Dennis Day TV Show, pt. 2

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Dennis Day Proves Critics
Wrong in New TV Show
By BOB FOSTER
Six weeks ago when executive producer Sam Fuller of NBC's All-Star Revue" announced that Dennis Day was to kick off the 1952-53 series, there were a lot of skeptics in Hollywood who said he could never carry an hour-long show himself.
Again the skeptics were wrong, from the moment Dennis stepped in front of the curtain at the NBC El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, he had the audience in the palm of his hands, and capable hands they proved to be.
As the show opened, Day broke into song with "Falling in Love With You," always a good starter, and especially for youthful Dennis Day.
Following that, Dennis aimed his opening remarks to a certain gentleman looking at the
show on Ronald Coleman's television set. This got the show off to a good start with a lot of laughs, despite the almost cliched tone of this sort of thing.
To the beauty conscious male of today, the producers did us all a favor by calling upon one of France's most delightful exports, Corrine Calvet. What Zsa Zsa Gabor said about Miss Calvet is obviously untrue. We doubt if it will be necessary for Corrine
to go any farther in proving her point in the current Gabor-Calvet row.
For the ladies in the audience NBC selected hard-boiled, manly, and lovable Paul Douglas for this opening show.
The comedy skit concocted for Douglas fell a little flat at times as did the skit starring Miss Calvet.
Surprise appearance of Harpo Marx was well timed. Apparently Harpo will be seen frequently at unexpected moments during this season on various NBC shows. According
to NBC, Harpo has been signed for just such appearances.
Last Saturday night's production numbers, worked but by Billy Daniel, the show's choregrapher, were better than last season, and the show took on a classier atmosphere
all the way through.
All-in-all, the new season for All-Star Revue got off to an auspicious start . . . thanks to Dennis Day. Young Day has developed into a fine singer, comedian, and showman.
As George Jessel said at the conclusion of the show, Jack Benny can be proud of his boy singer. Next week All-Star Revue presents that same Mr. Jessel as the star.
- San Mateo Times, Monday, Sept. 8, 1952, pg. 15

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...especially for youthful Dennis Day.

Young Day has developed into a fine singer...

Wow, he was 34 at the time that article was written.

I'm 36 years old now, and I would appreciate it if everyone here would call me "young man" from now on!

[shimp scrampi]

It always seems bizarre to me hearing Jack call a forty-two-plus year old Dennis a "crazy kid" well on into the sixties TV episodes. I like Dennis ... handsome gent and all ... but he sure didn't look like a kid! Old habits die hard I guess.