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Cavalcade Of Stars (1949-52) Episode Guide
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with contributions by: Rina Fox
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Produced by Joseph Cares and Jack Hurdle
June 4, 1949 - September 26, 1952
Jun 1949-Sep 1950 DuMont Sat 9:00-10:00
Sep 1950-Sep 1952 DuMont Fri 10:00-11:00
US Music Variety series 1949-52
Host Jack Carter (June1949-Feb50)
Host Jerry Lester (March1950-July1950)
Host Jackie Gleason (July1950-Sept52)
Host Larry Storch (Summer 1951 & Summer1952)
Regulars: Art Carney (1950-1952) Pert Kelton (1950-1952) June Taylor Dancers (1950-1952) Sammy Spear and His Orchestra
Announcer: Jack Lescoulie
Featured "The Honeymooners" sketches from 5-Oct-1951
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DuMont WABD Saturdays 9:00-10:00pm
[01] Cavalcade of Stars [Premiere]
04Jun1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
Jazz singer Joan Edwards
[02] Cavalcade of Stars
11Jun1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
singer-actress Ella Logan
singer-pianist Maurice Rocco
[03] Cavalcade of Stars
18Jun1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
Singer-actress Marilyn Maxwell
[04] Cavalcade of Stars
25Jun1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
Opera singer Mimi Benzell
[05] Cavalcade of Stars
02Jul1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
singer-actress Vivian Blaine Ronnie Lee
Al Trahan
dance team of Mata and Hari
acrobatic act Los Goltos.
[06] Cavalcade of Stars
09Jul1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests: Kay Starr
ballroom dancers Fred and Susan Barry.
[07] Cavalcade of Stars
16Jul1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
singer Pearl Bailey
Robert Weede
Peggy Taylor
Vic Hyde
The Nonchalants
Lawlor and Clarke.
[08] Cavalcade of Stars
23Jul1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests: Jackie Miles
Kitty Kallen
marionette puppeteers Martin Brothers
dancers The Andrew Twins
The Four Step Brothers.
[09] Cavalcade of Stars
30Jul1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
comic pianist Victor Borge
Jazz singer Thelma Carpenter
comic acrobats-tumblers The Emerald Sisters
and The Beatrice Kraft Dancers.
[10] Cavalcade of Stars
06Aug1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
comedian Henny Youngman
Hammond organist Ethel Smith
vocalist Joan Merrill
dance duo Raye and Naldi
and Brazilian acrobatics Vic and Adio.
[11] Cavalcade of Stars
13Aug1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
singer-actress Janet Blair
song and dance act The Blackburn Twins
bicycle trio The Shyrettos
singer-dancer Dorothy Jarnac
actor Zero Mostel
and vocalist Carl Ravazza.
[12] Cavalcade of Stars
20Aug1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
Opera singer Gladys Swarthout
dancers The Dunhills
singer Mimi Benzell
and The Barry Sisters
[13] Cavalcade of Stars
27Aug1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
Broadway and film actress-singer Vivian Blaine
singer Georgia Gibbs
acrobats-dancers The Winter Sisters
comic musicians The Pitchmen
dancer Kathryn Lee
comic Phil Foster
and singers The Treniers.
[14] Cavalcade of Stars
03Sep1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
singer Luba Malina The Golden Gate Quartet Ray Malone
dance team Helen and Howard
and puppeteer George Prentice.
[15] Cavalcade of Stars
10Sep1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
ventriloquist Paul Winchell
Jazz singer Joan Edwards
singer Donald Richards The Clark Brothers
and acrobat act The Acromaniacs.
[16] Cavalcade of Stars
17Sep1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
pianist Hazel Scott
comedian Jackie Miles
harmonica player Stan Fisher
Chinese acrobats The Canton Brothers
and balancing act The Fontaines.
[17] Cavalcade of Stars
24Sep1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
singer Connee Boswell
singer-actor Carlos Ramirez
the Lavernes
singer-dancer Evelyn Farney
and novelty roller skating act Earl, Jack and Betty.
[18] Cavalcade of Stars
01Oct1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
singer-personality Kitty Carlisle
guitarist Tito Guizar
comedienne Jean Carroll
and dancers DeMarlos.
[19] Cavalcade of Stars
08Oct1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
bandleader Cab Calloway
actress Marie MacDonald
acrobatic tap dancers the Martin Brothers
vocalists the Wayne Martin Trio
and comedian Gil Lamb.
[20] Cavalcade of Stars
15Oct1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
vocalist Carol Bruce
knockabout comics the Calgary Brothers
ballroom dance team Landre and Verna
singer Josh White
baton twirlers Ted and Flo Vallett
and comic actress Alice Pearce.
[21] Cavalcade of Stars
22Oct1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
comedian Bert Lahr
vocalist Dorothy Claire
singers The Chords
comic-acrobat Walter Dale Wall
dancers Mata and Hari
and vocalists the DeCastro Sisters.
