To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the General Foods Corporation has taken over the NBC and CBS networks from 8:00 to 9:30 P.M. to present highlights from the musical productions of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, 2nd.  The shows to be represented in this review of eleven years of musical-comedy achievement are: Oklahoma, Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King and I, and Me and Juliet. 

   Clarence Francis, chairman of General Foods, opens the program which is hosted by Mary Martin. The first musical number, "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," sung by Gordon MacRae, comes from "Oklahoma!", Rodgers and Hammerstein's first musical collaboration together. Jack Benny then appears in a sketch in which he recalls buying a ticket to "Carousel" for only six dollars and sixty cents. Then John Raitt sings "You're a Queer One, Julie Jordan," and is joined by Jan Clayton in singing "If I Loved You"; both songs are from "Carousel." After Martin sings "It Might as Well Be Spring," from the score to the movie "State Fair," Edgar Bergen and his dummy, Charlie McCarthy, introduce Bill Hayes and Janice Rule in "You Are Never Away," from the musical "Allegro." The following segment is an excerpt from Groucho Marx's "You Bet Your Life" television series, in which he interviews Rodgers and Hammerstein. Then Martin and Ezio Pinza perform "Some Enchanted Evening," and Martin sings "A Wonderful Guy." Both pieces are from the musical "South Pacific." Ed Sullivan then introduces excerpts from "The King and I," which feature Patricia Morison singing "Getting to Know You," with dancing by Michiko, as well as Yul Brynner performing "A Puzzlement." Jack Benny returns to showcase Tony Martin in "The Big Black Giant" and Rosemary Clooney in "No Other Love"; both pieces are from "Me and Juliet." The program ends with MacRae and Florence Henderson performing a duet from "Oklahoma!" titled "People Will Say We're in Love."       

           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 Most of the 1,087 broadcasts, encompassing 10,000 performers, have been archived.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: Rosemary Clooney 

Host: Ed Sullivan                                                     

           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: Rosemary Clooney.                                                      

1956-1957 (SYN)

Series of thirty- nine syndicated half-hour variety shows, hosted by Rosemary Clooney. Also featured were the Hi-Lo's, and the Nelson Riddle orchestra. In the fall of 1957, Clooney hosted her own network series, The Lux Show Starring Rosemary Clooney.

Guest : Carol Channing 

Musical highlights- "How About You" Carol Channing, Charleston from "Lend An Ear." 
                     

Wall-To-Wall music is the order of the day as Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra host this CBS-TV musical special. Also appearing are Rosemary Clooney, Louis Armstrong, Bing's son Lindsay Crosby, The Four Preps, clarinetist Edmond Hall, Trombonist James Young, pianist Billy Kyle, Bob Hope, bass player Squire Gersh, drummer Barrett Deems, The Norman Luboff Choir, The dance team of Conn and Mann, and Warren Hull, spokesperson for Edsel.    

This special was to be the first CBS rebroadcast on video tape.            

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.                                      

September 5, 1949-June 7, 1954 (NBC); June 14, 1954-June 16, 1963 (ABC). This was the first broadcast of the season. "Voice of Firestone," which began on radio in 1928, was a Monday-night perennial for more than two decades before coming to television in 1949; for the next five years it was simulcast on NBC radio and television, until a dispute between the sponsor and the network over the Monday time slot led Firestone to shift the program to ABC. The half-hour musical series presented all kinds of music, but emphasized classical and semiclassical selections. Each week a guest celebrity was featured, and for many years the principal guests came from the Metropolitan Opera Company. The Firestone Orchestra was conducted by Howard Barlow, and the show was hosted by John Daly during its years on ABC; Hugh James was the announcer. "Voice of Firestone" was seen as a series of specials from 1959 until 1962; it returned as a weekly series in the fall of 1962 for a final season (September 30, 1962-June 16, 1963).  

"Mardi Gras Night."                         

