Tag: Varsity Drag

• The Roaring 20s Revues

  In 1953 the “I Love Lucy” characters staged a 1920′s revue. In 1970 the “Here’s Lucy” characters staged a 1920′s revue.  Both episodes featured the song “The Varsity Drag” originally written for GOOD NEWS! in 1927. The 1970 episode also features the song “Buckle Down Winsocki” (Bullwinkle in the episode). The song was written for BEST FOOT FORWARD, the…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 21, 2016

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  1920s, Best Foot Forward, Buckle Down Winsockie, Desi Arnaz Jr., Gale Gordon, Good News, Here’s Lucy, I love lucy, Lucie Arnaz, Lucille Ball, Varsity Drag, Vivian Vance, William Frawley

• “Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined”

  “I was just thinking about a television show I saw last night…” (S3;E11 ~ December 14, 1953) Directed by William Asher. Written by Jess Oppenheimer, Madelyn Pugh and Bob Carroll, Jr. Filmed November 12, 1953 at Ren-Mar Studios. Rating: 55.2/80 Synopsis ~ A new Broadway musical is casting and Lucy and the Mertzes want to land…

  Michael T. Mooney

  August 27, 2015

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  1953, Alberto Calderon, Annie Get Your Gun, Arthur King Cat Walsh, Broadway, CBS, Dayton Lummis, Desi Arnaz, Ethel Mertz, Fred Mertz, Good News, I love lucy, Jitterbug, Lucille Ball, Lucy, Lucy Has Her Eyes Examined, Lucy Ricardo, Mr. Magoo, Musical, Ricky Ricardo, Shepard Menken, Stompin at the Savoy, THere’s NO business Like Show Business, Too Many Girls, Tropicana Club, tv, Variety, Varsity Drag, Vivian Vance, William Frawley