We've discussed how Artie Auerbach's "Mr. Kitzel" character appeared on other radio series before joining Jack Benny's program (Al Pearce, Abbott & Costello, etc.).
I just discovered another one....."The Wonder Show" starring Jack Haley and sponsored by Wonder Bread from the fall of 1938. It's a comedy-variety show, and frankly, no great shakes in the writing department (corny gags, etc.), but Auerbach is in the cast. In the episodes that I've listened to so far, he's not identified as "Kitzel", but he does Kitzel's voice and typical Kitzel-type comedy with Haley acting as straight man.
"The Wonder Show" is very interesting for another reason.....the announcer is Gale Gordon, and I have never heard Gordon announce on a comedy show before, just play supporting roles. He delivers the Wonder Bread commercials in a very dignified "Mr. Mooney" manner, and that's not all....
The resident comedienne on this series is a young Lucille Ball (she plays sort of a wisecracking "Mary Livingstone" kind of character), which means that she and Gale Gordon were working together as early as 1938! That completely blew me away!
Yet ANOTHER "Mr. Kitzel" Series!
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Yet ANOTHER "Mr. Kitzel" Series!
by Gerry O. » Mon Oct 05, 2009 5:44 am
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by helloagain » Mon Oct 05, 2009 7:58 am
Very interesting. Who says old time radio isn't educational? I knew Gale Gordon appeared in a couple of I Love Lucy episodes. In fact, he was the network's first choice to play Fred Mertz. I didn't realize he and Lucy worked together that long ago. You may have seen Lucy as a blonde in a 1936 Three Stooges short. I'm sure you know that they tried to spin off Mr. Kitzel into his own series, but it didn't fly. As much as I love him, I just can't get through that pilot show of his. Same thing goes for Rochester.
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by Jack Benny » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:26 am
Before that he was on Log Cabin Jamboree, which again starred Jack Haley and morphed into the Wonder Show! Here are links to both series:
http://www.archive.org/details/Log_Cabin_Jamboree
http://www.archive.org/details/JackHaley
http://www.archive.org/details/Log_Cabin_Jamboree
http://www.archive.org/details/JackHaley
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by Jack Benny » Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:40 am
Just so you don't knock yourselves out looking for Artie's appearances, according to David Goldin's wonderful database, below is a list of the only episodes Artie appears on in the above posted links. There do seem to be a lot more episodes of "The Wonder Show" with Artie that come after these chronologically, but unfortunately aren't in the set on the "Internet Archive." Hopefully, someone will share those in the future.
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These are all the programs in the GOLDINdex database which credit this artist. These listings are accurate as of September 13, 2009. The programs are listed chronologically, partial dates appear first, unknown dates appear last.
40736. Log Cabin Jamboree. November 6, 1937. Program #5. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. Guest Walter Kent plays his composition "Mama, I Want To Make Music." A fun variety show, the Ted Fio Rito band is great! Jack tells the story of his "Colonel Algernon Haley" in North Africa. Artie Auerbach appears in his Jewish dialect. Jack Haley, Wendy Barrie, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Warren Hull (announcer), Walter Kent (guest), Artie Auerbach. 29:31. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42318. Log Cabin Jamboree. February 19, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. The first tune is "Sweet As A Song." A visit from an Englishman. Jack tells the story of Horatio "Minute Man" Haley, during the Revolutionary War. Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:38. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42319. Log Cabin Jamboree. February 26, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. Jack Haley, the farmer. Harry McNaughton, appearing as "Beetle" from the Phil Baker Show, haunts the broadcast. Virginia Verrill sings "Swingin' Annie Laurie Through The Rye." Jack tells the story of Horatio Booth Haley, the famous actor. "From Riches To Rags." Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach, Harry McNaughton. 28:53. Audio condition: Good. Complete.
