May 8th, 1960-September 11th, 1960 (NBC)
On this episode host Johnny Diamond shows us "The Magic of the Stage." Guests include comedienne Dorothy Keller, juggler Lottie Brunn, skater Shirley Linde, actor Joe Given, and the Goofers, comic musical act.
HIGHLIGHTS:
"That Old Black Magic," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues".......................Johnny Desmond
This frosty summer variety show, taped somewhere in Brooklyn, was hosted by singer Johnny Desmond and featured skater Jacqueline du Bief, the singing Skip-Jacks, the dancing Blades, and the Bob Boucher Orchestra. Ben Dova was another regular.
Singer Johnny Desmond is the host of this weekly variety-on-ice series, and champion figure skater Jacqueline du Bief is the leading female skater. Other regulars include comedy skater Ben Dova, the Skip-Jacks vocal group, and the Dancing Blades, dancers on skates.
From week to week, there will be guest appearances by other skaters, ice-specialty acts, singers and dancers.
This is a summer series consisting of 19 shows.
The melding of a musical variety hour with an ice show in a weekly series was unique. Not all of the numbers in the series were performed on ice, but there were a number of ice-skating features in each show.
NOTE: This episode in not a complete broadcast and has to be monitored to confirm contents.
