famous person? Well you'll find out in just a moment on that exciting and
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of ceremonies for Masquerade Party, Peter Donald Esquire!
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome once again to Masquerade Party.
This is the show where celebrities from all walks of life come in fabulous
disguises and makeups to try and stump our panel of experts who have to figure
out who they are in real life. We get started as usual by meeting our
distinguished panel. First our boy with the big big smile for whom I've written
a song. Bobby Bobby Sherwood King with the wild front teeth, Bobby Sherwood.
Next to Bobby we have that 5 foot 11 bundle from heaven on channel 7, Dagmar
herself.
And next to Dagmar we have our poetic sage who made this reflection on a wicked world
quote, purity is obscurity, Ogden Nash.
Last in the gay little daisy outfit there, our widely read authoress who this
week let Mr. Dunninger read her mind, and we hope he finished reading it because
she's going to need it tonight for sure, Ilka Chase.
All right panel, on your toes, and I do mean toes because last week we just got
started with our mystery masquerader. It is back again tonight to try and stump
you, and here it is, introducing masquerader number one.
Just sit right down there sir, and you realize that the clue that you see on
your home screens is not seen by the panel at any time, and as usual our
masqueraders getup is in some way a clue to its identity, maybe place of birth or
home or an event in its life or part of its occupation, any one of a million
things. And now would you mind saying a few things just to get the panel
started? Now let's tell the folks at home and in the studio who our masquerader
really is.
All right panel, I see by my little notebook here you used up 12 seconds
last week, that means you have four minutes and 48 seconds to go, and we will
start with Bobby Sherwood. That's pretty jazzy outfit you're wearing there dad. Are
you by any chance the doorman at number 10 Downing Street?
Don't be silly old Pip!
Oh Pip, old Pip, yeah.
Well are you disguised as a specific character like say Raffles?
Oh no, Jack, no no no no, I have nothing whatsoever to do with Raffles, or Trey Bingo, or anything like that, don't be ridiculous.
No it is not a specific character. Let's not be ridiculous about one other thing,
this is a woman right?
Oh, positively brilliant, brilliant.
Yes, it's a woman, one minute gone.
Well, about that outfit you're wearing there, are you a dancer in real life? You know dancers sometimes wear...
Well I've tripped the light fantastic a bit, so...
Yeah, but not primarily known for dancing as a profession.
No, it's a side line, you know.
Well are you...
Are you British or of British extraction?
Don't be silly Bobby, I'm from Chicago.
Yeah, I've got more news for you, I just ran out of questions, but I think you just let the cat out of the bag.
Oh, never mind, we are not going to go from the cat out of the bag, we are going to dag.
Oh are you? That's unusual.
Are you from Hollywood?
She just said she's from...
No, from Chicago, that's right. I wasn't listening, I was so carried away sitting next to you in Ogden.
Do you mean working in Hollywood?
I'm not going to say what I mean, I may get in trouble.
Well like who?
No, are you Barbara Britton? You know Britton, Great Britton?
Britton, Barbara Britton. That's a good one Charlie.
I'm glad you like it.
Here it goes again, no slugging tonight.
Are you in show business?
Yes.
Yes. Honey, are you famous for playing men?
Exactly, how do you mean that?
Well I meant like...
Yeah, straighten this one out fellas.
You know how I meant it.
No, I meant like Signa Hassett, you know like who played the man in the house on 92nd Street.
I never went near that house.
No, no and very definitely not known for playing gentlemen.
I hear I did need a new coat of paint anyway.
Is this disguise in some way connected with your name?
Yeah.
Not the costume as a whole, but the connection is with the name.
Then in some part of the costume that would give us a tip to what people would call.
What people would call me.
Yes, well that's nice.
The part of the costume will help you. I believe that's your five and we have Ogden next.
Well I'm looking at the costume, the most obvious thing at the moment madam is that topper that you're wearing.
Does that lead us into anything?
Or am I barking up the wrong hat?
Doesn't lead you to a thing.
That is not the connection Ogden.
The lady has never appeared in film or television of topper.
No, not topper.
Well she looks very much to me like a dude.
I wonder if she could be along with Howdy Doody on...
Oh, no.
That is not the connection.
That is not the type of strings I use, yes.
Is the connection the cane?
No, no, no, no, no.
Four minutes gone.
I see a gleam in Ilka's eye.
Would you care to pass?
I'll waive my rights.
Okay Ilka.
The connection is not the monocle.
How is she putting that?
Is the connection the monocle?
Yes, the connection is the monocle.
Wait a minute.
Monica, Monica.
No, Monica McCall is not going to know either.
Do you want to pass to Bobby?
I'll pass because I know the monocle.
Just gave yourself away.