Stars from the world of show business pay tribute to the late Emanuel Sacks. Their tribute takes the form of 90 minutes of entertainment by Sid Caesar, Rosemary Clooney, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Eddie Fisher, Betty Grable, Bob Hope, Harry James, Tony Martin, Dinah Shore, Frank Sinatra, Kay Starr, Danny Thomas, Jack Webb and Jane Wyman.
Some of these entertainers were discovered by Manie Sacks, all of them were helped by him during his years as a record-industry and television executive and all were his friends.                     

January 12, 1959-April 26, 1968. This was the final broadcast of the season. This musical series ran semiregularly 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.             

Celebrities are on hand to help Arthur Godfrey celebrate his 30th anniversary at CBS on his CBS radio show.                         

    Don Knotts appears as Harvey Hootenanny in a satire on folk singing. In another sketch, Knotts joins Rosemary Clooney and Durward Kirby about fire insurance, and portrays a multimillionaire being interviewed by Garry Moore. 
Durward Kirby portrays poet, Carl Sandburg.         

January 4, 1964-February 7, 1970. This hour-long variety series was a midseason replacement for "The Jerry Lewis Show." 

Host Bing Crosby welcomes guests Henny Youngman, Edgar Bergen, and Charlie McCarthy, Gary Crosby, and Rosemary Clooney.   

                                                                          

September 16, 1965-May 24, 1974. 
A variety hour hosted by Dean Martin. Several of the shows were celebrity "roasts," set at a banquet table, in which the guest of honor was showered with insults by other celebs. Regulars of the series included pianist Ken Lane (1965-1972), Kay Medford, Lou Jacobi, The Golddiggers, Marian Mercer (1971-1972), Tom Bosley (1971-1972), Rodney Dangerfield (1972-1973), Dom DeLuise (1972-1973), and Nipsey Russell (1972-1974).  

Dupe Of # 1928                        

October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated).                          

Tribute to Academy Award-Winning songs.

 Gene Kelly is the host of this hour-ling tribute to the songs that have won Academy Awards. Singers perform the Oscar winners, beginning with "The Continental" (1934). Other favorites include "Lullaby of Broadway," "Over the Rainbow," "When you Wish Upon a Star," "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah," "The Last Time I saw Paris," "Love is a Many-Splendored Thing," "Gigi," "Moon River," "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head," "Que Sera, Sera," "Baby It's Cold Outside," "White Christmas," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Sweet Leilani," "It Might as Well Be Spring," "All the Way," "Three Coins in the Fountain," "On the Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe."
                                       

October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated)

Salute to Tony Bennett.

NOTE: This broadcast is a repeat of March 17, 1975.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

October 1, 1962-March 29, 1963 (NBC); 1965-1969 (Syndicated); August 18, 1969-February 11, 1972 (CBS); 1972-1986 (Syndicated)

Salute to Irving Berlin's 88th birthday.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Bing Crosby celebrates 50 years in show business, dancing and singing with his family.  

Dupe Of 5073.                        

Bing Crosby celebrates 50 years in show business dancing and singing with his family. 

Dupe Of # 5073            

October 21st, 1974- 1980. 

Ninety-minute talk show in most markets hosted by Dinah Shore. The show was seen during the daytime in most cities. In 1979 the show was retitled "Dinah and Friends" and had a co-host.

A salute to Bob Hope.










                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Special: Some 32 stars are on hand for a musical gala marking the Los Angeles Bicentennial. Among the highlights: a song-and-dance tribute to Busby Berkeley, headlined by Carol Lawrence; and a salute to the Hollywood canteen of the '40s with Toni Tennille and Peter Marshall. Hosts: Lorne Greene, Natalie Wood, Donald O'Connor, Greer Garson, Eve Arden, Twiggy and Dionne Warwick. Music: "Pennies from Heaven" (Rosemary Clooney), "Don't Leave Me This Way (Thelma Houston), "Never Never Land" (Leslie Uggams) and "Together" (Peggy Lee).