[22] Cavalcade of Stars
29Oct1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
comic performer Zero Mostel
actress-singer Vivian Blaine
comedienne Virginia Lee
the Richard Adair Dancers
and French opera star Louis Mariano in his American debut.
[23] Cavalcade of Stars
05Nov1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
magician Galli-Galli
dancing comedian Willie Shore
Margo, Paul and Paulette Trio
singer Milton Douglas
and dancers Laurette and Clymas.
[24] Cavalcade of Stars
12Nov1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
comic Bert Wheeler
singer Kitty Kallen
vocalist Donald Richards
dancers The Spaulding Trio
and juggler Rudy Cardenas.
[25] Cavalcade of Stars
19Nov1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
singer-dancer Lina Romay
comic entertainer Jackie Coogan
acrobats The Harstons
tap dancer Hal LeRoy
East Indian dance team Copsey and Ayres
and comedy trio The Extremes.
[26] Cavalcade of Stars
26Nov1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
actress Ilona Massey
comedian Pinky Lee
Bill Graves
and singers (Josef) Marias and Miranda.
[27] Cavalcade of Stars
03Dec1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
vocalist Joan Merrill
film and radio comedienne Vera Vague.
[28] Cavalcade of Stars
10Dec1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
comic juggler
teeterboard performer Lee Marx
the DeMarco Sisters
and legendary vaudeville comedy team (Joe) Smith and (Charlie) Dale.
Highlights:
The two perform their famous "Dr. Kronkheit" skit. [RF]
[29] Cavalcade of Stars
17Dec1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
singer-actress Monica Lewis
comic Jack Durant
old-time vaudeville pantomine act Willie, West and McGinty
Chinese dance team Toy and Wing
and teeter-board acrobats Yacopies.
[30] Cavalcade of Stars
24Dec1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
ventriloquist Paul Winchell (with Jerry Mahoney)
pianist Hazel Scott
singers The Melody Men
adagio dancers the Peggy Taylor Trio
and dance team The Debonaires.
[31] Cavalcade of Stars
31Dec1949 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
Latin dance team Antonio and Rosario (Antonio Ruiz and Rosario Perez)
drummer David Powell
acrobats the Wong Sisters
and stand-up comedienne Jean Carroll.
[32] Cavalcade of Stars
07Jan1950 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
Chico Marx
tap dancer Johnny Mack
ballroom dancers Jayne and Adam DiGatano
and guitarists-vocalists the Alexander Brothers.
[33] Cavalcade of Stars
14Jan1950 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
vocalist Frances Langford
singer-film actor Jack Leonard
bicycle comedy act Bobby Whaling
dancers The Step Brothers
acrobatic comic Ladd Lyon.
[34] Cavalcade of Stars
21Jan1950 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
vocalist Mindy Carson
acrobatic act the Lane Brothers
vocal group the Deep River Boys
comedy ballroom dancers The Albins
and impressionist Leo De Lyon.
[35] Cavalcade of Stars
28Jan1950 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
baritone Robert Merrill of the Metropolitan Opera
singers-dancers the MelloLarks
acrobats Johnson and Owen
vocalist Jack Leonard
and the Richard Adair Dancers.
[36] Cavalcade of Stars
04Feb1950 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
Andy and Della Russell
ventriloquist Jay Marshall
ballerina Patricia Bowman from Radio City Music Hall
pianist Stan Freeman
and trampoline act Monroe and Grant.
[37] Cavalcade of Stars
11Feb1950 WABD Sat
Host Jack Carter
Guests:
Broadway and film vocalist Jane Pickens
tap dancers Buck and Bubbles
the Hamilton Dancers
and the Great Barton.
[38] Cavalcade of Stars
18Feb1950 WABD Sat
Film comic Bert Wheeler marks his return to performing by hosting this week's
show.
Guests:
Jazz singer Joan Edwards
comics the Slate Brothers
and dancer Johnny Coy.
[39] Cavalcade of Stars
25Feb1950 WABD Sat
Comedian Jackie Miles hosts this episode.
Guests:
Cabaret singer Gigi Durston
comic dancer Betty Bruce
acrobats The Vanderbilts
juggler Stan Kavanaugh
and Apache dancers The Appletons.
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Cavalcade of Stars: Hosted by Jerry Lester (takes over from Jack Carter)
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[40] Cavalcade of Stars
04Mar1950 WABD Sat
Comedian Jerry Lester makes his debut as host of Cavalcade.
Guests:
singer-actress Janis Paige
dancer Dorothy Jarnac
tap dancers the Mayo Brothers
the Irving Fields Trio
and Metropolitan Opera baritone Salvatore Baccoloni.
[41] Cavalcade of Stars
11Mar1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
singer Connie Haines
comic pianist Maurice Rocco
vocalist Bob Scheerer
the Chandra Kaly Dancers
and slapstick comedy acrobats The Four Fays.
[42] Cavalcade of Stars
18Mar1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
singer-actress Janet Blair
actor Lee Marks
and Christina and Moll.
