Bill Haley & his Comets / Jack Palance; Christopher Plummer / Roddy McDowall

Season 8, Episode 48, Aired
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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 ''

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)moreless

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      • 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. Edit

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