42320. Log Cabin Jamboree. March 5, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. The first tune is "Whistle While You Work." Jack tells the story of Horatio "Texas Ranger" Haley, the bad man of "Gallstone," as requested by Walt Disney (who may be impersonated). Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach, Walt Disney. 29:50. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42315. Log Cabin Jamboree. March 12, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. The first tune is "Tippy Tin." Jack tells the story of his Scotch uncle, Horatio Jock McHaley. Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Artie Auerbach. 29:42. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42316. Log Cabin Jamboree. March 26, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. The first tune is "Swingin' Annie Laurie Through The Rye." Jack tells the story of Horatio Robin Hood Haley and his adventures in Sherwood Forest. Jack invites all the gang to visit him on the set of "Alexander's Ragtime Band." Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Artie Auerbach, Hanley Stafford, Frances Arndt. 29:36. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42317. Log Cabin Jamboree. April 2, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. Jack announces this program as the last show of the series. The first tune is "Easter Parade." Jack is advertising for a new sponsor. Jack tells the story of Horatio "Secret Service" O'Haley. Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Artie Auerbach, Hanley Stafford. 29:51. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42324. The Wonder Show. October 14, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The first show of the series. The first tune is, "I've Got A Pocket Full Of Dreams." Jack tells the story of Pepe Secola, the famous international criminal. The show features an "intellectual discussion" without scripts, "for the first time on any comedy show." Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
89006. The Wonder Show. October 21, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. Not auditioned. The first tune is, "There's No Place Like Your Arms." Jack tells the story of "Pony Bill Haley," who rode for the Pony Express. The cast discusses, "Should a woman have a career, or is her place in the home?" Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:37. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42325. The Wonder Show. October 26, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The first tune is, "The Lambeth Walk." Jack tells the story of, "Little Lord Fauntleroy Haley." The program runs 37:47, is on-speed, and seems to be a rehearsal, even though a studio audience can be heard applauding. The broadcast date for this prgram is October 28, 1938. Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 36:48. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42326. The Wonder Show. November 4, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The first tune is, "The Dixieland Band," sung by Virginia Verill in a tempo different from the one used by the orchestra! Jack faints and gets "the treatment" from a doctor in the audience. Jack tells the story of "Gaucho Haley" of the Argentine pampas. Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Virginia Verrill, Lucille Ball, Artie Auerbach. 29:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42321. The Wonder Show. November 11, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The fifth show of the series. The first tune is, "Juliana." Artie Auerbach tries to sell Jack a car. Jack and Lucille sing, "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby." Jack tells the story of "Julius Caesar Haley," the noblest Roman of them all! Jack Haley, Lucille Ball, Artie Auerbach, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Gale Gordon (announcer). 29:29. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42322. The Wonder Show. November 18, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The first tune is, "Lady Be Good." Jack enrolls Ted in school and tells the story of, "Elephant Boy." Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42323. The Wonder Show. November 25, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The cast is still recovering from Jack's Thanksgiving turkey. The first tune is, "Just One Of Those Things." Jack tells the story of "Sergeant O'Haley" of the Northwest Mounted Police. Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
82533. Town Hall Tonight. November 30, 1938. Red net. Sponsored by: Ipana, Sal Hepatica. The first tune is, "All Ashore." Town Hall News: highlights and lowlights of the opera's opening season. People you didn't expect to meet: Hilma Koivula, a lady barber in New York City. All the barbers in her shop are ladies. After she left her native Finland, her first job was in Waukegan, Illinois. Could she have once cut the hair of Jack Benny? Peter Van Steeden's radio show, "Laughs A La Carte." Fred buys a Packard, in fifty-two easy installments. The Mighty Allen Art Players perform, "Us The People Couldn't Speak," or "The Sponsor Wore A Riding Habit, He Wanted To Hear His Plug." It's a drama of the radio industry and satire of, "We The People" (starring "Labial Bleatter"). "The Strange Case Of Euripedes Scum." A few seconds have been deleted from the program. Fred Allen, Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra, Portland Hoffa, Harry Von Zell (announcer), Minerva Pious, John Brown, Artie Auerbach (writer), Herman Wouk (writer), Hilma Koivula, The Town Hall Singers, Lyn Murray (director), Charlie Cantor. 59:18. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
89007. The Wonder Show. December 2, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. Not auditioned. The first tune is, "You Never Know." Jack tells the story of the feud between, "The Hatfields and The McHaley's." Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Artie Auerbach, Virginia Verrill. 29:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
89008. The Wonder Show. December 9, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. Not auditioned. The first tune is, "Ferdinand The Bull." Jack tells the story of "Wonder Haley," the super detective, in "The Secrets Of The French Police" or, "Where Do They Get Those Postcards?" Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
89009. The Wonder Show. December 16, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. Not auditioned. Jack is in bed with a cold. The first tune is, "Patty-Cake, Patty-Cake, Baker's Man." Lucille tells the story of, "Colonel Haley," a Southern gentleman. Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:29. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
Auerbach, Artie
Copyright 2009, J. David Goldin.
These are all the programs in the GOLDINdex database which credit this artist. These listings are accurate as of September 13, 2009. The programs are listed chronologically, partial dates appear first, unknown dates appear last.
