Smith; David Seville; Rise
Stevens
gs: Jose Ferrer (scheduled guest) Lois Smith (scheduled guest) David
Seville (scheduled guest) Rise Stevens (scheduled guest) Dick Button
(scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Jose Ferrer and Lois Smith - in scenes from their Broadway play
"Edwin Booth"
--Rise Stevens (operatic soprano)
--Wayne and Shuster (comedy team)
--David Seville (singer)
--Dick Button (champion ice skater) - performs on the Rockefeller
Plaza Ice Rink
--Bob Considine (journalist)
--Betty Johnson (singer)
--David Seville (singer)
--Luis Mariano (singer)
--Vic Julian and his French Poodles
b: 21-Dec-1958
547. Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward / Maurice Gosfield & Joe E. Ross
gs: Paul Newman (Guest) Joanne Woodward (Guest) Maurice Gosfield
(Guest) Joe E. Ross (Guest)
Guests (first half of show):
--Maurice Gosfield (Private Doberman) and Joe E. Ross (Sgt. Ridzik)
from "Phil Silvers Show"/"You'll Never Get Rich"/"Sergeant Bilko"
--Paul Newman & Joanne Woodward (actors) - in New York for the
opening of their movie "Rally Round the Flag Boys!" (Joan Collins
and director Leo McCarey were scheduled to also appear.)
--Ed appears with Allan Ameche (football player of the Baltimore
Colts)
--Rickie Layne and Velvel (ventriloquist act)
--The Great Norberti - Comic Acrobat
--Jane Morgan (singer) - "Fascination" & "The Day The Rain Comes
Down"
--Marvin Roy (magician known as "Mr. Electric" with his light bulbs)
Scheduled guests (second half of show):
--Della Reese (singer)
--Sam Levenson (humorist)
--Dario Cassini (singer)
--Harry Mimmo (comic pantomimist)
--Norberti (novelty act)
--Tom Garey (novelty act)
b: 28-Dec-1958
548. scheduled: Imogene Coca; Shelley Berman; Trude Adams
gs: Imogene Coca (scheduled guest) Shelley Berman (scheduled guest)
Trude Adams (scheduled guest)
Scheduled:
--Imogene Coca (comedian)
--Shelley Berman (comedian)
--Trude Adams (singer)
--Irvy Gitlis (Israeli violinist)
--Ford and Hines (comedians)
--Ray MacDonald (dancer)
--Dickie Henderson (comedian)
--Pinkie and Perky (English puppet act)
b: 04-Jan-1959
549. Fidel Castro (on film) / Jason Robards / George Grizzard / Alan
King
gs: Fidel Castro (himself, on film) Jason Robards (Guest) George
Grizzard (Guest) Alan King (Guest) Professor Backwards (Guest)
--On film: Fidel Castro - 25 second clip at beginning of show. Later
in show, a 6-minute film is shown: Ed introduces Castro, calls
Castro and his soldiers "Revolutionary Youngsters." Film includes
appearance by Che Guevara. Ed wishes Castro luck in his revolution.
Other guests (live):
--Jason Robards & George Grizzard - perform scene from the Broadway
play "The Disenchanted."
--Alan King (comedian, talks about house party directions)
--Little Gaelic Singers (from Ireland) - "The Faughan Side"
--Professor Backwards (comedian, talks about Texas, psychiatrists.)
--Victor Julian (animal act) - man with two poodles. After the
commercial break the dogs appear in clothing for a "Poodle Fashion
Show"
--Helen Halpin - does impressions of Della Reese, Sarah Vaughan,
Judy Garland.
--Francis Burn (juggler)
--The Gutis (acrobatic-comedy act) - 4-man act (2 of them are
wearing ape costumes)
--Tina Louise (cameo, appears with Ed at end of show)
b: 11-Jan-1959
550. Edith Piaf / Celeste Holm / Betty Comden & Adolph Green / Pat
Suzuki
gs: Edith Piaf (Guest) Celeste Holm (Guest) Pat Suzuki (Guest) Betty
Comden (Guest) Adolph Green (scheduled guest)
Guests:
--Edith Piaf (French singer) - "Carousel" and "Gypsy and the Lady"
--Celeste Holm (actress) - scene from "Third Best Sport" (Comical
scene with salesman & customer)
--Pat Suzuki (musical-comedy star) - "I Enjoy Being A Girl" (from
"Flower Drum Song")
--Antoinetta Stella (operatic soprano) - "Un Beldi" (from "Madame
Butterfly")
--Betty Comden & Adolph Green - medley of classic show tunes: "Just
In Time," "The Party's Over," "It's Love," "New York" and "The
Inspiration." Also: "Captain Hook Waltz" (from "Peter Pan") & "The
French Lesson" (from "Good News").
