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Show Summer Variety Show Sparks The Season Continental Showcase i Jim Backus of Gilhgan's Island" host of the new series, first an-produced variety show to be presented weekly in the United States. Others featured on the June 18 show are Israeli folk singers Esther and Abi Ofarim, and singers Klaus Lowitsch of Germany, Bibi Johns of Sweden, Birthe Wilke of Denmark, Heidi Bruehl of Germany and Silvio (Caterina Valente's Also spotof Switzerland. brother) of are Henry Segers Belgium lighted and his big band and the Continental Showcase Dancers. The Peanuts, who made their American television debut last April 3 on The Ed Sullivan Show," will sing Well, All Right." The Kessler Twins will perform Quando, Quan-do- . Lil Becaud sings Galilee, Is a Babs does "The Lady Tramp," Birthe Wilke sings a Beatle song titled Cant Buy Me Love, the Ofarims sing Down in the Valley" and Esther Ofarim does a solo, A is Europe- Francesco laste of Honey. Bruehl, who starred in a German version of Annie Get Your and Silvio Francesco do a Gun, Heidi medley including On the Street and Where You Live, Caterina Makin Whoopee. In a regular weekly feature called Klaus Broadway From Europe, Lowitsch and Bibi Johns do two numbers from Jungen and Puppen (thats German for Guys and Dolls"). The songs are Luck, Be a Lady and Ive Never Been in Love Before." The Henry Segers band swings out with an old Glenn Miller standard, Chattanooga Choo Choo." Continental duced for the Showcase" is Television proNet- CBS work by Roger Gimbel, Frank Pep-piat- t and John Aylesworth. Associate producer is John Greene. The director is Michael Pfleghar. The John Gary Show galaxy of guest stars including Danny Kaye, Leslie Uggams and England's Chad and Jeremy help launch the John Gary Show," a summer variety series in color, in its broadcast Wednesday, on the CBS Television Network. Gary, a frequent singing guest star on The Danny Kaye Show" during the past two seasons, was selected to headline this summer replacement for Kayes own series. Kaye will join Gary in a duet, Ten Girls Ago, and will take the solo spotlight for a spoof of the song Alouette." Miss Uggams sings The Trolley Song and teams with Gary in While Youre Young. Chad and Jeremy sing "Distant Shore and Hair," the latter a special arrangement that was one of the big hits of their recent tour of the United States. Garys opening medley includes More," Yellow Bird" and GeorIn it he introduces the Jimmy gia. Joyce Singers and the Jack Regas Dancers, who will be regulars on the series. Gary closes the show with Danny Boy and Softly Will A premiere Wayne And Shuster Look At Johny Wayne and Frank Shuster have been making people laugh since they were 14., They teamed up as youngsters in their native Toronto to write, produce, direct and perform in a show to raise money for their Boy Scout unit. The twosome have been favorites in Canada for more than 20 years and in this country since 1953, when Ed Sullivan introduced them in the first of many appearances on his show. The United States will have still another chance to appreciate their talents on their new summer series, "Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look at ," which premieres Friday, June 17 on the CBS Television Network. The programs are profiles of some of the outstanding comedians of the 20th Century, featuring film and television highlights of their careers. Wayne and Shuster are the hosts, writers and editors. The subjects include the team of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby (profiled on the premiere), Jack Benny, George Burns, W. C. Fields, the Marx Brothers and Abbott and Costello. . . . I Leave You. t 3 |