ANOTHER EVENING WITH FRED ASTAIRE (TV)

Summary

This music and dance special starring Fred Astaire focuses on the "beat," opening and closing with a song-and-dance number called "The Afterbeat." In program highlights, Astaire and partner Barrie Chase dance to "That Face!"; Astaire has a funny percussive "conversation" with drummer Alvin Stoller; Jonah Jones and his quartet perform "My Blue Heaven" and "Girl in Calico"; the company, led by Astaire, dances to Jones' interpretation of "Night Train"; Astaire and Chase dance to the "word jazz" narration of Ken Nordine in "My Baby"; the company dances to "Waltzing Matilda"; and Astaire and Chase put a spin on "Sophisticated Lady." To conclude the program, Astaire sings a medley of favorites, including "Fascinating Rhythm" and "Dancing in the Dark." Includes commercials and promos.

Details

• NETWORK: NBC
• DATE: November 4, 1959 Wednesday 9:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:59:14
• COLOR/B&W: B&W copy of a color telecast
• CATALOG ID: T84:0349
• GENRE: Dance; Specials
• SUBJECT HEADING: Dance; Jazz; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
• SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1959
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Chrysler automobiles
  • TV - Promos - "Kraft Music Hall" (voice-over)
  • TV - Promos - "The Lawrence Welk Show" (voice-over)
  • TV - Promos - "The Steve Allen Show" (voice-over)
  • TV - Promos - "This Is Your Life" (voice-over)

CREDITS

• Fred Astaire … Executive Producer, Host
• Yorkin, Bud (See also: Yorkin, Alan) … Producer, Director
• Hermes Pan … Choreographer
• Rose, David and His Orchestra … Music Group
• David Rose … Music (Misc. Credits), Musical Director
• Art Gilmore … Announcer
• Fred Astaire … Dancer
• Barrie Chase … Dancer
• Jonah Jones Quartet … Music Group
• Jonah Jones … Instrumentalist, Trumpet player, Singer
• Bill Thompson Singers … Choir/Chorus
• Bill Thompson … Choral Director
• Alvin Stoller … Instrumentalist, Drummer
• Ken Nordine … Performer