--Alan Drake (stand-up comedian) - monologue about marriage, kids,
friendship, relatives, corruption, childhood, and sings "Sunny Side
Of The Street"
--Murray Hill & Chatter (monkey act with trainer)
--Audience bows: Marie Torres; Nancy Rideout (with film clip of
Rideout water skiing)
b: 18-Jan-1959
551. scheduled: Charlton Heston; Eartha Kitt; Georgia Gibbs
gs: Charlton Heston (scheduled guest) Eartha Kitt (scheduled guest)
Georgia Gibbs (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Charlton Heston (actor)
--Eartha Kitt (actress-singer, star of the movie "Anna Lucasta")
--Georgia Gibbs (singer)
--Wayne and Shuster (comedy team)
--Noelle Adam (French dancer)
--Arthur Worsley (British ventriloquist)
b: 25-Jan-1959
NOTE: Next week (February 1, 1959), "The Ed Sullivan Show" was a
repeat: The Moiseyev Dancers (from June 29, 1958).
552. Johnny Cash / Frankie Laine / Richard Boone
gs: Johnny Cash (Guest) Frankie Laine (Guest) Richard Boone (Guest)
Miyoshi Umeki (Guest) Jan Murray (Guest) Nancy Kelly (Guest) Trude
Adams (Guest)
Guests:
--Johnny Cash - "Don't Take Your Guns to Town"
--Miyoshi Umeki (star of Broadway's "Flower Drum Song") - "Hundred
Million Miracles" and "In My Own Little Corner"
--Frankie Laine - "You Can Depend On Me," "Then I Should Fall In
Love," "Last Night," "That Old Feeling" and "The Rose"
--Frankie Laine - "The Gettysburg Address" (Civil War pictures
shown)
--Jan Murray - sings "Love Is A Treasure Hunt," then banters with
Frankie Laine & sings "Jamaica" (Lena Horne song).
--Richard Boone and Nancy Kelly (actors) - perform scenes from the
Broadway play "The Rivalry"
--The Jamaica Dancers (Broadway dancers) - perform "Jamaica"
--Trude Adams - "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" & "Josuha"
--Wally Griffin (comedy routine)
b: 08-Feb-1959
553. scheduled: Itzhak Perlman; Dody Goodman; Jack Carter; Jane
Morgan
gs: Itzhak Perlman (scheduled guest) Dody Goodman (scheduled guest)
Jack Carter (scheduled guest) Jane Morgan (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Itzhak Perlman (18-year-old violinist from Israel)
--Dody Goodman (comedian)
--Jack Carter (comedian)
--Wayne and Shuster (comedy team)
--Jane Morgan (singer)
--Luise Rainer (actress)
--Flaviano Labo (Metropolitan opera tenor)
--Hubert Castle (wire-walker)
--Latonia, Graham and Chadel (novelty act from Europe)
b: 15-Feb-1959
554. scheduled: Roger Williams; Dennis Weaver; Pat Henning
b: 22-Feb-1959
555. scheduled: The Platters; Abbe Lane; Xavier Cugat; Carol
Lawrence
gs: The Platters (scheduled guests) Abbe Lane (scheduled guest)
Xavier Cugat (scheduled guest) Carol Lawrence (scheduled guest) Pat
Suzuki (scheduled guest)
Scheduled:
--The Platters
--Abbe Lane with Xavier Cugat and his orchestra
--Carol Lawrence
--Pat Suzuki (musical-comedy star)
--Shelley Berman (comedian)
--Ford and Hines (comedy team)
b: 01-Mar-1959
556. scheduled: Fred MacMurray; Shelley Winters; Jane Russell; David
Seville
Scheduled guests:
--Fred MacMurray (actor)
--Shelley Winters (actress) - reads a passage from Anne Frank's
diary. (The movie "The Diary of Anne Frank" was released around this
time.)