[43] Cavalcade of Stars
25Mar1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
actor Chester Morris
and actress Kyle MacDonnell.
[44] Cavalcade of Stars
01Apr1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
comic actor Bert Gordon
actor John Loder
and singer Gertrude Niesen.
[45] Cavalcade of Stars
08Apr1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
comic Bert Wheeler
Jerry Wayne
and actress Kyle MacDonnell.
[46] Cavalcade of Stars
15Apr1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
actor J. Carrol Naish
harmonica player Leo Diamond
singer-impressionist Sonny Howard
and comedians Carl Reiner and Louis Nye in uncredited bits.
*NOTE: J. Carrol Naish makes his TV debut.
[47] Cavalcade of Stars
22Apr1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
dancer Romona Lang
magician Galli-Galli
actress Kyle MacDonnell
acrobats the Schaller Brothers
and Jackie Robinson from the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Highlights:
Lester dressed as a clown, a take-off on Arthur Godfrey (called Arthur Clodfrey),
magician Galli-Galli making
baby chicks appear under cups, MacDonnell sings "The Boy Next Door", and Jackie
Robinson appears in a maudlin
sketch where he visits a kid in a wheelchair. [RF]
[48] Cavalcade of Stars
29Apr1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
comedian Sam Levinson
ballroom dancers Yvonne and Clavel
and comic musicians the Korn Kobblers.
[49] Cavalcade of Stars
06May1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
The Four Steps
vaudeville comedy team Smith and Dale
trumpeter Leonard Sues
and Opera singer Mimi Benzell.
[50] Cavalcade of Stars
13May1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
comedians Jack Pearl
and Cliff Hall
the comedy team Elsa and Waldo
and the Kurt Jons Dancers.
[51] Cavalcade of Stars
20May1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
baseball great Jackie Robinson of the Dodgers
singer Mindy Carson
dancers Lucienne and Ashour
and English comedian Rex Raymer.
Highlights:
In one sketch, Jackie Robinson and his son visit Lester and his son. Clips from
the film The Jackie Robinson Story
are shown. [RF]
[52] Cavalcade of Stars
27May1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
bandleader Carl Ravazza
actor Keye Luke
tap dancer Ray Malone
and singer Susan Miller.
[53] Cavalcade of Stars
03Jun1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
ventriloquist Paul Winchell and dummy Jerry Mahoney
Jane Pickens and the Escourtiers
rhumba dancers Horatio & Lana
actress Kim Stanley
and actor John Garfield.
Highlights:
Winchell tries to get a reluctant Mahoney to go to sleep; when he does, the
dummy dreams about the two trading places.
Songs from Pickens and her Escourtiers include "Alexander's Ragtime Band" and
"St. Louis Blues." Lester is a greedy
contestant on the radio quiz show "Take It or Lump It." Garfield and Stanley
perform a dramatic scene from
Clifford Odets' Golden Boy. Lester juggles.
*NOTE: Jerry Lester hosts this episode celebrating the series' first
anniversary. [RF]
[54] Cavalcade of Stars
10Jun1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
comedian Larry Storch
harmonica player John Sebastian
ballroom dancers Mario and Floria
vocalist Kitty Kallen
and Hungarian music group Rudy Barron and the Gypsy Princesses.
[55] Cavalcade of Stars
17Jun1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
comedian Jackie Miles
actress-singer Vivian Blaine
and actor Carlos Ramirez.
[56] Cavalcade of Stars
24Jun1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
actress-singer Anna Maria Alberghetti
singer Beatrice Kaye
tap dancer Evelyn Farney
trumpeter Leonard Sues
and actor-comedian Wally Brown.
[57] Cavalcade of Stars
01Jul1950 WABD Sat
Host Jerry Lester
Guests:
singer Georgia Gibbs
dance team The Three Rockets
singers The Continentals
and comic dancers Helene and Howard.
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Cavalcade of Stars: Hosted by Jackie Gleason (takes over from Jerry
Lester)
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[58] Cavalcade of Stars
08Jul1950 WABD Sat
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
comedienne Rose Marie
tap dancer Evelyn Farney and her Morrison Dancers The DeCastro Sisters
and comic Hank Ladd.
*Note: Jackie Gleason debuts as the series' host this week.
[59] Cavalcade of Stars
15Jul1950 WABD Sat
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
actress Gloria DeHaven
singer Eddie Fisher
actor Roger Ray
and comedy acrobats the Schaller Brothers.
Highlights:
In one sketch, Art Carney plays a photographer hired to take photos of "The Man
of Distinction",
Reginald Van Gleason III, for a whiskey advertisement By the end of the shoot,
they're both loaded from
having tested the product a few too many times. [RF]
[60] Cavalcade of Stars
22Jul1950 WABD Sat
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald
Broadway actress/comedienne Kate Murtagh
and dance team (Mary) Ray and (Mario) Naldi.
