Tue, Sep 27, 1955
Jackie Rae and guest Don Cherry open show with a golfing skit. Don Cherry sings "Anyplace, Anytime, Anywhere." Comedy items are performed by Frank Peppiatt and Ed McNamara. Song and dance routines are performed by Glenna Jones, Liliane Marleau and Gayle Gibson. Musical entertainment is provided by Jackie Rae, The Four Grads, and new Québec talent Denise Anger, who had recently been proclaimed "Miss Québec" and "Miss Television". She sings "Autumn Leaves" in French.
Tue, Oct 4, 1955
Singer Jackie Rae presents musical entertainment and comedy with performances by singer Dorothy Collins, The Four Grads, and a little girl, Peggy Karfilis, who sings "Heart of My Heart." Other popular songs heard on the show include "Once in a While" by The Four Grads and "Ebb Tide" sung by the program's guest, Dorothy Collins. Comedy skits are performed by Frank Peppiatt.
Tue, Oct 25, 1955
Television variety show hosted by Jackie Rae who presents musical and comedy entertainment before a live studio audience. Special guest, singer Polly Bergen, sings a number of popular songs including "'S Wonderful" and "I've Got You Under My Skin." Other songs performed during the program are: "The Birth of the Blues" by Jackie Rae; "It's All Right with Me" by The Four Grads; and "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" sung by Peggy Karfilis, a little girl of about six years of age. Dance routines are performed by Glenna Jones and Norman Thomson, and comedy skits are done by Frank Peppiatt.
Tue, Nov 1, 1955
Jackie Rae presents live entertainment with special guests June Hutton, singer, and Paul Lynde, comedian. Lynde provides humorous items with other comedy routines performed by Frank Peppiatt and Bernie Orenstein. The Four Grads sing "Why Do You Love Me" and Jackie Rae performs the popular song "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams."
Tue, Nov 8, 1955
Host Jackie Rae presents a program of live entertainment featuring guest, singer Pat Kirby, who sings a number of popular songs including "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "You Make Me Feel So Young". The show, which opens with a skit performed by Frank Peppiatt, includes some comedy items centering around the football season by Peppiatt and Bernie Orenstein, and a musical item by The Four Grads with the winter season in mind, "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm". Jackie Rae plays the bongo drums with Jack Kane's Orchestra in a Latin American number, and makes an appeal for donations of Christmas toys for less fortunate children.
Tue, Dec 6, 1955
Conductor Jack Kane opens the show and his orchestra accompanies the musical performances by host Jackie Rae and his guests Margaret Whiting, singer, and Dizzy Gillespie, trumpet player. The daughter of 1920s song-writer Richard Whiting, Margaret sings some of her father's compositions with Jackie Rae including "Sleepy Time Gal" and "She's Funny That Way." The Jack Kane Orchestra plays "Ain't We Got Fun". Dancers Gayle Gibson and Glenna Jones recreate the 1920s theme in a dance routine. World famous trumpeter, Dizzy Gillespie, closes the show with some blues music and the popular "After You've Gone."
Tue, Dec 13, 1955
Television variety show with host Jackie Rae and special guests Alys Robi and Jack Ackerman. The Four Grads add to the musical entertainment with "All I Do is Dream of You", and Elaine Grand makes her debut on the show singing "How About You" with Jackie Rae and "They Wouldn't Believe Me". Jack Ackerman sings "I Get a Kick Out of You". He also performs a tap dance routine. Frank Peppiatt provides comedy items. The show closes with a birthday tribute to orchestra conductor Jack Kane.
Mon, Dec 26, 1955
Jackie Rae opens this television variety show with a performance of "Be a Clown". A number of popular songs are sung by guests Helen Fielding and The Mainstreamers, a musical group from Hamilton, Ontario. The Four Grads also perform. Song and dance routines, including square-dancing and jiving, provide lively variety to the program. Jack Kane and his Orchestra recall the Big Band era with selections of music such as "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" which is sung by The Four Grads.
