from television city in Hollywood we
bring you the Jack Benny program with
Jack's special guest Liberace presented
by Lucky Strike
friends smoking enjoyment is all a
matter of taste and the fact of the
matter is doctor that sooner Nucky's
it's better peanut better food
lucky it's better cleaner fresher food I
think my tribal rhetoric facing 5
tagging Bucky's better cleaner excite
sure Lucky's taste better
why everybody knows Lucky Strike means
fine tobacco fine light mild tobacco
that just naturally tastes better and
Lucky's are made better they're round
and firm and fully packed to draw freely
and smoke evenly with fine tobacco in a
better made cigarette golly you're just
bound to get better taste
smoking enjoyment is all a matter of
taste the fact is that that's tuna
Lucky's tastes better fresher food
hello mr. Bailey's dressing room star
stage screen radio and right now is in
front of the cameras trying to convince
television who's probably Oh TV Guide
magazine oh yes oh I'm sure he'd be glad
to pose for pictures you want to do a
story about his program or he'd be more
than flattered
oh I'll tell mr. Pendley just a Suzy
denne denne oh you are peeny he's on
another network then NBN is closed I'll
bet ceaseless c6c servant makes more
than I do
hi boss all right
well there's another show over with and
Rochester was the most wonderful
audience out there it all they didn't
miss a thing got every gag laughed at
everything I don't know you know
Rochester there's something about I
don't know when an audience laughs the
way they did today just something to me
here that's the spot all right you
almost had a heart attack when they
laughed at Babbo I did not listen I'm
going to get these clothes off I'll be
ready Rochester now you hold very very
well then I'm not jealous of Bob Hope or
any other comedian
I like all comedians and let me tell you
something else
Rochester believe me it isn't it isn't
only the comedy that counts or the last
it's how you look out there your
appearance
Chloe that's important to know I saw you
showing you really look good today
I did Oh No in the close-ups your
shoulders were as broad as victim adore
no huh and in the long shot
you were as tall as Gary Cooper hi oh
and then give the medium shots you were
as thin as us let's get me heparin hey
Jack yeah Jack I just ran out of cold
cream and you got some yeah that's none
of my dressing-table left Oh
Roger sir don't take these victim ature
take this well how's it feel to be jack
belly again fine fine
say rochester while I was on were there
any calls for me Oh several but one
seemed to be urgent you had a call from
mr. Liberace Liberace
dear must have been important what did
he want
maybe it was on a cold dream oh don't be
funny
I better call back and see what he wants
okay I'll go get your childhood friend
Liberace
say Mabel what is it Gertrude mr. Benny
Klein is flashing yes I wonder what
Stacey bonehead wants now plug in and
find out yes it's Benny
although Gertrude I had a very important
message to call Liberace will you please
see if you can get his home yes sir he
wants I should get him Liberace
well pack up your troubles in your old
kit bag and smile smile well let's was
being sarcastic I'll bet you wish you
could smile like Liberace I could if I
did what he did
why take him yeah is Apple lip removed
well anyway I'd rather go out with
Liberace than that sourpuss Jack Bernie
yeah I know what you mean you know the
other night Jack took me out for a drive
when we got to a lonely spot the car
suddenly stopped and he said he was out
of gear he's been on a gas for a long
time what was wrong with the car
nothing when he stopped the car I
thought he was gonna kiss me but he
didn't I even leaned back like this
I don't blame them I've seen a better
Parker on a clothes laundry bag Gertrude
what's taking so long
oh well look at Gertrude keep trying to
get them and if you reach him tell him
that I'm on the way to his house I'm
going over to his home right away okay
Jeffrey Oh Jeffrey did you call me sir
Jeffrey there's someone at the front
door oh very good sir how do you do how
do you do
I came over here to see mr. Liberace I
didn't know he had company
oh I'm the buff God Oh bunch of come in
thank you
Oh jack Oh Liberace how are ya you know
this is the first time I've been here
you really have a beautiful hole well
thank you my brother George and I find
it very comfortable doom yes it must be
nice and warm
oh you're referring to my candelabra I
didn't think you'd noticed them
well I'm I'm very observant
well you see anyone with an artistic
temperament is inclined to be a little
nervous and high-strung and I find
candlelight very restful and it relieves
the tension and it practically
eliminates the electric bill
now Liberace I try to answer your call
you see I knew you'd call me and the
your line was busy
so I came over to see what you wanted
well Jack I wanted to see you about
something very important why don't you
sit down well thank you thank you
I beg your pardon sir but a Pierre would
like to know what you'd like him to
prepare for dinner well I don't know
whatever he had last night at krysta
Goren we a la Jose there oh yeah
quiz deal Oh Jose Ferrer what's that
frogs legs in a kneeling position
I love I've never had them that quick
oh they're very good really do we have
any left oh yes sir a 3ds and a shinbone
well that's not very much oh yes it is
there you see the shin bones connected
to the knee bone and the knee bones
connected to the hip bone and the hip
bones connected to the thigh bone
this dinner could be on the hit parade
Jeffrey sent Pierre in oh very good sir
Pierre or he's my chef Lorena sullen
next one
in fact he comes from a long line of
chefs his grandfather created a
wonderful French dressing in 1888 and
1888 French dressing
he beat chef Milani by two years she did
you wish to see me sir
yes yeah what do you suggest for dinner
tonight
where do we have some buy stuff letting
go and gazelle steaks rest breasts of
flamingos and gazelle State would you
like to stay for dinner jack well if you
if you have enough I I wouldn't want you