[61] Cavalcade of Stars
29Jul1950 WABD Sat
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
The Martin Brothers
The Modernaires
comic actress Ada Lynne
tap dancer Evelyn Farney
and the Carlos Morrison Dancers.
[62] Cavalcade of Stars
05Aug1950 WABD Sat
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Vaudeville comic Bert Wheeler
Singer Billy Daniels
Ballroom dance duo Cabot and Dresden
Vocalist Dorothy Claire
and acrobats the Kanazawa Trio.
[63] Cavalcade of Stars
12Aug1950 WABD Sat
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Entertainers Andy and Della Russell
comedian Clarence Stroud
and acrobatic team Los Gatos.
[64] Cavalcade of Stars
19Aug1950 WABD Sat
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
pianist Victor Borge
songstress Frances Langford
singer Donald Richards
actress Gloria Gilbert
and Son and Sonny.
Highlights:
Borge performs a bit at the piano showing how the great composers created their
famous melodies.
Richards sings "Tenement Symphony" and "Maybe I’m in Love With You."
Langford joins town marshal Gleason in an old west sketch set at the Last Chance
saloon. [RF]
[65] Cavalcade of Stars
26Aug1950 WABD Sat
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Opera star Richard Tucker from the Met
instrumental trio the Three Suns
comic dancers, the Appletons
and comedienne Ann Anderson.
[66] Cavalcade of Stars
02Sep1950 WABD Sat
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Vaudeville comedy team Smith and Dale
singer Gracie Barrie
and the Beachcombers.
Highlights:
Homeowner Carney panics during a blaze as firemen Smith and Dale play cards. The
June Taylor Dancers perform to
"Just One of Those Things". [RF]
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DuMont Network Fridays at 10:00-11:00pm
Hosted by Jackie Gleason
Summer Replacement Host: Larry Storch
2.01 [67] Cavalcade of Stars
08Sep1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vaudeville comic Bert Wheeler
and singer/actress Vivian Blaine.
Highlights:
Wheeler performs a monologue featuring jokes at Gleason's expense. Jackie joins
him for a parody song with Gleason
whispering the lyrics to Wheeler just before each line. Later, the two of them
play hunters on a jungle safari,
and Jackie is a single man tackling his laundry. Gleason plays Prince Ali Ben
Shisk-Ka-Bob at a Monte Carlo casino.
Blaine performs "Orange Colored Sky". [RF]
2.02 [68] Cavalcade of Stars
15Sep1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
actor John Charles Thomas
singer Connie Haines
tap-dancer George Tapps
and comedian Jay Lawrence.
2.03 [69] Cavalcade of Stars
22Sep1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Eddie Fisher
vaudevillian-actor Clarence Stroud
stage actress June Walker
harmonica players The Stag McMann Trio
Broadway musical star Jane Pickens
and contortionists The Florida Trio.
Highlights:
Gleason celebrates his 15th show biz anniversary with a production number to
"There's No Business Like Show Business"
featuring him doing soft shoe. "The Bachelor" spends an evening at home watching
the attractive girl across the alley.
Product tester Jackie tries Soothe Drip Coffee which makes him extremely jittery
and Atomic Crispies which explode when
agitated. Jackie reads from a showgirl's diary he found in his dressing room. [RF]
2.04 [70] Cavalcade of Stars
29Sep1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
tenor Jan Peerce
vocalist Eugenie Baird
ballroom dance team Manor and Mignon
and Bob Hammond's trained birds.
2.05 [71] Cavalcade of Stars
06Oct1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
comedian Joey Bishop
singer-actress Lucille Norman The Piero Brothers
and The Beachcombers.
2.06 [72] Cavalcade of Stars
13Oct1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Dick Haymes
interpretive dancers DeMarlos
and Manuel and Marita Viero's monkey act.
2.07 [73] Cavalcade of Stars
20Oct1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Eddie Fisher
comic sister act Betty and Jane Kean
juggler Maurice Wilcox
comic magician Ken Whitmer
and dancers Copsy and Ayres.
Highlights:
In sketches, a bachelor with a throbbing headache struggles to make breakfast. A
new prisoner is tossed into a cell
with a pair of hardened who get him to attempt several ridiculous escape
schemes. One plan finally works, they escape,
and he gets caught by the guard. [RF]
2.08 [74] Cavalcade of Stars
27Oct1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
actress-singer Beverly Tyler
and baritone Earl Wrightson.
2.09 [75] Cavalcade of Stars
03Nov1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
actor-singer Thomas L. Thomas
singer-guitarist Johnny Cox
and musician Rolly Rolls.
2.10 [76] Cavalcade of Stars
10Nov1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Jane Pickens
comic-writer Roger Price
baritone Milton Douglas
and puppeteers Dietrich and Diane.
2.11 [77] Cavalcade of Stars
17Nov1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
tenor Brian Sullivan
comedian Joey Bishop
jazz vocalist Thelma Carpenter
and comic dance act The Pickerts.
