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Season
2 (NBC) (1955-56)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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####### Max Liebman Presents #######
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Every fourth Sunday (some Saturday) from 9/11/1955 to 8/12/1956 on NBC.
[--] 11-Sep-55 - no details
2.01 [18] Max Liebman Presents: HEIDI
01-Oct-1955 NBC Saturday
Written by Neil Simon & Billy Friedberg
Story by Johanna Spyri
Directed by Max Liebman
Music by Clay Warnick, Mel Pahl and Irwin Kostal
Based on melodies by Robert Schumann with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh.
Musical direction by Charles Sanford
Choral direction by Clay Warnick
Choreography by Paul Starbuck
Guest cast:
Jeannie Carson ........ Heidi
Wally Cox ............. Peter
Elsa Lanchester ....... Fraulein Rottenmeier
Natalie Wood .......... Klara Sesseman
Jo Van Fleet .......... Aunt Dete
Richard Eastham ....... Grandfather
Robert Clary .......... Eric
Highlights:
Songs: "I Got My Way", "Greener Pastures", "I Love to Rumble",
"Right or Wrong" "The Etiquette Song."
2.02 [19] Max Liebman Presents: THE GREAT WALTZ
05-Nov-1955 NBC Saturday
Based on Moss Hart's operetta.
Music by Johann Strauss, Sr. & Jr., book by A.M. Willner, Heinz Reichert,
Ernst Marischka & Caswell Garth as adapted by Moss Hart. Lyrics by Desmond Carter.
Guest cast:
Patrice Munsel ........ Resi Ebesteder
Keith Andes ........... Johann Strauss, Jr
Jarmila Novotna ....... Madame Baranska
Bert Lahr ............. Hans Ebesteder
Henry Sharp ........... Johann Strauss, Sr/Otto Hartkopf
Lee Goodman ........... Ferdi
Gordon Dillworth ...... Otto Hartkopf
Sam Schwartz .......... Conductor
Mia Slavenska ......... Ballerina
Synopsis:
Johann Strauss, Jr. who is struggling against the machinations of a jealous father,
when help comes from two lovely sources. One is a young singer who offers to perform his songs
in her father's coffee house. The other is a woman who has money and important connections.
Highlights:
ACT I
"Laughter Is the Thing" ...... Munsel, Andes
"Mme. Baranska's Song" ....... Novotna
"An Artist's Life" ........... Munsel
"Solo Ballet" ................ Slavenska
"Too Close To Me" ............ Novotna, Andes
"Tales from the Vienna Woods.. Munsel
ACT II
"Friendly Understanding" ..... Munsel, Andes
"The Composer Conducts" ...... Andes
"Charwomen's Song" ........... Munsel
"Character Ballet" ........... Dancing Ensemble
"I Hate the Waltz"............ Lahr
ACT III
"Laughter Is the Thing" (reprise) ..... Munsel, Andes
Finale: "Blue Danube" ........ Ensemble
2.03 [20] Max Liebman Presents: DEAREST ENEMY
26-Nov-1955 NBC Saturday
Songs by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
Based on the book by Herbert Fields
Produced & Directed by Max Liebman
Guest cast:
Robert Sterling ......... John Copeland
Anne Jeffreys ........... Betsy Burke
Cyril Ritchard .......... General Howe
Cornelia Otis Skinner ... Mrs. Murray
Helen Ford
Synopsis 1:
British officers Howe and Copeland recall how Mrs. Murray and a band of patriotic female
colonists were instrumental in England losing the war for American independence.
Synopsis 2:
At the home of Mrs. Robert Murray on Murray Hill in Manhattan a group of women
is apparently cooking and putting up preserves in actuality, the ladies are making
ammunition for the Continental Army. Word is brought that the British have landed
nearby, and shortly General Howe and his staff arrive at the Murray home. At first
the good ladies think to discourage British interest in their "cooking" and in themselves
by making themselves look as homely as possible. But they change their tactics when
they learn they must detain the British so that General Putnam can join forces with
General Washington. Off come the disguises, on goes the charm and two romances bud -
one between Mrs. Murray and General Howe and another between Betsy Burke and Captain Copeland.