--Jane Russell (actress-singer) - performs a solo song
--Jane Russell and her younger brother Kevin - sing a duet
--David Seville and the Chipmunks - Alvin's Harmonica"
--Jan Murray (comedian, host of "Treasure Hunt")
--Shecky Greene (comedian)
--Joe Howard (vaudevillian, appearing with his son Joe Jr.)
b: 08-Mar-1959
557. Edward Mulhare / Myron Cohen / Paul O'Keefe
gs: James Cagney (Guest, on film) Myron Cohen (Guest)
Guests (St. Patrick's Day show filmed in Ireland):
--Liam DeValley - "The Gentle Maiden" (a traditional Irish folk
ballad)
--Cork Choir (a.k.a. The Corkish Glee Club) - "Bells of Shandon"
--Maureen Potter (comedian) - stand-up comic baby routine
--The Harmonichords - "Danny Boy" (3-man harmonica playing band)
--Joe Lynch - "Cockles and Mussels"
--Robert Briscoe (former Lord Mayor of Dublin) - interviewed at the
"Taxi Cab Shrine" in Ireland
--Irish Prime Minister Eamon De Valera - talks with Ed Sullivan.
--Three Harpists - "Castle of Dromore"
--Edward Mulhare segment: (1) interview; (2) Ed shares tea with Mrs.
Mulhare; (3) Ed Mulhare sings "I've Grown Accustomed to Your Face" &
"Let A Woman In Your Life"
--Paul O'Keefe (seven-year-old singer from "The Music Man") - sings
"Dear Old Donnegal"
--Ed kisses the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle
--Irish Steppers (possibly the Comerford Dancers) - do traditional
Irish jigs
--Also: Scenes from the new James Cagney movie "Shake Hands with the
Devil," which was filmed in Ireland.
--Myron Cohen (comedian) - tells Jewish and Irish jokes
--George M. Cohan, Jr. (song-and-dance man) - sings "Mary"
--Pat Rooney, Sr. (vaudevillian) - performs Irish clog dance
--The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick glee club - perform a medley of
Irish songs.
Scheduled guests (not mentioned on transcript):
--Pamela Charles (of "My Fair Lady")
--Smyth Brothers - "Pretty Little Galway Girl"
--Comerford Dancers - performs Irish dances
b: 15-Mar-1959
558. From Portugal: Maurice Chevalier; The Ames Brothers
gs: Maurice Chevalier (Guest) Ames Brothers (Guest)
Guests (show filmed in Portugal):
--Maurice Chevalier - "This Is My Lucky Day" & "Quai de Bercy"
--The Ames Brothers (vocal group) - "Petticoats of Portugal"
--Jacquelyn McKeever (singer) - "April in Portugal"
--Richard Hearne (British comedian)
--La Chunga (gypsy star from Spain)
--John Gilpin and Marilyn Burr (British ballet dancers)
This show was repeated on 23-Jul-1961.
b: 22-Mar-1959
559. scheduled: Shelley Winters; Connie Francis / James Stewart &
Lee Remick (on film)
gs: Jimmy Stewart (Guest, on film) Lee Remick (Guest, on film)
Shelley Winters (scheduled guest) Connie Francis (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Shelley Winters (actress)
--Connie Francis (singer)
--Luise Rainer (actress)
--Richard Boone (from "Paladin")
--Wayne and Shuster (comedy team)
--Jaye P. Morgan (singer with her four brothers)
--Mischa Elman (violinist)
--Carol Heiss (champion ice skater)
--The Bizzaro Brothers (bell-ringing musicians)
--On film: A visit to the "Anatomy of a Murder" movie set on the
first day of shooting. The movie stars James Stewart, Lee Remick and
attorney Joseph Welch.
b: 29-Mar-1959
560. scheduled: The Fleetwoods; Wayne & Shuster; Jean Carroll
gs: The Fleetwoods (scheduled guests) Wayne and Shuster (scheduled
guests) Jean Carroll (scheduled guest) Dick Button (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--The Fleetwoods - "Come Softly to Me"
Other scheduled guests:
--Domenico Modugno - "Piove"
--Wayne and Shuster (comedians doing their "Mark of Zero" sketch)
--Dick Button (Olympic ice skating champion)
--Jean Carroll (comedian)
--The Billy Williams Quartet (vocal group)
b: 05-Apr-1959
561. Johnny Ray / Brook Benton / Gertrude Berg / Sir Cedric
Hardwicke
gs: Johnny Ray (Guest) Brook Benton (Guest) Gertrude Berg (Guest)
Guests:
--Brook Benton - "It's Just A Matter Of Time"
--Johnny Ray - "Alright, Okay" and "Here & Now"
--Teresa Brewer - "Daughter Of Rosie O'Grady" & "Heavenly Lover"
--Gertrude Berg, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Michael Tolan - perform a
scene from their Broadway comedy "A Majority of One" (ship deck
scene)
--Patachou (Singer from France) - "Les Innocents" (in French)
--Smith & Dale (comedy duo doing an I. R. S. routine)
--Shelly Berman (stand-up comedy) - tells jokes about Gertrude Stein
& plays a man with hangover making a phone call (routine about what
happened the night before)
--Phil Foster (stand-up comedian doing a monologue about dogs)
--Don McNeil (of Chicago's WBBM-TV "Breakfast Club") - introduces
Jinny Teal.
