From New Orleans, Perry's guests are Martha Raye, Mickey Rooney, Al Hirt, Jacques D'Amboise and Lee Becker Theodore Dancers. Highlights: Perry and the Ray Charles singers and Lee Becker Theodore dancers in a production of "South Rampart Street Parade". Perry and Mickey Rooney will offer a duet, "Brush Up Your Shakespeare". Perry follows with "In the Still of the Night." Jacques D'Amboise's ballet to the melody of Bach. Mickey Rooney lectures on Jazz as Dr. Thelonius Junk and introduces his "Cats", 'Hot Lips' Hirt, Martha 'Satchmo' Raye and Perry 'King Kong' Como. Al Hirt performs "Now You Has Jazz". Martha Raye sings "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" and "Mississippi Mud". Martha and Perry duet with a medley of "River" tunes including "Moon River", "Old Man River" and "Down By the River Side". Al Hirt performs "Java".
From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Perry Como's guests are June Allyson, George Burns, Cyd Charisse, James Mitchell, Allan Sherman and the Mitchell Ayres Orchestra.