Highlights:
ACT I
"Cheerio" ................. Howe, Generals
"Sweet Peter" ............. Howe
"Heigh-ho Lackaday" ....... Mrs. Murray
"War Is War" .............. Mrs. Murray
"I Beg Your Pardon" ....... Betsy, John
"Old Enough to Love" ...... Mrs. Murray, Howe
"Here In My Arms" ......... Betsy, John
ACT II
"Gavotte" ................. Ensemble
"Where the Hudson River Flows" ..... Howe
"Bye and Bye" ............. Betsy, John
"Hermits" ................. Howe
ACT III
"I'd Like to Hide It" ..... Betsy
"Here's A Kiss" ........... Betsy, John
Finale: "Here In My Arms... Ensemble
2.04 [21] Max Liebman Presents: THE MAURICE CHEVALIER SHOW
Prod no. 55-4607
04-Dec-1955 NBC Sunday
Written by Neil Simon & Bill Friedberg
Directed and produced by Max Liebman
Musical Conductor Charles Sanford
Hosted by Maurice Chevalier
Guest cast:
Jeannie Carson
Pat Carroll
Marcel Marceau
Summary:
Dances and musical numbers staged by James Starbuck, musical conducted by Charles Sanford.
*Note: Marcel Marceau received an Emmy award for his appearance on this show
as "Best Specialty Act - Single or Duo."
2.05 [22] Max Liebman Presents: PARIS IN THE SPRINGTIME
21-Jan-1956 NBC Saturday
written by Neil Simon & Billy Friedberg
directed by Max Liebman
Guest cast:
Dan Dailey ............ Steven
Gale Sherwood ......... Jeannie
Helen Gallagher ....... Josie
Jack Whiting .......... Felix
Carleton Carpenter .... Go-Go
Marcel Hillaire ....... Marcel
Synopsis:
Dan Dailey is a former nightclub hoofer who dreams of being a "serious dancer."
He goes to Paris where he reunites with his former dance partner and hooks up with
a woman who leads a Bohemian group of starving American actors. The story concerns
the type of antics that can happen in Paris in the springtime.
Highlights:
Songs: "Sunshine", "Stung", "Mme. de Paris", "Delicado",
"Old Routine", "Can't Be Bothered", "From Another World", "Paris, Paree"
"Nobody's Chasing Me", "Marie Antoinette", "Un Coin de France".
2.06 [23] Max Liebman Presents: PANORAMA
26-Feb-1956 NBC Sunday
directed by Max Liebman
Hosted by Imogene Coca
Guest cast:
Tony Randall
Eileen Barton
Johnny Desmond
Alan Dale
Bill Hayes
Bill Baird & Cora Baird and their Marionettes
Bambi Linn
Rod Alexander
Robert Gallagher
Highlights
Grand Opening ................. Ensemble
"Faithfully Yours" ............ Coca, Gallagher
Hollywood Star Interview ...... Coca, Randall
Forgotten Songs ............... Barton, Dale, Desmond, Hayes, Linn, Alexander
"Wide Wide Wonderful" ......... Coca, Randall
"Get Your Audience" ........... Randall
Tenacious Commercial .......... Coca, Marionettes
"The Merriest Widow" .......... Ensemble
"Come to the Pavilion" ........ Coca
"Merry Widow Waltz" ........... Ensemble
Encores ....................... Coca
"Jim", "Maywalk", "Strip", "Tramp" [RF]
2.07 [24] Max Liebman Presents: HEAVEN WILL PROTECT THE WORKING GIRL
25-Mar-1956 NBC Sunday
directed by Max Liebman
Hosted by Tony Randall
Guest cast:
Janet Blair
Bert Lahr
Nancy Walker
Helen Gallagher
Bob Carroll
Tammy Grimes
Connie Russell
Patricia Hammerlee
Synopsis:
The working girl, past and present, will be the subject.