2.12 [78] Cavalcade of Stars
24Nov1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalists Andy and Della Russell
musical comedy performer Mickey Deems
and dancers Elsa and Waldo.
2.13 [79] Cavalcade of Stars
01Dec1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
soprano Nadine Connor
actor Guy Raymond
and puppeteer Frank Paris.
2.14 [80] Cavalcade of Stars
08Dec1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
magician Jay Marshall
singers The De Marco Sisters
and Milton Douglas.
2.15 [81] Cavalcade of Stars
15Dec1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
tenor Jan Peerce
comic Irwin Corey
and singer Marion Colby.
2.16 [82] Cavalcade of Stars
22Dec1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vaudeville comedian Bert Wheeler
singer Eileen Barton
and The Beachcombers.
2.17 [83] Cavalcade of Stars
29Dec1950 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Metropolitan Opera singer Blanche Thebom
comedian Jay Martin
and musical comedy sister-act Betty and Jane Kean.
2.18 [84] Cavalcade of Stars
05Jan1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
actress Joan Carroll
singer Fran Warren
and dance act Andre, Andree and Bonnie.
2.19 [85] Cavalcade of Stars
12Jan1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Metropolitan Opera tenor Richard Tucker,
comedian Jackie Miles,
singer/actress Marion Colby.
2.20 [86] Cavalcade of Stars
19Jan1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Metropolitan Opera soprano/entertainer Mimi Benzell,
cobra dancers Harold and Lola,
comic Steve Evans.
2.21 [87] Cavalcade of Stars
26Jan1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
comic actor Bert Wheeler,
singer/actress Irra Petina,
vaudeville comic Walter Dare Wahl,
Rey Rodell.
2.22 [88] Cavalcade of Stars
02Feb1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Georgia Gibbs, Rolly Rolls and Art Lund.
2.23 [89] Cavalcade of Stars
09Feb1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
actor James Gleason,
singer/actor Igor Gorin,
singer/impressionist Florence Desmond,
and Maureen Cannon.
2.24 [90] Cavalcade of Stars
16Feb1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
comedian Morey Amsterdam
Carlos Ramirez
and Jane Pickens.
2.25 [91] Cavalcade of Stars
23Feb1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
pianist Liberace
Milton Douglas
and Borrah Minnevitch's Harmonica Rascals.
2.26 [92] Cavalcade of Stars
02Mar1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Carlos Ramirez
comedian Joey Bishop
and Fran Warren.
2.27 [93] Cavalcade of Stars
09Mar1951 DuMont Fri
02Apr1951 [Press-Telegram]
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests: Jane and Betty Kean
The Appletons
2.28 [94] Cavalcade of Stars
16Mar1951 DuMont Fri
09Apr1951 [Press-Telegram]
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Blanche Thebom
pianist Maurice Rocco
2.29 [95] Cavalcade of Stars
23Mar1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Jazz vocalist Hazel Scott
Opera tenor Eugene Conley
and the New York University Chapel Choir.
2.30 [96] Cavalcade of Stars
30Mar1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
comedian Jackie Miles
actress June Havoc
and singer Carl Ravazza.
2.31 [97] Cavalcade of Stars
06Apr1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Jay Martin
comic actor Lew Parker
and Opera star Roberta Peters.
2.32 [98] Cavalcade of Stars
13Apr1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Connee Boswell
vocal group the Deep River Boys
and acrobats the Arnaut Brothers.
2.33 [99] Cavalcade of Stars
20Apr1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
comedian Phil Foster
host of TV's You Asked For It Jack Smith
and singer Rosalind Courtright.
2.34 [100] Cavalcade of Stars
27Apr1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Billy Daniels
ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson
and singer June Valli.
2.35 [101] Cavalcade of Stars
04May1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Igor Gorin
Andy and Della Russell
Johnny Mack
with the June Taylor Dancers
2.36 [102] Cavalcade of Stars
11May1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Marie McDonald
Carlos Ramirez
Rudy Cardenas
2.37 [103] Cavalcade of Stars
18May1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
tenor Jan Peerce
Jo Sullivan
Bert Wheeler
with the June Taylor Dancers
2.38 [104] Cavalcade of Stars
25May1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
jazz vocalist Hazel Scott
actress Joan Bennett
and big band vocalist Vinni DeCampo.
2.39 [105] Cavalcade of Stars
01Jun1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Mindy Carson
and Billy Daniels.
*Note: Columnist Earl Wilson of the New York Post will present Gleason with a
citation from the New York
Journal-American naming him "new comedian of the year". [RF]
2.40 [106] Cavalcade of Stars
08Jun1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
tenor Eugene Conley
Al Norman
and the Martin Brothers.
2.41 [107] Cavalcade of Stars
15Jun1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
comedian Morey Amsterdam
vocal group the Ames Brothers
and Opera and Broadway star Jo Sullivan.