Monica Lewis.
Monica Lewis, yes.
Oh, that is a good one.
Well, you've got to be kidding me.
You've got some of this flop off here.
Of course, that is a terrible pun that I believe I made once on the show
when somebody came with a monocle and I said Monica Lewis
and we decided when we got the real in-person beauty here,
there is the beautiful face of Monica Lewis.
Oh, it's fine.
It's wonderful.
And I was going to say the well-known songstress,
but boy, you're going beyond that now.
I've caught two things you've done on television with the heavy dramatics.
Yes, I tell you.
Oh, I tell you.
I'm getting to be a regular thespian.
Yeah, you really are.
This is some actress, this kid.
I've known her quite a while too.
It's wonderful.
How's the record album going?
What is it?
Don't rush in.
Yes, that's just to let the people know that I haven't forsaken singing
in spite of the dramatic shift.
Oh, no, never.
Now, let's find out what we did here.
You keep this accent going, you will be the new Penelope Dudley Ward.
All right, let's see.
How did we go there, Renee?
264 seconds were used, Peter.
$264 to your favorite charity.
Monica, what is that?
Well, it's the Heart Fund, Peter.
They will get our check for $264.
And Dad, this is what you need the most.
There's an Esquire footman who's been your year's supply.
Thank you.
Stay that way.
Thank you.
I appreciate it.
Gee, that's nice.
Well, before we meet Masquerader No. 2,
let's eavesdrop on a very tense dramatic scene.
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Now introducing Masquerader, number two.
All right, Mr. Masquerader, could we have a few well-chosen words from you, distinguished sir,
just to get the panel going?
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
Let me direct your attention to the four clowns on my right.
Thank you very much.
On behalf of the four clowns, you can hang on to that if you want.
Now let's tell everyone who our Masquerader really is.
All righty, my four confused clowns, you have five minutes and a dollar a second.
And this time I'm going to start with Mr. Ogden Nash.
Well, Peter, I just wonder whether he can repeat that opening statement while drinking a glass of water.
It did seem to come from somewhere, didn't it?
Mr. Masquerader, I presume that you're attired as a circus ringmaster.
Are you associated with the circus in real life?
No, sir.
Well, are you on one of those TV circuses, the Big Top or Super Circus?
No, no.
He thinks you're Mary Heitlein.
We got him fooled.
Well, a ringmaster is a sort of high-hatted announcer.
He announces the circus act.
Are you in real life an announcer?
I am not an announcer, but in my business I do not talk much.
I want to see those lips move.
I'm sorry, no special effects on it.
Take your chances, sir.
Well, now, circus life can be very hazardous for many of the performers.
Is your real life occupation rather hazardous, sir?
Not for me.
No, no.
That's right, no.
Well, there are a lot of wild animals in the circus.
Do you work with wild beasts in real life?
No, but I expect to work with one very soon.
Oh, gee.
Oh.
Sir.
I'm glad he wasn't looking at me.
Yeah, don't let that answer throw you.
It's some answer.
We'll hear about that.
I believe that's your five, Ogden.
Ilka Chase.
I have a sort of eerie idea, Ogden.
This ring connection, sir, we're looking for, you wouldn't be maybe Mr. Tommy Manville or something.
I have not been married that many times, but I wish I had his money.
If not the bride.
Well, you said that animals were not connected, but could you possibly be a symbol of an animal,
sort of, you know, something like the Republican elephant?
Do you herd Republicans together like Mr. Leonard Hall, somebody of that kind?
Madam, I am not an elephant, and I do not work for peanuts.
Oh, boy.
Oh, that's a beauty.
Oh.
Hey, two minutes gone.
Well, could you have been in a recent movie about a circus life?
A recent movie?
Yeah.
Well, no.
No?
No.
This disguise, this ringmaster disguise, does this have something to do with your occupation?
Yes.
Oh, yes.
Yes, sir.
One more question.
Are you in the entertainment world?
No.
No?
Not in show business.
Bobby Sherwood, it's up to you.
I have a hunch this fellow is in sports.
Am I correct?
Oh, you could possibly be.
Well, now, ring must be the connection, so you must be a boxer, sir.
Could be.
Yes, sir.
It could be or it is?
It is.
You get it.
I notice a detect a little accent here.
Are you from a foreign country originally?
I was born in Missouri.
Come on.
You tell me you're Davy Crockett and I'm quitting.
That's three minutes gone.
This is wonderful.
You were born in Missouri with an accent like that?
Yes.
This must be the far corner of Missouri.
Bogdan, do you have any idea?
Well, no.
Missouri throws me.
I thought we might have Mr. Rocky Marciano there, but I thought he was from Full River.
I thought we had Kid Gavilan there.
