ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE {DUKE ELLINGTON, HELEN HAYES, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS, RICHARD PRYOR, HERMAN HERMITS, MYRON COHEN} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of variety programs presided over by host Ed Sullivan. Highlights from this program, broadcast live from Television City in Hollywood, include the following: Duke Ellington and his orchestra play "A Flashback from the Future" as well as a medley of jazz classics; The Hardy Family, a troupe of acrobats, perform a variety of balancing tricks; the Smothers Brothers do a variation of their "Mom always liked you best" routine; Sullivan announces that Los Angeles Mayor Samuel W. Yordy and Broadway actor Dave Chasen are in the audience; Manuela Vargas and her Spanish dancers perform flamenco dances; comedian Myron Cohen does a stand-up comedy routine; Helen Hayes performs the final monologue from "Harriet," a play about Harriet Beecher Stowe; and Richard Pryor recreates all the performances of his elementary school's production of "Rumpelstiltskin." In a prerecorded segment, Herman's Hermits perform "Just a Little Better" and "Jezebel." Includes commercials and promos. (This is a black-and white copy of a color telecast.)
(Series title varies; as above, 1955-1971; as "The Toast of the Town," 1948-1955.)
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: October 24, 1965 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:39
- COLOR/B&W: B&W copy of a color telecast
- CATALOG ID: T:05128
- GENRE: Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Dance, Flamenco; Jazz; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Rock music; African-American Collection - Comedy
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1955-1971
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Anacin pain reliever
- TV - Commercials - Dove soap
- TV - Commercials - Imperial margarine
- TV - Commercials - Kent cigarettes
- TV - Commercials - Lees carpets (Burlington Industries)
- TV - Commercials - Lipton tea
- TV - Promos - "The Dick Van Dyke Show"
CREDITS
- Bob Precht … Producer
- Jack McGeehan … Associate Producer
- Tony Jordan … Production Manager
- Jim Kiley … Director
- John Moffitt … Associate Director
- Ray Bloch … Musical Director
- Duke Ellington … Conductor, Instrumentalist, Pianist
- Hardy Family, The … Performer, Acrobats
- Smothers Brothers, The … Performer
- Dick Smothers … Performer
- Tom Smothers … Performer
- Manuela Vargas … Dancer
- Myron Cohen … Performer
- Helen Hayes … Performer
- Richard Pryor … Performer
- Herman's Hermits … Singers
- Samuel W. Yordy
- Dave Chasen