Toast of the Town

1. Edward G. Robinson, Helen Traubel, Edith Piaf, Jean Carroll, Janos & Bogyo, Gene Rowlands, Nancy Pollack, Martin Balsam, Pat Benoit

Scheduled guests: --Edward G. Robinson (actor, in scenes from Paddy Chayef...

2. Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Yogi Berra / Gisele MacKenzie / Joyce Grenfell

Lucy & Desi sketch: Ed Sullivan calls Desi at home to arrange interview, b...

3. scheduled: Eartha Kitt; Kate Smith; Joe E. Lewis; Ricky Layne;Richardi

Scheduled guests: --Eartha Kitt --Kate Smith --Joe E. Lewis (comedian)...

4. Dedication of the Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium / Johnny Carson

Dedication of The Henry & Edsel Ford Auditorium Show (broadcast from the Edse...

5. scheduled: Jack Paar / On film: Robert Mitchum; Rita Hayworth; Jack Lemmon

Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Marion Marlowe --Davis and Reese (com...

6. Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) / Senior Wences / Joyce Grenfell

--Elvis Presley (2nd appearance) - ""Don't Be Cruel,"" ""Love Me Tender,"" ""...

7. scheduled: Maurice Evans; Nelson Eddy; Patti Page; Henri Salvador; Elliot Reed

Scheduled guests: --Nelson Eddy --Maurice Evans (Broadway star) --Pa...

8. Life Magazine Tribute with Julie Andrews; Bing Crosby; Phil Silvers

Tribute to Life Magazine --Bing Crosby - sings ""True Love"" --Julie Andr...

9. Fats Domino / Guy Mitchell / Elvis Presley (film clip)

Guests: --Fats Domino - ""Blueberry Hill"" --Guy Mitchell - ""Singing th...

10. Maria Callas & Rudolf Bing / Clark Gable (filmed interview)

Guests: --Teresa Brewer - ""Mutual Admiration Society"" & ""Gonna Get Alon...

11. Rosemary Clooney / Sophie Tucker / Anthony Newley / Modern Screen Awards

Guests: --Rosemary Clooney - ""April In Paris"" --Cranks (British comed...

12. sched: Kate Smith; Sam Levenson; Joyce Grenfell; Gaelic Singers

Scheduled guests: --Kate Smith --Sam Levenson --Joyce Grenfell --The...

13. scheduled: Rise Stevens; Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy; Jack Paar; Jo Sullivan

Scheduled guests: --Jack Paar --Rise Stevens --Peter Lind Hayes and M...

14. scheduled: Gracie Fields; Kaye Ballard; Dolores Wilson; Annie Cordy

Scheduled guests: --Gracie Fields (actress) --Kaye Ballard (comedian) ...

15. Sid Caesar, Perry Como, Walt Disney, Garry Moore, Edward R. Murrow, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Phil Silvers

Scheduled: --The Annual Look magazine TV awards including winners Sid Caes...

16. Elvis Presley, Carol Burnett, Lena Horne, Jackie Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Don Budge, Will Jordan, Arthur Worsley

Highlights include Presley singing in three spots, famously in tight shot fro...

17. scheduled: Imogene Coca; Kate Smith; Professor Backwards

Scheduled guests: --Imogene Coca (comedian) --Kate Smith (singer) --Ji...

18. Sonny James / Fess Parker / Ivory Joe Hunter

In a mostly musical programme, Ed introduces a group of top selling tunes of ...

19. scheduled: Louis Armstrong; Ella Fitzgerald; Dorothy Kirsten; Mario del Monaco

Scheduled guests: --Louis Armstrong --Ella Fitzgerald --The West poin...

20. scheduled: Vic Damone; Jose Greco; Al Hibbler

Scheduled guests: --Vic Damone (singer) --Al Hibbler (singer) --Jose...

21. scheduled: Benny Goodman; Victor Borge; Charlotte Rae

--Benny Goodman (with his big band and trio) - ""Let's Dance,"" ""Memories of...

22. scheduled: Hugh O'Brian; Robert Wagner; Jeannie Carson

Scheduled guests: --Cecil B. DeMille (producer of the film ""The Ten Comma...

23. Lena Horne; Xavier Cugat; Abbe Lane; Doretta Morrow

Scheduled guests: --Lena Horne --Abbe Lane (singer) --Xavier Cugat ...

24. Lerner & Loewe Tribute: Gene Kelly; Leslie Caron; Fred Astaire

Tribute to Alan Jay Lerner & Fritz Loewe - presented in connection with the ...