--Jinny Teal (Tiu?) (5-year old girl piano prodigy) - plays on
miniature piano.
On-stage bows (at beginning of show): Moose Skowron (N. Y. Yankee) &
Rod Steiger
b: 12-Apr-1959
562. scheduled: Tallulah Bankhead; Della Reese; Betty Comden &
Adolph Green
gs: Tallulah Bankhead (scheduled guest) Della Reese (scheduled
guest) Betty Comden (scheduled guest) Adolph Green (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Tallulah Bankhead
--Della Reese (singer)
--Jack Carter (comedian)
--Betty Comden and Adolph Green (musical-comedy team)
--Rickie Layne (ventriloquist)
--Toni Arden (singer)
--Martha Ann Bentley (dancer)
--Maggie Sarragne (singer)
--Augie and Margo (dance team)
--The Shellys (listed as a "variety act")
b: 19-Apr-1959
563. Johnny Mathis / Rod Steiger / Henny Youngman
gs: Johnny Mathis (Guest) Rod Steiger (Guest) Henny Youngman (Guest)
Dody Goodman (Guest)
Guests include:
--Johnny Mathis - "Lover," "Someone" & "From This Moment"
--Rod Steiger - performs a scene from "Roshomon" (Samurai sword
fight)
--On film: Clip from "Al Capone" starring Rod Steiger
--Henny Youngman (stand-up comedian with violin)
--Dody Goodman (comedian doina a routine about the differences
between men and women)
--Jan Clayton - "If I'd Loved You"
--Jan Peerce - The Teamsters
--Darvas & Julia (ballroom dancers)
--The Dukes Of Dixieland - "76 Trombones" (Dixieland style band)
b: 26-Apr-1959
564. scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Gogi Grant; Billy Daniels
gs: Lionel Hampton (scheduled guest) Gogi Grant (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Lionel Hampton and his band (jazz musicians)
--Gogi Grant (singer)
--Wayne and Shuster (comedy team) - present a comedy sketch titled
"Bell, Bag and Canvas"
--Billy Daniels (singer)
--Professor Backwards (comedian)
--Ford and Hines (comedy team)
--The Keynotes (female singing group)
--Les Mathurins (European novelty act)
b: 03-May-1959
565. Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Hume Cronyn & Jessica Tandy / Andy
Griffith
gs: Hume Cronyn (Guest) Jessica Tandy (Guest) Louis Prima (Guest)
Keely Smith (Guest) Andy Griffith (Guest)
Segment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera:
--Louis Prima sings "When You're Smiling."
--Prima, Keely Smith & Sam Butera - "Oh Marie" medley
--Sam Butera – "Old Man River" (sings with combo)
--Keely Smith sings "Oo Lee Oo"
--Louis Prima & Keely Smith sing "I've Got You Under My Skin" (do
vocal trade-offs)
Additional guests:
--Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, George Matthews - perform a scene from
the Sean O'Casey play "A Pound On Demand"
--Broadway cast of "Destry Rides Again" (1) Dolores Gray, Andy
Griffith, Scott Brady sing "Gyp Watson" number. (2) Dolores Gray
sings "I Say Hello"
--Charles Davis sings "Hawaiian Wedding Song"
--Arnold Stang (comedian) - routine: tip to the dentist with Ed as
his straight man.
