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.