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1957-11-20, WNBC, 14 min.
October 1, 1952-September 10, 1961 (NBC TV). 1970 & 1983 (SYNDICATED). NBC 30th Anniversary Show televised February 26, 1981, co- hosted by Ralph Edwards and David Frost. THIS IS YOUR LIFE was hosted by Ralph Edwards. It was a sentimental human interest show which he began on radio in 1948. Each week a special guest was lured to the studio by a ruse and then surprised as Edward's announced, "This is your Life!" Long lost friends and relatives materialized during the ensuing half hour to relive long-forgotten incidents going back to early childhood. The programs were broadcast LIVE and reverted to Video Tape at the start of the 1959-1960 season, at which time most of the telecasts were pre-recorded. Bob Warren announcer. Boris Karloff is the subject for tonight's broadcast. The surprised guest received a 16mm film of the program and a Bell & Howell projector. Host Ralph Edwards surprises Boris Karloff. I
#7115: THE FORD SHOW
Order1957-11-28, NBC, 00 min.
Variety- NBC - 30 minutes, October 4th, 1956-June 29th, 1961. Tennessee Ernie Ford was host, singer and comedian of this variety show. The musical portion of the program consisted mostly of Country and Western and Gospel music.
#13251: MIKE WALLACE INTERVIEW, THE
Order1957-11-30, ABC, 12 min.
April 28th, 1957-September 14th, 1958-ABC A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace. Mike Wallace interviews Bennett Cerf. The topics include the current state of television.
#10391: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1957-12-01, NBC, 6 min.
June 24, 1956-December 27, 1961. The multi-talented Steve Allen- musician, composer, singer, comedian,author- was the star of this live weekly variety series that bore a strong resemblance to his informal, late-night Tonight! Show. Although the program had elements of music and serious aspects, comedy was far and away its major component. Steve had with him one of the most versatile and talented collections of improvisational comics ever assembled. Among the features that were used at one time or another on a semi-regular basis were: "Letters to the Editor," "The Allen Report to the Nation," "Mad-Libs," "Crazy Shots," "Where Are They Now," "The Question Man," "The Allen Bureau of Standards," and "The Allen All Stars." The most frequently used feature, and by far the most memorable, was the "Man on the Street Interview." It was here that the comics on the show developed their best-remembered characters: Louis Nye as suave, smug Gordon Hathaway, Tom Poston as the man who can't remember his own name, Skitch Henderson as Sidney Ferguson, Don Knotts as the extremely nervous and fidgety Mr Morrison, Pat Harrington as Italian golf pro Guido Panzini, and Bill Dana as shy Jose Jimenez. Guest: Comedian Don Adams performs a standup "football coach" routine.
1957-12-02, WNBC, min.
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Today's news: General Bernard Montgomery, British Commander during second World War, affectionately referred to as "Monty," resigns from British Army.
1957-12-06, CBS, 3 min.
After leaving CBS (1948 to 1951) to NBC, News Correspondent / Reporter / Announcer since 1931, Robert Trout returned to CBS in 1952. He doubled as a network correspondent and as main anchor of local evening news at CBS' New York City television flagship, WCBS-TV until June 17, 1965. Highlights: The first US attempt to launch a satellite fails, Vanguard rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral, President Eisenhower disappointed, criticism of too much publicity by Congressmen. Senator Lyndon Johnson says the disaster was a humiliating experience, Khrushchev demands the US return Sputnik fragments that were dropped in US, trouble in Indonesia, Jimmy Hoffa's teamsters are expelled from the AFL-CIO.
#13255: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1957-12-07, NBC, 6 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Guests are Ethel Merman and Red Buttons.
#13256: MIKE WALLACE INTERVIEW, THE
Order1957-12-07, ABC, 22 min.
April 28th, 1957-September 14th, 1958-ABC A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace. Mike Wallace interviews columnist Drew Pearson. The topics include the current crisis resulting from Sputnick and Vanguard, President Eisenhower illness, he predicts Richard Nixon will be the President of the United States within a year (following Eisenhower's resignation), he speaks of Senator John F. Kennedy and his "synthetic public relations buildup," he claims that Kennedy's book "Profiles in Courage" was ghost-written, he also comments on former President Truman and Eisenhower's press secretary James Hagerty.
1957-12-11, NBC, 8 min.
September 26th, 1957-June 19th, 1958 A half-hour musical variety series starring Rosemary Clooney, sponsored by Lux Detergent. The show also featured the Modernaires singing group who also appeared on the CBS daytime series "Bob Crosby and The Bobcats." On this show, actor Charles Laughton makes his singing debut.