--unknown ballet duo - perform a Pas De Deaux
b: 10-May-1959
566. Louis Prima & Keely Smith / Shelly Berman / Jack Carter
gs: Louis Prima (Guest) Keely Smith (Guest) Sam Butera (Guest)
Shelley Berman (Guest) Jack Carter (Guest)
Segment with Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & the Witnesses:
--Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera & The Witnesses - "When
You're Smiling," "Just A Gigolo," "I Aint Got Nobody" & "Waitin' for
the Robert E. Lee"
--Louis plugs the movie "Hey Boy Hey Girl"
--Sam Butera - "Fever"
--Keely Smith - "Nighty Night Little One"
--Keely Smith, Louis Prima, Sam Butera & The Witnesses - "Old Black
Magic"
Other guests:
--Frank Libuse (piano playing comedian)
--Jack Carter (comedian)
--Shelly Berman (comedian)
--Al Hibbler sings "He Is Always There?" & "If you Love Your
Neighbor"
--West Point Glee Club - sings a Civil War medley ("When Johnny
Comes Marching Home," "Battle Cry Of Freedom," "The Old Camp Ground"
and "Dixie")
b: 17-May-1959
567. Fabian / Myron Cohen / Ed Wynn / Carol Lawrence
gs: Fabian (Guest) Carol Lawrence (Guest) Ed Wynn (Guest) Rhonda
Fleming (Guest)
Guests:
--Fabian - "Turn Me Loose" & "Tiger"
--Carol Lawrence - "10 Cents A Dance" (from "West Side Story)
--Ed Wynn - jokes with Ed
--Ed Wynn & Carol Lawrence - "Tea For Two"
--Myron Cohan (stand-up comedian)
--The Goofers - "Mutual Admiration Society" (comedic musicians,
Drummer wears goofy mask, musician swinging upside down)
--Billy Storm - "I've Come Of Age"
--Kyle McDonnell - The Best Thing For You
--Rhonda Fleming - short interview With Ed
--Owen Mcgivney, Jr. - Plays 5 characters with costume change.
--Conrad Buckner (tap dancer)
--Bobo Barnett (Clown & animal circus act) - Big clown gets out of
tiny car
--Baron Bweakas (spelling?) - Comedic violin player, plays 2 violins
at same time
b: 24-May-1959
568. Bobby Darin ("Mack the Knife" & "Dream Lover") / Edith Piaf
gs: Edith Piaf (Guest) Bobby Darin (Guest) Wayne and Shuster
(Guests) Trude Adams (Guest)
Guests:
--Bobby Darin - "Mack the Knife" & "Dream Lover"
--Edith Piaf - "M'Lord" (& possible 2nd song: "Come On Let's Hear
It")
--Peter Fit (magician) - floating cane trick & trick with bottles
--Trude Adams - "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing"
--Jackie Kannon & Jerri Bergen (comedy team) - play piano, sing
parodies
--Wayne & Shuster (comedy team) Crime syndicate sketch, take off on
crime TV shows.
--Ed appears with Rhesus Monkey from space program (at beginning of
show).
--Rex Ramer (comedian) - "Cocktails for For Two" (Spike Jones
impression)
--Pompoff and Thedy (Vaudeville performers doing a comedy-magic act)
--Lord Buckley, Ed Sullivan, Wayne & Shuster, and Trude Adams do a
pantomime act.
Audience bows: Judge John, Carol Ralphs
b: 31-May-1959
NOTE: This episode (31May59) was repeated September 3, 1961
569. Johnny Horton ("Battle of New Orleans) / James Cagney (tribute)
gs: Johnny Horton (Guest) James Cagney (Guest) Al Martino (Guest)
The Barry Sisters (Guests)
James Cagney segment:
--Montage of Cagney movie clips: "Public Enemy," "Angels With Dirty
Faces," "Oklahoma Kid," "The Fighting 69th," "Yankee Doodle Dandy" &
"Mr. Roberts"
--James Cagney talks about his career (remote, possibly from
California)
--Film clip: "Shake Hands with the Devil"
Additional guests:
--Johnny Horton - "The Battle of New Orleans"
--Al Martino - "I Can't Get You Out Of My Heart"
--The Barry Sisters - "Man Man" & "Come Prima"
--Maria Neglia - "Hot Canary" (on violin)
--Dewey Pigmeat Markham - Dewey & Shorty argue mathematics
--Jack Carter (stand-up comedy) - Ed appears with Jack to play a
cowboy.