Highlights:
The Ames Brothers sing "Sentimental Me", "Oh Babe" and "Blind Barnabus." Morey
performs a comedy bit with his cello
and is joined by Jackie for a song. Sullivan sings "I'm in Love" and "Too
Young." In sketches, Gleason appears as
Reggie Van Gleason III, Joe the Bartender, and magician the Great Imperial Roman
Dine Dafaar. [RF]
2.42 [108] Cavalcade of Stars
22Jun1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Metropolitan Opera tenor Richard Tucker
Big band vocalist Gracie Barrie
and comedian-impressionist George Kirby.
2.43 [109] Cavalcade of Stars
29Jun1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Beverly Hudson
comedian Jay Marshall
and Opera star Igor Gorin.
2.44 [110] Cavalcade of Stars
06Jul1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Opera singer Roberta Peters
the Irving Fields Trio
and singer Vinni deCampo.
2.45 [111] Cavalcade of Stars
13Jul1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
comedienne Rose Marie
singer Felix Knight
and impressionist Steve Evans.
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Cavalcade Of Stars: Hosted by Larry Storch (20Jul51-10Aug51) Summer Replacement
for Jackie Gleason
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2.46 [112] Cavalcade of Stars
20Jul1951 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
tenor Jan Peerce
singer Lina Romay
and Rudy Cardenas.
2.47 [113] Cavalcade of Stars
27Jul1951 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
baritone William Warfield
singer Dorothy Collins
and The June Taylor Dancers.
2.48 [114] Cavalcade of Stars
03Aug1951 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
British singer Anne Shelton. Evelyn Tyner Trio Charles Kullman
and The June Taylor Dancers.
2.49 [115] Cavalcade of Stars
10Aug1951 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
vocalist Rosemary Clooney Walter Cassel
pianist Liberace
and The June Taylor Dancers.
[--] Cavalcade of Stars
17Aug1951
pre-empted by All-Star Football Game: Cleveland Browns vs College All-Stars.
(From Chicago) [RF]
############# Cavalcade Of Stars #############
############## season 3 1951-52 ##############
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DuMont Network Fridays at 10:00-11:00pm
Hosted by Jackie Gleason
Summer Replacement Host: Larry Storch
3.1 [116] Cavalcade of Stars
24Aug1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Robert Maxwell
Champ Butler
and Gracie Barrie.
3.2 [117] Cavalcade of Stars
31Aug1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
comic actress Luba Malina
and singer Champ Butler.
3.3 [118] Cavalcade of Stars
07Sep1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
actress Darla Hood
Maurice Rooco
and tenor Jan Peerce.
3.4 [119] Cavalcade of Stars
14Sep1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Kitty Kallen
singer Donald Richards
Paul Dixon
and lip-synching performer Dottie Mack.
3.5 [120] Cavalcade of Stars
21Sep1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Carl Ravazza
Opera singer Mimi Benzell from the Metropolitian Opera
and ballerina Kathryn Lee.
3.6 [121] Cavalcade of Stars
28Sep1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Rosalind Courtwright,
Jackie Heller
dance team of Harold and Lola.
3.7 [122] Cavalcade of Stars
05Oct1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singers Pearl Bailey
Donald Richards
and Bill Callahan.
Highlights:
Jackie plays Joe the Bartender and a slumming Reggie Van Gleason who's been
disowned by his family.
This episode features the FIRST Honeymooners sketch. In the Kramdens' debut
titled "Bread", an argument starts
when Ralph comes in from work and Alice wants him go back out and buy some
bread. The fight climaxes when Ralph
tosses a canister of flour out the window. Moments later, an unhappy policeman
covered in the white powder (Art Carney)
appears at the Kramdens' door. [RF]
3.8 [123] Cavalcade of Stars
12Oct1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Mel Torme
Metropolitan Opera star Lois Hunt
and violinist Maria Naglia.
Highlights:
"The Loudmouth" Charlie Bratton debuts and badgers meek Clem Finch who's trying
to eat lunch. Gleason plays in
a silent movie sketch, "A Day at Coney Island." Torme sings "My Momma Told Me"
and "Johnny One Note." Hunt performs
"The Laughing Song."
Announcer Russell says that due to popular response, they're presenting another
Honeymooners sketch. In "Razor Blades",
Ralph is lathered up but can't find any blades. He accuses Alice of taking them
and goes digging through her drawer,
tossing clothing as he goes. When he comes across her wedding dress, he cools
off and apologizes. [RF]
3.9 [124] Cavalcade of Stars
19Oct1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Kitty Kallen
dance team Harold and Lola
and Lanny Ross.
3.10 [125] Cavalcade of Stars
26Oct1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalists Georgia Gibbs
Arthur Lee Simpkins
and columnist Earl Wilson.
Highlights:
Jackie performs a comedy magic act. Reginald Van Gleason III performs with the
ridiculous musicians at a charity bazaar.