1957-12-20, WCBS, 80 min.
September 29, 1957-March 21, 1961. An irregularly scheduled collection of culturally outstanding dramas usually presented monthly. SEARCH PROGRAM TITLE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS.#7122A: FRANK SINATRA SHOW
Order1958-01-13, ABC, 00 min.
October 18th, 1957-June 27th, 1958 Frank Sinatra half-hour variety series, also presenting dramatic shows and musical programs.
#18893: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE
Order1958-01-13, , min.
January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.
1958-01-14, NBC, min.
This Special OMNIBUS presentation, "THE SUBURBAN REVIEW" features Bert Lahr, Pat Stanley, and Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Through comedy sketches, songs and dances we witness suburban living in the U.S. of the 1920's with Suburbia as it exists today in 1958.
1958-01-16, NBC, 30 min.
- Jack Paar
- Hugh Downs
- Genevieve
- Dody Goodman
- Betty Johnson
- Bob Clayton
- George Givot
- Jessie Weiss
- Jose Melis Orchestra
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Bob Clayton subs for Hugh Downs as announcer for this one show. Guests: Betty Johnson, Dody Goodman, Genevieve, comedian George Givot, and Jessie Weiss, owner of Stone Crab Restaurant. Jose Melis and his orchestra. At desk, Jack introduces panel. Jose Melis plays a number. Dody Goodman sings "Someone Is Sending Me Flowers" Genevieve sings "United States Medley." Commercials: Bufferin, NBC promoting "Wagon Train" and color TV, Perry Como Show, Steve Allen Show, Dinah Shore, Eddie Fisher, and Milton Berle Shows, all in color on NBC.
#18894: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE
Order1958-01-17, , min.
January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.
#18895: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE
Order1958-01-24, , min.
January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.
#10283: SID CAESAR INVITES YOU
Order1958-01-26, ABC, 30 min.
January 26th, 1958-May 25th-1958 A short-lived half-hour comedy show starring Sid Caesar who was reunited with Imogene Coca for the first time since "Your Show Of Shows" left the air in 1954. Other regulars were Paul Reed, Milt Kamen, Carl Reiner, and Howard Morris. The show was dropped by the ABC network after just four months due to low ratings. This is the season premiere with Imogene Coca, and Carl Reiner. Announcer is Hugh Downs. Includes commercials for Helena Rubenstein. Duplicate of #13,264 which is a fourteen-minute excerpt. This version is complete.
#13264: SID CAESAR INVITES YOU
Order1958-01-26, ABC, 14 min.
January 26th, 1958-May 25th-1958 A short-lived half-hour comedy show starring Sid Caesar who was reunited with Imogene Coca for the first time since "Your Show Of Shows" left the air in 1954. Other regulars were Paul Reed, Milt Kamen, Carl Reiner, and Howard Morris. The show was dropped by the ABC network after just four months due to low ratings. This is the season premiere with Imogene Coca, and Carl Reiner. Announcer is Hugh Downs.
1958-01-31, NBC, 10 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Jonathan Winters subs for Jack Paar. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. The guest host is Jonathan Winters. Includes a five-minute news bulletin on the "Explorer I" satellite, launched today.
#10508: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1958-02-01, NBC, 2 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Guests : Mike Nichols and Elaine May.
#10539: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1958-02-01, NBC, 2 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986. Guests : Mike Nichols and Elaine May. Duplicate of 10508.
1958-02-01, CBS, min.
January 18th, 1958-1972 (CBS) A series of televised classical music concerts by the New York Philharmonic. They were telecast on CBS and syndicated in over forty countries. In 1958, they started under the leadership of then new conductor Leonard Bernstein. The televised series ended in 1972, when Bernstein left his position at the Philharmonic. A total of 53 concerts were televised. Conductor Leonard Bernstein is introducing his young audiences to music in four New York Philharmonic concerts at Carnegie Hall. In this second one-hour telecast he takes up the things that make American music American. As a special feature, Bernstein introduces the prominent American composer Aaron Copeland, who will conduct the finale of his symphony No.3 Musical Excerpts: "An American in Paris"- George Gershwin "New World Symphony"- Dvorak "Dance in The Place Congo"- Henry F. Gilbert "Ragtime"- Stravinsky Piano Sonata- "Music Of The Theater," "Billy The Kid," "Quiet City," Symphony No.3- Aaron Copeland Second episode of 53 concerts.
1958-02-04, WRCA, 76 min.