--Chiquita & Pedro (dog act with 2 dogs dancing in Mexican clothing)
--Bennett & Patterson (comedians, do their impressions of "The Year
In Television")
Audience bows: Lt. Peter Dalkin & Eddie Regan (West Point Rhodes
Scholars); Art Wahl
--On stage bows: Johnny Horton (prior to singing "Battle of New
Orleans") & Betsy Rawles
b: 07-Jun-1959
570. Brook Benton / Connie Francis / Wayne & Shuster / Henny
Youngman
gs: Connie Francis (Guest) Brook Benton (Guest) Henny Youngman
(Guest) Wayne and Shuster (Guests) Robert Merrill (Guest)
Guests:
--Brook Benton - "Endlessly"
--Connie Francis - "Lipstick on Your Collar" & "Mammy"
--Henny Youngman (comedian doing a professor routine)
--Robert Merrill - "Vesta La Giuba"
--Wayne & Shuster (comedians doing a "Professor In The Jungle"
routine)
--Jackie Miles (comedian) - does a going to the movies routine with
Sullivan
--Augie & Margo (dance team doing the Mambo)
--Marvin Roy (magician known as "Mr. Electric") - uses scarves &
light bulbs, a string of lights come out of his mouth
--Remote from Liberty Island - fireworks display in tribute to Henry
Hudson.
Audience bows: Jule Styne (Broadway composer); Paul Ford (film and
TV actor); Joel Montgomery (12 year old spelling bee champion)
b: 14-Jun-1959
571. Fabian / Georgia Gibbs / Kirby Stone Four / John Wayne (on
tape)
gs: John Wayne (Guest, on tape) Jack Benny (Guest) Constance Towers
(Guest, on tape) Georgia Gibbs (Guest) Fabian (Guest) Wayne and
Shuster (Guests) Shelley Berman (Guest)
Guests:
--Jack Benny cameo: After Ed claims to have found a one-dollar bill
in the lobby, Benny comes on stage to claim it.
--On tape: John Wayne & Constance Towers wish Ed a happy 11th
Anniversary
--Georgia Gibbs - "Once Upon a Nickel"
--Fabian - "Tiger" and "Mighty Cold"
--Kirby Stone Four - "It's A Really Big Show (Shoe)" (with Ed
joining them on song)
--Wayne And Shuster - comedians do a Julius Ceaser sketch titled
"Rinse The Blood Off My Toga"
--Shelly Berman (stand-up comedy: child psychology & flying).
--Will Jordan (comedian) - does a Sullivan impersonation and sings
"Bye Bye Love"
--The Shirleys (a Balloon Sculpting Group) - throw balloons into the
audience.
Audience bows (at beginning of show): Billy Casper (tennis player);
Sylvia Fine (wife of Danny Kaye); and three heroes of French
Resistance movement.
b: 21-Jun-1959
572. Duke Ellington / Lloyd Price / Frankie Avalon / Jean Carroll
gs: Otto Preminger (Guest) Duke Ellington (Guest) Lloyd Price
(Guest) Frankie Avalon (Guest) Jean Carroll (Guest) Tina Robin
(Guest) Rickie Layne (Guest)
12th Anniversary Show with guests:
--Lloyd Price - "Personality"
--Duke Ellington - "Anatomy of a Murder" & "Flirty Bird"
--Otto Preminger - director of the film "Porgy & Bess" (90-second
segment, probably an interview)
--Frankie Avalon - "A Boy without a Girl" & "That's Jazz"
--The Armstrong Band (without Louis) - plays untitled song
--Ingamar Johannson (new Heavyweight Boxing Champ shows knockout
punch to Ed).
--Italian Modern Jazz Dancers
--Jean Carroll (stand-up comedy: teenage dates & modern times)
--Little Dane & Mason - "That's Plenty" and "Can Do" (comic
demonstration of invention of the fugue form in music)
--Ricky Layne & Irving - do a beatnik ventriloquist routine with the
puppet harassing Ed.
--Tina Robin - "Splish Splash" & "Hound Dog"
--Erich Brenn (plate spinner)
Audience bow: Fred Astaire
b: 28-Jun-1959
573. scheduled: Ames Brothers; Patachou; Alan King; Ford & Hines
Scheduled guests:
--The Ames Brothers (vocal group) - medley ("Too Young," "Paper
Doll," "Everything I Have is Yours," "Seems Like Old Times," "If I
Didn't Care" and the Lawrence Welk theme).
--Patachou (French singer) - "Time After Time"
--Alan King (comedian)
--Ford and Hines (comedy team)
--Helen Halpin (vocal impressionist)
--Ivry Gitlis (Israeli violinist) - "Paganini Violin Concerto"
--Pinky and Perky (puppeteers)
b: 05-Jul-1959
574. Carol Channing / Georgia Gibbs / Wayne & Shuster / Bob Lewis
gs: Carol Channing (Guest) Georgia Gibbs (Guest) Wayne and Shuster
(Guests) Bob Lewis (Guest)
Guests:
--Carol Channing - "Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend" (Carol gives a
phony diamond to Ed, then throws phony diamonds out to audience
members).