25. scheduled: Henry Fonda (on film); Wilt Chamberlain; Don Ameche

On film: An interview with Henry Fonda including clips from his film ""Twelve...

26. scheduled: Robert Mitchum; Ames Brothers; Edie Adams

Scheduled guests: --Robert Mitchum (actor) - turns singer & dancer as he p...

27. scheduled: Julie London; Rodgers and Hammerstein; Ella Fitzgerald

Scheduled guests: --Julie London sings the title song from the movie ""Boy...

28. Fred Astaire, Buddy Knox, Ferlin Husky, Jimmy Bowen, Abbe Lane & Xavier Cugat

Guests: --Buddy Knox (singer) - ""Party Doll"" --Frank Libuse (comedian...

29. Judy Holliday, Henry Fonda, Sonny James, Alan King, Alma Cogan

--Judy Holliday (actress) - sings ""I'm Going Back"" (from her Broadway music...

30. Buster Keaton; Donald O'Connor; Chester Gould, Gale Gordon, Charlotte Rae, Mitzi Green, Don Murray, Roberta Sherwood, Bob Sweeney, Marion Marlowe

31. Bill Haley & the Comets, Lena Horne, Tony Perkins, Jack Paar, George DeWitt, Alfred Apaka, Senator George Smathers

--Bill Haley & the Comets - ""40 Cups Of Coffee"" & "" Rudy's Rock"" (instrum...

32. Johnnie Ray, Walter Pidgeon, Sugar Ray Robinson, Gene Fulmer, Ruth Matteson, James Melton, The Vagabonds, Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham, Allen & DeWood

33. NAVY TALENT SHOW: guest stars: Bob & Ray, Jack Dempsey, Hervey Stone

34. Tommy Sands, Rise Stevens

35. Jayne Mansfield, Jack Webb, Sam Snead, Dolores Grey, Gene Austin

36. Tony Martin, Sarah Vaughn, Janet Blair, Lily Pons

Do you like maple leaves? Do you see maple trees in your yard? In the park? I...

38. Johnny Mathis, Polly Bergen, Rusty Draper, Bing Crosby (on film),John Raitt, Inger Stevens

Highlights include Mathis apparent TV debut, Polly Bergen who last month did ...

39. NINTH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: guest stars: Burt Lancaster, Gene Kelly, Helen Wood, Guy Lombardo, Harold Lang

Ninth Anniversary special broadcast from the Outdoor Marine Theater at Jones ...

40. The Everly Brothers, Frances Farmer, Nancy Whiskey, Kaye Ballard

Guests: --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" --Frances Farmer - ""Aura Le...

41. Gary Cooper, Louis Armstrong, Teresa Brewer, Jack Parr, Betty Madigan, Pat Rooney

No need to bug us for more Pencilmation goodness because come on and fly by c...

42. Sal Mineo, Diahann Carroll, Don Cherry, Marvin Rainwater, Sue Carson, Willie Mosconi

Scheduled guests: --Sal Mineo sings ""Start Movin"" --Diahann Carroll ...

43. Ernie Kovacs and his Nairobi Trio, Myron Cohen, The Four Aces, Connee Boswell

Scheduled guests: --Ernie Kovacs and his Nairobi Trio --The Four Aces ...

44. Guest Host: Dan Dailey; guest stars: The Crew Cuts, Roger Williams, Toni Arden, Don Tannen

Scheduled guests: --Dan Dailey (guest host for this week and next) --Th...

45. The Everly Brothers, Marion Marlowe, Herb Score, Cesare Vallett, Jay Lawrence, The Kirby Stone Four

--Dan Dailey (guest host) --Everly Brothers - ""Bye, Bye Love"" Additional ...

46. U.S. Army Show with Jayne Mansfield; Carol Burnett; Buddy Knox

Guests: --Jayne Mansfield - Ed talks to Jayne about her favorite movie sta...

47. scheduled: Cab Calloway; Janet Blair; Sue Carson; Dick Contino

Scheduled guests: --Cab Calloway --Janet Blair (actress-singer) --Sue...

48. Sal Mineo / Guy Mitchell / Carman McRae / Wes Harrison

--Sal Mineo (actor-singer) - sings ""Lasting Love"" (and possibly ""You Shoul...

49. Joe DiMaggio, Willie Mays, Floyd Patterson, Mickey Mantle

50. 1958 Ice Capades / Della Reese / Jimmie Rodgers / Paul Anka

A special program taped at Madison Square Garden, with the Ice Capades ice ri...

51. Andrews Sisters / Nick Todd / Billy Ward & the Dominos

--The Andrews Sisters - ""By His Word"" and a medley of hits --Billy Ward a...