In fact, Harper reminded Lucy of this early stage role when Ball and Jack Benny presented her with her first Emmy at the 1971 TV awards show. You may see this moment right here on You Tube, if you type "Ed Asner and Valerie Harper winning Emmy's in 1970 for The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
The Broadway run of "Wildcat" was December 16, 1960-June 03, 1961, with two previews on December 14 & 15, for a total run of 171 performances, about which Lucy said she was "stuck in a hit."
Besides Lucille Ball, a few other famous television performers also appeared in the cast of "Wildcat." Hal Linden (best-known as TV's "Barney Miller") replaced Charles Braswell as "Matt" during the show's five-and-a half-months' run. And Valerie Harper, a four-time Emmy winner for her portrayal of "Rhoda Morgenstern" on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and the character's eponymous sitcom, was a dancer in Lucy's Broadway debut.
This apparently is a colorized version of the show (a black and white kinescope later colorized using computer software). The image is great but the audio is poor.
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In fact, Harper reminded Lucy of this early stage role when Ball and Jack Benny presented her with her first Emmy at the 1971 TV awards show.
You may see this moment right here on You Tube, if you type "Ed Asner and Valerie Harper winning Emmy's in 1970 for The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
The Broadway run of "Wildcat" was December 16, 1960-June 03, 1961, with two previews on December 14 & 15, for a total run of 171 performances, about which Lucy said she was "stuck in a hit."
Besides Lucille Ball, a few other famous television performers also appeared in the cast of "Wildcat." Hal Linden (best-known as TV's "Barney Miller") replaced Charles Braswell as "Matt" during the show's five-and-a half-months' run.
And Valerie Harper, a four-time Emmy winner for her portrayal of "Rhoda Morgenstern" on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and the character's eponymous sitcom, was a dancer in Lucy's Broadway debut.
Nice job of colorizing the video, brings back so many memories
"Wildcat" came between Lucy Desi Comedy Hour (and split-up with Desi Arnaz) in 1960 and the start of the Lucy Show TV series in 1962.
This apparently is a colorized version of the show (a black and white kinescope later colorized using computer software). The image is great but the audio is poor.
This would have been better if it wasn't recorded off of a television screen.