--Georgia Gibbs - "Arrivaderci Roma" and "Rock-A-Bye-Baby"
--Wayne & Shuster (comedians performing sketch: "The Hula Hoop
Murder Case" with Inspector Johnny Chan)
--Dukes of Dixieland (jazz group) - perform two songs
--The Three Wiles (dance trio)
--Bob Lewis (comedian, doing magic and comedy tricks)
--Francis Brunn (juggler)
--Noelle Adam (dancer from France) - does a dance number with many
other dancers.
b: 12-Jul-1959
575. "Spoleto Festival" (taped in Italy): Sir John Gielgud; Eileen
Farrell
gs: John Gielgud (Guest) Eileen Farrell (Guest)
"Spoleto Festival" (taped in Italy)
Guests include:
--Sir John Gielgud – Shakespeare readings (filmed at Gian Carlo
Menotti's palace)
--Eileen Farrell (American soprano) sings "Pace, pace, mio Dio"
(from Verdi's opera "La Forza del Destino". Filmed at the ancient
amphitheater) and Verdi's "Requiem Mass" (filmed at the Duomo
square).
--Eileen Farrell and the Armstrong Band – "Sunny Side of the Street"
(Louis Armstrong jazz band without Louis, who was ill.) Filmed at
the market place.
b: 19-Jul-1959
576. Eartha Kitt / Charlton Heston (on film) / Roger Williams
gs: Eartha Kitt (Guest) Charlton Heston (Guest, on film) Roger
Williams (Guest) Pat Henning (Guest) Phil Foster (Guest)
Guests:
--Eartha Kitt - "Little White Lies" & "What More Is There To Say."
--Eartha Kitt (later in show) - "Turkish Rendition of CBD" & "Hora
Ki Mi Tsion" (in Hebrew) Note: Another source listed the songs as
"Uska Dara" and "Ki Mi Taion"
--On film: "Ben Hur" film clip with Charlton Heston riding chariot.
Also: Ed on movie set riding in chariot with Heston.
--Jamaica Dancers (dancers from Broadway play "Jamaica")
--Roger Williams (pianist) - "The Flight of the Bumblebee" & "Oh
Come All Ye Faithful"
--Pat Henning (stand-up comedian) - rolls up a handkerchief to make
it look like a dancer & does impressions of E. G. Robinson, Lionel
Barrymore, Charles Laughton.
--The Happy Jesters (comedy-musical trio) - "Your Cheatin' Heart"
and, later in show, "Heart Of My Heart"
--Phil Foster (stand-up comedy, topics: The Dodgers team & marriage)
--The St. Clairs (family of tap dancers) - appear twice in show.
Later in show, group tap dances to "Louise." The first number might
be "How High the Moon."
--LaValle (magician)
b: 26-Jul-1959
577. scheduled: The Platters; Roberta Peters; Shelley Berman
gs: The Platters (scheduled guests) Roberta Peters (scheduled guest)
Shelley Berman (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--The Platters - "Remember When," "Dance with Me, Henry" & "Darktown
Strutters' Ball"
--Roberta Peters (opera star) - "Laughing Song" (from the
"Fledermaus")
--Shelley Berman (comedian)
--Jill Corey (singer) - "I Want to be Loved" & "Bye, Bye, Blackbird"
--Ricky Layne (ventriloquist with his dummy Velvel)
--Helen Wood (ballerina)
--Judge Dewey Markham and Shorty (comedy team)
--The Bizzaro Brothers (comedy trio)
--Ugo Frediani (juggler from Italy)
--The Alcettys (plate spinning act)
b: 02-Aug-1959
578. Jane Russell / Sid Kroft / Shecky Greene / Toni Arden
gs: Jane Russell (Guest) Sid Kroft (Guest)
Guests:
--Jane Russell - "Say It Isn't So"
--Jane Russell and her brother Kevin - perform an unidentified song
(possibly titled "Dearie")
--Toni Arden (singer) - "Non Dimenticar"
--Toni Arden and her brother Jan Arden - "Ain't She Sweet," "Yes
Sir, That's My Baby" & "Pigalle"
--Sid Kroft and his marionettes
--Keefe Brasselle (actor) - plays a song and does impressions of Al
Jolson, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor
--Shecky Greene (comedian) - comedy routine: jokes with Ed Sullivan
(who appears on stage throughout most of routine). Shecky then
impersonates a German coed.
