October 4th, 1950-July 18th, 1951 (NBC)
This Wednesday-night variety hour featured four rotating hosts; Danny Thomas, Jack Carson, Jimmy Durante, and Ed Wynn. In the fall of 1951, more hosts were added, and the show was retitled All-Star Revue.
Guest: Constance De Mattiazzi, The DeMattiazzi's.
Host: Danny Thomas.
October 4th, 1950-July 18th, 1951 (NBC)
This Wednesday-night variety hour featured four rotating hosts; Danny Thomas, Jack Carson, Jimmy Durante, and Ed Wynn. In the fall of 1951, more hosts were added, and the show was retitled All-Star Revue.
Premiere of guest Paulette Goddard.
Host: Danny Thomas.
October 18th, 1957-June 27th, 1958
Frank Sinatra half-hour variety series, also presenting dramatic shows and musical programs.
Frank's guest is Bob Hope.
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. This was the first broadcast of the series. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosts this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine." Hirt leads his own musical group each week, presenting top name guest stars, comedy and novelty acts, with music as part of each routine.
A full orchestra backs the show which is recorded on tape
in New York. 12 broadcasts in the series.
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
Originally this second show in the series, scheduled to be broadcast June 26th, was advertised with a complete different guest list, including Anna Moffo, Gene, Pitney, Chad & Jeremy, Edward Villella & Patric McBride, Dionne Warwick, and Stan Freeberg. This broadcast was either never recorded or if it was it never aired.
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
NOTE: "The Strut"
Written by Oscar Peterson is performed by Liza Minnelli.
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
June 19, 1965-September 11, 1965. Trumpeter Al Hirt hosted this variety hour, a summer replacement for "Jackie Gleason and His American Scene Magazine."
Special: An all-star cast performs a program of American music- pop, soul, spirituals and show tunes- at historic Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C.
The show is scheduled to include a James Stewart salute to Abraham Lincoln, an avid theatergoer who was instrumental in building Ford's, where he was assassinated in 1865. The audience is expected to include President and Mrs. Nixon, and other Washington dignitaries.
September 17, 1970-June 27, 1974. A successful variety hour hosted by Flip Wilson.
Guests: Bobby Darin, Muhammad Ali, Lily Tomlin.
Ali exchanges comedy lines with others, discusses upcoming fight with Joe Frazier with poetry. Lily Tomlin does a comedy routine about organic health, Bobby Darin sings a medley of songs with Flip, Lily Tomlin in a 1960s dance comedy routine, "knockout," an interview with Muhammad Ali who has never been knocked out- Ali discusses his philosophy of fighting and again creates poetry to describe Ali vs. Frazier upcoming heavyweight championship fight on March 8th. Ali makes fun at Howard Cosell. Flip Wilson comedy skit as a driver stopped with Bobby Darin. Other driver a police officer. Darin sings "If I Were A Carpenter" Flip as Geraldine, engages with Ali.
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