ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE {BARBRA STREISAND, CLANCY BROTHERS, LIBERACE, ABBE LANE, XAVIER CUGAT} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of variety programs presided over by host Ed Sullivan. Program highlights include the following: the Clancy Brothers sing "South Australia" and "Gypsy Rover"; an appearance by Victor Julian and his performing dogs; Liberace plays "Moon River" and "Mack the Knife" and sings and dances to "Do the Twist"; Sullivan speaks on the recent death of actor Charles Laughton; Belgian clown Linon performs a tightrope act; ventriloquist Russ Lewis performs; Abbe Lane with bandleader Xavier Cugat and his band do the bossa nova, and Lane sings "I've Got a Lot of Living to Do"; a performance by The Four Goanas, trampoline artists; a routine by comedian Sammy Shore; and Barbra Streisand sings "My Coloring Book." Includes commercials.
(Series title varies; as above, 1955-1971; as "The Toast of the Town," 1948-1955.)
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: December 16, 1962 8:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:33
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T83:0191
- GENRE: Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Music, popular (songs, etc.); Acrobatics; Piano music; Animal acts; Comedy
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1955-1971
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Bob Precht … Producer
- Tim Kiley … Director
- Buddy Arnold … Writer
- Ray Bloch … Conductor
- Ed Sullivan … Host
- Liberace … Guest
- Abbe Lane … Guest
- Clancy Brothers, The … Guests
- Xavier Cugat … Guest
- Barbra Streisand … Guest
- Victor Julian … Guest
- Four Goanas, The … Guests
- Russ Lewis … Guest
- Linon … Guest
- Sammy Shore … Guest
- Charles Laughton