Do we have Jack Dempsey?
No.
No, no.
He's preparing to face a wild animal soon.
I thought he might be going up.
What are the matches that are scheduled on that?
Mr. Bobo Olsen, is he coming back?
I don't think Bobo Olsen.
No, I don't think he's facing any wild animals soon.
Can we get into the weight class?
Are you a welterweight, sir?
No.
No?
Are you a fighter?
Oh, Jack.
I didn't know that.
Oh, yes, he's a fighter.
You're fighting for one minute to go.
Are you a light heavy?
I beg your pardon?
Are you a light heavy?
I am not.
Is he down under that?
Well, under this paraphernalia.
Yeah, I think it's difficult.
Are you a light weight?
I would, you say, what weights you were not?
You're not a welterweight?
I'm not.
He's not a heavyweight.
Are you a light heavyweight?
I am a light heavyweight.
Yes, light heavyweight.
There, there's a light heavyweight.
He's a light heavyweight.
Wait a minute.
Well, he couldn't be Archie Moore.
I don't know why not.
What?
Ha, ha.
Why not the other end of the stick?
What?
That's beautiful.
Let me take a look.
What do you mean he couldn't be Archie Moore?
I didn't think he'd put on a mustache over the mustache.
There is Archie Moore, if you want.
I like that.
All right.
Back to the neutral corner.
Boy, he's a strong man.
Come back to the neutral corner.
And of course, well, I, oh, that was wonderful.
I love the accent bit.
I thought we, I thought we dug up kid chocolate for a guest.
Isn't that wonderful?
No, but one mustache over the other.
That was what helped me off.
Yeah, and very good, too.
This is some actor.
I guess the one thing that you have on your mind now is the championship
fight with Rocky, isn't it?
Yes, and I might play a bit in some show on Broadway.
Oh, you're going to do that, too?
Oh, and he's got other irons in the fire.
He's handling show people now, aren't you?
You're sponsoring an orchestra.
I'm sponsoring the greatest saxophone player in the world, who is Lucky
Thompson, and I was wondering why Lucky can't get before the public and
perform like he should.
He's a real artist, and I think that Bobby knows him.
Bobby knows him well.
Probably the greatest instrumentalist in the world.
I wish I had a fellow like you handling me, may I say.
Oh, let those agents talk.
Well, here we go.
Let's see.
Did we go the distance or just short?
The panel went down for the count of 266 seconds.
$266 to your favorite charity, Archie.
All right.
How about the fun for the blind?
The fun for the blind?
Yes, sir.
They'll get our check.
And this is because you've got a lot of boot to clean there now.
Thanks ever so much.
Lots of luck to you, champ.
Thank you.
Thanks for being on the show.
Wonderful job.
Thank you.
Good luck.
Okay, everybody.
Go out and buy Lucky Thompson's new record.
He's got Moonlight in Vermont and Flamingo.
All right, here we go.
Introducing Masquerader number three.
I'd like to point out again, the clue you see on your home screen
does not seem by the panel.
We have a pair of Masqueraders this time.
We won't tell you if one is more famous than the other,
and you may address your questions to either one panel.
Would either one of you like to say something in this mic?
Suppose you get that right close in the middle
so we can hear what you want to say.
Is it necessary that I sit beside this tramp?
Well, I don't know.
You have to sit there for a little while.
Now, what we're going to do this time,
we're going to keep everybody in the dark just for a while
and let you play the game with us.
And I think I will start this time with Miss Ilka Chase.
Oh, you do?
Yes, I do.
Well, Mr. Artist, are you and your vagabond chum there,
are you related in real life?
Do not call this man my chum.
We are not related.
No, they are not related,
but let's tell everybody who they really are in real life.
Yes!
Okay, Miss Chase, take over.
Well, do you work together as a team, perhaps?
Leo Meinhardt's works alone.
You got five bucks for a cup of coffee?
Five bucks for a cup of coffee?
Yes, I have tipped the waiter.
Well, let me see.
Is one of you gentlemen possibly more famous than the other?
Whoever speaks the first is the most famous.
Yeah, that might be true.
I would say that these two gentlemen are equally famous.
Ilka.
Well, sir, you, Mr. Hobo,
is your costume possibly connected with your place of birth?
Do you hail from Hoboke, New Jersey, or something like that?
No, no, nothing like that.
Not from Hoboke.
Ladies, I was born on the right side of the track.
It's because you were born under the track, isn't it?
All right, let's get back on the track.
Let me see.
I'm going to change a little bit.
You, sir, are you an artist in real life?
No, lady, but I like to draw people.
Oh.
Maybe he likes to hang, draw, and quarter them.
No, I'd better straighten that out because that's your last question.