- Jack Paar
- Hugh Downs
- Jonathan Winters
- Cliff Arquette
- Jose Melis
- Charlie Weaver
- Betty Johnson
- Tim Moore
- Elsa Maxwell
- Marge Green
- Ann Bancroft
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. Hugh Downs opens he broadcast announcing guests on the show, Cliff Arquette as Charlie Weaver, Betty Johnson, Marge Green and Elsa Maxwell. Jack Paar does his monologue, second day back from vacation. Orchestra leader Jose Melies plays a piano medley. Guest Ralph Jacobs who is a bartender a a Bohemian Restaurant in the Village discusses the concept "I want you, I love you, I need you." He recites poetry, and praises those who write sayings on walls. Jack states that what makes The Tonight Show so popular is how charming a person can be perceived when sitting in a chair. Now has 102 Stations. Introduction of Marge Green former writer for Ernie Kovacs. Jack relates true story. Recently, he and family was staying at a hotel when he was told that his daughter Randy was downstairs in the restaurant having breakfast with Rev. Billy Graham. Jack goes down to confirm. Graham mentions to Paar he had better shave if he wanted to be on time for Sunday services which Jack had no intention of going but now felt committed. Jack introduces Betty Johnson who sings, "Sleepy Time Down South." Jack introduces Charley Weaver who began appearing on the show a month ago. Jonathan Winters comes up in conversation. Elsa Maxwell is introduced. She discusses topics such as the Sack Dress, The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, and her intentions to fly to the moon. Maxwell praises rising talent Ann Bancroft and new play she just viewed starring Henry Fonda. Other names are talked about including Jayne Mansfield, & Gina Lollobrigida. Jack, who confides that he likes to rest admires Elsa for being so much on the go. Other topics on Maxwell's mind...juvenile delinquency, Mothers and Fathers running the country, importance of being gay and happy. Charlie Weaver and Marge Green talk about Jonathan Winters. Jack Paar reminds his audience that on tomorrow's Tonight Show they are flying in from the West Coast, Tim Moore who played "The Kingfish" on TV's AMOS 'N' ANDY. Recent shooting incident is now resolved and Moore is back with his wife again. Betty Johnson sings, "All The Way." Jack talks with Marge Green and Charlie Weaver. Introduction of comedian Bernie West who does a seven minute stand-up routine. Later he would go on to be a prolific TV writer responsible for shows such as The Ropers, Three's Company and The Jeffersons. Jose Melies plays the piano ("Love Nest"). Jack says, "Good Night." Hugh Downs closes the show by reminding viewers of guests who will be on tomorrow's night show. *Most of this series does not survive in any broadcast form. Kinescopes were discarded, burned, decomposed...whereabouts unknown. 2" Quadruplex Video Tape was expensive ($300 for a one hour reel), weighting 26 pounds, requiring great storage space. Video Tape could easily be erased and was used for new program recordings...retained briefly for a re-run and then erased or discarded. Legend has it that even Jack Paar himself hired a junk man to come to his home garage and paid to have JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW recordings discarded (reels of kinescopes and video tapes) that were now cluttering up his space. During this era in television history archiving television programming was not a primary concern or vision, and considered an arcane pursuit. ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, INC. retains over 70 complete and excerpt JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW air checks (34 hours), including the complete Jack Paar's first anniversary telecast which was broadcast live from Havana Cuba (June 28, 1958). These originally recorded off the air pristine sound direct line 1/4" reel to reel audio tracks, recorded at the time of the original broadcasts, represent the only broadcast record of a "lost" visual telecast. ATA is the largest single repository (one collection), in the United Sates of Jack Paar Tonight Shows recordings. The combined archives of The Library of Congress, Paley Center for Media, and UCLA Film & Television retain a composite total of 13 hours of representative JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts excerpts, all KINESCOPES (sound quality inferior to originally direct line 1/4" reel to reel home recordings at the time of the broadcast). No COMPLETE intact visual and audio broadcasts survive. There are no extant video taped surviving RECORDINGS of the JACK PAAR TONIGHT SHOW...not even an excerpt. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the TONIGHT SHOW with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melis, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conreid, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Jonathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host. There were 20 different substitute hosts for Paar over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. All together there were 243 broadcasts which had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first video-taped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. The LAST LIVE broadcast was aired July 3, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10,1959. Beginning July 20, 1959 Jack Paar began taking off Monday nights & guest hosts would substitute for him (approximately on alternate Mondays). The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Theme music, "Everything is Coming Up Roses" was first used beginning in the Fall of 1959. Location broadcast telecasts of the program telecast away from the Hudson Theater in New York City occurred 14 times during this series run. Jan. 13-17, 1958 Miami Beach, Florida July 28, 1958 Havana,Cuba Nov. 3-21, 1958 Hollywood, California March 2-20, 1959 Hollywood, California Nov. 10-12, 1959 Nassau, Bahamas (Video Tape) Nov. 30- Dec. 10, 1959 Hollywood, California March 28-April 1, 1960 London, England (Video Tape) Nov.9-11, 1960 Hawaii (Video Tape) - b&w Nov.14-24, 1960 Hollywood, California March 21-24, 1961 London, England (Video Tape) Sept. 12-14, 1961 West Berlin (Video Tape) Nov. 14-17, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) Nov. 21-24, 1961 Hollywood, California (Tape) March 13-16, 1962 London, England (Video Tape)
1958-02-04, NBC, 10 min.