to run to the zoo
pierre mr. Benny will stay for dinner
very good thank you thank you I well
never rot you you certainly know how to
live you have a ship and two Butler's oh
no no I just have one Butler Geoffrey
what about this gentleman over here
oh that's Martin he's my candle changer
many changes the he can change them when
one burns down without losing a flicker
gosh you mean you have a man just to
change the can I have four of them
get over now I suppose you're anxious to
know why I wanted to get in touch with
you yes yes well I tell you what thank
your pardon sir
what is it Jeffrey yeah my Gucci would
like to speak to you sir
oh Yamaguchi send him right in Yamaguchi
he's my gardener Oh
Yamaguchi wanted to see me yes sir I've
got the bathroom all cleaned up sir well
fine
if you step over to the window with me
I'll show you what I'd like you to do
next
excuses but yes yes
that's the way I'd like to have you
through the backyard yes
Liberace I know this isn't my business
but I think that so Martin as a little
confused he put candles on Yamaguchi's
ray I know this is the day we burned the
weeds
now about this that you wanted to see me
about it oh yes yes
well Jack you see my brother George is
he came to New York and I'm giving a
concert tonight and I wonder if you'd be
so kind as to take my brother's place
and play your violin me are you crook
are you serious but Liberace I you see
I'm I'm a comedian a buffoon and the
violin is just a prop in my hand just to
to get laughs that's all I know jack
that's the shame of it all what do you
mean shame well you see I feel that deep
down inside of you is a great musical
talent but you just haven't surrounded
yourself with a proper atmosphere you
may be right well you notice I always
adorn my piano with a candelabra and you
know the audience seems to sense that my
inspiration is extracted from the warm
glow of the tiny flickering flames tiny
flickering flames and well that wouldn't
work with me see once I played my violin
where they burned down the theater and I
was still lousy
however if you'd like me to appear at
your concert with my violin I'd only be
too happy to oh good thanks a lot chat
Liberace of course we haven't discussed
money is a salary I don't know if you
realize what I get for each appearance
that I made no I don't what do you get
well for may come as a surprise you see
tonight I reach appearance I get $7,500
or well Jack that's for being a comedian
now what was the last salary you got
just for playing your violin a dollar
eighty an hour was a wonderful couple
I'm so glad they got married
anyway I'll be so happy to be on your
in here Willie who's that that's my
nephew Willie he's been out playing
football with his friends Oh
I want you to meet mr. Benny this is my
nephew Willie
oh hello Willie now you run along and
get dressed for dinner
yes I believe Rocchi okay he's a cute
little fella isn't it it is sir Oh
Jacqueline yes and then we'll get ready
for the concert right I'm fine Liberace
ah gosh darn i guess Liberace wonderful
I just can't wait till the intermission
is over
Donald what are you doing they're just
noticing everybody in the lobby is
smoking a Lucky Strike are you sure
they're all smoking lucky well I I
imagine so excuse me anything
Oh
are you growing up
you
Oh
you
for
you
as you know as you know my brother Jorge
cannot be here this evening but I was
very very fortunate to secure the
services of another artist mr. Jack
Jack I think you're overdoing it
oh you want this oh well I'll get my
other bottle I'm terrible how about
tuning up what how about turning up yeah
go right ahead
how about you 2000 ladies in town we'd
like to play a number that I recorded
that we've had many requests for haven't
we it's called a September song
you
I don't fret when it's rainy and wet or
sizzling hot and dry my jacket keeps the
weather out and freshness in here's why
have you ever looked at the cellophane
seal on a pack of cigarettes probably
your eyes can't tell the difference
between one seal and another but the
makers of Lucky Strike takes special
care to see that every pack of Luckies
is extra tightly sealed because that's
what keeps the cigarettes inside fresher
tasting and here's how the American
tobacco company is one of its many
quality controls tests the seals of
Lucky's to make sure they are extra
tight this is ruth Thompson an examiner
and a Lucky Strike manufacturing plant
ruth takes packs of Lucky's right from
the production line she cuts the
cellophane wraps in half and removes
them she puts each half open-end down in
a pan of mercury then both halves are
tested separately under air pressure to
measure their air tightness maybe you
think that's a lot of fuss to make over
cellophane seal but the makers of
Lucky's know it's worth it when you take
fine tobacco in a better maid cigarette
and safeguard the better taste of that
cigarette by sealing in its freshness
you're gonna have a better tasting smoke
after all smoking enjoyment is all a
matter of taste and the fact of the
matter is Lucky's taste better cleaner
fresher smooth see for yourself be happy
go-lucky
you know these are kind of shows that I
always like to do where I have a chance
to play my violin course when I was a
kid you know I had to make up my mind
what I wanted to be and now I'm sort of
sorry that I you know took up the violin
I would have much rather have been a
baseball player although I imagine she
would have married him anyway
I like to have you meet my guest star
again mr. Liberace
I just want to tell you how wonderful it
was having you on my show and how nice
you've been to be such a great sport by
all that kidding and everything and I
understand you're giving a concert in
Pasadena
Saturday night riding Friday Friday
night democratic party that's right
and incidentally Jack all kidding aside
if you'd like to pick up another dollar
18 cents that love to have you well I'd
love to do it but I have another wedding
Thanks
gentlemen I'll be back in three weeks
when my guests will be Mary Livingston
and Joan Ben Sunday and next Sunday
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