"We will bring you," Randall will say, "some of the songs, the motion pictures,
the literature, the styles and the general
background of the various periods we touch upon." [RF]
Highlights
Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl ............ Gallagher
Three Momentous Machines ........................ Larh, Randall, Walker,
Russell, Grimes
Make A Miracle .................................. Blair, Randall
Salesgirl and Floorwalker ....................... Lahr, Grimes, Hammerlee
Weekend of a Private Secretary .................. Walker
Breakfast in Bed ................................ Gallagher
Girls' Shower ................................... Walker, Hammerlee, Gallagher,
Grimes, Russell
Tango Palace Girl ............................... Russell
Subway Incident ................................. Randall, Walker
Poor Young Girl ................................. Lahr
Million Dollar Baby ............................. Blair, Carroll
Working Girl Songs .............................. Ensemble
2.08 [25] Max Liebman Presents: THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO
14-Apr-1956 NBC Saturday
Written by Bill Friedberg & Neil Simon
Produced & Directed by Max Liebman
Music by Clay Warnick and Mel Pahl
Based on Rimski-Korsakov themes with lyrics by Edward Eager
Music orchestrated by Irwin Kostal and conducted by Charles Sanford
Guest cast:
Alfred Drake .......... Marco Polo
Doretta Morrow ........ Girl
Beatrice Kraft ........ Dancer
Arnold Moss ........... Niccolo
George Mitchell ....... Maffeo
Paul Ukena ............ Kublai Khan
Harold Vermilye ....... Baron of Tibet
Ray Drakeley
Margaret Wright
Synopsis:
Marco Polo's adventures take him from Venice to the Far East, where he visits the
court of the Kublai Khan in China, the ruler of Tibet and the kingdom of Persia.
He also finds romance along the way.
Highlights
Musical selections: "Beyond the Sunset", "You'll Be Seeing Me", "Market Day",
"Xanadu", "Population", "Silver Bells", "The Tartar Song", "The Garden of Imagining",
"Who, Me?", "Uneasy Lies the Head", "Worlds", "Is It You?", "You'll Be Seeing Me".
2.09 [26] Max Liebman Presents: THE MUSIC OF GERSHWIN
12-May-1956 NBC Saturday
Produced & Directed by Max Liebman
Guest cast:
Ethel Merman
Alfred Drake
Tony Bennett
Richard Hayman
Toni Arden
Robert Maxwell
Eugene List
Harrison Muller, Sr
Peter Conlow
Patricia Wilde
Synopsis:
This ninety minute tribute to the music of George Gershwin includes an eclectic array
of musical talent: Broadway stars Ethel Merman & Alfred Drake, pop singers
Tony Bennett & Toni Arden, pianist Eugene List, harmonica virtuoso Richard Hayman,
Broadway singer/dancer Peter Conlow, classical ballet dancer Patricia Wilde, "hot" harpist
Robert Maxwell, cool accordian jazz from Art Van Damme and his Quintet,
The Ballerinas Diana and more jazz from The Bob Hamilton Trio.
2.10 [27] Max Liebman Presents: THE MAURICE CHEVALIER SPECIAL
20-May-1956 NBC Sunday
Produced & Directed by Max Liebman
Hosted by Maurice Chevalier
Guest cast:
Polly Bergen
Stanley Holloway
Michel Legrand
Chita Rivera
2.11 [28] Max Liebman Presents: HOLIDAY
09-Jun-1956 NBC Saturday
Based on the story by Elmer Rice
Directed by Max Liebman and Charles S. Dubin
Produced by Max Liebman
Music by Clay Warnick & Mel Pahl
Adapted from the work of Johann Strauss
Lyrics by Edward Eager
Musical direction by Charles Sanford
Choreography by Rod Alexander
Guest cast:
Doretta Morrow
Keith Andes
Kitty Carlisle
Tammy Grimes
George S. Irving
Anthony Eisley
Jacques d'Amboise
Charles Weidman
Synopsis:
Musical adaptation of Elmer Rice's short-lived (8 performances) 1951 play
"The Grand Tour." The story involves a New England schoolteacher who falls in love with
an embezzling banker during a trip to Europe. In the end she uses her inheritance to cover
his crime and returns him to his wife.
Highlights
Songs: "Escape it All", "According to the Baedeker", "I Want So Much",
"Qu'est-ce Que C'est?", "Pantomime Ballet", "It Musn't Happen Now", "Chit Chat",
"Tra-la-la", "Once There Was a Man", "When a Woman is a Wife".
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