Toast of the Town

Duration: 2000

Year Published: 1951

Creator: Marlo Lewis Ed Sullivan

Complete Record: Sullivan announces it's his birthday. Displays Stephen Foster's wallet from Foster Hall. Dramatization of Victor Herbert's test case for payment of royalty to composers. Jack Norwer(sp?) sings his compositions: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" and "Harvest Moon." Tierney(?) sings his "Alice Blue Gown." Mabel Wayne(?) sings "Little Man, You've Had a Busy Day," Jerome sings "Rosie O'Grady." O'Hara sings "Katie," De Rose medley including "Starlight Melody." Daughter of Charles B. Lawlor sings his "East Side, West Side." Arlen: "I've Got the World on a String" and "I Love a Parade." Footage of George M. Cohan singing "Over There." Introduces Rocky Marciano, whose face is still swollen from winning heavyweight championship. He and Sullivan compare biceps. Howard (Crabbe, Graf?): "Hello My Baby," "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now," "When Irish Eyes are Smiling." Sullivan said he was about to appear on KPIX as part of a United Crusade drive. Television sponsers-Lincoln-Mercury. Sullivan says "Please accept my invitation . . . to register and vote."