January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This musical series ran semi regularly for almost ten seasons-sometimes weekly, sometimes biweekly, and sometimes as irregularly scheduled specials. All types of music were presented on the hour series; Donald Voorhees conducted the Bell Telephone Orchestra.
The first in this season's series of 11 one-hour musical programs, to be seen periodically throughout the season.
The performers tonight are Alfred Drake and Sally Ann Howes, musical-comedy stars; The Kingston Trio, Zino Francescatti, violinist, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Red Nichols and his five pennies, jazz combo, and Connee Boswell, singer. The Donald Voorhees Orchestra.
Highlights:
"Tonight," "So In Love," "Wunderbar," "My Heart Stood Still," "I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face," and "I Could Have Danced All Night."
Alfred Drake, Sally Ann Howes.
Zino Francescatti plays Debussy's "The Girl With The Flaxen Hair," and Sarasate's "Gypsy Airs."
The Kingston Trio sings folk songs: "Early In The Morning, " "Scarlet Ribbons," "Copiax," "Worried Man" and "Fast Freight."
Red Nichols and his Five pennies and Connee Boswell offer "Back Home In Indiana," "Basin Street Blues," "Chicago," "Georgia On My Mind," and "Way Down Yonder In New Orleans."
The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, with Nina Novak and George Zoritch as the lead dancers, presents Offenbach's "Gaite Parisienne," choreographed by Leonid Massine.
