First Aired: June 1st, 1948
Status: Ended
Network: CBS
Summary: Welcome to the Toast of the Town guide at TV Tome.
The Toast of the Town guide covers the first 8 seasons of Ed Sullivan's long-running variety series. (Seasons 9 through 24 are on the The Ed Sullivan Show guide.) In 1948, the fledgling CBS television network was planning a weekly variety series. Newpaper columnist Ed Sullivan was chosen as host. The series premiered on June 20, 1948. From the very first broadcast, Mr. Sullivan was criticized for his lack of charisma. He looked stiff, awkward and uncomfortable. But Sullivan had an understanding of show business and his show gradually gained a following.
On September 18, 1955, the series was given its new title The Ed Sullivan Show Thanks to everyone who's helped on this guide, including - --Jim Brent (of Burbank, CA), who provided most of the guest lists from 1952 through 1960.
--Ben Hallums Rowe And thanks to Historic Films for their on-line database. Their website has been very helpful in verifing guest li
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Season 5
Episode 1: Oscar Hammerstein Story Part 1
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Summary: Guests - --Lena Horne - ""Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man of Mine"" (from the musical ""Showboat"") --Robert Merrill and Mimi Benzell - ""Indian Love Call"" (from ""Rose Marie"") Additional guests (scheduled) -
--Robert Bramley --David Burns --Carol Bruce --Wally Cox --Nanci Crompton --George Hall --Judson Laire --Allen Shane --Bill Tabbert --Charles Winninger
Episode 6: Humphrey Bogart / Yul Brynner / Yogi Berra / Phil Rizzuto
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Summary: Guests - --Jose Greco (Flamenco Dancer) - ""La Petenava"" --Michael Bentine (hyper British comedian) --Yul Brynner - ""Puzzlement"" from ""The King And I"" (Brynner not in costume) --Bobby Winters - comic Juggler --Gil McDougald, Yogi Berra & Phil Rizzuto - three baseball greats interviewed by Ed with film highlights --Humphrey Bogart - actor interviewed by Ed, talks about his life --Audience bow - Lauren Bacall --Annette Warren - ""Along Came Bill""
Episode 7: Broderick Crawford; Constance Bennett; Douglas Fairbanks Jr; April Stevens; Guy Mitchell
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --Broderick Crawford (actor) --Constance Bennett (actress) --Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (actor) --April Stevens (singer) - ""I'm In Love Again"" --Guy Mitchell (singer) --Cliff Hall (actor) --Jack Pearl (radio & movie actor)
Episode 9: Will Mastin Trio; Dorothy Sarnoff; Nino Martini; Michael Bentine
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --The Will Mastin Trio (Vaudeville act with Will Mastin, Sammy Davis, Sr. and Sammy Davis, Jr.) --Dorothy Sarnoff --Nino Martini (tenor, movie actor) --Michael Bentine (British comedian) --Jewell and Warris (comedy team with Jimmy Jewell) --Three Bessies
Episode 14: Dolores Gray; Michael Bentine; Nino Martini; Princeton Triagle Club
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --Dolores Gray --Michael Bentine --Nino Martini (tenor, movie actor) --The Princeton Triagle Club --The Salzburg Marionettes
Episode 16: Gloria Swanson; Julie Harris; Ramon Novarro
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --Gloria Swanson (actress) --Julie Harris (actress) --Ramon Novarro (actor) --St. Vincent Ferrer Boys Choir
Episode 25: Cole Porter Story Part 1 (Tribute to Cole Porter)
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Summary: ""Tribute To Cole Porter"" Part 1 with guests --Mimi Benzell & Brian Sullivan - ""Wunderbar"" --Monty Wooley - ""Miss Otis Regrets"" (Yale classmate of Cole Porter) --Anna & Pierre D'Angelo - ""Old Fashioned Garden"" --Lisa Kirk - ""My Heart Belongs To Daddy --Pierre & Anna D'angelo - ""Love for Sale""
--Mimi Benzell - ""In The Still Of The Night"" --Helen Wood, William Gaxton & Delores Gray - ""Anything Goes"" & ""You're The Top"" --Delores Gray - ""Night and Day""
Audience bows - the Notre Dame basketball team; Tom Sanders (Temple University student).
Film clip - Yale Bowl football game.
