January 8, 1956

The Ed Sullivan Show: Season 8: Episode 16

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The Ed Sullivan Show
January 8, 1956

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CBS | Air Date: January 8, 1956
Summary: Music:--Lily Pons (coloratura soprano, celebrating her 25th year with the Metropolitan Opera) - "The Bell Song" (from Leo Delibes' Lakmé), "O luce di quest'anima" and the "Blue Danube" Waltz.--Pearl Bailey sings "I'm Tired."--Al Hibbler performs "11th Hour Melody."Comedy:--Myron Cohen (storyteller comedian)--Joyce Grenfell (BritishMusic:--Lily Pons (coloratura soprano, celebrating her 25th year with the Metropolitan Opera) - "The Bell Song" (from Leo Delibes' Lakmé), "O luce di quest'anima" and the "Blue Danube" Waltz.--Pearl Bailey sings "I'm Tired."--Al Hibbler performs "11th Hour Melody."Comedy:--Myron Cohen (storyteller comedian)--Joyce Grenfell (British comedienne), in a monologue, plays a society matron standing in a box of dirt so she can experience a new trend known as "Earth Ray Thought Forces." --Clifford Guest (ventriloquist)Also appearing:--Beryl Kaye, Paddy Stone, and Irving Davies (dance trio) - does a modern dance number.--New York City mayor Robert F. Wagner presents Lily Pons with the city's Certificate Of Merit. Expand
Genre(s): Comedy, Talk & Interview, Music

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