40736. Log Cabin Jamboree. November 6, 1937. Program #5. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. Guest Walter Kent plays his composition "Mama, I Want To Make Music." A fun variety show, the Ted Fio Rito band is great! Jack tells the story of his "Colonel Algernon Haley" in North Africa. Artie Auerbach appears in his Jewish dialect. Jack Haley, Wendy Barrie, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Warren Hull (announcer), Walter Kent (guest), Artie Auerbach. 29:31. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42318. Log Cabin Jamboree. February 19, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. The first tune is "Sweet As A Song." A visit from an Englishman. Jack tells the story of Horatio "Minute Man" Haley, during the Revolutionary War. Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:38. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42319. Log Cabin Jamboree. February 26, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. Jack Haley, the farmer. Harry McNaughton, appearing as "Beetle" from the Phil Baker Show, haunts the broadcast. Virginia Verrill sings "Swingin' Annie Laurie Through The Rye." Jack tells the story of Horatio Booth Haley, the famous actor. "From Riches To Rags." Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach, Harry McNaughton. 28:53. Audio condition: Good. Complete.
42320. Log Cabin Jamboree. March 5, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. The first tune is "Whistle While You Work." Jack tells the story of Horatio "Texas Ranger" Haley, the bad man of "Gallstone," as requested by Walt Disney (who may be impersonated). Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach, Walt Disney. 29:50. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42315. Log Cabin Jamboree. March 12, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. The first tune is "Tippy Tin." Jack tells the story of his Scotch uncle, Horatio Jock McHaley. Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Artie Auerbach. 29:42. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42316. Log Cabin Jamboree. March 26, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. The first tune is "Swingin' Annie Laurie Through The Rye." Jack tells the story of Horatio Robin Hood Haley and his adventures in Sherwood Forest. Jack invites all the gang to visit him on the set of "Alexander's Ragtime Band." Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Artie Auerbach, Hanley Stafford, Frances Arndt. 29:36. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42317. Log Cabin Jamboree. April 2, 1938. NBC net. Sponsored by: Log Cabin Syrup. Jack announces this program as the last show of the series. The first tune is "Easter Parade." Jack is advertising for a new sponsor. Jack tells the story of Horatio "Secret Service" O'Haley. Jack Haley, Warren Hull, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Wendy Barrie, Artie Auerbach, Hanley Stafford. 29:51. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42324. The Wonder Show. October 14, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The first show of the series. The first tune is, "I've Got A Pocket Full Of Dreams." Jack tells the story of Pepe Secola, the famous international criminal. The show features an "intellectual discussion" without scripts, "for the first time on any comedy show." Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
89006. The Wonder Show. October 21, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. Not auditioned. The first tune is, "There's No Place Like Your Arms." Jack tells the story of "Pony Bill Haley," who rode for the Pony Express. The cast discusses, "Should a woman have a career, or is her place in the home?" Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:37. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42325. The Wonder Show. October 26, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The first tune is, "The Lambeth Walk." Jack tells the story of, "Little Lord Fauntleroy Haley." The program runs 37:47, is on-speed, and seems to be a rehearsal, even though a studio audience can be heard applauding. The broadcast date for this prgram is October 28, 1938. Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 36:48. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42326. The Wonder Show. November 4, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The first tune is, "The Dixieland Band," sung by Virginia Verill in a tempo different from the one used by the orchestra! Jack faints and gets "the treatment" from a doctor in the audience. Jack tells the story of "Gaucho Haley" of the Argentine pampas. Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Virginia Verrill, Lucille Ball, Artie Auerbach. 29:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42321. The Wonder Show. November 11, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The fifth show of the series. The first tune is, "Juliana." Artie Auerbach tries to sell Jack a car. Jack and Lucille sing, "You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby." Jack tells the story of "Julius Caesar Haley," the noblest Roman of them all! Jack Haley, Lucille Ball, Artie Auerbach, Virginia Verrill, Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Gale Gordon (announcer). 29:29. Audio condition: Very good. Complete.