Episode 26: Cole Porter Story Part 2
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Summary: ""Tribute To Cole Porter"" Part 2 --Dolores Gray - sings ""Blow Gabriel, Blow"" --Lisa Kirk - sings ""Always True to You Darling"" --Jane Froman - sings ""Just One of those Things"" --Audience bow - Captain John Curtis Brown (Froman's husband) --Nancy Comden (ballerina) with dancing chorus - dance to medley of Cole Porter's hits - ""You Do Something to Me,"" ""Let's Do It"" and ""I Get A Kick Out of You"" --Dolores Gray and William Gaxton (joined by Ed) - sing ""Friendship"" --Roberta Peters (opera singer) - sings ""I Love You"" and ""So In Love""
--Jane Froman - ""Begin the Beguine"" and ""I've Got You Under My Skin""
Episode 30: scheduled - Jackie Gleason; Tony Bennett; Senor Wences
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --Jackie Gleason --Tony Bennett --Senor Wences --The Redcaps
Episode 31: scheduled - Sophie Tucker; Montez O'Oca; Tuskeegee Choir
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --Sophie Tucker --Sadler's Wells Ballet --Tuskegee Choir --Montez D'Oca
Episode 34: scheduled - Jackie Gleason; Jan Peerce; Dorothy Kirsten
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --Jackie Gleason --Jan Peerce --Dorothy Kirsten --Steve Gibson's Redcaps
Episode 37: Dorothy Dandridge / Errol Flynn & Paulette Goddard / Sam Snead
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Summary: Guests - --Dorothy Dandridge - ""Do What Ya Wanna Do"" & ""Just One Of Those Things""
--Errol Flynn & Paulette Goddard - Private Eye sketch --Sam Sneed (golf pro) - Snead joins Ed on stage & gives golf swing demonstration. --Moishe Oysher - Hebrew song (unknown title) & ""So In Love"" --Norman Evans (British stand-up comedian) --Roger Price (stand-up routine, draws pictures to illustrate his stories, Ed plays straight man)
Audience bows - Ann Claire, Fred Corcharan, Eddie Lawry, Elmer Ward Note - According to TV listings, a film clip from Walt Disney's ""Robin Hood"" was scheduled to be shown on this program.
Episode 41: Richard Rodgers Story Part 1 (Rodgers & Hart tribute)
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Summary: Guests (Ed Sullivan's 4th Anniversary show) - --Bill Lawrence & Cindy Lord - ""Manhattan"" --Sinclair & Spaulding - dance to Rodgers & Hart song ""Here In My Heart"" --Richard Hayes - ""Blue Room"" (from ""The Girlfriend"") and ""When Or Where"" (from ""Babes In Arms"") --Toastettes, Pal Joey Chorus - ""The Girlfriend"" dance number --Jane Froman - ""With A Song In My Heart"" and ""My Heart Stood Still"" (2nd song from ""A Connecticut Yankee"") --William Gaxton & Jane Froman - ""Thou Swell"" (from ""A Connecticut Yankee"") --Lisa Kirk - ""10 Cents A Dance"" and ""The Lady Is A Tramp"" (2nd song from ""Babes In Arms"") --Bill Lawrence - ""This Can't Be Love"" (from ""The Boys from Syracuse"") --Cindy Lord - There's A Small Hotel"" (from ""On Your Toes"")
--Richard Rodgers (on piano) - ""Lover"" --Vivienne Segal - Bewitched"" (from ""Pal Joey"")
--Harold Lang & Norma Thorton - ""Happy Hunting Horn"" (from ""Pal Joey"") Audience bows - Sister Kenny, Bart Sullivan
Episode 46: Will Rogers Jr.; Rise Stevens; Jack Carter; Ben Hogan
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --Will Rogers Jr. --Rise Stevens --Jack Carter --Ben Hogan --Sonny Howard --Trini Reyes
Episode 50: Victor Borge; Ken Whitmer; Artie Auerbach; Rosemary O'Reilly
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --Victor Borge --Ken Whitmer --Artie Auerbach --Rosemary O'Reilly
Episode 52: Hal Leroy; the De Marco Sisters; Bobby Shantz
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Summary: Scheduled guests - --Hal Leroy --The De Marco Sisters --Bobby Shantz
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