July 29, 1957- March 30,1962. For four years and eight months Jack Paar reigned supreme as host of the Tonight Show with a crew of regulars, but only two stayed with him for the entire run; announcer Hugh Downs and band leader Jose Melies, a former army buddy. Familiar faces who appeared many times with Jack included Dody Goodman, Betty Johnson, Elsa Maxwell, Alexander King, Genevieve, Jack Douglas; and wife Reiko, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Hans Conried, Peggy Cass, Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, and Johnathan Winters. Hugh Downs substituted for Jack Paar 79 times, more than any other substitute host there were 20 different performers over the period of the series run. Joey Bishop substituted for Paar 31 times. Arlene Francis, 30 times, Jonathan Winters, 26 times, Orson Bean, 21 times and Johnny Carson 15 times. Altogether there were 243 broadcasts that had substitute hosts filling in for Paar during Jack Paar's TONIGHT SHOW tenure. The title of the late-night broadcast changed to THE JACK PAAR SHOW which took effect on February 3, 1958. The first videotaped broadcast aired on January 5, 1959. "Best of Paar " Re-runs began on July 10, 1959. The first color broadcast aired on September 19, 1960. Guest: Elsa Maxwell Topics discussed: Autographs on women's chests Roberto Rosallini Teenage girls attending bars Meeting boys
#18896: KATE SMITH SHOW, THE
Order1958-02-06, , min.
January 6th, 1958-January 2nd, 1959 (Mutual Radio) Vocalist Kate Smith was one of radio's first major stars. She was on the radio in various time and program formats from March 17th, 1931- to January 2nd, 1959.
#10510: GISELE MACKENZIE SHOW, THE
Order1958-02-08, NBC, 16 min.
September 28th, 1957-March 29th, 1958. (NBC). Singer Gisele Mackenzie left "Your Hit Parade" in 1957 to host this half-hour musical variety series, which was produced by Jack Benny's J&M Productions. Guest: Actor Robert Clary. Duplicate of 10540.
#10540: GISELE MACKENZIE SHOW, THE
Order1958-02-08, NBC, min.
September 28th, 1957-March 29th, 1958. (NBC). Singer Gisele Mackenzie left "Your Hit Parade" in 1957 to host this half-hour musical variety series, which was produced by Jack Benny's J&M Productions. Guest: Actor Robert Clary. Highlights: "It's Just The Gypsy In My Soul"- Gisele "An Affair To Remember"- Gisele "I Won't Dance"- Robert Clary Gisele and Robert talk Paris Medley- Gisele and Robert "Speak To Me My Love"-Gisele Maurice Chevalier Tribute-Robert Clary "How You're Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm?"- Gisele and Robert Duplicate of 10510.
1958-02-09, CBS, 2 min.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971 ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN) Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles. Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive. The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture. Ed speaks with guest, actress Gina Lollabridgida.
#10513: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1958-02-09, NBC, 3 min.
June 24, 1956-June December 27, 1961 (NBC, ABC). The multi-talented Steve Allen- musician, composer, singer, comedian,author- was the star of this live weekly variety series that bore a strong resemblance to his informal, late-night Tonight! Show. Although the program had elements of music and serious aspects, comedy was far and away its major component. Steve had with him one of the most versatile and talented collections of improvisational comics ever assembled. Among the features that were used at one time or another on a semi-regular basis were: "Letters to the Editor," "The Allen Report to the Nation," "Mad-Libs," "Crazy Shots," "Where Are They Now," "The Question Man," "The Allen Bureau of Standards," and "The Allen All Stars." The most frequently used feature, and by far the most memorable was the "Man on the Street Interview." It was here that the comics on the show developed their best-remembered characters: Louis Nye as suave, smug Gordon Hathaway, Tom Poston as the man who can't remember his own name, Skitch Henderson as Sidney Ferguson, Don Knotts as the extremely nervous and fidgety Mr. Morrison, Pat Harrington as Italian golf pro Guido Panzini, and Bill Dana as shy Jose Jimenez. Steve Lawrence sings "Makin Whoopee"
#10227: VICTOR BORGE SPECIAL
Order1958-02-19, CBS, min.
