Toast of the Town
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Bill Haley & his Comets / Jack Palance; Christopher Plummer / Roddy McDowallEpisode Number: 372 Season Num: 8 First Aired: August 7, 1955 Prod Code: n/a |
Show broadcast from the American Shakespeare Festival Theater in Stratford, Connecticut:
--Scenes from Shakespeare's "The Tempest" with actors Raymond Massey, Roddy McDowall, Jack Palance, Jerry Stiller and Rex Eberhart.
--Scene from "Julius Caesar" with Christopher Plummer performing "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" speech. Also appearing: Hurd Hatfield
--Raymond Massey - Shakespeare speech
--Scenes from Shakespeare's "The Tempest" with actors Raymond Massey, Roddy McDowall, Jack Palance, Jerry Stiller and Rex Eberhart.
--Scene from "Julius Caesar" with Christopher Plummer performing "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" speech. Also appearing: Hurd Hatfield
--Raymond Massey - Shakespeare speech
Other guests:
--Bill Haley and his Comets - "Rock Around The Clock"
--Mindy Carson - "Wake The Town" and "My Heart Belongs To Daddy"
--Max Bygraves (British comedian) - routine with singing and comic goose
Audience bows: Joel McRea; John Kelly (Commissioner of State Police In Connecticut); Lawrence Langer (of the Shakespeare Festival Theater)
| Star: | Bern Bennett (Announcer (1948-1949)), Ed Sullivan (Host), Ralph Paul (Announcer (1964-1971)), Art Hannes (Announcer (1949-1964)) |
| Guest Star: | Max Bygraves (Guest), Mindy Carson (Guest), Rex Eberhart (Guest), Bill Haley (Guest), Bill Haley and the Comets (Guests), Hurd Hatfield (Guest), Raymond Massey (Guest), Roddy McDowall (Guest), Jack Palance (Guest), Christopher Plummer (Guest), Jerry Stiller (Guest) |
This is believed to be the first Ed Sullivan appearance by Bill Haley and his Comets. Does anyone know of an earlier appearance? Someone added "Bill Haley 23-Aug-1954" to the episode guide but 23Aug54 was not a Sunday.
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