42322. The Wonder Show. November 18, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The first tune is, "Lady Be Good." Jack enrolls Ted in school and tells the story of, "Elephant Boy." Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
42323. The Wonder Show. November 25, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. The cast is still recovering from Jack's Thanksgiving turkey. The first tune is, "Just One Of Those Things." Jack tells the story of "Sergeant O'Haley" of the Northwest Mounted Police. Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
82533. Town Hall Tonight. November 30, 1938. Red net. Sponsored by: Ipana, Sal Hepatica. The first tune is, "All Ashore." Town Hall News: highlights and lowlights of the opera's opening season. People you didn't expect to meet: Hilma Koivula, a lady barber in New York City. All the barbers in her shop are ladies. After she left her native Finland, her first job was in Waukegan, Illinois. Could she have once cut the hair of Jack Benny? Peter Van Steeden's radio show, "Laughs A La Carte." Fred buys a Packard, in fifty-two easy installments. The Mighty Allen Art Players perform, "Us The People Couldn't Speak," or "The Sponsor Wore A Riding Habit, He Wanted To Hear His Plug." It's a drama of the radio industry and satire of, "We The People" (starring "Labial Bleatter"). "The Strange Case Of Euripedes Scum." A few seconds have been deleted from the program. Fred Allen, Peter Van Steeden and His Orchestra, Portland Hoffa, Harry Von Zell (announcer), Minerva Pious, John Brown, Artie Auerbach (writer), Herman Wouk (writer), Hilma Koivula, The Town Hall Singers, Lyn Murray (director), Charlie Cantor. 59:18. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
89007. The Wonder Show. December 2, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. Not auditioned. The first tune is, "You Never Know." Jack tells the story of the feud between, "The Hatfields and The McHaley's." Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Artie Auerbach, Virginia Verrill. 29:32. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
89008. The Wonder Show. December 9, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. Not auditioned. The first tune is, "Ferdinand The Bull." Jack tells the story of "Wonder Haley," the super detective, in "The Secrets Of The French Police" or, "Where Do They Get Those Postcards?" Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:30. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
89009. The Wonder Show. December 16, 1938. CBS net. Sponsored by: Wonder Bread, Hostess Cupcakes. Not auditioned. Jack is in bed with a cold. The first tune is, "Patty-Cake, Patty-Cake, Baker's Man." Lucille tells the story of, "Colonel Haley," a Southern gentleman. Jack Haley, Gale Gordon (announcer), Ted Fio Rito and His Orchestra, Lucille Ball, Virginia Verrill, Artie Auerbach. 29:29. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
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by TheSportsmenQuartet » Mon Oct 05, 2009 3:18 pm
The "Happy Wonder Bakers" on the Haley show were The Sportsmen.
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by Jack Benny » Tue Oct 06, 2009 10:02 am
epeterd wrote:Sounds like the Sportsmen got around a lot too. That's about four different shows they were on isn't it?
Foul, foul, I call a foul! "There seems to be a flag on the play." You can't make a statement like that and then not share which shows you are talking about. Please tell us more.
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by TheSportsmenQuartet » Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:04 pm
I will give you some of the shows:
The Sportsmen appeared on (among others) The Rudy Vallee Show, Sealtest Village Store, The Ginny Simms Show, Burns and Allen, Jack Haley Wonder Show, Judy Canova Show, Eyes Aloft, Barrel of Fun and Bergen/McCarthy Show.
At one point they were on 14 shows a week which means 28 performances due to different shows for East/West Coast. My favorite vocal group certainly were a busy group.
The Sportsmen appeared on (among others) The Rudy Vallee Show, Sealtest Village Store, The Ginny Simms Show, Burns and Allen, Jack Haley Wonder Show, Judy Canova Show, Eyes Aloft, Barrel of Fun and Bergen/McCarthy Show.
At one point they were on 14 shows a week which means 28 performances due to different shows for East/West Coast. My favorite vocal group certainly were a busy group.
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by Moose Hatrack » Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:54 am
Among the other shows was the Phil Harris show. I've heard the Sportsmen on two of Phil and Alice's Christmas shows...
That's funny, Norman Krasna loved that joke.
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by Jack Benny » Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:02 pm
scottp wrote:It was stated in another thread that the Sportsmen were "The Merry Men" on the Al Pearce Show (for Dole Pineapple Juice) in 1940.
Speaking of Al Pearce, Aurtie Aurbach was also on that show, so here is the link to those episodes.
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by TheSportsmenQuartet » Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:29 pm
I only mentioned the shows they were on in the early 40s. I forgot the Pearce show. I was the one who posted the info of them as The Merry Men. I missed "Little Old Hollywood" where they were The Hollywoodmen. They were also on a daily 5 minute show with Gracie Fields, they were in the chorus of The Radio Hall of Fame and were the men in the Blue Ribbon Blenders on Groucho Marx's radio show (Bill Days was male singer on that show for bit). Other shows maybe to follow 
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by TheSportsmenQuartet » Sun Oct 11, 2009 3:55 pm
The Sportsmen were part of the Paul Taylor Choristers on Kraft Music Hall with Bing Crosby (Bill and Max had nothing but nice things to day about Mr. Crosby) and were part of the chorus on Fitch Bandwagon with Cass Daley. Maybe more to follow
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