The June taylor Dancers perform two numbers. Clem Finch (Carney) and Charlie
Bratton (Gleason) appear in another
lunchroom sketch. Gibbs sings "I'll Always Be in Love With You." Wilson
recognizes Gleason for his charity work with
an amputees foundation. [RF]
3.11 [126] Cavalcade of Stars
02Nov1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Julie Wilson
vocalist Don Cornell
and the dance team of Gehrig and Weismuller.
Highlights:
Gleason opens with his celebrity impressions. Cornell sings his hit "It Isn't
Fair" and Wilson does "Way Down Yonder
in New Orleans." Joe the Bartender gossips. In the Honeymooners sketch
"The New
Television Set", Alice tests out a
new TV set on a trial basis until Ralph hits the roof and orders her to return
it. The TV man comes to reclaim the set
and tells Ralph how much Alice enjoyed watching it. Ralph relents and buys her
the television. Gleason and Carney do
a silent movie take-off, ""Happy Jack Goes-A-Courtin"." [RF]
3.12 [127] Cavalcade of Stars
09Nov1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Opera star Roberta Peters
dancer Bob Fosse
and singer Alan Dale.
3.13 [128] Cavalcade of Stars
16Nov1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer-actor Harry Belafante
Opera star Igor Gorin
and pianist Carmen Cavallaro.
Highlights:
In the Honeymooners sketch "Ralph Threatens To Leave," Ralph complains about the
meat loaf Alice made for dinner,
causing her to ridicule his bus driving career. Insulted, Ralph storms out.
Goren sings "Without a Song" and Rossini's
"La Danza." Cavallaro plays Chopin's "Polonaise." Belafante performs with the
June Taylor Dancers. Joe the Bartender
gossips and Reggie Van Gleason III leads a ragged boys' troop. [RF]
3.14 [129] Cavalcade of Stars
23Nov1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Nancy Wright
Georgie Tapps
and singer Dick Haymes.
3.15 [130] Cavalcade of Stars
30Nov1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Metropolitan Opera tenor Richard Tucker
comedian-impressionist George Kirby
and nightclub singer Yvette.
3.16 [131] Cavalcade of Stars
07Dec1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Flamenco dancer Trini Reyes
and bandleader Cab Calloway.
Highlights:
Fenwick Babbitt appears on the game show "Can You Do This" hosted by Happy Larry
Barnaby (Carney). Rudy the Repairman
and Whitey cause destruction attempting to kill a mouse. Cab Calloway singing
"That Old Black Magic" and "The Hi-De-Ho
Man"; Mary Mayo sings "Blue Moon." In the Honeymooners sketch
"Ring Salesman",
Ralph jumps to conclusions and assumes
Alice is having an affair with a ring salesman. In actuality, he's helping her
buy Ralph's Christmas present. [RF]
3.17 [132] Cavalcade of Stars
14Dec1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Opera tenor Jan Peerce
actress Martha Stewart
and 8-year-old Verna Raymond.
Highlights:
In the Honeymooners sketch "Quiz Show", Ralph goes on incessantly about Alice's
wrong answer costing them a big prize
on a radio show. (Their consolation prize is a years worth of cereal.) The
sponsor and host visit the Kramdens because
they discovered that Alice DID give the correct answer. Now it's up to big mouth
Ralph to answer a question correctly
to win the prize for them. [RF]
3.18 [133] Cavalcade of Stars
21Dec1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Broadway and radio vocalist Jane Pickens
The Beachcombers
and juggler Rudy Cardenas.
Highlights:
A Christmas Eve Honeymooners sketch featuring many of Gleason's characters
visiting the Kramdens' apartment. Ralph
misses them all abecause he's out buying potato salad. The show closes with cast
and audience singing "Silent Night."
*Note: TV Guide presents Gleason with the "Personality of the Year" award. [RF]
3.19 [134] Cavalcade of Stars
28Dec1951 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Georgia Gibbs
and 8-year-old Verna Raymond.
3.20 [135] Cavalcade of Stars
04Jan1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Champ Butler
songstress Jane Morgan
and dancer Ray Malone.
3.21 [136] Cavalcade of Stars
11Jan1952 DuMont Fri
Guest Host Donald Richards
Guests:
singer-pianist Hazel Scott
dancer Chaz Chase
and Trini Reyes.
3.22 [137] Cavalcade of Stars
18Jan1952 DuMont Fri
Guest Host Art Carney
Guests:
The Beachcombers
Kitty Kallen
comedian Jay Marshall
and 8-year-old Verna Raymond.
3.23 [138] Cavalcade of Stars
25Jan1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Teresa Brewer
and Morton Downey.
3.24 [139] Cavalcade of Stars
01Feb1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Peggy Lee
and Carlos Ramirez.
*Note: Kathryn Murray appears to present Jackie with a check for $10,000 for the
National Amputation Foundation
(Gleason is the national chairman). [RF]
3.25 [140] Cavalcade of Stars
08Feb1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Opera tenor Eugene Conley
and singer-actress Polly Bergen.
3.26 [141] Cavalcade of Stars
15Feb1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Opera singer Lois Hunt
and singer Donald Richards.