Victor Borge's one hour comedy special is interrupted by guests Bambi Linn and singer Doretta Morrow. Borge introduces Abbott Lee Ruskin, a 12 year old piano prodigy. Victor addresses how to compose a "hit" song. Writers for this broadcast are Henry Morgan and Jack Douglas. HIGHLIGHTS "Liechtensteiner Polka," .....Victor Borge "Blue Serenade,"....................................Linn and Alexander "Chopin's Waltz C Sharp Minor".......................Victor Borge
1958-02-19, ABC, 30 min.
Victor Borge's one hour comedy special is interrupted by guests Bambi Linn and singer Doretta Morrow. Borge introduces Abbott Lee Ruskin, a 12 year old piano prodigy. Victor addresses how to compose a "hit" song. Writers for this broadcast are Henry Morgan and Jack Douglas. Duplicate of #10227. HIGHLIGHTS "Liechtensteiner Polka," .....Victor Borge "Blue Serenade,"....................................Linn and Alexander "Chopin's Waltz C Sharp Minor".......................Victor Borge
1958-02-23, CBS, 6 min.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971 ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN) Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles. Ed Sullivan introduces Victor Moore, on the day before his 82nd birthday. Moore reprises his Broadway Play lead song, "45 Minutes From Broadway," written for him by George M. Cohan. The musical premiered on January 1, 1906 at the New Amsterdam Theater. Moore also sings a song "When a Fellow's on the Level with a Girl That's on the Square" from his next Cohan production, "The Talk of New York, " He chats with Sullivan and states to him that every show he appeared in he was surrounded by a bevy of beautiful American girls. Ed Sullivan complies with his wishes and Victor Moore sings a third song with a bevy of beautiful girls. Ray Bloch and the orchestra plays "Happy Birthday" to Victor Moore as the audience joins in. Ed Sullivan mentions to his audience that Victor Moore has received every honor on the American stage. He states, "He is a great man and a great performer." NOTE: This television appearance by Victor Moore was to be his last public appearance on TV or on the stage of in films. He passed away at age 86 on July 23, 1962. Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half-year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive. The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture.
#13014B: HY GARDNER SHOW, THE
Order1958-02-26, WABD, 20 min.
HY GARDNER CALLING - Sunday Night, half hour broadcast, weekly, WRCA Ch. 4 New York City - 11:30pm - 12:30am April 29, 1956-January 13, 1957 HY GARDNER - Mon-Fri, weekdays, WRCA CH. 4 New York City 11:15-11:25pm, 11:20-11:30pm, 11:15-11:30pm September 10, 1956-January 25, 1957 TONIGHT: AMERICA AFTER DARK Hy Gardner ten minute segments "Face to Face" (New format replacing Steve Allen's TONIGHT!, revised format series hosted by Jack Lescoulie.Last broadcast January 28, 1957 - July 26, 1958 (M-F 11:15pm - 1:00am). HY GARDNER CALLING - February 12, 1958 - September 3, 1958 WABD (Dumont). 30 minute broadcast Wednesday evenings 8:30-9:00pm. HY GARDNER CALLING - September 10, 1958 - January 14, 1959 WNEW. 30 minute broadcast Wednesday evenings 8:30 - 9:00pm HY GARDNER SHOW - October 25, 1959-August 14, 1960 WNEW 45 minute and 60 minute broadcast, Sunday evenings 10-11pm. HY GARDNER SHOW - September 24, 1960 - September 29, 1962 WOR one hour weekly broadcast, Saturday evenings 12am-1am. HY GARDNER SHOW - October 21, 1962 - April 4, 1964 WOR one hour weekly broadcast Saturdays or Sundays 7:00pm-8:00pm. HY GARDNER SHOW - September 26, 1964-January 10, 1965 WOR one hour weekly broadcast Saturday 11:30pm-12:30am or 12:00am-1:00am. Hy Gardner was a well-known New York Herald-Tribune columnist. He appeared regularly on Tonight! and America After Dark, a short-term substitute for Tonight! after Steve Allen abandoned it early in 1957. Gardner specialized in profiling show business celebrities and other news makers, and he hosted a nightly ten-minute TV interview program in New York called Face to Face. His weekly Sunday-night show, Hy Gardner Calling!, also aired only in the New York area and consisted of interviews conducted by telephone, with the subject seemingly at home, but actually seated in one studio, while Gardner sat at his desk in another. The telephone hook-up was real, and there was no physical proximity between host and guest. The show premiered in 1954 ? on New York City’s NBC affiliate station WRCA-TV, Channel 4, and ran until 1965. Hy Gardner interviews operatic star Maria Callas and her father, George Callas.