He's not famous for being an artist.
He draws people another way, and that's the two-minute mark,
and I believe we go to Mr. Bobby Sherwood.
Now, Dad, you said you weren't involved as a painter,
or you are not actually a painter,
but could you be somebody who's famous in some other field
who paints on the side like Henry Fonda or Frank Sinatra,
somebody like that?
No.
No, sir.
No, I don't think so.
Well, I notice when you say that.
I would say this, that possibly both these gentlemen
could paint the town red on occasion or help to,
but I don't think that may not get you anywhere.
No.
I just threw it in, our genial master of ceremonies.
Now that you have me completely confused, Peter,
I notice that you fellows were fooling around with brushes,
both of you.
Do either one of you cats play the drums?
The only things I play is horses.
That's the reason I look the way I do.
And that's the way the accent is slipping, too.
Well, now, the artist there, let me see.
Are you a different kind of an artist in real life?
Let's say, are you a singer?
No, I do not sing.
He'll sing.
No, this is not a singer, Bob.
Well, Mr. Hobo, are you in real life a bum?
That's very dirty.
No, I meant by that, are you maybe one of the Brooklyn Dodgers,
who they call bums?
Oh, they're nice bums.
They're my friends, those Brooklyn bums.
But, uh...
This is not one of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Bob.
Well, this is nothing personal, but hobos are pretty well known
for traveling by themselves and staying alone.
Are you someone who likes to be by himself?
Oz likes to be alone.
Grace Kelly, Marilyn Monroe, some of that nice southern hair.
Hey, hey, hey.
No, I don't think this person likes to really be alone.
I think he likes to have people jamming around all the time.
I believe that's your five. We go to Dagmar.
Four minutes gone.
Well, they haven't established that you're entertainers.
Are you entertainers yourself?
No, I do not entertain this gentleman in a way.
Maybe you might call what he does.
Not professionally.
Oh, then he said something about coffee,
so maybe you have a place of business.
Did I ever work for you professionally?
Did you ever work for me professionally?
Maybe you called her professionally.
Oh, now, wait a minute.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
We've got to call time out.
We just ran out. I'm very sorry.
We've got to go back to Mr. Bum.
I know who that is.
Well, who is it? Quick.
Lou Walters.
That's Lou Walters. Who's the big bum here?
Tootshaw.
Let's try and take some of this.
Of course, we have here the gentleman who calls all his friends affectionately crumb bums,
and that's why we made him up as one of the nicest bums in New York
and one of the nicest bums in the restaurant business,
one of the most famous people in the restaurant business.
There is the famous...
And over here, of course, Mr. Lou Walters of the Latin Quarter
and many other shows around the country who is one of the greatest impresarios in our business.
And there you are.
Now, gentlemen, we're a little pressed for time here.
Do you want to find out how much money you made?
I'd like to hear the loot.
All right. Let's see what the loot is, Renee.
263 seconds.
263. I'm going to call that 264.
It splits easier in case you want to.
Do you want to cut it up, Tootsie?
Yeah, I'll split mine.
The baseball player's fund.
Baseball player's fund. How about you, Lou?
Well, I think I'll give mine to the actors, the AGBA welfare fund.
All right. They will get our check.
And Toots, I have something for you, for little Rory and all the kids.
This is one of our Masquerade Party games.
Thanks ever so much.
We're going to send you the Esquire footprint later.
You've got too much to go with.
Thank you, sir.
Good-bye.
Oh, yes.
Yes, sir.
Those are two of the most charitable gentlemen in all of the restaurant world.
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Yes, sir.
Thank you, Nelson.
And now here we go again introducing Masquerader No. 4.
Right down here, sir, this is our mystery Masquerader.
We give no clues to anybody at all.
We just have a few moments with him until the time runs out,
and then we bring him back next week.
I'll turn it over to Miss Dagmar with the cute ponytail.
Daggy.
Thank you, shall I, sir?
Oh, all right.
Are you somebody who's in their second childhood?
No, that won't help you at all.
Is it about time you start shaving?
Well, the...
Excuse me, Peter, I must interrupt.
Time's run out, and the panel used six seconds,
and I'll have to take this Masquerader with me.
Okay, you're welcome.
This Masquerader has gone out at the six-second mark,
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Now let's have that last look at our masquerader.
There it is.
And our lovely timekeeper Renee is going to rush it off
in the usual taxi so the panel can't find out who it is.
And we will say now goodnight to our panel.
Goodnight, Ilka Chase.
Goodnight.
Hug the mask.
Goodnight.
And Bobby Churlis.
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technical director Lou Terrell.
We invite you to stay tuned for the fabulous new program
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Johnny Olsen speaking.
Goodnight.
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