3.27 [142] Cavalcade of Stars
22Feb1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Mel Torme
and Thelma Carpenter.
3.28 [143] Cavalcade of Stars
29Feb1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Opera and Broadway tenor Robert Rounseville
and singer Betty George.
3.29 [144] Cavalcade of Stars
07Mar1952 DuMont Fri
Morey Amsterdam substituted for Jackie Gleason who was injured rehearsing a
wrestling sketch.
Guests:
Tenor Jan Peerce
and actress Roberta Quinlan.
3.30 [145] Cavalcade of Stars
14Mar1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
tenor Clark Dennis
mezzo soprano Nancy Donovan
and $150,000 worth of mink coats.
3.31 [146] Cavalcade of Stars
21Mar1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Alan Dale
and singer Yvette.
3.32 [147] Cavalcade of Stars
28Mar1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Connie Haines
and Stuart Harris.
3.33 [148] Cavalcade of Stars
04Apr1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer-actress Dorothy Dandridge
and Del Casino.
3.34 [149] Cavalcade of Stars
11Apr1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Peggy Lee
and Opera baritone Lawrence Winters.
3.35 [150] Cavalcade of Stars
18Apr1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
the Deep River Boys
and singer Mary Mayo.
3.36 [151] Cavalcade of Stars
25Apr1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Tony Bennett
and vocalist Beverly Hudson.
3.37 [152] Cavalcade of Stars
02May1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Johnny Desmond
and Broadway musical comedy performer Betty George.
3.38 [153] Cavalcade of Stars
09May1952 DuMont Fri
Guest Host Art Carney
Guests:
big band vocalist Toni Arden
ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson
comic and singer Ralph Young
and musical comedy sister act Betty and Jane Kean.
3.39 [154] Cavalcade of Stars
16May1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Merv Griffin
and vocalist Jane Pickens.
3.40 [155] Cavalcade of Stars
23May1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singers Donald Richards
and Jane Morgan.
3.41 [156] Cavalcade of Stars
30May1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
singer Collette Lyons
and Metropolitan opera tenor Eugene Conley.
3.42 [157] Cavalcade of Stars
06Jun1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests: Morton Downey
and The DeCastro Sisters.
3.43 [158] Cavalcade of Stars
13Jun1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
vocalist Nat "King" Cole and Mary Mayo.
3.44 [159] Cavalcade of Stars
20Jun1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
Opera star Richard Tucker
and singer Teresa Brewer.
3.45 [160] Cavalcade of Stars
27Jun1952 DuMont Fri
Host Jackie Gleason
Guests:
slapstick novelty act Paul Remos and his Toy Boys
and tap dancers The Clark Brothers.
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Cavalcade Of Stars: Hosted by Larry Storch (4Jul52-26Sep52) Summer
Replacement for Jackie Gleason
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3.46 [161] Cavalcade of Stars
04Jul1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
Opera soprano Roberta Peters
jazz pianist Maurice Rocco
Flamenco dancer Trini Reyes
and tap dancer Derby Wilson.
3.47 [162] Cavalcade of Stars
11Jul1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
harpist Robert Maxwell
singer Connie Haines
and baritone Earl Wrightson.
3.48 [163] Cavalcade of Stars
18Jul1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
the "Velvet Fog" Mel Torme
vocalist Kitty Kallen
and The Clark Brothers.
3.49 [164] Cavalcade of Stars
25Jul1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
singer Connie Russell
violinist Florian Zabach
vocalist Donald Richards
and The Pastels.
3.50 [165] Cavalcade of Stars
01Aug1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
bandleader-pianist Carmen Cavallero
vocalist June Valli
and Broadway performer Tony Bavaar.
3.51 [166] Cavalcade of Stars
08Aug1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
bandleader Bob Crosby
ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson
and singer-violinist Gizele MacKenzie.
[--] Cavalcade of Stars
15Aug1952 DuMont Fri
pre-empted for College All Stars vs Los Angeles Rams football game at Soldiers'
Field in Chicago. [RF]
3.52 [167] Cavalcade of Stars
22Aug1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
Broadway actress-dancer Doretta Morrow
and Don Cornell.
3.53 [168] Cavalcade of Stars
29Aug1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
vocalist Alan Dale
and singer Jane Pickens.
3.54 [169] Cavalcade of Stars
05Sep1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
tenor Jan Peerce
and singer Marilyn Ross.
3.55 [170] Cavalcade of Stars
12Sep1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
vocalist Georgia Gibbs
and baritone Earl Wrightson.
3.56 [171] Cavalcade of Stars
19Sep1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
Metropolitan Opera star Lois Hunt
and Broadway performer Tony Bavaar.
3.57 [172] Cavalcade of Stars (final episode)
26Sep1952 DuMont Fri
Host Larry Storch
Guests:
vocalist Donald Richards
and songstress Mary Mayo.
*Note: Larry Storch hosts the final episode of the series. [RF]
############# Cavalcade Of Stars #############
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