#13168A: MIKE WALLACE INTERVIEW, THE
Order1958-03-01, ABC, 26 min.
April 28th, 1957- April 18th, 1958 (with Mike Wallace) continuing till September 14th, 1958-ABC A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace. Mike interviews playwright Tennessee Williams. NOTE: One of the rare "lost" MIKE WALLACE INTERVIEW broadcasts, of which all but two of the 72 broadcasts survive. NOTE: Status of The Mike Wallace Interview A total of 72 episodes of The Mike Wallace Interview were broadcast by ABC between 1957 and 1958. The series premiered on April 28th, 1957 and was sponsored by Phillip Morris through the April 19th, 1958 episode. The Fund for the Republic then sponsored a 13-week set of Mike Wallace interviews entitled “Liberty and Freedom” (one of which was never broadcast) followed by an additional six episodes. The final broadcast took place on September 14th, 1958. The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin has 68 of the 72 episodes of The Mike Wallace Interview, donated by Mike Wallace in the 1960's. Four of these broadcasts are only available as audio recordings while the rest are kinescopes. The Ransom Center also has a transcript of the Ben Hecht interview (broadcast February 25th, 1958) as well as a kinescope of this show. One of the episodes the Ransom Center does not have is a copy of is the controversial Mickey Cohen broadcast from May 19th, 1957. According to Steve Winston, Associate Curator of Film at the Ransom Center, “There are reports that the BBC still has some excerpts though we have not been able to locate the specific department that might hold them. Other than that, both interview and retractions appears to be lost.” Also missing from the Ransom Center’s collection are the two retractions read by ABC’s Oliver Treyz and Mike Wallace on May 27th which Archival Television Audio, Inc. does have and December 14th. According to Winston, “We have no idea why the footage was not included in the kinescope. We don’t know if they were removed later, or if they were never recorded in the first place.” The UCLA Film & Television Archive has two episodes of the series: the Cyrus Eaton interview that is audio only at the Ransom Center and the Ben Hecht interview that the Ransom Center also retains as a kinescope. Both the Museum of Broadcasting and The Paley Center for Media have several episodes that are also part of the Ransom Center’s collection. (According to a December 1957 article in The Los Angeles Times, a filmed “stand-by interview” with Evelyn Rudie was always ready to be used in the event a guest didn’t show up. It is not included in the episode count and its current whereabouts are unknown.)
#10471: MIKE WALLACE INTERVIEW, THE
Order1958-03-01, ABC, 26 min.
April 28th, 1957-September 14th, 1958-ABC A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace. The Guest is Tennessee Williams.
#10542: MIKE WALLACE INTERVIEW, THE
Order1958-03-01, ABC, 25 min.
April 28th, 1957-September 14th, 1958-ABC A half-hour interview series with host Mike Wallace. Guest: Tennessee Williams
#10472: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1958-03-09, NBC, 19 min.
June 24, 1956-December 27, 1961. The multi-talented Steve Allen- musician, composer, singer, comedian,author- was the star of this live weekly variety series that bore a strong resemblance to his informal, late-night Tonight! Show. Although the program had elements of music and serious aspects, comedy was far and away its major component. Steve had with him one of the most versatile and talented collections of improvisational comics ever assembled. Among the features that were used at one time or another on a semi-regular basis were: "Letters to the Editor," "The Allen Report to the Nation," "Mad-Libs," "Crazy Shots," "Where Are They Now," "The Question Man," "The Allen Bureau of Standards," and "The Allen All Stars." The most frequently used feature, and by far the most memorable was the "Man on the Street Interview." It was here that the comics on the show developed their best-remembered characters: Louis Nye as suave, smug Gordon Hathaway, Tom Poston as the man who can't remember his own name, Skitch Henderson as Sidney Ferguson, Don Knotts as the extremely nervous and fidgety Mr. Morrison, Pat Harrington as Italian golf pro Guido Panzini, and Bill Dana as shy Jose Jimenez. Guests: Dolores Gray, Sabrina. It's Allright With Me."- Dolores Gray. Duplicate of 10543.
#10473: DINAH SHORE CHEVY SHOW, THE
Order1958-03-09, NBC, 20 min.
