TOAST OF THE TOWN {JACKIE GLEASON, ART CARNEY, "THE
HONEYMOONERS," PEARL BAILEY} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of variety programs presided over by
Ed Sullivan. Highlights of this program include the
following: Jackie Gleason appears as the Poor Soul, who
arrives in a crowded movie theater with his girlfriend
and has great difficulty finding a seat; Pearl Bailey
sings "Nothin'" and "Toot, Toot, Tootsie"; Gleason, Art
Carney, and Pert Kelton appear in a "Honeymooners"
sketch in which Ralph and Alice Kramden get into a fight
as they prepare to go out to a formal dance; Sullivan
interviews a group of midgets from Nate Eagle's troupe
appearing with the Ringling Brothers Circus, and they
are joined by giant-sized Englishman Ted Evans at the
end of the segment; Linon, a comic high wire artist from
France, performs a routine as a tramp attempting to
climb a ladder; Gleason appears as Fenwick Babbitt, a
contestant on "Can You Do This?" a quiz show hosted by
Carney in which Babbitt is asked to perform increasingly
complicated stunts for cash prizes; and Italian tenor
Luciano Tajoli sings a Neapolitan song in Italian and
English. Includes commercials.
(Series title varies; as above, 1948-1955; as "The Ed
Sullivan Show," 1955-1971.)
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: May 4, 1952 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:59:15
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T:11877
- GENRE: Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1948-1955
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Lincoln-Mercury automobiles
CREDITS
- Ed Sullivan … Host
- Pearl Bailey … Singer
- Luciano Tajoli … Singer
- Jackie Gleason … Performer, Cast, Ralph Kramden, the Poor Soul, and Fenwick Babbitt
- Art Carney … Performer, Cast, Ed Norton
- Pert Kelton … Performer, Cast, Alice Kramden
- Linon … Performer, Acrobat
- Nate Eagle
- Ted Evans