Thanks much for posting this. Television came just in time for vierers to see performers like this who had honed their art in vaudeville and the movies.
Brilliant- I see how their influences have affected creative artists for decades to follow- from the bits in the act to the performance overall and the characters themselves
This performance from two legends of entertainment was from the "Standard Oil New Jersey Presents Its 75th Anniversary Entertainment", which was broadcast in color on October 7, 1957. The program was co-hosted by Tyrone Power and Brandon deWilde.
schmalz: A German word meaning melted fat, used to mean excessive sentimentality. ...except in the hands of Schmalz-masters, and then it's never "Excessive," it is, instead, "Sufficient." (Tyrone Power introducing them? Icing on the Schmalz.)
Two old guys gawking at 18 year old girls. Yep, glad that’s gone out of style. I still remember the uncomfortable feelings of that behavior when I was young.