October 5th, 1956 - May,12th, 1963. Dinah's guest is Robert (Bob) Cummings. The Dinah Shore Chevy Show was an American Variety Series, hosted by Dinah Shore and broadcast on NBC from October 5th. 1956- May, 12th,1963. Duplicate of # 7064.
#10543: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1958-03-09, NBC, 19 min.
June 24, 1956-December 27, 1961. The multi-talented Steve Allen- musician, composer, singer, comedian,author- was the star of this live weekly variety series that bore a strong resemblance to his informal, late-night Tonight! Show. Although the program had elements of music and serious aspects, comedy was far and away its major component. Steve had with him one of the most versatile and talented collections of improvisational comics ever assembled. Among the features that were used at one time or another on a semi-regular basis were: "Letters to the Editor," "The Allen Report to the Nation," "Mad-Libs," "Crazy Shots," "Where Are They Now," "The Question Man," "The Allen Bureau of Standards," and "The Allen All Stars." The most frequently used feature, and by far the most memorable was the "Man on the Street Interview." It was here that the comics on the show developed their best-remembered characters: Louis Nye as suave, smug Gordon Hathaway, Tom Poston as the man who can't remember his own name, Skitch Henderson as Sidney Ferguson, Don Knotts as the extremely nervous and fidgety Mr. Morrison, Pat Harrington as Italian golf pro Guido Panzini, and Bill Dana as shy Jose Jimenez. Guests: Dolores Gray, Sabrina. "It's Allright With Me."- Dolores Gray Duplicate of 10472.
#10545: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1958-03-09, NBC, min.
June 24, 1956-December 27, 1961. The multi-talented Steve Allen- musician, composer, singer, comedian,author- was the star of this live weekly variety series that bore a strong resemblance to his informal, late-night Tonight! Show. Although the program had elements of music and serious aspects, comedy was far and away its major component. Steve had with him one of the most versatile and talented collections of improvisational comics ever assembled. Among the features that were used at one time or another on a semi-regular basis were: "Letters to the Editor," "The Allen Report to the Nation," "Mad-Libs," "Crazy Shots," "Where Are They Now," "The Question Man," "The Allen Bureau of Standards," and "The Allen All Stars." The most frequently used feature, and by far the most memorable was the "Man on the Street Interview." It was here that the comics on the show developed their best-remembered characters: Louis Nye as suave, smug Gordon Hathaway, Tom Poston as the man who can't remember his own name, Skitch Henderson as Sidney Ferguson, Don Knotts as the extremely nervous and fidgety Mr. Morrison, Pat Harrington as Italian golf pro Guido Panzini, and Bill Dana as shy Jose Jimenez. Guests: Dolores Gray, Sabrina. "It's Allright With Me."- Dolores Gray "The Object Of My Affection"-Dolores Gray and Steve Allen. Duplicate of 10472.
1958-03-09, CBS, min.
June 20, 1948 - May 30, 1971 ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE, (TOAST OF THE TOWN) Television's longest running variety series. Originally, titled, TOAST OF THE TOWN, the name of the series changed on September 18, 1955 to THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. Most remembered for introducing many stand-up comedians, and musical acts, including The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Beatles. Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived. The major exceptions are the first half year of shows circa 1948 of which a few kinescope excerpts survive. The ED SULLIVAN SHOW was a spectacular show-case that for twenty-three years entertained the American family. In its prime, more than thirty million viewers, young and old, tuned in at the same time to view popular culture. Guest: Jo Stafford who sings "Tomorrow Mountain."
#10546: DINAH SHORE CHEVY SHOW, THE
Order1958-03-09, NBC, min.
October 5th, 1956 - May,12th, 1963. Dinah's guests are Robert (Bob) Cummings and Shirley MacLaine. The Dinah Shore Chevy Show was an American Variety Series, hosted by Dinah Shore and broadcast on NBC from October 5th. 1956- May, 12th,1963. Musical Highlights: "Begin The Beguine"- Dinah "I've Got A Crush On You"- Dinah ""Comes Love"- Dinah and Bob Cummings "A Big Straw Hat"- Dinah and Shirley McLaine "For Every Man There's A Woman"- Dinah Duplicate of # 7064.
#10475: PERRY COMO SHOW, THE
Order1958-03-15, WNBC, 19 min.
September 12, 1955-June 12, 1963. In the fall of 1955 Perry Como returned to NBC where he hosted a weekly hour show. From 1955 to 1959 it was seen Saturday evenings and was titled "The Perry Como Show." From 1959 to 1963 it was seen Wednesday evenings and was titled "The Kraft Music Hall." Regulars included Frank Gallop and the Ray Charles Singers. After his final weekly June 12, 1963 broadcast Perry Como appeared in scores of specials, beginning October 3, 1963, airing on NBC, CBS & ABC, and concluding on December 6, 1986.