--Sabicas (flamenco guitar player)
--Helene and Howard (dancers) - add slapstick comedy to their dance
routine
--The Martin Brothers (flame throwing juggling act) - the team
perform their flaming club routine with the lights out.
--Miss Mara (trapeze artist) - circus act
--Shaller Brothers (jugglers) - trampoline act
b: 09-Aug-1959
579. scheduled: Lionel Hampton; Teresa Brewer; Jan Murray
gs: Lionel Hampton (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Lionel Hampton (jazz musician) - "Ain't Got That Swing" and "Lady
Be Good"
--Teresa Brewer - "There'll Be Some Changes Made," "Melancholy Baby"
& "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street"
--Jan Murray (comedian)
--Myron Cohen (comedian)
--Joe Howard and son Joe Jr. (singing-comedy team) - "I Wonder Who's
Kissing Her Now"
--Jan Peerce (opera singer) - "Vesti La Glubba" & "You'll Never Walk
Alone"
b: 16-Aug-1959
580. scheduled: Luise Rainer; Alan King; Dolores Wilson
Scheduled guests:
--Luise Rainer (actress, filmed interview)
--Alan King (comedian)
--Dolores Wilson (Metropolitan opera singer)
--Johnny Haymer (comedian)
--Turk Murphy and his band
--Althea Gibson (singer, tennis champion)
--Ben Bennett and Dick Patterson (comedy team)
--The Smyth Brothers (Irish singing group)
--John Gilpin and Marilyn Burr (English dance team, ballet)
b: 23-Aug-1959
581. scheduled: Army Talent Show / Steve Lawrence / Henny Youngman
gs: Steve Lawrence (scheduled guest) Henny Youngman (scheduled
guest)
The Annual Army Talent Show
Civilian talent (scheduled guests):
--Henny Youngman (comedian)
--Rickie Layne (ventriloquist)
--Modern Jazz Dancers (from Italy) - "Zabandara"
Army talent (scheduled):
--Steve Lawrence (singer, serving in the Army at the time) - "Day
In, Day Out"
--Peter Duchin (pianist, son of pianist Eddie Duchin) - "To Love
Again" and "Summertime"
--Alan Cohn (singer) - "Nessun Dorma"
--Boyd Dounveor (singer) - "Danny Boy"
--The Fort Sheridan Chamber Quintet including Alan Marlowe of Encino
(instrumental group)
--The Jamaicans (vocal group) - "Jamaica Farewell"
--Jack Larson (impressionist) - "Catch a Falling Star," "King
Creole" and "Hound Dog"
--Eugene Misirowski (dancer) - "Lover"
--John Park (singer) - "Flamingo"
--Darrell Porter (singer) - "Lonesome Road"
--The Second Army Band and Chorus - "This Is It," "Caught in the
Act" and "Army Goes Rolling Along"
--The Troubadours (instrumental group) - "Drunken Soldier"
b: 30-Aug-1959
582. Bobby Darin / Frankie Laine / Teresa Brewer
gs: Bobby Darin (Guest) Frankie Laine (Guest) Teresa Brewer (Guest)
Myron Cohen (Guest) Will Jordan (Guest)
Broadcast from Madison Square Garden:
Guests include:
--Bobby Darin - medley: "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Lonesome Road"
and "When The Saints Go Marching In"
--Frankie Laine - "Someday" & "Rocks and Gravel"
--Teresa Brewer - "How Could Belive" and "Diamond"
--Myron Cohen (stand-up comedian: Irishman Vs Jewish man in an
election, Rabbi and Priest in auto accident, etc.)
--Will Jordan (impressionist) - does an impression of Ed Sullivan,
Ed singing "Bye Bye Love"
Ice Capades segments (to be added later)
b: 06-Sep-1959
583. scheduled: Edith Piaf; Itzhak Perlman; Jack Carter
gs: Edith Piaf (scheduled guest) Itzhak Perlman (scheduled guest)
Jack Carter (scheduled guest) Jane Morgan (scheduled guest) Arnold
Stang (scheduled guest) Rickie Layne (scheduled guest)
Scheduled guests:
--Edith Piaf (French Chanteuse)
--Jack Carter (comedian)
--IItzhak Perlman (Israeli pianist)
--Jane Morgan (singer)
--Flaviano Labo (opera tenor)
--Arnold Stang (comedian)
--Harrison and Fisher (dance team)
--Ricky Layne (ventriloquist)
--Latona, Graham and Chadel (acrobats)
--Hubert Castle (tightrope performer)
b: 13-Sep-1959
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