Tue, Jan 17, 1956
Jackie Rae opens this television variety show with a lesson in tango-dancing from Gladys Forrester and presents a lively half-hour of music and dance. Special guest singer Dorothy Collins, comedian Frank Peppiatt, The Four Grads, and Jackie Rae himself perform a medley of popular songs. Soloists from Jack Kane's orchestra, including Jack Kane, perform numbers on the saxophone, trumpet, oboe, and clarinet. Bringing all the show's performers together for the closing, Rae leads the singing of "Side by Side."
Tue, Jan 31, 1956
Joined by orchestra conductor Jack Kane and comedian/singer Frank Peppiatt, Jackie Rae opens the show with a Western routine. The versatile quartet, The Four Freshmen, provide vocal and instrumental entertainment as they perform two popular tunes "It's a Blue World" and "Somebody Loves Me". The program includes a dance number by Gayle Gibson and Glenna Jones; the song "Something's Gotta Give" by The Four Grads; and Wendy Martin singing "I've Never Been in Love Before."
Tue, Feb 21, 1956
Jackie Rae hosts this television variety program featuring special guest singers Lois Marshall and Teddi King. With the regular cast of performers providing variety entertainment, the show includes dance routines by Glenna Jones, Gayle Gibson, and Norman Thomson; songs by The Four Grads; and an arrangement of "St. Louis Blues" played by Jack Kane and his Orchestra. Lois Marshall displays her vocal talent with an selection by Puccini and a well-known popular song "Imagine This"; Teddi King entertains with the songs "It's Alright with Me" and "Mister Wonderful."
Tue, Feb 28, 1956
This television variety show is opened by guest George Murray teaching Jackie Rae and the studio audience a new song. The program includes song and dance routines by Gayle Gibson and Glenna Jones with the vocal quartet The Four Grads and comedian Frank Peppiatt. Yana, a young English singer, sings "My Funny Valentine" and "I'm in Love for The Very First Time". George Murray sings an Irish number.
Tue, Mar 6, 1956
Host Jackie Rae presents live entertainment which includes a sports discussion led by Frank Peppiatt concerning the upcoming Australian Olympics. Discussing the topic are sports writer Fred Frain and the Director of the Canadian Athletic and Physical Education Team for the Australian Olympics, Lloyd Percival. Musical items on the program are performed by The Four Grads, who sing the popular song "She's Lipstick and Candy"; special guest Eleanor Collins; and the winners of the Toronto Barbershop Quartet Championship. Song and dance routines by Glenna Jones and Gayle Gibson add a lively touch to the show. The entire cast, including Frank Peppiatt and Jack Kane, join Jackie Rae for the closing number, "Friendship."
Tue, Mar 20, 1956
Youth is the keynote of this program. The show opens with Frank Peppiatt introducing each member of the Leslie Bell Singers. The all-girl choir sings "Swanee" and "Lullabye of Birdland". Their director Dr. Lesley Bell creates some jazz musical diversion as he joins Jack Kane in a clarinet duet accompanied by Jackie Rae on piano and Frank Peppiatt on drums. Rae sings "You Make Me Feel So Young" with Monique Cadieux. Featured is Peggy Karfilis with her youthful manager/agent Nicki Austen and small boy instrumental quartet. She sings "I Owe My Soul To The Company Store". Gayle Gibson and Glenna Jones do a dance routine with The Four Grads as they sing "I Won't Dance."
Tue, Apr 10, 1956
Host Jackie Rae introduces the program's spring-time theme with a song and presents musical entertainment provided by guests Barry Morse and Jack Creley, who sing a number of popular songs together; Claire Gagnier, guest singer from Montreal; The Four Grads; and Jack Kane and his Orchestra. The program closes with Claire Gagnier leading the entire program cast in the singing of the French folk song "Alouette."
Wed, Sep 19, 1956
A film clip of The Reynolds Brothers and their incredible balancing act opens the show. Musical entertainment is provided by special guests Marilyn Kent, The Rhythm Pals, and the Four Grads and host Jackie Rae. Rae's opening song "Without You" is followed by two other popular hits of the day "They Can't Take That Away From Me" and "Canadian Sunset."