Guests: Maureen O'Hara, Jack Carter.#13272: MAKE ME LAUGH
Order1958-03-20, ABC, 12 min.
March 20th, 1958-June 12th, 1958 ABC 1979 Syndicated Premiere of short lived Game Show in which contestants won money by keeping a straight face. Three comedians would appear each week and were given one minute to get the contestant to laugh. The contestant was given a dollar for each second they kept a straight face The series returned in syndication in 1979 with Bobby Van as host. Guests are Buddy Lester, Sid Gould, and Henny Youngman. NOTE: A "LOST" Television game show. Robert Q. Lewis is the host. Series premiere.
#7432: STEVE ALLEN SHOW, THE
Order1958-03-23, NBC, 00 min.
June 24, 1956-December 27, 1961. The multi-talented Steve Allen- musician, composer, singer, comedian,author- was the star of this live weekly variety series that bore a strong resemblance to his informal, late-night Tonight! Show. Although the program had elements of music and serious aspects, comedy was far and away its major component. Steve had with him one of the most versatile and talented collections of improvisational comics ever assembled. Among the features that were used at one time or another on a semi-regular basis were: "Letters to the Editor," "The Allen Report to the Nation," "Mad-Libs," "Crazy Shots," "Where Are They Now," "The Question Man," "The Allen Bureau of Standards," and "The Allen All Stars." The most frequently used feature, and by far the most memorable, was the "Man on the Street Interview." It was here that the comics on the show developed their best-remembered characters: Louis Nye as suave, smug Gordon Hathaway, Tom Poston as the man who can't remember his own name, Skitch Henderson as Sidney Ferguson, Don Knotts as the extremely nervous and fidgety Mr Morrison, Pat Harrington as Italian golf pro Guido Panzini, and Bill Dana as shy Jose Jimenez.
1958-03-23, WNBC, 65 min.
November 9th, 1952-April April 16th, 1961. (NBC). Hosted by Alistair Cooke, this series presented everything from dramas to musicals to documentaries. SEARCH PROGRAM TITLE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. "Leonard Bernstein looks at Opera" offers ninety minutes of operatic music direct from the stage at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Participating will be the Metropolitan's singers and orchestra. Leonard Berstein's remarks are illustrated with excerpts, his translation of a scene, from Puccini's "La Boheme" is acted out, then the scene is sung in Italian. There will also be the "Liebestod" from Wagner's "Tristan," the "Credo," from Verdi's "Otello," and selections from "Rosenkavalier," "Carmen," "The Medium," Don Giovanni" and "Lucia." Musetta: Laurel Hurley. Mimi: Marcella Pobbe, Isoldr: Martha Moedl, Rodolpho; Frank Guarrera, Host: Alistair Cooke.
#7199: JACK BENNY PROGRAM
Order1958-03-25, CBS, 00 min.
October 28th, 1950- September 15th, 1964 (CBS) September 25th,1964-September 10th, 1965 (NBC) Jack Benny's half-hour show mixed variety and situation comedy with a company of regulars: Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, announcer Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc, and Mary Livingston. "Railroad Station." Comedy Eddie "Rochester" Anderson,Don Wilson,Mel Blanc,Herb Vigran
1958-03-26, WRCA, 5 min.
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY: April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm. In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. NOTE:: The scores of TEX AND JINK SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. Tex McCrary comments on the recent death of Mike Todd. Also, interviews with Todd. Hosts: Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg.
1958-03-26, , min.
Nathan Leopold measures his thirty three years in prison for the "thrill" murder of fourteen-year-old Bobby Franks and seeks mercy in a release. Leopold along with Richard Loeb kidnapped and murdered young Franks in May 1924 in Chicago. They called the murder a demonstration of their intellectual superiority. Both men were sentenced to life plus 99 years in prison, with Loeb being murdered by a fellow prisoner in 1936. Leopold was released on parole in 1958.
#7025: CLUB OASIS
Order1958-03-29, NBC, min.
NBC- Sept 28th,1957-Sept 6th, 1958 A bi-weekly variety series set in a night club.Each program hosted by a different guest star. From June 7th, 1958 to final show, Sept 6th, 1958, Spike Jones took over as permanent host. March 29th, 1958, Club Oasis. Spike Jones hosts with guests Helen Grayco, Julie Redding and Joe Besser, who does an Army recruiter sketch with Spike Jones. Announcer Bob Lemond mentions during the credits to tune in in two weeks when Dean Martin will host Club Oasis with his guest Eddie Fisher.